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Ineptimusprime said:
I would prefer to start retooling now a little by moving at least one of our starters to try to better balance the starting lineup between offense and defense.

But it’s palatable to me to try the “run back” with marginal moves IF Conley comes back and IF the idea is to get to the trade deadline next season and evaluate where we are. If we aren’t a top 4 seed at that time, we’ll know it’s fools gold and should start shipping people out. I think that’s a justifiable compromise.

IF Conley leaves in two weeks, there’s no reason a hard pivot/retool should not occur now.
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I agree 100%.

I could be okay with a Bojan trade if we bring everybody back. He just makes the most sense. Clarkson is on a fair contract, has a defined role and plays that role really well. Bojan is becoming more and more of a one trick pony. I would argue we need defense, rebounding and athleticism over his shooting.
 
So say our offseason is to draft at 30, press reset on the bench with new purchased second rounders/UFAs/foreign league dudes/vet mins, let Niang walk, and sign mini-MLE vet.

We can do tax saving moves at or before
the trade deadline next year to get under the tax and start re-tooling then, correct?

If that is the case, I would guess the plan is to do at least a half-season “run back” to get to the deadline, see where we are, and see if there’s any chance we have a contender worth paying the tax for. See if 30 hits, see if any of the UFAs we find are Lu Dort, and maybe we miraculously are a real contender next year.

We can give the marginal moves concept a half-season test run, and if it isn’t working, pivot then. I can almost be convinced a run-back is the best approach if this is the idea.

If Conley leaves though, you gotta start now. Running it back without Conley makes no sense.
 
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Ineptimusprime said:
So say our offseason is to draft at 30, press reset on the bench with new purchased second rounders/UFAs/foreign league dudes/vet mins, let Niang walk, and sign mini-MLE vet.

We can do tax saving moves at or before
the trade deadline next year to get under the tax and start re-tooling then, correct?

If that is the case, I would guess the plan is to do at least a half-season “run back” to get to the deadline, see where we are, and see if there’s any chance we have a contender worth paying the tax for. See if 30 hits, see if any of the UFAs we find are Lu Dort, and maybe we miraculously are a real contender next year.

We can give the marginal moves concept a half-season test run, and if it isn’t working, pivot then. I can almost be convinced a run-back is the best approach if this is the idea.

If Conley leaves though, you gotta start now. Running it back without Conley makes no sense.
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We can wait but the issue is it gets harder to clear salary. Have to find teams with exceptions or space… and the space is likely almost all gone at that point. The fewer teams you are dealing with the more they can extort you for assets.

I would trade Favs for as much flexibility as you can get in the offseason. Use taxpayer MLE if something really good comes along. The rest of the moves like JC and Bogey you can wait on a bit… unless something good turns up. The risk is maybe you can get 110% of their value in the offseason but a disappointing start either means injuries or guys playing poorly so the value likely declines.

If I get Conley back I’m more inclined to do something with JC… if you get a Rudy Gay or Batum in FA I’m more inclined to do something around Bojan. Offers may get better after teams miss out on their primary targets in FA. We need to be nimble/flexible… something I didn’t think we could do under DL.

It also depends on what turns up on draft night. If we landed Thor or Butler with the #30 pick it might change my outlook a bit. If the prospects are Hyland and others left… I’m comfortable trading back with #30 and realizing some financial savings and assets.

Basically what I try to do:

-try like hell to find something around Favs.
-let the draft play out and be opportunistic.
-bring Mike back
-sign a good wing to MLE… if not get a guy like Craig, Harkless, for slightly less.
-look to pivot depending on what happened above.

There is a chance we land Batum and trade for a guy I like in Kenrich Williams and then you can move Bogey for something different. Maybe you land Butler in the draft and think he can handle 20 minutes a night and you move JC for some wing help. Either way I move Favs if I can without raiding the petty cash fund of draft assets. Modified, opportunistic, run it back.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
We can wait but the issue is it gets harder to clear salary. Have to find teams with exceptions or space… and the space is likely almost all gone at that point. The fewer teams you are dealing with the more they can extort you for assets.

I would trade Favs for as much flexibility as you can get in the offseason. Use taxpayer MLE if something really good comes along. The rest of the moves like JC and Bogey you can wait on a bit… unless something good turns up. The risk is maybe you can get 110% of their value in the offseason but a disappointing start either means injuries or guys playing poorly so the value likely declines.

If I get Conley back I’m more inclined to do something with JC… if you get a Rudy Gay or Batum in FA I’m more inclined to do something around Bojan. Offers may get better after teams miss out on their primary targets in FA. We need to be nimble/flexible… something I didn’t think we could do under DL.

It also depends on what turns up on draft night. If we landed Thor or Butler with the #30 pick it might change my outlook a bit. If the prospects are Hyland and others left… I’m comfortable trading back with #30 and realizing some financial savings and assets.

Basically what I try to do:

-try like hell to find something around Favs.
-let the draft play out and be opportunistic.
-bring Mike back
-sign a good wing to MLE… if not get a guy like Craig, Harkless, for slightly less.
-look to pivot depending on what happened above.

There is a chance we land Batum and trade for a guy I like in Kenrich Williams and then you can move Bogey for something different. Maybe you land Butler in the draft and think he can handle 20 minutes a night and you move JC for some wing help. Either way I move Favs if I can without raiding the petty cash fund of draft assets. Modified, opportunistic, run it back.
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Good thoughts.

I wish FA were before the draft. Just wish we knew what Conley was thinking/doing.

Two weeks until **** starts getting real.
 
Conley is detrimental to our growth and success he was a terrible waste of money and resources, pretty much fd up our future
 
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