(11-08-2024, 08:48 AM)ballsrchr Wrote: As you say...still early in the season.  I would like to see improved play by our wings and power forwards.  Kyrie does play as a shooting guard some of the times, but beyond that we need better play.  This can be done by our present line up if/when they start meshing.

Upgrades are hard.  A diamond in the rough is easier...

(11-08-2024, 09:37 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: I am not sure a move will come this year, but looking forward.   My thought process is someone who can play 3 and 4, shoot 37 plus from 3 and defend multiple positions.   Tough to find.    It would help clean up the roster a little if they found that player, especially with an aging Klay.   Maybe this year it is Marshall who fills this role.  Or maybe eventually it is Omax (he has a long way to go though).

On the other hand, with Luka's size maybe a smaller(ish) player would work.   Derrick White or Jrue type.  Darn Boston making all the smart moves.   Although these moves probably would be tough to fit now because not sure Klay or the Jrue caliber player would like a bench role.

(11-08-2024, 10:12 AM)michaeltex Wrote: Good points all.

FWIW, BOS is currently at $197M with 14 contracts. The starting 5 are at ~$169.5M with the cap at ~$148M. Next season they are at $226M with just 11 players and the starting 5 will make $197M with the cap only going up 10% to $163M. I'll leave it to someone smarter than me to add luxury taxes. They have a nice team, but for how long can they afford it?

For comparison, for this season, DAL is at $176M total/$130M starting with 15 contracts.

(11-08-2024, 08:34 AM)ballsrchr Wrote: I'm also a big CC fan.  Not necessarily of Women's basketball, but I do watch it quite often.  CC is really on a different plane than most, if not all, other players.  There is quite a lot that men can learn from the women's game and adapt to men's basketball.

But...there is little comparison between the respective games...or the players.  I agree that the maturity level between Luka and CC is different.  Luka would learn a lot if he went back and watched CC play.  I think Luka has at least 1 possibly 2 levels of play that he can achieve.  He must "mature" to achieve either level--emotionally, physically, technically, and desire.  Luka plays the way he does because he has never learned better.  Nobody has ever held his nose to the grindstone.  The Mavs need to find someone he respects and will listen to.  Maybe someone like Chandler to Lively.  I don't know.
 

(11-08-2024, 07:52 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: Season is still young and we don't even know the type of team we have yet.  I was wondering as we look forward with this roster, what type of moves we are looking for moving forward.  Is it an addition to the roster or is an upgrade from someone on the roster?  Or is it just holding steady for the next 2 years?    If so, with addition or upgrade, what type of players or positions do you think would be a target?

(11-08-2024, 10:12 AM)michaeltex Wrote: Good points all.

FWIW, BOS is currently at $197M with 14 contracts. The starting 5 are at ~$169.5M with the cap at ~$148M. Next season they are at $226M with just 11 players and the starting 5 will make $197M with the cap only going up 10% to $163M. I'll leave it to someone smarter than me to add luxury taxes. They have a nice team, but for how long can they afford it?

For comparison, for this season, DAL is at $176M total/$130M starting with 15 contracts.

(11-08-2024, 04:07 PM)Ghost of Podkolzin Wrote: The Nash and Brunson fiascos are among the worst in NBA history.

(11-08-2024, 03:59 PM)Ghost of Podkolzin Wrote: I think a trade for Tari Eason would solve a lot of woes.  We'd have PJ, Naji, and Tari to guard big wings.  He'd take Maxi's role plus.

(11-08-2024, 06:16 PM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: You think Houston would trade Eason, and you'd get to keep PJ and Naji? That ain't happening lol.

(11-08-2024, 05:43 PM)DallasMaverick Wrote: Hmm...

Really?

Just a reminder of a few bad trades:
https://www.quora.com/What-is-considered-the-worst-contract-signing-or-trade-in-NBA-history


...and a few bad contracts:
https://www.reddit.com/r/billsimmons/comments/17418yp/whats_the_worst_nba_contract_ever_given/?rdt=39240

(11-08-2024, 05:42 PM)F Gump Wrote: Re BOS, their financial hit that's looming is so extreme that their owner decided to sell the team, even though they are on top with a team positioned to keep winning. Seriously.

Your cap numbers are way high. This season it's $140.6M, and next season should be about $154.6M.

Using your payroll numbers for them, according to my tax calculator, this year they are looking at a "Payroll + Tax" financial outlay of about $265M (in the context of the revenues of a $141M cap world), and next summer in a $155M cap world they are staring at a "Payroll + Tax" financial outlay of $400M! I can see them finding a way to choke that down this season, but I can't imagine they would be willing to pay that number next season (which means they will move to offload a big chunk of salary).

(11-11-2024, 08:59 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: This is a Luka centric post.  Looking at his stats, it doesn’t appear off from past years. Watching the games tell a different story.  He legs aren’t right and he is doing it all on iq and guts.  I am sure he will round into form as the season goes along (if he is able to stay away from a longer term issue), but it has been so long since we saw a healthy, in shape Luka that I am wondering if that version is going to be exception moving forward.  Man, have I missed the quick and strong Luka who can use his strength and his quickness to just give the defense no answers.  It feels like he is getting to the rim much less often this year.  Props to him for gutting through games, but it is tough watching him move out there.  There has been a few moments where I thought he was moving well but typically based on quarters or half’s…not full games.

Second, the public frustration with his teammates on the court has to stop.  Like today!  Some other stars do it…like LeBron.  But we are seeing it multiple times a game.  I get some of this stuff is what makes Luka great, but he needs to control his emotions more.  There is a time to have these discussions and they should be much less public, but the death glares need to stop immediately.