I think that's the entire similarity pretended on Informer's post. Both teams are in a situation where they can feel that their current composition is further advanced towards a contender than they really are. Both teams could try to build over their current squad (fools gold) or try to sell high on some players very likely to come back to earth next season even if it is on different scales (Millsap, Plumlee, Korver, Green)SDC wrote:atlanta couldnt be more different from the suns.INFORMER wrote:Then they're overrating him. Horford isn't a star and he isn't even a great player. He's a really good player that has a bad habit of playing small.Shabazz wrote:I'd love Horford, but I don't think Atlanta is in any rush to give him away. They consider him their foundation piece.
With McDonough looking to throw away picks, if I'm Atlanta I approach the Suns. I'd say give me Plumlee, the Morris Twins, and #14 & #18, maybe Goodwin gets thrown in there.
Danny Ferry though seems more concerned with not sucking than he is building a contender. He's chasing mediocrity. and what's worse is since they took Indiana to seven games, it will likely give Ferry & Co. a false appraisal of how good of a team he has, somewhat similar to the situation with the Suns, and it will lead him to make short-sighted deals thinking they're "not that far away."
but the only thing important is what mcdo thinks of the current suns squad: do you build on the success of last year's team, or is it fools gold and the suns should try to sell high the assets if possible or do nothing, maintain status quo, and bring in more young players?
I would sell high on the Morri, Plumlee and if a good deal come along, Gerald Green ( I would prefer no to, but mostly because I like the guy, and would like him to stay put on a team for a change, keeping him as our designated gunner from the bench, but I'm aware that him replicating this year is very unlikely)
And I can see the Hawks aproaching the Suns asking for all that package to surrender Horford, but I can't see the Suns agreeing unless they are more desperate for some Star power than we know, even a third tier star like Horford. I would love to get Horford for the Morrii, the 14th and the 18th, but Atlanta won't bite, so I see why Inf went so far to get a deal done. Altough I would prefer to add our third '14 pick than Goodwin. What about the '15 Lakers' pick + Indiana's + the Morrii? How do you feel hanging onto LA sucking just above the 5th pick but under the 10th next year?
Thus the need to find a team willing to sell low for cap relief on an above average center, to entice Atlanta to trade Horford to us. The 18th pick + cap relief for a quality center thrown on Atlanta's way, whom aditionally get the 14th and the Morrii.
