Re: 2022 Trade Deadline Talk
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2022 1:52 pm
Why didn't they just hang onto E'Twaun Moore as their fifth guard?Drewsprocket wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 1:06 pmI think Cam Payne needs another scorer to play with to free himself up. Mcgee is def solid in playoffs. Suns def need to add another player improve their chances here. Gordon or Ross I think should do it.Split T wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 11:03 amI feel great about 6 guys in the postseason.(Paul, Book, Mikal, Jae, Ayton, Cam J) I’m comfortable with McGee or Biyombo in the right situation. I’m halfway comfortable with Payne, he’s been playing better lately, before the injury, but I want to see more. I feel ok about Shamet for maybe 4 minutes a half, but I’d prefer to replace his minutes and would not want to count on him for extended run.
To me, adding another player to the group of 6 we can feel great about is the ideal scenario(without losing someone in the top 6 of course). If we can’t do that, adding a player or two we feel comfortable with and can push the Payton/Nader/Wainright group to the deep bench and allow us to push the Shamet/Kaminsky group out of the regular rotation as well.
I’m still very much Team Gordon, but if we can add say Thad Young as a buyout and like Terrence Ross(or someone similar), I’d feel pretty good.
Paul/Payne/Payton
Booker/Ross/Shamet
Bridges/Johnson/Nader
Crowder/Young/Kaminsky
Ayton/McGee/Biyombo
I think they expected a lot more out of Cam Payne and Shamet and figured a guy that has started 400 games in the NBA was good enough for a 5th guard spot who is also a friend of Paul's.The Bobster wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 2:17 pmWhy didn't they just hang onto E'Twaun Moore as their fifth guard?Drewsprocket wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 1:06 pmI think Cam Payne needs another scorer to play with to free himself up. Mcgee is def solid in playoffs. Suns def need to add another player improve their chances here. Gordon or Ross I think should do it.Split T wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 11:03 amI feel great about 6 guys in the postseason.(Paul, Book, Mikal, Jae, Ayton, Cam J) I’m comfortable with McGee or Biyombo in the right situation. I’m halfway comfortable with Payne, he’s been playing better lately, before the injury, but I want to see more. I feel ok about Shamet for maybe 4 minutes a half, but I’d prefer to replace his minutes and would not want to count on him for extended run.
To me, adding another player to the group of 6 we can feel great about is the ideal scenario(without losing someone in the top 6 of course). If we can’t do that, adding a player or two we feel comfortable with and can push the Payton/Nader/Wainright group to the deep bench and allow us to push the Shamet/Kaminsky group out of the regular rotation as well.
I’m still very much Team Gordon, but if we can add say Thad Young as a buyout and like Terrence Ross(or someone similar), I’d feel pretty good.
Paul/Payne/Payton
Booker/Ross/Shamet
Bridges/Johnson/Nader
Crowder/Young/Kaminsky
Ayton/McGee/Biyombo
The same guy who shot 17% on 3's last season, and that the Suns had already kicked the tires on once.Indy wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 2:37 pmI think they expected a lot more out of Cam Payne and Shamet and figured a guy that has started 400 games in the NBA was good enough for a 5th guard spot who is also a friend of Paul's.The Bobster wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 2:17 pmWhy didn't they just hang onto E'Twaun Moore as their fifth guard?Drewsprocket wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 1:06 pmI think Cam Payne needs another scorer to play with to free himself up. Mcgee is def solid in playoffs. Suns def need to add another player improve their chances here. Gordon or Ross I think should do it.Split T wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 11:03 amI feel great about 6 guys in the postseason.(Paul, Book, Mikal, Jae, Ayton, Cam J) I’m comfortable with McGee or Biyombo in the right situation. I’m halfway comfortable with Payne, he’s been playing better lately, before the injury, but I want to see more. I feel ok about Shamet for maybe 4 minutes a half, but I’d prefer to replace his minutes and would not want to count on him for extended run.
To me, adding another player to the group of 6 we can feel great about is the ideal scenario(without losing someone in the top 6 of course). If we can’t do that, adding a player or two we feel comfortable with and can push the Payton/Nader/Wainright group to the deep bench and allow us to push the Shamet/Kaminsky group out of the regular rotation as well.
I’m still very much Team Gordon, but if we can add say Thad Young as a buyout and like Terrence Ross(or someone similar), I’d feel pretty good.
Paul/Payne/Payton
Booker/Ross/Shamet
Bridges/Johnson/Nader
Crowder/Young/Kaminsky
Ayton/McGee/Biyombo
I didn't say it worked out or they were right. They probably shouldn't have expected a career year from Payne to be the new baseline (and it kind of shows they didn't expect that based on his contract). And as far as Shamet goes, his per36 counting stats have all gone up or stayed about the same. But he is shooting the lowest 3P% of his career (but is still a respectable 35%).The Bobster wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 3:03 pmThe same guy who shot 17% on 3's last season, and that the Suns had already kicked the tires on once.Indy wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 2:37 pmI think they expected a lot more out of Cam Payne and Shamet and figured a guy that has started 400 games in the NBA was good enough for a 5th guard spot who is also a friend of Paul's.The Bobster wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 2:17 pmWhy didn't they just hang onto E'Twaun Moore as their fifth guard?Drewsprocket wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 1:06 pmI think Cam Payne needs another scorer to play with to free himself up. Mcgee is def solid in playoffs. Suns def need to add another player improve their chances here. Gordon or Ross I think should do it.Split T wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 11:03 amI feel great about 6 guys in the postseason.(Paul, Book, Mikal, Jae, Ayton, Cam J) I’m comfortable with McGee or Biyombo in the right situation. I’m halfway comfortable with Payne, he’s been playing better lately, before the injury, but I want to see more. I feel ok about Shamet for maybe 4 minutes a half, but I’d prefer to replace his minutes and would not want to count on him for extended run.
To me, adding another player to the group of 6 we can feel great about is the ideal scenario(without losing someone in the top 6 of course). If we can’t do that, adding a player or two we feel comfortable with and can push the Payton/Nader/Wainright group to the deep bench and allow us to push the Shamet/Kaminsky group out of the regular rotation as well.
I’m still very much Team Gordon, but if we can add say Thad Young as a buyout and like Terrence Ross(or someone similar), I’d feel pretty good.
Paul/Payne/Payton
Booker/Ross/Shamet
Bridges/Johnson/Nader
Crowder/Young/Kaminsky
Ayton/McGee/Biyombo
And they were wrong.
I'm bummed that his shot isn't falling but he's been way better than Elf.Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 4:18 pmI'll admit I was wrong in thinking Shamet would perform better than he has so far, but com'on, he's not a disaster on the court.
When Payne comes back then Elf can go back on the shelf.carey wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 4:27 pmI'm bummed that his shot isn't falling but he's been way better than Elf.Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 4:18 pmI'll admit I was wrong in thinking Shamet would perform better than he has so far, but com'on, he's not a disaster on the court.
I keep coming back to thinking that Stix would probably be a really good fit in SA. They've got up and coming guys, guards who can get him the ball and a need for an athletic, defensive big. Murray, Johnson, White, Vassell with Stix could be a nice core in their early/mid 20s. Wonder if Pop and Monty have talked on their own about him.The Suns and Spurs had previous discussions centered around Jalen Smith, Dario Saric and second-round draft pick compensation for Young, league sources told HoopsHype.
As our HoopsHype salary cap expert, Yossi Gozlan, previously noted on our podcast, any team that trades for Smith can’t re-sign him to a salary next season more than the amount he was supposed to get on his rookie-scale deal. This scenario puts any team who trades for Smith at risk of losing him if another team offers him more than $4.7 million.
The Timberwolves and Spurs had exploratory talks on a trade involving Taurean Prince and a second-round pick for Young, league sources told HoopsHype.
Never did I think I’d miss Jevon, but I also never expected that they would replace him with someone WORSE. this is awful. Shame on James Jones for being complacent in the off-seasoncarey wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 4:27 pmI'm bummed that his shot isn't falling but he's been way better than Elf.Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 4:18 pmI'll admit I was wrong in thinking Shamet would perform better than he has so far, but com'on, he's not a disaster on the court.