Post#207 » by therealbig3 » Mon Dec 2, 2013 5:18 am
Again, perspective is necessary.
Can you make a really strong argument that Deron is massively overpaid and overrated? Yep, and I'm beginning to believe that (and pretty much everyone can confirm that I've been maybe his biggest apologist ever since the trade).
But does he HURT the team when he plays? If not, and if he has any sort of positive impact whatsoever...then I don't see why anyone would want him to not play. Especially when you look at how much Livingston has struggled, how inconsistent and boneheaded Taylor can be, and how ineffective the offense in general has been. Yes, he sucks defensively, but so has Livingston (Taylor's good though), and it's much easier to cover up a PG's defensive issues than it is to cover up a PG's offensive issues. A healthy Deron is the best offensive player on this team, and we need him back if we ever want to reach contender status with this team. It's that simple. And it's not even like Deron is THE problem on defense whenever he's out there. I don't see Johnson and Pierce staying in front of their guys either. The ONLY perimeter player on the team who's been able to stay in front of his man has been Taylor, otherwise, it's been a free path to the hoop. IDK how closely you guys have been watching Livingston, but his defense has been pretty poor as well. So basically, Deron's defense can't really make anything worse, and his offense will certainly help. So I'm hoping he comes back ASAP. IDK how much longer we can survive with Livingston and Taylor as our PGs.