05-27-2021, 02:27 PM
(05-27-2021, 12:31 PM)omahen Wrote: I will try to open this dillema again. If you give rotation minutes to Green, where are the two positions of need you are bringing two players in (value for JRich is one and MLE is the other)? One position of need is PF or big wing, we all agree on this one, I guess. Which is the other? If you bring PG you reduce Brunson minutes. If you bring "new JRich" you reduce Green minutes. We already covered the PF with one guy and we have KP, Powell, WCS at center. I just don't see the need for two "mediocre" MLE level players. I think the aim should be higher, "sacrifying" one of the "mediocre" guys.
A couple of thoughts:
We really do need someone who can distribute the ball. Brunson plays more like an undersized shooting guard.
I am not ready to anoint Green as a significant role player yet. He has a lot of work to do to get there and it may not be for at least another year.
If JRich is gone, we basically have Luka/DFS/THJ/Brunson for 3 spots. If one of the MLE is a PF, then we need another backcourt player (preferably one that can distribute the ball). Even in that scenario, there should be minutes out there for Green.
If we go the other route, and assume we are keeping THJ, who are you getting with ~15 mil that is worth more than two MLE players? There are not a lot of guys in that range that fit any of the listed needs. I am open to ideas.