Putting the C in 'Arsen

Fishy1

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Come on, dude. This is bad posting, and in bad faith. He didn't predict he would turn out that way, he said that was his ceiling. That means his absolute maximum projection. In the same paragraph he said he expected him to be a "very valuable rotation guard," which isn't a ridiculous proposition at all.
 

Jimbodandy

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Not really. I think they should spend big money on 3-4 players and fill out the roster with a few vet mins and the rest with draft picks. Pretty much exactly what they are doing. I don't even have a problem with Edwards being on the roster and getting minutes. I just don't think he's going to be good.

Basically, I think Terry Rozier, Semi, Edwards, Waters are the types of guys you let play out their contracts because they are on rookie deals and all NBA teams are going to have 5-7 guys on their roster that aren't materially better than they are. Bring in 6-7 rookies every year and hope 1-2 work out and just keep cycling thru players. You just don't bring them back because that's what bad teams do. They are easily replaced.

If Edwards turns into a 25 point scorer on .500/.400/.900 shooting in season 2, you react accordingly and sign him. If he's scoring 10 points a game on 37% shooting from 3 in the last year of the deal, you let him walk because the Knicks will pay him 4/70.
I can get behind all of this. Thanks for drawing it out in long form.

I think that where we may be slightly different here is the presumed first contract value of these players, but I agree that the highest likelihood of an all star level guy is Langford
 

Cesar Crespo

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Is it, though? The team doesn't really practice during the regular season. I have no idea if they watch videos and stuff like that where there could be some learning. But, I don't know how a player gets better by shooting baskets before the game, sitting on the bench for 2 hours, and then going home. I know G-league sucks, but at least they are playing basketball.
I think one could argue the G-league is counterproductive for guys like Waters and Edwards (unless he's there to play PG). Edwards will be dominating the G league playing the exact opposite role they want him to play in the NBA.