Recent content by Peter_Mentor

Neither of these teams would beat Lakers in a bo7. I don't disagree about those others.

Nah. Lauri was in the best physical shape of his career when he arrived in Utah, but Hardy really put him in the best imaginable position to succeed. The whole offensive system supports Lauri's strengths and Lauri certainly values it very highly.

Me neither. PG13 is basically every front office's dream player: 3&D wing who can handle the ball and create shots. He is also paid accordingly and then 90% of the time he is used merely as a floor spacer, as Harden is running his own show. I wonder what a healthy PG13 would look like in Hardy's...

I don't think they are telling the whole story. We were dog **** at the early season offensively when we played Lauri, John and Kessler together (OFF RTG 104.8) and we were terrible post ASB when we were blatantly tanking. In between, however, the offense worked significantly better when...

It's almost like you created a narrative and started pulling random stats and facts to support your narrative. You give an impression that Lauri would require KO to facilitate, when in reality, out of all the active players, Lauri played the least minutes per game with Kelly. It is also a very...

I definitely agree with CY. An elite offense is elite, regardless of whether a max player meets the arbitrary metrics given to him. It's not just Lauri and KAT complementing each other in Hardy's offensive system. Sexton would be feasting like never before. On the other hand, I'm worried about...

Yeah, I agree they shouldn't wait to make their team better, i.e their current core is good enough to make a proper run. The thing is, until some team proves me wrong, I just can't consider a team with basically zero playoff experience as a genuine contender. That's why I don't see it as a bad...

I disagree. I rather see them accepting their weaknesses and relying on their strengths. Sure, every now and then they lose a close game due to a poor rebounding. Last night they had zero reasons to change their game plan against JV. Jokic will be a problem, but I don't think they can keep up...

100% agreed. Last year and also in Cleveland, Lauri was a tough matchup against those wings who weren't quick enough to exploit his okayish lateral quickness. When he didn't get blown by, he did a decent job to contest jump shots. Of course, the job gets easier when he shares the floor with...

Even if he "only" adds 10 to 15 pounds, I can only see it as a zero-sum game. Yes, he strengthens his weaknesses, but at the same time he compromises on his strengths. Lauri is a match-up problem who outruns everyone on the court. It is very short-sighted to demand him to change every time he...

Wow, I wasn't ready too read "Lauri needs to bulk up" takes still in 2024. It's literally the last thing he needs to do. The biggest challenges are still on the mental side. He still settles for the role of the floor spacer when things don't happen easily. The GSW game was a good example when...

I'm somewhere between the second and third option. I would like to see us trade Clarkson, sweeteners and picks for a player who would be good enough to be a starting five player on a championship team. Maybe even the third best player, in the category of Mikal Bridges. Of course, the deal would...

I don't really think so. I don't think that we will see particularly big moves in the summer, unless really good opportunities open up. Clarkson's contract is an attractive piece to trade from the summer, and in the summer of 2025, hopefully, there will be no need to make desperate moves to get...

I don't mind if we get a little worse in the short term. What bothers me is that we lost the structure of the team. Without Tech there are no good options to go 5-out, unless Hendricks' game magically matures over the weekend or the 2022 version of Otto Porter Jr. makes a comeback. For the rest...

This post is more about our lineup structure than John Martin Collins III himself. In general, I really like our 5-out lineup. It really gives us the stepping stones on how to be a lethal force on the offensive end. The problem is, we don't have enough quality players to close out games. In the...