Cavaliers agree to 5-year, $82M contract with RFA Tristan Thompson

tidho · Post #261 » by **tidho** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 12:09 pm

Slava wrote:I was hoping the Cavs don't do the sensible thing by showing him the door. If you have to pay $16 mil a year for a back up, what does it say about your starting bigs? One of whom you just paid a max contract and another will demand roughly the same a year from now.

It says you want quality depth behind them.

Andy, Tristan, Jefferson, Kahn, and Jones are quality front court depth. Probably the best depth in the league. Given that LeBron, Love, and Mozgov would have to be near the top as quality starting frontcourts go, I really don't think you have much of a case.

Post #262 » by **jbk1234** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 9:34 pm

tidho wrote:
Slava wrote:I was hoping the Cavs don't do the sensible thing by showing him the door. If you have to pay $16 mil a year for a back up, what does it say about your starting bigs? One of whom you just paid a max contract and another will demand roughly the same a year from now.

It says you want quality depth behind them.

Andy, Tristan, Jefferson, Kahn, and Jones are quality front court depth. Probably the best depth in the league. Given that LeBron, Love, and Mozgov would have to be near the top as quality starting frontcourts go, I really don't think you have much of a case.

There is nothing quality about Jones. I think this is the last year we're committed to paying him.

NZB2323 · Post #263 » by **NZB2323** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 9:46 pm

This is a really good move by the Cavs. The Cavs with Tristan Thompson are better than without him, and adding him doesn't prevent them from getting other guys.

Knicksfan20 · Post #264 » by **Knicksfan20** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 12:04 am

Should have let him walk and Signed Carlos Boozer. Contract is ridiculous.

Rock Hardy · Post #265 » by **Rock Hardy** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 1:05 pm

Looks like there was wrong information on the negotiations. But Paul got his client more than the originally stated 5/80. Love him or hate him, that sob has done right by his clients. The Cavs also get to start the season whole now. Win-win for all involved.

Post #266 » by **tsherkin** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 1:12 pm

Knicksfan20 wrote:Should have let him walk and Signed Carlos Boozer. Contract is ridiculous.

Not even a little bit.

oikosnomos · Post #267 » by **oikosnomos** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 3:14 pm

Knicksfan20 wrote:Should have let him walk and Signed Carlos Boozer. Contract is ridiculous.

Boozer both sucks and is hated in Cleveland.

Knicksfan20 · Post #268 » by **Knicksfan20** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 5:08 pm

tsherkin wrote:
Knicksfan20 wrote:Should have let him walk and Signed Carlos Boozer. Contract is ridiculous.

Not even a little bit.

16 mil for Tristan Thompson? Dude isn't even a game changer. Average big man at best. Boozer for the minimum >>>>Thompson @16 mil

FrontPageNews · Post #269 » by **FrontPageNews** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 6:21 pm

Knicksfan20 wrote:
tsherkin wrote:
Knicksfan20 wrote:Should have let him walk and Signed Carlos Boozer. Contract is ridiculous.

Not even a little bit.

16 mil for Tristan Thompson? Dude isn't even a game changer. Average big man at best. Boozer for the minimum >>>>Thompson @16 mil

Carlos boozer ? What ? Dude is one of the worst defensive big men in the game. He can't even play in 4th qtrs. Unless you have a time machine and can bring back 2008 boozer.

oikosnomos · Post #270 » by **oikosnomos** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 7:05 pm

Knicksfan20 wrote:
tsherkin wrote:
Knicksfan20 wrote:Should have let him walk and Signed Carlos Boozer. Contract is ridiculous.

Not even a little bit.

16 mil for Tristan Thompson? Dude isn't even a game changer. Average big man at best. Boozer for the minimum >>>>Thompson @16 mil

I guess if your only only goal is to have best talent to money ratio possible, maybe this is true. If you want to field the best team you can, then Boozer at any price is a bad decision. Boozer is really bad at this point and he is untrustworthy.

oikosnomos · Post #271 » by **oikosnomos** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 7:05 pm

Knicksfan20 wrote:
tsherkin wrote:
Knicksfan20 wrote:Should have let him walk and Signed Carlos Boozer. Contract is ridiculous.

Not even a little bit.

16 mil for Tristan Thompson? Dude isn't even a game changer. Average big man at best. Boozer for the minimum >>>>Thompson @16 mil

I guess if your only only goal is to have best talent to money ratio possible, maybe this is true. If you want to field the best team you can, then Boozer at any price is a bad decision. Boozer is really bad at this point and he is untrustworthy.

RonSwanson · Post #272 » by **RonSwanson** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 7:56 pm

Knicksfan20 wrote:
tsherkin wrote:
Knicksfan20 wrote:Should have let him walk and Signed Carlos Boozer. Contract is ridiculous.

Not even a little bit.

16 mil for Tristan Thompson? Dude isn't even a game changer. Average big man at best. Boozer for the minimum >>>>Thompson @16 mil

No. Just, no...

HotelVitale · Post #273 » by **HotelVitale** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 2:51 am

Trippin' on the fact that TT's really gonna get $16m a year to average like 6pts per game. Not ragging him or the Cavs, just setting in to me after watching that game that he's really a back-up, definitely worse than Mozgov/Love, and is who we all thought he is. Crazy.

burritoKURUMA · Post #274 » by **burritoKURUMA** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 3:08 am

HotelVitale wrote:Trippin' on the fact that TT's really gonna get $16m a year to average like 6pts per game. Not ragging him or the Cavs, just setting in to me after watching that game that he's really a back-up, definitely worse than Mozgov/Love, and is who we all thought he is. Crazy.

You could tell all that from one game? You realize he signed with the team on Thursday and hasn't played with them since the Finals, right?

SmoothCriminal · Post #275 » by **SmoothCriminal** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 3:15 am

Perkins looks like he is worth more than TT

HotelVitale · Post #276 » by **HotelVitale** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 3:29 am

burritoKURUMA wrote:
HotelVitale wrote:Trippin' on the fact that TT's really gonna get $16m a year to average like 6pts per game. Not ragging him or the Cavs, just setting in to me after watching that game that he's really a back-up, definitely worse than Mozgov/Love, and is who we all thought he is. Crazy.
You could tell all that from one game? You realize he signed with the team on Thursday and hasn't played with them since the Finals, right?

Nothing I said was remotely controversial. He played fine, did his normal thing. Scored a little less than normal but still pulled down boards well and moved well. Just crazy that on this team he's a 7/7 player and everyone's basically fine with him making $16m for that. Weird world we live in.

Dominator83 · Post #277 » by **Dominator83** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 3:50 am

It's teams like the Cavs handing superstar $$ to average bench players like TT that ruin it for every team. Cause other players that aren't stars but I better than TT can point to hi and say, "well look at how much he got"

burritoKURUMA · Post #278 » by **burritoKURUMA** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 3:54 am

HotelVitale wrote:
burritoKURUMA wrote:
HotelVitale wrote:Trippin' on the fact that TT's really gonna get $16m a year to average like 6pts per game. Not ragging him or the Cavs, just setting in to me after watching that game that he's really a back-up, definitely worse than Mozgov/Love, and is who we all thought he is. Crazy.
You could tell all that from one game? You realize he signed with the team on Thursday and hasn't played with them since the Finals, right?

Nothing I said was remotely controversial. He played fine, did his normal thing. Scored a little less than normal but still pulled down boards well and moved well. Just crazy that on this team he's a 7/7 player and everyone's basically fine with him making $16m for that. Weird world we live in.

It wasn't exceptionally controversial, but it's certainly more than remotely. On a team with LeBron, Love, Kyrie and JR, they aren't really paying him to score any points at all. They're paying him for rebounding and defense.

Not gonna say he isn't overpaid, but qualifying with some cool language doesn't make your takes any less hot.

Shaud · Post #279 » by **Shaud** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 3:58 am

burritoKURUMA wrote:
HotelVitale wrote:Trippin' on the fact that TT's really gonna get $16m a year to average like 6pts per game. Not ragging him or the Cavs, just setting in to me after watching that game that he's really a back-up, definitely worse than Mozgov/Love, and is who we all thought he is. Crazy.

You could tell all that from one game? You realize he signed with the team on Thursday and hasn't played with them since the Finals, right?

It's pretty obvious that anyone criticizing the contract isn't basing it off this one game but what he has done in his career

MartyConlonJr · Post #280 » by **MartyConlonJr** » Sat Jul 2, 2016 12:45 pm

I don't really bump old threads, but thought with all the new contracts this offseason, some may be interested in this one