The Goods Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Detroit traded Arron Afflalo(notes) and Walter Sharpe(notes) to Denver for a future second-round pick, a move that creates another $1.8 million in salary cap space for the Pistons, a league source said Monday. Afflalo averaged 4.9 points and 16.4 minutes in 74 games for the Pistons last season. Sharpe appeared in only eight games as a rookie last season. http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AmVvuezr9_xkvhuehiwgIm68vLYF?slug=aw-pistonstrade071309&prov=yhoo&type=lgns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Good move by Denver, Afflalo is a great backup guard and can replace Jones just fine. Sharpe is a decent prospect, he might turn out to be a good 9th or 10th player off the bench. Don't like this move for Detroit but if they can sign Big Baby then it wouldn't be a bad trade at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWaLL Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 This gives the Pistons more room to go after another productive big man. The Nuggets also get a solid backup guard in Afflalo. Semi-beneficial trade for both teams, but nothing major. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldChili Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Afflalo is a good defender, he should fit well in Denver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multi-Billionaire Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 (edited) This is a GREAT trade for us, someone on RealGM posted Afflalo's defense: Seriously, his defensive stats are off the charts good. He gave up 41.2% EFG, and 13.6 PER to opponents. Comparing it to other players:Dahntay Jones - 58% EFG, 19 PER (LOL that's atrocious)Kobe - 50.3% EFG, 14.1 PERRaja Bell - 53.5% EFG, 15.8 PERArtest - 45.9% EFG, 12.3 PERWade - 48.7% EFG, 15.4 PERBowen - 40.2% EFG, 13.9 PER So this makes him one of the best defensive players in the L actually... and he can shoot (40% 3PT) something that DJ has to still improve. I think DJ is more explosive when driving to the rim and "more unguardable" but Afflalo is not a stiff. He also plays better defense. He's not only a replacement but immediate improvement. I love this trade, he's also a no non-sense guy will bring up maturity of the team... Afflalo and Lawson for almost nothing, Still $2 million left on MLE, still $8+ mil left on TPE, not to mention possible trades, loving the work of FO. :) Edited July 14, 2009 by Snake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multi-Billionaire Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 A nice little video of Aff: Very nice, I like he can shoot under pressure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted July 14, 2009 Owner Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Those numbers don't mean much. Do you really think Afflalo is one of the best defensive players in the NBA? Honestly? The numbers reflect two things: his play against bench players (mostly), and his teammates' help defense while he is in the game. If you were to start Afflalo, and put him on Bryant, Wade, or even Ray Allen, he would get lit up badly. To put things into perspective, take Iverson's opponents' EFG% and compare. Kobe - 50.3% EFGRaja Bell - 53.5% EFGIverson - 50.8% EFG Or Vujacic, at 45.9%. Or Walton, at 47.3%. Or Steve Nash, at 48.5%. I'm supposed to believe that all of those guys are better than Kobe, defensively, and almost as good as Ron Artest? Shane Batter - 47.1% EFG. Vujacic is a better defensive player than Battier? Afflalo is not a great defender. He was a good defender in college, and that's his ceiling in the pros...but he'll never be an elite defensive player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multi-Billionaire Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 (edited) ^Hahah you know I'm never into crap stats like that myself so if it's misleading maybe it's misleading. All I know is watch and judge myself if he's good or not... and from the highlights I've seen he is pretty good... definitely not Steve Nash bad. He's solid. He is not shy with contact, he can play physical, maybe not as mobile as DJ (who is better athletically) but Afflalo might be a smarter defensive player. I'm comparing him to DJ because he is essentially his replacement. But it's nice to hear from a Laker fan's perspective we need to guard this lizard... http://i39.tinypic.com/168xxkn.jpg And were you not the one who once gushed about Afflalo? You said something like "he smelled the blood and he'd go for the kill" and wanted the Lakers to draft him? Edited July 14, 2009 by Snake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multi-Billionaire Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 The more I hear about him... the more I like him... Afflalo will be the first guy on the court every morning... and last to leave... he's got active feet on D.he's the guy sticking his nose middle of the pile coming up with the loose ball or hustle board.He won't complain about minutes (even when he should)... he'll give you consistency even in short minutes.A.A. has court smarts... he'll hit the open man or he'll take it hard to the rack.His range shooting showed steady improvement... to where you started to gain confidence it was going in... but not a lot of unwanted chucking... just steady smart play.With the A.I. situation Aaron got burried on the pines for a while... this led to some rusty play until A.I. got the his walking papers.A solid defender... not a premier athlete but he anticipates well and keeps his man in front of him... an annoying defender seems to fit. Gonna miss Afflalo... he's fearless.... He's a guy that comes in without baggage... the ultimate pro... the guy that you won't worry about fitting in. He's going to get his job done... and his teammates will love him. Okay enough of this man crush... lol it's important he stays healthy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted July 14, 2009 Owner Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 I don't think I wanted the Lakers to take him because he couldn't play the point, and we needed a point guard that could back up Fisher. I wanted Stuckey to fall, but Crittenton did instead, and I was actually satisfied with that pick, for some reason. Today, I would've rather had Afflalo than Crittenton...but I believe Sessions was also in that draft, and so was Rudy Fernandez. Either way, Arron came out of UCLA as a Raja Bell comparison. The defense is there, yes, but in the NBA, he's nothing more than a good defensive player on his best day. On the contrary, yes...he's a very hard worker and will do his best to produce for the team, offensively (from the perimeter) or defensively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Malone Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Lol, you guys watch a video of some of his highlights look at some stats and now he's a star. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camby23Land Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Who said he's a star? He's a good defender who can replace Jones and backup JR Smith, it fills a need we had perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multi-Billionaire Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Crittenton has the goods... I'm not sure why he never turns into a good player he has talent... Jeff Teague reminds me of him, but I think Teague is better at finishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.thnextone Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 With dahanty signed with the pacers, he should get lots of minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klashnekoff Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Lol, you guys watch a video of some of his highlights look at some stats and now he's a star. Well really no one other then Snake said that/did that .. lol at Brandon putting that puppy down .. I was gonna say those stats looked off anyway .. Better defender then Kobe? .. Come on now .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multi-Billionaire Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 ^Not even me says he's a star lol I'm just saying he's a very good player to have for DJ's replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.thnextone Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 All im going to say is this is a good replacement for dahanty jones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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