re: Does Buddy Start? Do you want him to?

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I like Reek off the bench

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I don't. I like Frazier a lot. Plus that's another 10 in cap space

Sorry, my bad, I actually basically told everyone Buddy would be the pick in February, not January. And called him Redick with better D way back then

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I don't think any team will have the balls to trade for Reke until his medicals come back okay and that could be a while. But man, if they can dump him tonight; this will be a B+ or A- night for me

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That would pretty amazing.

Realistically though I think a best case scenario would be both Hield and Evans exceeding expectations and the market for Evans rising and then making a trade near the deadline. Though given "win now" that would seem unrealistic but if Hield looks like the obvious long term SG we might just do it?

Let me be clear, I think he will give a team the PRODUCTION that Redick provides. Thats what I do with comparions. No guy has the same shooting ability same, ball handling, etc as some other guy.

I am saying to expect similar production. Constant scoring that can occassionally be explosive. Few boards, few assists, few steals/blocks, but a high eFG.

That make it any more clear about how I feel about Buddy?

I think refick is a good mid range comp

He could certainly be better

Agree. And like I said, I think Mitch Richmond is the ceiling. Next step is to get a playmaking/defensive SF.

As if that will be easy. But they will try.

As much as you seem to think I underrate Buddy, I wonder how much you have watched Redick lately.

He is not the 'White guy shooter' that most people think of him as. He has a very nice handle. He is incredibly smart and more athletic than most people associate with a white shooter.

But yes, I am talking about what he produces for your team and what the opposition scouting report says. I would bet that if you looked at opposing scouting reports next year for JJ and Buddy and took the names off, you wouldn't be able to tell who was who

But I digress. I like the pick, but I still think this team will have to find one more guy better than Buddy and Jrue to ever really contend. And that will be hard

I disagree. I like a guy to master one thing, then give him more, then more, then more until he is ready. Like the Spurs did with Kawhi. Or for football fans, think of a pass rusher. You start off just letting him come in on third down and attacking, then you slowly work him in to other situations.

I personally think that works best. Kid isn't overwhelmed. Not too much expected of him, etc. Plus, you gotta consider that he played 40 games last year and will have to play twice that this year. I'd rather he hit his stride in February than hit the wall.

Yeah, people should read Verrier's latest piece. Basically, you dont find plus rookies getting starter minutes on winning teams

If the Pels want to make the playoffs next year (and they do), Buddy needs to get 1000-1500 minutes, not 2000+