Hoop Hunter wrote:ArksNetsSince99 wrote:IMF wrote:
If Hali doesn’t tear his Achilles this doesn’t happen.
Pacers are thinking about what happens beyond next year. Mathurin will be given the keys next year, and with Turner signed it would have been nearly impossible to retain him if he balls out, which I think he probably will. Kinda stuck between a rock and a hard place. Now that entire consideration has changed.
Also by reacquiring their pick, the possibility of a mini-tank is on the table. Pacers can play and evaluate the young guys, and actually have the money to keep them now if they play well, and can address the center position later. Pacers have all their picks going forward.
Paying the tax in a clear non-contending year while potentially pricing out their young talent would have been a bad long term move. All for what, to be a tough out in the second round? This is smart long term planning going on here.
Pacers should trade Mathurin ASAP , he is dog shiт , he lost Pacers the finals in a way in game 4
Nope. I agree with everything IMF said.
He was our 3rd leading scorer behind Paskal and Hali in the regular season. It was his 1st playoffs. He was inconsistent for sure, but the potential is really high. I want him to start at the 2 along side Nembhard. I want him to get plenty of shots up.
We don't want to trade him now, rookie contracts are not going to bring back anything of value. If he plays well we either keep or sign and trade him. I don't think he's going to hurt his value. Even if he doesn't play as well as I expect, he is so young some team will want to give him a shot or we can re-sign him cheaper.
He just turned 23 in June. I think he has a bright future, of course I've been wrong before.
I’m coming from the point that you can’t teach and miraculously acquire mental toughness, you can correct the shot , improve conditioning, improve a lot of physical aspects of the game
Mathurin is MENTAL MIDGET , he proved this over and over again EVERYTIME the games was on the line , it was like if u want to loose the game pass the ball to Mathurin or let him pass the ball , or let him guard and commit stupid foul , or even let him shoot the free throw and he will miss for you
I’m normally not that hard on young players but he just doesn’t have it , he might improve in every aspect of the game , mentally he is still Ben Simmons