02-09-2022, 02:56 PM
(02-09-2022, 02:33 PM)cow Wrote: Buddy had a great season in 18-19 when he was the guy. Things went downhill with the emergence of Fox and Luka Walton being the coach. Less of a focal point in the offense and less catch and shoot opportunities. He seems like a perfect candidate for needing a change of scenery and unfortunately for him, he landed with Carlisle which I think will be a disaster. A Kidd pairing would be preferable as would a defined and consistent role. He's bad on defense as everyone has mentioned so I wouldn't expect anything different. The nod I would give to THJ is effort. The question I'd have is who is better at creating their own shot, THJ or Buddy?
I'm not going to be bothered either way and we'll probably get outbid by the Lakers. I don't want to give up a FRP for the experiment. The Lakers trading for him would be funny because of his defensive weakness.
This is kind of a strange take. Buddy is a lot like THJ, and THJ thrived under Rick and has struggled under Kidd. Not sure why Buddy would be the opposite?