Trade deadline discussion

[LoPo]

I mean Donovan has had injuries in 2 playoffs already. It’s unfortunate but it happens. There is no guarantee he will be hurt. This far the team has kept his minute load down. Lots of guys get hurt before and during the playoffs… moving Mike for another player does not guarantee health. PG, Kawhi, AD, Steph, CP3… have all had issues at points in their careers. When Mike has been healthy in the playoffs he’s been good. No reason to believe he won’t be healthy.

You're right - we don't know if he will be healthy or not.

If you take away the Memphis series when we were the #1 seed, we don't play that much differently with or without Conley. I think we actually won more without that with. And in the Memphis series, the only game we lost was the one Don sat.

I just think he could be used to address our major issues on defense. We won't win as currently constructed.

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[Saint Cy of JFC]

 

[infection]

Where’s Royce at?

 

[slc]

Is this good or bad?
Seems bad

 

[infection]

Is this good or bad?
Seems bad

Bad. Here’s my post from a few weeks back:

The key to beating us is setting a screen. That’s it. That’s the secret.

 

[LogGrad98]

Ugh

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Bad. Here’s my post from a few weeks back:

I’ve also noticed a second weakness… it is just straight staying in front of guys. Seemed like the whole Warriors team was able to get a step with very little resistance. I think our whole anti-foul strategy is great and all but at some point I’d trade some of our lazy *** Euro fouls for some hand checking fouls on the perimeter of it means we get more physical on the perimeter.

 

[infection]

I’ve also noticed a second weakness… it is just straight staying in front of guys. Seemed like the whole Warriors team was able to get a step with very little resistance. I think our whole anti-foul strategy is great and all but at some point I’d trade some of our lazy *** Euro fouls for some hand checking fouls on the perimeter of it means we get more physical on the perimeter.

I’ll make a longer post later but I know we suck at defense from a physical abilities standpoint, but I don’t believe this is purely inability. It’s a function of the system and the way we do things relying so much on Rudy that has made our perimeter defense get drastically worse each year, to the point where we literally can’t stay in front of anyone. Not hyperbole. We will never be in front of a guy if they try to get around us.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I do think Donovan has been much better defensively this year and has picked up the steals/deflections a bit. Mike is great at getting in front and has picked up his activity there too... only issue is bigger guards can get in the middle and body him a bit.

Bojan is capable of ramping up his defense when needed maybe not great over a 7 game series but still useful. Royce is solid but needs to pick it way up if he is going to continue to be the "stopper". Gay gives us a secondary rim protector and big rebounding forward. Our small ball has been pitiful and it hasn't helped the offense out at all... which is really the whole point of small ball. Without Hassan and Rudy in the middle the defense is just... yikes.

We still just need a disruptor or "lockdown" perimeter guy. I feel confident on bigger wings but guys like Curry, Booker, Ja, we are going to get cooked. I think Smart is basically the perfect guy to fill the role... I wish we would have snaked Pat Bev away from the Clips this offseason. As annoying as he is he would be amazing for us off the bench and give us the ******* we lack. Forrest has been good on defense but the offense is just too bad... I don't think he's as good as either of those guys on defense and the offense will make him more and more unplayable as the postseason progresses.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I’ll make a longer post later but I know we suck at defense from a physical abilities standpoint, but I don’t believe this is purely inability. It’s a function of the system and the way we do things relying so much on Rudy that has made our perimeter defense get drastically worse each year, to the point where we literally can’t stay in front of anyone. Not hyperbole. We will never be in front of a guy if they try to get around us.

I agree... you can see it so clearly when we go small... guy gets a shoulder on his defender and its an uncontested layup with 5 guys looking at each other... the offense also goes into my turn your turn mode. Unless we land a guy like Thad Young I don't think we can do the switchy small ball stuff on defense... Thad is great as a roll guy because of how he can score or find the open guy.

But yeah the ability is only part of the problem... the "funneling" tenet needed to be abandoned at some point.

 

[infection]

I do think Donovan has been much better defensively this year and has picked up the steals/deflections a bit. Mike is great at getting in front and has picked up his activity there too... only issue is bigger guards can get in the middle and body him a bit.

Bojan is capable of ramping up his defense when needed maybe not great over a 7 game series but still useful. Royce is solid but needs to pick it way up if he is going to continue to be the "stopper". Gay gives us a secondary rim protector and big rebounding forward. Our small ball has been pitiful and it hasn't helped the offense out at all... which is really the whole point of small ball. Without Hassan and Rudy in the middle the defense is just... yikes.

We still just need a disruptor or "lockdown" perimeter guy. I feel confident on bigger wings but guys like Curry, Booker, Ja, we are going to get cooked. I think Smart is basically the perfect guy to fill the role... I wish we would have snaked Pat Bev away from the Clips this offseason. As annoying as he is he would be amazing for us off the bench and give us the ******* we lack. Forrest has been good on defense but the offense is just too bad... I don't think he's as good as either of those guys on defense and the offense will make him more and more unplayable as the postseason progresses.

Comedy will be if Beverley is bought out and signs with us.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Comedy will be if Beverley is bought out and signs with us.

Oh he is more likely to get an extension in Minny than to get bought out. Thad could be a buy out guy but I think they will get a draft asset for him.