monsterpile wrote:Don't look back and see how Utah got the pick to select Gobert...
I'll also say I was absolutely right about Trey Burke. Utah screwed up that pick. Of course they made up with the Gobert pick and they even picked Raul Neto in the 2nd. Of course Utah could have had Giannis AND Gobert.
monsterpile wrote:Don't look back and see how Utah got the pick to select Gobert...
I'll also say I was absolutely right about Trey Burke. Utah screwed up that pick. Of course they made up with the Gobert pick and they even picked Raul Neto in the 2nd. Of course Utah could have had Giannis AND Gobert.
Yep. Connelly screwed up with that pick, too. Utah took him to the cleaners twice in draft-day deals - once with Gobert in 2013 and again with Donovan Mitchell. I also agree with Future that Connelly gave up more than necessary to get Gobert this summer. But the moves Connelly made this summer to get Gobert and Kyle Anderson have have significantly improved the team. The Minott pick was a terrific longer-term move in my view as was Connelly's decision to lock up Minott in a long-term deal. I'm not crazy about the Moore pick, but I think it was solid. I'm not crazy about the AJ Lawson signing, but it wasn't bad. I'm unhappy Connelly passed on signing Kevon Harris to a two-way and I wish he had signed McClung. I would have preferred signing Cousins over Knight.
But Connelly can now redeem himself partially in my eyes if he signs Sharife Cooper to our remaining two-way deal. :)
You had started to get excited about Kessler and then Connelly pulled that 7' rug out from under us but he did give us an even bigger very nice French one to replace it!
Bazz has the offensive game of a big man (albeit 1 dimensional, left block turn around hook shot) but is only 6'5. He does not have the athleticism or bulkiness of a barkley or zion or even a pj tucker or craig smith to compensate for the lack of height. He cant guard pf, wings, guards and pretty much anybody. Outside of his left block post game and being a tenacious offensive rebounder, he is below average to terrible in everything else. He plays hard and has a high motor but is not an Nba player. Flip blew the pick, I remember thibs was rumored to offer him a 4yr 40m contract that bazz supposedly turned down. Yikes.
monsterpile wrote:Don't look back and see how Utah got the pick to select Gobert...
I'll also say I was absolutely right about Trey Burke. Utah screwed up that pick. Of course they made up with the Gobert pick and they even picked Raul Neto in the 2nd. Of course Utah could have had Giannis AND Gobert.
monsterpile wrote:Don't look back and see how Utah got the pick to select Gobert...
I'll also say I was absolutely right about Trey Burke. Utah screwed up that pick. Of course they made up with the Gobert pick and they even picked Raul Neto in the 2nd. Of course Utah could have had Giannis AND Gobert.
Yep. Connelly screwed up with that pick, too. Utah took him to the cleaners twice in draft-day deals - once with Gobert in 2013 and again with Donovan Mitchell. I also agree with Future that Connelly gave up more than necessary to get Gobert this summer. But the moves Connelly made this summer to get Gobert and Kyle Anderson have have significantly improved the team. The Minott pick was a terrific longer-term move in my view as was Connelly's decision to lock up Minott in a long-term deal. I'm not crazy about the Moore pick, but I think it was solid. I'm not crazy about the AJ Lawson signing, but it wasn't bad. I'm unhappy Connelly passed on signing Kevon Harris to a two-way and I wish he had signed McClung. I would have preferred signing Cousins over Knight.
But Connelly can now redeem himself partially in my eyes if he signs Sharife Cooper to our remaining two-way deal. :)
You had started to get excited about Kessler and then Connelly pulled that 7' rug out from under us but he did give us an even bigger very nice French one to replace it!
I think Connelly's just toying with me. Mind games. But I'm on to him now. With my new-found understanding, all I can say is that I sure hope he doesn't sign Sharife Cooper to the team's remaining two-way contract. Please Tim, don't sign Sharife Cooper! Now let's see what happens.
