winforlose wrote:minimus wrote:Klomp wrote:Hernangomez is 6'8"
Layman is 6'8"
Vanderbilt is 6'8"
At least one of those is absolutely starter quality talent.
In IT we say that for IT system 100% availability is either too expensive or too difficult to technically achieve. Then business and IT team agree on SLA, saying that 99.9% acceptable (which is around 43 minutes per month of downtime). To get 99.99% availability you have to spend WAY more and make your system A LOT more complex. So the owner of the system decides what to do.
We tried to acquire Jones Jr, Millsap, Grant, and other PFs. It is clear that they are either too expensive or prefer another team/situation. We asked about Aaron Gordon, but apparently, ORL wanted two FRPs for him. Again, it is too expensive. I believe that our FO kind of agreed for now, that they won't pay for 100% fit at PF position. They decided to give this roster a chance to play, even if players at PF don't fit ideally.
I hope it is clear what I am trying to say.
It is very clear. I just happen to disagree. We traded Dario, moved a SF Roco to PF. Then we traded Roco and refused to play Spellman (granted he didn’t want to be here, but a lot of that was based on lack of minutes and opportunity.) We tried to make the playoffs, so we played JJ instead of Vanderbilt. We aren’t simply stuck because we struck out, we struck out because these guys see what will happen to them if they come here. Jones Jr talked about this in interview I saw on sbnation yesterday. Rosas wants small ball which is why Layman and JH (who are both big SF rather than PFs,) are the guys.
1) Spellman is not a PF. So you cant play him at PF. At С we preferred Naz Reid, and I totally agree with this decision. Reid with 1+3 contract might be a long term solution. Spellman is a waste of time.
2) By the time of playoffs JJ contract would lost any value as an expiring deal. We don't have cap space next summer when team are preparing to spend and players are preparing to cash in. In this sense, Rubio is a walking trade exception.
3) Jae Crowder is a perfect candidate for PF in MIN, but is paid more than MLE, and want to play in playoff. We had zero chance to get such PF regardless of position
