Anthony Gill -- the man with no thread....

[nate33]

I don't understand the need to keep a 5th PF and cut Mathews but maybe I'm in the minority on this.

I agree completely. This is inexplicable to me. With one roster spot left, based on the positional depth we currently have, Matthews is a much better option than Gill.

The only explanation is that they are pretty sure Mathews will cost substantially more than Gill's $1.6M.

[SUPERBALLMAN]

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This is good news. He’s solid. He contributes even when he’s not playing.

I would assume they are keeping for the purpose of retaining an asset. If they let him go they get nothing, by keeping him for a mere 1.6 million they regain a tradable asset. He showed the ability to play last year.

He could have value for another team to include in a trade. Or perhaps they are just interested in keeping him here, and have intentions of dealing Kuzma or Bertans.

[gambitx777]

And I hate to say it but no one's signing Matthews.

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[SUPERBALLMAN]

And I hate to say it but no one's signing Matthews.

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Mathews was disappointing last year. At some point he got in his head that he needed to be "do the dirty work" energy guy. Any scrub on a 10 day contract can do that. He lost focus of his special skill that separates him, he is a flat out sharp shooter. Watching him flail and fall around everywhere and running around like a spaz was just getting to the point of ridiculous. Every time defending or shooting kicking his legs out and flailing around and falling. It was like Mo Wagner but worse. Nobody want to be around that, and it's dangerous for himself and the players he's running into.

[gambitx777]

And I hate to say it but no one's signing Matthews.

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Mathews was disappointing last year. At some point he got in his head that he needed to be "do the dirty work" energy guy. Any scrub on a 10 day contract can do that. He lost focus of his special skill that separates him, he is a flat out sharp shooter. Watching him flail and fall around everywhere and running around like a spaz was just getting to the point of ridiculous. Every time defending or shooting kicking his legs out and flailing around and falling. It was like Mo Wagner but worse. Nobody want to be around that, and it's dangerous for himself and the players he's running into.

Yeah I could see him attaching on with the Lakers or the heat but he really did shoot him self in the foot last year

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[nate33]

And I hate to say it but no one's signing Matthews.

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Mathews was disappointing last year. At some point he got in his head that he needed to be "do the dirty work" energy guy. Any scrub on a 10 day contract can do that. He lost focus of his special skill that separates him, he is a flat out sharp shooter. Watching him flail and fall around everywhere and running around like a spaz was just getting to the point of ridiculous. Every time defending or shooting kicking his legs out and flailing around and falling. It was like Mo Wagner but worse. Nobody want to be around that, and it's dangerous for himself and the players he's running into.

Sorry, but this is a terrible take.

Mathews was great two years ago, but for just 227 total minutes, often in garbage time, against teams that hadn't scouted him. What Mathews did last year was prove that he could be the same player over 1038 minutes. He led all non-centers on the roster in TS%, ORtg and free throw rate while avoiding fouls and turnovers. He had a very slight decline in 3P% (from .413 to .384) mostly attributable to the utter lack of spacing because no one else on the roster except Bertans could shoot. And all that "flailing around" led him to rank 7th among non-centers league-wide in FTr.

I can't believe you are upset with a guy because he tried to do more dirty work. I thought his defense was much improved.

[NatP4]

My hot take for the season will be that Anthony Gill is our best PF on the roster.

Bringing him back is good news, should’ve done the same with Mathews and Bonga.

[Ruzious]

Really, Mathews wouldn't get any playing time on next season's team - without more trades or injuries. He's strictly a 2, and Beal's gonna get 35 plus minutes. Even though there's talk about KCP playing forward, that's very unlikely because of the glut of forwards, so KCP is likely going to get most of his minutes at the 2 - and he was a 28 minutes per game player with LAL. And Neto's the 3rd string 2 - fitting fine there when Dinwiddie play the point. With the roster they currently have, there's no room for Mathews.

[SUPERBALLMAN]

And I hate to say it but no one's signing Matthews.

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Mathews was disappointing last year. At some point he got in his head that he needed to be "do the dirty work" energy guy. Any scrub on a 10 day contract can do that. He lost focus of his special skill that separates him, he is a flat out sharp shooter. Watching him flail and fall around everywhere and running around like a spaz was just getting to the point of ridiculous. Every time defending or shooting kicking his legs out and flailing around and falling. It was like Mo Wagner but worse. Nobody want to be around that, and it's dangerous for himself and the players he's running into.

Sorry, but this is a terrible take.

Mathews was great two years ago, but for just 227 total minutes, often in garbage time, against teams that hadn't scouted him. What Mathews did last year was prove that he could be the same player over 1038 minutes. He led all non-centers on the roster in TS%, ORtg and free throw rate while avoiding fouls and turnovers. He had a very slight decline in 3P% (from .413 to .384) mostly attributable to the utter lack of spacing because no one else on the roster except Bertans could shoot. And all that "flailing around" led him to rank 7th among non-centers league-wide in FTr.

I can't believe you are upset with a guy because he tried to do more dirty work. I thought his defense was much improved.

I really liked Mathews, and I love that he plays hard, but you can play hard without running around like a fool. He wasn’t doing that nonsense in that big game he had against Miami. All the flopping, it was somewhat effective but made him look ridiculous like he didn’t belong, trying too hard to get foul calls and rely on the refs. You’re in the NBA, just play the game dude.

[J-Ves]

And I hate to say it but no one's signing Matthews.

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If this ends up being the case everyone and their mother needs to stop saying that shooting is the most important skill in the NBA

[SUPERBALLMAN]

And I hate to say it but no one's signing Matthews.

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If this ends up being the case everyone and their mother needs to stop saying that shooting is the most important skill in the NBA

If you want that great combo skill "Shooting & Flopping" then Mathews is your guy!

[FAH1223]

Swipe for Gill's moment in the locker room

[Dolevi]

I love Gil.
He's crucial for the locker room and he does the little things that make the team better. Things you don't always see in the stats.

[nate33]

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The Wizards are back up to 16 and will need to cut somebody.

If nothing else, you gotta appreciate Ted's willingness to pay. Gill replacing a guy like Braham or Dillon Jones will have virtually no impact in our team's performance on the floor; but it might have a small benefit in the locker room with Gill's leadership and the elimination of one redundant wing player who will likely be frustrated by a lack of playing time. Ted is willing to spend $2.7M for that marginal locker room benefit.

[payitforward]

Absolutely. Gill's a fixture. Gonna be on the team when he's 60!

[dorianwrite]

Great signing. Having a terrific locker-room guy like Gill is very underrated for an organization that is throwing out teams on the floor that are intended to lose a lot of games. Anyone you can bring in who makes things both professional and pleasant in the midst of large-scale, intentional losing is an asset.

[closg00]

AG is just a placeholder until we can get more wings and guards in the next draft.

[leswizards]

Three possibilities that I can see:

1. Wizards have a trade in the works, and a roster spot will be opening soon.
2. Wizards are not sold on one of the youngsters.
3. This is a Taj Gibson signing again.

[thomas1897]

Gill what does he do? Coaches call Gill a utility roll player. Player who comes ready to play and plug and him in and expect the best. If injuries happen, he is there to play/ fouling disqualifications he is ready to play. Resting players he is available all teams should have this type of player.

[payitforward]

Look... since Gill is obviously not retained because of the value of what he does in his few minutes on the floor, he must be retained for other reasons.

Given that we simply don't have the kind of access that would allow us to assess those other reasons, I'd say we are best off simply to accept the value of that kind of contribution from him.

This strikes me as especially true, because (along w/ Kispert (who seems an obvious trade candidate) Gill is the only player on our roster who dates back to Tommy's regime. For me at least, that's enough to convince me thathe must be a valuable teammate.

I just leave it at that.