The 2010-11 Trade Discussion Thread

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And we all know that its only a matter of time before LB forces some changes to be made.

Lets see who is the closest with their prediction.

To me, November 20th seems just about right. I'm looking forward to see what you guys predict.

[Absinthe]

I've been saying since pre season that Brown will demand a trade by game 20.

Let's face it, this team is garbage. A lot of people questioned me in the other thread when I said that this team has to make a trade, but hopefully they'll come around. Jax is a blackhole and the team doesn't even play great defense anymore. It's a talent issue more than anything.

[millst2]

the way we are playing i would say between our tenth and twelfth game. Didnt look at the schedule to how long the date is a way. But i think its the week after thanksgiving. So lets say my guess is the 27th of Nov.

[ammofan]

Nov. 23rd..

[Absinthe]

This team is as predictable as clockwork. No imagination on the offensive end and they're starting to sag on defense. When Indiana had that run at the end of the first half I said, "The ship is leaking--they're going to take this game in the second half." I wasn't wrong.

[Proudiddy]

I say sometime this week.

[Chef]

if we make big trades we need to dump LB too. start over completely. LB is a problem too.

[dav7z]

Who do we trade ? We not that bad but JAX isn't buying into distributing the ball at all . DJ 5 of 14 continued to let TJ Ford use him the whole 4th . Hes not fighting through screans well at all. Nazz can't play defence , Diop can,t score.

I love the way TT , UPS, work toghter . Even Hendo looks good with those three.
Im going to say later on just b4 the trade deadline.

[BobCatsFanInTx]

The team is merely 0-2 and though I think Larry Brown will insist on a trade or trades it will happen only because Larry Brown coached teams always start slow. Last season before the trades everybody was pushing the panic button and after the trade it just took that much longer for the team to acquire the needed chemistry to win enough to make the playoffs. I don't think after two games it is time to start panicing and hoping for a trade of a player like Jax who "though he has his faults," was a key contributor to last seasons success. Let's at least give these guys five or six games to see if they can win at least two and if they don't than we can talk about how lousy the team is. I felt from the beginning that the team would start slow since that is usually the case with Larry Brown coached teams. Larry Brown really has no clue what he wants to do with lineups and player rotations and therefore mismanages minutes and the such. It will take at least a month for the Bobcats to start playing well enough to look like a team capable of making the playoffs in my opinion. If the team does make a trade do we just see these new players coming in as the next players going out next season should they not satisfy y'all early next season? I feel that the team will be okay at the 1 but for sure we could add a near all star type talent to the 5. That said, it is too early to say whether a team is great, good or lousy and I think we need to give our team a little more than two games to get a real idea of where they stand.

[TheBeagle]

The team is merely 0-2 and though I think Larry Brown will insist on a trade or trades it will happen only because Larry Brown coached teams always start slow. Last season before the trades everybody was pushing the panic button and after the trade it just took that much longer for the team to acquire the needed chemistry to win enough to make the playoffs. I don't think after two games it is time to start panicing and hoping for a trade of a player like Jax who "though he has his faults," was a key contributor to last seasons success. Let's at least give these guys five or six games to see if they can win at least two and if they don't than we can talk about how lousy the team is. I felt from the beginning that the team would start slow since that is usually the case with Larry Brown coached teams. Larry Brown really has no clue what he wants to do with lineups and player rotations and therefore mismanages minutes and the such. It will take at least a month for the Bobcats to start playing well enough to look like a team capable of making the playoffs in my opinion. If the team does make a trade do we just see these new players coming in as the next players going out next season should they not satisfy y'all early next season? I feel that the team will be okay at the 1 but for sure we could add a near all star type talent to the 5. That said, it is too early to say whether a team is great, good or lousy and I think we need to give our team a little more than two games to get a real idea of where they stand.

Good stuff. The biggest problems I see through 2 games have less to do with our personnel than, like you say, player rotations and poor lineups put on the floor at times by Larry, and secondly, defense in general. When we do trap, it's weak, leaving a player open on the perimeter; not communicating well (or at all at times) on switches; and just giving up way too many easy shots, frankly. I'll admit, in terms of giving up easy shots sides, that is a result of poor personnel at the 5 (when Tyrus is playing it, that is), but other times, it's just lazy defense on the perimeter by not closing out on shooters or not forcing them to put it on the floor (ie Danny Granger).

Except for the 5 problem, I think these are problems that will work themselves out, and don't even require a trade, and if so, it's just typical kneejerk Larry.

If something goes down however, I'll go with late November (24thish), and depending on how team is doing, we'll either be buying or selling near trade deadline.