Gif = giant warning light going off
Eh, I get it. He only had two more years left on his deal before UFA, while Haliburton is four years younger and has two more seasons to go before RFA. Itās a season or two of Sabonis versus somewhere between five and seven years of Haliburton.
Yes, giant warning light for Sarver. You donāt need this distraction in your life. Send him away to basketball purgatory away from the Western Conference so you donāt have to see him anymore. Gordon and his cool haircuts are not a distraction at all, will fit in well in Arizona.
I donāt know, I feel like the cost benefit for Sabonis is higher. A proven commodity with a harder position to fill, likely could resign him. I donāt know how high Haliās peak is, he could be just good enough where heās gonna be due a near max like Miles, but might not ever be an all star in the east. Sabonis near max a couple years earlier in time will be cheaper than Haliās near max. And gonna be easier to draft or sign similarly skilled guard than a similarly skilled big.
They shouldāve looked to get something for Myles. Unless Halliburton really pops and proves me wrong, but I can see teams like the heat or mavs blitzing him like booker and making him irrelevant in big games.
Big question, is Mo Bombaās time in Orlando over thanks to the lottery results?
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I love Miles but I kind of wish we would have just kept Shai instead.
God I hope so. Iāve been banging the drum for Bamba forever it feels like
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This gives me heartburn harkening back to what I think was identical language around keeping Kemba before his last season here.
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But Kemba was a shrimp w less talent than Miles. Kemba could not stay healthy. Totally different. Paying miles is a smart decision. We are not the old Bobcats anymore.
I think Eastleyās point is the language is the same though, so not necessarily reliable in terms of intentions.
That said, I have to believe Miles is an easier commitment for a reasonable price than Kemba who was getting giant dollars.
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Exactly this
Ok I am now tracking!
I mean, what was Kupchak supposed to say? Just blow our cover that we will sign Miles at any cost?
He kept his cards close as he usually does. I was surprised that he said āno oneā expected Miles to make that jump. I actually felt like quite a bit of the jump was actually made post ASG in 20-21.
I thought that was a pretty unanswerable question (in terms of specifics) in the situation he is currently in.
Thatās probably true, but also is in line with why itās not necessarily reliable.
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We should have got it done last year - signing Miles for years to come. We will have to pay more now because we asked him to prove it last year. Terrible management/owner decision. No foresight what so ever. Anyway itās not my money but that decision makes it harder to keep PJ. I like PJ as a 6th man so I am no longer 100% against keeping him.
Count me as someone that doesnāt think Mitch is either a god or inept. I also feel strongly that heās rationalizing the firing after the fact, which is the logical thing to do and I donāt fault him for that. His initial remarks more resembled someone that was told to throw out something in which he still found value.
Ultimately, the jury should still be out on Mitchās tenure. If we are getting into ourselves that JB came up short, so has the FO. Where the hell have they been at getting any.one with defensive aptitude on the wing for this roster in the last several years? Where are they in getting any.one who could defend the rim AND catch a ball that wasnāt a heavily bloated contract?
Folks want to applaud Mitch for the genius of getting the 15th pick but to me, thatās pure luck - POR doesnāt do that trade with NOP, NOP has zero incentive to chase the playoffs and we are very SOL. Genius for the Terry S&T? If it wasnāt for JB moving him to the 2, I am not so sure that trade looks like anything positive. On the same token, good on him for the Miles + Graham (though I donāt know we go a month here w/out lamentations of giving up on Shai). Good on him for the Plumlee + Thor for a 57th pick. Good on him for the PJ draft and good that he didnāt trade up to get Wiseman. But the Hayward thing is hurting us now as has the waive and stretch of Batum.
On balance heās been fine - not great and not bad. He now has 4 years of whatās nexts. I am hopeful it trends positively but one thing is for sure, he needs to find a way to make moves more like a upper tier organization rather than one just happy to be here.
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Compared to cho, he is definitely better. But the idea that a GM is amazing is almost always hindsight and never accounts for the massive amount of luck purely out of their control that is beneficial.
Your sentiment is exactly correct in that regard
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I donāt think anyone thinks that Mitch is an amazing GM, Iād probably give him a B- grade for his job here so far. Itās just better than the largely D-F grade GMs weāve always had since the Bobcats came back.
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Just as Mitchās conservative approach aids him in making good, well thought out decisions, I also think that his conservative approach prevents him from taking chances and making the splashes necessary for things to come into place. No upper echelon/top tier team has gotten to where they are by making all low risk, conservative choices. Mitch has also done a really nice job drafting and evaluating players for the most part.
And I think the ābigā move of signing Hayward is great if he stays healthy. Just because Iām big on trading Gordon doesnāt mean I donāt love and value his game. But Mitch is smart, and heās capable of a reality check-which is why he knew it was time to fire JB. This logic says that heās ready and willing to move on from Hayward and knows itās time. But will other teams bite without making the Hornets pay dearly for the salary dump? Doubt it.
And the few trades Mitch has made have been all wins. Say what youāll say about Plumlee. Sure, heās outmatched as a starter, but heās on a very good team friendly contract and he can play good backup minutes. Mitch certainly hasnāt lost any trades.
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Iāll be honest, Iām not as far on the super frustrated Mitch hasnāt found a center yet wagon because I just donāt feel like the move to get that center has really been there.
However, I feel like this is the offseason to make that splash that fans want, we have a plethora of assests. There are going to be players on the market who we can make a move for. This is the offseason to make that splash to set us up for the future.
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