(10-19-2020, 04:18 PM)jesusshuttlesworth82 Wrote: If you "hit" on a guy like Oladipo, you're probably one piece away from being a legit title contender.
I would actually say if you "hit" on Dipo and get his 23 PER, +7.3 offensive, +6.3 defensive self from the one outlier year of 2017-18 then you are a title contender immediately.
BUT if you "miss" on Dipo and spend #18, #31, and a solid player or two, then you have moved backward significantly in asset management (and maybe set yourself back 2-3 years with contending, leaving "plan powder" as the only building option for the time being because your assets were wasted on Dipo).
I think the odds of "hitting" on Dipo are like 2-5%. We have seen him perform in essentially two different seasons since his injury (Feb-Mar 2020 & Aug 2020). He looked no better in Aug than he did in Feb-Mar which is concerning. We saw him in the playoffs be a non-factor in winning and shoot under 40% (just like he has since being back) with a PER pf 12.8. This is the only concrete evidence we have post-injury (which is his reality). It looks risky as hell.
(10-19-2020, 04:24 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: My biggest concern about his post injury performance is the lack of quickness on defense.
HUGE concern.