Not going to read through 28 pages of this because, well, fuck that. Don't need to see THAT much whining on here. We didn't land Durant and Howard, Olshey is an idiot.
I really like the signing of Turner. We had a lot of discussion on this board about how, outside of hating his inconsistency, we missed Nic's playmaking last season. That Aminu wasn't all that great with decision making and the ball in his hand.
Nic's 3 years under Stotts, he had an assist % right around 20. Which is Turner's career average. Turner is going to essentially be playing the Nic role in our offense next season which allows us to have a 3rd(4th with Plumlee) playmaker on the floor. Something again that many people said we were lacking. We had Dame and CJ as ball handlers last season. Plumlee was probably the 3rd best player on our team handling the ball. That's no good.
I mean, people started shitting immediately on the Parsons news, but then are pissed that we went from Parsons to Turner? Just because it's plan B. Yeah, it doesn't come with Dwight. Still don't think we need the rim protector everyone clamored for, since we were a top team at the rim. What we need/want is guys with some flexibility to play different spots on the floor, and switch around with other players. Nic just got 50 million dollars more than Turner. And for what? What does he do better? He hasn't been a good 3 point shooter in like 4 years. He was Aminu level the past 3 years. And people crap on Aminu
Turner gives us another good ball handler and creator, someone who can run our secondary pick and roll with Plumlee similarly to how Nic and Rolo used to. It'll take pressure off of CJ when Dame exits the game. We all saw how once Dame went out, It was CJ pick and roll attempts to score, Turner will alleviate some of that pressure, and give both of our guys a little more chance off the ball.
Before this season, everyone was thinking of Simmons, of tanking, of a 3 year rebuild. One slightly above .500 season, and it seemed like many needed this offseason to immediately push us into championship or bust status, which just seems silly. Yes, I get the use it or lose it with cap spae. Not concerned about being "capped out". We'll have many tradeable assets on decent deals. Excited to see the follow up from here.
