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HailBlazers said:
Guess I value defense more than you. I just don't see us getting equal defensive value in return for him. To me the D is of utmost importance and rim protection is where it all starts.
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Yeah, because Nurkic and Whiteside are the only two rim protectors in the league.
 
borim69 said:
I cant really see us trading Whiteside before the trade deadline this year as it stands right now, unless he totally bombs then his price will go down in which case keeping him as a back up maybe more beneficial. If he excels which I hope he does ( I think we all do) then he might just be a 1 year rental. Having Nurk and Whiteside on the team next year just does not seem like a problem I would lose sleep over. I think at that time the only problem that would arise is if those two had a problem with each other. Also if Ant works out like we all hope he works out then Having an Ant/Whiteside duo coming off the bench for our second team would be an incredible good problem to have going into the playoffs
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So you wouldnt think trading a $27M expiring who might be playong well enough to fetch a first for a move for a star who doesnt have a "franchise pillar" at that position and has a much larger chance of being here long-term as valuable?
 
It's a good thing I don't trust Jason Quick to know jack, otherwise I might be depressed at the "news" we'd never consider trading a notorious flake who hasn't played a single game for us.
 
BonesJones said:
So you wouldnt think trading a $27M expiring who might be playong well enough to fetch a first for a move for a star who doesnt have a "franchise pillar" at that position and has a much larger chance of being here long-term as valuable?
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Would you do it if our team is clicking on all 8 cylinders with Nurkic just coming back working into the game? (for all you Japanese car enthusiast that would be all 4 cylinders with twin turbos working at peak efficiency). Because that is when our deadline is to trade him.
 
According to NBA.com media day is tomorrow....anyone know if that is true or not?
 
The sad truth about Nurk is that he is injury prone (freak accidents, or otherwise).

He has only played in only 5 of the 24 playoff games the team has been in during his tenure. Nurk has become an elite player on both ends, but we need insurance for him if he goes down. It makes total sense to keep Hassan on-- just like it did to make Enes our primary target in FA this summer.
 
illmatic99 said:
The sad truth about Nurk is that he is injury prone (freak accidents, or otherwise).

He has only played in only 5 of the 24 playoff games the team has been in during his tenure. Nurk has become an elite player on both ends, but we need insurance for him if he goes down. It makes total sense to keep Hassan on-- just like it did to make Enes our primary target in FA this summer.
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Would you have preferred to get swept by OKC so that way Nurk would've played in 5 out of 12 playoff games instead?
 
illmatic99 said:
The sad truth about Nurk is that he is injury prone (freak accidents, or otherwise).

He has only played in only 5 of the 24 playoff games the team has been in during his tenure. Nurk has become an elite player on both ends, but we need insurance for him if he goes down. It makes total sense to keep Hassan on-- just like it did to make Enes our primary target in FA this summer.
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I'm actually not sure "injury prone" is a thing. It feels a lot like confirmation bias.
 
illmatic99 said:
The sad truth about Nurk is that he is injury prone (freak accidents, or otherwise).

He has only played in only 5 of the 24 playoff games the team has been in during his tenure. Nurk has become an elite player on both ends, but we need insurance for him if he goes down. It makes total sense to keep Hassan on-- just like it did to make Enes our primary target in FA this summer.
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Omg it has been only 5 games games huh? That is not good at all
 
Scalma said:
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Idk how the whiteside and Collins pairing will work offensively but defensively they’re going to cover up a lot of mistakes and force other teams to shoot jumpers.
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I'm just scared about Zach getting into more foul trouble trying to keep up with more mobile PFs. Rim protection definitely will not be an issue
 
illmatic99 said:
I'm just scared about Zach getting into more foul trouble trying to keep up with more mobile PFs. Rim protection definitely will not be an issue
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My thoughts on Zach are that he will excel this year. He will get better calls from the refs. Yes he will have games he is in foul trouble like all bigs. But he will be just fine over the season.
 
riverman said:
Good thing is we've got foul trouble insurance on the bench....we're pretty deep this season
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That all is fine, but for us to win 50+ games, Zach needs to take a leap.

For Zach to take a leap, he needs to consistently stay on the floor for at least 30 mins a game.
 
illmatic99 said:
That all is fine, but for us to win 50+ games, Zach needs to take a leap.

For Zach to take a leap, he needs to consistently stay on the floor for at least 30 mins a game.
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Skal, Gasol can pick up any foul trouble minutes we get into...or we can go small ball with Hezonja ...etc....with our bench I'm not worried about foul trouble at all ...Zach is going to have those games in my view where he picks them up quickly...enter Skal or Gasol...Zach has a short fuse..I think it's just how he's wired.
 


Around the 28 min mark, they start talking about Simons. Casey is usually VERY conservative about this kinda stuff and doesn't believe in the hype. He said he was down at the PF talking to players to see if the hype for Ant was warranted, and he came back with comments of "best player in the gym" along with universal praise.
 
Anyone know what time Media Day starts tomorrow? I think it's like 12pm but I haven't found anything official.
 
illmatic99 said:


Around the 28 min mark, they start talking about Simons. Casey is usually VERY conservative about this kinda stuff and doesn't believe in the hype. He said he was down at the PF talking to players to see if the hype for Ant was warranted, and he came back with comments of "best player in the gym" along with universal praise.
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Simons is the new Leonar_
 
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