Grizzlies Sign Konchar to 3YR Extension

Post #1 » by **SD2042** » Thu Jul 7, 2022 6:03 pm

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/267842/John-Konchar-Grizzlies-Sign-Three-Year-$19M-Extension

Godaddycurse · Post #2 » by **Godaddycurse** » Thu Jul 7, 2022 6:34 pm

Seems more and more like Brooks will be odd man out?

JJJ/Tillman
Clarke/Roravia
ZW/Roddy
Bane/Konchar
Morant/Jones

Post #3 » by **VCfor3** » Thu Jul 7, 2022 11:40 pm

Godaddycurse wrote:Seems more and more like Brooks will be odd man out?

JJJ/Tillman
Clarke/Roravia
ZW/Roddy
Bane/Konchar
Morant/Jones

I think ZW is set to be the backup SF at least for now. I think Roddy will be the third string SF for us.

Godaddycurse · Post #4 » by **Godaddycurse** » Thu Jul 7, 2022 11:51 pm

VCfor3 wrote:
Godaddycurse wrote:Seems more and more like Brooks will be odd man out?

JJJ/Tillman
Clarke/Roravia
ZW/Roddy
Bane/Konchar
Morant/Jones

I think ZW is set to be the backup SF at least for now. I think Roddy will be the third string SF for us.

Sorry i mean by next offseason when he is due for new contract

Post #5 » by **VCfor3** » Fri Jul 8, 2022 12:23 am

Godaddycurse wrote:
VCfor3 wrote:
Godaddycurse wrote:Seems more and more like Brooks will be odd man out?

JJJ/Tillman
Clarke/Roravia
ZW/Roddy
Bane/Konchar
Morant/Jones

I think ZW is set to be the backup SF at least for now. I think Roddy will be the third string SF for us.

Sorry i mean by next offseason when he is due for new contract

I am legitimately curious what will happen with Brooks long term. His defense is better than stats indicate. He is an agent of chaos that can swing games for you. But he also can just as easily swing games the other way. Will he accept being the 4th option on offense and just focus on defense? Maybe. But if not we may need to move on from him at some point.

Godaddycurse · Post #6 » by **Godaddycurse** » Fri Jul 8, 2022 12:53 am

VCfor3 wrote:
Godaddycurse wrote:
VCfor3 wrote:I think ZW is set to be the backup SF at least for now. I think Roddy will be the third string SF for us.

Sorry i mean by next offseason when he is due for new contract

I am legitimately curious what will happen with Brooks long term. His defense is better than stats indicate. He is an agent of chaos that can swing games for you. But he also can just as easily swing games the other way. Will he accept being the 4th option on offense and just focus on defense? Maybe. But if not we may need to move on from him at some point.

I worry he will try to take on more than he can chew on offense during a walk year..

Post #7 » by **jman3134** » Fri Jul 8, 2022 3:16 am

I like Konchar a lot and I am perplexed by this contract. He didn't get meaningful playoff minutes and we sign him to a pretty large deal. Why not match Kyle if he was playing over Konchar?

esvl · Post #8 » by **esvl** » Fri Jul 8, 2022 12:21 pm

jman3134 wrote:I like Konchar a lot and I am perplexed by this contract. He didn't get meaningful playoff minutes and we sign him to a pretty large deal. Why not match Kyle if he was playing over Konchar?

Those are very legit questions. I am trying to answer to them to myself. Kyle wasn’t a part of our future due to some mobility and 3pt shooting issues. I got it. Konchar doesn’t have these issues - I got it. But Konchar’s role he played last year looks like easily replaceable with a FA veteran or a rookie. Which brings me into an idea that FO sees his role expanding in future to the extent where 8 per annum will look like a bargain… which means he has managed to convince FO that his athleticism is on the rise, and they likely get a light version of Hayward or Klay pretty soon… Any other explanations?

esvl · Post #9 » by **esvl** » Fri Jul 8, 2022 12:22 pm

Godaddycurse wrote:
VCfor3 wrote:
Godaddycurse wrote:Seems more and more like Brooks will be odd man out?

JJJ/Tillman
Clarke/Roravia
ZW/Roddy
Bane/Konchar
Morant/Jones

I think ZW is set to be the backup SF at least for now. I think Roddy will be the third string SF for us.

Sorry i mean by next offseason when he is due for new contract

DB is out, yes

Post #10 » by **jman3134** » Fri Jul 8, 2022 4:30 pm

esvl wrote:
jman3134 wrote:I like Konchar a lot and I am perplexed by this contract. He didn't get meaningful playoff minutes and we sign him to a pretty large deal. Why not match Kyle if he was playing over Konchar?

Those are very legit questions. I am trying to answer to them to myself. Kyle wasn’t a part of our future due to some mobility and 3pt shooting issues. I got it. Konchar doesn’t have these issues - I got it. But Konchar’s role he played last year looks like easily replaceable with a FA veteran or a rookie. Which brings me into an idea that FO sees his role expanding in future to the extent where 8 per annum will look like a bargain… which means he has managed to convince FO that his athleticism is on the rise, and they likely get a light version of Hayward or Klay pretty soon… Any other explanations?

The other explanation is that there is some cognitive dissonance within the Grizzlies organization between what the Front Office envisions Konchar being and what the coaching staff believes he is right now.

I like Konchar and hope he plays more from here on out. I did think that Kyle's impact wasn't often felt on the stat sheet and that they did judge him because of his slow, deliberate movements, which is what makes him unique. He has an incredibly high IQ and it certainly helped our team a lot last year, though he really should be open to completely reconstructing his shot in the offseason with a shooting coach.

Post #11 » by **jman3134** » Fri Jul 8, 2022 4:35 pm

The last option is simply that someone within the Grizzlies front office is pulling for him.