UPDATE: Bulls match offer sheet for Zach LaVine (NEW Poll)
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KingsFanSince85
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I just read about this and quickly turned on KHTK to see how Peaches was spinning it ---- but instead I hear Carmichael Dave roasting Vlade for the move and nearly echoing my thoughts exactly.
I. Simply. Can't. Understand. What. Vlade. Is. Doing.
This team didn't need another SG. But it looks like they may have one. And if it comes at the expense of Bogdanović or Hield, I'm gonna snap!
Just as soon as I believe things can't get any worse -- it does. Vivek needs to dump Vlade and Peja before they do more damage. This has gone beyond ridiculous.
I. Simply. Can't. Understand. What. Vlade. Is. Doing.
This team didn't need another SG. But it looks like they may have one. And if it comes at the expense of Bogdanović or Hield, I'm gonna snap!
Just as soon as I believe things can't get any worse -- it does. Vivek needs to dump Vlade and Peja before they do more damage. This has gone beyond ridiculous.
KingsFanSince85
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I liked this post w/o really 'liking' it.
I HATE the move, but agree with the tweet. Just another example how rudderless this franchise really is.
how many times does someone have to reiterate that this was a 24 game sample size where he just came back from rehabbing his surgery?
Double-K
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It's not that bad. The contract, relatively speaking (I mean Capt. Factorial can correct me on this), isn't that horrible in today's NBA's CBA. And he's still only 23 years old... It's obvious that Vlade and the front office wants to run and run and run and run...
Why let facts get in the way!
chief bromden
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Everyone not okay with this offer sheet ---- who are the Kings to sign?
We can't even coax Hezonja to come here.
We can't even coax Hezonja to come here.
KingsFanSince85
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It is bad. Doesn't matter that he's only 23 and that 19M isn't near max. The move doesn't make the Kings better and is very redundant.
And collect the worst defensive players in the league.
Double-K
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Contrast to public beliefs, just because it is a period to sign free agent, that doesn't mean you actually have to participate in every single NBA events.
KingsFanSince85
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Is there some rule I'm not aware of that states that the Kings HAVE to sign a FA?
Sometimes doing nothing is a great move. There's no reason to make this move other than to make a move and say "we're trying to do something".
IF he can, in fact, play the 3 it was a good move. The optimist in me thinks that's the only reason Vlade would make the offer. I also voted "good" because it would at least put an end to all the free agent angst and we could move on to the "our front office sucks" angst.
KingsFanSince85
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Most of the radio guys don't understand this move either. And for good reason. It's ridiculous.
Double-K
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You don't know that.
Sac.Kings
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We are acquiring talent. He's young, explosive, and was playing well before his injury. Win shares? The kid can be a great player with a little luck and guidance.
chief bromden
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No reason? I know it's hyperbole for point, but c'mon. The Kings have three guards, one of them who is still very raw and young. LaVine allows the Kings to play 3 guard lineups consistently, with multiple ball handlers on the floor at any given time.
While destroying cap space from one of the only remaining teams with spaceI think Bulls end up matching...,on to the next one. If nothing else, we always seem to help players get paid.
Double-K
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And that's why they are radio guys and not the president of an NBA organization front office.
I don’t care if it’s 10 games how the hell you have more missed shots than assists, rebounds, steals, and blocks. That’s absurd and 25 games is enough.
Don’t tell the guys posting his career high highlights
KingsFanSince85
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Remember, this is the same GM that says Bagley can play 3 too. Apparently, he thinks anyone can play the 3. Probably because he isn't concerned with defense. At all.
I know Vlade is your guy ... but he's lost me. I held out and kept giving him time the past couple years, but the bad moves just keep piling up and compounding.
Double-K
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If you are so disappointed before even seeing a regular season game being played, VF21 just made a thread that'd ease your pain.
Kingsfan23
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The FO is going to throw stuff against the wall because it knows it’s done after Bagley.
Normal FO logic about not taking injury risk albatross doesn’t apply since the next GM will deal with it if Zach remains a shell
Normal FO logic about not taking injury risk albatross doesn’t apply since the next GM will deal with it if Zach remains a shell
You have no idea how much I hope with every beat of my purple heart that this is true.
Well, I mean it's about 1/5 of the salary cap. It's not a terrible contract, but it's not a small contract either, and it's not clear to me that LaVine has earned it. In a lot of ways you're still betting on a young athlete who, if Chicago doesn't match, will be on his third team in five years. With our young core we can afford it, but is it the best use of our cap space? I'm on the fence on that, and this is coming from a UCLA fan who watched probably 90% of his college games. Obviously he has matured since then and I haven't followed him closely. The athleticism is obviously there. The numbers, as of right now, really aren't.
