texasholdem wrote:Nebula1 wrote:texasholdem wrote:
Of course you would trade Motie because you want TJones to get his starting job back, just like I would trade Ariza because I don't particularly like the guy.
It's not really personal preference... don't get it twisted. I think Jones will EARN his starting spot back and would have kept it despite the injury. I think Jones gives the Rockets more versatility than Motie and is an overall better fit.
That said, I do think Motie is a nice player and has really maximized his minutes. He's an asset with strong trade value.
Unless you've met Ariza or know him personally, I don't understand how you can make that kind of judgement on him. On the floor, he fits the team almost perfectly.
What? There's never been an athlete or entertainer who you don't care for even if you haven't met them? I haven't met John Stockton or Karl Malone and I can say I hate those guys. Lots of Rockets fans didn't like Ariza from his first stint here but everyone else seems to have forgotten. It doesn't help that he replaced Parsons but that's not the only reason.
No, I won't make that kind of consideration until I meet the player. From the guys I've met, I've found many times on-court personality is very different than off-court.
For me, I value defense more than offense so I like Ariza much more than Parsons, for example.
