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D'Angelo Russell

Saint Cy of JFC said:
I mean, they did sign Terry and Maggette, they just got matched.
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I would have accepted those answers instead of the Millsap and Gordon Hayward signings... if we are counting guys we re-signed I'd put Stock, Mailman and D-Will higher on the list... Rudy.

I think we have a shot at good free agents and we haven't really attempted big signings... since Booze and Okur. We are in a place to make a good signing... I just think the market factors (FA class is kind of shallow and lots of teams have space) that make trades a potentially more valuable use of the cap asset.
 
LoPo said:
Well considering a few on that list were guys we were going to keep anyway because they were restricted free agents.....

Take out the restricted free agents, Boozer and Okur, who do you take over 22 year old 18ppg 6apg Russell?
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Big dog, Harp, green, Chambers if nba still used 90’s style nba. I’d have to think about Braille the first time around. I’d also take Okur and Booz over him


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LoPo said:
You can argue that he doesn't score at a good percentage so that makes him a bad scorer. But if you break down stats, you can always find a way to find a negative on any player. I'm sure Mitchell has some terrible stats to highlight, but does that mean he's not a scorer?
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Dude he's one of the worst players in NBA history at finishing and getting to the foul line.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Lopo: The guy who says you have no balls when you don't want to sign bad to average PG's to be your starter, but will then chastise DL for being safe while trading for George Hill.

Dishonest moron.
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I didn't chastise DL for being safe. I just don't give him credit for some aggressive move by sending a 1st round pick in the teens (Taurean Prince by the way) for one year of George Hill. I thought it was a move to make sure we improved but not contended. Aggressive would have been pursuing a player with much higher upside and contract.

Going after Russell and sacrificing some "dry powder" is an aggressive move which could lead to contention. With fantastic PG play, we could be contenders. I firmly believe that. I also believe that Russell has done a lot with a little on a bad team. In a lesser role but one a better team like ours, he could really emerge as a fantastic player.
 
It's not an argument if Russell is a bad scorer, its provable by facts.

HE SCORES LESS POINTS PER SHOT THAN RICKY RUBIO!
 
LoPo said:
I didn't chastise DL for being safe. I just don't give him credit for some aggressive move by sending a 1st round pick in the teens (Taurean Prince by the way) for one year of George Hill. I thought it was a move to make sure we improved but not contended. Aggressive would have been pursuing a player with much higher upside and contract.

Going after Russell and sacrificing some "dry powder" is an aggressive move which could lead to contention. With fantastic PG play, we could be contenders. I firmly believe that. I also believe that Russell has done a lot with a little on a bad team. In a lesser role but one a better team like ours, he could really emerge as a fantastic player.
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Another lesson in moving the goalpost for an aggressive move by Professor Lopo.
 
The good with Russell to me is that he can shoot well... so he can play off ball. I think he can create shots for himself, but they are inefficient... he also sucks at defense. Good passer but I wouldn't say elite. And he is injury prone.

So if that's all he is... and he doesn't have a huge jump in FTR... what would it cost to replace those skills?

Do you know who that kind of reminds me of... Rodney Hood. I think whatever Rod signs for this offseason will represent a better value than what Russell signs for.

Maybe Russell has a super jump in his areas that need improvement... but it seems like guys that don't draw fouls don't really develop that skill.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Dude he's one of the worst players in NBA history at finishing and getting to the foul line.
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Still scores 18+ points per game with a better EFG% than Donovan Mitchell. On a better team.

So what if he can get to the FT line or finish better at the rim. Does he make us better? Absolutely
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
The good with Russell to me is that he can shoot well... so he can play off ball. I think he can create shots for himself, but they are inefficient... he also sucks at defense. Good passer but I wouldn't say elite. And he is injury prone.

So if that's all he is... and he doesn't have a huge jump in FTR... what would it cost to replace those skills?

Do you know who that kind of reminds me of... Rodney Hood. I think whatever Rod signs for this offseason will represent a better value than what Russell signs for.

Maybe Russell has a super jump in his areas that need improvement... but it seems like guys that don't draw fouls don't really develop that skill.
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He's a terrible athlete, so I dont see the FTR jumping to anything over 20%, and tht would be hard.
 
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