Schlenk was awesome on NBA RADIO this morning

[JTB]

So no I don’t have all the details but I have my favorite parts I can share that schlenk mentioned this morning during his interview on nba radio:

-Schlenk continues to deny that he is trying to model the Warriors (yeah ok lol)

-Schlenk said the team would have been just as happy with Doncic 

-Schlenk says that they feel they got a great deal with the trade vs the mavs however through his voice when he mentioned the mavs pick for next year you can tell he lost out on the negotiation and is why the pick is protected top 5 (unfortunately for us)

-Schlenk says that the whole league is trying to mimic the warriors style of play not just the hawks 

-(MY FAVORITE) schlenk says that he sees some similarities to Trae Young and Curry as far as the deep 3s go but acknowledged that curry played more off ball than Trae in college and for Trae to get to an elite level he will need to master off ball movement once he gives it up in the half court. Also schlenk said in terms of just being a pure point guard he feels like he’s Trae is a way better passer than Curry was at this stage.

 

....feel free to add more details if you heard the interview 

[kg01]

Some genius wrote the following in the draft discussion thread ....

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Slink NBARadio synopsis care of kg ....

- Goals heading into draft:

Wanted to acquire assets in addition.  Felt good about gaining a protected 1st and future 2nds.

- Were you ok with keeping Doncic if trade fell through?

Oh yeah, wanted to add play-makers, focused on either Luka or Trae.  Several teams wanted to trade up.  Win/win for us keeping Luka or obtaining Trae.

- How hard to decide who to move on from when you inherit a team?

First thing is to take a 'deep dive' into the team, what they have.  Won 60, then 48, then 42 so a steady decline was happening.  Roster was 4th or 5th oldest, most 60-win guys had left.  Was right time to his reset button.  Had a few future 1sts already.  Decided to let Millsap/THJ walk to open up money.

Looking at rest of league, there were several teams we could take advantage of since they were in cap heyul.  Will use space this summer to acquire assets this summer just like last year.  Will look to take contracts from tax teams for assets.

- On Steph/Trae comps, Trae said it was nice but unfair, how do you feel?

Natural comp when you see his shooting off the bounce.  The difference is, Steph played 2 in college and off-ball movement is still there.  Trae is more of a 1, has always been.  Is ahead of Steph in that area at this time.  Trae has to learn the off-ball game when he gives it up to make himself more difficult to guard.

- On hiring a player devel-focused coach?

Wanted to make sure we had a coach with that background and the ability to connect with players.  Ability to develop off the court is key as well.  CLP's ability to connect was impressive, natural fit.

- Were around Riley, Nelson, etc. how much do you learn from them/apply?

Being around successful coaches/execs all had different styles.  Take away effort/time they put into jobs.  Be who you are.  Players know when you're being fake.

- When rebuilding, besides getting right players, what the toughest part?  Is it having the owner believe in process, fans?

Making sure you don't shortcut.  Decision (to tank) is made.  Mistake is getting impatient.  Keeping owners/fans engaged is most important.  Getting guys out in community helps but fans just want to be told the truth.  Going to keep bringing in good pros to teach guys during process.

- Summer league expectations on Trae?

If he doesn't get 30's he's a failure.  Har Har Har.  Just want to see young guys start to build chemistry.

- Has goalpost been moved for rooks, considering what Tatum, Simmons, etc do?

It'll be tough for guys to live up to that but guys are bigger/stronger now .. all grown men and 19/20 so it'll be interesting to see.

You're welcom, b*tches.

 

[JTB]

39 minutes ago, kg01 said:

Some genius wrote the following in the draft discussion thread ....

 

Lol didn’t see it ....

[sturt]

 

On 6/26/2018 at 0:45 PM, kg01 said:

fans just want to be told the truth