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Re: Around the League: 2018 Offseason
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2018 9:58 am
by carey
Apparently it was a simple miscommunication.
Or he got hella trashed at his draft party last night.
Re: Around the League: 2018 Offseason
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2018 10:55 am
by O_Gardino
Celtics fans have got to be having flashbacks to Len Bias.
Re: Around the League: 2018 Offseason
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2018 2:35 pm
by Cap
Missing a conference call is much less of a problem than dying.
Re: Around the League: 2018 Offseason
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:56 pm
by O_Gardino
Cap wrote: ↑Fri Jun 22, 2018 2:35 pm
Missing a conference call is much less of a problem than dying.
Not if he missed the call because he's dead. I know that's not the case, but that has to be the first thing every Bostonian thought of.
Re: Around the League: 2018 Offseason
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2018 5:35 pm
by carey
https://www.azdesertswarm.com/basketbal ... zona-trier
Interesting stuff here. I was not familiar with the Exhibit 10 contract.
Re: Around the League: 2018 Offseason
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2018 7:34 pm
by INFORMER
Looking around the league to see where undrafted free agents are landing, particularly the guys I like:
Theo Pinson: Brooklyn Nets
Bonzie Colson: Cleveland Cavaliers
Yante Maten: Miami Heat
Malik Newman: LA Lakers
Would have loved to see the Suns sign Theo Pinson.
Re: Around the League: 2018 Offseason
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2018 8:17 pm
by In2ition
INFORMER wrote: ↑Sun Jun 24, 2018 7:34 pm
Looking around the league to see where undrafted free agents are landing, particularly the guys I like:
Theo Pinson: Brooklyn Nets
Bonzie Colson: Cleveland Cavaliers
Yante Maten: Miami Heat
Malik Newman: LA Lakers
Would have loved to see the Suns sign Theo Pinson.
Yeah, I agree on Pinson and Colson. Pinson just seems to always be in the right position at the right time and makes winning plays. There should always be a position in this league for players like that.
Re: Around the League: 2018 Offseason
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2018 8:29 pm
by INFORMER
I think Pinson could have been the point forward and rounded out the Bridges-Booker-Jackson-Ayton lineup.
Re: Around the League: 2018 Offseason
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2018 9:04 pm
by INFORMER
Shelvin Mack was waived by the Magic. I think that is a solid option for a free agent point guard target.
Re: Around the League: 2018 Offseason
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2018 9:06 pm
by specialsauce
INFORMER wrote: ↑Mon Jun 25, 2018 9:04 pm
Shelvin Mack was waived by the Magic. I think that is a solid option for a free agent point guard target.
Let’s not sign any more Orlando PG. that is the absolute bottom of the barrel. No thanks.
Re: Around the League: 2018 Offseason
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2018 3:09 am
by carey
INFORMER wrote: ↑Mon Jun 25, 2018 9:04 pm
Shelvin Mack was waived by the Magic. I think that is a solid option for a free agent point guard target.
So it looks like, to me anyway, you want a veteran PG with a good/great assist to turnover ratio? Regardless of whether or not they can shoot.
Mack was 3.9/1.3
VanVleet was 3.2/1.7
Re: Around the League: 2018 Offseason
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2018 3:28 am
by ShelC
Was going to post about Mack. Always liked his game, borderline starter but could hold it down for a year.
Re: Around the League: 2018 Offseason
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2018 4:26 am
by carey
I know there's no reason to be optimistic about Knight, but I just have this feeling about him returning from injury a different player. There's nothing to suggest it's something to bet on, yet I think he is going to have a resurgence. He's still only 26 which is weird because it feels like he's been around forever. I think I would feel comfortable with Knight/Okobo as the rotation at PG. Keep whoever wins the battle for 4th guard minutes between Reed and Daniels. Then move on to figuring out what you're going to do with SF and PF. It gets really crowded if you bring in a stretch 4 and all of a sudden you have Jackson, Bridges, Warren, Bender, Chriss and X fighting for minutes at 2 spots. We know Jackson is going to get 30 minutes a night. That's 66 minutes to split between 5 players.
Re: Around the League: 2018 Offseason
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2018 5:22 am
by jonh
carey wrote: ↑Tue Jun 26, 2018 4:26 am
I know there's no reason to be optimistic about Knight, but I just have this feeling about him returning from injury a different player. There's nothing to suggest it's something to bet on, yet I think he is going to have a resurgence. He's still only 26 which is weird because it feels like he's been around forever. I think I would feel comfortable with Knight/Okobo as the rotation at PG. Keep whoever wins the battle for 4th guard minutes between Reed and Daniels. Then move on to figuring out what you're going to do with SF and PF. It gets really crowded if you bring in a stretch 4 and all of a sudden you have Jackson, Bridges, Warren, Bender, Chriss and X fighting for minutes at 2 spots. We know Jackson is going to get 30 minutes a night. That's 66 minutes to split between 5 players.
If we started the season with the current roster (didn't make any changes during FA or through trades), I would expect Bender/Chriss to log a lot of time backing up Ayton. That allows you to split up the minutes at the 3 and 4 between Jackson, Warren, and Bridges. There is a good chance we would get abused on the boards, but its not an unplayable lineup.
Re: Around the League: 2018 Offseason
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2018 6:29 am
by O_Gardino
carey wrote: ↑Tue Jun 26, 2018 4:26 am
I know there's no reason to be optimistic about Knight, but I just have this feeling about him returning from injury a different player. There's nothing to suggest it's something to bet on, yet I think he is going to have a resurgence. He's still only 26 which is weird because it feels like he's been around forever. I think I would feel comfortable with Knight/Okobo as the rotation at PG. Keep whoever wins the battle for 4th guard minutes between Reed and Daniels. Then move on to figuring out what you're going to do with SF and PF. It gets really crowded if you bring in a stretch 4 and all of a sudden you have Jackson, Bridges, Warren, Bender, Chriss and X fighting for minutes at 2 spots. We know Jackson is going to get 30 minutes a night. That's 66 minutes to split between 5 players.
I agree about Knight. This feels like that season when Penny came back from injury, stopped trying to be a star, and put together a solid season for us. I think Knight surprises us by being decent this year. Just a hunch.
I really think we are going to see some trades that send players out. I don't know who would take some of these guys, but I fully expect Warren and Chriss to go along with Dudley or Chandler for salary filler.
Re: Around the League: 2018 Offseason
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2018 6:34 am
by Bucktastic365
Superbone wrote: ↑Thu Jun 21, 2018 12:31 pm
Wow. Mike Bibby is ripped these days!
https://twitter.com/YahooSportsNBA/status/1007457622310522880
Those better be some high quality boob implants, lmao
Re: Around the League: 2018 Offseason
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2018 4:37 pm
by Flagrant Fowl
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1011752172814589953
Re: Around the League: 2018 Offseason
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2018 4:42 pm
by Flagrant Fowl
Smells like DAJ will be on the move fairly soon. Could the Clippers be a quiet tanker this year?
Re: Around the League: 2018 Offseason
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2018 4:43 pm
by Superbone
Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑Tue Jun 26, 2018 4:37 pm
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1011752172814589953
Wow. I guess it is business after all.
Re: Around the League: 2018 Offseason
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2018 4:50 pm
by Split T
Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑Tue Jun 26, 2018 4:42 pm
Smells like DAJ will be on the move fairly soon. Could the Clippers be a quiet tanker this year?
Gortat is useful for them. Harris is good. Lou Williams is a fantastic scorer. SGA probably isn't ready, but he's a nice fit with Lou. Gallo at the 3, but he'll almost definitely get hurt.
SGA/Beverley
Lou/Robinson
Gallo
Harris
Gortat
That's good for 35-40 wins