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Faith in the front office status: Restoring.
Eh, still pretty unusual. The road to summer money for buyouts is to sign with a championship contender, shine in the spotlight and then cash in. We haven't seen buyout candidates sign with the Knicks of the world in recent years, tbh
I was actually really interested to see which championship contender Dieng signed with because I thought there was a good chance he'd be the best player out of him, Aldridge and Drummond. I can't say that out loud now because it sounds like a homer take.
Still processing this news for the Spurs but obviously Dieng can't hurt. He's better than Eubanks at least. A three-point shooting center who rebounds, passes and is supposedly a positive in the locker room? Not bad at all.
Faith in the front office status: Restoring.
Man Pop really hates Luka
48% on 3s, but 2 attempts per game and only like 20 games. His career % is like 36, so, that would be a more realistic target
So our franchise isn't being massive tightwads for insurance money. Thank
Do the Spurs still make any money on taking on Chriss, or no?
No, Eubanks. Luka isn’t a center.
Interesting.... I wonder what he was promised to pass up those other teams maybe he just wanted to be a spur?
Dieng would have been a starter for the Raptors and probably the Heat. The Knicks just lost Mitc Robinson so he could have maybe even started there and then cash in the summer due to all their cap space. The Suns need a backup big and they look pretty legit. The Sixers just traded away Bradley who was their Embiid replacement when hurt.
So, yeah, not sure why Dieng picked the Spurs. Bigger contract? Promised to be a starter over Poeltl? (Can't imagine that, though, thb.) Attracted to culture and coffee gang lifestyle? Can't be big minutes, limelight or championship odds. . .
Hes a good solid back up center about to be 31/32. Beats jp or ewwbanks who cant shoot a lick
spurs locked up that playoff seed
He's shooting 48% from three also
Choosing the Spurs who have a real shot at missing the playoffs over teams like the Clips and Sixers tbh.
He’s become a bit of a sniper. That’s really most of his offensive game: spot-up 3’s. Especially from the top of the arch.He's shooting 48% from three also
Great signing tbh. If Pop gives him minutes that is... got a solid mid range game for the pick and pop, can hit the open three, and helps eat up space down low. A little slow on the perimeter though, so they’d have to watch their switches, but I really like this signing.
Now that's a real good and unexpected move...
Yeah, we can't go by his percentages this year. There will be some reverting.
Over the last few years, Dieng has shot ~6 threes per 100 possessions. That's right around the rate Vassell and Aldridge shoot threes and more often than Lyles, Murray, Johnson, etc. That should help spacing.
def take a three or two a game
Spurs climbed from 10 to 4 when they benched Aldridge. Then, they got the COVID wrench thrown in the works, and sputtered, dropping back to 8th. No reason they can’t climb back into the 4-6 range.
Spurs could of done nothing. They are def all in on the playoffs
Yes, but RIP to Spurs legend Chriss
Not taking into account the grueling schedule with the 2nd hardest SOS? Sure why not.
Tbh you're a sperg if you think Dieng is only marginally better than Eubanks as a backup C
Hence my point. Sucks for him since he isn't getting minutes now
He looks like an allstar next to ewwbanks
Chriss will slide back into Lyles’s rotation spot at the end of the year.
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