Camden0916 wrote:WildWolf2813 wrote:If they're releasing him to have the flexibility to eventually convert McLaughlin, that's what you guys wanted more than RHJ. If RHJ was getting any sort of PT, then something went terribly wrong.
No surprise this forum is crying over the release of a 15th man on a nonguaranteed deal. The reaction here would be less harsh if he cut Towns.
1. They already had that flexibility with Jordan McLaughlin by getting him to sign his qualifying offer and stay as a two-way player. There's no 45-day limit for two-way players this season. Travel days and practices won't be counted towards active days. He will be able to be active for up to 50 games. The Wolves could simply re-sign him next summer on a NBA deal, assuming he plays well this season.
2. Some of us, myself included, wanted Rondae Hollis-Jefferson on the roster even if it meant waiving Jaylen Nowell in the process. Nowell is definitely an intriguing talent, but that's how big the hole in the frontcourt is. Instead, McLaughlin accepted his two-way deal meaning the Wolves could have kept all three.
3. Nobody on this forum, or in sports media for that matter, viewed Hollis-Jefferson as a 15th-man on this roster. He was quite clearly a rotation-level player and the best four on this roster with an argument to be a starter.
Care to try again?
1. McLaughlin on the regular roster is more likely to wanna come back next season after everything that has happened than if he's on a two way deal the entire season alongside basically a younger version of him in Ashton Hagans. It's cool that JMac is here, but at the end of the day his checks are bigger on the regular roster than on a two way, so if nothing materializes on the trade front, he'll probably get his deal converted anyway.
2. I'd love to have a true 4 here. But man, it's as if you guys do not wanna comprehend everything Rosas has said about how this team is gonna be built and how they wanna try this. Now he has a healthy team in place and y'all are crying for Rosas to become the most pointless person in the organization because you disagree with his philosophy. For the next 2 years he's not gonna change how he thinks until it fails on the court. Deal with it or fire up that Netflix account. I've said from the beginning I don't agree with this and I don't think this five out, 1-3-1 stuff will work, but I also don't expect him to pivot off his plan before it's implemented. The difference between me and some of you guys is that I don't think it will work, but you guys don't even want it to pan out. Him being right would disappoint you guys as much as him going back on his word and upending the roster would.
3. For someone who's this rotational player, he was available on a nonguaranteed deal and they're of the belief that they can bring him back! If he signs somewhere he's gonna go somewhere where he'll be what he should be here: a fringe rotation guy at best. We're crying about a fringe rotation guy, even if it's at a position of need. Until one of Vanderbilt/McDaniels pans out down the road, either deal with Juancho /Layman/3rd wing at the 4 while Towns gets himself together or stop investing so much emotion into something you don't even believe in. This team isn't good for our health, so take a step back and make them earn your emotion back. This team isn't worth our time.
