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sip said:
When you really look at it closely we don't have that much in the so called war chest right now. The next couple Minny picks have a high likelihood of being late 1st rd pick. The potential of the cavs picks are starting to look a little better but I still think they are likely mid 1st rd picks at best. It is impossible to have a good feel for that laker pick right now but I doubt it is viewed all that highly in a trade right now. Then of course our own pick can't even be traded with the thunder having protection on it. Then you look at our young prospects and there isn't a ton of trade value there either with them all being unproven and Hardy not all that focused on developing them.
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I guess it’s really a matter of perspective. I mean with 13 potential bites at the apple between now and 29 we have one of the fullest War Chests in the League. I mean so what that most of the non Jazz picks will be lower first round. (And this year looks like we’re aiming lottery with our own even though they promised again that we were aiming playoffs). Does anybody remember where MVP Jokic was taken? How about Butler?

So twelve for sure - I mean, you realize that’s an entire squad right. So that means that we have to keep playing this silly tournament fishing game (catch and release) for the next five + years?

Stuck in the Turnstile. Welcome to the new Detroit!
 
Thee Idiotic Minivan K said:
Last years team would beat this team. Even JC, Sexton, and THT were better last year.
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This is something that should be very concerning to everyone when it comes to Hardy. Virtually every single player that was on this roster last year has regressed at least a little bit. I suppose you can make a case for Ochai recently but that feels a little more in spite of Hardy rather than because of him since Hardy hasn't exactly shown much trust in his based on his inconsistent minutes this year.
 
Thee Idiotic Minivan K said:
Except he hasn’t been 50/40/85 this year and hasn’t been as good this year. This team construction is completely broken. The only players right now I don’t want to see traded is the rookies and sophomores everyone else should go for the right price.
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He's 48.4/38.3/84.0.

Hard to repeat last year's performance given the quality of guards he's playing with.
 
sip said:
This is something that should be very concerning to everyone when it comes to Hardy. Virtually every single player that was on this roster last year has regressed at least a little bit. I suppose you can make a case for Ochai recently but that feels a little more in spite of Hardy rather than because of him since Hardy hasn't exactly shown much trust in his based on his inconsistent minutes this year.
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I mean, I dont think any player has gotten worse, the situation is just worse for everyone.

Guys like Simone/Ochai are looking decent (or better to compared to last year) because they were rookies who have adjusted and for the most part get to stay in their comfortable lane.

THT is trying to be an engine of an offense who is primarily responsible for getting things going.

Sexton is trying to play off-ball.

Clarkson is trying to be the primary initiator of a starting unit.

The starting unit has much worse spacing.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
I mean, I dont think any player has gotten worse, the situation is just worse for everyone.

Guys like Simone/Ochai are looking decent (or better to compared to last year) because they were rookies who have adjusted and for the most part get to stay in their comfortable lane.

THT is trying to be an engine of an offense who is primarily responsible for getting things going.

Sexton is trying to play off-ball.

Clarkson is trying to be the primary initiator of a starting unit.

The starting unit has much worse spacing.
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You said Sexton regressed yesterday?
 
bigmike said:
He's 48.4/38.3/84.0.

Hard to repeat last year's performance given the quality of guards he's playing with.
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Second half of the season he was damn near unstoppable and this year we added key. This year you can’t just give him the ball. All he’s doing is shooting threes he’s done little to no creation this year a lot less than last year.
 
Elizah Huge said:
You said Sexton regressed yesterday?
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I think he has as well. Maybe its due to trying to play off ball more like cy said.
I know shooting percentages aren't everything but last season he was 51%/39%/82%.
This season he is 43%/35%/86%. He is better from the line this season but is getting there less often than last year.
His minutes are also down this season vs last season.
 
The one reason I can see Ainge keeping Lauri is because he kept Paul Pierce for years on a middling team. Pierce was on a team with a bunch of nobodies. They eventually got good and then Ainge sold them all for 2 all stars to put next to Pierce.

I could say Danny go that path easily. But Lauri surely is a super valuable to any team that is competing for a title this year. He helps everyone get better.
 
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