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Conley irrelevant...

Handlogten's Heros said:
What you see is illegal. They can't trade the 2020 pick. Aminu is out for the year so that'd be a non-starter.
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Okay then, their 2021 pick. Point being, they are so close right now - they are going to shore up any weak spots they see in their roster. The rebounding and frontcourt defense will be addressed. Count on it.

I could also see them talking with Luc M'bah a Moute or Kenneth Faried, but to your point on Aminu - they are going to want to secure someone who there are no questions about.
 
Hekate said:
They didn't want to play Draymond as full-time C. That's why they signed Pachulia and McGee after Bogut.

Conley would never say he wouldn't defend starting guards and his defensive shortcomings are slowly getting exaggerated. He wasn't a liability out there and if he fits into the offense, the trade-off would be negligible tbh. I trust Quin, come playoff time to make the right choices, especially defensively. But till playoffs Conley starts because he is a borderline all-star.

Ingles will start so Rudy and he will share the floor majority of his minutes.
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Right, but they also started Barnes and Pachulia over Iggy... because they needed a guy who could hit spot up shots and needed a guy off the bench that could handle the ball more... does this sound familiar to another situation?

Conley can defend starting point guards... but then DM has to guard a SG or SF... So the Clips start Bev, PG and Kawhi… Conley will do fine on Bev, but now DM (our main creator) has a bigger responsibility on PG or Kawhi… unless you want Bogey guarding one guy.

Ingles and Rudy in the PnR is working great... DM is among the best players as a PnR ballhandler... so does Conley spot up then? Great... so does Bojan and Royce so not a big benefit there. Bojan is fine as a tertiary creator in that lineup... is Conley taking that role and pushing him down a notch. Does DM chill and spot up in the first quarter? Like its not ideal.

Royce to Conley is a big defensive downgrade. Royce provides the length and rebounding those units need.

Conley played like a borderline all star last year... this year his percentages would make him the worst shooter in our current rotation... those numbers should absolutely go up. Manu was a fuggin hall of famer... he came off the bench because it worked better.

Does Conley replacing Royce make the best 5-man lineup in the league better?
 
Joncolton said:
Okay then, their 2021 pick. Point being, they are so close right now - they are going to shore up any weak spots they see in their roster. The rebounding and frontcourt defense will be addressed. Count on it.

I could also see them talking with Luc M'bah a Moute or Kenneth Faried, but to your point on Aminu - they are going to want to secure someone who there are no questions about.
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It would have to be 2023 or after.
 
gomretat said:
I can't believe anyone who watches this team would want Crowder back. Him moving on had to happen regardless of other changes.
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Didnt say i wanted him back said id rather have him than conley and his 32mil salary to " spread the floor" i like conley i think hes a solid guy a good player, i just dont think hes worth the 32mil hes currently costing and that that money could have been used elsewhere, like a bench.
 
Imagine having the best starting lineup in the league... then following it up with a wave of Mike Conley, JC plus a mix of those starters... if he's willing to do it there's no reason we shouldn't.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Imagine having the best starting lineup in the league... then following it up with a wave of Mike Conley, JC plus a mix of those starters... if he's willing to do it there's no reason we shouldn't.
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I get the arguments, but who's to say Conley for Royce isn't still the best starting lineup in the league?
 
We’ve got a punchers chance at a championship this year. No one thought Toronto would win last year and look what happened. If LeBron or AD goes down we are as good as anybody. Conley can be best integrated into the second unit at first, when he comes back. Then, play it by ear.
 
David Hume said:
We’ve got a punchers chance at a championship this year. No one thought Toronto would win last year and look what happened. If LeBron or AD goes down we are as good as anybody. Conley can be best integrated into the second unit at first, when he comes back. Then, play it by ear.
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I think the results will be much better in the second unit. He gets more full time PG duties and plays less with Gobert, who he didn't mesh well with.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Conley can defend starting point guards... but then DM has to guard a SG or SF... So the Clips start Bev, PG and Kawhi… Conley will do fine on Bev, but now DM (our main creator) has a bigger responsibility on PG or Kawhi… unless you want Bogey guarding one guy.

Ingles and Rudy in the PnR is working great... DM is among the best players as a PnR ballhandler... so does Conley spot up then? Great... so does Bojan and Royce so not a big benefit there. Bojan is fine as a tertiary creator in that lineup... is Conley taking that role and pushing him down a notch. Does DM chill and spot up in the first quarter? Like its not ideal.

Royce to Conley is a big defensive downgrade. Royce provides the length and rebounding those units need.



Does Conley replacing Royce make the best 5-man lineup in the league better?
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Yup this

Inserting conley back into the starting 5 isnt ideal.
One replaces say ingles than one is taking away from his effectiveness with gobert and the other 4 starters, one replaces o neal and the starting 5 take a big dip in defense.

Have conley come off the bench, he played the majority of his career with scrubs in memphis so he should feel right at home playing with the second unit
 
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