Somebody has to be the primary ballhandler. That's the guy who gets the team into sets, reads defenses to exploit mismatches, can initiate offense when he has to, and initiates a lot of offense just...
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Somebody has to be the primary ballhandler. That's the guy who gets the team into sets, reads defenses to exploit mismatches, can initiate offense when he has to, and initiates a lot of offense just...
Nothing good will come of Mo getting back on the court. Nothing.
I never understand this criticism. Millsap has proven he can start in the league. And he's in his prime. Who knows what he will do, but I suspect he's going to sign wherever he's the starter, not...
Favors can learn to guard stretch 4's much quicker than he learns to score against big centers. He really needs to be a 4 if he's going to develop, although learning to run an effective PnR would...
Disappointed we didn't land Bledsoe, but impossible to be angry without knowing what the Clips demands were. Hope there's leaks to the discussions. I'm very curious.
And my point is only that getting better players means giving up some of our darlings. It may be that we miraculously acquired the 4 pillars of a dynasty in Favors/Kanter/Hayward/Burks. I think it's...
Not the point and you know that. It now seems self evident we should have traded a lot for Harden, but at the time most people thought Harden wasn't going to be a star player much less worth a MAX...
Or you don't trade for Harden because you want to be too careful about protecting your assets.
On the flip side, trading worse players for better players always works out.
I love Burks, I don't see him as being a PG. Defense is the main issue. I'm not comparing him to Manu (repeat: not comparing), but Manu can't play point. At the same time, I wouldn't rule it out...
Yeah, if they'd take Hayward off our hands it's a no brainer.
I like Granger. He's definitely not worth Hayward and Sap without an actually promising young player or high draft pick involved. I think Indy is overplaying their hand on purpose.
Even though it's not a terrible idea, I hate the idea of trading obviously better players for obviously worse players. And nobody can figure out where Williams fits on the court. It makes sense if...
It's the Spurs trade. We get Splitter, Jackson, DeColo. Not crazy, not good either. It recycles cliches, isn't practical, and not surprisingly demonstrates why no one takes Rose seriously as an...
Hayward has more perceived value because he's more established, ie. teams know they won't be getting a dud. Opinions will differ on how much more upside he has, but there is security in knowing you...
We'll see by next year. Somebody's going to get him even if it's not us and he'll play 30 plus. He won't make the Harden jump in Year 1 as a starter, but whatever extension he signs will look cheap.
It's not about trying to trade Hayward. It's about the various speculations that the Jazz might have to trade Burks to get Hayward. My opinion is we would be better off keeping Burks and dangling...
The biggest fear with Bledsoe, to my mind, is whether he has the vision. He's already an excellent PnR player, an excellent driver, and an excellent defender. And since he shares the ball a lot...
I think Bledsoe's floor is Ty Lawson.
I think Hayward's ceiling is AK, but his floor is a very useful player like Iggy lite
Burks' evaluation is where GM's make their money. I think his skill...
I actually think it would be the shrewdest move they could make, but let me qualify it: I think Hayward is a really good player. I think a lot of his value doesn't show up in the boxscore like AK. ...
The better question is if you could have two of the three between Bledsoe, Burks, and Hayward, which two do you pick? For me, that answer is Burks and Bledsoe. But using Hayward in a deal to get...
I'm not down on Hayward. But my opinion is both Burks and Bledsoe will be better players than he is if they're not already. It's that simple.
Was very pleased to hear Lindsey dismiss the notion that we have a 'Core 4' last night on the telecast. May not mean much, but it was better than hearing the FO thinks those guys are untouchable.
Burks is going to be the better pro. Hayward is not an all star caliber player and never will be. He's a 3rd option on offense, a great glue guy, a bit like AK. But Burks has a few rare NBA skills...
I'd do it at the last second. But I'm not talking about a straight swap.
They want Sap. The talk is the Jazz might have to send back Burks along with Sap. I'd swap out Hayward for Burks in...