TJ has been way better than a 38% FG% shooter in his limited minutes, but he's been torched on defense every time he takes the court, whether it be Gallinari, whatever scrub he was matched up with on the Sixers (I forget), and most recently Robbie Hummel (ugh). You gotta wonder, though, if minutes would help with that progression. I think we can all agree that Alex's performance has improved pretty dramatically with PT. Wiggins needed PT to figure things out. TJ does too - I guess we're just not in a position to suffer his learning curve since we're competing for a spot.
Per Indy, Coach has compared TJ with Vinnie Johnson and RIcky Pierce - two 6-4 bench scorers. Not the highest praise.
I want to root for TJ, but he really hasn't shown me much. He has had a couple of games where he got in and put up a few points, so you can tell he has a nose for scoring. But he looks like he's still a ways away from being able to be a rotation guy. I've been disappointed with his defense several times and been surprised at how easily he let his man blow by him or let an easy rebound go to someone else. You have to hustle your ass off if you want to stay on the court. PJ Tucker he's not. (Yet.)
I hang on to him. I like having three guys who can play center for once.
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I don't trade him. Sorry but he's still on his rookie deal for a year and a half. Wright is a FA this Summer. You just don't let an athletic 7-footer that knows your sets walk unless you are getting something good in return & I just don't see it.
The ESPN story makes it sound like either Plumlee asked for a trade or his agent did & they are trying to do them a solid: LINK
The Suns are believed to be seeking at least one future first-round pick for the 26-year-old, who was selected 26th overall by Indiana in the 2012 draft, one year before brother Mason was selected No. 22 overall by Brooklyn in the 2013 draft.
carey wrote:I don't trade him. Sorry but he's still on his rookie deal for a year and a half. Wright is a FA this Summer. You just don't let an athletic 7-footer that knows your sets walk unless you are getting something good in return & I just don't see it.
The ESPN story makes it sound like either Plumlee asked for a trade or his agent did & they are trying to do them a solid: LINK
The Suns are believed to be seeking at least one future first-round pick for the 26-year-old, who was selected 26th overall by Indiana in the 2012 draft, one year before brother Mason was selected No. 22 overall by Brooklyn in the 2013 draft.
mcdo's brandon wright signing not going so well, hmmm? #unintendedconsequences
carey wrote:I don't trade him. Sorry but he's still on his rookie deal for a year and a half. Wright is a FA this Summer. You just don't let an athletic 7-footer that knows your sets walk unless you are getting something good in return & I just don't see it.
The ESPN story makes it sound like either Plumlee asked for a trade or his agent did & they are trying to do them a solid: LINK
The Suns are believed to be seeking at least one future first-round pick for the 26-year-old, who was selected 26th overall by Indiana in the 2012 draft, one year before brother Mason was selected No. 22 overall by Brooklyn in the 2013 draft.
mcdo's brandon wright signing not going so well, hmmm? #unintendedconsequences
not as bad as PG mess though...
At this point the only person you're trolling is yourself.
SDC wrote:mcdo's brandon wright signing not going so well, hmmm? #unintendedconsequences
not as bad as PG mess though...
First, I think you mean trade.
Second, I don't really care what Plumlee wants, you do what's best for the team. If they think having three capable centers on the roster is what they want, they should keep him.
And in what world is finding a better player than you have in your rotation for a relatively cheap price a bad thing?
Author of The Basketball Draft Fact Book: A History of Professional Basketball's College Drafts
Available from Scarecrow Press at - https://rowman.com/ISBN/9780810890695
I don't know if there's really much that is available that they could get straight up for plumlee that would get playing time actually.
I could see doing a multiple players-for-one if there's somebody out there who can move the needle, but I don't know about making changes just for change sake.
Author of The Basketball Draft Fact Book: A History of Professional Basketball's College Drafts
Available from Scarecrow Press at - https://rowman.com/ISBN/9780810890695
I am against just coughing up Plumlee for a future late pick. Only a many for one trade which nets us something of value. We finally have some depth at the C. Next year Wright could bolt so we are even worse off. I don't care if Plumlee has asked for a trade because he wants minutes. He had every opportunity to have them here but he stank it up. Its not like he is an aging veteran who is being benched because we started a youth movement.
Injuries derailed us last year, why kill the depth and give that a chance to happen again. And I think he could still be serviceable in the future.
On the plus side for SDC, a Plumlee trade would leave a gaping hole in the roster that only Jermaine O'Neal could fill. It would actually make sense in that situation.
Danimal wrote:I am against just coughing up Plumlee for a future late pick. Only a many for one trade which nets us something of value. We finally have some depth at the C. Next year Wright could bolt so we are even worse off. I don't care if Plumlee has asked for a trade because he wants minutes. He had every opportunity to have them here but he stank it up. Its not like he is an aging veteran who is being benched because we started a youth movement.
Injuries derailed us last year, why kill the depth and give that a chance to happen again. And I think he could still be serviceable in the future.
On the plus side for SDC, a Plumlee trade would leave a gaping hole in the roster that only Jermaine O'Neal could fill. It would actually make sense in that situation.
or maybe wright is just a placeholder for oneal since jermaine will only make himself available just before the trade deadline.
carey wrote:I don't trade him. Sorry but he's still on his rookie deal for a year and a half. Wright is a FA this Summer. You just don't let an athletic 7-footer that knows your sets walk unless you are getting something good in return & I just don't see it.
The ESPN story makes it sound like either Plumlee asked for a trade or his agent did & they are trying to do them a solid: LINK
The Suns are believed to be seeking at least one future first-round pick for the 26-year-old, who was selected 26th overall by Indiana in the 2012 draft, one year before brother Mason was selected No. 22 overall by Brooklyn in the 2013 draft.
mcdo's brandon wright signing not going so well, hmmm? #unintendedconsequences
