Butler has requested a trade (Part II)

theGreatRC · Post #1541 » by **theGreatRC** » Tue Oct 9, 2018 1:46 am

Sources tell me that Pat Riley has just made Rodney Mcgruder "untouchable"

Post #1542 » by **Calinks** » Tue Oct 9, 2018 2:10 am

What if in a couple weeks Kemba becomes available? What do you think?

Post #1543 » by **Calinks** » Tue Oct 9, 2018 2:20 am

That Teague quote is great. It bothers me so much that our team is not cohesive while we got these other teams being super buddy buddy and clicking on all cylinders. We look so dysfunctional and poor chemistry wise.

shrink · Post #1544 » by **shrink** » Tue Oct 9, 2018 2:26 am

We did pretty well last year combining a lot of new faces, and this year we have basically the same team.

I am not sure how important the earlier training together really is.

SparksFly87 · Post #1545 » by **SparksFly87** » Tue Oct 9, 2018 2:30 am

Fultz,Saric and Chandler for Butler. Done!

Mattya · Post #1546 » by **Mattya** » Tue Oct 9, 2018 2:35 am

Done!

moss_is_1 · Post #1547 » by **moss_is_1** » Tue Oct 9, 2018 2:38 am

SparksFly87 wrote:Fultz,Saric and Chandler for Butler. Done!

If that was on the table itd be done fast.

King Malta · Post #1548 » by **King Malta** » Tue Oct 9, 2018 2:47 am

shrink wrote:We did pretty well last year combining a lot of new faces, and this year we have basically the same team.

I am not sure how important the earlier training together really is.

Perhaps it's not as important from an integration standpoint but it definitely suggests a lack of cohesion and 'mateship' within the squad IMO.

This is the sort of thing you'd expect your coaching staff to be on top of, really.

Nick K · Post #1549 » by **Nick K** » Tue Oct 9, 2018 3:29 am

mercgold3 wrote:Miami doesn't have any leverage on this one.
If they want Butler they have to pay. Is not like they can get Butler in free agency (they can't)

Geeez And I thought the only deal with Miami that would make some sense had to incluide Dieng as well...

And now they say Miami doesn't want to incluide Richardson? Wait... Josh "freaking" Richardson?
And...
Taking Waiters? Fxxx that.

Attababy Mercgold3....right on the money. Miami is getting a great flippin deal even with Richardson. Richardson played 4 years in college and now 4 years in the pro's. J Rich is above average at best. How many guys improve from just above average to all star? Hardly any. J Butler was a rare exception.

If anybody had any ideas including Waiters, we need to stay away from him like the plague. Unless he's in to move to another team would be the only way.

Rapaz · Post #1550 » by **Rapaz** » Tue Oct 9, 2018 3:34 am

Dion Weighters is a fan favorite. You guys are going to love him.

Spoiler:

Nick K · Post #1551 » by **Nick K** » Tue Oct 9, 2018 3:34 am

miwolvesfan wrote:I guess a Waiters, Winslow BAM, and a first round pick would work.

NO, NO!! Waiters is horrible and Winslow, who I loved in the draft, has no offensive game and is likely to never have one. No thanks. Bam is good.

Just give us Bam and J Rich for Jimmy. Thats a fair deal and the numbers work. Do a seperate deal for Gorgui.

KGdaBom · Post #1552 » by **KGdaBom** » Tue Oct 9, 2018 3:55 am

Rapaz wrote:Dion Weighters is a fan favorite. You guys are going to love him.

Spoiler:

Talk about Trolling LOL. Great way of implying how fat he has gotten. :lol:

Good job.

Nick K · Post #1553 » by **Nick K** » Tue Oct 9, 2018 4:01 am

Calinks wrote:That Teague quote is great. It bothers me so much that our team is not cohesive while we got these other teams being super buddy buddy and clicking on all cylinders. We look so dysfunctional and poor chemistry wise.

Remember when we had KAT, Wigs, and LaVine plus Ricky...? Those guys loved playing together......wistfully. Hung out and had fun. How good is that?

That was Flip's vision. Pretty sad Thibs destroyed that in 2 seconds.

Nick K · Post #1554 » by **Nick K** » Tue Oct 9, 2018 4:08 am

King Malta wrote:
shrink wrote:We did pretty well last year combining a lot of new faces, and this year we have basically the same team.

I am not sure how important the earlier training together really is.

Perhaps it's not as important from an integration standpoint but it definitely suggests a lack of cohesion and 'mateship' within the squad IMO.

This is the sort of thing you'd expect your coaching staff to be on top of, really.

Thank You for saying those gems in such a nice way. So true. You would have thought we'd be better. I would have thought we were better? And so goes the Wolves.

Post #1555 » by **Klomp** » Tue Oct 9, 2018 4:12 am

Shaq and Kobe weren't best buds. Didn't matter. They were grown up enough to realize they had a job to do.

LibertyPrime · Post #1556 » by **LibertyPrime** » Tue Oct 9, 2018 4:20 am

Klomp wrote:Shaq and Kobe weren't best buds. Didn't matter. They were grown up enough to realize they had a job to do.

Exactly. And neither were Magic and Kareem, or Michael Jordan and Dennis Rodman. As long as they play well together and don't hate each other, it's not a big concern.

Ricky, Zach, Wiggins, and KAT were great friends.... on objectively terrible teams.

LibertyPrime · Post #1557 » by **LibertyPrime** » Tue Oct 9, 2018 4:24 am

Rapaz wrote:Dion Weighters is a fan favorite. You guys are going to love him.

Spoiler:

No thanks, you can keep loving him, thanks very much.

On the other hand, if we can flip him to Sacto for one of their bigs, the deal becomes much better.

Note30 · Post #1558 » by **Note30** » Tue Oct 9, 2018 4:29 am

Klomp wrote:Shaq and Kobe weren't best buds. Didn't matter. They were grown up enough to realize they had a job to do.

Until they lost in 2004 and everyone said Kobe forced Shaq off the team.

King Malta · Post #1559 » by **King Malta** » Tue Oct 9, 2018 4:31 am

Klomp wrote:Shaq and Kobe weren't best buds. Didn't matter. They were grown up enough to realize they had a job to do.

I don't think every player needs to be best buds for the team to be successful, I do however feel like team chemistry and atmosphere in the locker room is important and most successful teams seem to have strong, positive cultures, something I'd say it's fair to suggest we don't have at the moment.

Note30 · Post #1560 » by **Note30** » Tue Oct 9, 2018 4:35 am

LibertyPrime wrote:
Klomp wrote:Shaq and Kobe weren't best buds. Didn't matter. They were grown up enough to realize they had a job to do.

Exactly. And neither were Magic and Kareem, or Michael Jordan and Dennis Rodman. As long as they play well together and don't hate each other, it's not a big concern.

Ricky, Zach, Wiggins, and KAT were great friends.... on objectively terrible teams.

Phil Jackson was there for MJ and Rodman and both of them only played on the court, Rodman wouldn't even be in the locker room a lot of the time.

PJax was also there for Kobe and Shaq. Thibs is heavens away from PJax.

Magic and Kareems relationship only turned sour at the end of their tenure together. Butler and KAT lasted barely a season.