03-16-2021, 09:26 PM
(03-16-2021, 05:39 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: That sentence indicates a misunderstanding of the desires of most engaged in conversation on these topics, so I’m not surprised. I don’t think anyone looks at those two and thinks “bench Kleber and get rid of Brunson and we’re good here.”
The thinking is that the team needs to get better. Kleber’s versatility makes him even more ideal as a 3rd big than he is as a starter (though I don’t think he’s a bad starter at all) and while nobody in their right mind WANTS to trade Brunson, we probably all agree that to get something you have to give something. I wouldn’t move Brunson in just any deal, but buyers don’t get to set the prices. I believe the thinking there is that Brunson is one of the only pieces valued highly enough to bring anything good in return.
Ok, I wasn’t being literal. But I can do literal:
I can’t believe how many on this board think the fellas who are having the third and fourth biggest, positive impact on our success—and who appear to be our third and fourth best players—and who appear to be improving more rapidly than anybody else on the team—are less valuable than a lotto pick bust who isn’t the third and probably isn’t even the fourth best player on a truly awful team in Orlando.