05-23-2022, 07:26 PM
(05-23-2022, 06:52 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Agree with your points about Burke and Boban. It is amazing how much ink gets spilled over the 11-15 slots on this roster.
I might change the categories a little, but I'm in general agreement with where people are lining up. I'd do Luka and JB as Keepers, which is somewhat synonymous with untouchable. Next category would be "would like to keep", meaning I'm OK if they go out for a clear upgrade, but my preference is these guys would be part of the ongoing core. That would include Maxi, DFS, Bullock and SD. "Could be traded" would be the same people as you've listed. My meaning is I don't dislike any of them, but if I'm trying to come up with matching salary, this group is where I start. I assume "need a roster slot" is synonymous with "willing to cut" to open up a roster slot. We already need to cut one guy if 26 takes up a roster slot and we don't do a 2/1 or 3/2 type trade.
I wonder if trading THJ now isn't selling low. Seems likely he's still here at the start of the season as the TDL or even the summer after would be better times to get value for him. But, if you keep him to try to restore value and keep all of the "keepers", then you are left building a package around expiring Powell, overpaid Bertans, Green and a couple of picks.
Is it technologically possible for a moderator to automate a process that puts up a S&T disclaimer any time someone posts a S&T idea without showing the math of how the posted idea gets the team under the Apron.
I understand your distinctions, but I don't make them because I think this team has the assets to get 1-2 players in the 5-9 range (which means you don't give up someone in that range to make a lateral move) whereas I think grander designs strip the roster almost bare of players you really NEED. Solid useful playable players have a ripple effect, when you are thin and your few get overused (and performance sags with fatigue and even minor injuries). See Dinwiddie and Bertans, neither of whom is great but who made huge impacts just by being available.
On the SNT limits, I don't worry about showing the math. They're at the apron as is already, without Brunson. While doable in theory, the added hidden costs of trying to get to a SNT for a player considered worth the trouble would end up making the transaction not worth it.