05-30-2022, 11:06 AM
(05-30-2022, 10:55 AM)mvossman Wrote: Timmy is a significantly better player than anyone not in our top 6. I'm not worried at all about us being worse or losing wins because Timmy is on the team. He has already lost his starting spot and I don't see that changing. His offense would be particularly helpful in some cases and I am not worried at all about him taking the ball away from better offensive players (in the playoffs it was clear we needed more players that could do something other than shoot wide open threes). I agree on long term fit that he is not ideal due to his lack of defense (along with our other 3 offensive players), but that does not mean we burn assets to get rid of his salary, especially when that salary is descending and will look more appealing to other teams as soon as TDL.
I also don't think its a good mentality to say we have not been great in the draft in the past so we should not value late first round picks. If nothing else we could/should use that pick to get a legit starting center.
This is a very smart post, even though I think we tend to overvalue late first round picks.
I’m replying to add that I am unconvinced Tim will continue to defend poorly. He was always a willing defender, and Kidd has successfully turned most of the rest of the team into plus defenders. Give him a little more time to adapt to the new expectations. He may surprise us all.