Make or Miss Podcast #5: When to Give Up On Young Guys?
As we wind down towards the trade deadline, Rob and I talked for a good long bit about a topic very closely related to the deadline: when should a team move on from a young player? After the jump, we also talked briefly about the Nets/Kings swap of Marcus Thornton for Jason Terry and Reggie Evans, and got into it a bit about this current rookie class. Thanks to Quentin for the topic suggesting.
We recorded this Wednesday after the Thornton trade but before the Steve Blake for Kent Bazemore and MarShon Brooks deal was finalized. Bazemore actually came up, continuing our dubious streak of causing injuries and trades merely by mentioning players' names.
Other specific players discussed included rookies Michael Carter-Williams, Trey Burke, Victor Oladipo and Giannis Antetokounmpo, second year guys Harrison Barnes, Austin Rivers, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Jeff Taylor and third year pros Iman Shumpert (I think Rob incepted the #sources rumor of Shump to the Thunder for a pick) and Jan Vesely, among others.
Other specific players discussed included rookies Michael Carter-Williams, Trey Burke, Victor Oladipo and Giannis Antetokounmpo, second year guys Harrison Barnes, Austin Rivers, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Jeff Taylor and third year pros Iman Shumpert (I think Rob incepted the #sources rumor of Shump to the Thunder for a pick) and Jan Vesely, among others.
The "player tracking boxscore" article I talked about a little is here.
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