624 wrote:vincecarter4pres wrote:Jersey Generals wrote:If Granger keeps playing the way he is, he may very well be gone by the deadline.
Same thing I was thinking.
His value has to be low right now as well and rightfully so.
He's regressed the last two seasons and is an epic slump right now.
He's still so young though, but one has to wonder if it's an early fall off into oblivion like Richard Jefferson, shame if that's the case.
I could see him as a trade target for us if he comes cheap and allows us to send out most of our 2012 salary though.
He's almost 29, I wouldn't call that "so young".
He doesn't have a game that relies on athleticism as much as RJ's did, though, so it's strange to see his decline.
Well most players of his supposed ilk stay straight prime through age 31 if not 32 before they fall off and as you said, his game does not so much rely on his athleticism and if you watch him play it's evident he's as athletic as he's ever been anyway.
Really odd.
Maybe he's having a severe problem coexisting with so many other options, he's certainly been a volume scorer a lot of his career, but that seems unlikely considering his usage rate and amount of shot attempts and possessions is only a touch out of line with what he usually gets.
He's been getting to the line less and less over the last few years as well, which is very concerning.
He always jacked a ton of 3's, but being a very good 3 point shooter, better then what his percentages suggest none the less, combined with his very good draw foul rate and ability to get to the line at a consistent basis always offset that. Now? Not so much.
IDK, it's kind of hard to put your finger on.
I wouldn't even be so thrilled if we got him at this point, I loved Granger, but all the evidence is piling up that for whatever unknown reasons he's losing it.
It certainly raises the red flag that he just doesn't care that much and that would be just awful if it's what comes to surface.