re: mozgov is everything I wish asik would be

Yes. That trade would let you keep your exceptions too.

'13 Asik is the only guy that was good enough to make me want to keep him.

Asik was still shitty post AS break, and if that's what i'm getting for $10 million a year for the next 3 years
Just b/c he shot 55% from the field post AS break doesn't make him better. That's still shitty, considering all of his shots are under the basket, and he's 7 feet tall.

A is a an improvement over Zaza and Asik from last year. But even the Asik from '13 for the next 3 years at $10 million a year is something i'd rather not do.
I'd rather do somethign to patch the center position for just this year and go after someone next summer.

And I don't know what to expect to answer your question. it's not about skill, it's about his hustle and effort, which shouldn't be a problem, unless he's got an injury preventing him from trying harder.

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You can't prove his hustle and effort was lacking,

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When you see how much of a maniac he was in Houston, and then you see his play here, it's plain to see.

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I think it is something people arbitrarily attach to players and/or use to explain the unexplainable

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The explainable part is that he can't jump or move quickly, then unexplainable part is why he doesn't try harder to over compensate for his lack of athleticism when we see guards come jumping over him to tip a rebound away from him, which happens every game. He's a great rebounder, but when you watch him, you can easily see he could be better if he was more aggressive attacking rebounds.
I'm tired of seeing smaller guys slap his arm or even the ball and he misses a dunk, which happens at least twice a game. He's 7 feet tall, go up like a man and throw it down on them. Have you seen Mozgov get blocked yet?

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Maybe it is true, but I don't buy it unless I hear players or coaches call a guy out multiple times about it and Monty never felt that way about Asik and the players never said anything on or off record about him either.

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For 1, who's going to call someone out like that publicly, and maybe it's an injury that's contributing to it.
And B, why would you hear anything on or off record about him from players or Monty?


The announcers in the playoffs ragged on Asik the whole series about how his effort was lacking and couldnt' understand why he was so bad.

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but, you keep saying sign him to a one year deal like thats even a remote possibilty. yes it would be great for the pels, but asik would never agree to that. its not going to happen

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I thought i made it clear that i don't think it will happen either.
Would he rather 3/27 or 1/14, if that's something we could throw at him for 1 year, if the front office is even thinking that he is not future.

hey I'd be ecstatic if he signed a 1 yr contract
I just don't think it could be for enough money to entice him to do it
one bad injury and he's fricked

and ajinca is gone anyway
he cannot play in a fast paced offense and somebody will overpay him

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I just don't think it could be for enough money to entice him to do it
one bad injury and he's fricked

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The flip side is he gets a premium for this year and then next year he's a FA with a 40% increase in the cap and a lot less competition at center. We could also tell him we're going a different direction good luck getting even $8 per. This is really a bad year for Asik to be a FA, especially since the last thing everyone saw of him was being useless in the playoffs.

or 2/22 with a team option

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Asik dominated the Nuggets at least as thoroughly when they didn't play centers against us.

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print the t-shirts, we beat the Nuggets.

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He would look just as good against the midgets Golden State was playing defense.

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He wouldn't and he didn't. He should have looked like Tristan Thompson has this series, but instead he just looked terrible and completely useless. He couldnt' even defend Bogut, which was the only reason he was in the game. Ryan Anderson actually played better one on one defense against Bogut.
I know Asik is better than that, and i have no idea why he looked so terrible.

Wonder if that's me

My man Crews covered it for me

Last 3 offensive possessions for Mozgov, fumbled pass in the lane and 2 blown point blank shots, he got fouled on the last one though. There are few 7 footers as coordinated and offensively able as most fans would like.