(01-30-2024, 03:34 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Part of the hype is over the top for comedic effect, as I'm sure you realize. 

But, while I agree with some of your POV here, I stand by the concept that his is an athletic/body style profile that's just so freaking hard to find. 

Doing the trade again...hmm. I suppose it depends on whether they expected anything from Holmes. I didn't, so I'd do it again (at this point). Not sure about the Mavs though.

(01-30-2024, 07:30 PM)HoosierDaddyKidd Wrote: All that athletic/ profile still doesn't mean he's going to be a good player. I maintain my stance that he's a project. If he improves great. Same for Josh Green. He's athletic with good size for a 3&D wing. But he's  4 year's in, and still hasn't taken the jump that was expected of him.

(01-30-2024, 12:42 PM)omahen Wrote: I think Murray is a very good player and could fit next to Luka. However, a couple of things about that. 

I think Kyrie is a better player and Mavs should be compensated in addition to just getting Murray. But, LA doesn't have the assets to get Murray on his own. Perhaps in the summer, when they can offer 2 picks (2029 and 2031).

Murrays rumored biggest issue in Atlanta was that he wasn't the PG. He would have same problem in Dallas.

(01-30-2024, 07:30 PM)HoosierDaddyKidd Wrote: All that athletic/ profile still doesn't mean he's going to be a good player. I maintain my stance that he's a project. If he improves great. 

(01-30-2024, 09:07 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: Evan Sidery (@esidery) on X
Signs point to the Magic keeping Wendell Carter Jr. instead of making him available ahead of the trade deadline, per @WindhorstESPN (https://t.co/eUVXDVl2s9).

Multiple teams would be interested, but Orlando intends to keep Carter Jr. around.

(01-30-2024, 09:58 PM)RoyTarpleysGhost Wrote: Hartenstein should make some decent money finally. Since he’s doing it in NY, people are noticing how good he is. Figured losing Mitchell Robinson would be a big blow but they haven’t missed a beat.

(01-31-2024, 02:48 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: What even is big money for a backup center that doesn't really have any sort of offensive game outside of finishing lobs, but can play ok defense and rebound well?

8 mil? 15 mil?

(01-30-2024, 01:06 PM)omahen Wrote: Not sure Kyrie really is a great fit. On one hand it is great that he is capable of leading the team by himself while also playing the second fiddle to Luka. On the other hand, constructing a workable defense around Luka and Kyrie will be extremely difficult. Not to mention Kyrie is already 32. I think it is a very binary option. Either you go all in constructing a team around them in an effort to win in a year or two, or you trade him. I am fully aware Mavs will not trade him at TDL. Summer though...

(01-31-2024, 03:54 AM)meistermatze Wrote: I think we should put an end to this myth about it being difficult to build a defense around Luka and Kyrie.

(01-31-2024, 05:57 AM)meistermatze Wrote: The defense has been mostly bad, but not in Kidd's first season when we made thw WCF.  DoDo was the closest thing we had to an All-NBA-Defender. My argument is: Players like this exist. The MBT has not been ablte to provide one or more of these players. We have some that kind of check the box, but not really (Williams, DDJ, Green, Exum). My argument concludes, that the reason for this is not that it is difficult to build around Luka and Kyrie but that the management just has not provided thise kind of players. So do you agree or disagree, that it is a myth do build good defense around Luka and Kyrie?

(01-31-2024, 07:11 AM)JamesConway912 Wrote: Andrew Wiggins makes sense. 

Irving
Green
Wiggins
Doncic
Lively

(01-31-2024, 08:53 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Saw this on Discord.  I believe Smitty is compiling posts from Cjeter.  Everyone is suddenly playing well.  It is like washing the old car you are thinking about trading in for a new car.  Suddenly, now clean, the old car doesn't seem that bad.  Especially when you consider the cost of the new car:


“Timmy is now averaging 22.3 on over 46% and 43% shooting in the last 10 games after last night”

“Andrew Wiggins in the 5 games since Draymond Green's return: 18.0 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 61.1 FG%, 43.8 3P%, 81.0 FT%”

PJ wash in the last 5 games: 19.0/3.8/3.0, 58.7 FG%, 50.0 3P% (15/30), 1.2 BLKS, 1.4 TO per game

Kuzma in the last 10 games: 19.5/8.6/5.3, 43.0 FG%, 25.0 3P% (16/64), 1.0 BLKS, 2.7 TO per game.

DFS in the last 10 games: 6.5/4.4/2.0, 32.8 FG%, 30.0 3P% (15/50), 1.0 BLKS, 0.9 TO per game.

(01-31-2024, 09:09 AM)JamesConway912 Wrote: Only one of those guys is a 6’7 two way wing player who was arguably the second best player on a team that won the chip less than 24 months ago. 

I like DFS as well but he has never been close to that level. He’s an a lot more stagnant player on the offensive end.

Kuzma isn’t a winning player Imo, don’t want him here at all due to his defense.

PJ isn’t a sure thing either but a promising player with upside at a position of need, I wouldn’t mind bringing him ieither (Id even argue he can play alongside Wiggins here pretty darn well too)

Hardaway has made some progress as a shot creator but we know how limited he is. I’d try to utilize him in a trade to get more size on the wing / at forward.