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RT7 - Question 1 - MCW/Snell Trade
DIR By: Tim Wray
Date: October 23, 2016, 3:06 am
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What are your overriding impressions of the MCW/Tony Snell deal?
Did the Bucks win the trade, or were they just more interesting
in moving on?
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Re: RT7 - Question 1 - MCW/Snell Trade
DIR By: JordanTreske
Date: October 23, 2016, 3:47 pm
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I'm hesitant to say they "won" the trade, but it was ultimately
the necessary move to make, especially after losing Middleton.
As we talked about on last week's Win in 6, I think the trade
speaks more to the Bucks conceding the MCW experiment than it
does speak on how they view Snell. That's not a knock on Snell
by any means, but it was becoming clear that salvaging MCW's fit
within the team was hard to overcome with everything considered.
That's what the trade came down to in my eyes. It's not about
the quality of the players, it is and will always be about fit
and there's more ways to envision Snell making a positive
impact/fitting in with how the team is constructed than there
were for MCW.
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Re: RT7 - Question 1 - MCW/Snell Trade
DIR By: Rohan Katti
Date: October 23, 2016, 4:12 pm
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The MCW/Tony Snell trade was absolutely about moving on from
Michael Carter-Williams. It has been clear for a long time that
the Bucks organization had been trying to trade MCW, but they
could not find the right deal for him. Since he is a former
Rookie of the Year, it's not surprising that the Bucks were
looking for a good deal.
However, the NBA market proved that MCW was not worth much, so
Tony Snell is the best they could do. I do like Tony Snell
though, he can defend and hit threes, so maybe a change of
scenery is exactly what he needed.
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Re: RT7 - Question 1 - MCW/Snell Trade
DIR By: LukasHarkins
Date: October 23, 2016, 7:19 pm
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It's hard to say that any team truly "won" this trade,
especially since we are yet to see either player in their new
situation. Both players are under 26-years-old and there is
still time for them to adapt to a different environment and
succeed. As for Michael Carter-Williams, I do not think that
Chicago is a good fit, especially with Rajon Rondo holding down
the starting spot. The Bulls already lack shooting, and giving
up a shooter for a non-shooter seems to be going in the wrong
direction.
As for Milwaukee, this trade showed that MCW had such little
value throughout the NBA landscape. Tony Snell is a fine
addition, but it is nothing great. I think it is fair to say
that the Bulls got the better player out of this deal, but the
Bucks received the better fit. Without Khris Middleton, Snell
will likely start for Milwaukee as well as play the most minutes
per game in his career. He is a solid defender and knocks down
the three with consistency.
He saw his three-point shooting decrease from 37.1% to 36.1%
from Year 2 to Year 3, but he also struggled mightily from the
corner last season. After shooting 41.1% in 14-15, he dropped to
30.6% last season. If that number goes back up, we might see him
have a career year from beyond the arc, which would be
incredibly valuable to the Bucks.
Milwaukee really wanted to get rid of MCW, and grabbing a
starter for this season who could have a future with the team is
certainly a positive.
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Re: RT7 - Question 1 - MCW/Snell Trade
DIR By: @BucksPhanTom
Date: October 23, 2016, 10:27 pm
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I was a bit disappointed that the Bucks traded MCW for Tony
Snell. While Snell's skill set is undoubtedly a better fit with
the Bucks core, I feel like the disparity in skill level more
than offsets that. Essentially, I think MCW is a better player
than Snell, and it is hard to feel like the team really improved
by making this trade. Perhaps the additional opportunities that
Snell will find here will result in a jump in his level of play.
But I'm not counting on it.
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Re: RT7 - Question 1 - MCW/Snell Trade
DIR By: adammcgee
Date: October 24, 2016, 3:59 pm
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I think ultimately it was a deal made out of necessity. I feel
like they wouldn't have minded keeping MCW around a little
longer, but ultimately wing depth became a much more pressing
need for their chances this season than an alpha point guard who
could look to seize control of the offensive unit as a scorer.
It's always too soon to declare winners in the immediate
aftermath, but I will say I think this is a good deal for the
Bucks. I've long been of the opinion that MCW held little to no
value around the league, so in getting Snell to fill a more
pressing need, they did fine. If Snell beds in, improves and
signs an extension to be a key bench piece for years to come,
then the Bucks will have won the deal regardless of what MCW
does elsewhere. Snell is hypothetically a good fit for the
Bucks, practice proved that MCW wasn't.
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Re: RT7 - Question 1 - MCW/Snell Trade
DIR By: Tim Wray
Date: October 25, 2016, 6:59 am
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I think we all seriously hoped that MCW could overcome the
questionable fit and become a quality sixth man contributor for
the Bucks this season, but ultimately it seems like the front
office conceded that it was going to continue to be problematic
for the team going forward, especially with the injury to Khris
Middleton. To a certain extent, I also think the deal says a lot
about the Bucks lack of confidence in giving starters minutes to
Vaughn or throwing Brogdon in the deep end from opening night.
As Lukas said, the Bulls got the better player, but the Bucks
received the better fit. If anything, I don't understand the
Bulls motivation behind the move because it does little to
improve their already sparse three-point shooting back court. In
Snell, Milwaukee gets desperately needed flexibility between the
shooting guard and small forward positions, decent on-ball
defense and another respectable three-point shooter. From this
point of view, the Bucks won the trade by addressing their needs
and weaknesses whereas the Bulls only gained more questions.
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