Gorgui Dieng signs with the Atlanta Hawks. One-year, $4 Million.

[kg01]

1 minute ago, mrhonline said:

 

Didn't he play for our SL team a few years back?

[JayBirdHawk]

3 minutes ago, ATLHawks3 said:

Is there a rule where we can't use part of that MLE to make signings? Or do we have to use all of it on one player?

Yes you can use a portion of it, but as camp pointed out the BAE is also available.

[nathan2331]

I realize the days of bringing in Jason Collins to neutralize Dwight are over, but is there a center in free agency (or even the league) that could at least slow him down if we matched up against the Sixers again?

I know it can't/won't happen, but I'd love to see us bring Edy back from Real Madrid. He should've gotten more opportunities when he was drafted by us.

[JayBirdHawk]

3 minutes ago, nathan2331 said:

I realize the days of bringing in Jason Collins to neutralize Dwight are over, but is there a center in free agency (or even the league) that could at least slow him down if we matched up against the Sixers again?

I know it can't/won't happen, but I'd love to see us bring Edy back from Real Madrid. He should've gotten more opportunities when he was drafted by us.

Maybe Robin Lopez? ...he can at least fustrate Embiid.

[nathan2331]

1 minute ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Maybe Robin Lopez? ...he can at least fustrate Embiid.

That could work. But then we're stuck watching his ugly a$$ hook shot until Okongwu is healthy lol. But Lopez would be a good 3rd string C.

[JayBirdHawk]

1 minute ago, nathan2331 said:

That could work. But then we're stuck watching his ugly a$$ hook shot until Okongwu is healthy lol. But Lopez would be a good 3rd string C.

I don't know how that thing works, but it does, lol

[kg01]

2 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

I don't know how that thing works, but it does, lol

I love it.  So ugly.... it's beautiful. 

[Spud2nique]

8 minutes ago, kg01 said:

I love it.  So ugly.... it's beautiful. 

Ya every time I’m thinking it’s gonna blow the rim up..nope it goes in and I’m like … THASSSS SOME BS ROB! 

[sturt]

To no one in particular...

 

People are too damn concerned about matching up with the Bucks, when if we'd had Trae and Dre, awfully good chance that right now their fans are asking how they can better match up against us.

McM is only going to play 10 guys (at most) in high leverage games. Can't say this enough--we've chosen a style of play. Be the best at that style of play. It's like saying, "I think we can be better against Team X if we go get a few bigger linemen and a fullback and adopt the triple option," when your offense is built on a Bill Walsh playbook otherwise.

Think Jalen Johnson helps. He's not a C, of course, but he's got the frame to be a fairly significant lockdown combo forward defender.

Dieng is pretty ideal, imo. Maybe 5-10 lbs heavier than optimal, but beyond that, he's impactful at both ends of the floor. Not among the best--of course not--but good enough and seemingly affordable. We'll see.

[sturt]

Monday 6pm Eastern, the flag drops....

[FL_BRYANT]

Funny how we fall for the copycat narrative of small ball and three pointers. Only to get beat by size and midrange and scoring in the paint. If you give up 80 pts in the paint your going to lose. 

[Sothron]

Dieng is the ideal backup center for us. He is criminally underrated.

[gHost83]

McGee for me.

[kg01]

54 minutes ago, FL_BRYANT said:

Funny how we fall for the copycat narrative of small ball and three pointers. Only to get beat by size and midrange and scoring in the paint. If you give up 80 pts in the paint your going to lose. 

There's truth to this.  However, I'd say not having our wings was as big a factor in that loss as anything. 

Hurt rebounding and defense.  A big body wouldn't have been able to single-handedly counter what we were facing. 

[JayBirdHawk]

Here's a question, how much do you want to spend on a Center? Vet Min, BAE $3 mil, MLE $9 mil?

Rank your centers by price.

[sturt]

Answering the question.... spend the entire MLE if you have to, in order to get your guy on a one year contract... after all, it's Ressler's money.

[JayBirdHawk]

13 minutes ago, sturt said:

Answering the question.... spend the entire MLE if you have to, in order to get your guy on a one year contract... after all, it's Ressler's money.

As long as we don't excees the Tax. I have to jog my memory on the nimbers.

[Spud2nique]

41 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Here's a question, how much do you want to spend on a Center? Vet Min, BAE $3 mil, MLE $9 mil?

Rank your centers by price.

What’s the advantages of not spending the full 9 mill? Just wondering.

I’m down to Dieng and Robin Lopez I guess. Not sure how much each is looking for though. Much more for Lopez I assume. 

1 minute ago, JayBirdHawk said:

nimbers

[sturt]

Pardon the repeat, but know that all the numbers of those signed are valid (but feel free to double check me).....

 

[sturt]

To no one in particular...

 

The final score of any game is representative of the total points... and so even if you get beat up outside the arc.... beat up inside the post.... regardless, it's the entirety  of the scoring, for you and against you, that matters.

Not that everyone doesn't know that. But it sounds like that point somehow gets lost sometimes in order to support a preferred conclusion.