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I'd rather see him start over Poe right now, especially given how few minutes Jakob plays anyway. Chim can run and block shots just fine, and at least he has some type of outside game.
I like this kid's hustle. I hope he gets some more garbage time, preferably when we have a big lead.
I'd rather see him start over Poe right now, especially given how few minutes Jakob plays anyway. Chim can run and block shots just fine, and at least he has some type of outside game.
Aldridge
Bertans
Gay
DeRozan
Briante Weber
Gasol
#Metu
Troy Williams
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Forbes
Thats about as well as you can do with what's available out there. I hate the idea of Bertans starting but starters need spacing with Weber being a "Meh 3 & great D" player
You will be waiting a long time for him to get in then
I'd play him at point guard. Now.
The Spurs probably still want to justify pursuing Poetl so he will keep playing... Probably as long as they've tried to push Mills as the "veteran leader" and backup PG who plays way too much.
This 1000x
There's no group of individuals as stubborn as PATFO. If Mills was still earning 3M/yr he wouldn't be getting starter minutes and get to close every game. If the Boris Diaw trade was fair, they wouldn't be giving Olivier Hanlan every opportunity possible to make the roster. If Poeltl wasn't a god damn trade filler piece, he wouldn't be starting while providing nothing to the team.
The #Metu Movement is a potentially fantastic nickname tbh.
I did like what I saw tbh.
I'm sure he'll get a chance after another 70 games of Cunningham et al being trash
Basically. I seriously don’t know how Cunningham is still in the league. Here is a guy that does absolutely nothing well. He doesn’t have 1 skill
Sign me in.
Even in those limited minutes Jakob has been beyond underwhelming tbh.
Poeltl is a wallflower. Hard to notice him out there. If Im SA, Im calling teams and offering Poeltl, Mills for any big and bad expiring.
I like Metu he checks all the boxes:
smart
athletic
hard worker
humble
plays hard
Dude's played a whopping 21 minutes in 2 games in silver and black and it's already time to cut bait?
I like him because he's athletic and plays hard, that's what we need.
It would probably take a couple of first rounders added from the Spurs to get anyone to not hang up immediately. Sad.
You need smart too, though. Some big-ass dunce wouldn't be any better than an unathletic try-hard. Metu seems like he could fit into a "Beautiful Game" offense, and that's still the team's best chance of winning going forward.
I've listened to him in interviews. He seems like a pretty put together individual. He reminds me of a guy who could play a Robert Horry type role. Hopefully that comes to fruition with a bit more dribbling skill and passing skills.
For a pure expiring? Yeah, Mills would take a least a first and a second. But something like Gay and Mills for Parsons? I think they could get away with that straight up. Memphis saves a bit of money and backs way away from the tax next year. The Spurs pay more money overall but get out of Patty's deal earlier. And they get a small-forward, finally. Considering that next season will hopefully be one where the team is trying to break in a new SF, Parsons could make sense as vet compe ion.
I agree Metu seems smart. He and Bamba both impressed me. Moreover, Metu seems to have a decent BBIQ for a forward. My comment was not about Metu really; it was about the idea that athleticism was more important than IQ. I don't think that's the case. I think they're equally important, and I'd rather have a really smart player with serviceable athleticism than an uber-athlete with only passable intelligence. The Spurs were an elite defense for so many years because of how smart they were, not because they had great athletes. Pretending that Leonard and Green didn't have high defensive IQs is an insult to their impact.
I agree. The NBA game is so sophisticated now that just being athletic isn't going to keep you in the court. If you are consistently making errors by simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time, then expect to be pulled.
That said, players still need a level of talent to not be a liability on a one-on-one situation.
The game is also a lot faster and the game is going towards everyone being 6'8 who can handle the ball and shoot from the outside.
yep...
except Pop that will not let your dwarves go away, unless you have Curry shooting, Cp3 all around game or the Trae Young's playmaking potential, you need to have size to not be fully exploited in defense, no shooter needs to adjust your shot against the dwarf combination of SA.
Didn't Don Nelson say that 30 years ago?
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