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We need a better defensive scheme more than we need any specific defensive players.

The idea that funneling the offense to midrange shots because they are the least efficient is so flawed. They're an extremely high percentage shot when unguarded, but the stats say otherwise because most teams are intelligent enough to challenge those shots. We simply encourage a team like Memphis to get into a rhythm from their favorite spot. Imagine what Kobe in his prime would have gone off for against that type of defense!

A second problem is Stotts' insistence on not doubling. It makes the defense so predictable, a good offense can patiently carve it up. This gets magnified in the playoffs when everything is scouted so well and the game slows down.
 
BlazerWookee said:
I think Gee, if given the opportunity to compete for a role at the beginning of training camp, would contribute much more in Stotts's system than he showed this season, on both sides of the ball.

Whether it turns out to be enough more of a contribution to beat out the young'uns ahead of him in the rotation? Not sure. At the very least, though, I believe he's known as a high-motor defender in practice, which can only help the kids grow...
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Stotts basically said the same thing about him. He needs a training camp, so does AAA. They both were often out of position not quite knowing where our guys liked to be on the court. Both Afflalo and Gee are solid players. Gee can slash and finish in traffic. As for now, they're in limbo until we see if LA comes back. I wouldn't be surprised to see both of them back next season
 
riverman said:
Stotts basically said the same thing about him. He needs a training camp, so does AAA. They both were often out of position not quite knowing where our guys liked to be on the court. Both Afflalo and Gee are solid players. Gee can slash and finish in traffic. As for now, they're in limbo until we see if LA comes back. I wouldn't be surprised to see both of them back next season
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LA IS coming back.

Book it.
 
The trick is to get these guys when nobody's heard of them. To think that we were blasted for the contract we gave Wes to pry him away from the Jazz. Now he looks like he was underpaid.

But think of how the Grizzlies got Tony Allen, or Philly got Raja Bell, or Detroit got Ben Wallace, or San Antonio got Bruce Bowen, or Atlanta got Carroll - that's what you have to do. So it's too late on people like Middleton, Carroll and Draymond Green. Basically, if we know about them because of their sustained minutes in the NBA, it's probably too late.
 
Here's a guy who's a total star in Europe (i.e., probably the highest paid American, playing for the team that pays the highest salaries, CSKA Moscow) but could probably be had for the mid-level (you may remember him from his time with the Raptors):

 
Rastapopoulos said:
The trick is to get these guys when nobody's heard of them. To think that we were blasted for the contract we gave Wes to pry him away from the Jazz. Now he looks like he was underpaid.
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You remember it quite differently than I do. The contract was considered pretty reasonable on a yearly basis, but we front-loaded it to keep Utah from being able to match, and the dumb journalists couldn't see past the initial salary when they're accustomed to seeing the big numbers at the end.
 
handiman said:
You remember it quite differently than I do. The contract was considered pretty reasonable on a yearly basis, but we front-loaded it to keep Utah from being able to match, and the dumb journalists couldn't see past the initial salary when they're accustomed to seeing the big numbers at the end.
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Front loading didnt matter. Very overreported in the media in my opinion. NBA teams have plenty of money to make payroll one year vs three years from now.

What mattered was the total cost of the contract as Utah and most critics didn't think Wes was worth the $35 million.
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
KJ McDaniels - Started out strong, fizzled as the season went on. Has a lot of potential on the defensive end - RFA.
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I was bummed when Houston traded for him for so cheap. And then he never got any time with them which surprised me. I'd definitely be interested in bringing him in. Of course, as a RFA, anything cheap or reasonable, and Houston probably matches. And what it'd possibly take for them to not match, I'm not all that intrested in.
 
handiman said:
You remember it quite differently than I do. The contract was considered pretty reasonable on a yearly basis, but we front-loaded it to keep Utah from being able to match, and the dumb journalists couldn't see past the initial salary when they're accustomed to seeing the big numbers at the end.
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To quote Bill Simmons, still working for ESPN at the time:

By the way, at some point, I need the $33.4 million Wesley Matthews contract explained to me. Yeah, this was an especially dense summer for front offices: Channing Frye, Darko Milicic, Amir Johnson, Brendan Haywood, Al Harrington, Drew Gooden, Hakim Warrick and Travis Outlaw signed for a combined $248 million even as the owners were crying for a hard salary cap and reduced payrolls. (Savvy, fellas. Way to hold the fort.) But in every case, I got it. Either the team wanted to spend enough to get to the cap minimum; it severely overrated a non-impact player; it panicked; it screwed up; it was delusional; or, in David Kahn's case with Darko, all of the above. But Portland paid Matthews (at least) twice what he was worth to back up Brandon Roy.

Huh???

Why not trade Fernandez first? Why do it at all? What am I missing? And how fast did Matthews' agent say, "WE AGREE TO YOUR OFFER!" Two seconds? One second? Half a second? I'm so confused. Even if you did it just to collect an asset for trading down the road -- like what Houston did with Trevor Ariza last season -- how will Matthews keep his value with a bad contract if he's playing 10 minutes a game? Please explain this to me. Someone. Anyone. Actually, add him to the list of reasons Portland is No. 18: I need to see Wesley Matthews in person again. Maybe I missed the magic the first time around.
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Rastapopoulos said:
The trick is to get these guys when nobody's heard of them.
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I am hoping the 76'ers don't sign Arsalan Kazemi. They drafted him in the 2nd round but stashed him over seas last year. He will be playing in the summer league again this year for them. I would love to see him come off our bench for defensive and rebounding.
 
The money was crazy at first glance, he had one year as a minimum guy.
 
3RA1N1AC said:
The money was crazy at first glance, he had one year as a minimum guy.
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At first glance, yes. That's my point. The dumb journalists harped on the up front money and didn't bother to figure the yearly average. Wes was only a minimum salary guy because he was undrafted a year earlier. Everyone knew he was much more valuable than that by the end of the year, being a quality starter on a playoff team and one of the best defenders of prime Kobe.
 
No doubt, still there were questions on whether it was a splurge, with the toxic signing bonus and front loaded and all that.

I'm was certainly glad they did it, not my money, and need to take chances like that occasionally to nab good players.
 
Dude!!!! Even this forum mainly were upset for offering Matthews that deal. Just look back to when he was signed. Wasn't it the consolation prize for Utah's match for Millsap?
 
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