Gary Trent Jr. signs with the Bucks - one year

jimmybones · Post #81 » by **jimmybones** » Tue Jul 16, 2024 9:08 pm

Gotta think the recruitment process was showing tape of Malik Beasley hitting open 3s and saying " You're better than this guy, right? If you think you can make open practice jumpshots you will put up numbers here and get paid. Sign here."

GoldenAntlers · Post #82 » by **GoldenAntlers** » Tue Jul 16, 2024 9:09 pm

I'll take 3 upgrades on a contender for vet minimums, especially when one of them can start. Excellent.

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-Jragon- · Post #83 » by **-Jragon-** » Tue Jul 16, 2024 9:10 pm

I wonder if we have 1 trade in us to get to Boston level... that being said, "run it back," looks better now than yesterday

MiltownMadness · Post #84 » by **MiltownMadness** » Tue Jul 16, 2024 9:11 pm

Prob no excuse not to be a 55-60 game RS winner now that you can slot in Trent for 35 MPG when Khris is out outside unforeseen injuries

GHOSTofSIKMA · Post #85 » by **GHOSTofSIKMA** » Tue Jul 16, 2024 9:13 pm

best sg weve had since brogdon?

outstanding offseason!

truly unexpected to add the talent we did without sending anything out. i was hoping maybe bev back but the 3 we brought in clearly is why we moved on. we were thinking bigger and delivered right on down the line

bucksfansince88 · Post #86 » by **bucksfansince88** » Tue Jul 16, 2024 9:18 pm

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Ruben Quevedo · Post #87 » by **Ruben Quevedo** » Tue Jul 16, 2024 9:18 pm

BUCKnation wrote:
Ruben Quevedo wrote:
skbucks1985 wrote:In free agency the Bucks have 3 additions that are I think clear upgrades over the players they replaced, Trent > Beasley, Prince > Crowder and Wright > Beverly. With essentially no tools to work with, this is about as good as you could've realistically hoped for with regards to FA acquisitions.

I don't think these are clear upgrades. I thought Bev played pretty well for us, and we know he can be in a playoff rotation. As bad as Crowder was for us, I'm not convinced Prince is any better, just different. Trent should be better all around than Beasley, but Beasley shot the ball really well for most of the season.

Moving the needle will require moving some combination of Bobby/Brook/Pat/Middleton but obviously that entails a large risk of moving the needle in the wrong direction.

I doubt Delon is going to be much of an upgrade to Bev, but the other 2 are definite upgrades.

I don't know. Maybe marginal upgrades but words like "clear" and "definite" are where you lose me. Prince is not a defender. Raptors fans seem to think Trent doesn't do much outside of shooting, which sounds an awful lot like Beasley. Wright can clearly defend, but he's been a journeyman for quite a while now.

Post #88 » by **humanrefutation** » Tue Jul 16, 2024 9:21 pm

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Ron Swanson · Post #89 » by **Ron Swanson** » Tue Jul 16, 2024 9:22 pm

Even with Toronto's garbage spacing, Trent shot 43% on 4.5 attempts per game on catch and shoot 3's. He's gonna feast.

MiltownMadness · Post #90 » by **MiltownMadness** » Tue Jul 16, 2024 9:22 pm

Ruben Quevedo wrote:
BUCKnation wrote:
Ruben Quevedo wrote:
I don't think these are clear upgrades. I thought Bev played pretty well for us, and we know he can be in a playoff rotation. As bad as Crowder was for us, I'm not convinced Prince is any better, just different. Trent should be better all around than Beasley, but Beasley shot the ball really well for most of the season.

Moving the needle will require moving some combination of Bobby/Brook/Pat/Middleton but obviously that entails a large risk of moving the needle in the wrong direction.

I doubt Delon is going to be much of an upgrade to Bev, but the other 2 are definite upgrades.

I don't know. Maybe marginal upgrades but words like "clear" and "definite" are where you lose me. Prince is not a defender. Raptors fans seem to think Trent doesn't do much outside of shooting, which sounds an awful lot like Beasley. Wright can clearly defend, but he's been a journeyman for quite a while now.

Raptors fans were watching a 25 win team with no aspirations, dude isn't going to defend playing next to Gradey Dick like he would on a contender. If Trent doesn't defend here then he will be a vet min guy for the rest of his career. He's had full seasons as a positive defender so that's just sour grapes to me, and is obviously better than Beasley if you watch 3 mins of defensive highlights. Jae Crowder was done last year, we all saw it.

Bev is the only one you can argue

MiltownMadness · Post #91 » by **MiltownMadness** » Tue Jul 16, 2024 9:24 pm

humanrefutation wrote:

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German Athens · Post #92 » by **German Athens** » Tue Jul 16, 2024 9:24 pm

Ron Swanson wrote:Even with Toronto's garbage spacing, Trent shot 43% on 4.5 attempts per game on catch and shoot 3's. He's gonna feast.

I think he’s shot over 40% on C&S jumpers each of the last 5 years. He’ll probably average more points than brook.

chonestown · Post #93 » by **chonestown** » Tue Jul 16, 2024 9:25 pm

The Hardline According to Gary Trent D'Arby.

Baddy Chuck · Post #94 » by **Baddy Chuck** » Tue Jul 16, 2024 9:26 pm

A star recruited a player to come to Milwaukee. What a world.

Daver · Post #95 » by **Daver** » Tue Jul 16, 2024 9:30 pm

MiltownMadness wrote:Prob no excuse not to be a 55-60 game RS winner now that you can slot in Trent for 35 MPG when Khris is out outside unforeseen injuries

TBH i thought they were upper 50s low 60 win team last year and if the big 3 played together more than 13xs i think they easily win 57 to 60 games

-Jragon- · Post #96 » by **-Jragon-** » Tue Jul 16, 2024 9:33 pm

Last year was the perfect storm where we were getting offense heavy guys (Beas/Payne) to fill in around our defenders.. but had to then send 2 - 3 and D guys away to pair Dame and GA... well now we are getting our 3 and D guys back and this GTJ cat is electric.

MiltownMadness · Post #97 » by **MiltownMadness** » Tue Jul 16, 2024 9:34 pm

Daver wrote:
MiltownMadness wrote:Prob no excuse not to be a 55-60 game RS winner now that you can slot in Trent for 35 MPG when Khris is out outside unforeseen injuries

TBH i thought they were upper 50s low 60 win team last year and if the big 3 played together more than 13xs i think they easily win 57 to 60 games

It's just hard to win 60 when you're relying on 3 dudes who don't really care about the regular season. Plus we are missing the RS god Bud now. Think our floor is like 53 this year just because big 3 prob miss around 50 games combined

MikeIsGood · Post #98 » by **MikeIsGood** » Tue Jul 16, 2024 9:37 pm

Baddy Chuck wrote:A star recruited a player to come to Milwaukee. What a world.

Dame's not smiling tho.

Daver · Post #99 » by **Daver** » Tue Jul 16, 2024 9:38 pm

MiltownMadness wrote:
Daver wrote:
MiltownMadness wrote:Prob no excuse not to be a 55-60 game RS winner now that you can slot in Trent for 35 MPG when Khris is out outside unforeseen injuries

TBH i thought they were upper 50s low 60 win team last year and if the big 3 played together more than 13xs i think they easily win 57 to 60 games

It's just hard to win 60 when you're relying on 3 dudes who don't really care about the regular season. Plus we are missing the RS god Bud now. Think our floor is like 53 this year just because big 3 prob miss around 50 games combined

Thats true agree with that but talent wise starting 5 wise absolutrly can win 60 games.
Saw some vids of dame damn that guy has a huge i mean huge chip on his shoulders from last year looks in amazing shape and trent omg if he csn unleash his heavy heavy chip he has on his shoulders this year over what happened in FA thiz team could win 70 lol

MiltownMadness · Post #100 » by **MiltownMadness** » Tue Jul 16, 2024 9:48 pm

Daver wrote:
MiltownMadness wrote:
Daver wrote:

TBH i thought they were upper 50s low 60 win team last year and if the big 3 played together more than 13xs i think they easily win 57 to 60 games

It's just hard to win 60 when you're relying on 3 dudes who don't really care about the regular season. Plus we are missing the RS god Bud now. Think our floor is like 53 this year just because big 3 prob miss around 50 games combined

Thats true agree with that but talent wise starting 5 wise absolutrly can win 60 games.
Saw some vids of dame damn that guy has a huge i mean huge chip on his shoulders from last year looks in amazing shape and trent omg if he csn unleash his heavy heavy chip he has on his shoulders this year over what happened in FA thiz team could win 70 lol

Even before Trent I've been pretty adamant that a healthy Bucks can hang with any team, so I agree that the talent level is crazy high right now. Old team though so injuries/rest have to be a given