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And if Nikola Topic has a good rookie season next year after missing this one, it would give them incredible flexibility in terms of salary/roster management.
Has anyone noticed the 9+ guards they have on their roster? It’s funny how the media/talking heads want the spurs to think passing on a star potential guard isn’t a good fit! If no knock your socks off trade is available you take Harper with no hesitation. Okc keeps drafting guards and trying to create the very dynamic we have the opportunity to place on the floor next year.
And if Nikola Topic has a good rookie season next year after missing this one, it would give them incredible flexibility in terms of salary/roster management.
damn, i forgot all about Topic.
Exactly! Spurs following the same blueprint cause it just makes sense. Draft talent and figure it out later and fill out other needs via free agency or trade.
Wouldn’t be surprised if Harper turns out to be more dominant than Flagg. Again Flagg prototype a new thing. We haven’t seen his type in 100 years.
Still should have passed on Primo
A lot of those OKC guys are role players, though. What are the examples of three elite guards coexisting on a good team? There has to be at least a few
well... all of them are capable shooters. no they're not all 40% snipers, but each of Shai, J-Dub, Caruso, Wallace, Wiggins, Joe, Dort are solid to good 3pt shooters.
whoever we decide is the best shooter between Fox, Castle, and Harper would be the worst shooter on OKC. giddey had been their weak link and was traded for caruso (though giddey had a solid shooting year for the bulls)
the guard that OKC has that harper or castle resemble is Shai. Shai is the only one who really attacks the rim so efficiently.
Harp & castle will rack up the fouls on other teams.
Once again, if we draft Sengun instead of Primo, we're not getting Wemby.
By that logic, if the Mavs hadn't traded Luka then they wouldn't have gotten Flagg.
The stupidity of a decision can only be judged by what was known at the time.
he's not making a comment on the actual decision to draft primo-just that it turned out for the best. so, no point revisiting it, unless as a cautionary tale. but it's much easier to blow a 12th pick than it is to blow a 2nd in a draft in which there's such a consensus on who the top two prospects are.
We need a Dort type player off the bench. He is a 4th quarter assassin from 3.
One thing I've been thinking about is that at least a Spurs 3-guard triumvirate would potentially nullify a major okc strength, which is attacking ball handlers and causing turnovers. Trying to fullcourt pressure and harass a crunch time triumvirate would be a recipe for a big backfire. Not to mention Wemby's ability to handle, move, and pass. Balhandler fatigue against an onslaught of okc players becomes less of a worry.
But there's still a major size and rebounding disadvantage. Barnes doesn't rebound, Sochan isn't a help rim defender and is relatively small not to mention will probably be guarding out on the perimeter. What do the Spurs do against the Chet-Hartenstein duo? , Jalen Williams the wing is probably too strong on the boards for any non-Wemby Spur to handle.
People bring up Naz Reid but they likely won't have the necessary cap space. Aldama didn't get stellar reviews from the playoff game breakdowns I listened to.
Maybe Brook Lopez, he's a favorite of mine, but was played off the court by Indiana.
Can there be anyone in the draft at 14 who could eventually be an answer to OKCs big lineup? Colin Mostly-Bricks? Rasheer Fleming? Maxime Raynaud?
Bro, harp & castle are sturdy! We hold the advantage over okc in any three guard situation if harp is the selection, they’re to light in the pocketsNot to mention what we add to our front court
Boy, tonight was a clear example of how lightweights get moved around! Okc tried the old 4 guard lineup with Chet
I think Myles Turner might be the right guy to fit in to this theoretical lineup, but we don't have the $ to sign him outright and I don't think IND is going to be looking to lose him coming off b2b ECF appearances (and maybe on their way to the finals)
Haven't seen what in 100 years? I'm not following what you're saying?
John Collins, PJ Washington and Rui Hachimura all have only 1 year left on their deals. All 3 are attainable, can shoot the 3 and rebound well. Drafting Sorber would also be helpful.
lol you can smell the ingenious evertime i hear ace bailey. Even saw a malauch suggestion due to “fit”.
I’m pretty sure OKC is going to win the best game but man if they don’t then this doesn’t exactly look too good for the vaunted 3 guard line up. 2 second round knock outs in a row.
It's just down to their second best player ting the bed.
16ppg on 33/21/82, gameplan has nothing to do with his disappearence.
If anything, OKC's biggest issue has been that other than SGA noone can create , they have no bag as kids these days would say.
I still stand by what I said even before the playoffs began, Williams isn't worth the extension he'll ask for and he should be traded because after he signs that deal his trade value will drop.
The only systematic issue they have is Chet being reduced to a role player. Idk how much of it is on him, but he's an afterthought during most possessions.
Williams, Chet and a couple of picks for Giannis seems like as much of a no brainer as a trade can be.
SGA is their franchise player and they're on his timeline, not the Williams/Chet timeline.
And SGA is just 8 months younger than Fox who's preparing for retirement according to some spurstalk members.
The West is wide open and no contender other than OKC has a clear path to makin major improvements, then pairing SGA with Giannis would be their best shot to win multiple championships.
It’s ok, Boston’s 3 guard lineup won it last year
They have one this year too. And they’re not winning the championship. One team doing it in 75 years of nba history is not much of a thing to copy and expect it to work. Denvers other players have been ting the bed too. So idgaf that OKCs second best player is struggling. He’s struggles bc the playoffs is more physical and teams get to rough them up more. Chet is a role player at this point. He hasn’t proven he is anything more than that. Denver is just playing very physical basketball. That’s the way you deal with these smaller teams in the playoffs. It’s why we traded George Hill for Kawhi. We were too small as a team and we needed bigger stronger and more physical players. We got a taller SG in Danny, a legit 6’7 SF and we also got rid of small ass Blair and put in 7ft Tiago. Size typically wins championships.It’s ok, Boston’s 3 guard lineup won it last year
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