KillerLeft > 02-10-2023, 05:46 PM
DallasMaverick > 02-10-2023, 07:30 PM
(02-10-2023, 05:46 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Listened to Fisher today.
He mentioned Dallas connections to three players:
Thybulle (speculated, due to the return Morey got, that Dallas would've had to pony up either Green or the '27, which they obviously wouldn't have done)
BOTH Bogdaonvich guys, ATL and DET (said neither player was being "sold" really, despite assumptions that Bojan would be, so the asking price for either was way too steep).
Personally, I find it interesting that they weren't more serious about Collins. Doesn't seem like ANY team is serious about him. Who knows, maybe the asking price is crazy. Fisher seemed to think he'd be a Sun now if the Durant thing hadn't have happened.
SleepingHero > 02-10-2023, 08:19 PM
(02-10-2023, 07:30 PM)DallasMaverick Wrote: Wouldn't we say, at this point, that Collins' contract is negative?
Scott41theMavs > 02-10-2023, 10:17 PM
(02-10-2023, 08:19 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: Very much so. So much so that I'd love to take a 1st in order to take his contract off their hands. ATL only can move their 2029 first right now due to protections. Wood went for a late first last time he was moved so maybe that's still a possibility.
If we can grab that, then we can package 24, 26, 28 this summer to grab that 2-way all-star wing and go to work.
F Gump > 02-11-2023, 01:16 AM
(02-10-2023, 08:58 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Certainly for the rest of the regular season, I hope Hardy is getting this 1/2 slot.
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Luka and Kyrie would play together for 8, separate for 4 for one and 4 for the other and play the final 8 together. That is 40 a game. It may not happen against San Antonio in the regular season, but probably will in playoff games. Reggie and Green will do something similar. You just won't be able to take those guys off the floor.
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The issue is that leaves VERY limited minutes for Powell and Wood. Powell goes back to shorter stints (he is the anti-Green. Green's productivity skyrockets with extra minutes.
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I've read people say several times recently that Powell was "unplayable" in the playoffs. That just isn't true. He was +6.8 and +8.1 On-Court during the last two playoffs. His On-Minus-Off has been +8.7 and +16.7. He's impacting winning, he just needs to be managed properly to get that result. Maxi was actually -1.4 and -8.8 On Court the last two playoff runs. The good news is we have another option or two beyond just these guys. The good news is McGee was a gross and net negative in last years playoffs and Wood has never sniffed the playoffs. He may be just as 'unplayable'..
MFFL > 02-11-2023, 09:13 AM
(02-11-2023, 01:16 AM)F Gump Wrote: Maybe was the previous snail's pace of play his methodology for trying to lessen the wear and tear on bodies over a long grueling season that will even get much longer if you go very far?
Smitty > 02-11-2023, 11:14 AM
(02-11-2023, 09:13 AM)MFFL Wrote: I'm beginning to think that Kidd doesn't care as much about the regular season as we fans do. While I'm sure that he would like to get a top seed, making the playoffs with a top 6 record seems to be the goal.
Rest for the season and trying things to see if they work seems to be the priority.
DanSchwartzgan > 02-11-2023, 12:09 PM
(02-11-2023, 09:13 AM)MFFL Wrote: I'm beginning to think that Kidd doesn't care as much about the regular season as we fans do. While I'm sure that he would like to get a top seed, making the playoffs with a top 6 record seems to be the goal.
DanSchwartzgan > 02-11-2023, 12:40 PM
(02-11-2023, 01:16 AM)F Gump Wrote:
To me, the shift to a style featuring pace, running as much as possible, motion, limited iso, ball hopping, and simply being more aggressive may bring out more usefulness in some of the current roster than we previously imagined.
It also makes me wonder -- I have to figure that this shift didn't happen by accident. They didn't just stumble on the court in Utah and accidentally start playing this way. So, has Kidd been sand-bagging a bit by not doing this earlier? And if so, why? Maybe was the previous snail's pace of play his methodology for trying to lessen the wear and tear on bodies over a long grueling season that will even get much longer if you go very far?
omahen > 02-17-2023, 06:40 PM