made it 10 minutes into that video and stopped it cuz those guys are delusional. He is going to torch the kings no matter what when he comes back? LOL he can get 40 for all I care as long as we win. Just because he scores a lot of points doesn't mean his team will win. If he wants to come in and chuck shots if he plays us, he can be my guest. That said, if we can keep him for a bargain price(5-6 mill) or deal him in a S&T I'd do it because our worst nightmare imo is bleeding talent/assets. But to act like he is some basketball god who is just gonna come in and wreck the kings is ridiculous.
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He had a good year. Shot the ball well and put up some good stats.
That really isn't the point though. The issue is that his style doesn't make any of our best players better. In essence, he's a shooting guard that is forced to play point guard because of his size. Our team needs a point guard who looks to setup the entire team. That's not him. Our need is "round", but he his "square". Simple really
That really isn't the point though. The issue is that his style doesn't make any of our best players better. In essence, he's a shooting guard that is forced to play point guard because of his size. Our team needs a point guard who looks to setup the entire team. That's not him. Our need is "round", but he his "square". Simple really
This type of thing happens on all the sports and political forums I'm on and is the main reason I don't frequent them as often as I once did. I enjoy interacting with other fans especially when your team is far from where you live but the negativity and side taking is exhausting. Just the nature of forums and different opinions I suppose. Unfornately there is zero respect for any opinion but our own.
The word "chucked" has a negative connotation in itself. Calling someone a chucker means a guy that shoots a lot at a low efficiency. The first guy I remember being called that was Antoine Walker in his Celtic days, but more modern examples are Brandon Jennings or even Iverson in his worst years. If you're being efficient(which IT was, especially by PG standards) your not a chucker, you could be called a scorer, but not chucker.
Yeah he might not be the best fit here starting, definetly fits on any team as a sixth man. Another thing people look over is that IT puts pressure on opposing PG's with his speed and quickness he can get around ANY PG in the league, and you have to guard him on the perimeter because of his shooting. Yes he needs to learn to manage games better but that is a learning process, he's hardly a finished product mainly in the more cerebral aspects of PG play. We'll see what happens though, my guess is he goes to the Lakers at $8 million per.
Yeah he might not be the best fit here starting, definetly fits on any team as a sixth man. Another thing people look over is that IT puts pressure on opposing PG's with his speed and quickness he can get around ANY PG in the league, and you have to guard him on the perimeter because of his shooting. Yes he needs to learn to manage games better but that is a learning process, he's hardly a finished product mainly in the more cerebral aspects of PG play. We'll see what happens though, my guess is he goes to the Lakers at $8 million per.
Hearing Isaiah Thomas to the Suns is very close, if not imminent. More to come....
If IT goes elsewhere to be 6th man, it is soooo easy to shake it off. He and his wife were blown away by the big scoreboard banner pictures of IT in Phoenix?? goody for them. They are not wanted any more in Phoenix than they were in Sac as starting PG. Very much wanted both places as 6th man. So who is dissing who now?
Even his detractors generally would have agreed he's a great scoring spark plug off the bench. He wants to do it behind Dragic and Bledsoe? Go for it. I just hope Pete can bring back a helpful piece in the deal, any piece.
Even his detractors generally would have agreed he's a great scoring spark plug off the bench. He wants to do it behind Dragic and Bledsoe? Go for it. I just hope Pete can bring back a helpful piece in the deal, any piece.
Hearing Isaiah Thomas to the Suns is very close, if not imminent. More to come....
No he wants to be with an organization that will pay him what he's worth and wants him. He is a pro basketball player, his highest earning potential for life is 12-14 years if he's lucky, he's already spent 3 of those years making the NBA minimum. Also its pretty ironic that people want him gone because he won't accept a sixth man role, yet he may go to a team with the pre-perceived notion that he will be the sixth man. Maybe that speaks more about our organization, IT says "I want to be wanted", apparently our FO didn't want him at all because if the main hangup was not buying in to a sixth man role, him going to Phoenix dispels all of that.
Actually I wonder if Phoenix should be a little proactive about such a clogged back-court, knowing IT's dainty psyche where "respect" is concerned might come back to bite them if they can't find minutes for him. Maybe they WOULD move one of those better guards????? one can dream.
A second rounder?? I guess that would be friendly, but how does that facilitate anything positive for Phoenix? I'd think we do a trade for some salary or nothing at all. If I'm the Phoenix GM I don't blink here.
A second rounder?? I guess that would be friendly, but how does that facilitate anything positive for Phoenix? I'd think we do a trade for some salary or nothing at all. If I'm the Phoenix GM I don't blink here.
Phoenix must have something else up their sleeve. Maybe they are actually willing to S&T Bledsoe somewhere ... or move Dragic.
I couldn't justifying locking that much money, and a fresh first round draft pick up for essentially one position. Sure, they can all more or less play SG, but they are all primarily point guards. Odd.
Anyhow, if it is a sign & trade ... Len seems like their most moveable piece that still has some value.
I couldn't justifying locking that much money, and a fresh first round draft pick up for essentially one position. Sure, they can all more or less play SG, but they are all primarily point guards. Odd.
Anyhow, if it is a sign & trade ... Len seems like their most moveable piece that still has some value.
I think Phoenix has their style, playing two dynamic quick PG's together, and they want to go all in on that. I assume two of Dragic, Bledsoe, IT will be on the floor together at all times. They want teams to adjust to them, its not conventional, but with the way PG's are allowed to thrive in the Modern NBA its something that that was long coming. He very much fits their up and down style.
I think if he prioritized starting he would try to go to the Lakers because the only guy in front of him would be the remains of Steve Nash. If he goes to Phoenix as a sixth man it certainly doesn't look good on our FO. While also being aware that IT could be insurance policy for Dragic(but I see PHX wanting to keep Dragic).
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