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In the starting lineup? This team seems to play VERY well with Cam in. But earlier some of our best lineups had Oubre.
Your thread title is pretty misleading. The answer to both questions is, No, not at this point. But he's looking very good.In the starting lineup? This team seems to play VERY well with Cam in. But earlier some of our best lineups had Oubre.
I don't know how you leave out Rubio.Cam is great because he plays within himself, and is a great shooter. Oubre forces the issue too much and doesn't pass once he gets the ball. He's a great fit for the 6th man role due to his tendencies, but i'm not sure how much he'll accept that role.
Then when it comes down to crunch time? What 5 guys do we want on the floor?
Book
Ayton
Bridges
Cam
Oubre
I agreeI don't know how you leave out Rubio.
I don't know how you leave out Rubio.
I agree
I think Oubre off the bench but playing starter minutes is great. I understand why he might feel differently about it, though. But Oubre entering the game causes immediate problems for an opponent in a way Cam just wouldn’t (yet, anyway). I’m a fan of both players.
I don't think oubre off the bench is going to work.
We tried it before, and he felt forced to try and score and was rather inefficient at it.
Obviously part of it was lack of a backup point guard, but I really feel like he is a player that is best when surrounded by other scorers he can feed off of.
Personally I would put him back as a starter against most teams - except for the ones with big power forwards.
Cam is great because he plays within himself, and is a great shooter. Oubre forces the issue too much and doesn't pass once he gets the ball. He's a great fit for the 6th man role due to his tendencies, but i'm not sure how much he'll accept that role.
Then when it comes down to crunch time? What 5 guys do we want on the floor?
Book
Ayton
Bridges
Cam
Oubre
Unfortunately probably true. Hopefully we don’t get taken advantage of like with TJ. The way to do it is to pursue the player we want and give up Oubre grudgingly as part of the deal.I tend to agree.
It probably doesn't matter if Oubre comes off the bench the remainder of the season but if he is made a bench player next season, it's best to trade him because he will be gone once he enters free agency.
That line-up to close games would be incapable of getting a rebound or defending on the interior. Opponents would just muscle their way to victory. Not to mention it puts Booker back at the point, where he has already failed twice (or is it thrice), and where he can't defend...
Why are we talking about TJ Warren so much?
So what? At the time, if the Suns weren't getting anything else because nobody was offering, what was the alternative?Because he is now basically an All-Star, and the Suns (or, rather, James Jones) gave up an asset to dump him for nothing.
So what? At the time, if the Suns weren't getting anything else because nobody was offering, what was the alternative?
But hey, it works for your laundry list of problems with this franchise, amiright? So of course keeps talking about it because it makes you feel good.
I tend to agree.
It probably doesn't matter if Oubre comes off the bench the remainder of the season but if he is made a bench player next season, it's best to trade him because he will be gone once he enters free agency.
Other than the botched deal where we got Oubre by luck in the first place, when was the last time the Suns were able to parlay a large expiring contract into anything useful? It's been a real problem. (See, e.g., Tyson Chandler and Tyler Johnson.)
Yea that trade still pisses me off i really enjoyed warching wareen glad hes on a winning teamBecause he is now basically an All-Star, and the Suns (or, rather, James Jones) gave up an asset to dump him for nothing.