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Who is going to reap the benefits of this deal in the future, the Bulls or the Clippers?? Brand at the moment is puting up 18 points, 11 rebounds , 2 blocks ,2 assists, league leaders in double doubles, 52% field goal percentage, etc. Can Chandler emulate these numbers and production in the future??? What if he does not become as good as Brand?? Chandler is taller, quicker, more athletic but does that mean that he will be a better player?? What was the real reason for this trade?? I mean wouldn't a Brand,Curry and Rose combo be a team of the future, anyway. I am just saying that it takes alot to give off a player who puts up 20 and 10 in his first 2 years in the league. The Clippers had no hesitation in dealing for Brand as they felt that perhaps Chandler could be a better player than Brand or just as good, but they wanted Brand now and he was the key in improving the Clippers this year.
But what if Chandler never becomes the guy we all expect him to be, while Brand continues to put up great numbers and all-star games for the Clippers. Why do teams trade a proven guy who produces night in and night out, for another player who might not be as good but has the potential to be. In the future I expect Chandler to be a great player, but like I said he will do awfully well to emulate the feats of Brand currently, who is doing it night in and night out, in the West against the better power forwards of the game.
Did the Bulls think that Brand was as good as he was going to get, and had no improvement left?? If so there are not that many guys putting up 18 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks putting up greater than 50% field goal percentage anyway.Why trade a guy who is a proven commodity at only 23 years old, for a guy that will do well just to be as good, it just does not make sense to me. Like I said can anyone here really see Chandler putting up greater numbers than Brand does in the future?? Or is it the intangibles that Chandler gives, such as his height, wingspan, length and possible perimiter play that the Bulls thought was the difference between Brand and Chandler?
Of course you cannot think about the two of them now, as Chandler has just had one year in the league, but further down the track, will he be better than Brand??
But what if Chandler never becomes the guy we all expect him to be, while Brand continues to put up great numbers and all-star games for the Clippers. Why do teams trade a proven guy who produces night in and night out, for another player who might not be as good but has the potential to be. In the future I expect Chandler to be a great player, but like I said he will do awfully well to emulate the feats of Brand currently, who is doing it night in and night out, in the West against the better power forwards of the game.
Did the Bulls think that Brand was as good as he was going to get, and had no improvement left?? If so there are not that many guys putting up 18 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks putting up greater than 50% field goal percentage anyway.Why trade a guy who is a proven commodity at only 23 years old, for a guy that will do well just to be as good, it just does not make sense to me. Like I said can anyone here really see Chandler putting up greater numbers than Brand does in the future?? Or is it the intangibles that Chandler gives, such as his height, wingspan, length and possible perimiter play that the Bulls thought was the difference between Brand and Chandler?
Of course you cannot think about the two of them now, as Chandler has just had one year in the league, but further down the track, will he be better than Brand??