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Buyout Bigs

Posted on 2/1/18 at 4:09 pm
Posted by LSU Fan 90812
A man more eviler than Skeletor.
Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 2/1/18 at 4:09 pm
Rumor has it the Brooke Lopez might get bought out. Between him and Monroe I’d much rather Lopez. Taller, better shooter, even defender. Spaces the floor and covers for Rondo

Also with AD on the floor it covers his lack of rim protecting and rebounding.

I say let’s get BroLo
Posted by lsu31always
Team 31™
Member since Jan 2008
108097 posts
Posted on 2/1/18 at 4:11 pm to
Better chance of landing monroe. Hometown.
Posted by WB504
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
6096 posts
Posted on 2/1/18 at 4:15 pm to
I’d take Lopez over Monroe, but I wouldn’t risk losing Monroe waiting for Lopez to be bought out.
Posted by TigerinATL
Member since Feb 2005
62446 posts
Posted on 2/1/18 at 4:18 pm to
If Lopez does get bought out, Lopez probably picks Boston first and Boston probably picks Lopez first leaving you with Monroe anyway. Going after Monroe early probably gives you a leg up on Boston if Lopez doesn't get bought out, and it gives you a little more time to gel heading into the playoffs.
Posted by 504Voodoo
New Orleans
Member since Aug 2012
13771 posts
Posted on 2/1/18 at 5:27 pm to
quote:

Rumor has it the Brooke Lopez might get bought out. Between him and Monroe I’d much rather Lopez. Taller, better shooter, even defender. Spaces the floor and covers for Rondo

Also with AD on the floor it covers his lack of rim protecting and rebounding.

I say let’s get BroLo


1. He is a terrible rebounder

2. He is a terrible defender

3. His shooting has been terrible this season.

There is a reason why he hasn't been playing
Posted by LSU Fan 90812
A man more eviler than Skeletor.
Member since Feb 2005
50655 posts
Posted on 2/2/18 at 2:17 am to
He’s on a terrible team.

We don’t need him to be a good rebounder. We have AD.

We don’t need him to be a great defender we have AD. Also Monroe isn’t a great defender.

He’s a good shooter. Small sample size.
Posted by TPecoraro23
NOLA
Member since Apr 2013
741 posts
Posted on 2/2/18 at 4:08 am to
Monroe is younger and has a better injury history. He's also played alot better this year than lopez.
Posted by corndeaux
Member since Sep 2009
9634 posts
Posted on 2/2/18 at 7:56 am to
Lopez would be a solid addition if he is bought out

quote:

He is a terrible rebounder


his personal rebound #s are mediocre, but his teams over the last several years have consistently rebounded better with him on the court than off. similar to effect RoLo has had on his teams



quote:

His shooting has been terrible this season.


he's been a 20ppg scorer his entire career. 3P shooting may have been a mirage last year, but the guy can score in the NBA. LA is a clusterfrick right now. fair to wonder how he fits in Gentry/Finch system. but if you bring him off the bench, he can anchor 2nd unit offenses
Posted by LSU Fan 90812
A man more eviler than Skeletor.
Member since Feb 2005
50655 posts
Posted on 2/3/18 at 2:16 am to
Bump
Posted by pawel
Warsaw, Poland
Member since Oct 2016
788 posts
Posted on 2/3/18 at 3:13 am to
You are from this area.
Your team is not tanking.
You have just beat your former team while being best scorer.

Are You sure Brook/LA agree for a buyout?
I dont.


Buyout usually happens after trade deadline.
Pels probably wont wait so long.
Posted by Tin_Food
Member since Jul 2016
41 posts
Posted on 2/3/18 at 5:23 am to
I'm looking for a hustle big right now. A Steven Adams, Capella type that will bring D and boards and help keep possessions alive. Because right now, apart from another creator, that's what we need really bad right now (also hard to get another creator in the big spot)

Ironically Asik did that for us in bits and pieces when we could afford to use him. After Diallo's showing in OKC, I hope Gentry looks to use him in a similar way to how he used Asik. Look to give him 10-15 a night with teams that use hustle bigs/bangers off the bench instead of small ball. Minnesota is actually a good chance for him to get some burn if he plays against Taj Gibson and Dieng.

He's still essentially a rookie, but hopefully he gets a LITTLE better at not fouling. Honestly if he can stop doing that, I'll take him over Dante any time teams aren't playing small ball, because he doesn't really do enough on offence to negate the lack of defense and rebounding. In fact Diallo could probably score more if you gave him Dante's minutes (and he doesn't foul out in the first 5).

The other thing is, we'll need another guy to help box out and board to spell AD a bit, even when he's on the court. I saw the OKC game where AD was getting shoved around by Adams (he flopped quite alot but the issue remains). AD is already exhuasted, and with the team lacking any rebounding they NEED to find time for Diallo, or another big they pickup, because Mirotic won't do any of those things.
This post was edited on 2/3/18 at 5:27 am
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