07-20-2023, 05:07 PM
(07-20-2023, 04:35 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: People seem to be missing that Holmes was benched for off-court and coaching style reasons. It's no stretch to presume he hasn't lost much in the last two seasons. He's 29, not 34.
Sure, there were some off-court things that contributed, and that's the hope: now that all of that is behind him, will focusing on basketball more singularly put a little wind in his sails? Right there with you.
But it's not only that. It's not that simple. He lost his job to Alex freaking Len. Coaching style? Idk, man, I bet SAC would've LOVED being able to run pick and roll with Holmes while Sabots sat. There was something he was missing on-court, at least from their perspective, that made him unplayable.
And, do we honestly think that completely giving up their first round pick in the draft was their first attempt to move his salary? That's a HIGH cost for such a move. To me, that screams that other teams wouldn't take the guy.
Idk, I can certainly buy the idea that he has something left and that a change of scenery and a chance to run pick and roll with Luka and Kyrie will do him some good. I have no trouble getting there in a hopeful sense. It just seems silly to me to assume it's going to work out that way.