fitzfarm wrote:NardDogNation wrote:fitzfarm wrote:The more I think about it especially a sign and trade to bring back Lin, and draft picks. I really don't mind melo walking. I think thjr has super star written all over him. I'd love to see us move jr for a sf as well like Michael Kidd-Gilchrist who has a team option next year. And I think the hornets bit cause jr gives them a good second scorer which they were missing last year...a line up of Lin,thjr,m kg,amare,brags?... Don't want Tyson what so ever... 2015 could look like this... Lin,thjr,kawhi Leonard,Love,Marc gasol...sign amare for vet min,shump off the bench,or switch Lin with dragic... That team could go far even champ.. Also picks from melo s&t and Tyson trade.
What do you define as a superstar? Because by any conventional definition, THJr doesn't even come close. Beyond that, why would KG forego $12 million to join a lottery team? Why would Minnesota be dumb enough to let Kevin Love walk for nothing? And if we can't get him, why would Marc Gasol join a lottery team? How did Kawhi Leonard magically get onto our team and why would he leave a better team/organization for us? He's going to get paid either way, so why not pick the option with the bigger annual raises? None of what you've said makes sense.
Kg? Mkg (Michael Kidd-Gilchrist)who is on the hornets who has a team option after next season who we could prob get for jr smith. After next year Kevin love is a Ufa,as well as Marc gasol Ufa, kawhi Leonard has a player option of 4 mil after next season which he will surly opt out of for more money. Why would Leonard stay for 4 mil when he can get more then 8 per on the open market. None of what you replied to makes sense. Do your research. All the player I spoke of can be had in 2015 pending contract extensions.
as far as thjr goes sky is the limit for a kid that can score from anywhere on the floor weather it's creating his own, driving, or hitting the open spot up j also our best transition scorer. I expect his defense to be better next year . Thjr drastically improved by the end of this past season averaged one steal a game last month of the season and overall better defense as well..
There was a space between "m" and "kg" in your initial response, which lead me to believe that the "m" was a typo especially when you consider that "m" is adjacent to the comma on a QWERTY keyboard. It's why I presumed that you were referring to Kevin Garnett who is widely recognized as being "KG". In any case, I still think that none of what you suggested makes sense.
Why would a young team like the Bobcats want to acquire a potential destabilizer like JR Smith? We are all familiar with his antics last year and that was on a veteran team, where guys could check him. Imagine how bad it would get with no peers there to hold him accountable. They certainly need floor spacers but I don't think it'd be JR, especially for an asset like Michael Kidd Gilchrist. Yes, MKG can't shoot but you're also forgetting all the good things he CAN do in spite of that. There is a reason why he starts as a 20 year old and was picked 2nd his draft.
Yes, Kevin Love is an unrestricted free agent next year but the Timberwolves are not dumb enough to allow him to be on the team at that point. He WILL be traded this offseason or at the deadline. That much is guaranteed. And since we don't have the assets to outdo the competitors for his services, expect for him to NOT become a Knick. After all, no one is going to trade for him without him wanting to re-sign with them. And if there is no Kevin Love, there will be no Marc Gasol. And if there is no Marc Gasol, there damn sure isn't going to be Kawhi Leonard who will be a restricted free agent. The Spurs will not let the guy they regard as "the future face of the franchise" go, just because you want him.
As far as THJr, he'll likely join the litany of yesteryear's talent that people like you have grossly overestimated. Channing Frye was suppose to be Rasheed Wallace. Trevor Ariza was suppose to be Tracy McGrady. Mike Sweetney was suppose to be Elton Brand. Ronaldo Balkman was suppose to be Shawn Marion/Gerald Wallace. Danilo Gallinari was suppose to be Dirk Nowitzki/Toni Kukoc. Iman Shumpert was suppose to be "Michael Jordan lite"/Dwayne Wade/Latrell Sprewell. You would think after being wrong so many times as a fan base that we'd begin to temper our expectations. The reality is that THJr is little more than a one trick pony. He's an excellent (albeit streaky) jump shooter, which allows him to drive the ball effectively when opponents try to close out on him. Outside of that, he brings nothing to the game and is a liability on both the defensive end and the boards. The fact is that his carbon copy exists in OKC, as we speak, and his name is Jeremy Lamb aka Mr. I couldn't get minutes of Derek Fisher's ghost. Teams will have figured him out by next year and when that happens, expect to be rudely awakened.
I actually like Hardaway though and think he might accidentally find himself in an all-star game someday (ala Paul Millsap) but he's no otherworldly talent. I doubt he'll be much better than a 3rd wheel on a contender and will likely top out as this generation's Kevin Martin (which is nothing to scoff at). That is certainly no mark of a superstar (e.g. Durant and LeBron), let alone a star.
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