Personally I kinda knew from the first month of the season when Tracy went down, what we ended up getting in Stromile. Yao Ming was very conscious to give up the ball to him, find him under the basket, and cover for him on defense i.e. leaving himself vunerable to fouls. All I saw from him was apathy at what was going on with the team. We had everyone but Tracy, still had DA and Barry for a minute, lost them, he still didn't play well. Luther did, then DWes came around as well as Rafer, still no Stro Show. He came back to the team after watching Baxter and Hayes essentially get "his minutes" but use them productively. He saw two young guys potentially taking his spot on the team, and Hayes is now the first reserve off the bench. Everyone is de-valuing Baxter and minimizing Hayes' effort and impact on the team. It cannot be ignored to me, I wish we could move him somewhere for anything, just to free up the minutes and get his 'lazyness' off the team's atmosphere.
He's playing a little better for now, but people he 'ain't playin good' at all. He's just played so BADLY that we're happy with a below average effort that's not detrimental to the team. He isn't fooling me, he's scared of being traded or just moved to last off the bench. I don't think he's a bad guy at all, he isn't Eddie Griffin, but he just doesn't have the tools to play for us on a nightly basis. That to me is the best reason to trade someone, because they aren't just inconsistent- that's something basketballogist say about poor shooting. He is not dependable. You cannot rely on him for anything. As we have seen so many times late in the game, if he's in there, we will not get a secure rebound (def or off). The other guy wants it more...
That's not good in the frontcourt or at any position for that matter. I just don't get the loyalty to these guys who didn't take you anywhere. Sura, Barry, Swift, Dke? I like them just fine, nice guys. But they didn't take you anywhere? Are they Horry, Drexler, Smith? Olajawon? I don't think so? Trade him, make the team better? Is CDawson blind, is Les apathetic since he still sells season tickets? Does Jeff really want guys who can play, or does he want guys he can control? Stro wouldn't get any minutes with Rudy T... 'oh you can dunk, that's nice? can you rebound and shoot 3s? you can't, well sit down son until you can, let me know when you're 38% from the line?"