lewro wrote:
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I know you like Noel and for good reasons... but does the braintrust down at 40 Bay think he makes this team appreciably better than Bebe does regardless of the price paid to get him. If they were to make this move I think the trade would be to slot in Noel for Bebe as they are similar type skill sets. Mobile.. shot blocking ... good on putbacks. JV is less mobile on D but he makes up for it on the offensive end with better range (he has that jumper the other two don't) and he makes his FT's at a higher clip. For me its about having multiple tools in the bag to take on or force matchups and JV comes with a different skill set than Bebe or Noel. Always good to have options.
So far the GM hasn't made a move and I suspect they won't. Why ? Because in the summer the Raptors war room of Pres/GM/ProScouting/Coaching staff made a move to bring in Jared Sullinger .They saw something they liked and wanted to try out and so far haven't been able to get any kind of a road test done with him in the situations they believed would make the team better just a few months ago.
So until the Raps see what Sullinger brings to the party (late January/early February maybe ?) they are likely to stay in character and keep their powder dry.
They still might do a Noel trade if he is still around at the deadline.... but I think there has to be a 3rd team in the mix and Bebe would be one of the players going out, or they will be putting themselves in a front court logjam at C just like the Sixers have. To many good players and too few minutes.
Between now and February we should see a lot of tinkering with small ball lineups as the Raps chore now is to figure out how to beat the Lebrons in 5 months time by playing both small and big at a really high level and forcing Tyrone Lue to think on his feet how to combat that.
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