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I am trying to look at this trade somewhat objectively after my initial negative reaction.
1. The signing of DerMarr seems to be connected somehow to this trade. Maybe they used some of the money saved this year, for him. DerMarr was on the Grizz summer league team, I think.
2. If we take a look at what happened at the end of the day, we lost Bo, and Jake, and we added Knight, Dermarr, the Trybanski, and the other kid (he's not making the team).
3. DerMarr was taken in the same draft as Big Jake but was much more highly regarded than Jake. He is a 6-9 player with a smooth jump shot, ball handling skills, and great defensive ability. He sounds like a slightly larger Joe Johnson. NBAdraft.net compared him to George Gervin (0ffensively) in their draft review.
4. Bo was going to be odd man out this year. We added Zarko and Googs is coming back. When healthy they are both more complete players than Bo. Bo was a sparkplug at times, but I was not nearly as fond of him as the rest of you. I used to cringe when he came into games to play center at 6-8. His hands were very poor. He turned the ball over all the time when it came to him at the high post. I would have traded Bo away for nearly nothing.
5. I was quite shocked at the Big Jake trade. He seemed to be healthy and finally was going to settle in as our starter. I had high hopes of his continuing to develop in this league. His back surgery gave me lingering doubts though. Back problems tend to be chronic, especially for a guy so large. I also was concerned about his play for the Greek team this summer. He should have been more dominant against limited competition.
He still might succeed, but the signing of DerMarr takes the edge off a little. I'd say that the odds are about the same for both, that they eventually will become decent NBA players.
If Frank is serious about running, Jake would have gotten limited minutes anyway. You can get away with a running game and a behemoth at center, but Jake never showed the ability to rebound and get the outlet pass down court very well. It would always take him a few seconds to get his bearings. That just won't do in a running game.
6. Frank Johnson was making the commitment to Big Jake in the morning then finding out that he was traded in the afternoon. For those of you who are not impressed with FJ's coaching abilities, this might be a welcome sign. He's not in the "deal making loop" which means that he is still considered an interim coach for this team and will eventually be kicked somewhere else in the organization.
1. The signing of DerMarr seems to be connected somehow to this trade. Maybe they used some of the money saved this year, for him. DerMarr was on the Grizz summer league team, I think.
2. If we take a look at what happened at the end of the day, we lost Bo, and Jake, and we added Knight, Dermarr, the Trybanski, and the other kid (he's not making the team).
3. DerMarr was taken in the same draft as Big Jake but was much more highly regarded than Jake. He is a 6-9 player with a smooth jump shot, ball handling skills, and great defensive ability. He sounds like a slightly larger Joe Johnson. NBAdraft.net compared him to George Gervin (0ffensively) in their draft review.
4. Bo was going to be odd man out this year. We added Zarko and Googs is coming back. When healthy they are both more complete players than Bo. Bo was a sparkplug at times, but I was not nearly as fond of him as the rest of you. I used to cringe when he came into games to play center at 6-8. His hands were very poor. He turned the ball over all the time when it came to him at the high post. I would have traded Bo away for nearly nothing.
5. I was quite shocked at the Big Jake trade. He seemed to be healthy and finally was going to settle in as our starter. I had high hopes of his continuing to develop in this league. His back surgery gave me lingering doubts though. Back problems tend to be chronic, especially for a guy so large. I also was concerned about his play for the Greek team this summer. He should have been more dominant against limited competition.
He still might succeed, but the signing of DerMarr takes the edge off a little. I'd say that the odds are about the same for both, that they eventually will become decent NBA players.
If Frank is serious about running, Jake would have gotten limited minutes anyway. You can get away with a running game and a behemoth at center, but Jake never showed the ability to rebound and get the outlet pass down court very well. It would always take him a few seconds to get his bearings. That just won't do in a running game.
6. Frank Johnson was making the commitment to Big Jake in the morning then finding out that he was traded in the afternoon. For those of you who are not impressed with FJ's coaching abilities, this might be a welcome sign. He's not in the "deal making loop" which means that he is still considered an interim coach for this team and will eventually be kicked somewhere else in the organization.
