Yeah, I was very confused by this. He's barely a 3.Shabazz wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 10:33 amThat’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.
Preseason Game Day: 36ers @ Suns, Sun 10/02/22
Re: Preseason Game Day: 36ers @ Suns, Sun 10/02/22
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Re: Preseason Game Day: 36ers @ Suns, Sun 10/02/22
What people?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.
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Re: Preseason Game Day: 36ers @ Suns, Sun 10/02/22
Haha, no, we've had enough parades without a championship to last me a lifetime. Even a parade at the airport after winning the second around? Please no more parades until we win it all!The Bobster wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 11:51 amI seem to recall some of us were for matching, and one of use was for matching and giving him a parade......
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Re: Preseason Game Day: 36ers @ Suns, Sun 10/02/22
Still will argue by far our biggest need is a real spark plug PG backing CP...bite the bullet and get Mike Conley off the Jazz...would change the entire complexion of this team, IMHO...
Re: Preseason Game Day: 36ers @ Suns, Sun 10/02/22
I dunno I think like the finals last year this game exposed more than our bench depth... We have trouble playing against teams that shoot lots of threes.
We need to fix that to beat warriors in play-offs
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Re: Preseason Game Day: 36ers @ Suns, Sun 10/02/22
If Utah is willing to do it for simply salary relief. Could do it for Payne/Craig/Saric, but Utah is already 3 players over the roster limit I believe.Vladimir_Taltos wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 2:04 pmStill will argue by far our biggest need is a real spark plug PG backing CP...bite the bullet and get Mike Conley off the Jazz...would change the entire complexion of this team, IMHO...
If the suns want Conley they should convince him to work out a buyout. Give up his 14 million guaranteed next year and then sign a 2 year deal with us for the TPMLE. That would pay him 13.2 million over 2 years.
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Re: Preseason Game Day: 36ers @ Suns, Sun 10/02/22
You were getting me all hot and bothered building up with a spark plug backup PG……and then you gave me blue balls with Mike Conley. Great idea, horrible executionVladimir_Taltos wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 2:04 pmStill will argue by far our biggest need is a real spark plug PG backing CP...bite the bullet and get Mike Conley off the Jazz...would change the entire complexion of this team, IMHO...
Re: Preseason Game Day: 36ers @ Suns, Sun 10/02/22
Yeah. There’s a very decent chance Conley is cooked. I’m not opposed to him, but he’s no longer a reliable offensive engine.specialsauce wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 2:58 pmYou were getting me all hot and bothered building up with a spark plug backup PG……and then you gave me blue balls with Mike Conley. Great idea, horrible executionVladimir_Taltos wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 2:04 pmStill will argue by far our biggest need is a real spark plug PG backing CP...bite the bullet and get Mike Conley off the Jazz...would change the entire complexion of this team, IMHO...
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Re: Preseason Game Day: 36ers @ Suns, Sun 10/02/22
We're speaking to a bench PG that can actually play...I think Conley would make a difference...
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Re: Preseason Game Day: 36ers @ Suns, Sun 10/02/22
Again the two halves of your sentence don’t fit.Vladimir_Taltos wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 3:39 pmWe're speaking to a bench PG that can actually play...I think Conley would make a difference...
Conley ain’t it, definitely not for his contract and not for any assets at all. I’d take him if he got bought out, but he’s no “spark plug.” You got the right team just the wrong guard.
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Re: Preseason Game Day: 36ers @ Suns, Sun 10/02/22
Conley at $22.6 million off the bench isn't helping anybody.
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Re: Preseason Game Day: 36ers @ Suns, Sun 10/02/22
Dude is washed up.specialsauce wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 4:27 pmAgain the two halves of your sentence don’t fit.Vladimir_Taltos wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 3:39 pmWe're speaking to a bench PG that can actually play...I think Conley would make a difference...
Conley ain’t it, definitely not for his contract and not for any assets at all. I’d take him if he got bought out, but he’s no “spark plug.” You got the right team just the wrong guard.
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Re: Preseason Game Day: 36ers @ Suns, Sun 10/02/22
Well, in on a 40 minute basis his numbers would be ~18/8 on w/a 40% 3Pt average....soooo...shrug...me thinks ya'll are being myopic. Grant the salary is high...but if that were to put us over...you wouldn't argue that for two years? Really?
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Re: Preseason Game Day: 36ers @ Suns, Sun 10/02/22
He ran out of steam at the end of the year and was bad. I think he’d be great in a bench role. Just can’t play 25+ minutes a game every day anymore.
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Re: Preseason Game Day: 36ers @ Suns, Sun 10/02/22
Funny other option...see if we can snake Mitch McCarron (F for the 36ers, but he had 16 assists last night...soooo) for bench PG and one of Craig Randall with his 9/17 3 pointers as the backup shooting guard?
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Re: Preseason Game Day: 36ers @ Suns, Sun 10/02/22
Well, I'm only envisioning him as a bench player...and Chris in my eyes was gassed in the last games in the Dallas series...so...maybe the pair of them make a full PG compliment...shrug...
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Re: Preseason Game Day: 36ers @ Suns, Sun 10/02/22
Further aside, if somebody has $5B to spend to buy the team, they can bloody splurge on a PG for two years if it grossly impacts the chances we finally get a championship...imho...
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Re: Preseason Game Day: 36ers @ Suns, Sun 10/02/22
And if my auntie had balls she’d be my uncle, but she don’t and Conley ain’t lasting 40 minutes and he’s got a huge salary that would require us gutting our already horrible bench even further to acquireVladimir_Taltos wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 7:22 pmWell, in on a 40 minute basis his numbers would be ~18/8 on w/a 40% 3Pt average....soooo...shrug...me thinks ya'll are being myopic. Grant the salary is high...but if that were to put us over...you wouldn't argue that for two years? Really?
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Re: Preseason Game Day: 36ers @ Suns, Sun 10/02/22
Oh boy
Although there is truth in the fact that people who are always hating/trying to pull down others are usually just unhappy with their own circumstances
I didn't really like when Bron said it, had a bit of I'm a King (rich) while y'all live your (poor) miserable lives type vibe to it
Either way, long story short
Don't know if it's a good thing or not that Book paying attention to all the noise but again just the latest thing that people gonna be all over him about
Oh well
Although there is truth in the fact that people who are always hating/trying to pull down others are usually just unhappy with their own circumstances
I didn't really like when Bron said it, had a bit of I'm a King (rich) while y'all live your (poor) miserable lives type vibe to it
Either way, long story short
Don't know if it's a good thing or not that Book paying attention to all the noise but again just the latest thing that people gonna be all over him about
Oh well
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Re: Preseason Game Day: 36ers @ Suns, Sun 10/02/22
I don't get it. Big whoop. Only a small amount of people pay attention to that garbage anyway. I couldn't care less.
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