sure nothing is guaranteed but
would you bet against a Spurs team with Wemby, Vassell, Castle
and a trove of picks. I sure wouldn’t.
sure nothing is guaranteed but
would you bet against a Spurs team with Wemby, Vassell, Castle
and a trove of picks. I sure wouldn’t.
There is a terrific (paywall) Anthony Slater article on The Athletic about the behind the scenes work to get DDR. Those of you who think Monte is some “in over his head rube” absolutely need to read it. It is super clear that Monte had an offseason plan and skillfully navigated it.
Lauri was his first choice. Monte made his best offer (no Keegan) to Utah, and put a clock on it. He didn’t want Ainge to delay things so that there weren’t options. When Ainge didn’t respond in time, Monte pivoted to DDR. That is critical since a big part of this board just assumed Monte was some naive guy getting played by Ainge. Also interesting that the BI rumors seem like mostly rumors. Lauri was the target and then we pivoted to DDR, who Monte knew had mutual interest.
On DDR, it was Monte who found the third team to facilitate the trade. He also organized a great recruiting pitch, including calls from guys like Triano and Barbosa (who know DDR), to having Triano pick up DDR at the airport, to having DDR watch a Fox workout with Loukas, to a lunch with Fox.
I hope you read the article and finally appreciate that our GM knows what he is doing. The stage isn’t too big for him.
There is a terrific (paywall) Anthony Slater article on The Athletic about the behind the scenes work to get DDR. Those of you who think Monte is some “in over his head rube” absolutely need to read it. It is super clear that Monte had an offseason plan and skillfully navigated it.
Lauri was his first choice. Monte made his best offer (no Keegan) to Utah, and put a clock on it. He didn’t want Ainge to delay things so that there weren’t options. When Ainge didn’t respond in time, Monte pivoted to DDR. That is critical since a big part of this board just assumed Monte was some naive guy getting played by Ainge. Also interesting that the BI rumors seem like mostly rumors. Lauri was the target and then we pivoted to DDR, who Monte knew had mutual interest.
On DDR, it was Monte who found the third team to facilitate the trade. He also organized a great recruiting pitch, including calls from guys like Triano and Barbosa (who know DDR), to having Triano pick up DDR at the airport, to having DDR watch a Fox workout with Loukas, to a lunch with Fox.
I hope you read the article and finally appreciate that our GM knows what he is doing. The stage isn’t too big for him.
Good stuff and thanks for sharing. I do think that it’s a small but vocal group who think Monte has been getting played all these years. I mentioned in another thread that I think Monte has his plan and he sticks to it which is why we read so many tweets that we are close on deals in the past. Monte is the one who has been in control all this time and this was the off-season he was going to strike. Does getting DDR and drafting Carter work out in the end? Won’t know until we see it through but on paper, this is a massive win for Monte and should, I say SHOULD, put to rest any questions about his ability.There is a terrific (paywall) Anthony Slater article on The Athletic about the behind the scenes work to get DDR. Those of you who think Monte is some “in over his head rube” absolutely need to read it. It is super clear that Monte had an offseason plan and skillfully navigated it.
Lauri was his first choice. Monte made his best offer (no Keegan) to Utah, and put a clock on it. He didn’t want Ainge to delay things so that there weren’t options. When Ainge didn’t respond in time, Monte pivoted to DDR. That is critical since a big part of this board just assumed Monte was some naive guy getting played by Ainge. Also interesting that the BI rumors seem like mostly rumors. Lauri was the target and then we pivoted to DDR, who Monte knew had mutual interest.
On DDR, it was Monte who found the third team to facilitate the trade. He also organized a great recruiting pitch, including calls from guys like Triano and Barbosa (who know DDR), to having Triano pick up DDR at the airport, to having DDR watch a Fox workout with Loukas, to a lunch with Fox.
I hope you read the article and finally appreciate that our GM knows what he is doing. The stage isn’t too big for him.
I think there are a lot of folks who forget that trades need to be accepted by both sides and that this isn't NBA2K or whatever. Monte has shown with both the Sabonis trade and the DeRozan trade that he's willing to make some big moves to shake things up, even if it involves fan favorites (Hali and Barnes [total pro and great dude, even if his production is slipping]). But he doesn't do things willy-nilly - he has a plan and sticks to it. He also doesn't share a lot of what's going on; I think some take this for inaction instead of competent professionalism. I think he is better than a lot of folks give him credit for.Good stuff and thanks for sharing. I do think that it’s a small but vocal group who think Monte has been getting played all these years. I mentioned in another thread that I think Monte has his plan and he sticks to it which is why we read so many tweets that we are close on deals in the past. Monte is the one who has been in control all this time and this was the off-season he was going to strike. Does getting DDR and drafting Carter work out in the end? Won’t know until we see it through but on paper, this is a massive win for Monte and should, I say SHOULD, put to rest any questions about his ability.
I figured Kessler Edwards would be gone, but hope he's back. I liked his minutes last year and who you gonna replace him with? If it's a better shooter, that shooter prob can't defend like Edwards. I want him back.
The point is, in 7 years, you literally have no idea what the NBA landscape looks like. What if we're the best team in the NBA in 7 years and the Spurs were forced to trade Wemby?
Works both ways.
OK, we saw this with the Hawks. Now Bulls. Who does Monte ACTUALLY want on the Wizards? It definitely ain't Kuzma, lol.
OK, we saw this with the Hawks. Now Bulls. Who does Monte ACTUALLY want on the Wizards? It definitely ain't Kuzma, lol.
That’s a no for me dawg.
We have more than enough offense. If we are talking purely scoring/shooting, how many teams have a better top four than Fox/DDR/Monk/Keegan? I don’t think many. How about passing? How about rebounding? We were near the top on the boards and we added Carter the best rebounding guard in the draft by a mile and DDR who is slightly better than HB. We need the rest of our roster to be filled with defense and shooting. That’s it.
I will bet my money Monk will not be a starter when the season start. The reason? His defense is bad. There is too much holes that the team need to stop when he's out there. The ONLY time he gets to start is if you SURROUND him with good defenders but you're not. With the exception of Fox and Murray, everyone on the floor isn't that great. If you have him on the floor, someone is looking attack him...penetrate, kick out and you're toast. It's better to start Ellis to boaster the team overall defense.
LMAOBring him home, Monte!
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If Huerter is still on the team come opening night I still think Brown goes with him just to see what it looks like. Malik will get plenty of chances to play with everyone but yeah, he's seen his rise come as an energy 6th man. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Now, what's naturally going to happen is if Monk has an up and down month to month kind of season like he had last year people are going to call for his head because of how much he's making. Fans are going to fan, lol. It's amazing what happens when someone starts making double the money. The thing about a player like him is 1 make or miss on average can change him from being insanely efficient to low 40's. Very streaky.
You're thinking Brown will begin the season with Huerter in the starting lineup, assuming he's on the roster?
Yeah, I've felt that way the whole time. Maybe a bad camp from him, or a great camp from someone else changes that but Brown has always been very loyal to his rotation guys even if it makes more sense to move on. Most of the 5 man stats still back up trying it out as well so it does make some kind of sense.
I think it's a better team with Keon on the floor....which translates more towards a successful playoff series, but you're right, it wouldn't shock me
I agree, but when Keon started playing well and Brown still pushed Davion back in front of him at one point last year and all of us were like, "huh?", I was like I'm never expecting the trust Brown has built with what he knows to be 2nd option again, haha.
Is it really a hiatus when the only other post the guy made was about how Keegan was definitely not a small forward based on one (1) Vegas Summer League matchup against Paolo (who ironically has wound up being more of a 4 than Keegan)?Did not have someone coming out of a 2 year hiatus to start absolutely rage posting after the King’s biggest FA acquisition ever on my bingo card. Lmao
Is it really a hiatus when the only other post the guy made was about how Keegan was definitely not a small forward based on one (1) Vegas Summer League matchup against Paolo (who ironically has wound up being more of a 4 than Keegan)?