2019 Offseason Thread

[jeebs9]

Re: 2019 Offseason Thread

Just saying, a pro athlete gets surgery a month later?

Either Klay is tougher than we know or he crazy

In a different life, I was going to be a surgeon. I hurt my knee in HS. I also smashed my ankle a few years later. Got the pins and screws to prove it. The swelling needs to go down before you can get cut. Can cause more problems in the healing process if the swelling doesn't go down. Depending on how the swelling goes down. The doctor won't touch you. Especially if you're looking for quick healing and long term health.

[jfsolo]

Re: 2019 Offseason Thread

Nobody wants Cousins, apparently? Which is ridiculous.

The combination of the injuries and the behavior he has exhibited in the past will make most teams extremely wary. It doesn't matter if he's been chill the last couple of years, his reputation still is one of potential volatility.

You gotta see KAT asking for a trade at some point right?

He could be that dude who just wants to play some ball, cash his checks, and not really stress too much if he doesn't win.

[bigeastbumrush]

Re: 2019 Offseason Thread

You gotta see KAT asking for a trade at some point right?

Come on home KAT.

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Re: 2019 Offseason Thread

So when cousins said he got no offers last year, why people say he was lying?



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[dubcity]

Re: 2019 Offseason Thread

Just saying, a pro athlete gets surgery a month later?



Either Klay is tougher than we know or he crazy

Maybe they were like, "you can't do any more damage to it." That's been a good motto for them.

[ojandpizza]

Re: 2019 Offseason Thread

Maybe a bit. But the point remains.

The repeated questioning of depth. And citing it as a weakness as if it's going to negate how great a trio of Davis, Leonard and LeBron would be.

It's always been silly to me. We look at teams depth or talent while basically ignoring that the three stars ARE PART OF THAT TEAM and are part of this "depth".

It's like those silly arguments people had about the make up of LeBron's team where they say, "If you take LeBron off, they're not that good."

Like...what kind of argument is that? Lol

They are part of the depth, but 3 players isn't deep. Still though, I think it's well understood that this team would still be competing for championships with those 3 whether they had depth or not.

I do think the with/without you argument can be a strong indicator of how much impact a player has for their team though. Like yeah in that sense LeBron is part of the team, you can still use that logic to determine a good chunk of his impact though.

[jeebs9]

Re: 2019 Offseason Thread

Maybe a bit. But the point remains.

The repeated questioning of depth. And citing it as a weakness as if it's going to negate how great a trio of Davis, Leonard and LeBron would be.

It's always been silly to me. We look at teams depth or talent while basically ignoring that the three stars ARE PART OF THAT TEAM and are part of this "depth".

It's like those silly arguments people had about the make up of LeBron's team where they say, "If you take LeBron off, they're not that good."

Like...what kind of argument is that? Lol

I guess another point, most teams don't play past 8 man rotations in the playoffs. I thought the Bucks depth would easily outlast most teams. But even they went to sleep at the wheel.

[ojandpizza]

Re: 2019 Offseason Thread

Golden State getting DLo and WCS was huge for them.. they should be right back in the mix next year.


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[ojandpizza]

Re: 2019 Offseason Thread

I guess another point, most teams don't play past 8 man rotations in the playoffs. I thought the Bucks depth would easily outlast most teams. But even they went to sleep at the wheel.

It’s not about whether you play 8 guys or 10 guys though. That’s not the point anybody is trying to make. It’s about what they do. The main reason the Bucks struggled was because Bledsoe went from looking like an All-Star to a guy Toronto was leaving wide open like he’s Andre Roberson. Same could be said about Toronto’s struggles in earlier rounds when Van Vleet was awful.

It’s not about having 10 guys to play, it’s about guys 4-7/8 not being *** in the games that matter. That’s why even with KD/Steph/Klay guys like Green, Iggy, Livingston were always massively valuable.


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[CaVsFaN2273]

Re: 2019 Offseason Thread

"Free agent Jeff Green has agreed to a one-year, $2.5M deal with Utah, league sources tell ESPN." per Woj

[ProfessaPackMan]

Re: 2019 Offseason Thread

"They dont have enough room to sign anyone else" is the biggest myth in the basketball..

Teams always find a way, lol

“Nobody would trade for that contract” is another one.

[z Revis]

Re: 2019 Offseason Thread

Literally not a single person said this trio couldn't/wouldn't go on to win/compete for a ring though. It was just pointed out that the depth will likely be weak. King's rant on it was a bit overblown in context to the other posts. Golden State had depth comments all year, they still made the finals. Nobody has said or even insinuated that this team couldn't do the same. This talk of them barely making an 8th seed, or not competing for championships was literally brought up by nobody other than King in his own post.

I mean the whole discussion started from someone saying signing Kawhi will backfire because they’ll lack depth which had many likes and people replying seemingly in agreement. Saying it’ll backfire and bringing up their injury history after talking about them having to play big minutes to compensate from their lack of depth around them is basically insinuating it won’t work out lol.

It’s kind of obvious they won’t have the depth other teams do, but it’s also not needed. In the playoffs rotations are shortened anyway and in the regular season I’m sure Vogel will give them the rest they need.


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[JazzMan]

Re: 2019 Offseason Thread

"Free agent Jeff Green has agreed to a one-year, $2.5M deal with Utah, league sources tell ESPN." per Woj

Lowkey this is a sneaky good pickup for us. We really needed to shore up some PF minutes with the loss of Favors, as Davis projects to be strictly a backup center. Can do a LOT worse than Green. Good vet, solid offensively, good size, should fit right in. Wouldn't be surprised to see him snag a starting spot at the four for 20 minutes a game, let Ingles be the sixth-man, and close with Conley, Mitchell, Ingles, Bogdanovic, and Gobert

Jazz have killed this offseason. Love it.

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Re: 2019 Offseason Thread

"Free agent Jeff Green has agreed to a one-year, $2.5M deal with Utah, league sources tell ESPN." per Woj

Utah trying, and green doesn't have to be a primary option

That's about where he belongs

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[ProfessaPackMan]

2019 Offseason Thread

One of these offseasons, it’ll finally pay off for Utah.

Hopefully.

Anybody listen to the Zach Lowe Podcast?