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![]() While the Hawks are looking for expiring contracts, I wonder if they would entertain a Smith-for-Bargnani deal. Bargnani and Horford would be a great 1-2 punch upfront with Johnson at SG. The Hawks would be a better balanced offensive team, although they would take a hit defensively with the loss of Smith.
Smith would be a great fit at SF with the Raptors, giving the team rebounding, shot blocking, and defense. DeRozan and Smith would be a pretty nice combination at the wing positions. |
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New jersey has some draft picks to trade, but not as many as they once did after acquiring Williams at the deadline. The only other player with value is Lopez, but he's not going anywhere. As such, I cannot see Orlando or NJ acquiring Smith as they don't have the pieces to land Smith. I doubt Toronto is able to acquire him, but they do have a good piece in Bargnani to deal. Whether the Hawks would be interested in him and whether BC is interested in Smith are the unknowns. Other teams that could be interested are Golden State (Ellis, Williams, Biedrins) and the LA Clippers (Kaman, Bledsoe, Mo Williams), both of whom have pieces that could interest the Hawks. |
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Anyway, it probably would take more than just Bargnani, but people here really undervalue Bargnani. Big men who can score and shoot are quite valuable. I don't think the world of Bargnani, but he isn't some scrub that some people make him out to be. And what other players could the Hawks acquire that are better than Bargnani? I just don't see a lot of teams offering a 25-year old, skilled big man for a comparable player for Smith. Well, maybe Philly offers Iguodala or the Clippers offer Kaman in a package, but the Raptors could compete with other teams' offer if they included Bargnani and another piece or two. |
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You're being absolutely naive if you think Bargnani as a healthy, 7 footer that has tremendous offensive skill and has shown the ability to defend, albeit sporadically, isn't valuable on the trade market then you're not aware of the 29 other teams always looking for more size up front. It's a fact. Let me guess, you'd rather have Oden. |
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![]() When Casey said the offense will be free flowing I actually think it'll be better for the team. Instead of throwing it to Bargnani to jack up shots, everyone will get touches. Don't kid yourself, guys like DeRozan, Bayless, Barbosa have all shown to be very efficient scorers.
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I said it before, Bosh was great in his last year here because Bargnani stretched the defense and he was able to get to the paint easily. How many times have you seen opposing centres come out to guard Bargnani in the perimeter? In Miami's case, Bosh is kind of like Bargnani in offense because he does hang out at near the perimeter at times. Doesn't hurt that they have some solid 3pt shooters as well. This opened up lanes for Wade and Lebron to get to the rim with ease. At the moment, out of the 'core' we have: Davis: who has no offensive game outside of 5 feet from the basket DD: shot improving, but still relies mostly on driving. not a 3pt threat at all Amir: similar to Davis, but better shot Bayless: decent 3pt shot, but not reliable JJ: not a perimeter threat Bargnani: one of the most versatile scorers in the league, he just wasn't used properly. Yes, his defense is atrocious but hopefully a proper centre and Casey will somehow change it or at least get him more motivated. So basically it's a team that will rely on slashing if Bargnani is gone. Add Josh Smith to the mix, it's even more so. Not say it's bad, but I'm saying that slashing is not as effective without perimeter threats. Slashing is definitely effective when you can draw opposing bigs away from the basket and Bargnani is one of the few people who can effectively do that in this league. As much as I think davis has been great for the raptors, if Raptors have a chance to get a similar player with size that can play centre and let Bargnani go back to PF, I say go for it. I know people like to see flashy dunks all day, but enough with the playground bball and its focus on individual play. it's time for NBA level strategies... a team game Last edited by shittytrader; 06-22-2011 at 12:04 PM. |
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bargnani haters undervalue him (questionable) its fair to say the haters are going off results and the supporters are going off the idea of bargnani |
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