cedric76 wrote:Skybox wrote:cedric76 wrote:Monk for less than 90M /4yr is my pick, he would be a huge asset and potentially a great trade chip to go after guys like Mitchell or Murray
IF Mitchell or Murray is who you want, don’t sign Monk…go get the right guy now. Why screw around for a year(s)?
Mitchell is unlikely, but I think he’ll let it be known where he’ll re-sign if and when he asks out…he doesn’t want to bounce around anymore than a team would want to give up the farm for a rental. Murray is gettable now. I’d be happy with Monk, but the other two push us to an entirely different level. If we don’t have the pieces they want, Monk isn’t going to make the difference…we’d likely need a 3-way with a pick-heavy package going out.
Do you understand that free agents can be traded in December?
What would you prefer trading?
Monk+ 2 Frp or AB+ Jett+ 4 Frp ?
I don't think I ever met someone as impatient as you.
It might be a generational thing, if you don't mind me asking, how old are you?
I m not trying to be rude, I really like your input and trade proposal, just trying to be a better idea of the people
I m born in 76 so I m an old grumpy man
I am 56, born in ‘67. I prefer wisdom. I’m not grumpy at all…just frustrated with those who would pump the brakes and congratulate ourselves for a couple more wasted years because we’re ahead of schedule rather than push higher. In the NBA, like much of life, “if you’re not growing you’re dying”… ask all of the teams that expected success, that we blew by this season. I am less patient now because I’ve seen enough of people (including myself) jerk around and cling to mediocre things, ideas, and people for too long before recognizing what truth was right in front of them. NBA is a business and, among many business lessons I’ve learned is…be decisive, put a plan into action-even if it’s not perfect. The worst option is planning yourself to death and never doing anything because your plan isn’t ideal in every way. “Paralysis by Analysis”. That truth is compounded when your business is something as insignificant, in the scheme of things, as sports - which is strictly for entertainment. Be bold and courageous (after doing your homework)…you’ll regret the things you didn’t do more than the mistakes you made. Look at MIA, they go for it-every year. They sometimes make a mistake and they live with it and proactively fix it-even if it hurts. Our FO (so far) has generally done well but seems so intent on avoiding a mistake that they don’t chase or create opportunities. They’ve held onto small mistakes too long and made the repair more painful or less profitable. They did great with the sell-high on Vuc, but they sat on Fournier, Ross, AG, Bamba, and Fultz way too long. Gary Harris was a lucky benefit as he was just expiring paper thrown into the AG trade for Hampton and a late frp. Fultz was a good bet worth trying that didn’t work out…we should be watching Tyus or Monte Morris types that we could have easily flipped expiring Markelle for (with a srp or two) instead of clinging…now we cheer for the big summer of cap space that could have already been players but it’s difficult to lure UFAs these days, especially for a small market non-contender…On the other hand, the very good news is that ORL IS really good suddenly and could be a draw. We’ll see…if you look at recent years, there’s very few major FA moves vs trades…and trades are almost never equal value players - it’s generally two teams in different situations, on different timelines, with very different priorities. We should unequivocally be BUYERS this summer…otherwise, all of the rationalizing about patience, organic development, AB & Jett being “secret All-Stars”, etc will continue to ring hollow.
The two options you list are imaginary…in most posts, you defend AB and Jett’s value to the end and then today you casually suggest that career backup Monk, once he gets big money is, apparently, worth two more frps than AB and Jett combined
How is it that we fans are so much more capable of seeing their value than opposing NBA GMs?
