11-24-2021, 03:53 PM
(11-24-2021, 03:43 PM)Mikelo Wrote: Murray is probably the best Spurs player and young enough to build ... I'm not a Spurs expert, but I would say Murray / Primo / Vassell / Keldon is their future core ... if they wanted a lot Brunson they would just make an offer in FA..they have enough space in fact ... I love Brunson, but Dejounte is more valuable, he is a very good defender and also bigger..I am not sure we will have how to catch him ... However White / Thad and especially (personal taste) Poelt, I think they would fit really well .. I have Poelt as Top 5 in rim protector and a good rebounder
I'm not even trying to convince anyone Brunson is better (though for my money he is), but here's something that I consider a fact:
Without an offensive playmaker good enough to win games, you don't have diddly-squat in the NBA. No amount of defense, rebounding, whatever, will do anything for you. The spurs don't have this. Period. I like Murray too, but as we saw with the contrast between DSJ and Luka, you know almost immediately if a player is going to elevate your team in this, specific role that I'm talking about.
Murray ain't it. He's a secondary guy. A VERY good secondary guy, but with how well coached that team is, if he was good enough to have his own team they would be winning some games. They're not even approaching .500, and they're not trying to tank, either.
Brunson, despite his faults (there actually aren't many, at this point) looks like he might be a primary guy. It's just that he's on a team with Luka. I'm not saying it's BAD to have him playing behind or with Luka, especially if you're the Mavs, but I do think he's much more valuable in trade than people realize. HE is the player who can move the needle in a trade, should the Mavs choose to try, imo, and the Spurs would be among the 5-6 teams most likely to claw their way to the front of the line in my estimation.