The last thing GS needs is another undersized defense-challenged shooting guard who really can't play next to Curry in crunch time.
On the other hand they do genuinely need more creation, especially if Poole continues to poop his pants.
Beal is no Durant, and no one is as stupid as Minnesota, but teams like Philly and Miami could potentially trade a young player of interest (like Maxey or Herro) and a pick to make it worth Washington’s while. Unless Beal demands Boston as his only accepted trade destination, it‘s hard to acquire him while withholding Jaylen and the team’s draft capital.
I was thinking Beal is exactly what Golden State needs in a massive upgrade over Poole. I don't rate him as defensively challenged at all. He let up on that end when he was asked to carry the offensive during courses of a game but overall I have him as a plus defender at his position. He was often the guy defending the best perimeter scorers in the 4Q.
Not disputing most of this, but is 6'4" considered undersized for an SG these days? Honest question.
Cosign. He'd be deadly next to Steph if they retained the right pieces in acquiring him.
Regarding the bolded, I have no idea what to say. LEBRON, DARKO, and BBRef violently disagree with you.
I place very little weight in individual Defensive metrics in a team defensive scheme. Other factors such as taking foot off pedal when offensive runs through the player and on a lottery team skews results for that player and these variables are where I find my greatest edges. It makes them appear much worse than they are. Ray Allen is the one example that always comes to mind when this topic comes up.
They're not gospel. Brad's numbers across all metrics were bad even when he played on borderline playoff teams too. But to your point, they weren't as bad.
Due to the full NTC Beal is going to be traded where he wants to go for the terms he wants. Washington can choose to hold on to a malcontented Beal, that's certainly their right. But it's really their only alternative.
They are gospel to me and how I utilize them. Now using the "they weren't as bad" when on borderline playoff teams is a large part of the things I'm looking at. How would his defense grade on a solid playoff team? Maybe a little better. Maybe I'm a little off, maybe those metrics are a little off. The key point for me is to recognize all those variables that a player cannot control.
The leading scorer on a lottery team is basically a stone cold lock to look like (and grade out as) a negative defender, but I think Beal's defensive ceiling is closer to Curry (who is basically average) than to an actual good defender. He's a better than Poole in every way except age so maybe there's something there, but I think Curry needs to play alongside a legitimately good defensive guard in order for the Warriors to be a good defensive team (doubly so if Draymond leaves).
Even without the NTC, the package for Beal was going to very modest. He is not that good and paid like a top 10 player in the league.
It's enough time for him to fuck up again unless the Grizzlies get smart and freeze him in carbonite until he's clear to play.
Actually it was more like 50 games (he and Crittenton got suspended for the remainder of the year in January of 2010). Although one could argue that giving a gun to a first degree murderer as a practical joke was its own punishment.
I had 50 games to full season. Very light imo and def not meaningful enough to be a wake up call...if 8 wasn't why would 20? Guy gets what every player wishes for....a 62-game season. We aren't privy to the full investigation though.
I agree. This doesn't seem light at all. This is a significant suspension. An unpaid one.
He'll also be docked pay for the suspension - something like $7.6 million if I'm understanding correctly. Not exactly chump change, even for an NBA all-star, so I'm sure he's not exactly happy about this.
he made second team all nba in 2022 I believe, so. It sure there is any supermax implication for him
It was 25, not 20. And he doesn't get paid for those 25 games. And while players do want fewer games, they don't want them crammed into a shorter season.
Yeah, that suspension is like a $10 million – $11 million fine. If that ain’t a wake up call I don’t know what is.
No, Ja on that contract is completely untouchable, never mind for a prime asset like Jaylen.
Ja is on the books for around $192 million for the next five seasons, not subtracting the $10 million for missing 25 games this upcoming season.
But Ja does have "these issues". He's already on strike two. At this rate, he might be out of the league a year from now. You would have to be legitimately insane to make that trade.
I wouldn't, mostly because I don't trust Ja's reckless style to keep up without him out for extended periods of time.
Why? Beal doesn't have particular issues with effort; he's just been on a shit team forever. Exactly the kind of bet Miami is set up to make.
He can go to Phx for a year and we can get him in 2024 at an even steeper discount when that team explodes. Miami is more of a problem.
