Neil is not done

[BrianFromWA]

Lots f teams who are capped out are talking about Durant and Wade and ....

Having space to absorb contracts Varejao-style isn't horrible.

Then again, neither is Gasol.

 

[Sinobas]

Aldrich would be a good addition too.

 

[blue9]

I'm having flash backs to people flipping shit last FA. What happened that time, can someone remind me?

We got an average player and a below-average player?

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Aldrich would be a good addition too.

I'd like him because he has a decent post game.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

We got an average player and a below-average player?

We got a player who almost single-handed lay won us two playoff games, and one of the best rebounders off the bench last year, yeah.

 

[ripcityboy]

Bollocks. We were a ballhandler and a rim protector away from giving Golden State all they could handle in the playoffs. We might not have much of a chance, but we're better now than we were before landing Turner, and that's a good thing.

I agree with you. He's a classy guy and an NBA exec. of the first order. I like him a lot. He's just in an impossible situation. He deserves a lot better quite frankly.

 

[BigGameDamian]

If' he's gonna dress off the rack, shop at TJ Maxx, not Nordtrom Rack

Why?

 

[noknobs]

Bollocks. We were a ballhandler and a rim protector away from giving Golden State all they could handle in the playoffs. We might not have much of a chance, but we're better now than we were before landing Turner, and that's a good thing.

That's not true at all. Last year we had Aminu, Harkless, Crabbe and Hendo. We'll now lose at minimum two of those guys and Turner is not a significant upgrade compared to what those guys gave us last year. And btw, yes they exceeded expectations last year, but if Chris Paul and Blake don't get injured we never play Golden State in the first place. And our health will almost certainly not be as good as it was last year. To improve we needed to add an impact player, that hasn't happened yet.

 

[BrianFromWA]

why are Hark, Crabbe or Aminu gone? I get that Hendo has to go, but the others?

 

[BlazerCaravan]

why are Hark, Crabbe or Aminu gone? I get that Hendo has to go, but the others?

Yeah this is all confusing to me, because isn't Meyers also potentially a piece to renounce?

 

[Mediocre Man]

Why?

Cause it's cheaper. He basically paid retail price for a wholesale item

 

[noknobs]

why are Hark, Crabbe or Aminu gone? I get that Hendo has to go, but the others?

You really think they spent all this money on Evans, and then they're going to match the equally large contracts that Moe and Crabbe get? And keep Aminu? Why on earth would they do that?

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

You really think they spent all this money on Evans, and then they're going to match the equally large contracts that Moe and Crabbe get? And keep Aminu? Why on earth would they do that?

Retaining assets for trade

 

[BlazerCaravan]

You really think they spent all this money on Evans, and then they're going to match the equally large contracts that Moe and Crabbe get? And keep Aminu? Why on earth would they do that?

Well which is it? Is Neil stupid or smart?

 

[Duckhook]

You really think they spent all this money on Evans, and then they're going to match the equally large contracts that Moe and Crabbe get? And keep Aminu? Why on earth would they do that?

Angst makes people say the darndest things...

 

[noknobs]

Retaining assets for trade

If they were traded they would no longer be on the team, correct? So we'd be losing at minimum two of them... The point is that we are currently not better than last year due to signing and overpaying for a role player.

 

[lawai'a]

horford and howard. need these two to pick a spot to land so the trades begin. if both are in atlanta Splitter becomes odd man out, and an absorable 8 million $ target. was pursued as a RFA by NO. before spurs traded him for capspace to sign LA. defesive metrics star a couple of seasons ago in san antonio

 

[BrianFromWA]

can't be traded until Dec 15 (assuming re-signed).

Yes, I can think of worse fates than being a non-lux-tax team that has at its disposal Dame, CJ, Turner, Crabbe, Hark, Aminu, Leonard, Davis, Plumlee and Vonleh as the 10th man.
Add in end-of-bench lotto tickets like Montero, Patty Ice and Cliff, and we've upgraded a rotation that was a Western Conf Semifinalist.

As for injuries, unless it's to Dame (knock on wood) you're basically covered from all angles. You have young, skilled trade fodder at the 2,3,4 and 5.

 

[riverman]

Maybe he'll trade Aminu for cap space?

A contract like Aminu has here for a starter will never be seen again...we need him on the roster and we need his defense

 

[Sinobas]

A contract like Aminu has here for a starter will never be seen again...we need him on the roster and we need his defense

No, we don't "need" him. Neil just signed his replacement unless he plans on having Aminu be the PF, but we don't even "need" him there either. Another team will like his contract too, which is precisely why we could trade him for cap space and sign an impact player at a position of need.

 

[Orion Bailey]

Neil is a used car salesman... Period. We all keep falling for his hype. It's nice to have a competitive team but if you have no chance at title what is the point.

Umm to still have a winning team overall that can provide quality entertainment to those of us who watch all 82 games?

Some people here act as if we don't win then we are a loser.


Yes only one team wins every year. How many teams have never won?

Just because you don't win it doesnt mean that you sucked, or it was a loss, or wasted or whatever.

As a fan who pays to see this team play, I want entertainment and a solid team on the floor excites me much better than tanking for a few years to possibly have the same thing happen.

Its not as black and white for everyone as some of you may think....

 

[PDXFonz]

Probably catch some heat for this, but I think signing Hibbert for cheap would be a total Olshey move. Hibbert seems to be a forgotten name after falling off a bit in IND and having to play for the shit show in LA which even further hurt his reputation. Kind of get the feeling that Hibbert could be had for acorns, and we all know Olshey has had interest in Hibbert in the past.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

I wonder if Neil is calling PHX with the offer of taking Chandler as long as they send a first rounder back with him.

 

[Denny Crane]

Bollocks. We were a ballhandler and a rim protector away from giving Golden State all they could handle in the playoffs. We might not have much of a chance, but we're better now than we were before landing Turner, and that's a good thing.

Winner, winner, chicken dinner.

 

[BonesJones]

Probably catch some heat for this, but I think singing Hibbert for cheap would be a total Olshey move. Hibbert seems to be a forgotten name after falling off a bit in IND and having to play for the shit show in LA which even further hurt his reputation. Kind of get the feeling that Hibbert could be had for acorns, and we all know Olshey has had interest in Hibbert in the past.

Please no! Hell no...

 

[Natebishop3]

We still need a consistent third scorer. Parsons would have been perfect, so what's the next move?

Kanter or Monroe would be a consistent scorer, if nothing else.

 

[Denny Crane]

Probably catch some heat for this, but I think singing Hibbert for cheap would be a total Olshey move. Hibbert seems to be a forgotten name after falling off a bit in IND and having to play for the shit show in LA which even further hurt his reputation. Kind of get the feeling that Hibbert could be had for acorns, and we all know Olshey has had interest in Hibbert in the past.

It's definitely a flyer. Depends on how much.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Someone remind me, what are the stages of grief?
I need to do some processing.

 

[riverman]

No, we don't "need" him. Neil just signed his replacement unless he plans on having Aminu be the PF, but we don't even "need" him there either. Another team will like his contract too, which is precisely why we could trade him for cap space and sign an impact player at a position of need.

He's worth more to us than his cap space and we can't replace him without spending way more...just makes zero sense

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Do people on this forum scream at the TV every time a scene ends, yelling "But I don't know what will happen next! It's too much!" Before turning off the TV?