Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Random Nate Robinson Question

Where does Nate Robinson go now?  The Celtics just acquired Robinson from the Nuggets for Jameer Nelson (man, Nelson had a good thing going in Dallas, now he's been jettisoned twice and stuck in Denver and the Broncos already lost, sucks) and all expectations are that the Celtics will waive him.  So where does he go?

I say the Hawks.  The Hawks are rolling pretty good right now.  Barring injury (pretty much ought to be inserted in any sentence about sports) the Hawks have everything they need to compete: the PG doesn't turn it over, the SG is one of the best in the league, the C is unconventional but solid, the PF is balling, the bench does their thing, the coach looks like he knows what he's doing, they've got wing D, inside D, good rebounding.  I don't mean to suggest that they are invincible but its not hard to see them going deep in the playoffs.  Any changes might unravel what they've got going.

But as we come up on the trade deadline, teams are primed (or at least the fans are) to make a trade or a free agent signing just to show confidence.  They don't need a star, they don't even need another role player.  They don't need to upgrade, they need to minimize depreciation.  What the Hawks need is a guy that can be relied upon for 5-10 minutes at a time.  I suggest Nate Robinson is that guy.  He can control the ball, score a little, make a play on the defensive end, get the crowd excited, then be back to the bench before you know it.  That's what the Hawks need, not a go-to guy or a defensive stopper or a veteran looking for a ring.  Just go get Nate Robinson for the rest of the year, ride him into the playoffs, then let him go in the summer.

...Or I can see Robinson going to the Rockets.  Just because.  I don't think the Rockets particularly need him but they're such a rambling wreck of a team that Nate could probably slip in just fine there. He could maybe help them out with minimal investment and no worry about him blowing things up.

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