Cairo/London

[London]

Cairo Gets :

SG Willy S
SG Walter Davis
C Bob Rule
London 2022 1st

London Gets :

SG Jerry Sloan
SG Bob Dandridge
Cairo 2022 1st

Thoughts?

[Dave]

Don't get it for Cairo 1 bit. They had one of the best SGs in the game and traded him for a less talented SG and Willy S? and swapping his pick for a London one? Ugh

[Los Angeles]

Mar 17, 2014 19:56:48 GMT -6 Dave said:

Don't get it for Cairo 1 bit. They had one of the best SGs in the game and traded him for a less talented SG and Willy S? and swapping his pick for a London one? Ugh

i also feel as if he keeps flipping back and forth between young guys and vets

[New York]

Dammit I was making the thread London! lol

Yeah I have to go London on this one. Walter Davis is a nice prospect but London gets probably the best defensive SG in the game back, that he has already had success with (I think Sloan is very underrated around here). Plus I don't think London has ever had a bad 1st since i've been here, I think he just acquired a better 2022 pick and the best player in the trade.

It gives Cairo a more complete starting lineup as he didn't have a starting C, but I liked the team he was building before. But if Davis pans out or he makes a 2nd trade to flip some of the young guys he has for something then i'll probably like it more. But for right now I have to go with London on this one.

[Dave]

Mar 17, 2014 20:06:32 GMT -6 New York said:

Dammit I was making the thread London! lol

Yeah I have to go London on this one. Walter Davis is a nice prospect but gets probably the best defensive SG in the game back, that he has already had success with (I think Sloan is very underrated around here). Plus I don't think London has ever had a bad 1st since i've been here, I think he just acquired a better 2022 pick and the best player in the trade.

It gives Cairo a more complete starting lineup as he didn't have a starting C, but I liked the team he was building before. But if Davis pans out or he makes a 2nd trade to flip some of the young guys he has for something then i'll probably like it more. But for right now I have to go with London on this one.

He may get a center, but I don't know many successful starting Cs with C/C+ PSD. Rule was a great backup big. John got the best player in the deal without it costing a whole lot since I'm sure resigning Willy wasn't in his longterm plans

[London]

Mar 17, 2014 20:10:45 GMT -6 Dave said:

Mar 17, 2014 20:06:32 GMT -6 New York said:

Dammit I was making the thread London! lol

Yeah I have to go London on this one. Walter Davis is a nice prospect but gets probably the best defensive SG in the game back, that he has already had success with (I think Sloan is very underrated around here). Plus I don't think London has ever had a bad 1st since i've been here, I think he just acquired a better 2022 pick and the best player in the trade.

It gives Cairo a more complete starting lineup as he didn't have a starting C, but I liked the team he was building before. But if Davis pans out or he makes a 2nd trade to flip some of the young guys he has for something then i'll probably like it more. But for right now I have to go with London on this one.

He may get a center, but I don't know many successful starting Cs with C/C+ PSD. Rule was a great backup big. John got the best player in the deal without it costing a whole lot since I'm sure resigning Willy wasn't in his longterm plans

It was until he became unhappy. I figured he'd resign (or I was willing to risk it) if he was happy. I think he's better than some and I think he'll get paid accordingly in FA so the goal was to lock up assets longer and. Dandridge is signed for another season. Plus I needed a backup SF more than another SG.

[Dave]

Like I said, great move for you. Sloan is worth so much more then what it'll cost to resign Willy (who I personally don't think is in the same ballpark as Sloan) and betting on potential and a pick that has never been good in the league

[Toronto]

You guys need to stop judging the trade on it's own merit and consider the entire scope of why the move is being made. According to a majority of you, I have no idea what I'm doing and lose out on a majority of my trades. However, the turn around from last year to this year for my team, talent and asset wise is immense. Jerry Sloan is a great player but I made this move because :

1) I didn't need Jerry to score or facilitate. I needed him to play defense and the player I got back to replace Sloan in the starting lineup is A- PRD with MUCH better athleticism.

2) Boston and Beijing were drooling over Sloan's ability to play defense as well as pass the ball, Boston even admitted it was a unique skill set. I have Ricky Sobers. Who has the EXACT same skill set as Sloan. Sloan is a better defender, Sobers is projected to be a better offensive player. Sobers is 5x better than Lionel Hollins, who Boston considered a "steal".

3) Walter Davis. One of the best pure scorers to come out this draft class. Majority of people agreed that he was a steal for London at 13. Davis can score from anywhere on the floor and he has ELITE athleticism. He's also a SG at 6'6.

4) This trade freed up 8 million in cap space. I have 14 guys on my roster right now. Not a bad position to be in.

5) Bob Rule. I needed a center badly. I know he's not the answer, but he can plug the hole right now until I turn one of these assets into some front court help.

[Bayi]

If you have to defend a trade this much, you might want to reconsider the trade.

Wait.

[Toronto]

Mar 18, 2014 7:47:28 GMT -6 Bayi said:

If you have to defend a trade this much, you might want to reconsider the trade.

Wait.

Tell me more.....your so insightful.

[Bayi]

Have your PR guy check your spelling.

[Toronto]

Mar 18, 2014 11:15:35 GMT -6 Bayi said:

Have your PR guy check your spelling.

Amazing...tell us more tips!!

[Athens]

London by a lot.... but its not a new thing... lol