Clyde_Style wrote:whocares1 wrote:Clyde_Style wrote:
No. I doubt it.
I told you guys Dolan won't ship Obi out now. He is catnip to MSG.
Obi is star material as it is. He just needs to start and his numbers will be there.
Apparently this board loves to dwell on the most negative outcomes or deny a player's upside. The grass is not always greener elsewhere. We have building blocks and if Dolan supports the FO in building with our youth you should be cheering for that, not snickering
Seriously, if people don't understand that Obi is going to be a great offensive weapon then they're just too cynical for me to worry about
It’s not about fans understanding what they have in Obi. Zion or Mitchell are a bigger draw and Dolan is a business guy first. He’s not going to stop Leon from making ANY decision, especially one that brings in a star.
Except you’re of the opinion that anyone and everyone is expendable and you nor anyone else can say that with certainty. You’re making assumptions that are based on the past. The NBA has changed. Ransacking your roster to get one player is more than likely going to fail. And despite everyone saying our FO is full of dummies, maybe it is more reasonable to say there are probably some good opinions floating around the executive suites, but from various accounts there may be too many cooks in the kitchen. So we don’t know what POV will win out.
Also, we have not had this many talented young players since Dolan took over. This FO is at least fairly good at drafting, enough so that he may see the wisdom of continuing in that direction for the first time.
Finally, home grown stars have major box office value. And you overstate the box office appeal of Mitchell. He would have no more box office appeal than if Obi averaged 20+ a game (which he will as a starter) making the ESPN Top 10 Plays every game.
And Zion is a fatso with a bad health history who I’d admittedly roll the dice on too, but maybe the FO won’t because of his injury concerns. Maybe he ate himself out of NO on purpose and will report in shape but I seriously doubt it. Zion likes his empty calories too much.
Obi was just underrated here until he finally got minutes. He was killing it the first 2 months of the season, but his 3 didnt start falling until the last 2 months. Frank and Knox made fans doubt him, but he’s nothing like them outside of where they were picked.
When I look at guys like Miles Bridges, John Collins, Aaron Gordon, Kuzma and such there is absolutely no reason why Obi cant do what they do, or be better (which I think he will).
I know some posters think we’re crazy for not salivating at throwing the whole team away for that phat phuck Zion, but it’s a shame we dont have more info on Obi as a starter because he would be considered our best young player if he started from day 1 like RJ did.
Sure Zion has more upside if all goes right for him, but there are serious red flags with him that Obi has none of. You also have to build a specific team around Zion because he cant shoot or defend, and is a meh rebounder. His arms are short and hes only 6’6” which limits him. You’d be banking on his freakish athleticism holding up to his weird round body. I get the risk/reward but Zion is too much risk for me.
Meanwhile all signs point to Obi breaking out next season if he starts, like CJ McCollum did in his 3rd year. He scores so effortlessly and efficiently that 18-20+ ppg is not out of the question at all. I mean he averaged 19 ppg per 36 this season.
