(06-04-2021, 10:49 AM)HanspardsShowerVoice Wrote: I guess I don't understand how letting what is currently our 2nd best player on a team on the verge of making it to the 2nd round of the playoffs walk brings in the 2nd star. What are you replacing him with that is star caliber or better than what he is?That post was to say quit falling in love with players that aren't going to get you to the Finals as a whole. That's to the FO and the fans alike.
I see a lot of conjecture that people don't want to pay THJ his market value .. so okay, you're going to pinch some pennies and hope to sign a comparable player for $4-5 million less than THJ, and do what with that $4 million exactly? Spend it in this free agent market on friggin Andre Drummond or Kelly Oubre? How is that upgrading our star power? Youre advocating for just another version of Plan Powder here that theoreticallyh some superstar is going to fall into our lap if we don't pay our 2nd best player through some mysterious and unspecified means.
I can't believe you think THJ would be the second best player on a team that wins the Finals. So why does it matter that he's the second or third best player on this team? Quit starting in the middle and working your way up while keeping the middle. That is handicapping our search.
Sure, there could be a path that gets us to the Finals where THJ is still on the team.
Sure, there is a path that gets us to the Finals where Maxi is still on the team.
Sure, the same can be said about every player on the roster (technically even Luka, but no one, even me, thinks that is a good idea)
Stop being so enamored with the person who showed up in 2 out of 5 games in the playoffs as the second best scorer. Let's be honest, THJ scored the second most points (on horrible efficiency) in game 5, but he was not the second best player of that game. Even the 2 games where he scored great, he's just another pocket in Luka's utility belt for those TEAM wins.
In answer to what is the alternative? There are countless posts by many posters talking about that on this board. Most of the talk has died down lately because people have come to the realization that regardless of what we want, our FO is going to sign THJ. So now the talk has to be about what his salary SHOULD be. Those million dollar pennies can be important, and are for sure important if THJ regresses as he ages. Both in terms of salary-to-court value and in terms of trade value.