BarroldBonds

Everyone relax. It's a negotiation process. The NBA has been disclosing the positive aspects of the plan for week, so now its the NBPA's turn to release the negative aspects to get something in return. They'll be playing in July

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I enjoyed their follow up as well, which is often looked over

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Congratulations might be my favorite MGMT song

No one in the organization thinks Gentry is the coach of the future.

If you really want to see an undisciplined team, toss an interim head coach in there for the rest of the season with a team filled with players on their rookie deals. Really really bad decision, as well as a great way to stunt the growth of your youth.

Either this offseason or next offseason is when you pinpoint the coach you think is a difference maker. You don't handcuff yourself midseason

Centers typically develop much quicker than point guards. Offensively, there's not much difference between catching lobs in college v. catching lobs in the pros. Defensively is where rookie centers struggle because of PnRs, switches, etc., and we've still seen Jax have his fair share of struggles there.

We can't forget that NAW was the 17th pick in the draft. He wasn't even a lottery pick. His expectations in his first year were far too high, and rightfully so based off his production in summer league and preseason. The issue for rookie point guards though is adjusting to NBA length and athleticism, all while having to learn the mental aspect. I think NAW is still a step slow right now in his processing, which is why we've seen him struggle. I fully expect him to take over that backup PG role next year, however. Fred Vanvleet shot 35% from the field in his rookie year. Not everyone is Ja Morant.

I'd really love to land Gallo as our 6th man and backup at the 3/4.

PG- Lonzo, NAW
SG- Jrue, JJ
SF- Ingram, Gallo
PF- Zion, Melli
C- Favors, Hayes

That rotation looks fantastic in theory.

I think he'd probably be getting mocked right around RJ Hampton, so like late lottery. RJ has more offensive upside, whereas Didi has more defensive upside.

For comparison's sake, Lamelo is shooting 37% from the field and 25% from 3 in the same league and is considered a top 5 pick in the draft. This is an extremely competitive league, far more so than college. I'd put far more stock into the eye test than the stats, if I had watched a single game (I haven't).

I think that's a fair response. I agree with you that the step back 3 is a bad shots in most situations btw.

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NAW is a +1.5 overall on/off stat. Lonzo is a -2.0 overall on/off stat.
So even factoring defense in it, we are better with NAW on the court than Lonzo.

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This his hilariously misleading and just not the proper way to use +/-. NAW looks to have a solid future in the league but please stop with this. He's currently shooting 34.9% from the field and 34.8% from 3. If you see this team through biased eyes you're going to be disappointed in the results.

Stop with the Jrue slander. "Been better as of late" is just absurd considering the sample size we have. He's been incredible his entire tenure as a Pel. He starts slow every year, but he's a damn good player on both sides of the ball. Jrue and NAW should not be considered in the same breath at this point in their careers.

Taj Gibson is probably the guy I'd target for a number of reasons.