Rich
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So every move was good because we won a year ago?
Those were still terrible contracts that no one else bid on.
What.
So every move was good because we won a year ago?
Those were still terrible contracts that no one else bid on.
You are not beating them with Love that's for damn sure, if you keep this roster LeBron leaves next year anyway, so the choices are:
- Do nothing keep Love, add some small pieces and get destroyed again
- You go All in on a PG13 rental, give yourself a much better chance.
I'll take the better chance please, because if we lose LeBron leaves either way, no matter if its Love or PG13, hes gone.
TBF LeBron publicly lobbied heavily to keep TT at any cost. I feel like when a superstar like LeBron that is signing these short deals and has you by the nuts, you cave to his demands. Although I think Thompson was considerably overpaid, I think Griffin's hand was forcedTT less so when you consider the Noah contracts of the world. But TT is still undersized and I felt like that contract was also too high. Not enough paint protection for that cost.
Good for you. Unless we were getting a George or Butler without giving up Love, none of these deals maximized anything. They plugged one leak while two more sprung up. If the deal doesn't clearly make you better, why set up the franchise to be destroyed for a decade over it?
Yep, cause trotting out Kyrie and Love after LeBron's exit and watching them flounder to a 42-40 record will be completely worth not rolling the dice on something else.
Good for you. Unless we were getting a George or Butler without giving up Love, none of these deals maximized anything. They plugged one leak while two more sprung up. If the deal doesn't clearly make you better, why set up the franchise to be destroyed for a decade over it?
So every move was good because we won a year ago?
Those were still terrible contracts that no one else bid on.
I think Butler-for-Love makes us better.
But I also think that there are about 12 players on our roster who are overpaid, and I would like to see some of them turned into more useful pieces. TT is as good as he's going to get, and he's mediocre. JR has already put himself out to pasture. Shump can't shoot and is an overrated defender. RJ and JJ are both about a year from collecting Social Security. There is a serious amount of chaff on the roster.
The basis for a team is Bron, Kyrie, shooters, wing-defenders, and a rim-protector or two. Go hard for Butler, and keep Korver and Frye. Basically everyone else - who cares?
By God, that's Sam Hinkie's music!