NavLDO wrote:AtheJ415 wrote:NavLDO wrote:
This isn't a 'pitchfork', per se, but why would you want to keep Chandler for 'mentoring'?? Because he did such a great job with Len?? Chandler is about Chandler; that's it. He's not mentoring anyone.
I understand your trepidation about DeAndre, but he IS a legit top 12 starter in the league, and not 'borderline' at all, IMO. Anyone who has led the league 5 years straight in TS% and FG% is not 'borderline'. I'd rather trade for DeAndre, and if we don't get a chance to get Ayton or Bamba (who will both be around 20YO at the Draft), bring in a young guy like Wendall Carter (DOB - 4/16/99...so he'll just have turned 19 at the Draft), who "...has range out to the three-point line and can shoot off the dribble ... Improved as a free throw shooter …Can put the ball on the floor and attack in a straight line."
Let DeAndre have a chance to 'mentor', because honestly, I do not believe Chandler has mentored jack$h!t since being here, with the exception of maybe the payroll lady.
Deandre led the league in FG% because he only attempts dunks, and was set up to succeed in that manner by playing with the best PG in basketball in terms of setting up others for those 5 years. He is a borderline offensive player who cannot hit a shot outside of 3 feet, despite being dominant inside of those 3 feet. He is not a top 12 player. Also, how would Deandre, who is the exact opposite player of everything you described in the young guy you want to pair him with, going to mentor said young guy when his game is a complete 180 of that?
I don't know, I guess the same way Lukas thought Chandler could mentor Jahlil Okafor?!?! Also, I guess, the same way everyone thought Chandler could mentor Len.
In the NBA, most players are required to play both sides of the court; Offense and Defense, as well as, Rebound. Typically, Centers guard other Centers, and the Paint in general, and are also expected to Rebound at a high-clip. Since DeAndre is/was borderline elite in that area (led the league for two years...no PG setting him up those stats, but I'm sure you can try to come up with another way to discount Jordan in that arena), and borderline elite shot-blocker (finished 2nd in the NBA in 3 seasons, and 3rd in another--again, no CP3 helping him there, either), and he's been in the top 10 in DRtg over the past 4 years, so yes, I would consider him a top 12 player at his position, even if he's regressed in a couple of areas, a bit, because he's ALSO improved in other areas you complained about, such as FT%, which he has steadily improved over the past 2 seasons to 48% last year, and 60% this season.
He's still 2nd in the NBA in TRB. He's better than Chandler in just about ever metric, OTHER than TOV, Assts and FT%, and let's face it, he's all but 7% below Tyson in that area, and negligible in the other areas.
http://bkref.com/tiny/tOR07
In actuality. I don't know why we don't just KEEP Monroe, draft a Center, move on...what is so wrong with Monroe that we can't treat him as our Starting Center??? He's oodles better than any other Center on our roster, or any Center we've had in like...20 years? IDK...somebody do the math...
I prefer Len to Monroe. I think I prefer Chandler to Monroe as well.
unless you put Dudley on the same pedestal as Lebron since they are both in their 30's. I know you don't but obviously I wasn't talking about any 30yo
