iowamcnabb
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How am I being harsh?
Some needs to explain to me WTF does Kyle freaking Kuzma bring to the table? Some defensive rebounding?? What else???
People on this site complain about De'Aaron Fox' 3-point shooting. Well guess what? Kuzma pretty much matches him on that front. It's a marginal 1 percent difference.
So now we'll have TWO starters to complain about WRT to 3-point shooting?
Someone needs to explain to me why in the world it's a great idea to drastically overpay for a stretch 4 that (a) isn't a good 3-point shooter and is only marginally better than our star player that fans already complain about not being a good enough 3-point threat (b) isn't a top tier defensive addition nor has ever been considered a defensive player (c) that provides nothing special to put this team over the top?
It seems to me some are so enamored with 6-9 wings that they overvalue many of them.
I mean, you just tried to sell me that Richaun Holmes at 11-12M per season was the WORST contract in the league. Kuzma at 25-30M per would be the ultimate albatross contact. The dude does NOTHING special to warrant that kind of deal.
Being a decent defensive rebounder doesn't in any way justify that contact. Nor does scoring 20+ point on a bad team on low 30's three point shooting. Lots of players can do that.
Our own Harrison Barnes can do that. And is a much better 3-point shooter (and defender) while doing it. Yet many here want to run him off the team. All to pay some dude even MORE money because he's, what, 1 inch taller?? But isn't even as good as HB.
The only thing he does "marginally" better than HB is defensive rebounding. And even then his career average is like 1 more rebound per game.
This fascination with Kuzma is beyond belief. But especially the willingness to pay the dude 7-12M more per season than HB was getting on his last contact.
For that, the dude better be a significant upgrade. In some area. But he's not.
At least Jerami grant would provide something the team doesn't really have. And he's an apt defender and does shoot the 3 ball at a respectable 36% career wise (was over 40% last season).
Is Grant worth that money?? I don't believe so. But he's much more worthy of it than Kuzma.
if Monte signs Kuzma, why are we to believe your assessment over his?