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Castle was awesome in this game..some of his defensive possessions against Durant were special
 
HW611 said:
They started out as one of the top teams in the West even when Fox was out for the beginning of the year.

I agree it’d probably help to get a high level scorer that can shoot. The only ones available that come to mind are Lavine and Murphy. But neither spot would need Fox.

Fox is great. But there’s no reason to give up a size advantage defensively and play 2 PGs at once when you can bring in someone who can score even better than Fox while being able to be better defensively and give the Spurs more size. And be a natural fit with Castle in general.

Brandon Miller and Shaedon Sharpe would also be ideal 2s that fit the Spurs timeline. But don’t see where the need for Fox would be on those rosters either and Miller especially might be untouchable.
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You’d trade Fox for Sharpe?
 
HW611 said:
13 offensive rebounds. Almost like he can be really dominant if he just stayed close to the rim. 14 points without a three being made.
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You don't watch the games. You don't know what you are talking about.
 
Mr. French said:
You’d trade Fox for Sharpe?
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He’s currently averaging more than Fox at 22 years old and is one of the most physically gifted two way players at his position.

Him and Steph in the same backcourt would be nightmares for opposing guards defensively and showtime on the other end.

Play their cards right and they may mess around and be able to put together a package to get Grant, too. Depending on how much everyone is valued. But the Spurs pretty much have the assets to get anybody.
 
HW611 said:
He’s currently averaging more than Fox at 22 years old and is one of the most physically gifted two way players at his position.

Him and Steph in the same backcourt would be nightmares for opposing guards defensively and showtime on the other end.

Play their cards right and they may mess around and be able to put together a package to get Grant, too. Depending on how much everyone is valued. But the Spurs pretty much have the assets to get anybody.
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Come on man. Replacing Fox with Sharpe would make the Spurs significantly worse. And going into the playoffs with 3 guards 22 or younger with 0 playoff experience or success is a recipe for disaster. At least put a realistic trade scenerio together.

Showtime ≠ success or wins.
 
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HW611 said:
He’s currently averaging more than Fox at 22 years old and is one of the most physically gifted two way players at his position.

Him and Steph in the same backcourt would be nightmares for opposing guards defensively and showtime on the other end.

Play their cards right and they may mess around and be able to put together a package to get Grant, too. Depending on how much everyone is valued. But the Spurs pretty much have the assets to get anybody.
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I’ll give you this, your takes are unique.

I can’t think of anyone that considers Sharpe better than Fox or a great defensive presence or really much beyond a streaky volume scorer. He’s got potential but I think that would be a disaster trade and I don’t know anyone that follows pro basketball that would co-sign that trade.

Not being “snarky” I’m just shocked.

The other aspect is giving the reins to Steph and Harper for the playoffs. I think having Fox around gives them someone they know can handle the big moments. Regardless of how you think of Steph’s future I dno that he’s ready for that yet.
 
Mr. French said:
I’ll give you this, your takes are unique.

I can’t think of anyone that considers Sharpe better than Fox or a great defensive presence or really much beyond a streaky volume scorer. He’s got potential but I think that would be a disaster trade and I don’t know anyone that follows pro basketball that would co-sign that trade.

Not being “snarky” I’m just shocked.

The other aspect is giving the reins to Steph and Harper for the playoffs. I think having Fox around gives them someone they know can handle the big moments. Regardless of how you think of Steph’s future I dno that he’s ready for that yet.
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What kind of playoff experience does Fox have to show that he’s ready for the big moments?

Sharpe would be at the absolute bottom of all the names I threw out there. But it’s a consideration. I just think the purpose of having Steph is for your team to have a competitive advantage with a jumbo guard on the floor.

Fox kind of takes that away and there’s just so many better options for guards to put next to Steph who are better scorers and would help him be the competitive advantage he’s suppose to be. Only reason to think otherwise is if you don’t really trust or believe Steph can handle PG by himself.
 
aceboon said:
Wemby would probably go and smack the front office if they tried to trade Fox for Sharpe
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The Blazers front office probably isn’t doing it either for that matter. Not straight up at least.

It’s why I said Wagner because it’s probably the only destination with a wing that will take on a small guard for help. None of those other places would value Fox.

Unless they can find a way to do a 3 team trade with Minny who would probably love to have Fox.
 
HW611 said:
What kind of playoff experience does Fox have to show that he’s ready for the big moments?

Sharpe would be at the absolute bottom of all the names I threw out there. But it’s a consideration. I just think the purpose of having Steph is for your team to have a competitive advantage with a jumbo guard on the floor.

Fox kind of takes that away and there’s just so many better options for guards to put next to Steph who are better scorers and would help him be the competitive advantage he’s suppose to be. Only reason to think otherwise is if you don’t really trust or believe Steph can handle PG by himself.
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He’s actually been in the playoffs, for one.

He is also just known as a clutch player. He won the first Clutch Player of the Year award, lol. And again, you’re acting like Fox is some tiny, weak guy. He’s 6’3/6’4 and strong. He has been a good defender his whole career.

I think this all a play by you because you want Steph to be the only PG for the Spurs. We all love the kid and think insanely high of him as a player, but he is not ready for that, as we have seen the last month. Fox as a partner is literally perfect for his development. The team is playing great, get a wing shooter, don’t trade one of your most important players. This is silly.
 
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CardiacAndre7 said:
He’s actually been in the playoffs, for one.

He is also just known as a clutch player. He won the first Clutch Player of the Year award, lol. And again, you’re acting like Fox is some tiny, weak guy. He’s 6’3/6’4 and strong. He has been a good defender his whole career.

I think this all a play by you because you want Steph to be the only PG for the Spurs. We all love the kid and think insanely high of him as a player, but he is not ready for that, as we have seen the last month. Fox as a partner is literally perfect for his development. The team is playing great, get a wing shooter, don’t trade one of your most important players. This is silly.
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Hope and narratives.

He’s talked about Steph as a PG and now that’s all he wants. The team can be thrilled with his future and present and all that without sacrificing every other guard just so Steph can learn on the job.

It’s just not realistic at this stage. Fox is a really great Guard and they just traded for him, I have no idea why they’d want to get rid of him so quickly and why Shaedon Sharpe would the move.
 
I get the feeling Portland sees Sharpe, Deni and Clingan as three players they control for years that they can build around. Sharpe is dynamic, can score and will get better. For instance, he could be looking for DC so much more than he does. And he gives it up way too much. But that's all fixable.
 
Mr. French said:
Hope and narratives.

He’s talked about Steph as a PG and now that’s all he wants. The team can be thrilled with his future and present and all that without sacrificing every other guard just so Steph can learn on the job.

It’s just not realistic at this stage. Fox is a really great Guard and they just traded for him, I have no idea why they’d want to get rid of him so quickly and why Shaedon Sharpe would the move.
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Fwiw, the Spurs didn’t actively go out and get Fox. He just fell in their lap unexpectedly.

You guys want Steph to have a babysitter. I’m talking about him having a player who compliments him.

Have some faith in our own players guys sheesh. Everyone else in the league does.
 
Waquoit said:
I get the feeling Portland sees Sharpe, Deni and Clingan as three players they control for years that they can build around. Sharpe is dynamic, can score and will get better. For instance, he could be looking for DC so much more than he does. And he gives it up way too much. But that's all fixable.
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This is the main thing.
 
HW611 said:
Fwiw, the Spurs didn’t actively go out and get Fox. He just fell in their lap unexpectedly.

You guys want Steph to have a babysitter. I’m talking about him having a player who compliments him.

Have some faith in our own players guys sheesh. Everyone else in the league does.
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Nah man, CP3 was the babysitty last year. Fox is a partner, a great one at that. Sharpe, besides jumping higher, doesn’t do anything better than Fox.
 
HW611 said:
Fwiw, the Spurs didn’t actively go out and get Fox. He just fell in their lap unexpectedly.

You guys want Steph to have a babysitter. I’m talking about him having a player who compliments him.

Have some faith in our own players guys sheesh. Everyone else in the league does.
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Yes I famously don’t have faith in Castle.

I don’t view every aspect of everything in basketball as “babying” or “babysitting” but I know that’s a major talking point of yours.

They traded for him, that’s not falling into their laps. That’s actively trading for him.
 
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Mr. French said:
They traded for him, that’s not falling into their laps. That’s actively trading for him.
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After this you gotta get thrown into the bin of people disagreeing just cause. Lol
 
HW611 said:
After this you gotta get thrown into the bin of people disagreeing just cause. Lol
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Bro, it was known for a while that Fox preferred going back to TX, and he became available. They traded for him, how can you call trading for someone “not going out and getting him”?

You are the most argumentative dude on earth. You said those words. I’m not interested in engaging you for fun cuz it ain’t fun. I wish you made a point I could not call out.

You can say he fell into their laps fortuitously but they still actively went and got him. This is just understanding the English language.
 
Mr. French said:
Bro, it was known for a while that Fox preferred going back to TX, and he became available. They traded for him, how can you call trading for someone “not going out and getting him”?

You are the most argumentative dude on earth. You said those words. I’m not interested in engaging you for fun cuz it ain’t fun. I wish you made a point I could not call out.

You can say he fell into their laps fortuitously but they still actively went and got him. This is just understanding the English language.
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You know what I mean man. They gave up almost nothing to get an All Star guard. They didn’t make a big investment to get him.

They don’t have to be that tied to him because of it. They’re playing with house money.
 
superjohn said:
What if RuffRuff shows up?
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In all fairness HW611 and Ruff Ruff know their basketball. I just don't agree with their extreme recent takes on some stuff. Nelsonmuntz is another story all together. LOL! We might as well add Freescooter in this room to fight it out. LOL!
 
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I saw Clingan up close on Monday night at TD Garden in Boston. He had 9 pts, 15 rb, 5 blocks. But his +/- was -19 and his team lost to my Celtics. He was 1-5 from 3 and 0-2 from the line. He had one nice dunk off a lob but other than that he wasn't involved in the offense. He set screens at the top like in Hurley's offense, but wasn't able to roll or slip off those screens to create pressure on the defense. He turned the ball over when he dribbled too much in the post. Overall I would have liked to see more from him (without the Celtics losing of course).
 
HW611 said:
You know what I mean man. They gave up almost nothing to get an All Star guard. They didn’t make a big investment to get him.

They don’t have to be that tied to him because of it. They’re playing with house money.
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You said "the Spurs didn't actively go out and get Fox" which is just objectively an incorrect statement and I don't know why you're mad at me for pointing it out when it was a part of your earlier argument.

When you make a 3 team trade and he's the center piece of that trade, they absolutely actively went out and got that player.

Of course they don't have to be tied to him, they CAN trade him ... but they actively traded FOR him and they extended him last summer so this all seems a weird thing to be arguing about.
 
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Mr. French said:
You said "the Spurs didn't actively go out and get Fox" which is just objectively an incorrect statement and I don't know why you're mad at me for pointing it out when it was a part of your earlier argument.

When you make a 3 team trade and he's the center piece of that trade, they absolutely actively went out and got that player.

Of course they don't have to be tied to him, they CAN trade him ... but they actively traded FOR him and they extended him last summer so this all seems a weird thing to be arguing about.
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Yeah not sure why he's trying so hard to defend that lol
 
I know most people on these boards likes to hate on the Hornets for being some type of an abyss where players go to waste their careers, but theyre all finally healthy, and playing together now under this new ownership/gm/coach. I watched them play the Grizzlies last night, and Cam Spencer played a stinker, i was very surprised and was pulling for him to have a great game, in a losing effort, of course. He ended up with 4 points 1-8, 0-6 3pt, 0 rb, 6 ast, 2 tos, 1 stl.
 
UCOnions said:
I know most people on these boards likes to hate on the Hornets for being some type of an abyss where players go to waste their careers, but theyre all finally healthy, and playing together now under this new ownership/gm/coach. I watched them play the Grizzlies last night, and Cam Spencer played a stinker, i was very surprised and was pulling for him to have a great game, in a losing effort, of course. He ended up with 4 points 1-8, 0-6 3pt, 0 rb, 6 ast, 2 tos, 1 stl.
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They’ve been demolishing teams lately. They have a bright future
 
Some statistical standings, as of 1/30:

Field goal% - Clingan #18 (52.5%)
3Pt FG% - Cam Spencer #6 (44.5%)
Free throw % - Cam #4 (92.3%)
Rebounds - Clingan #2 (11.2%)
Assists - Stephon Castle #10 (7.0), Cam #25 (5.7)
Blocks - Clingan #18 (1.3)

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