jmoy wrote:
I think a lot of it comes down to what your philosophy of building a team is. I am a "stars and scrubs" type for basketball. get as many stars as you can and then get guys who have a skill to fill in the rest. I would deal Gorgui in a second if it meant getting a scorer as good as Melo (although maybe not him specifically) and not bad all around player. Then find guys who can set picks, play some defense, shot a bit, etc. They can be more one dimensional guys than Girgui because you would have stars to carry them. The important part of the scrubs is that they are good team guys who know and accept their role.
I'm with you... the way basketball is played in this era and the way players are paid. It doesn't make sense to over pay guys for fit IMO. No team in this era of nba is winning using a balanced roster, you win if you stack. So like you, I'd rather stack and fill gaps with close to minimums and d-league guys.
Imo the d league is a super unutilized source. Spurs and heat are two teams that come to mind when thinking of properly utilizing d league talent.
Worm Guts wrote:I don't really mean in that sense. I don't know if Wiggins is worried about "getting his", but I do think Wiggins biggest issue is staying engaged and if you make him the 4th option, to some extent you're giving him an excuse to check out.
To get Wiggins where he needs to be, I think we need to have him play in important games, but also be an important player during those games.
I'm still curious what's going to happen with Wiggins. I feel like if the team was sold on giving him that extension it would have happened already