Moderator: THE J0KER
The Rebel wrote:Just like the biggest problem against the Jazz was actually Clarkson, we had nobody that could match or slow him down until Harris came back and shut him down.
Manolito wrote:It is not fair to blame TC for not getting one of the best value contracts in this offseason (Schroder). At least they did not screw it up, short contracts to have some flexibility next offseason as we will be operating over the cap
My two complaints are:
Jeff Geen as backup C. I think McGee would have covered much better that role bringing some rim protection, but it was impossible to play him together with Jokic, meanwhile Green can. His age and mileage....he might fall off a cliff this season. SIgn Millsap for the minimum and MLE could have been better spent.
Why Cancar as 15th slot. He is Jokic´s best friend, but he is the 6th PF in the roster. Any minutes he gets should be Nnaji´s or Bol´s. It was free to waive him, why not using that slot in a young SG/SF or vet guy like A Bradley with minimum contract. Nevertheless, this will have very little influence in season success.
Richard Miller wrote:The Rebel wrote:Just like the biggest problem against the Jazz was actually Clarkson, we had nobody that could match or slow him down until Harris came back and shut him down.
Dunno, I'd say holding Mitchell to 20 instead of 50 was still far more important than whatever Clarkson did or didn't do. In any case, bench looks more than decent atm, everybody can shoot and play defence (minus the rookie), there are a couple of veterans too, don't need some overpriced chucker imo.
The Rebel wrote:Richard Miller wrote:The Rebel wrote:Just like the biggest problem against the Jazz was actually Clarkson, we had nobody that could match or slow him down until Harris came back and shut him down.
Dunno, I'd say holding Mitchell to 20 instead of 50 was still far more important than whatever Clarkson did or didn't do. In any case, bench looks more than decent atm, everybody can shoot and play defence (minus the rookie), there are a couple of veterans too, don't need some overpriced chucker imo.
Maybe we didn't watch the same bench last year, where teams just packed the paint and dared our bench to shoot, and our bench struggled game after game.
Texas Chuck wrote:I'd like to see Utah, and Denver lose
Where have you read all contracts have PO? According to spotrac (pretty reliable source), Barton's contract has 30M guaranteed with 2M in unlikely bonuses, no player option. Furthermore, it is decreasing. He is needed while Jamal is out and as a 14.5M expiring, he should be easy to move next offseasonThe Rebel wrote:Manolito wrote:It is not fair to blame TC for not getting one of the best value contracts in this offseason (Schroder). At least they did not screw it up, short contracts to have some flexibility next offseason as we will be operating over the cap
My two complaints are:
Jeff Geen as backup C. I think McGee would have covered much better that role bringing some rim protection, but it was impossible to play him together with Jokic, meanwhile Green can. His age and mileage....he might fall off a cliff this season. SIgn Millsap for the minimum and MLE could have been better spent.
Why Cancar as 15th slot. He is Jokic´s best friend, but he is the 6th PF in the roster. Any minutes he gets should be Nnaji´s or Bol´s. It was free to waive him, why not using that slot in a young SG/SF or vet guy like A Bradley with minimum contract. Nevertheless, this will have very little influence in season success.
I would say he screwed it up pretty bad this summer. Those short term contracts are 2 year deals with player options on the 2nd year, they cannot be traded next offseason without the player opting in, which means they can decide if they are being traded.
Jeff Green plays some backup SF and mostly backup PF, Jaymichael Green has the much bigger and longer history as being a Center, plus Nnaji is 6'11" so we do have some backup Centers on the roster. Millsap did fall off the cliff during the lockdown last year, while he had a few moments here and there all year, he was only in the rotation at the end because of who he was for this team.
As for Cancar, you want the 15th guy to have a positive affect on your stars and to come in and not make stupid mistakes when they do get meaningful minutes. That is what Cancar does, but he is not the 15th man, truth is he is more like the 11 man and Bol is not in front of him on the depth Chart. Despite his lack of physical talent it is clear that Cancar is easily a better player than Bol.
Richard Miller wrote:The Rebel wrote:Richard Miller wrote:
Dunno, I'd say holding Mitchell to 20 instead of 50 was still far more important than whatever Clarkson did or didn't do. In any case, bench looks more than decent atm, everybody can shoot and play defence (minus the rookie), there are a couple of veterans too, don't need some overpriced chucker imo.
Maybe we didn't watch the same bench last year, where teams just packed the paint and dared our bench to shoot, and our bench struggled game after game.
Last year, you mean in the bubble? I'm not really sure what or who exactly you have in mind.
NuggetsWY wrote:NBA average 3 pt shooting is around 36-37%.
As a team, the Nuggets shot 37.7% and held their opponents to 36.3.
Last year we had 9 players shoot over 36% number. But that includes Nnaji & Bol, who did not play much.
Starters over 36%:
Porter
Murray
Jokic
Barton
Bench players over 36%:
Green
Morris
Rivers
Bol --- 160 minutes
Nnaji - 397 minutes
Compazzo was close
The Rebel wrote:Richard Miller wrote:The Rebel wrote:
Maybe we didn't watch the same bench last year, where teams just packed the paint and dared our bench to shoot, and our bench struggled game after game.
Last year, you mean in the bubble? I'm not really sure what or who exactly you have in mind.
Just this last season.
THE J0KER wrote:But when I see now how AK totally transformed the Bulls team in just one single year from lottery tanker to the legit playoff contender without accumulating assets but using them to add almost the best available players on a position team needs, I realize, unfortunately, that problem is in Tim Connelly or Josh Kroenke.
Denver Nuggets re-signed guard Markus Howard to a Two-Way Contract.
Richard Miller wrote:THE J0KER wrote:But when I see now how AK totally transformed the Bulls team in just one single year from lottery tanker to the legit playoff contender without accumulating assets but using them to add almost the best available players on a position team needs, I realize, unfortunately, that problem is in Tim Connelly or Josh Kroenke.
Bulls have proved absolutely nothing yet, I'd wait first before calling them legit contenders. In other news:Denver Nuggets re-signed guard Markus Howard to a Two-Way Contract.
THE J0KER wrote:Richard Miller wrote:THE J0KER wrote:But when I see now how AK totally transformed the Bulls team in just one single year from lottery tanker to the legit playoff contender without accumulating assets but using them to add almost the best available players on a position team needs, I realize, unfortunately, that problem is in Tim Connelly or Josh Kroenke.
Bulls have proved absolutely nothing yet, I'd wait first before calling them legit contenders. In other news:Denver Nuggets re-signed guard Markus Howard to a Two-Way Contract.
Chicago Bulls are not contenders yet, but they are a legit playoff team now. It is a rare achievement to have 5+1 TOP100 players, especially for the team mocked around the league that doesn't have any TOP100 player just two seasons ago. When Hawks do a similar job last summer I praised them (of course, I didn't expect to see them in ECF already this year). Many things will depend on team chemistry, injury cases, and P.Williams and C.White improvement, but Karnisovas already made a very decent job there.
Texas Chuck wrote:I'd like to see Utah, and Denver lose
bravor wrote:Hello guys and gals
Since Nuggets have the rights on Cornelie, i am wondering what are the odds he gets a contract (a two ways being more likely) and play for your team next year ?
He improved a lot (almost in every field but the most glaring improvement has been with his old weaknesses in the post) last year in France knowing he was competing with Cancar couple years ago to get a contract but eventually the slovenian was more convincing in the off seasons.
Texas Chuck wrote:I'd like to see Utah, and Denver lose
