I've come around on this idea moreso than I thought I would.
Fair enough. He grades out as an A level rim protector (we saw plenty of that, even when he gets beaten), and the major thing I get from that highlight reel is that he's unlikely to get embarrassed on the perimeter. That's more than enough from a 3rd center and potential 9th man.
Build a realistic Caruso trade, what goes out and how does the money match up. He’s definitely the brass ring for us.
Is it bad offense or bad shooting? It seems like he can screen, handle, and pass.
Wow...I might have to get a Tillman jersey now.
Milwaukee needs a Caruso. Cleveland, New York, and Philly need some more scoring. Same as pre Tillman
Caruso has been a pipe dream around here for weeks.
He may be starting but he is still playing like less than 20 minutes a night. Maybe playing 12-15 minutes a night on a championship team would be even better for his future prospects?
I dunno...HRB and a bunch of PC fans around here would have a much better read than me
We tried to replace him with Stevens and Brissett but that’s not really happening. Let’s see how it goes with Tillman whenever he returns from his knee injury.
Love Porzingis and Horford. Really like Tillman.
Theoretically yes. I’ll be honest my recollection is that I didn’t love his defensive work last year and thought his foot speed especially had nosedived.
Smart got the C's 2 Firsts + Jones (salary to make it work)
The point is if you want to carry 3-4 max or near max guys you’re going to have to acquire the surrounding parts for peanuts and pay them close to min salaries. The front office is borderline heroic* in this 3-4 year conversion from the Kemba/Kyrie years.
Yeah….I understood the point. I think my response conveyed that I understood the point.
I guess we are talking past each other or you just didn’t bother to read the original post that you responded to.
You’re turning a positive into a negative for no reason. The entire point of the post was the cheap acquisitions and total allocation to the bigs is a huge value add for a team trying to win a championship for multiple years. You then picked the two bottom guys and said they should cost nothing. And have now continued to come back saying they should be worth nothing multiple times.
Wow ok.
Horford was spry tonight.
I have no dog in this fight and agree you both are mainly in sync, but I would suggest that when you referenced not taking victory laps over Kornet and Queta, that might have been construed as a negative spin. He aptly pointed out its no small feat to get the production they've both provided for minimum cost, and Stevens should be applauded for finding them. You seem to agree with that point but probably didn't make that clear initially.
He shoots worse than Tucker, but he's functionally much, much bigger, so he can shoot inside better (on a team with offensive talent and good spacing). Tucker is a total non-factor once he gets run off the line, because he's just too small and unathletic.
You probably should add "younger" to that.
It's not super-common, and he was 26, but this is almost exactly what GSW did with Wiggins in their recent title run. So you are right, it can be done and is a win when it happens.
+1. Tillman's Bird rights are a nice bonus for a 25-year-old bench player.
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To put it another way, Brad has been great at hitting singles where Danny was swinging for the fences. The former is more important where BOS is now.
Tillman sounds like a sort of hybrid version of the Williamses (Grant and Robert).+1. Tillman's Bird rights are a nice bonus for a 25-year-old bench player.
The next 30 games + playoffs will determine if Brad wants to keep him for future seasons.
Wouldn't expect X's UFA market to be robust, POINTZ! deficient bench BIGs just don't get paid, unless you're the Pistons a year before RFA with Beef Stew (no need to tell me about all the great things Isaiah Stewart does as a starter for the Pistons
A beefy, switchy 5 with 7'2" wingspan who is a TOP10 defensive Center, surrounded by shooting, has more value to Boston than most teams.
Joel meet Xavier, he's going to up in your business for the next few years.
Yea that's a good analogy
a poor man's TimeLord that doesn't offer Rob's vertical spacing or blocks into the 5th row
It'll be interesting to see how Joe slots Tillman into the big rotation. I'd imagine that Kornet holds his minutes for now, as they get a better idea of how to use X. I could see that shifting as we get towards the playoffs.
