winsomme2 wrote:Captain_Caveman wrote:winsomme2 wrote:
If this is a go no where team then why trade for Fournier?
Can't argue both sides of this coin my friend.
I like the Fournier move but the Theis move is crazy.
If they are really not feeling this season, then reboot in the off-season and actually use the TPE on someone who's gonna be here.
And we just went from thin in the middle to invisible.
I like Rwill but he has trouble staying healthy.
Theis was a reeeeally weird move. If it was luxury tax related then just stand pat and play out the string.
Because they want to be a good team? The issue is the repeater tax on a team that its currently poised to be $20m into the tax next year, not the prorated remainder of Fournier's contract.
Are there really multiple people arguing against this?
Because they want to be a good team when?
Your whole point about Theis is why pay the tax because the team ISN'T good.
I'm not arguing against making sound financial decisions but the Theis move obliterates our interior defense which was already a huge weakness.
It's like not eating dinner because you're not hungry but then eating a whole cake....I thought you weren't hungry.
Fournier is a nice player and we got him for a song but his salary is so high that it forced us to get rid of our only reliable big.
Unless there's another move coming, we are going to get absolutely destroyed in the middle. So if the move to get Fournier is to make us better, I'm not seeing it. Not because of Fournier but because of Theis.
If maintaining the future tax situation was the goal, then just play out the season, play the youngs to increase their value, and save the TPE for the off season.
Don't eat the whole cake if you said you weren't hungry....That's all I'm saying
The idea is that Fournier makes much more sense than Theis to pay a 3/4 year deal at $13-17M salary.
Fournier probably costs a few more M per year than Theis (I think Peoplé her vastly over estimate how much he’ll get), but that speaks to the nature of the league. Talented offensive players that are Wing sized are at a premium.
It’s really dumb to be paying non elite centers significant money. Id rather not spend $30M on the Platoon of Theis TT and Rob and put that money on the wing depth instead. It’s easy as hell to find cheap bigs to put in rotation (Baynes Theis Kanter) but we haven’t had a cheap good wing since..Gerald Green?
The alternative is now a lost season that’s going to result in an embarrassing first round loss or potentially not making the playoffs...
