Battier's Decline

I'm glad others are finally starting to see the light.

 

The problem is, people forget who and what Shane brings to the table...

Shane is an intangibles guy, that guy who's going to give you a 100%, play hard every night, do all the little things and a complete team player. He's not your go to guy on offense and not a guy who's going to look for or create his own shot.

Shane belongs on a team with a lot offensive talent and unfortunately he's playing with a first unit that is in need of offensive players. Right now you have a first unit with only 3 of 5 offensive players and that's killing the teams at times. You also have a shooting guard who's actually a small forward and playing out of position (But he's doing a great job and not complaining).

So you have to look at the entire deal, when you have an offensive center like Pe-can (Andersen) on the floor that actually helps Shane.

T_Man

 

Trading Shane for offense to plug a hole this year is foolish.

 

Why would the Clippers want Battier when they already have 6 or 7 players who can plat at the 2/3?

Battier would add to their team salary for next season.

As they stand Griffin + $14M under the cap (becomes TE for other team) + DeAndre (non-guaranteed) = $20M.

Clippers might not have much of chance in the LeBron sweepstakes but as long as it is a possibility they'll hold onto it much like NY.

Is this team better than the current Cavs?

Davis
Gordon
Thornton
LeBron
Kaman

 

Because the rockets tango alone apparently..