07-21-2023, 06:38 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-21-2023, 06:39 AM by myconsumerclub.)
Lively already looks better than Gobert to me because he has feet that actually move and get him places to defend smaller faster players that give normal centers a lot of problems.
OMax is the man he had better be given all the time he can manage because he is looking like prime Matrix and should start far sooner than Lively.
Hardy is going to be fine he did well last season as a rookie and he should continue to improve. If Green jumps another level he is a clear starter at the 3. GW is undersized at the 4 I can see him fitting in better as a 3&D SF sharing time with Green. OMax could get mins at SF as well.
We forgot to mention how Luka and Kyrie should make our players look better with their ability to find open players who get to score wide open shots and we have a lot of 3 point shooting talent. Luka Irving Curry Hardy Green THJ GW Kleber OMax Exum Holmes and even Lively can hit a 3. McGee may be the only guy on the team that can't hit 3's Powell suck at the 3 but he could hit them. 12 out of 14 players can hit 3's.
I was wanting to get another center in the draft that decided to return to school but he is probably going to remain a 2nd rounder and easy enough to get next offseason so I started to look at Lively and I wanted to move down and add more picks so I got my wish when the Mavs made that move. I was surprised that they could find a taker for Bertans so soon. I figured he would wait till the TDL to get moved same with Bullock. Getting those 2 gone made my day.
GW is a great signing can play 3/4 and hit 3's plus defense is a known need we just supplied with his addition
Curry is a nice specialist to have on any team with 2 all star passing geniuses like Luka and Ky
Exum nice recovery project former 5th pick who now learns how to hit 3's see above and this guy also defends like crazy if he works out this is a huge addition
Draft picks OMAX and LIVELY = More Nico magic and after he signed Hardy and Hardy showed he was special that sold me on our draft genius and how he could out maneuver the leagues best draft minds. Lively should play a lot more as the season progresses and if he adds a 3 which is what I feel is possible then he changes his worth to this team in a major way and that could happen sooner than many years from now. This team will push him to shoot it when he is open. I just hope that his defense and mindset stays on the defense first.
OMAX what can I say that has not already been said? He can drive and has handles enough to create his own shot. That is huge.
Holmes is an older guy buy 29 is not that old. He was a threat to score when he played before and he rebounded the ball very well. If he is that guy still then this team got a steal. He was a risk worth taking considering what we got rid of in that trade.
That is a pretty good offseason as is.
Eventual starting 5 could be Luka Kyrie GW OMax and Lively Luka and Kyrie will find these guys spots open because you know other teams will play off the rookies more and that will get them a lot of open looks.
Bench: Exum/Curry THJ/Hardy Green/Exum 1 through 3 is deep then at the PF you have Kleber Holmes and GW backing up OMax
THE WEAKEST LINK CENTER: Lively can change that weakness to a strength if he pans out. We could have a steal in Holmes as well and as small ball centers go he used to be one of the best. That gives you a dual look at the 5 plus we still have Kleber to stretch defenses and that is a 3rd look to use. Not enough you say we need more well you guys must be ecstatic that we were able to bring back Powell, me not so much but it seems a lot of guys are happy we brought Dwight back. I personally am glad we still have McGee if we have to have DP on the team I would rather play McGee than DP. 5 minutes from each shouldn't hurt too much.
ADDITIONAL MOVES: on the trade block is THJ McGee and if we are being honest if we suck out of the gate with our revamped team we may see trades of one or both of Hardy and Green and that would piss me off.
We took the right path to build through the draft and develop a dynasty by drafting the guys we got and that is what we need to commit to.
Holmes Kleber and Powell are assets that we can move as well if they start to look better in the roles they are able to play off the bench without being counted on as starters.
Since they and McGee are all trade chips I say start Lively earlier than you are thinking.
WHY?
Because that will make the other assets look better since they will be coming off the bench and facing bench talents instead of starters that make them all look like crappy defenders. If Lively thrives enough to not be a net negative then I think he can be counted on to start and learn on the job and that will keep the crappy old guys on the bench which will only help us make them look better than they are.
Now we can find it easier to trade them and get something better back.
If we can do that then packaging THJ with any of our old big guys that are on the trade block should be enough to help us find a more useful big guy at the TDL. The key to selling off trash is by not letting it play against players that you know will kill them and make them look like the trash they are. If you let them play as a starter it will destroy their trade value. Far better to keep the image of that epic failure waiting to happen away from the court and out of other GM's memory.
We need to sell them after showing how great they are against bench talent. Hopefully they do not blow it and suck against them too.
Only guys I want back in trade are 6'11 or larger. All this talk about Capella is fine just do not get him on this team he is not who he used to be and he is on the down hill now. Ditto J Allen.
We have one more spot on the roster and I would not just cut McGee to clear space. McGee has rings and if we want to show what is possible and make the rest of the team believe that we can win it all then a guy like him with rings is proof that it can happen.
OMax is the man he had better be given all the time he can manage because he is looking like prime Matrix and should start far sooner than Lively.
Hardy is going to be fine he did well last season as a rookie and he should continue to improve. If Green jumps another level he is a clear starter at the 3. GW is undersized at the 4 I can see him fitting in better as a 3&D SF sharing time with Green. OMax could get mins at SF as well.
We forgot to mention how Luka and Kyrie should make our players look better with their ability to find open players who get to score wide open shots and we have a lot of 3 point shooting talent. Luka Irving Curry Hardy Green THJ GW Kleber OMax Exum Holmes and even Lively can hit a 3. McGee may be the only guy on the team that can't hit 3's Powell suck at the 3 but he could hit them. 12 out of 14 players can hit 3's.
I was wanting to get another center in the draft that decided to return to school but he is probably going to remain a 2nd rounder and easy enough to get next offseason so I started to look at Lively and I wanted to move down and add more picks so I got my wish when the Mavs made that move. I was surprised that they could find a taker for Bertans so soon. I figured he would wait till the TDL to get moved same with Bullock. Getting those 2 gone made my day.
GW is a great signing can play 3/4 and hit 3's plus defense is a known need we just supplied with his addition
Curry is a nice specialist to have on any team with 2 all star passing geniuses like Luka and Ky
Exum nice recovery project former 5th pick who now learns how to hit 3's see above and this guy also defends like crazy if he works out this is a huge addition
Draft picks OMAX and LIVELY = More Nico magic and after he signed Hardy and Hardy showed he was special that sold me on our draft genius and how he could out maneuver the leagues best draft minds. Lively should play a lot more as the season progresses and if he adds a 3 which is what I feel is possible then he changes his worth to this team in a major way and that could happen sooner than many years from now. This team will push him to shoot it when he is open. I just hope that his defense and mindset stays on the defense first.
OMAX what can I say that has not already been said? He can drive and has handles enough to create his own shot. That is huge.
Holmes is an older guy buy 29 is not that old. He was a threat to score when he played before and he rebounded the ball very well. If he is that guy still then this team got a steal. He was a risk worth taking considering what we got rid of in that trade.
That is a pretty good offseason as is.
Eventual starting 5 could be Luka Kyrie GW OMax and Lively Luka and Kyrie will find these guys spots open because you know other teams will play off the rookies more and that will get them a lot of open looks.
Bench: Exum/Curry THJ/Hardy Green/Exum 1 through 3 is deep then at the PF you have Kleber Holmes and GW backing up OMax
THE WEAKEST LINK CENTER: Lively can change that weakness to a strength if he pans out. We could have a steal in Holmes as well and as small ball centers go he used to be one of the best. That gives you a dual look at the 5 plus we still have Kleber to stretch defenses and that is a 3rd look to use. Not enough you say we need more well you guys must be ecstatic that we were able to bring back Powell, me not so much but it seems a lot of guys are happy we brought Dwight back. I personally am glad we still have McGee if we have to have DP on the team I would rather play McGee than DP. 5 minutes from each shouldn't hurt too much.
ADDITIONAL MOVES: on the trade block is THJ McGee and if we are being honest if we suck out of the gate with our revamped team we may see trades of one or both of Hardy and Green and that would piss me off.
We took the right path to build through the draft and develop a dynasty by drafting the guys we got and that is what we need to commit to.
Holmes Kleber and Powell are assets that we can move as well if they start to look better in the roles they are able to play off the bench without being counted on as starters.
Since they and McGee are all trade chips I say start Lively earlier than you are thinking.
WHY?
Because that will make the other assets look better since they will be coming off the bench and facing bench talents instead of starters that make them all look like crappy defenders. If Lively thrives enough to not be a net negative then I think he can be counted on to start and learn on the job and that will keep the crappy old guys on the bench which will only help us make them look better than they are.
Now we can find it easier to trade them and get something better back.
If we can do that then packaging THJ with any of our old big guys that are on the trade block should be enough to help us find a more useful big guy at the TDL. The key to selling off trash is by not letting it play against players that you know will kill them and make them look like the trash they are. If you let them play as a starter it will destroy their trade value. Far better to keep the image of that epic failure waiting to happen away from the court and out of other GM's memory.
We need to sell them after showing how great they are against bench talent. Hopefully they do not blow it and suck against them too.
Only guys I want back in trade are 6'11 or larger. All this talk about Capella is fine just do not get him on this team he is not who he used to be and he is on the down hill now. Ditto J Allen.
We have one more spot on the roster and I would not just cut McGee to clear space. McGee has rings and if we want to show what is possible and make the rest of the team believe that we can win it all then a guy like him with rings is proof that it can happen.
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