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Post by rjp313jr on Jul 14, 2022 17:58:36 GMT -5
Remember Carsen Edwards? Summer league is legit meaningless. It’s one of those places where bad performances should be of concern but good ones mean nothing. Legitimately nothing. I broadly agree, but its more than just putting the ball in the bucket - which is what Carsen did. Yes, summer league is meaningless in general butttt what I watched was pretty special today. JD is way more athletic (and larger) than Carsen. He also got 10! assists and has shown legitimate playmaking ability. He flashed some huge defensive potential as well. Plus was a legit 5 star top recruit in high school. He combines patience, vision, and explosiveness in a nice package, even if he has to work on his handling and shooting. All I'm saying is I think we have something here beyond a bust, which is great for a 2nd. He reminds me a lot of Jaylen Brown in that he's an incredible athlete who struggled with skills, decisionmaking, and handling in college but was a godly athlete - really think this guy has legit potential. Not saying he's going to become Brown btw, but I could see a Marcus Smart lite player in there. I understand what you are saying, all I’ll push back on is, he can’t be a Smart light player at his size. Marcus’s size and strength, literally make him what he is. You can’t be compared to him without that defensive ability to switch everywhere. So we need a better comp… how about IT light. Worse offensively but can play some defense on guards. That’d be a good outcome.
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Post by rjp313jr on Jul 14, 2022 16:41:10 GMT -5
Remember Carsen Edwards? Summer league is legit meaningless. It’s one of those places where bad performances should be of concern but good ones mean nothing. Legitimately nothing.
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Post by rjp313jr on Jul 14, 2022 13:00:34 GMT -5
Easy on Charlie, he’s my hometown guy, great guy, but yea he’s overpaid by about 1.5m I wasn't suggesting he kills kittens, just that there's no way he's worth 6.4% of the overall cap. Unfortunately, I'd bet it's Foligno, which still saves 3.8 and he has only 1 year left, but 4 more years of Charlie Coyle and that bloated contract is a Backes style hamstring of the cap flexibility of the team. THAT is vintage Sweeney and part of the reason he should have been fired and replaced. I wouldn’t put it nearly on the level of Backes, he couldn’t even play anymore. Coyle is a legit NHL player. He should probably be making 3.5m a year not a little over $5m. If that “overpay” kills you then your GM sucks, which ours kind of does.
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Post by rjp313jr on Jul 13, 2022 13:58:10 GMT -5
How is Justin Jackson even eligible for summer league with 255 NBA games played and why is he getting minutes over Matt Ryan? Plenty of tape on Jackson, I just don't understand. Interested in signing him, bring him to camp. Nice win against a Warriors team with 3 high lottery picks. Ryan and Hauser were resting “minor injuries”… also at this point if you’re being ruthless you want to hide Ryan and hope he has to sign another 2 way
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Post by rjp313jr on Jul 13, 2022 13:56:32 GMT -5
Hopefully Coyle is gone. I have no idea what sort of advanced metrics justified the cost of the guy, but for 5+Million per year, I want a heck of a lot more production. What an albatross. Easy on Charlie, he’s my hometown guy, great guy, but yea he’s overpaid by about 1.5m
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Post by rjp313jr on Jul 12, 2022 19:30:16 GMT -5
I was arguing last offseason that they should run with 2 rookie goalies. Then I blasted the Vlader trade. In theory, you’re right Tex, but this team needed to roll the dice on the goalies because their skaters were so shallow after years of crappy drafting. They needed some balls and didn’t have them and ended up where they did as a result. Of course, Sweeney wouldn’t have signed the right skater anyways so whatever…
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Post by rjp313jr on Jul 12, 2022 6:45:00 GMT -5
Hauser struggles last game, I don’t know what he did 2night. Better 4-9 overall, 3 of 7 from 3 Begarin clearly has athletic ability but he’s so damn raw. 7 TO tonight, he’s not even a point guard lol Matt Ryan with another good game. 23 points, 6-11 from 3 Kabengele with another strong performance. 15-11-4 with 2 blocks. Team high +26 in a 2 point win. He’s probably got an inside track on that bench big spot. He just gets into foul trouble. I’d like them to keep Ryan… too much shooting potential on a big frame to not, plus how do you not root for a guy like him?
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Post by rjp313jr on Jul 10, 2022 16:20:17 GMT -5
JD Davison signed a 2 way contract.
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Post by rjp313jr on Jul 10, 2022 9:36:16 GMT -5
With Kornet signing his 2 year deal today it’s a good time to mention something under the radar that Brad did last year which paid big dividends this offseason. He signed all the end of the bench guys to 2 year deals. If he hadn’t done that, then they wouldn’t have had the salary to match in the Brogdon trade without giving up a true rotation piece.
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Post by rjp313jr on Jul 9, 2022 16:19:50 GMT -5
Trevion Williams is going to be the guy they sign. Great passer (which is important for the bigs in this system), good low post scorer and rebounder. Not a very good defensive player, but maybe he will surprise. He’s also a Williams so he will fit into the front court. I hope they sign him to a 2 way, but once he lights up summer league it may be tough.
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Post by rjp313jr on Jul 7, 2022 7:53:15 GMT -5
Vegas has Rob Williams early betting favorite to win DPOY. Have to think that’s more of a strategic play than them really thinking he will win it. Obviously, the ability is there but the likelihood of him playing enough to actually win it doesn’t seem too good. However, he’d be a great bet with higher odds since the ability is there.
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Post by rjp313jr on Jul 5, 2022 18:21:00 GMT -5
Has anyone seen a post from Voice since his heart surgery? I feel like it was before game 5 in the finals… Looks like that was his last post; I hope he’s alright.
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Post by rjp313jr on Jul 5, 2022 18:18:09 GMT -5
Has anyone seen a post from Voice since his heart surgery? I feel like it was before game 5 in the finals…
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Post by rjp313jr on Jul 5, 2022 5:53:40 GMT -5
Thunder waived Isaiah Roby, I’d like him for the minimum plz 7'3" wingspan....50% shooter from the field...was over 40% from 3 last year, nearly a block a game in 21 minutes...something is off here. Likely situation is that OKC has way too many players for too few roster spots. They would have had to trade him to a team without taking anyone back which means a team needs to take him into cap space or a TPE. Maybe OKC could have found a taker for a non-asset but then you are kind of screwing the player for basically nothing and his contract wasn’t guaranteed, but would have been if they didn’t waive him when they did. That deadline, further complicated things as teams probably didn’t want to use cap space for a player like him at this stage. Remember they just drafted 3 more guys in the top 12 this year.
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Post by rjp313jr on Jul 2, 2022 8:24:33 GMT -5
They’d be horrible fits if they were undersized. They aren’t. You can work with length. I really don't understand this, so we can work with Kanter and Parker because they have good size? Your either good on D or your not. Only highlighted in a switch everything D. Brogdon can move, you’re also vastly underrating his defense in my opinion, but time will tell. The Pacers were better with him defensively then they were without him. He was the ACC defensive player of the year in college. He’s not a sieve on defense. He’s a quality perimeter defender who at 6’5 with long arms can cover both guards and wings. Gallo isn’t a good defender, but he’s still a good fit for this team. They need his shooting and in limited minutes, I’m not so worried about his defense. I can see the argument that Gallo isn’t a good defensive fit for what this team does, but not with Brogdon. Brogdon and Gallo are both knockdown 3 point shooters on catch and shoot attempts. They don’t turn the ball over and are both good passers. Also both great free throw shooters with an ability to get to the line.
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Post by rjp313jr on Jul 2, 2022 7:54:38 GMT -5
They’d be horrible fits if they were undersized. They aren’t. You can work with length.
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Post by rjp313jr on Jul 2, 2022 5:31:53 GMT -5
I'm just surprised, not that I don't like the moves. It doesn't fit the D first no matter what theme or a coach that likes small rotations. Gallinari, Brogdon and if we get Bryant are huge offensive upgrades for the bench. Yet they aren't close to really good defensive players either. White fit right in because he's a very good defensive player, not one year negative defensive plus minus in his entire career. Those three are the opposite. Still can use an athletic defensive big and wing. Resigning Kornet is crazy, why? I'm just left with so many questions. Our coach likes to play as big as anyone in the NBA and we now have 3 PGs signed for next 3 years to big money, starting level money. Brogdon is a long switchable guard and while Gallo isn’t as mobile any more, he’s also long and switchable within the team concept.
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Post by rjp313jr on Jul 2, 2022 5:30:35 GMT -5
Ohh wow, that's nice. I thought he was a unrestricted FA by 2023. It’s weird, I thought the same thing as you did. I think there was some bad information out there. He signed an extension that hasn’t kicked in so they have his contracts broken up weird on those sites.
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Post by rjp313jr on Jul 1, 2022 21:07:40 GMT -5
I like Brogdon as a third best player. Gallo was worlds better than the scoring off the bench. I can see Brad trading Grant Williams now. I hope Brogdon can stay on a extension if it's a nice fit. The Celtics are the favorites to win the Finals next year. No excuses not to win now. Brogdon has 3 years left
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Post by rjp313jr on Jul 1, 2022 14:41:17 GMT -5
Gobert to Minny…
Rudy KAT Russell Edwards
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Post by rjp313jr on Jul 1, 2022 14:19:48 GMT -5
Think the Gallo and Brogdon adds are perfect so far. Dream world they use the TPE and get someone else who can fit, but kind of doubt they use it now. If they could make a Cam Johnson deal for the smaller one work I'd still love that too, but incredibly unlikely. Hope Bryant can be the big to fill the Theis role, but maybe they add another vet for that role. Feels like Pritchard or maybe even White could be involved in trade talks. We’ll see. I’m a big fan of both but the frontcourt is thin and the backcourt is deep. Thomas Bryant seems like a likely fit for the TPE. What we’ve gained while basically only losing Theis has been crazy impressive. If they sign Bryant then the front court is deeper today with the Gallo signing than it was at the end of the year.
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Post by rjp313jr on Jul 1, 2022 14:18:07 GMT -5
Bryant is either a Vet Minimum or he's not coming here. If TPE is used in a sign-and-trade, then Boston get's hard capped and they are already passed that point. So they'd have to dump salaries at that point. They are not hard capped if they aren’t the one received the signed & traded player. Ayton could be signed and traded to the Nets and the Celtics can be part of it by getting other pieces from the Suns. In theory, whether they’d do it or not is another story.
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Post by rjp313jr on Jul 1, 2022 13:25:14 GMT -5
Think the Gallo and Brogdon adds are perfect so far. Dream world they use the TPE and get someone else who can fit, but kind of doubt they use it now. If they could make a Cam Johnson deal for the smaller one work I'd still love that too, but incredibly unlikely. Hope Bryant can be the big to fill the Theis role, but maybe they add another vet for that role. I can see them using it to help facilitate the KD trade to the Suns.
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Post by rjp313jr on Jul 1, 2022 13:11:14 GMT -5
Wanted more scoring, looks like they added it. How about that small lineup of
Smart White Brogdon Brown Tatum
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Post by rjp313jr on Jul 1, 2022 12:50:13 GMT -5
Celtics are also including Nik Stauskas, Malik Fitts and Juwan Morgan in the trade, sources tell ESPN.
Cleaning out the roster too.
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