kalenclayton wrote:KF10 wrote:Joseph is a liability on the offensive end. He misses open shots. The guy pounds the ball little too much to my likings.
His defense is solid but doesn’t move the needle or is a game changer there.
Personally, he is overpaid and isn’t worth the contract. It’s a disaster given how this current season is going.
At this point, the Kings should be offloading every large contract they have and tank.
I’ll use the Hield/Dedmon fallacy here: if most of the off-season moves were disasters, then I don’t think CoJo was a disaster. He’s a degree of disaster, but Dedmon is by far the disaster of the offseason. Then it’s Ariza followed by CoJo. Holmes was the best signing we’ve made in possibly the last 10 years when you factor in production vs contract. Plus we got momma Holmes.
I agree that all the signings, sans Richaun, were overpays and we should move them. I just don’t see CoJo as much of a negative. When you need to shut a single player down, CoJo is capable of that. It’s the scheme that he’s not getting (along with everyone else on the team). He is a liability for shooting on offense, but not to the extent of, say, Rondo/MKG/Mbah a Moute. He’s just subpar in that area.
I think my original post just mentioned Dedmon, Ariza and Joseph as disasters - and I agree that there is a level of disaster to each of them.
I agree with KF10 - this season is basically done (we aren't playing .600 to finish the season) and we should unload the contracts, tank and rebuild (which should be done by the off-season). When I say tank - I don't mean intentionally losing - I just mean a quick reload for next season.
That Vlade missed on Dedmon, Ariza and Joseph doesn't mean he will miss again. He did bring us Holmes and Bjelica; and Hield/Barnes through trades - not to shabby.
If he can get anything for Dedmon, Ariza and Joseph, terrific. If he feels he needs to trade any of the expiring contracts (Yogi, Bogdan, Giles) to get some assets in the future - then you have to trust him. He has done a pretty good job stockpiling 2nd round picks. I thought he did a very solid job in having Barnes and Hield's contracts decrease over time. It makes space for Fox/Holmes in 2021 and Bagley in 2022.
Fox/Hield/Bagley seem to be the core - I could definitely understand if one thinks Barnes and Holmes are part of the core. But even then, I would take a NO/Clippers type of deal for any of our players.