Gettin' Lit in my Pilot: The Montrezl Harrell Thread

Post #41 » by **fatlever** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 9:32 pm

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GiggitySmalls · Post #42 » by **GiggitySmalls** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 9:39 pm

Let's freaking go! Love this i hope he does well and we can sign him in the offseason.

MasterIchiro · Post #43 » by **MasterIchiro** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 9:39 pm

City of Trees wrote:Does this mean no Holmes?

How different are Harrell and Holmes, honestly? Harrell has a 7' 4" wing span and 9' 1" standing reach, hustles like a demon and scores efficiently inside and has playoff experience.

And I can't imagine what the Kings asked for Holmes but I'm 100% confident it was more than Ish Smith + Carey Jr. I saw Kings fans asking for PJ + Pelicans pick.

Post #44 » by **BigSlam** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 9:52 pm

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Post #45 » by **BigSlam** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 9:59 pm

You know those scoring droughts we go through?

Hopefully LaMelo to Trez or Miles to Trez will pick and roll our way out of them.

Post #46 » by **fatlever** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 10:00 pm

we are no longer a 1-trick pony on offense. trezz gives us another option on nights when 3s arent falling.

Post #47 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 10:19 pm

Does he take Ish's place in the livermush boys immediately or will Eric Collins pair him with someone else? He's from Tarboro, not sure exactly what the qualification was.

vorbis · Post #48 » by **vorbis** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 10:23 pm

it seems like a great trade and...kind of small in impact at the same time. the glaring weakness on the team isn't really less so. but they shuffled up in overall rotation quality, even though Ish Smith has won games for the Hornets this year.

Hornet Mania · Post #49 » by **Hornet Mania** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 10:53 pm

Great, low-risk trade. Harrell has a chance to help us and we only sent out totally expendable pieces. Moving Ish opens up time for Bouk, moving Carey helps clear up the developmental C logjam a bit.

Good job, Mitch.

Post #50 » by **fatlever** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 10:55 pm

eric - best player from tarboro
dell - you bet he is

KembaWalker · Post #51 » by **KembaWalker** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 11:04 pm

Trez will be huge in LaMelo's development even if his stay is short. He will learn a lot about the pick and roll over the next couple months
hopefully Kai takes plenty of notes as well

Post #52 » by **JDR720** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 11:09 pm

He's a really good fit on offense and he'll be our best rebounder.

The bad is our defense still sucks.

HornetJail · Post #53 » by **HornetJail** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 11:13 pm

fill in the blank: Montrezl Harrell is our best center since ________

2017-18 Dwight Howard
2015-16 Cody Zeller
2013-14 Al Jefferson

not going further back because there's no way he's going to be better than Big Al.

LofJ · Post #54 » by **LofJ** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 11:15 pm

JDR720 wrote:He's a really good fit on offense and he'll be our best rebounder.

The bad is our defense still sucks.

I was in on trading for Poeltl, but not at the price the Spurs were reportedly demanding. He's a better defender than Turner though so I imagine they were right to ask for a good haul. I'm just glad we didn't go all in and pay it.

Post #55 » by **JDR720** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 11:16 pm

KEMBAtheMETEOR wrote:fill in the blank: Montrezl Harrell is our best center since ________

2017-18 Dwight Howard
2015-16 Cody Zeller
2013-14 Al Jefferson

not going further back because there's no way he's going to be better than Big Al.

Since this current rotation and Cody/Bismack.

He'll probably average Dwight-lite stats without the defense. 15-9 or something similar.

Post #56 » by **Diop** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 11:25 pm

JMAC3 wrote:Areas where Harrell will help
1. Free throws. He averages 4.5 per game which would lead our team.
2. Pick and Roll- Finishing and Gravity. Plumlee sucks at being threat to attack rim in pick and roll and because that teams don't have to help off shooters as much. Biz was best pick and roll player LaMelo had played with. Harrell should help this.
3. Toughness. Dude has gold teeth. We needed this, espcially in a playoff series.

Areas where Harrell wont help
1. Defense. He isn't an upgrade here at all.
2. Passing. Dude is a black hole on offense.
3. Longterm. He is expiring, so I expect this to be a 1 year rental with us looking to find answer at Center again in offseason.

you had me at " Dude has gold teeth."

Post #57 » by **Diop** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 11:29 pm

safe trade while keeping our rotation players, front office still believes in developing all of our youth.

can't be angry at this trade. I would love to scoop a defensive guard, wing now with the free spot.

amcoolio · Post #58 » by **amcoolio** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 11:32 pm

JDR720 wrote:
KEMBAtheMETEOR wrote:fill in the blank: Montrezl Harrell is our best center since ________

2017-18 Dwight Howard
2015-16 Cody Zeller
2013-14 Al Jefferson

not going further back because there's no way he's going to be better than Big Al.

Since this current rotation and Cody/Bismack.

He'll probably average Dwight-lite stats without the defense. 15-9 or something similar.

Harrell's advanced stats, especially offensively, are better than any of our centers in history except Jefferson

Post #59 » by **JDR720** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 11:39 pm

amcoolio wrote:
Harrell's advanced stats, especially offensively, are better than any of our centers in history except Jefferson

Sure, but there is probably a reason we got him for practically nothing and he's been team-hopping since he left the Clippers.

JMAC3 · Post #60 » by **JMAC3** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 11:43 pm

Washington had Dinwidde, Beal and KCP playmaking on perimeter. Harrell is probably rock hard thinking about playing Melo.