The Gasol trade was our downfall

NotMyKawhi · Post #1 » by **NotMyKawhi** » Fri May 3, 2019 3:22 am

playoff JV would be beasting...probably get Embiid in foul trouble at least one game

We get killed on the boards now
Dwright is better than FVV

MU just needs to take the L on the Gasol trade

HeartBreaking · Post #2 » by **HeartBreaking** » Fri May 3, 2019 3:23 am

True gasol doesnt even look to score and passes up good looks

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Hero · Post #3 » by **Hero** » Fri May 3, 2019 3:23 am

Playoff JV beasted in the last few minutes of the Cavs series where he choked away game 1? Don't think so bud.

Slo · Post #4 » by **Slo** » Fri May 3, 2019 3:24 am

The Gasol trade was fine.

Hiring Nick Nurse as a head coach of a wannabe contender was our downfall.

hsb · Post #5 » by **hsb** » Fri May 3, 2019 3:25 am

I never seen a player not want to shoot open shots or on mismatches so much before. He played hot potato with Powell that led to a long two by Powell, and I'm sitting there going wtf shoot it yourself.

jimmy keys · Post #6 » by **jimmy keys** » Fri May 3, 2019 3:25 am

KawhiRaptors wrote:playoff JV would be beasting...probably get Embiid in foul trouble at least one game

We get killed on the boards now
Dwright is better than FVV

MU just needs to take the L on the Gasol trade

Or maybe we just need to see how the final 4 games of this series play out? Just throwing that out there.

RonaldArtest · Post #7 » by **RonaldArtest** » Fri May 3, 2019 3:26 am

Hero wrote:Playoff JV beasted in the last few minutes of the Cavs series where he choked away game 1? Don't think so bud.

It can be argued that he's had more big moments in key wins than moments like that game, where he missed bunny after bunny. No doubt he would show more aggression and grit than what Marc is providing in this series, not to mention help on the glass...

yogimvp · Post #8 » by **yogimvp** » Fri May 3, 2019 3:26 am

7 and 6 in 30 ******* minutes. might as well have rasho out there.

WillGraham · Post #9 » by **WillGraham** » Fri May 3, 2019 3:27 am

I’ll stick to my random assumption. I think MU knows what’s up. Kawhi is not resigning. Unloading those guys for one last title run for Gasol and opening up the books was what that was all about. We literally unloaded half the team and even Monroe to free up money for the future. Monroe doesn’t tip he needle but for sure woulda been more then serviceable in the playoffs. Obviously Gasol is not his former self. We probably woulda faired better with all those guys in hindsight, but I think that’s MU knowing what’s up and swinging for the fences.

Tim Horton · Post #10 » by **Tim Horton** » Fri May 3, 2019 3:29 am

worst trade ever. good if it was 2013

Useyourhead · Post #11 » by **Useyourhead** » Fri May 3, 2019 3:29 am

I said it from day one: viewtopic.php?f=32&t=1802716

Re post by will graham above, we didn't really free up space given Gasol is exercising his $25.6m player option next year. Enjoy watching his expensive slowness all next year.

Hero · Post #12 » by **Hero** » Fri May 3, 2019 3:30 am

RonaldArtest wrote:
Hero wrote:Playoff JV beasted in the last few minutes of the Cavs series where he choked away game 1? Don't think so bud.

It can be argued that he's had more big moments in key wins than moments like that game, where he missed bunny after bunny. No doubt he would show more aggression and grit than what Marc is providing in this series, not to mention help on the glass...

Do you remember the year we took 2 games off the champs in the ECF?

JV was injured and it was thanks to Biz.
With JV we lost 8 straight vs the Cavs. He wasn't exactly a playoff stud who led us to good results.

NotMyKawhi · Post #13 » by **NotMyKawhi** » Fri May 3, 2019 3:33 am

WillGraham wrote:I’ll stick to my random assumption. I think MU knows what’s up. Kawhi is not resigning. Unloading those guys for one last title run for Gasol and opening up the books was what that was all about. We literally unloaded half the team and even Monroe to free up money for the future. Monroe doesn’t tip he needle but for sure woulda been more then serviceable in the playoffs. Obviously Gasol is not his former self. We probably woulda faired better with all those guys in hindsight, but I think that’s MU knowing what’s up and swinging for the fences.

He free'd up no money unless Gasol opts out

Good luck thinking he's walking away from 25 million next year. Teams hate paying bigs..cousins couldn't even get paid last year. Gasol opts out I bet he signs for the minimum or a Brook Lopez Bucks type contract

Rob Diaz · Post #14 » by **Rob Diaz** » Fri May 3, 2019 3:34 am

Raps haven't had a reliable big-game C since Bismack Biyombo.

Red_Claw · Post #15 » by **Red_Claw** » Fri May 3, 2019 3:38 am

Rob Diaz wrote:Raps haven't had a reliable big-game C since Bismack Biyombo.

...said no one ever.

nitrous · Post #16 » by **nitrous** » Fri May 3, 2019 3:39 am

Not building a true Big 3 was our downfall. We could have gone for Butler and had Lowry Butler Kawhi.

TrustFundBaby · Post #17 » by **TrustFundBaby** » Fri May 3, 2019 3:39 am

Hero wrote:
RonaldArtest wrote:
Hero wrote:Playoff JV beasted in the last few minutes of the Cavs series where he choked away game 1? Don't think so bud.

It can be argued that he's had more big moments in key wins than moments like that game, where he missed bunny after bunny. No doubt he would show more aggression and grit than what Marc is providing in this series, not to mention help on the glass...

Do you remember the year we took 2 games off the champs in the ECF?

JV was injured and it was thanks to Biz.
With JV we lost 8 straight vs the Cavs. He wasn't exactly a playoff stud who led us to good results.

JV gifted us a 2-1 lead over MIA to bring us to ECF

And that was the least competitive ECF series, we were obliterated in all our Ls

Ya JV can't get us past LBJ alone, but he could help Kawhi today, which is the point

TrustFundBaby · Post #18 » by **TrustFundBaby** » Fri May 3, 2019 3:40 am

nitrous wrote:Not building a true Big 3 was our downfall. We could have gone for Butler and had Lowry Butler Kawhi.

Lowry is can't be a member of a big anything

Unless it's the big 3 of choking

Chandan · Post #19 » by **Chandan** » Fri May 3, 2019 3:44 am

yogimvp wrote:7 and 6 in 30 ******* minutes. might as well have rasho out there.

or monroe.

Yogatti · Post #20 » by **Yogatti** » Fri May 3, 2019 3:45 am

Raptors fans kept saying Gasol is better than JV. Well what happened? Embiid dropped 30 points today while Gasol was playing hot potato the entire game. Useless on defense and offense, can't rebound. Old and unathletic.