Kings trade JT, Nik and Landry to Sixers (renamed)
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Athleticism often measured by ability to jump (Achilles injury really kills that), when most important physical traits for basketball are mobility coupled with footwork, length and strength (core strength helps coordination and balance/absorbing contact, leg strength and core strength help leverage for better position). That's why Draymond Green had success despite not being fast or a high-flyer.
Hell, if Nik even TAKES the shots, Cousins would probably have been halfway-OK with it.
I never could fathom how Nik could turn down an open shot.
It's not like the Kings asked him to do almost anything out on the court - all he had to do was try to get open for a pass, and shoot it when he got it.
Nik couldn't even accomplish shooting an open shot - think about that.
I frankly never understood was so many KF's kept talking about "Nik has already shown more potential in 1 year than Ben has in 2." "Nik is very close to being a real player in this league."
Requiring playtime to get better is a burden that the Kings now don't have - it's a weight off their shoulders.
Now they can simply focus on having players who justify their time on the court based on what they produce, not some mythical "promise" or investment you have to put into players you drafted because you have to coddle them for 3 years before they start getting better on their own?
I never could fathom how Nik could turn down an open shot.
It's not like the Kings asked him to do almost anything out on the court - all he had to do was try to get open for a pass, and shoot it when he got it.
Nik couldn't even accomplish shooting an open shot - think about that.
I frankly never understood was so many KF's kept talking about "Nik has already shown more potential in 1 year than Ben has in 2." "Nik is very close to being a real player in this league."
Requiring playtime to get better is a burden that the Kings now don't have - it's a weight off their shoulders.
Now they can simply focus on having players who justify their time on the court based on what they produce, not some mythical "promise" or investment you have to put into players you drafted because you have to coddle them for 3 years before they start getting better on their own?
No- I think everyone loves his personality, and I think everyone agrees that his contract has been an anchor for several years. The narrative that has changed is that people are now insisting that JT at $7m per year is not an overpay because Monroe got $16m and Lopez got $20m. People are confusing the fact that because JT's contract is less "bad" in comparison to other players, it is somehow no longer an anchor on our cap sheet. That other players got big deals does not change the fact that JT (under Karl's system) is $7m of dead cap space for a guy that will barely play 20 minutes.
Exactly! I see trading Thompson as nothing other than a positive. In addition to taking up a large salary he also took up minutes and minutes that hurt this team in my opinion. To those that like him I apologize, but he is not a good player. He is a one trick pony and that is one on one post defense. I know a lot of the media around here like him, he is a nice guy and a good interview, but these claims that he is a good rebounder, makes good plays away from the ball, and does the little things is a complete fallacy. I heard the same things about Chuck Hayes and they were a fallacy there as well. Having Gay or Cauley-Stein play those minutes is going to be great.
As for the money I think a lot of people are forgetting that these new contracts are getting based on the new salary cap that is coming next year. I would guess that a lot of these 4 year $60 million deals are back loaded to start growing beginning next year. Monroe and Lopez got new contracts, Thompson had an old contract. Under the new system Thompson probably gets $10 million, does that mean that his $7 million is a good deal? No it doesn't because we can't just base value off of dollars, but also talent level. In my opinion Thompson is a $4 million player, Monroe is a $10 million player, and Lopez maybe is a $12 million player if he is healthy. Bottom line, all three contracts are bad!
As we stand right now the Kings have zero bad contracts, that feels good. I hate to say this, but with Collison, Gay, and Cousins you might have to give D'Alessandro a little credit.
As for the money I think a lot of people are forgetting that these new contracts are getting based on the new salary cap that is coming next year. I would guess that a lot of these 4 year $60 million deals are back loaded to start growing beginning next year. Monroe and Lopez got new contracts, Thompson had an old contract. Under the new system Thompson probably gets $10 million, does that mean that his $7 million is a good deal? No it doesn't because we can't just base value off of dollars, but also talent level. In my opinion Thompson is a $4 million player, Monroe is a $10 million player, and Lopez maybe is a $12 million player if he is healthy. Bottom line, all three contracts are bad!
As we stand right now the Kings have zero bad contracts, that feels good. I hate to say this, but with Collison, Gay, and Cousins you might have to give D'Alessandro a little credit.
That's not actually true. Its why some guys age better too. Reason Duncan is still rumbling along, but DeAndre will be a shell of himself in 10 years. Matthews doesn't need much explosion to do 90% of what he does. It would be foolish to expect him to be 100%, but its not as if he plays like Westbrook and every possession the lack of explosion was going to play in.
Bill Herenda @billherenda Jun 23
#Kings PF Jason Thompson on Cousins w/ @FisolaNYDN & @Scalabrine on @SiriusXMNBA “Sometimes it’s not all about what u can bring to a team"
Jason Thompson @jtthekid Jun 25
Same
, Different Day.........
Methinks these tweets helped show Thompson the door. He and Cousins were apparently not fond of each other. And I certainly would not tweet an image of poop to describe the employer that's paid you millions of dollars for seven years either.
#Kings PF Jason Thompson on Cousins w/ @FisolaNYDN & @Scalabrine on @SiriusXMNBA “Sometimes it’s not all about what u can bring to a team"
Jason Thompson @jtthekid Jun 25
Same
Methinks these tweets helped show Thompson the door. He and Cousins were apparently not fond of each other. And I certainly would not tweet an image of poop to describe the employer that's paid you millions of dollars for seven years either.
And you'd also be wrong about everyone loving JT's personality:
I think he's been a whiny, slow-witted, uncoordinated doofus who's dragged down the morale of the franchise for 8 years with his dunderheadedness and constant belief he's better than he is.
I'm glad he's FINALLY gone.
Addition by subtraction.
I think he's been a whiny, slow-witted, uncoordinated doofus who's dragged down the morale of the franchise for 8 years with his dunderheadedness and constant belief he's better than he is.
I'm glad he's FINALLY gone.
Addition by subtraction.
This is your source:
What looks to be a college frosh who blogs about the Sixers, and hence now Nik.
What looks to be a college frosh who blogs about the Sixers, and hence now Nik.
Wasn't there a time when CWebb was saying the same thing about Peja? I seem to remember Aileen writing an article about how CWebb was supposedly freezing out Peja because Peja was afraid to shoot it. Or maybe it was Bibby who said it? Can anyone refresh me on that?
ACTUAL:
Corbin: Hey DeMarcus, Jimmer was open... er, I mean Nik was open.
DMC: Nah I ain't passing it to him, he's afraid to shoot it.
RUMOR:
DeMarcus told Kings management that he would not pass the ball to Nik if they were on the floor together.
ACTUAL:
Corbin: Hey DeMarcus, Jimmer was open... er, I mean Nik was open.
DMC: Nah I ain't passing it to him, he's afraid to shoot it.
RUMOR:
DeMarcus told Kings management that he would not pass the ball to Nik if they were on the floor together.
Zach Lowe gets it:
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/n...-salary-dump-and-greg-monroes-milwaukee-move/
That's about sums up how I feel about this...
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/n...-salary-dump-and-greg-monroes-milwaukee-move/
That's about sums up how I feel about this...
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OR JAMES HAM "GETS IT"
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