Saberestar wrote:Ghost of Kleine wrote:Puff wrote:You Freaking guys just masquerade as fans of the Phoenix Suns. All you want to do is either acquire a player that we do not have and cannot get or doesn't fit a position of need at this time. You hope our players get better this year so that we can flip them for someone better. Why not hope for success from every player? So we can watch a team that is fun to support. This is virtually a brand-new team with new leadership. At this point they are undefeated.
Why not take a deep breath and enjoy what we have. I watched the presser today and enjoyed every minute of it. Will it turn into a good team or another Shyt show? Who knows.
We currently have 3 7 footers on the roster along with 6'10" OS0. If Ainge would want any of those guys I expect we would make the trade.
What did we actually do, this summer, that prevents us from acquiring Kessler?
I like our guys fine man. I'm just reflecting on the irony of the situation because he was a center that I really wanted last season prior to our Richards trade and the follow up Maluach draft and Williams trade too.
And at that time his skillset was ideal for our needs with his ability to block shots and hit threes too. But back then, Ainge wanted a haul for him in trade, something like two 1sts and a young prospect back, and now he's just letting him go for nothing but cap space.
We gave up two 1sts for an injury riddled Mark Williams, and also drafted Maluach with the same skillset as Walker. All these series of events playing out like this, I just find rather ironic ( all things considered).
We gave up two SUPERLATE 1st round picks.
We got Mark Williams AND a 2029 2nd for Vasilije Micic, the No. 29 overall pick (Liam McNeely) and 2029 first-round pick, which will be the least-favorable of picks from the Suns, Cavaliers and Timberwolves (top-five protected).
Mark Williams is better than Kessler but everyone knows that it's just about health. This is a low risk-high reward move because we didn't give up a lot and if he stays relatively healthy he will be a Top 10 C in the league for years to come.
Yes, Mark Williams is very good.............. WHEN HE ACTUALLY PLAYS!!!!!
Have you ever heard the saying that the best ability is availability. As obviously you're not contributing anything to the stat sheet or winning if you're in street clothes and sitting on the bench.
Also, some other factors to consider in this comparison between Williams and Walker:
1- Durability issues (referenced).
2- contract extension/ resigning amount/ etc.
3- which player can actually shoot threes (as is an important factor in today's NBA climate).
4- Age/ development potential.
I like Mark Williams just fine. But considering our current situation in having no viable assets for trade (draft picks) the incurred cost of his looming extension and its impact on our cap situation too, which player do you think would have greater value in free agency?
More important is the consideration in the assets we gave up for Williams and with Kessler, would only have to be giving up cap space whilst KEEPING those surrendered picks as well.
Which scenario would you consider more favorable for our team projection long term man? Hindsight not always being 20/20.
