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DCZards wrote:rockymac52 wrote: That's the only upside I've found though so far. And even then, while it'd be nice if Maynor is capable of playing alongside Wall, that doesn't solve our issue of a real backup PG to run the offense for those 12 MPG or so that Wall's on the bench.
I expect Maynor to be very capable of being that backup PG who can run the offense when Wall is on the bench.
Some random troll wrote:Not to sound negative, but this team is owned by an arrogant cheapskate, managed by a moron and coached by an idiot. Recipe for disaster.
jivelikenice wrote:What can you do now? Realistically this could force your hands into cutting Singleton and signing another pg. id also start deactivating him with the hope that enough DNPs forces him to opt out. Wishful thinking!
miller31time wrote:I'm legitimately curious to pick the brain of Ernie Grunfeld.
What made him choose Maynor?
What did Maynor do to make him think he could play professional basketball?
What did Maynor do to make him think we had to lock him up for 2 YEARS?
When did Maynor do this mystical/theoretical impressive play?
Why would he sign him to more than the veteran's minimum?
Why would he sign him on the first day of free agency?
I must know the answers to these questions!
Grunfeld added that it wasn't necessary to wait and see which player fell to the team at No. 5. "We knew who was going to be at the five spot and we felt that these players were going to help us a lot more than anybody we would've gotten in the draft," Grunfeld said. "A lot of times what happens, when you wait on situations, the other team might get better offers along the way. Then the trade might go away. We felt good about this."
verbal8 wrote:jivelikenice wrote:What can you do now? Realistically this could force your hands into cutting Singleton and signing another pg. id also start deactivating him with the hope that enough DNPs forces him to opt out. Wishful thinking!
I think there is little to no chance of him opting out. Maybe a small chance of him taking a buy out next season, but that is about it.
TGW wrote:DCZards wrote:rockymac52 wrote: That's the only upside I've found though so far. And even then, while it'd be nice if Maynor is capable of playing alongside Wall, that doesn't solve our issue of a real backup PG to run the offense for those 12 MPG or so that Wall's on the bench.
I expect Maynor to be very capable of being that backup PG who can run the offense when Wall is on the bench.
Well Msynor hasn't met your expectations, I'm sure. Dude is pretty useless.
TGW wrote:Pointless signing. This does nothing to improve the team, and Price had a higher PER than Maynor last season. AT BEST, this is a lateral move, and a typical Ernie Grunfeld signing.
Dat2U wrote:I hate to be the one to say it, because I seem to always say it, but terrible signing.
The guy is simply not very good. No other way to put it. We've officially downgraded from A.J. Price.
Upper Decker wrote:I'm going on record, I hate the signing. I think Maynor's trash. He's the Chris Singleton of NBA PG's. AJ Price is a better option.
sfam wrote:Exactly. The MLE or some serious trades should be contemplated for backup PG. I certainly wish Eric Maynor to do well, but this is pretty uninspiring.
miller31time wrote:
Agreed. We have the money to sign a better player, so why this guy? Hell, AJ Price (who actually knows the system) seems like a better option.
I don't get it.
rockymac52 wrote:I hate to be this pessimistic and negative about a backup PG signing, but I really do not like this signing. I think AJ Price was, is, and will continue to be better than Eric Maynor. Furthermore, I'm pretty sure we could have signed AJ Price on a 1 year deal for less money.
Jay81 wrote:Awful awful move. Why do we constantly sign terrible free agents
FAH1223 wrote:If Wall gets injured, atleast we will be bad again and can enter the tank wars
closg00 wrote:
+1 Very typical Grunfeld signing. Rather than seeing if Nate Wolters might be the next Steve Nash, he signs someone coming off an injury. Ernie loves those guys for some reason. Just hope he's better than Price.
Ed Wood wrote:Evenin'. The pessimist in me wants to clarify that (speaking for myself) the disappointment that accompanies a move like this isn't a matter of believing that it torpedoed the team's future prospects or that an alternative could have elevated them, it's that these things so often seem to amount to the team making moves that don't have any real chance of making a difference nor demonstrating any apparent interest or flair in maximizing its return in marginal situations like this one.
I'm sure this isn't totally fair but the moves and the players that seem to annually fill out the roster makes me feel that the team adopts that same "back up point, does it matter all that much what we have there?" mentality and the result is players who make it very clear it doesn't.
Not every move has to dazzle, but I don't want the team to feel that way. Frankly, when Hilton Armstrong and Darius Songaila are players you slot into your rotation you have failed to convince me that you don't just not give a ****.
tontoz wrote:
After the draft the biggest need on the roster was a quality backup for Wall. EG addresses this need with Eric Maynor on the 1st day of free agency while other much better options are unsigned.
Scrubs like Maynor can be signed a month or more down the road. What is the hurry to sign him now?
tontoz wrote:Looking through this thread i am a little surprised how much support there was for this move. Obviously certain posters support every move EG makes so you can't take the seriously.
But obviously a lot of us could see this signing for what it was.TGW wrote:Pointless signing. This does nothing to improve the team, and Price had a higher PER than Maynor last season. AT BEST, this is a lateral move, and a typical Ernie Grunfeld signing.Dat2U wrote:I hate to be the one to say it, because I seem to always say it, but terrible signing.
The guy is simply not very good. No other way to put it. We've officially downgraded from A.J. Price.Upper Decker wrote:I'm going on record, I hate the signing. I think Maynor's trash. He's the Chris Singleton of NBA PG's. AJ Price is a better option.sfam wrote:Exactly. The MLE or some serious trades should be contemplated for backup PG. I certainly wish Eric Maynor to do well, but this is pretty uninspiring.miller31time wrote:
Agreed. We have the money to sign a better player, so why this guy? Hell, AJ Price (who actually knows the system) seems like a better option.
I don't get it.rockymac52 wrote:I hate to be this pessimistic and negative about a backup PG signing, but I really do not like this signing. I think AJ Price was, is, and will continue to be better than Eric Maynor. Furthermore, I'm pretty sure we could have signed AJ Price on a 1 year deal for less money.Jay81 wrote:Awful awful move. Why do we constantly sign terrible free agentsFAH1223 wrote:If Wall gets injured, atleast we will be bad again and can enter the tank warsclosg00 wrote:
+1 Very typical Grunfeld signing. Rather than seeing if Nate Wolters might be the next Steve Nash, he signs someone coming off an injury. Ernie loves those guys for some reason. Just hope he's better than Price.Ed Wood wrote:Evenin'. The pessimist in me wants to clarify that (speaking for myself) the disappointment that accompanies a move like this isn't a matter of believing that it torpedoed the team's future prospects or that an alternative could have elevated them, it's that these things so often seem to amount to the team making moves that don't have any real chance of making a difference nor demonstrating any apparent interest or flair in maximizing its return in marginal situations like this one.
I'm sure this isn't totally fair but the moves and the players that seem to annually fill out the roster makes me feel that the team adopts that same "back up point, does it matter all that much what we have there?" mentality and the result is players who make it very clear it doesn't.
Not every move has to dazzle, but I don't want the team to feel that way. Frankly, when Hilton Armstrong and Darius Songaila are players you slot into your rotation you have failed to convince me that you don't just not give a ****.tontoz wrote:
After the draft the biggest need on the roster was a quality backup for Wall. EG addresses this need with Eric Maynor on the 1st day of free agency while other much better options are unsigned.
Scrubs like Maynor can be signed a month or more down the road. What is the hurry to sign him now?
tontoz wrote:Looking through this thread i am a little surprised how much support there was for this move. Obviously certain posters support every move EG makes so you can't take the seriously.
But obviously a lot of us could see this signing for what it was.TGW wrote:Pointless signing. This does nothing to improve the team, and Price had a higher PER than Maynor last season. AT BEST, this is a lateral move, and a typical Ernie Grunfeld signing.Dat2U wrote:I hate to be the one to say it, because I seem to always say it, but terrible signing.
The guy is simply not very good. No other way to put it. We've officially downgraded from A.J. Price.Upper Decker wrote:I'm going on record, I hate the signing. I think Maynor's trash. He's the Chris Singleton of NBA PG's. AJ Price is a better option.sfam wrote:Exactly. The MLE or some serious trades should be contemplated for backup PG. I certainly wish Eric Maynor to do well, but this is pretty uninspiring.miller31time wrote:
Agreed. We have the money to sign a better player, so why this guy? Hell, AJ Price (who actually knows the system) seems like a better option.
I don't get it.rockymac52 wrote:I hate to be this pessimistic and negative about a backup PG signing, but I really do not like this signing. I think AJ Price was, is, and will continue to be better than Eric Maynor. Furthermore, I'm pretty sure we could have signed AJ Price on a 1 year deal for less money.Jay81 wrote:Awful awful move. Why do we constantly sign terrible free agentsFAH1223 wrote:If Wall gets injured, atleast we will be bad again and can enter the tank warsclosg00 wrote:
+1 Very typical Grunfeld signing. Rather than seeing if Nate Wolters might be the next Steve Nash, he signs someone coming off an injury. Ernie loves those guys for some reason. Just hope he's better than Price.Ed Wood wrote:Evenin'. The pessimist in me wants to clarify that (speaking for myself) the disappointment that accompanies a move like this isn't a matter of believing that it torpedoed the team's future prospects or that an alternative could have elevated them, it's that these things so often seem to amount to the team making moves that don't have any real chance of making a difference nor demonstrating any apparent interest or flair in maximizing its return in marginal situations like this one.
I'm sure this isn't totally fair but the moves and the players that seem to annually fill out the roster makes me feel that the team adopts that same "back up point, does it matter all that much what we have there?" mentality and the result is players who make it very clear it doesn't.
Not every move has to dazzle, but I don't want the team to feel that way. Frankly, when Hilton Armstrong and Darius Songaila are players you slot into your rotation you have failed to convince me that you don't just not give a ****.tontoz wrote:
After the draft the biggest need on the roster was a quality backup for Wall. EG addresses this need with Eric Maynor on the 1st day of free agency while other much better options are unsigned.
Scrubs like Maynor can be signed a month or more down the road. What is the hurry to sign him now?
JWizmentality wrote:As much as I don't like Nate Robinson, I would gladly take him over Fart. I thought, guy can't possibly be that bad....oh how wrong I was.
Jay81 wrote:someone like andre miller might of been as cheap and a good mentor for John Wall
