Duke13 wrote:Lip can be about as stubborn as Tibs. Because of a conversation he had with G 4 years ago he's forever in love with him. His contact doesn't match his production, and his role is repetitive with Taj, who are both outdated players and should be 20 minutes a game players. For that reason a trade should be explored and at the least management should be open to the idea And to say he shouldn't or won't be moved because Tibs "likes" him or praises him publicly is insane and just plain stupid. That's the same mentality most criticize Tibs for.
Lol. I know longer carry a torch for Gorgui. He's been replaced by my new love, Jimmy Butler.
Yes, I do think it's highly unlikely that Thibs will trade Gorgui. Why? First, because the Wolves have no one else on the roster to fill the PF position if Taj goes down or even to come off the bench and play the 15 minutes Taj doesn't play. He's also needed to fill in if KAT goes down. Thibs isn't going to risk having to depend on Cole Aldrich. Second, Thibs really likes Gorgui. It's not a carnal love or hero worship like I had for Gorgui. He likes Gorgui's game. You have a strange sense of insanity or stupidity, because most people would assume that coaches prefer to keep the players whose games they like - especially when they fill a need. We'll see what happens.
My own preference for not trading Gorgui this season tracks what I believe to be Thibs' thinking. First, we have no one else to fill in if either of our starting bigs go down. Second, I like Gorgui's game. Third, he gives us a longer term horizon than Taj Gibson. However, I can see trading Gorgui for a wing next summer when we have the chance to use the MLE to fill the PF void otherwise created by dealing him. Maybe we package him with Wiggins in a major deal next summer.
Flip always preached patience in my dialogue with him. The time to make trades is next summer unless some contending team desperately needs someone we have to fill a void and approaches us this season with an offer we can't refuse. I think everyone except Butler and KAT should be on the table as possible trade pieces, although I wouldn't recommend a major overhaul. Of course, I'll probably be calling for Taylor to fire Thibs at the end of the season, but that wouldn't surprise anyone. :). Honestly, if the Wolves do well the rest of this season with the challenging schedule ahead I might be OK with Thibs staying.
In the meantime, I'm fairly certain of of two things the rest of this season: But right now, I'm First, none of our current rotation players -- Butler, Taj, Teague, Wiggins, Wiggins, Gorgui, Tyus and Crawford -- will be traded. Second, Thibs won't be fired. Call me crazy, insane or stupid, but you'd have to be pretty daft to see it differently in my view. :)