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Did Griff screw up by not trading for Rui ?
Posted on 4/17/23 at 12:50 pm
Posted on 4/17/23 at 12:50 pm
He went for about the same compensation as trading Graham off. Seems like trading him straight up for Jax would have helped the team more this year. We’d still be stuck with Graham but it shouldn’t be that hard to move him at the ‘24 deadline
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Posted on 4/17/23 at 1:11 pm to Townedrunkard
quote:No, he's not very good, a below average basketball player.
Did Griff screw up by not trading for Rui ?
He shot sub-30% from 3 with the Lakers. I wouldn't make any sweeping declarations on him over 1 good performance that didn't jive with the larger sample size of the season.
quote:Josh Richardson is better than Rui.
Seems like trading him straight up for Jax would have helped the team more this year.
But ultimately, both options would have been half year rentals, and neither would have moved the needle for us, so it seems moot.
This post was edited on 4/17/23 at 1:12 pm
Posted on 4/17/23 at 1:14 pm to Townedrunkard
quote:
No, he's not very good, a below average basketball player.
This.
Guys play better in certain fits/environments... Rui was going down a bad path. He was used early when he got to LA, fell out of the rotation...and now is pretty much used as their backup big (first forward) off the bench. Lightning in a bottle yesterday for sure, but nothing worth building a franchise around
Posted on 4/17/23 at 1:25 pm to shel311
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Did Griff screw up by not trading for Rui ?
No, he's not very good, a below average basketball player.
He shot sub-30% from 3 with the Lakers. I wouldn't make any sweeping declarations on him over 1 good performance that didn't jive with the larger sample size of the season.
Remember that time Solomon Hill had a good performance in the playoffs and Dell Demps had to have him? Good times.
Posted on 4/17/23 at 2:03 pm to Townedrunkard
Griff's biggest frick up was trading the Lakers #4 pick for Hayes, NAW and Didi in 2019
Posted on 4/17/23 at 2:50 pm to Townedrunkard
No, yesterday was maybe Rui’s 3rd good performance on the Lakers
Theoretically he could get the same quality looks playing off of Zion, but A) he would not have gotten minutes with Zion and B) I’ll just chill and not make a Zion availability joke today.
Theoretically he could get the same quality looks playing off of Zion, but A) he would not have gotten minutes with Zion and B) I’ll just chill and not make a Zion availability joke today.
This post was edited on 4/17/23 at 4:24 pm
Posted on 4/17/23 at 2:58 pm to Townedrunkard
Bro he had one good game in 3 years lmao calm down
Posted on 4/17/23 at 4:33 pm to Pelican707
Despite what people are saying in this thread, yes, basically every team in the league fricked up not trying to acquire a young athletic 6’8 2 way forward for free. The Lakers got him for Kendrick Nunn and some 2nds, that’s a joke
Could be wrong here but think it’s fair to say we have up more for Josh Richardson than the Lakers did Rui. Rui could have made a huge difference considering we had no forward depth the whole season with Zion and Nance sustaining injuries
Could be wrong here but think it’s fair to say we have up more for Josh Richardson than the Lakers did Rui. Rui could have made a huge difference considering we had no forward depth the whole season with Zion and Nance sustaining injuries
This post was edited on 4/17/23 at 4:39 pm
Posted on 4/17/23 at 4:41 pm to spaghettioeauxs
quote:The Pels give up a 2nd for a half year rental of Rui and we're at home right now just like if we didn't get Rui. We've now given up a 2nd round pick for...what reason that means we fricked up?
Despite what people are saying in this thread, yes, basically every team in the league fricked up not trying to acquire a young athletic 6’8 2 way forward for free.
quote:Rui wouldn't make a "huge difference" because he is not a good basketball player. What we had at forward(basically Trey and some Herb Jones as well as Nance) was much better than Rui.
Rui could have made a huge difference
This post was edited on 4/17/23 at 4:43 pm
Posted on 4/17/23 at 5:18 pm to Townedrunkard
as I watched Rui hit 3s I noted he did not do that when he and Clarke lost in the ncaa finals.
he's added it.
edit: I see Rui was at 30% for the season.
he's added it.
edit: I see Rui was at 30% for the season.
This post was edited on 4/17/23 at 5:23 pm
Posted on 4/17/23 at 7:06 pm to shel311
Rui would have been better than Nance second half of the season, fact. He would have made a big difference because he is a great role player at a position we have no depth in
Posted on 4/17/23 at 8:20 pm to Townedrunkard
You have to consider how salaries match. Washington was over the cap and not interested in a player with a guaranteed contract next season.
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Posted on 4/17/23 at 9:30 pm to spaghettioeauxs
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Rui would have been better than Nance second half of the season, fact. He would have made a big difference because he is a great role player at a position we have no depth in
Rui and Nance don’t play the same position, so this is a weird comparison…unless you’re advocating for 15-20 min of Rui at center, which is a terrible idea
Posted on 4/18/23 at 12:15 am to ErikGordan
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You have to consider how salaries match. Washington was over the cap and not interested in a player with a guaranteed contract next season. .
Jax’s contract is guaranteed next year? That’s news to me.
This post was edited on 4/18/23 at 12:16 am
Posted on 4/18/23 at 12:28 am to Townedrunkard
I think you judge Griff on what he does in the offseason with Graham off the books and Richardson expired contract.
I don't think anything short of the Beasley/Vanderbilt deal would have salvaged a post season run. We limped into the play in and ended up with injuries to BI and JV. The season was shot.
I don't think anything short of the Beasley/Vanderbilt deal would have salvaged a post season run. We limped into the play in and ended up with injuries to BI and JV. The season was shot.
Posted on 4/18/23 at 1:28 am to Townedrunkard
No, but he did mess up by not making any moves.
Posted on 4/18/23 at 1:29 am to SCLSUMuddogs
quote:
Griff's biggest frick up was trading the Lakers #4 pick for Hayes, NAW and Didi in 2019
This a d darius garland are unforgiveable.
Posted on 4/18/23 at 1:31 am to supe12sta12z
quote:
think you judge Griff on what he does in the offseason with Graham off the books and Richardson expired contract.
I mean you can judge griff off these past mistakes like darius garland. He has also done some nice things.
I do agree with you that this offseason is his make it or break it year.
Posted on 4/18/23 at 7:59 am to spaghettioeauxs
quote:Not remotely a fact.
Rui would have been better than Nance second half of the season, fact.
Healthy Rui is about on the level of injured Nance.
And again, like I said before, Herb and Trey played the bulk of the PF minutes, so you're arguing Rui should have taken minutes from those 2, which I don't think anyone should be for.
quote:He's not a good basketball player, where is the world you live in where Rui is a "great" role player?
ecause he is a great role player
He's a bad basketball player. That's why Washington gave him away. That's why he went to the Lakers and was still a bad basketball player. Bad basketball players have random good games sometimes.
NAW had 37 points in 1 game, does that mean we should have kept him?
This post was edited on 4/18/23 at 8:01 am
Posted on 4/18/23 at 8:19 am to Townedrunkard
Well he could have had Rui in stead if Jax or Naw in the draft he chose poorly.
Griff is not good he has been Lucky
Oh he got Lebron he was picking 1 who else was he going to take same w/ Kyrie also the same w/ zion.
I highly doubt he was look I found this little scrappy ball player Jose Alvarado or he was all in on Trey. Or Herb
Griff is not good he has been Lucky
Oh he got Lebron he was picking 1 who else was he going to take same w/ Kyrie also the same w/ zion.
I highly doubt he was look I found this little scrappy ball player Jose Alvarado or he was all in on Trey. Or Herb
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