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Re: Offseason Targets
Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 9:18 pm
by Crazysauce
There were two other guys named. One was jamychal green and the other was pj tucker.
Re: Offseason Targets
Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 9:18 pm
by Q12543 [enjin:6621299]
KiwiMatt wrote:Rumour has it Nets are looking to sign Bazz and I'd say they're prepared to over pay. As much as I like Bazz I think the Nets is a good fit for him and he would probably get a starting role there. Maybe a sign and trade? Although not a whole lot appealing on that Nets roster!
In my opinion, our 6th man wing either needs to be a 3-point sniper or shutdown defender. Bazz is neither. I just can't see him back here.
Re: Offseason Targets
Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 9:18 pm
by Lipoli390
KiwiMatt wrote:Rumour has it Nets are looking to sign Bazz and I'd say they're prepared to over pay. As much as I like Bazz I think the Nets is a good fit for him and he would probably get a starting role there. Maybe a sign and trade? Although not a whole lot appealing on that Nets roster!
Interesting info, Matt. I'd really like to keep Bazz. As Thibs said, he brings toughness and that's something we really need on this roster. But bad franchises like the Nets tend to pay big bucks for players like Bazz. It makes no sense for the Nets. They've bottomed out and need to build by drafting potential stars. Paying a lot of money to someone like Bazz doesn't do anything for their franchise. The Wolves already have their young potential stars. Guys like Bazz filling in around those potential stars makes more sense for us. But it's not a make-or-break issue for us.
Re: Offseason Targets
Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 9:44 pm
by Monster
lipoli390 wrote:KiwiMatt wrote:Rumour has it Nets are looking to sign Bazz and I'd say they're prepared to over pay. As much as I like Bazz I think the Nets is a good fit for him and he would probably get a starting role there. Maybe a sign and trade? Although not a whole lot appealing on that Nets roster!
Interesting info, Matt. I'd really like to keep Bazz. As Thibs said, he brings toughness and that's something we really need on this roster. But bad franchises like the Nets tend to pay big bucks for players like Bazz. It makes no sense for the Nets. They've bottomed out and need to build by drafting potential stars. Paying a lot of money to someone like Bazz doesn't do anything for their franchise. The Wolves already have their young potential stars. Guys like Bazz filling in around those potential stars makes more sense for us. But it's not a make-or-break issue for us.
There is no reason for them just to sit there and not spend any money either. The Nets aren't a destination except they have opportunity to offer so it's tough for them to bring in anyone unless they pay up. Even if they overpay if they find some legit players with their lower draft picks those guys will be cheap and by the time they will get paid a guy like Bazz or whoever else they want to sign will be able to come off the books. Now if they overpay for like 3 guys that's gonna be a problem at some point. If they can make some of those cast offs look kinda good especially from 3 then maybe they can make Bazz more worthwhile and it's pretty easy to say he has shown more positives than a guy like Justin Hamilton or Spencer Dinwiddie.
Re: Offseason Targets
Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 9:44 pm
by kekgeek
lipoli390 wrote:KiwiMatt wrote:Rumour has it Nets are looking to sign Bazz and I'd say they're prepared to over pay. As much as I like Bazz I think the Nets is a good fit for him and he would probably get a starting role there. Maybe a sign and trade? Although not a whole lot appealing on that Nets roster!
Interesting info, Matt. I'd really like to keep Bazz. As Thibs said, he brings toughness and that's something we really need on this roster. But bad franchises like the Nets tend to pay big bucks for players like Bazz. It makes no sense for the Nets. They've bottomed out and need to build by drafting potential stars. Paying a lot of money to someone like Bazz doesn't do anything for their franchise. The Wolves already have their young potential stars. Guys like Bazz filling in around those potential stars makes more sense for us. But it's not a make-or-break issue for us.
I actually disagree with you. They don't have their pick again next year so why not pay big bucks for 2 to 3 years on guys that are young and maybe could be impact full in a bigger role.
Why not take the risk when they don't have draft picks. 2 year deals and give a max to lavine. Smart in my opinion
Re: Offseason Targets
Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 10:09 pm
by TeamRicky [enjin:6648771]
monsterpile wrote:FWIW on Wolfson's last podcast he said from what he has heard a few guys would come to the Wolves if they get better $ offers than other places.
T Gibson (loves Thibs obviously but preference is to stay in OKC)
JJ Redick
Patrick Patterson
Ugh now I can't remember but I think there was a 4th solid player.
He also said when Thibs and Layden met with Bazz for his exit interviews they indicated they would really like him back and see him as a piece of the future and they value him. Wolfson said the Nets are a team he could see offering him a big deal that would really test that which is obvious speculation.
He is having David Thorpe on his next podcast and he said Thorpe said the Wolves ran a college offense this year without creatively. Should be interesting to here what he has to say.
That scares me if they really want Bazz back.. I don't want to see us offer anything more than Brandon Rush type money and it might be best for the Wolves and Bazz if he gets a fresh start somewhere else. Hopefully, they were just being Minnesota nice.
Listened to both podcasts and really didn't really learn anything new about our free agent situation. They just were spitballing names like we do.
Re: Offseason Targets
Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 10:12 pm
by TeamRicky [enjin:6648771]
BloopOracle wrote:I would take all 3 of them, nice to see we get our championship culture discount lol
Actually, the discussion on JK's podcast was that Thibs courtside mannerisms may scare away some potential free agents.
Re: Offseason Targets
Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 10:31 pm
by BloopOracle
I mean it must not scare too many people because those are some decent players
Re: Offseason Targets
Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 10:42 pm
by TeamRicky [enjin:6648771]
BloopOracle wrote:I mean it must not scare too many people because those are some decent players
Did you even listen to the JK podcast?
Re: Offseason Targets
Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 11:11 pm
by Monster
TeamRicky wrote:BloopOracle wrote:I mean it must not scare too many people because those are some decent players
Did you even listen to the JK podcast?
Well Jon basically said the same thing as Wolfson. To get guys you have to overpay because of a bunch of reasons. Honestly I don't think Thibs yelling or whatever is gonna keep many guys away. Wolfson brought up Gibson who likes Thibs. A few players are going to look at what Thibs did in Chicago and see he had plenty of guys of varying talents to play well for him. If people don't want to come play for Thibs that's fine because to some extent they probably aren't the guys that this team needs anyway.