What about a 3 way trade where we get someone else and noel goes elsewhere? There are teams that have pgs. We could land someone like monroe possibly. Colangelo is asking for a lot right now but as time goes by this may make more sense.
Minnesota just drafted dunn. I dont think Philly wants rubio and they have dieng there and towns. That is just another weird situation.
I'm not huge on Monroe either but with Horford here he could possibly fit. I feel like Noel is better.
Players around the league are somewhat limited but Noels asking price may come down but I figure he will end up elsewhere if that is the case.
This is the problem with drafting 3 centers though is Colangelo is going to ask what he is but may end up losing Noel for much less. I just am not sure it will be to us. He wants a pg and Rozier isn't getting it done right now. He could ask for Smart but I don't know.
I think Noel is more worth it than Monroe. Noel is defensively elite.
That's the trouble of all of this. Philly's got a lot of young talent that could develop into superstars, but right now it's unclear how any of them will play together. They just ultra-tanked for an extended period of time. They had no intention of winning games. It's clear Okafor and Noel couldn't play next to each other and the rest of the team was basically D-Leaguers. So it's unclear right now if there's any kind of chemistry to be built between any of these guys.
Look at Boston, for instance. Every year we cycle through a dozen different lineup configurations before settling on something that works. We started last season with David Lee as a key player, for instance. It takes time to see how things shake out and how players mesh. How can you possibly do that when the team has brand new additions like Bayless, Henderson, Rodriguez coming in with expected roles and brand new foundational prospects like Saric, Embiid and Simmons having literally never played a game yet. Not to mention Noel is heading into his 3rd season playing (which we all admit is typically the season players make leaps) and Okafor is coming off a rookie season. There's all sorts of questions left to be answered about those two prospects.
How can the team gauge what their greatest needs are?
How can they possibly know for certain which of their bigs is less essential?
This all while it's widely acknowledged this is the WORST time to pull of a trade. Teams are trying to answer their own questions, figure out their own needs, and it's widely believed Okafor/Noel's theoretical trade value are at their lowest.
Why would they possibly make a deal right now?
I've said this all offseason and I've been right about it all offseason... it makes no sense for Philly to make a deal until they have a chance to see what they have. While it might dumfound and shock some of the members here that Noel/Okafor situation hasn't been resolved yet, I was fully prepared for it and have been knowingly nodding my head as each week comes and goes with nary a trade.
You bring up Ricky Rubio's name and I think that's an excellent example. In theory, Philly might have interest in a high quality PG like Rubio. Perhaps that's a player they could acquire for Noel. But why do that right now? First, they need to see if Simmons can be successful as a ball dominating point-forward. First, they need to see if they are better off just having a guard like Bayless (who shot 44% from three last season) just acting as an off ball guard spreading the floor while guys like Embiid/Simmons/Okafor create.
I get why people keep creating Noel trade threads. Like all of you, I would love to see us snag one of Philly's bigs for cheap. But I can't see Philly doing that unless things get so bad that one of the bigs demands a trade. You can't fault Noel for being honest about the situation. Today, their coach basically said there was nothing wrong with what Noel said - and that's true. Noel has himself to look out for. He's an unrestricted free agent and projects as the backup center on this team loaded with star center prospects. That's potentially going to impact Noel's money. He could theoretically be in line for a max contract in this financial culture and having his minutes reduced could compromise that. But there's a lot of time for Philly to experiment and figure out the best course of action. If nobody makes an acceptable offer, Philly makes no trade at all.
And I'm serious walker834, I'm very concerned about your sudden jump to prolific poster status. Where did you suddenly acquire these long-form posting abilities? I demand you release your typingtest.com results.
I just set the Mendoza Line. My quick test shows 100wpm:
For a second opinion I visited:
http://typing-speed-test.aoeu.eu/ ... a far easier test. It showed me 110wpm.
What are you up to since you started juicing? 150? Two hundy? Your sudden post-rate doesn't seem naturally obtainable.
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