'dickey moe said:
'squistion said:
Nothing worse than to give a player away and then see them become the roster star for the owner you traded them to.
Well, next to having said player rot on your bench and get absolutely nothing in return.
I thought it was clear from the parts you edited out of my post that we were not talking just about any player you own, but obviously not. Yes, as a general rule, if you know nothing else, then getting something is better than holding a player and getting nothing.However, this specifically has to do with a player you invested a high 1st round pick and whether you give him away for a marginal player or trust your original instincts and keep him. If you trade him for peanuts and then he shows the potential you believed he had, then, to me, that definitely is worse than having him rot on the bench and get nothing in return.
You have to trust your instincts like I did with DMC. People were offering me 2nd round picks after his 2nd year in the league, but despite the injuries, I didn't see a reason to doubt that my initial evaluation of his talent had been incorrect. I kept him and in his 3rd year he helped me win two league championships.
Ingram has defintely been a disappointment, but it is not even close that I would swap him for Jacquizz Rogers. If he turns that he rots on my bench and ends up worthless, fine with me and preferable to giving him away for nothing.