2018 Offseason Thread

Post #41 » by **slick_watts** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 10:05 pm

andre roberson said he has not run yet, and is just now doing stairs. he plans on being back by the start of next season.

that sounds optimistic. i hope he doesn't rush. could be the difference between salvaging some of his career and his career ending.

Post #42 » by **ThunderBolt** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 10:07 pm

I’m wondering if Presti is upset the truth came out or he felt no point in continuing to hide it

Pillendreher · Post #43 » by **Pillendreher** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 10:08 pm

Read on Twitter

Here's the full quote - he didn't hold back.

Post #44 » by **slick_watts** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 10:09 pm

i'm somewhat glad for this. it's rare we get players actually expressing themselves this way on the thunder. sam presti keeps a tight lid on this stuff.

Thunder Up · Post #45 » by **Thunder Up** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 10:14 pm

Don't we finally have the "trade chip" of Singler's terribad contract this off-season / trade deadline?

Post #46 » by **ThunderBolt** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 10:14 pm

Pillendreher wrote:

Read on Twitter

Here's the full quote - he didn't hold back.

I think he’s gone, one way or another. This is fantastic.

Kizz Fastfists · Post #47 » by **Kizz Fastfists** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 10:29 pm

That sounds like Melo saying he'll be back and he expects to start and get 20 shots a game next year. He knows PG is gone and expects to get his "normal" number of shots as the top scorer on a team.

Thundershock88 · Post #48 » by **Thundershock88** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 10:29 pm

Dream scenario is PG comes back without Melo. I'm even okay with both of them leaving. The nightmare for me is just Melo opting in.

Post #49 » by **ThunderBolt** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 10:32 pm

Did Sam speak yet?

Kizz Fastfists · Post #50 » by **Kizz Fastfists** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 10:34 pm

Thundershock88 wrote:Dream scenario is PG comes back without Melo. I'm even okay with both of them leaving. The nightmare for me is just Melo opting in.

The nightmare is your reality. Just accept it. It has been predestined since Presti screwed up last off-season.

Pillendreher · Post #51 » by **Pillendreher** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 10:35 pm

Kizz Fastfists wrote:That sounds like Melo saying he'll be back and he expects to start and get 20 shots a game next year. He knows PG is gone and expects to get his "normal" number of shots as the top scorer on a team.

Yeah honestly it sounds a lot like that. Like he knows he only had to endure for this season and now he's gonna get his.

Thundershock88 · Post #52 » by **Thundershock88** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 10:38 pm

Kizz Fastfists wrote:
Thundershock88 wrote:Dream scenario is PG comes back without Melo. I'm even okay with both of them leaving. The nightmare for me is just Melo opting in.

The nightmare is your reality. Just accept it. It has been predestined since Presti screwed up last off-season.

At least it's only 1 year, but if Melo and Donovan are back, I won't subject myself to it.

Thundershock88 · Post #53 » by **Thundershock88** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 10:42 pm

Read on Twitter

Osirus89 · Post #54 » by **Osirus89** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 10:47 pm

Pillendreher wrote:
Kizz Fastfists wrote:That sounds like Melo saying he'll be back and he expects to start and get 20 shots a game next year. He knows PG is gone and expects to get his "normal" number of shots as the top scorer on a team.

Yeah honestly it sounds a lot like that. Like he knows he only had to endure for this season and now he's gonna get his.

Translation: "I tried the whole reduced role route and it didn't work so now I do it my way"
The hilarious thing is that he never actually tried playing the way they wanted him to play for any stretch of time. He even admitted as much.

So he has committed two logical sins.
1. He thinks he played a role that he never actually played.
2. He thinks he needs to revert more to the way he was in NY in order to be successful in spite of the evidence otherwise.

(Sigh) I can only pray this in in reference to him being on another team and playing a bigger role.

Post #55 » by **ThunderBolt** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 10:52 pm

For those that want to keep George and want Melo gone, I think today’s quotes should give some hope for that possibility. Melo isn’t opting out but I think he’s open to waiving the no trade clause. I think he would rather score points on a terrible team than ring chase.

Post #56 » by **bondom34** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 10:52 pm

slick_watts wrote:
bondom34 wrote:Yeah would have been better off with Kanter

sam presti loved enes kanter. the team and city loved him.

westbrook had all summer to sign his extension, but didn't do so until the team had melo in the fold.

melo said both westbrook and george recruited him aggressively to the thunder, after the rockets thing fell through.

imo, sam would have preferred to keep kanter. but westbrook and george wanted melo.

Read on Twitter

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Post #57 » by **slick_watts** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 10:56 pm

bondom34 wrote:
slick_watts wrote:
bondom34 wrote:Yeah would have been better off with Kanter

sam presti loved enes kanter. the team and city loved him.

westbrook had all summer to sign his extension, but didn't do so until the team had melo in the fold.

melo said both westbrook and george recruited him aggressively to the thunder, after the rockets thing fell through.

imo, sam would have preferred to keep kanter. but westbrook and george wanted melo.

Read on Twitter
?s=19

steven adams is gone!

Post #58 » by **ThunderBolt** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 10:59 pm

retrobro90 wrote:Can somebody who understands our current cap situation let me know what difference there is in buying Melo out this next season? I understand half of his remaining salary would count towards the following year but would it make any difference in what space we would have if presumably George also left this summer?

Bumping this because I’m wondering the same thing

Post #59 » by **Dadouv47** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 11:09 pm

I like Salty Melo. Now let's work on a buy out please

Post #60 » by **ThunderBolt** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 11:10 pm

Was Melo asked directly about his ETO?