Duke13 wrote:Lip, I get that there is a lot of emotion involved with losing a player like Rubio. But man it's been two games. And to try and hammer that point after two games is a bit irrational. And we don't need to declare Wiggins a great player or not a great player after every game. Khans you continue to be the most rational and on point poster on the board.
It's not irrational or emotion-driven to say we would have been better off the past two games with Ricky based on what we've seen the past two games and what we know about both players. That's a very fair fact-based observation. I believe that's all Q and Bleed said and i know that's all i said. As i said, Teague played well defensively late in the 4th. I also noted that we'll have to see how this plays out over the season. By the end of the season, we may all look back and conclude that the swap was a net plus for us, especially when you factor in the 2018 1st round pick we received. But so far, some of us continue to believe we'd be better off with Ricky. That's not emotional or irrational. That's just a fact-based conclusion based on what we've seen so far. Others can reach a different conclusion and explain it. But that doesn't make the the contrary conclusion irrational or overly emotional.
As for Wiggins, who declared he's a great or not great player?? I simply said I liked the way he played last night and in the 1st game. I believe I said his play this two games is a reminder of how great he can be. Is that a declaration he's great? Or not great?
The irrational emotion I see is in those who seem offended by any assessment of a player's performance in particular games -- somehow seeing things in what others write that isn't there.
