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Posted: **Thu Dec 08, 2016 10:17 pm**

You don't need to tell me. I wanted Monroe instead of Wesley Johnson.

Posted: **Mon Dec 12, 2016 9:38 am**

Rumors I like the trade if we are not giving up picks or Lottery protected picks.

http://www.inquisitr.com/3629341/nba-trade-rumors-wall-celtics-rubio-wizards-thomas-timberwolves/

Posted: **Mon Dec 12, 2016 9:46 am**

bleedspeed177 wrote:Rumors I like the trade if we are not giving up picks or Lottery protected picks.

http://www.inquisitr.com/3629341/nba-trade-rumors-wall-celtics-rubio-wizards-thomas-timberwolves/

That article is from October.

Posted: **Mon Dec 12, 2016 10:10 am**

Camden wrote:Thought it'd be interesting to see what Greg Monroe looked like compared to Gorgui Dieng, someone who gets plenty of love on this board, some of it deservedly so, some of it is irrational. Keep in mind that their roles are different, but it's still worth checking out.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/pcm_finder.cgi?request=1&sum=0&hint=Gorgui+Dieng&player_id1_select=Gorgui+Dieng&y1=2017&player_id1=dienggo01&hint=Greg+Monroe&player_id2_select=Greg+Monroe&y2=2017&player_id2=monrogr01

The big difference here, which you sort of acknowledge, is the "Games Started" stat. Monroe is a $17M per year bench big - and that's on a contract signed in the last CBA! He is definitely doing a great job for Milwaukee, but the results on defense were much worse when he was starting for them last year.

Detroit has only gotten better defensively since Monroe left (they moved up nicely last year, their first without him, and now they are #1 in the league). Now Milwaukee has moved up nicely since he was replaced as a starter.

Given the fact defense is our #1 problem and he wouldn't exactly be surrounded by a bunch of mature defensive types in Minnesota, I don't trust that he'd help us on that end any more than Aldrich or Dieng.

Posted: **Mon Dec 12, 2016 10:11 am**

AbeVigodaLive wrote:

That article is from October.

Shit we wouldn't get anything for Rubio now.

Posted: **Mon Dec 12, 2016 10:21 am**

AbeVigodaLive wrote:
bleedspeed177 wrote:Rumors I like the trade if we are not giving up picks or Lottery protected picks.

http://www.inquisitr.com/3629341/nba-trade-rumors-wall-celtics-rubio-wizards-thomas-timberwolves/

That article is from October.

bleedspeed177 wrote:
AbeVigodaLive wrote:

That article is from October.

The rumored deal was a silly then as it is now. The Wolves can't trade their 2018 1st round pick because it's already been traded for Payne. The article itself points out the other absurdities of the purported deal. There's no shortage of people just making stuff up.

We're not going to get anything meaningful for Ricky at this point. And Dunn isn't close to being ready to replace him. Hard to imagine the Wolves being worse this season since we now have the 2nd worst record in the League. But replace Ricky with Dunn and we would, indeed, be worse. Maybe we can deal Ricky with our lottery pick next summer and get a meaningful return that would actually improve the team. That's our only hope, but I'm not holding my breath.

Posted: **Mon Dec 12, 2016 10:38 am**

lipoli390 wrote:
AbeVigodaLive wrote:
bleedspeed177 wrote:Rumors I like the trade if we are not giving up picks or Lottery protected picks.

http://www.inquisitr.com/3629341/nba-trade-rumors-wall-celtics-rubio-wizards-thomas-timberwolves/

That article is from October.

bleedspeed177 wrote:
AbeVigodaLive wrote:

That article is from October.

The rumored deal was a silly then as it is now. The Wolves can't trade their 2018 1st round pick because it's already been traded for Payne. The article itself points out the other absurdities of the purported deal. There's no shortage of people just making stuff up.

We're not going to get anything meaningful for Ricky at this point. And Dunn isn't close to being ready to replace him. Hard to imagine the Wolves being worse this season since we now have the 2nd worst record in the League. But replace Ricky with Dunn and we would, indeed, be worse. Maybe we can deal Ricky with our lottery pick next summer and get a meaningful return that would actually improve the team. That's our only hope, but I'm not holding my breath.

Damn Lip.

It's the holiday season for chrissakes. How's about a little good cheer?

Posted: **Tue Dec 13, 2016 6:24 pm**

Rubio for Ibaka?

Posted: **Tue Dec 13, 2016 7:01 pm**

thedoper wrote:Rubio for Ibaka?

I don't think the Magic make that deal, but I probably would and re-sign him this summer. It'd be similar to the Heat trading for Dragic a couple seasons ago.

* I think the Magic could get a couple first round picks for Ibaka near the deadline, but after seeing what they traded Tobias Harris for... You never really know what they'll do.

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