(09-07-2023, 08:01 AM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: https://twitter.com/MarcJSpears/status/1699483732472934644


Wood throws shade at Dallas.

(09-07-2023, 08:08 AM)omahen Wrote: Totally expected. We can't really say Dallas helped him (or themselves, for what it matters) with his value. Not saying Wood has nothing to do with his dip in value, but Dallas certainly didn't help, starting from day 1.

It will be interesting to see that big role part, though

(09-07-2023, 01:37 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: In my opinion this is just another reminder why he simply cannot find a team that wants to keep him.  Seven teams in seven years. Not a single team that is willing to offer more than the minimum. But it´s not about him. He is an allstar caliber player and everyone else simply isn´t smart enough to understand how great he is.
Outrages idea: Self-reflection and humility instead of throwing shades at his former team.

(09-06-2023, 09:27 AM)Halfnir Wrote: No, as Josh will be an RFA, not UFA like Brunson.

(09-07-2023, 03:18 PM)Ghost of Podkolzin Wrote: I don't understand this narrative.  He was a journeyman, in and out of the league until Detroit.  Left Detroit for FA dollars.  Traded to DAL making room for Sengun and JSJ.  DAL is his first and only failed stint.  We can argue all day why he failed in DAL, but this failed stint after stint narrative is pure BS.

Watch and see what he does in LAL.  They got the steal of this offseason.  By the allstar break he'll either be starting or 6th man.

Quote:Sources: After Rockets assistant John Lucas called out multiple players including Kevin Porter Jr. and Christian Wood at halftime tonight vs. Nuggets, Porter had a heated exchange with Lucas, threw an object and promptly left the arena – and Wood refused to sub into second half.

(09-07-2023, 03:41 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: I mean, we ourselves throw shade at Kidd, why is him finally retaliating such a problem for people? Also, saying “after what Dallas did”, is not saying much at all. Deserved slight shade is absolutely acceptable.

(09-07-2023, 04:45 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: At some point you expected him to make more than the MLE. Now he is playing for the minimum. Don't be suprised if his Lakers stint ends just like his season in Dallas. AD is going to close games. Wood won´t be happy.

Your post also ignores the locker room issues. Rockets were happy to get rid of him.

Remember this story...



When the Rockets signed him they were excited to get a talented big on a good contract. Pistons didn´t want him back. When the Mavs traded for Wood the majority of fans viewed it as a good trade. 18/10 for a late first and expiring end of the bench guys. What could possibly go wrong. One year later the Mavs are the Rockets/Pistons. This time the Lakers are talking themself into him. He has all the tools and put up big numbers. This time things will be different. I don´t buy it. But who knows maybe the last three years humbled him and he is finally willing to accept a lesser role. Finally willing to work within a defensive scheme.

(09-07-2023, 04:53 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: It´s not a smart business decision. NBA market only offers 30 possible employers. Burning bridges isn´t helping him. Add the networks of involved GMs, coaches owners and the situation gets even worse.
I wasn´t a fan but even I can admit that he is more talented than most minimum players. Hard to believe that his talent isn´t at least somewhat intriguing for most teams but if we can trust the rumors no one except for Miami and LA was interested. Why?

(09-07-2023, 04:53 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: It´s not a smart business decision. NBA market only offers 30 possible employers. Burning bridges isn´t helping him. Add the networks of involved GMs, coaches owners and the situation gets even worse.
I wasn´t a fan but even I can admit that he is more talented than most minimum players. Hard to believe that his talent isn´t at least somewhat intriguing for most teams but if we can trust the rumors no one except for Miami and LA was interested. Why?

(09-07-2023, 05:40 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: Also, Det wanted him back, just not for the money Hou was willing to pay. They also didn’t give him the (at the time) opportunity to make the playoffs either. That was the story I remember.

(09-07-2023, 05:45 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: This might be right, in a technical sort of way. I honestly don't know. 

Still, they featured Wood down the stretch of a lost cause season, knowing the role/remuneration he was hoping to earn, like an audition, then opted to give that, specific role and contract to Jerami Grant, NOT Wood. They might have "wanted him back" if that meant hoping he understood that he wasn't going to play a featured role or get a big contract. Knowing Wood as we do, my hunch is that he didn't really feel like they wanted him back.

(09-07-2023, 04:45 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: At some point you expected him to make more than the MLE. Now he is playing for the minimum. Don't be suprised if his Lakers stint ends just like his season in Dallas. AD is going to close games. Wood won´t be happy.

Your post also ignores the locker room issues. Rockets were happy to get rid of him.

Remember this story...



When the Rockets signed him they were excited to get a talented big on a good contract. Pistons didn´t want him back. When the Mavs traded for Wood the majority of fans viewed it as a good trade. 18/10 for a late first and expiring end of the bench guys. What could possibly go wrong. One year later the Mavs are the Rockets/Pistons. This time the Lakers are talking themself into him. He has all the tools and put up big numbers. This time things will be different. I don´t buy it. But who knows maybe the last three years humbled him and he is finally willing to accept a lesser role. Finally willing to work within a defensive scheme.

(09-07-2023, 06:02 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: That is Wood not wanting Det, not how DFS98 explained and lumped Det into the teams not wanting Wood back though. There is a difference. Maybe Det will never want him back at this point, but to say they didn’t want him back then and adding that to the narrative of his career is just false.

(09-07-2023, 05:45 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: This might be right, in a technical sort of way. I honestly don't know. 

Still, they featured Wood down the stretch of a lost cause season, knowing the role/remuneration he was hoping to earn, like an audition, then opted to give that, specific role and contract to Jerami Grant, NOT Wood. They might have "wanted him back" if that meant hoping he understood that he wasn't going to play a featured role or get a big contract. Knowing Wood as we do, my hunch is that he didn't really feel like they wanted him back.

(09-07-2023, 06:19 PM)Ghost of Podkolzin Wrote: There's zero doubt DET made Grant their choice and signed him for more money than HOU gave Wood.  That in no way equates to DET not wanting him, just that they preferred Grant.

(09-07-2023, 06:15 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: I don't know that I agree, sorry. Again, you're arguing a technicality that I find disingenuous. 

If (going by your memory, I don't remember it this way) Detroit SAYS they'd like him back, but then gives the money and role he wants to someone else, I don't know that this information actually lines up. Seems kind of like the Mavs wanting Dragic...IF he's willing to admit he's a geriatric and is only coming to waive a towel. That's basically the same as saying you don't want him, to me.

We had a similar argument back in the day (not you and me, necessarily, but certainly I remember Kamm being on the wrong side of this one) about Chandler during the summer of 2011. "Hey, Tyson, we know you just won us a ring by proving to be the piece we've been looking for all these years who can do the dirty work down low, freeing Dirk up to do his thing, and we'd love to have you continue doing that for us, but only for one year, because next summer we think we have a shot at Chris Paul and Dwight Howard, so, you know...we obviously can't pass that up. You're fine to re-sign for one year and THEN get lost to try to find a multi-year deal somewhere else after what will probably be not quite as magical a season, right? RIGHT??? 

With (I presume) a straight face, there were people back then saying TY left the Mavs, not the other way around. WILD.

(09-07-2023, 08:05 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: Both can be true, Dallas wanted TC AND Dallas wanted Howard more.