Sounds more like a prediction, but I still think it will happen at the 25-30 game mark and I think this is the ideal situation. At the 30 game mark, we'd still have a chance to fall into a nice draft position, and that mark also signifies a good one third of the season which is a fair amount of time to gauge the team's potential.
The "Trade at all costs" scenario is a bit ridiculous so I agree with p00ka on that, with apologies to the lone guy who thought this was a feasible option. This isn't Nortel stock where you know it's about to crash and you need to get rid of all your shares at all costs before you lose everything. It's not a sinking ship; it's more like a ship that is treading water and DeRozan/Gay/Lowry is the mishaped peg that is keeping the water from gushing in.
If you look at the moves that Cleveland made to get into the position they're at now, they didn't necessarily make bad trades. Every move had a goal in mind; cutting salaries and gaining prospects/picks. We just have to be smart, and by no means do I think we can get proper value. We just have to maximize what we can, and then trade accordingly.
The "Trade at all costs" scenario is a bit ridiculous so I agree with p00ka on that, with apologies to the lone guy who thought this was a feasible option. This isn't Nortel stock where you know it's about to crash and you need to get rid of all your shares at all costs before you lose everything. It's not a sinking ship; it's more like a ship that is treading water and DeRozan/Gay/Lowry is the mishaped peg that is keeping the water from gushing in.
If you look at the moves that Cleveland made to get into the position they're at now, they didn't necessarily make bad trades. Every move had a goal in mind; cutting salaries and gaining prospects/picks. We just have to be smart, and by no means do I think we can get proper value. We just have to maximize what we can, and then trade accordingly.
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