DJ or Kemba

[spectre]

Hey Ballwhore...I've seen Raptors' fans say on the RGM Trade Board that they might try and give DJ an offer sheet we wouldn't match this offseason since they have a lot of space. How would DJ feel about moving to Canada? I imagine if enough money is thrown at him (or anyone for that matter) little things like cold weather wouldn't really seem like that big of a deal.

This would BTW be my worst nightmare...letting DJ walk for nothing.

[ballwhore]

Everybody was f#cking shocked. I mean Portland called saying they are taking him. My wife calls back to Houston from the draft saying Portland is taking him and then the d@mn bobcats a team he didn't even work out for that has a poiont guard in place drafts him. Not puzzling it all it's happening all over again. It starts from the top. Jordan and Higgins still have the reigns over Cho so I don't expect any wiser decisions. Charlotte is like the d plus-league developing players for other teams.

[ballwhore]

We just had this conversation Saturday (me and my father in law) that is the one thing everyone dreads; playing in Canada or Utah but just because we dread it we both can see it happen just to spite us. Everyone just wants to see winning basketball and a chance for him to play with a solid group of the same people for a couple of years but when the money calls what do you do............even in Utah or Canada. To answer the question though..lmao DJ doesn't care just wants to get paid and ball.

[superb1]

First Felton then DJ now Kemba . Felton should have started and got that burn from the start . DJ all so . Both are starting points in this league and both slowed down in devolpment by management . DJ should have never been drafted with Felton just starting to come on . And Kemba gets drafted when DJ starts coming on . After trades last season one would have thought our only core was DJ and Hendo . All of us was sure we was drafting a s/f . Then management drafted Kemba to start another cycle at the point position. Both players isn't going to be core one is going to go . Kemba being the new big thing puts DJ on the back burner so DJ has to go . Right now we have no idea who will turn out the best of the three. Management really didn't give any enough time to devolope.

I thought that since we had DJ and with Felton's RFA status, we had our PG and we were going to draft maybe K. Leonard. And build the core that way. Don't get me wrong I like the pick of Walker but yes, they were doing it again. Now to DJ. One day they must settle the PG spot and move on. There are other spots of need, can't keep going after points. I would havve been happy with B. Lopez.

The whole handling of point guards by Charlotte is bullsh#t. How can you even establish any cohesion when you play with a different group every year. Hopefully, Kemba gets and keeps a solid base to play with and can only help.

I totally agree, hopefully we will settle on Kemba and move on. But again, I rather pay DJ and develop Kemba, I don't see him ready yet, especially after 5 games. If we are planning on tanking, then trade DJ and tank with Kemba.

[Chef]

We just had this conversation Saturday (me and my father in law) that is the one thing everyone dreads; playing in Canada or Utah but just because we dread it we both can see it happen just to spite us. Everyone just wants to see winning basketball and a chance for him to play with a solid group of the same people for a couple of years but when the money calls what do you do............even in Utah or Canada. To answer the question though..lmao DJ doesn't care just wants to get paid and ball.

aside from a general lack of black people or cajan cuisine, why the aversion to utah. if he starts and they are winner and he gets paid, why not?

[Marvel]

Right, but on the flip side couldn't we assume (ASS_U_ME ) that if we did to Kemba what we did to both Felton & DJ might it not take the same amount of time before Kemba starts to "get it" in terms of running a team?

As it is right now I have no assumptions that Kemba will be able to. I'm afraid that by staying with the status quo we'll have the exact same issues.

...and like I've been saying throughout; our rebuilding, DJ's RFA status, Kemba on a rook deal & the hype he's for some reason bringing screams to me that we need to go all in with the guy.

I wish we'd have done it with Felton and if he was out of our plans we should have done it with DJ. IMO we have to stop else we'll put yet another player back 3 years.

BTW Marvel, good to see you back. You've been missed.

It was that lockout. Out of all the posters here and on RealGM i respect you the most.

It's sort of fucked up we have to go through this AGAIN and i will in no way be against trading DJ, because i believe like you pointed out, we can't afford to have this happen AGAIN with our current situation at PG. I say DO SOMETHING NOW, or soon because one of the 2 - DJ or Kemba(i believe it will be DJ) will be traded.

At the time of the draft i was against selecting Kemba because we already had DJ, but i was excited when we drafted him, don't know why, i guess i thought he could settle into a 6th man role.

I mean all this ridiculous amount of hype behind Kemba can't all be for him being our 6th man candidate year in, year out.

[CatNation1]

someone must read this board dont think DJ and Kemba played togetherfor a second. bout time..

[teej]

To answer the question, Hendo. He's more clutch than anyone on this team.

As far as DJ vs. Kemba and the management of it, you can't expect a guy like Kemba, who played "Kobe" for UConn, to come in and run the point in his first 6 games in the NBA. Also, gotta keep up DJ's trade value. This won't last the entire season. Kemba will play, but let him adjust to a new role first, jeez.