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Post by RadcapRadsley on Mar 29, 2021 22:05:51 GMT -5
He doesn't look like a suddenly more athletic player with the Nets then with the Pistons. He is still a guy with old man lateral movement but still knows how to get points if need be. I would be shocked if he averages 20 minutes a game in a single postseason series for The Nets. Him and LMA are negative -+ guy's who might only be helpful for certain matchup's.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Mar 30, 2021 4:38:21 GMT -5
He doesn't look like a suddenly more athletic player with the Nets then with the Pistons. He is still a guy with old man lateral movement but still knows how to get points if need be. I would be shocked if he averages 20 minutes a game in a single postseason series for The Nets. Him and LMA are negative -+ guy's who might only be helpful for certain matchup's. This is what everyone keeps missing. It鈥檚 not about being the same old player. Blake and Aldridge can only play 10-15 mins and make a HUGE difference. They are Vets, they know how to get buckets. They spent their whole careers getting buckets for themselves and now they are going to have situations where they are wide open. Blake is bringing more energy and effort than he did with Det which makes a diff. Aldridge never didn鈥檛 bring effort in so in San Antonio so that鈥檚 not a problem. They aren鈥檛 going to average 20 points but there will be a game in the playoffs which they can combine for 25 points in a game and help bring them over the hump on a tough night So as I said, Blake made himself seem like a bum when he鈥檚 not. He鈥檚 a savy vet who will not average more than 8-10 points off the bench but the potential for him to have a off the wall game is there where he puts in 20 points in 10 mins is there. Those guys aren鈥檛 asked to be stars like they used to be. They just need to get a wide open bucket
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Mar 30, 2021 13:06:08 GMT -5
Hornets looking to go big in the offseason for a Center
Looking at Drummond and Myles Turner
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Mar 30, 2021 14:08:20 GMT -5
Windhorst says LeBron started recruiting Steph at the ASG
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Post by sfvega on Mar 30, 2021 14:08:32 GMT -5
Hornets looking to go big in the offseason for a Center Looking at Drummond and Myles Turner Biggest need with maybe a guard to replace Graham who will likely leave. They have Monk but would prob want a combo guard who can shoot and run the back-up point like Lou or Patty Mills. I still think they shoukd draft Garuba if they miss the playoffs. Great defensive big prospect. Maybe get both. Get Myles in FA, and draft Garuba to groom. The nice thing for Charlotte is they become a destination with LaMelo. Not only does he get hype, he makes guys (like Bridges) better. It would be harder to recruit a center there without him. They don't need Drummond. He tips the scales in a giant way on the boards, which they need. And he's a very good post defender, but they'd be way better off with not only Myles or Garuba (or both) but running PJ and small ball. Drummond slows them down and is just a bad fit on offense.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Mar 30, 2021 14:22:56 GMT -5
Hornets looking to go big in the offseason for a Center Looking at Drummond and Myles Turner Biggest need with maybe a guard to replace Graham who will likely leave. They have Monk but would prob want a combo guard who can shoot and run the back-up point like Lou or Patty Mills. I still think they shoukd draft Garuba if they miss the playoffs. Great defensive big prospect. Maybe get both. Get Myles in FA, and draft Garuba to groom. The nice thing for Charlotte is they become a destination with LaMelo. Not only does he get hype, he makes guys (like Bridges) better. It would be harder to recruit a center there without him. They don't need Drummond. He tips the scales in a giant way on the boards, which they need. And he's a very good post defender, but they'd be way better off with not only Myles or Garuba (or both) but running PJ and small ball. Drummond slows them down and is just a bad fit on offense. In terms of fit, Myles Turner is their best bet for a full time starter If you want a traditional Center, i'd consider a reunion with Dwight Howard who you can get on the cheap as a backup Center and if you can get Garuba or Zaire Williams for the 2 spot, even better They are just a few pieces away from a playoff team next year with the way LaMelo passes and the fact he has no fear in his game. Assuming they want to run a small ball line up, I can see them going after Lauri Markannen to and running PJ at Center with a traditional Center as the backup
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Post by sfvega on Mar 30, 2021 14:35:09 GMT -5
Biggest need with maybe a guard to replace Graham who will likely leave. They have Monk but would prob want a combo guard who can shoot and run the back-up point like Lou or Patty Mills. I still think they shoukd draft Garuba if they miss the playoffs. Great defensive big prospect. Maybe get both. Get Myles in FA, and draft Garuba to groom. The nice thing for Charlotte is they become a destination with LaMelo. Not only does he get hype, he makes guys (like Bridges) better. It would be harder to recruit a center there without him. They don't need Drummond. He tips the scales in a giant way on the boards, which they need. And he's a very good post defender, but they'd be way better off with not only Myles or Garuba (or both) but running PJ and small ball. Drummond slows them down and is just a bad fit on offense. In terms of fit, Myles Turner is their best bet for a full time starter If you want a traditional Center, i'd consider a reunion with Dwight Howard who you can get on the cheap as a backup Center and if you can get Garuba or Zaire Williams for the 2 spot, even better They are just a few pieces away from a playoff team next year with the way LaMelo passes and the fact he has no fear in his game. Assuming they want to run a small ball line up, I can see them going after Lauri Markannen to and running PJ at Center with a traditional Center as the backup Honestly, Melo has a good stroke, Hayward and PJ can shoot, Scary Terry lives outside the arc. Idk why you'd even need to get Lauri who would cannibalize Bridges' minutes when you could just play Bridges/PJ 30+ minutes and rotate Zeller in whenever one sits or depending on who they play (Gobert, KAT , etc would eat PJ alive.) But if they sign Myles, it becomes more likely that they deal Bridges or PJ to push Rozier into quasi-6th man role again. Or just keep the cheap depth and try to contend. It would just be hard to balance minutes with a true starter at center and Hayward getting a big role at the 3. Either PJ or Bridges would lose minutes, probably both in fact.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Mar 30, 2021 17:21:27 GMT -5
Let's look at the Eastern Conference middle of the pack. Who are the true pretenders and contenders?
4. Hornets - Gotta go pretender because they lost their arguable best player for the year. 5. Knicks - Pretender. They are just simply overachiving. Could this playoff spot ruin their rebuild? 6. Hawks. Pretender. Trae can't do it by himself. The double and triple teams are coming in the playoffs. 7. Celtics. I would love to say pretender, but they just have enough talent to win a round. Contender. 8. Heat. Simply COVID and a lack of playing together didn't let them gel. They got Oladipo. They win a round as win. Contender. 9. Pacers. What happened to them? They looked legit the first half of the season. Then I hear everyone is on the trade block. Pretender. 10. Bulls. I like the moves they made. They could win a round if they get higher in the standings. But still a pretender. 11. Raptors. Oh the Raptors....
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Mar 30, 2021 18:07:52 GMT -5
Let's look at the Eastern Conference middle of the pack. Who are the true pretenders and contenders? 4. Hornets - Gotta go pretender because they lost their arguable best player for the year. 5. Knicks - Pretender. They are just simply overachiving. Could this playoff spot ruin their rebuild? 6. Hawks. Pretender. Trae can't do it by himself. The double and triple teams are coming in the playoffs. 7. Celtics. I would love to say pretender, but they just have enough talent to win a round. Contender. 8. Heat. Simply COVID and a lack of playing together didn't let them gel. They got Oladipo. They win a round as win. Contender. 9. Pacers. What happened to them? They looked legit the first half of the season. Then I hear everyone is on the trade block. Pretender. 10. Bulls. I like the moves they made. They could win a round if they get higher in the standings. But still a pretender. 11. Raptors. Oh the Raptors.... No Knicks making the playoffs will not ruin their rebuild. They are building a solid rotation and assuming both them and Mavs make the Playoffs, they still have two first round picks most likely 16-20 they can move Miami is more pretender than contender. No chemistry is not going to be fixed as playoffs approach. Boston is not a good team. Pacers hit a rut. Bulls are in play in contention. Raptors have been bad this year
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Post by BRV on Mar 30, 2021 20:58:07 GMT -5
Let's look at the Eastern Conference middle of the pack. Who are the true pretenders and contenders? 4. Hornets - Gotta go pretender because they lost their arguable best player for the year. 5. Knicks - Pretender. They are just simply overachiving. Could this playoff spot ruin their rebuild? 6. Hawks. Pretender. Trae can't do it by himself. The double and triple teams are coming in the playoffs. 7. Celtics. I would love to say pretender, but they just have enough talent to win a round. Contender.8. Heat. Simply COVID and a lack of playing together didn't let them gel. They got Oladipo. They win a round as win. Contender. 9. Pacers. What happened to them? They looked legit the first half of the season. Then I hear everyone is on the trade block. Pretender. 10. Bulls. I like the moves they made. They could win a round if they get higher in the standings. But still a pretender. 11. Raptors. Oh the Raptors.... The Celtics feel like they have the widest possible variance of all the middle-of-the-pack teams in the Eastern Conference. I could see them getting swept in the quarterfinals by Philadelphia or Brooklyn just as easily as I could see them representing the East in the NBA Finals. It's all a matter of whether they get their act together in time for the playoffs. I still feel like there's too much talent on the team for them to be as bad as they are right now. Granted, I said the same thing about the 2018-19 Celtics, and they flamed out in spectacular fashion.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Mar 31, 2021 2:57:59 GMT -5
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Post by sfvega on Mar 31, 2021 3:29:17 GMT -5
Schroder has always struck me as a good player who thinks he is better than he is. He somehow lucked into being on this super team, and still wants to negotiate like there aren't 50 better guards in the NBA, some of whom would take his spot in a heartbeat.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Mar 31, 2021 3:38:45 GMT -5
Schroder has always struck me as a good player who thinks he is better than he is. He somehow lucked into being on this super team, and still wants to negotiate like there aren't 50 better guards in the NBA, some of whom would take his spot in a heartbeat. Yea, Dennis has always come off like he thought he was better than he was Only reason I can see him turning down the deal is if it isn't fully guaranteed. Even if it is only partially guaranteed 4th year, you still looking at $60 mill and i'm guessing he thinks he can top that in the offseason I expect Lakers to try to make a run at Kyle Lowry anyway and he said he wants 2/$50 mill from whatever team he goes to so Lakers an make that happen with a few moves
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Post by h盲拧ht氓.gd膩l臈每 on Mar 31, 2021 10:37:17 GMT -5
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Mar 31, 2021 10:44:22 GMT -5
Big homie going chase that ring if it last thing he does Hope he sticks with Clippers tho. I don't see him getting no more than 5 mins on that squad in the playoffs but that 5 mins can be a difference maker
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Post by sfvega on Mar 31, 2021 10:47:09 GMT -5
Meh, Zubac is more efficient and Ibaka is actually a starter still. Cousins should have signed to a team that actually needed him. Sign with the Bucks or Denver. I mean, I get the point of these buyout guys is just piggybacking to a ring, but damn. No competitive drive, which Boogie was known for in his prime. Rather win a ring in sweats than play minutes of playoff basketball. I know it's just a part of the sport until they fix the new buyout landscape, but it's still disappointing.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Mar 31, 2021 11:09:24 GMT -5
Meh, Zubac is more efficient and Ibaka is actually a starter still. Cousins should have signed to a team that actually needed him. Sign with the Bucks or Denver. I mean, I get the point of these buyout guys is just piggybacking to a ring, but damn. No competitive drive, which Boogie was known for in his prime. Rather win a ring in sweats than play minutes of playoff basketball. I know it's just a part of the sport until they fix the new buyout landscape, but it's still disappointing. Yea, that's why I said I hope he sticks with Clippers cause he not getting any mins but he may get a critical few mins in a game at some point but that is no guarantee since it is only a 10 day contract Denver got McGee, he wasn't fitting there. Bucks with their defense he probably wouldn't have fit there either. Go to Boston. Not like they good on defense anyway and they are desperate for big man help. Hornets could used him too There was a few places he could went and provided 10-15 mins but he wants to chase that ring. If he don't stick with Clippers, I can see him riding the pine on BK since they still got a roster spot.
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Post by h盲拧ht氓.gd膩l臈每 on Mar 31, 2021 11:16:26 GMT -5
Y鈥檃ll have more faith in Cousins being able to contribute somewhere than I. He had a couple flashes with the Rockets but was largely pretty inefficient and defensively non-existent. Ring chasing, he might be team chasing at this point.
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Post by sfvega on Mar 31, 2021 11:18:32 GMT -5
Meh, Zubac is more efficient and Ibaka is actually a starter still. Cousins should have signed to a team that actually needed him. Sign with the Bucks or Denver. I mean, I get the point of these buyout guys is just piggybacking to a ring, but damn. No competitive drive, which Boogie was known for in his prime. Rather win a ring in sweats than play minutes of playoff basketball. I know it's just a part of the sport until they fix the new buyout landscape, but it's still disappointing. Yea, that's why I said I hope he sticks with Clippers cause he not getting any mins but he may get a critical few mins in a game at some point but that is no guarantee since it is only a 10 day contract Denver got McGee, he wasn't fitting there. Bucks with their defense he probably wouldn't have fit there either. Go to Boston. Not like they good on defense anyway and they are desperate for big man help. Hornets could used him too聽 There was a few places he could went and provided 10-15 mins but he wants to chase that ring. If he don't stick with Clippers, I can see him riding the pine on BK since they still got a roster spot.聽 Yeah, I forgot about McGee for some reason. Maybe just because he's had a lost season in Cleveland. So yeah, Denver is set. Bucks split minutes pretty evenly between Giannis/Lopez/Portis but don't really have a backup 5. Cousins could be that guy, especially down the stretch as they rest some of their vets. That'd be a great spot for him, but idk if he even considers it.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Mar 31, 2021 11:26:41 GMT -5
Yea, that's why I said I hope he sticks with Clippers cause he not getting any mins but he may get a critical few mins in a game at some point but that is no guarantee since it is only a 10 day contract Denver got McGee, he wasn't fitting there. Bucks with their defense he probably wouldn't have fit there either. Go to Boston. Not like they good on defense anyway and they are desperate for big man help. Hornets could used him too There was a few places he could went and provided 10-15 mins but he wants to chase that ring. If he don't stick with Clippers, I can see him riding the pine on BK since they still got a roster spot. Yeah, I forgot about McGee for some reason. Maybe just because he's had a lost season in Cleveland. So yeah, Denver is set. Bucks split minutes pretty evenly between Giannis/Lopez/Portis but don't really have a backup 5. Cousins could be that guy, especially down the stretch as they rest some of their vets. That'd be a great spot for him, but idk if he even considers it. The fact that this is a 10 day deal makes me think he took whatever best team offered him a deal since the deadline is coming close for teams to finalize a 15 man roster I can see Clippers keeping him only because they may want to rest Ibaka down the stretch before playoffs and Cousin can come off the bench and get some burn to keep the starters healthy His passing at this point is his best attribute cause he is immobile on defense but he is still a big body that can fight for boards
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