05-10-2023, 11:22 AM
I just want to say I really enjoyed the last few pages of recent trade ideas and thinking. Thanks to all of you in lieu of the like button. It is refreshing to hear good attempts at basketball wisdom. I found several of the ideas to be actual possibilities and not just wishful. I also noticed a tone down of Cuban criticism which while true to an extent had gotten quite tiresome.
Let me add a small tidbit about THJ and others. If we do keep Kyrie, I expect a much larger positive benefit from playing with 2 super stars than we saw this year. We did not get much gravity effect from the stars for whatever reason during this past horrible year. I am very confident this will happen this year. THJ in particular if he is still here, will settle into a comfort zone as the 3rd best player (his view) where he lets the offense come to him and executes the easy play AND focuses on defense. This works as both a starter or bench player because of a clearly superior star on the floor.
Of course this gravity effect applies to numerous players who all have better chance to rise to their new role. This even includes Luka though his adjustments will be a difficult challenge for him which I hope he rises to. That dynamic may well determine our season.
Of course adding the right talent could not be any more important. I just want to add “more than expected internal improvement “ to the list of potential acquisitions.
Let me add a small tidbit about THJ and others. If we do keep Kyrie, I expect a much larger positive benefit from playing with 2 super stars than we saw this year. We did not get much gravity effect from the stars for whatever reason during this past horrible year. I am very confident this will happen this year. THJ in particular if he is still here, will settle into a comfort zone as the 3rd best player (his view) where he lets the offense come to him and executes the easy play AND focuses on defense. This works as both a starter or bench player because of a clearly superior star on the floor.
Of course this gravity effect applies to numerous players who all have better chance to rise to their new role. This even includes Luka though his adjustments will be a difficult challenge for him which I hope he rises to. That dynamic may well determine our season.
Of course adding the right talent could not be any more important. I just want to add “more than expected internal improvement “ to the list of potential acquisitions.