Recent content by twslam07

I mean I’d say we don’t have the top end, go-to scorer talent today to lift our ceiling as a team to be a contender. And this trade doesn’t resolve that. What this trade does do is balance our roster and hopefully maximize the talent we do have to hopefully become a consistent playoff threat...

With LaVine here now, an interesting target for us would be Jrue Holiday (as BOS would likely be open to moving him due to the massive tax bill coming their way). Yes, he’s only a year younger than DeRozan, but stylistically, he’s an excellent fit on paper next to LaVine… He’s an excellent...

Frustrating game. Not that this was the sole reason we lost today, but we definitely still have roster imbalances we need to address during the offseason. I’m still not liking this trio of Monk, LaVine, and DeRozan. I actually think a trade centered around Malik Monk for Cam Johnson (might...

Somewhat of a side bar off this trade proposal but I like the idea of somehow scooping up Nikola Jovic. He seems like he’s one of those guys due for a breakout if given more opportunity. For starters, he’s 21 years old and will be 22 at the start of next season. He’s also increased his mpg with...

————————— BKN Gets: Jonas Valanciunas, Anthony Black, & Nikola Jovic BKN Gives: Cam Johnson Why for BKN? With Johnson having 2 years left on his deal and the fact that he’ll be 29 entering next season, the Nets move him for two rookie scale prospects to further lean into their rebuild. PG -...

I don’t have the PPP, but the point is it’s not all tied up in the raw assists you referenced as your evidence. If we used Sabonis simply as a screener and not someone who hands the ball off and then screens, his assists would be effectively cut in half. You still need that guy to run off of his...

I guess you and I see the way Sabonis sets up others differently as not all assists are created equal. He seems to get a lot of his assists off of his handoffs when screening. This is very similar to a simple PnR where the ball handler has the ball and uses a screen to get open and take a...

Again, not all minutes are created equal. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to say that it would be ideal to have our elite, defensive playmaker playing more minutes against the opposing team’s best offensive lineups. That typically happens at the start of the 1st and 3rd quarter and at the end...

We could always try it, but I’m not overly optimistic that the pairing has the collective attributes to lift our ceiling enough to be a top team. And I don’t think Sabonis is a good enough PG to make that work. You’d almost need a SF or PF to fill that role at that point. Someone like LeBron...

Sure, and I disagreed with not starting Ellis prior to the trade but a path to start was much clearer prior to the trade vs. now. We had a “star” PG on the roster making big money. Ellis is a theoretically an excellent fit at SG next to Fox. The only thing to do in order to unblock him, was to...

Well I personally think Ellis is at least a level above Murray defensively and he’s also showing that he might just be a better shooter as well. There are levels to these things and Ellis is one of the best 2 way, role players in the league in terms of impact. He was such a natural fit to be a...

We’ll let me help you then ;) For the record, I see his minutes at 27.1 mpg beginning with the first game LaVine debuted, but you’re missing the point. Not all minutes are created equal. Ellis should be matching up against opposing teams toughest lineups so we can maximize his elite defense by...

One of the most infuriating things about the LaVine trade (if not THE most) is the blocking of Keon Ellis. We essentially have a guard version of Herb Jones on our roster who’s essentially the perfect roleplayer starter in the league yet he’s blocked by our “star” SG who makes $45+ mil a year...

I’m on the record for saying the starting and closing lineup should remain as is (Monk, LaVine, DeRozan, Murray, & Sabonis), but among the many reasons I stated as to why, none of them relate to winning more games this season. Now if we were living in a vacuum and all that mattered was winning...

I think one of the biggest things that stands out to me (other than our defense and starting 4 below average defenders) is the lack of paint penetration. Fox could essentially break down the defense at will, collapse the defense/paint, and get the opposing team in rotation when he kicked it...