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I'm not sure who Pop plans to start. That's biggest question heading into training camp... Strange situation to start the season...
Yes, they could cut Tony and it'd have absolutely no impact at this point on the cap in the future. Just take the hit this year.
But he'll be playing this year. Sure hope you're not relying on Patty to start.
I'm not sure who Pop plans to start. That's biggest question heading into training camp... Strange situation to start the season...
Well, this is the best the FO could find out of all the unknown, obscure, white foreign guys in the NBA. At least I would like to think that it was the best.
He has been a huge disappointment in Denver, Oklahoma City but not really Chicago (got there late in season). It says a lot that Chicago - with Felicio, Portis, Markkanen, Lopez & Mirotic (unsigned) as their mediocre rotation of big men - had no intentions of retaining his services and he's one of the worst rim - protecting big men in the NBA.
Doesn't fill any needs and brings redundant skills to Bertans, although I think Davis plays better defense in spurts. Hoping Pop/RC can still pull a rabbit out of their asses with another prospect like they did when they found Boban and Aron overseas.
Last edited by J_Paco; 07-20-2017 at 12:22 AM.
A character guy that is willing to rough it up in the paint and can space the floor.
Sound like a Matt Bonner replacement.
He looks like a mix between a Matt Bonner and a David Lee.
Frenchies stick together.
He's got a Center body for today's NBA.
Yet, he has a finesse game, won't but the boards hard and doesn't block shots. He is a pretty ty Dedmon replacement skill set wise, IMO.
Last edited by J_Paco; 07-31-2017 at 03:14 PM.
Hey, I'm not talking the guy up. I'm just stating the fact.
Dedmon sucked but our defense is definitely taking a hit, tbh.
Barring something unforseen, the defense is taking a pretty big dip this upcoming season.
Sure; but it's clear that the Spurs aren't being built to win the regular season. They're being built to beat the Warriors in the playoffs. Dedmon was apparently not part of that equation.
If he wasn't, why did Pop play him consistent rotation minutes through the end of the regular season? Pops all about chemistry, but he then benches Dedmon and starts Lee/Gasol in the playoffs.
But...the Spurs didn't improve... Mills and Gasol are practically unplayable against them, LMA is complete garbage unless Kawhi is holding his hand, Danny is declining, and Parker/Gay are practically unknowns right now coming off an injury.
How does that equal to being built to beat the Warriors?
Playoff rotations are shortened and based on match-ups. Dedmon isn't a part of the equation against GS. Go back and you'll see that.
Spurs were up 20 and ready to sweep GS in reg season; they were up 25 in Gm 1 when Kawhi was injured. Obviously, they were doing something right.
They're not bringing that same team back... Kawhi better reach Jordan levels if the Spurs want even a shot at sniffing a le.
From the same guy who brought us Livio Jean-Charles.
I'm not arguing that the Spurs are improving or not improving; I'm just saying that Dedmon was a non-integral piece as far as beating the Warriors. Sure, the Spurs may have a worse regular season now; there might be ramifactions to that, too. But at least the Spurs aren't fooling themselves into a false sense of superiority.
FWIW... probably nothing. In MyGM mode on 2k17 my expansion team has this guy. He apparently is a beast on the boards. LOL!
If you go back, you'll know that Pop normally tickets till the All Star break, then starts reducing the rotation before the playoffs.
Last year was the outlier. He was still experimenting till the last game of the Reg season. He never started Lee with Aldridge and actually stopped starting Gasol after he got hurt early on.
He's not dumb. He knew we were prepping for GS. But for some reason last yr he went away from the norm.
He made Boban look like Brad Pitt.
Also the guy who brought us Diaw. A useful piece, unlike your fellow Mexicans Garino and LaprosytollaFrom the same guy who brought us Livio Jean-Charles.
He didn't want GS to know what to prepare for; and nobody was surprised Dedmon didn't crack the rotation. He had plenty of DNP's that would've suggested that would be the case.
Schintzius was good. Don't remember Bateer.
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