Red Mosquito

verb_to_trust wrote: I'm expecting 4/5 to magically reappear any second now.

Okay.

Dragic was my favorite Sun since KJ.

I appreciate him destroying any leverage the Suns may have had going into yesterday.

Bosh

A total steal for Miami. I don't think most people know how good Dragic is. Dude is deadly. He could be the best finisher in the league. And he's a better defender than he gets credit for.

4/5 wrote:Bosh

Yeah, scary stuff. I was really looking forward to watching some Bosh/Dragic pick and rolls.

The Dragic trade was a great pickup for the Heat in the short term if Dragic resigns in the offseason.

turned2black wrote:A total steal for Miami. I don't think most people know how good Dragic is. Dude is deadly. He could be the best finisher in the league. And he's a better defender than he gets credit for.

Yeah, that Miami managed to dump 4 players that either didn't play or barely played for Dragic...Amazing.

I've really only seen highlights of him, seeing as I never really see a full Suns game, so I don't know exactly what to expect as far as how well-rounded he is, but from what I have seen and read I'm definitely excited.

Detroit's part in all of this really has me scratching my head.

Thejambi wrote:Detroit's part in all of this really has me scratching my head.

Meh, at worst its a lateral move for them. Singler and Jerebko are free agents after the season anyway, and DJ is a nice player, but a dime a dozen guard in a lot of ways. Frees up cap room and gives you a point guard for the rest of the season at the very least. Prince is just a body at this point- a solid defensive player who is capable of staying out of the way of Monroe and Drummond.

I find it weird to think that Pistons have sucked for as long now (seven seasons) as they were awesome for before that.

4/5 wrote:

turned2black wrote:A total steal for Miami. I don't think most people know how good Dragic is. Dude is deadly. He could be the best finisher in the league. And he's a better defender than he gets credit for.

Yeah, that Miami managed to dump 4 players that either didn't play or barely played for Dragic...Amazing.

I've really only seen highlights of him, seeing as I never really see a full Suns game, so I don't know exactly what to expect as far as how well-rounded he is, but from what I have seen and read I'm definitely excited.

Allow me to help out with some key Dragic highlights:

verb_to_trust wrote:

4/5 wrote:

turned2black wrote:A total steal for Miami. I don't think most people know how good Dragic is. Dude is deadly. He could be the best finisher in the league. And he's a better defender than he gets credit for.

Yeah, that Miami managed to dump 4 players that either didn't play or barely played for Dragic...Amazing.

I've really only seen highlights of him, seeing as I never really see a full Suns game, so I don't know exactly what to expect as far as how well-rounded he is, but from what I have seen and read I'm definitely excited.

Allow me to help out with some key Dragic highlights:

Allow me to help out with a key stat.

Games played in the last 4 seasons:
Rose: 92
Dragic: 271

Whats your point?

And now Bosh is out for the year with blood clots in his lungs. Ouch

Too bad. Bosh seems like a decent guy.

verb_to_trust wrote:Whats your point?

Yeah he has no point with that.


Allow me to highlight a little sumpin' sumpin'

Derrick Rose .413
Dragic .501

lets not compare Rose to anyone efficient because it's a waste of time.

gems and rhinestones wrote:

verb_to_trust wrote:Whats your point?

Yeah he has no point with that.


Allow me to highlight a little sumpin' sumpin'

Derrick Rose .413
Dragic .501

lets not compare Rose to anyone efficient because it's a waste of time.

I can't tell if you're being serious or not, but... I'd say someone's ability to actually be on the floor and playing is a pretty important stat.

gems and rhinestones wrote:

verb_to_trust wrote:Whats your point?

Yeah he has no point with that.


Allow me to highlight a little sumpin' sumpin'

Derrick Rose .413
Dragic .501

lets not compare Rose to anyone efficient because it's a waste of time.

You were the guy talking up Greg? Oden last year right?

turned2black wrote:

gems and rhinestones wrote:

verb_to_trust wrote:Whats your point?

Yeah he has no point with that.


Allow me to highlight a little sumpin' sumpin'

Derrick Rose .413
Dragic .501

lets not compare Rose to anyone efficient because it's a waste of time.

I can't tell if you're being serious or not, but... I'd say someone's ability to actually be on the floor and playing is a pretty important stat.

Sure it is. But bad luck is a pretty difficult 'stat' to quantify.

Dragic is a good player. That dunk is probably still the most notable moment in his career at this point though. We'll see how he does in a better organization. I don't think he is a max contract type player but maybe he can prove me wrong.

An overwhelming amount of haters still out there for Rose who are going to scrutinize everything he does. Posting FG % for a player who hasn't played pro basketball in years and has had two major knee surgeries doesn't really prove anything. Anybody with any common sense knows that he is not returning to the once in a generation talent he was before the injuries. Even still, he hasn't been too far off all star caliber this year and has outplayed some of the best PG's in the NBA head to head. Check back with me at the end of the year and tell me whether or not you would rather have Derrick Rose going into the playoffs instead of Jeff Teague or Kyle Lowry...

verb_to_trust wrote:Check back with me at the end of the year and tell me whether or not you would rather have Derrick Rose going into the playoffs instead of Jeff Teague or Kyle Lowry...

I'm a die-hard Bulls fan, but I'd rather have Kyle Lowry than Derrick Rose at this point. I think Lowry is a better facilitator, and he (to me at least) seems way less prone to shooting his team out of a game by continuing to chuck up shots when he's having a terrible game. When Rose is on he's very good, but he still has so many nights where he isn't and yet doesn't find enough other ways to impact the game positively.