Official Speculation Thread (Pt. XXVI: Offseason Edition)

cb1115 · Post #621 » by **cb1115** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 6:49 pm

Anyone think Minny would trade their pick for JJ?

Post #622 » by **Def Swami** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 6:56 pm

NickAnderson wrote:Nobody said you had to

Nah, I wasn't sure if you were being sarcastic toward the previous remark about "I heard...". Tough to judge tone on the internets. I'm as anxious for news as anyone. Appreciate the info.

Ahmadab · Post #623 » by **Ahmadab** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 6:58 pm

cb1115 wrote:Anyone think Minny would trade their pick for JJ?

I would do it then use both picks to move up

ChildishGambino · Post #624 » by **ChildishGambino** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 6:58 pm

Nolimit1211 wrote:Guys I just heard we traded Dwight, I can't say much because I'm not home..

see ya later

huh? with no GM or POB in place?

thelead · Post #625 » by **thelead** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 6:59 pm

cb1115 wrote:Anyone think Minny would trade their pick for JJ?

Probably if we take someone off their books (even an expiring). Although, I think they might have interest in JRich if its just for an expiring. I would rather do that and keep JJ.

trebone · Post #626 » by **trebone** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 6:59 pm

cb1115 wrote:Anyone think Minny would trade their pick for JJ?

Im sure they would but I would rather not and try to send JRich for a future 2nd which I think they may do because with Rubio I think he would be pretty effective as a spot up shooter

Rick Rolled · Post #627 » by **Rick Rolled** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:01 pm

If we hire Bower, and other teams manage to secure Lindsey, hennigan, and weaver, it will be very interesting to see where each team is in five years from a competitive standpoint.

NickAnderson · Post #628 » by **NickAnderson** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:01 pm

VGOSWAMI wrote:
NickAnderson wrote:Nobody said you had to

Nah, I wasn't sure if you were being sarcastic toward the previous remark about "I heard...". Tough to judge tone on the internets. I'm as anxious for news as anyone. Appreciate the info.

Gotcha.

Nolimit1211 · Post #629 » by **Nolimit1211** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:07 pm

ChildishGambino wrote:
Nolimit1211 wrote:Guys I just heard we traded Dwight, I can't say much because I'm not home..

see ya later

huh? with no GM or POB in place?

Old joke

BelgianMagic · Post #630 » by **BelgianMagic** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:10 pm

Again, I would be very disappointed if we hire Bower over a guy like Dennis Lindsey .. Would be the wrong decision and eventually turn out to be Otis Smith v2.0

And seriously, "Bower has experience" .. If you look at what he's done, there's no reason to hire him over Lindsey.

Lindsey's been involved in some great teams. Sure, as an assistent. But there's a reason everyone except "best pal" Alex Martins has this guy as their favorite ..

trebone · Post #631 » by **trebone** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:13 pm

BelgianMagic wrote:Again, I would be very disappointed if we hire Bower over a guy like Dennis Lindsey .. Would be the wrong decision and eventually turn out to be Otis Smith v2.0

And seriously, "Bower has experience" .. If you look at what he's done, there's no reason to hire him over Lindsey.

Lindsey's been involved in some great teams. Sure, as an assistent. But there's a reason everyone except "best pal" Alex Martins has this guy as their favorite ..

Yeah wheres Bowers "championship" experience??

Rick Rolled · Post #632 » by **Rick Rolled** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:15 pm

I have a feeling that any candidate who talked about having a plan for the future would be crossed off the list immediately. Rdv is up there in age, and I think we are going to be in "win now" mode, no matter how unrealistic that may be at this point.

LetItRain · Post #633 » by **LetItRain** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:19 pm

Rick Rolled wrote:I have a feeling that any candidate who talked about having a plan for the future would be crossed off the list immediately. Rdv is up there in age, and I think we are going to be in "win now" mode, no matter how unrealistic that may be at this point.

I think you nailed it. Lindsey seems like more of a "build for the future" kind of guy and I think Bower maybe comes off as "win now", which is completely unrealistic.

PeePee la Fritz · Post #634 » by **PeePee la Fritz** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:33 pm

LetItRain wrote:
Rick Rolled wrote:I have a feeling that any candidate who talked about having a plan for the future would be crossed off the list immediately. Rdv is up there in age, and I think we are going to be in "win now" mode, no matter how unrealistic that may be at this point.

I think you nailed it. Lindsey seems like more of a "build for the future" kind of guy and I think Bower maybe comes off as "win now", which is completely unrealistic.

This would not be hard to believe at all. Especially with Martins in Devos's ear talking up Bower.

PeePee la Fritz · Post #635 » by **PeePee la Fritz** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:34 pm

PeePee la Fritz wrote:
LetItRain wrote:
Rick Rolled wrote:I have a feeling that any candidate who talked about having a plan for the future would be crossed off the list immediately. Rdv is up there in age, and I think we are going to be in "win now" mode, no matter how unrealistic that may be at this point.

I think you nailed it. Lindsey seems like more of a "build for the future" kind of guy and I think Bower maybe comes off as "win now", which is completely unrealistic.

This would not be hard to believe at all. Especially with Martins in Devos's ear talking up Bower.

I want Lindsey / Shaw / draft picks and cap space. Give me young sharp basketball minds who know what championship basketball teams look like, and let them go to work building it from the ground up.

thelead · Post #636 » by **thelead** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:36 pm

Remember one thing about Martins: he is essentially a politician. When you look at it like that, Bower has had this gig in the bag from the very beginning. :nonono:

PeePee la Fritz · Post #637 » by **PeePee la Fritz** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:41 pm

thelead wrote:Remember one thing about Martins: he is essentially a politician. When you look at it like that, Bower has had this gig in the bag from the very beginning.

Well shave my a$$ and call me a potato..........you're right :cry:

Ahmadab · Post #638 » by **Ahmadab** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:43 pm

Why in the world are we even considering Blower.

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LetItRain · Post #639 » by **LetItRain** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:53 pm

Bower's GMing is like Otis': short term "band-aid" moves that might or might not payoff for win-now mode, but will most assuredly kill your team's future. That's why everyone says this would be Otis 2.0

LetItRain · Post #640 » by **LetItRain** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:55 pm

The fact that this guy has interviewed for 3 or 4 other GM jobs recently and not been chosen says a lot even by itself. It takes his relationship with Martin' (who doesn't know what he's doing when it comes to the GM duties of a team) to even get him this far. If the Magic hire him, they will have made the wrong move.