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Clev has also had a pretty easy start of the season... that coupled with the troubles in Det and Indy, we'd BETTER make progress right now....
and I agree, we'll improve as the season progresses, but then so will Indy when they get JO and Jackson back, and I'd think Detroit will get squared away too.... they are still solid and will figure out what they need to do.
I guess the question is, do you think we will make a trade (Diop and Wagner and ?) for a substantial player before too long? This could have a major impact on chemistry or talent level for us....
So.... here is my list of our player's trade potential from Silas's point of view. The names at the top of the list are least likely to be traded if it was up to Silas.
1)LeBron - ain't gonna happen
2)Z - it would have to be a huge trade offer with Clev coming out a clear winner... very unlikely
big gap after 1 & 2...
3)Gooden, Tractor, McInnis - I think any 3 of these COULD be traded, but it is still unlikely. Gooden shows flashes, but he isn't a sure thing. Silas loves what Tractor brings, but he is obviously not a starter, and McInnis has really provided some unexpected offense, but Silas can't be happy with his defense. Any of these 3 could be traded, but it would still be considered a major trade for us and we'd have to come out clear winners for Silas to sign-off on trading any of these 3.
4)Varejeo - again, with the right offer, Anderson could be traded, but I almost put him in the above group because in a short time Silas has to be really pleased with what Anderson has shown... aggressiveness without the stoopid fouls that Diops brings, good shooting touch, hits the boards hard.... what has this kid done wrong so far? More minutes for sure, but other teams see the same thing and are gonna ask for him too. If say a trade was in the works for Redd, and part of the deal was including Varejeo, Silas wouldn't like it, but he'd almost have to pull the trigger.
5)Snow, Ira - bench strength here, and Silas values that. But these guys could obviously be traded and other teams would welcome their veteran-ness... just like they did with Battie and Eric Williams. Silas wouldn't want to see them go, but he wouldn't stress about it too much.
6)Luke, Lucious - I wouldn't be surprised to see either of these two included. Lucious provides some spark for the here-and-now which Silas needs, and Luke could do the same down the road. Both have value for different seasons, but neither is indispensable at this point. Not sure the fan favoritism for Luke would factor much into Silas's decision... Pax might consider it tho.
7)Sasha, Diop, Wagner, Williams - funny thing is, two of these characters will probably be the central figures of any trades Clev makes in the near future... yet none of them are getting any signigicant minutes. If Silas/Paxson could trade all 4 of these guys for another solid bench player... he'd do it. Tell me he wouldn't trade all 4 of these guys for Eric Williams or Tony Battie straight up. He'd do it in a second.
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