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AboveTheRim
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re: The Official Trade Proposal Thread
Posted by AboveTheRim on 5/14/24 at 8:19 pm
Reroute him to Orlando which is desperate for shooting .
Get back Isaac or Suggs or whatever you can conjure up ...
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re: The Official Trade Proposal Thread
Posted by AboveTheRim on 5/14/24 at 11:32 am
You can but not really in a trade with Detroit .
Herb in a trade helps you more in getting a better player in return than Thompson would.
Not advocating trading Herb you can’t get good returns without trading good players . ...
re: The Official Trade Proposal Thread
Posted by AboveTheRim on 5/14/24 at 11:13 am
I think you have to play the long game with Thompson and hope shooting or creation comes around . Just such a ridiculous athlete and competitor.
His ability defensively would help make Herb or Dyson expendable however if team wanted to use Herb for a bigger fish .
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re: Here is an article on what a trade between the Pelicans and Magic might look like
Posted by AboveTheRim on 5/13/24 at 10:29 pm
Like Suggs a lot but don’t think he’ll be available .
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re: The Official Trade Proposal Thread
Posted by AboveTheRim on 5/13/24 at 2:39 pm
Pelicans receive : Thompson , Stewart , 5
Pistons Receive: BI, Jose or Nance , 21...
re: Magic are the betting favorite to land Brandon Ingram
Posted by AboveTheRim on 5/13/24 at 8:39 am
I don’t know but if they decide to bottom out SA is sitting in a gold mine .
Bad to worse for the Pels . ...
re: Pels want to move to top of draft, BI to be “aggressively” shopped per Stein
Posted by AboveTheRim on 5/12/24 at 8:59 pm
We really don’t if BI gets moved .
Naji likely gone too.
My overall point however is if you are willing to potentially step back , play the powerball instead of the Louisiana lottery . Using yet another asset to grab a big is silly .
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re: Pels want to move to top of draft, BI to be “aggressively” shopped per Stein
Posted by AboveTheRim on 5/12/24 at 8:48 pm
I tend to agree . Bigs are to the NBA what RBs are to the NFL.
You can get them and get them cheap and the difference bn them ( aside from the Bams, Jokic , elites) is not terribly huge .
Give me the guard or wing lottery ticket with tools that just hasnt clicked yet over Duren . ...
re: Pels want to move to top of draft, BI to be “aggressively” shopped per Stein
Posted by AboveTheRim on 5/12/24 at 8:37 pm
Looking at Detroit , is Auser gettable as part of BI package ?
I recognize his shooting is atrocious . However , he is a ridiculous athlete with great size and tremendous defensively and attacks rebounds.
If we are playing the long game I like his potential better than Duren .
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re: The Official Trade Proposal Thread
Posted by AboveTheRim on 5/10/24 at 5:23 pm
This is True .
Also the other side of the floor matters . Zion would have to like he did down the stretch 100% of the time to help the D . I do not like the idea of your 2 best players being undersized . The game got more physical the second half of the season and in the playoffs this year .
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re: BI and Willie had an exchange during Game 2 according to Shams
Posted by AboveTheRim on 5/8/24 at 6:01 pm
I think this is an overreaction .
You think he was actually purposely sabotaging the team?
It’s a comfort and confidence thing for BI. Most of his shots come off the dribble and he like to get to his spots where he’s confident he can make shots …the 3pt line is that spot .
We all agre...
re: Herb finishes 5th in DPOY Voting
Posted by AboveTheRim on 5/7/24 at 6:53 pm
He was the best non shot blocker essentially in this vote . Pretty solid place to be ...
re: Pelicans are not expected to offer BI extension this offseason, moving in new direction
Posted by AboveTheRim on 5/6/24 at 6:30 pm
Anfernee Simons is another that I could see as a griff target .
Relatively low acquisition cost and not taking a big step back on court .
Would likely need a 3rd team however bc I don’t see blazers wanting BI in rebuild situation. ...
re: Pelicans are not expected to offer BI extension this offseason, moving in new direction
Posted by AboveTheRim on 5/6/24 at 5:34 pm
I’m not saying this is the move I make but I can see griff making it .
Don’t know about lavine knee issues , he had a broken foot this year that kept him out . But the fact that his acquisition cost will be so low and bulls will be motivated to move him is what makes this a griff play .
I d...
re: Pelicans are not expected to offer BI extension this offseason, moving in new direction
Posted by AboveTheRim on 5/6/24 at 3:36 pm
The more I think about this , understanding and hypothesizing how griff operates…I keep coming back to Zach Lavine , if he moves BI at all.
Zach Lavine allows griff to get a value trade , which he typically pursues . Think Lavine and Caruso , plus Maybe a pick or two . The incoming potential o...
re: Pelicans are not expected to offer BI extension this offseason, moving in new direction
Posted by AboveTheRim on 5/6/24 at 9:06 am
Who are the teams that would realistically consider BI?
Hawks
Bulls
Pistons
Nets(?)
Lakers
Clippers (?)
Houston
Cavs
76ers ( added)
If you have others add it to the mix . Point being there aren’t that many teams.
Pels aren’t going to get a better player back imo. They looking ...
re: The Griff Era: Fan Experience
Posted by AboveTheRim on 4/29/24 at 12:48 pm
I have been saying this often as the fire Willie sentiment grew louder . Willie is not perfect but it’s an organizational issue. Going with a 4th coach in 6 years is unlikely to make any substantive change.
The head of the snake cares about peace , hope, and love . NOT competing at a championshi...
re: Burn it down!
Posted by AboveTheRim on 4/28/24 at 1:20 pm
There was no tone set from the organization from the beginning . leading up to the draft, they did nothing but praise him bc they were worried he’d spurn them . They let his dad talk at the intro presser . They let him get fat, he got injured, let his step dad call shots he got injured . Sent him ...
re: Burn it down!
Posted by AboveTheRim on 4/28/24 at 12:01 pm
[quote] zion prime years are being wasted away[/quote]
The person most responsible for wasting years is Zion and that is not debatable.
The organization failed by coddling the fat baby instead of holding him accountable and by wasting assets and opportunities.
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re: If/ when we get swept does that force Griffs hand to trade both BI and CJ?
Posted by AboveTheRim on 4/27/24 at 9:17 pm
early in a rebuild with the assets that we had collecting talent was a priority . We squandered assets and talent acquisition opportunities trying to force different centers on the roster and trying to be outlet shoppers on the trade market outside of the Cj deal . ...
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