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Stifle Tower said:
Curry was already a very good player before the ankle injuries; Dante is not.
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Doesn't change my main point...... Which is that we may get dante much cheaper on his second contract than we would have if he didn't get injured.
If that happens then we are likely to be getting the true dante (whether that is a backup, starter, or all star level talent) at a discount. Just like gs did with curry.
 
fishonjazz said:
Maybe you are forgetting that we upgraded our bench, got Burks back, and will see improvements from Gobert, hood, favors, Hayward, Snyder and more.

We gonna be good this year without dante
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I didn't say we won't be good, but you said we'll be just as good without him and I do not agree.
 
Cappy_Smurf said:
I didn't say we won't be good, but you said we'll be just as good without him and I do not agree.
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Ya, there is no way for either of us to know that.
I'm not exactly sure how much his defense really helped us (apparently the team was better defensively with trey than dante according to recent stats that Locke posted) and I'm also not sure how much his offense hurt us
 
fishonjazz said:
Ya, there is no way for either of us to know that.
I'm not exactly sure how much his defense really helped us (apparently the team was better defensively with trey than dante according to recent stats that Locke posted) and I'm also not sure how much his offense hurt us
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You mean the stats where Dante was defending starters and Trey was defending backups? It's OK if you're not sure, cuz I'm sure enough for both of us.:cool:
 
Cappy_Smurf said:
You mean the stats where Dante was defending starters and Trey was defending backups? It's OK if you're not sure, cuz I'm sure enough for both of us.:cool:
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There will be an intense step-down in defense from Dante to Trey IMO. It really hurts to think about. With Dante, we're a top-3 defense IMO. Without him, who knows. Trey needs to improve every aspect of his game in every way for this coming season-- or Neto just needs to emerge as a stout defensive pest with great passing and IQ. We're ****ed otherwise.
 
Cappy_Smurf said:
You mean the stats where Dante was defending starters and Trey was defending backups? It's OK if you're not sure, cuz I'm sure enough for both of us.:cool:
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Sometimes dante guarded backups and sometimes trey guarded starters too doe.

My point was that when gobert and favors are in the game our defense is good.
They will probably both be in the game allot, therefore our defense will be good.
I think dante being out most likely helps our offense. (And before you say "trey will just ball hog and shoot 2-16" remember that trey is not the only option..... We could make a trade, cotton or neto could win the job, we could play an unconventional lineup with Burks, hood, and Hayward, etc...... There is a chance that trey could even alter his game and shoot less and he could become more efficient)
 
Cappy_Smurf said:
OK, so are we really discussing the possibility that Trey is the superior defender?
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No, I just get annoyed at the insinuation - you're not alone - that starters only play against starters and bench players only play against bench players. Just a pet peeve. That's all. I'll bow out now. Carry on.
 
Joe Bagadonuts said:
You're a lumberjack?
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I was an arborist. I removed unhealthy/unwanted limbs and trees mostly in the city. A lumberjack works in the forest and cuts down trees for lumber. I'm going back to school cuz I want to have working joints and stuff when I'm old.
 
fishonjazz said:
Sometimes dante guarded backups and sometimes trey guarded starters too doe.

My point was that when gobert and favors are in the game our defense is good.
They will probably both be in the game allot, therefore our defense will be good.
I think dante being out most likely helps our offense. (And before you say "trey will just ball hog and shoot 2-16" remember that trey is not the only option..... We could make a trade, cotton or neto could win the job, we could play an unconventional lineup with Burks, hood, and Hayward, etc...... There is a chance that trey could even alter his game and shoot less and he could become more efficient)
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Blasphemy! There's no way Burke gets better after two years of college and two years of NBA experience. Despite the piles of data that suggest point guards do just that. He has maxed out at the ripe ole age of 22 and despite his reputation as a tireless worker he cannot get significantly better. You should be banned for even suggesting the possibility.
 
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