How do we go about getting a scoring SG?

If they keep Westbrook, it will be a bit tough for them to keep Harden and still have any kind of front court. But, his FA is a couple years down the line….so, who knows?

Danny and productive…not some much YET this year. And when you say, “has been asked to completely change the way he plays the game in the last 10 months. AND, he is doing it without having the benefit of a real offseason, training camp, or preseason.”

I wouldn’t say “he’s doing it…”

I would say he’s having a pretty tough time adjusting to his new role. None the less, the rest of that statement gives me hope that he can find his role.

I’m not going to go easy on Danny just b/c he was our best player for a few years. We were a terrible team. He needs to prove that he can be effective on a good team. At this point, he’s hurting us about as much as he’s helping us…at least when you consider his price tag. I think he CAN, and probably will end up earning that $12mil. by seasons end.

We could be enticing, but he wouldn’t get much playing time. Not sure he’d want that. Love to pick him up though.

Does that count as a complaint?

Players on other teams go in fear of Danny, too. Most of them would love to have him on their roster if we would be foolish enough to trade him for anything less than can’t-miss potential.

Seriously. I don’t think so. Danny is a good player. Hopefully he can get back to where he was a top 5 SF in the league. But right now he’s not. Even saying he’s our best player right now is a pretty big stretch. This season, Hibbert is clearly better; PG, Hill and West are right there with him. West seems like our leader (along with maybe Hibbert) at this point.

There are no better options out there to be had. I think we should keep him. Mostly b/c I hope he’ll learn how to fit into our team dynamic, average in the high teens in scoring with a career high FG% (almost impossible to salvage that much at this point). His defense has been great and that’s maybe the only reason I’m willing to be patient with his shooting and shot selection at this point. He hasn’t helped the offense that much b/c he’s struggling to find his role and learn when to shoot and when to pass. He is getting better I think. But another big reason I wouldn’t trade him is that he’s about to be one of the top 30 or so paid players in the league. Don’t kid yourself. We don’t have any where near as many options to trade Danny as people on here want to believe. No one is beating down our door for Danny unless they think we are just going to sallary dump him for a late 1st round/2nd round pick or something.

He’s not a super star and 10 games of good defense isn’t going to convince teams that his poor shooting and tunnel vision on offense will change if he becomes a compliment on a good team…and a bad team isn’t going to build around him or give up a good young player or picks for him. So what’s left? Who really is going to give up what we’d ask for Danny right now? No one.

Don’t trade Danny. Not because he’s the heart and soul of central Indiana and he’s everything we need right now…no, not only is that not true, it’s not the reason we shouldn’t trade him…don’t trade him…because we can’t.

But what about Wilson Chandler? He can play some back up 3 as well?

Only if he weren’t such a problem child.