hmmmm lets see. Bad decision making. Check Can't shoot. Check Bad contract. Check Say no to Larry Hughes. Too many people wants to make a change just for the sake of making a change, we need to make moves only for the good of the team.
yea, hughes is seriously overpriced. I disagree about him being a bad player, though. he's not a bad option as a backup guard because of his versatility/skillset. for the package of expirings, I'd hope we could do better than larry.
Hughes was once quoted as saying that winning really doesn't matter to him as long as he enjoys himself or has fun playing aka chucking shots with reckless abandon.
How about our expirings, Donte Greene, and our 2009 #1 for Hughes and Chicago's #1 without lottery protection?
The thought of Alston and Hughes throwing up bricks together is scary as hell. That would probably the worst shooting backcourt in NBA history.
Jeez people wake up, open you eyes and do a little research. Hughes is one of most overpaid guys in the league and isn't very good. He doesn't score very well, doesn't get many assists, and doesn't rebound well but not of that is the worst part. The guy has a .409 shooting percentage for his career and has shot under .400 the last two years. I'm sorry to be harsh but if people would bother to look up stuff and do a little research before suggesting trades you would know Hughes is the worst starters in the league right now especially if you factor in his contract.
Hughes is perhaps not an ideal fit for this team, a player his size with a good jump shot from 3 point land is more ideal.
here is a little research about larry hughes. http://suckatsports.blogspot.com/2008/03/respect-dwindling-for-larry-hughes.html After the big trade by the Cavs at the deadline, people wondered how the players felt, but most fans were noticeably happier to see Hughes in a different uniform bricking shots. A few days after, Larry decided to be more vocal about what happened in Cleveland during his time there, talking about being int he wrong system, and having a hard time playing. He also mentioned that he had gone to management and asked to get traded - he wanted to get traded. All I had to say at this point, was good for him. I think it's rare to see a player not complain publicly about his place in the lineup, even though he was being mis-utilized. He most obviously is not a point guard, and yet through all that, and criticisms of his decision making, he never piped up. He went about his business, didn't focus on himself as an issue, and never once had a problem off the court. That's the kind player you want - when he's unhappy, he still goes about his business, I really respect that. And if it ended there, my respect for Larry would have been at an all-time high level as a person, not so much as a good player. It didn't, and he didn't learn to shut his mouth at the right time. “I play to enjoy myself, some people take this the wrong way, but winning a championship is not what I base everything on. I was given an opportunity to play basketball, travel around and have fun doing it and that’s what I want to do. I wouldn’t take being unhappy and not being myself and winning. I would rather enjoy myself with 18,000-20,000 people watching the game and the people sending fan mail and those things and be happy…I didn’t come here to play the point guard, that’s just it. I came here to run the wing, just like he was running the other wing. I was asked to sacrifice for the team to win and for everybody, I guess, get paid. That is what was told to me and I wasn’t happy with that.” I'm puzzled. That seems to be one of the most selfish things I've ever heard in my life. He doesn't care about winning the game, he just wants to go out there and have fun. Respect falling, falling, gone. I understand we all want players to enjoy the game with that boyish enthusiasm that we saw in Favre, but realistically, we know that it isn't always the case, it is in fact a job. But above all things, I thought these people were competitors, the ultimate drive to be the best, to be the champion, to win. If he's just playing to have fun, take (and miss: 20 points on 8/20 shooting) doesn't that clip the chances of winning a game? Everyone in the NBA is talented, sometimes the edge between winning and losing is the want - the drive - to win. From my point of view, this kind of lassez faire attitude throws a monkey wrench into both team success and team chemistry. If a player is just there to college a paycheck, and run around and have fun, GMs should take notice. After all, it's winning that brings in money, and if players are just there for the money, and not the concept, that goal is an uphill battle. And for the record, these feelings are not because Larry Hughes cost us games with his enormous amounts misses at crucial times, but in hindsight, his light hearted attitude toward winning may have. At least Hughes is happy
