Kingram Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 No time to panic. A lot of returning/new pieces this year. Willie will figure the rotation out like he did last year. I think by the ASB Dyson is playing 20 a night and Graham minutes are at a consistent 0. They need to trade Graham/Hayes and a Bucks pick for a legit rim protector. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingram Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 On 11/6/2022 at 12:27 PM, Kingram said: No time to panic. A lot of returning/new pieces this year. Willie will figure the rotation out like he did last year. I think by the ASB Dyson is playing 20 a night and Graham minutes are at a consistent 0. They need to trade Graham/Hayes and a Bucks pick for a legit rim protector. Nailed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMG5 Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Weirdly enough, I'm content with the current roster. Sure, we could use a rim protecting big to further solidify our defense, but I don't think we should make any major trades this season. If you can ship Hayes and Temple out to get something halfway decent then do that, but I think we should keep everyone else until the offseason. We need to see exactly how this group meshes together when fully healthy before making any crazy trades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingram Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 16 hours ago, JMG5 said: Weirdly enough, I'm content with the current roster. Sure, we could use a rim protecting big to further solidify our defense, but I don't think we should make any major trades this season. If you can ship Hayes and Temple out to get something halfway decent then do that, but I think we should keep everyone else until the offseason. We need to see exactly how this group meshes together when fully healthy before making any crazy trades. I want Graham gone just so I don't have to watch him play anymore. He has been good shooting the ball but dude has absolutely zero feel. Zion will be on a run and Graham will just decide to dribble pull up from 35 feet. Its hard to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartica4Real Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 23 hours ago, JMG5 said: Weirdly enough, I'm content with the current roster. Sure, we could use a rim protecting big to further solidify our defense, but I don't think we should make any major trades this season. If you can ship Hayes and Temple out to get something halfway decent then do that, but I think we should keep everyone else until the offseason. We need to see exactly how this group meshes together when fully healthy before making any crazy trades. Same here, I think the most important thing this year is to get the Zion, BI, and CJ trio fully meshed. This team is very deep and has done well with one or two of those guys missing but our ceiling is determined by those 3 staying healthy and playing well together. Aka damn CJ stop taking so many shots, play 3rd fiddle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMG5 Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 10 hours ago, Kingram said: I want Graham gone just so I don't have to watch him play anymore. He has been good shooting the ball but dude has absolutely zero feel. Zion will be on a run and Graham will just decide to dribble pull up from 35 feet. Its hard to watch. I think keeping him until the offseason would be a much better decision. He will be a good salary match for any potential trades after the season ends when we have a better understanding of exactly what we are as a team. I think patience is the best course of action for us at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingram Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 14 hours ago, Spartica4Real said: Same here, I think the most important thing this year is to get the Zion, BI, and CJ trio fully meshed. This team is very deep and has done well with one or two of those guys missing but our ceiling is determined by those 3 staying healthy and playing well together. Aka damn CJ stop taking so many shots, play 3rd fiddle. CJ just needs to get healthy. Dude keeps getting sick and it seems like COVID really did a number on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMG5 Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Say we were to make a trade, who would we even target? No one I've seen mentioned in articles is intriguing to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartica4Real Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 10 hours ago, JMG5 said: Say we were to make a trade, who would we even target? No one I've seen mentioned in articles is intriguing to me. Had the same thought earlier. Myles Turner is the popular name but even he's not a perfect fit, his rebounding is not great for someone his size and rebounding is one of our biggest strengths as currently constructed. Some rumors circulating that the Bulls might blow it up but the last thing we need is more all offense, no defense scorers like Lavine, Derozan, and Vucevic. Smaller names that have come up in trade talks like Kuzma and Collins don't really do much for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seminoles1 Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Spartica4Real said: Had the same thought earlier. Myles Turner is the popular name but even he's not a perfect fit, his rebounding is not great for someone his size and rebounding is one of our biggest strengths as currently constructed. Some rumors circulating that the Bulls might blow it up but the last thing we need is more all offense, no defense scorers like Lavine, Derozan, and Vucevic. Smaller names that have come up in trade talks like Kuzma and Collins don't really do much for us. Hold your pieces and see if a superstar wants out. No need to cash in right now. The team will get expensive, so keeping extra 1st round picks isn't a bad thing as some of the rotation prices out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMG5 Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 2 hours ago, seminoles1 said: Hold your pieces and see if a superstar wants out. No need to cash in right now. The team will get expensive, so keeping extra 1st round picks isn't a bad thing as some of the rotation prices out. That's been our thoughts as well. No available move really moves the needle. Best to just wait this year out and see what happens in the offseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amac Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Would be a pipe dream if we could swap CJ for a PG like VanVleet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartica4Real Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 2 hours ago, amac said: Would be a pipe dream if we could swap CJ for a PG like VanVleet Better defensively obviously but we'd kinda just be trading an inefficient chucker for an inefficient chucker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingram Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Give Zion all the time he needs. Hamstring injuries can linger and the team will be fine with BI back. Biggest concern is you won't really get to see BI+Zion+CJ before the trade deadline...but I think the major issues are pretty obvious anyways. You need another knockdown shooter. You might need a switchable big who rebounds well, but for now Hayes has filled that role beautifully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartica4Real Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 13 hours ago, Kingram said: Give Zion all the time he needs. Hamstring injuries can linger and the team will be fine with BI back. Biggest concern is you won't really get to see BI+Zion+CJ before the trade deadline...but I think the major issues are pretty obvious anyways. You need another knockdown shooter. You might need a switchable big who rebounds well, but for now Hayes has filled that role beautifully. Players usually don't develop in season so it won't help for this year, but in the offseason I wanna see Herb, GTA, and Naji work with Coach Vinson nonstop and get it to where they can knockdown those open shots pretty consistently. GTA and Naji have pretty ok to mediocre percentages so they're closer to it than Herb but Herb really needs to get his shot down if he wants to play in the lineup alongside Zion. Teams are just ignoring him offensively right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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