Re: Preseason Game Day: 36ers @ Suns, Sun 10/02/22
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2022 10:05 am
What's hilarious is that everyone wanted to let Ayton leave and have an even worse/thinner team rather than pay him.
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No one backed let him go for nothing, if the team had traded him for KD without another current starter going out (Crowder is not), having CP, Booker, Mikal, KD, Center by committee and Cam J from the bench would not be hilarious at all.
Is Melo still available?TOO wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 8:14 amI believe we would have signed some decent FA ring chasers. Schroeder and Melo for example.Mori Chu wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 7:09 amOne thing: Our bench may have been worrying tonight, but if we had made a KD trade this summer, it sure would not have strengthened our bench any. If anything it would have severely depleted our bench as we threw contracts into the trade to make the salaries match. Our starters mostly seemed fine, but our bench was the problem. KD wouldn't have solved that.
That’s not Lee’s game at all. He’s way to small to play the 4 in any lineup. I barely trust him to defend 3s.ShelC wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 4:35 am
I think Lee is intriguing as a potential smallball 4 but if he's got hitting 3s there's no point. But I think Monty may see him as a PJ Tucker/Crowder type eventually. Landale's got some nice instincts and bounce, he may even work well with the starters a bit like Frank and Dario used to.
People actually were backing him leaving for nothing, especially when it was clear there was going to be an offer sheet from Indiana.Aztec Sunsfan wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 10:13 amNo one backed let him go for nothing, if the team had traded him for KD without another current starter going out (Crowder is not), having CP, Booker, Mikal, KD, Center by committee and Cam J from the bench would not be hilarious at all.
Given that Brooklyn apparently wanted Ayton (or whatever assets he would create) and Mikal, I'm actually happy that we stayed the course. I value Ayton that much, he should have been almost enough to get us a old, disgruntled, injury concern KD.
Which, like I said, would have given us an even worse/thinner team.
Please find one example of a single poster “backing” Ayton leaving for nothing. I’m pretty sure I said it was a move that would make it justifiable to drop one’s fandom.JeremyG wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 10:38 amPeople actually were backing him leaving for nothing, especially when it was clear there was going to be an offer sheet from Indiana.Aztec Sunsfan wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 10:13 amNo one backed let him go for nothing, if the team had traded him for KD without another current starter going out (Crowder is not), having CP, Booker, Mikal, KD, Center by committee and Cam J from the bench would not be hilarious at all.
Given that Brooklyn apparently wanted Ayton (or whatever assets he would create) and Mikal, I'm actually happy that we stayed the course. I value Ayton that much, he should have been almost enough to get us a old, disgruntled, injury concern KD.
Sorry, it looks like I misremembered. There were definitely people wanting to swap him for just Turner rather than pay him, though. Split for exampleShabazz wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 10:45 amPlease find one example of a single poster “backing” Ayton leaving for nothing. I’m pretty sure I said it was a move that would make it justifiable to drop one’s fandom.JeremyG wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 10:38 amPeople actually were backing him leaving for nothing, especially when it was clear there was going to be an offer sheet from Indiana.Aztec Sunsfan wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 10:13 amNo one backed let him go for nothing, if the team had traded him for KD without another current starter going out (Crowder is not), having CP, Booker, Mikal, KD, Center by committee and Cam J from the bench would not be hilarious at all.
Given that Brooklyn apparently wanted Ayton (or whatever assets he would create) and Mikal, I'm actually happy that we stayed the course. I value Ayton that much, he should have been almost enough to get us a old, disgruntled, injury concern KD.
I was in favor of that. Turner was cheaper and I felt like we could have used the money saved to add another significant rotation piece. I don’t recall my exact post, but I probably was assuming a 1st attached to Turner as well. I didn’t believe in Ayton as a max player. Still don’t, but hopefully I’m wrong.JeremyG wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 11:12 amSorry, it looks like I misremembered. There were definitely people wanting to swap him for just Turner rather than pay him, though. Split for exampleShabazz wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 10:45 amPlease find one example of a single poster “backing” Ayton leaving for nothing. I’m pretty sure I said it was a move that would make it justifiable to drop one’s fandom.JeremyG wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 10:38 amPeople actually were backing him leaving for nothing, especially when it was clear there was going to be an offer sheet from Indiana.Aztec Sunsfan wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 10:13 amNo one backed let him go for nothing, if the team had traded him for KD without another current starter going out (Crowder is not), having CP, Booker, Mikal, KD, Center by committee and Cam J from the bench would not be hilarious at all.
Given that Brooklyn apparently wanted Ayton (or whatever assets he would create) and Mikal, I'm actually happy that we stayed the course. I value Ayton that much, he should have been almost enough to get us a old, disgruntled, injury concern KD.
How would our team have been thinner? Assuming the only difference is we swap out Ayton for Turner, we have the same number of playable guys. It’s 1 for 1. I’d assume we’d also add a pick from Indy that would’ve made adding another rotation piece easier.JeremyG wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 10:39 amWhich, like I said, would have given us an even worse/thinner team.
I definitely stand by what I said during the summer, that if he had let him go, we would risk missing the playoffs. Even with him, we might struggle to make the playoffs (and I had that feeling before last night's game). We are one injury away from disaster.
You had Turner and a pick as a higher preference, but Ayton for Turner straight up was still higher on your list than matching DA. But still being way over the cap, I don't see how the money saved would have helped anything other than Sarver's pocket.Split T wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 11:27 amI was in favor of that. Turner was cheaper and I felt like we could have used the money saved to add another significant rotation piece. I don’t recall my exact post, but I probably was assuming a 1st attached to Turner as well. I didn’t believe in Ayton as a max player. Still don’t, but hopefully I’m wrong.JeremyG wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 11:12 amSorry, it looks like I misremembered. There were definitely people wanting to swap him for just Turner rather than pay him, though. Split for exampleShabazz wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 10:45 amPlease find one example of a single poster “backing” Ayton leaving for nothing. I’m pretty sure I said it was a move that would make it justifiable to drop one’s fandom.JeremyG wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 10:38 amPeople actually were backing him leaving for nothing, especially when it was clear there was going to be an offer sheet from Indiana.Aztec Sunsfan wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 10:13 am
No one backed let him go for nothing, if the team had traded him for KD without another current starter going out (Crowder is not), having CP, Booker, Mikal, KD, Center by committee and Cam J from the bench would not be hilarious at all.
Given that Brooklyn apparently wanted Ayton (or whatever assets he would create) and Mikal, I'm actually happy that we stayed the course. I value Ayton that much, he should have been almost enough to get us a old, disgruntled, injury concern KD.
You had Turner and a pick as a higher preference, but Ayton for Turner straight up was still higher on your list than matching DA. But still being way over the cap, I don't see how the money saved would have helped anything other than Sarver's pocket.
I seem to recall some of us were for matching, and one of use was for matching and giving him a parade......