batterybro42 wrote:Shewasfly wrote:batterybro42 wrote:
I thought the same thing, I did not think it was real when I first saw it. It was in fact a real quote. To me it is him setting the groundwork for what is to come, which is him being traded. Tyler was likely told what it was going to take for him to get that max extension. This was his moment to show that he could carry, he has actually had this moment that last two playoffs. Both times we have not only been beaten but flat run out of our own building with big Game 3 on our home floor. I really do appreciate what Herro has done this year, he has made this season somewhat watchable for me, and has taken a big leap in his game.
The reality is unless you have true franchise player to build around, you really don't have anything. Can't be paying guys like they are that dude either until you are able to secure one of them first. Unless Herro is willing to sign around 35 mil for the extension it is not going to happen, and I do not expect him to do that either he can get paid more elsewhere.
I think the team moves him because what Herro does is far more replaceable that the defensive flexibility Bam provides you, but what both players are is an accessory to a true star, with neither of them being that star themselves.
Disappointed that Bam in any game so far this series did not even attempt to be uber aggressive on offense. Like who is he waiting on to do that? The team clearly plays better when he has that mindset. I don't know why at 27 years old for him we are still talking about this. To me anybody on the roster is expendable. I wouldn't be super sad with any of them being moved, they haven't earned that love in my opinion.
This is where I disagree. This idea that Bam is irreplaceable is going to doom us to mediocrity. I think if we are rebuilding and keep Bam it will be a huge mistake. I think the FO thinks he's replaceable too though, so I'm just bracing myself for what's to come with this team.
As for Tyler's quote, does anyone have the entire interview or nah?
I think that is a fair point, mine being that Herro is far more replaceable than Bam is. Foundationally there is nothing wrong with Bam as a max player, the problem is if he is THE max player, which he has proven along with Herro that he cannot handle that.
Bam is not overpaid in my opinion
Any time you tell me you have a max player who you can't drop the ball down to and ask to go get a bucket, you're overpaid. Yes, that's the way of the league at this point, where as long as you're one of the top 3 on your team you're getting a big contract, but that's still overpaid imo.
And its not a comparison between he and Tyler, that's just what his stans make it. Tyler should be traded too if we're rebuilding, especially if he wants a max extension. But looking forward, if we are going to cut our losses and start a rebuild, a 27 year old with a mostly tapped out ceiling/potential who has the highest trade value should be the first to go.
Unfortunately he won't be, but he should. It's going to suck to say I told you so a year from now, but I can already see it. Remember, I'm the one who called out Wiggins as a drag on the team's offense before everybody started to catch on. Now everyone wants him out. Been screaming about Duncan for years, now everybody wants him out.
