Popular Post warcore Posted July 11, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 I'm neither team KAT nor Siakam, until the JB situation plays out. That's the top prize. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators macdaddy Posted July 11, 2023 Moderators Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 7 minutes ago, KB21 said: I think KAT is the better fit offensively, but he's also absolutely terrible defensively. KAT also doesn't have the best reputation as a worker. Yeah i hear you on that. I will say though that we have to get some kind of offensive impact player in the front court or we're just wall/beal, dame/cj all over again. i think this is the thought process with Siakam. Offense and defense. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators macdaddy Posted July 11, 2023 Moderators Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 And i guess more to the point that we may have had a good offense overall but our 4th quarter offense was average at best. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NBASupes Posted July 11, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 1 hour ago, theheroatl said: Looks like Masai got disappointed that Atlanta isn't raising their offer and the lack of offers dragged up with the Indiana intentional leak, now he trying squeeze more. Masai wants a 1.25 on a dollar for Siakam. No one wants to come close to that type of deal. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LucastheThird Posted July 11, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 Just now, NBASupes said: Masai wants a 1.25 on a dollar for Siakam. No one wants to come close to that type of deal. He better pay attention to the JC situation. He's walking himself into a horrible deal when he's had fair-value offers already. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Popular Post Sothron Posted July 11, 2023 Premium Member Popular Post Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Dragitoff said: Why in the world would Orlando be interested in Siakam? They just waived Bol Bol to help clear up their abundance at the 4/5? Posturing? I'm sure they'd have to send back Carter and more so that could help, but are they going to play Banchero and Siakam as interchangeable PF and C? In other news, good to have my old username profile back. Thanks to those behind the scenes who got me back online. Although this username doesn't make sense for this season in life, it only feels right after years on this site using it. lol. Taking time from work to say welcome back with your old account! I am glad the mods/admin were able to get you going again. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hawkish Posted July 11, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 3 minutes ago, NBASupes said: Masai wants a 1.25 on a dollar for Siakam. No one wants to come close to that type of deal. It all makes sense now…. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kg01 Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 9 minutes ago, Hawkish said: It all makes sense now…. Those dayum Canadans! Again?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member georgia Posted July 11, 2023 Premium Member Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 With roster as is…..assuming no trade for pascal or kat- what hole do we have pf or back up sf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragitoff Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 10 minutes ago, warcore said: I'm neither team KAT nor Siakam, until the JB situation plays out. That's the top prize. What if all this Siakam to ATL was a massive smoke screen. What if the deal all along with indeed a 3 team trade with Toronto and Atlanta and Boston as the 3rd team? Siakam and Capela being the main parts going to Boston with Brown coming to Atlanta and Hunter and others going to Toronto. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkish Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 1 minute ago, Dragitoff said: What if all this Siakam to ATL was a massive smoke screen. What if the deal all along with indeed a 3 team trade with Toronto and Atlanta and Boston as the 3rd team? Siakam and Capela being the main parts going to Boston with Brown coming to Atlanta and Hunter and others going to Toronto. Could be… however, I don’t see a spot for Capela on Boston with KP, RWilliams, and Horford. A fourth team would likely be needed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrell Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Diesel said: You ever think that the motivation for picking Siakam may be Money? All this time, it has been said that we want Siakam. He's not a good outside shooter. He's not an elite defender. The main reason we would take him over KAT is Availability. Yeah, the KAT people don't want to talk about availability. However, there's another reason that looms larger than availability.... We can see what he can do without making a longtime deal. Hawks get Siakam, they get their Big three, and Siakam is just a rental. Not to his benefit, to our benefit. He's got a good track record with injuries, so he will play. However, if we don't win a chip... What will people say? Can't say that we didn't put together a strong team. Can't say we didn't try. Can't say that we didn't have a good coach. Siakam and his 1 year deal becomes a good scapegoat. AND We've cleared some big contracts that we didn't like as much. To top things off, with his Bird Rights, we can match whatever offer he gets and more importantly, we can trade him. The thing about trading him, is that he will fetch something good. Unfortunately, KAT won' t be the same. Neither will JB. Their contracts will hold them here. The fact is that we have a cheap owner. So getting a contract like Siakam's is a good way to remain strongly competitive and at the same time, stay under the cap. We will Balk like Boston if it comes down to a 5yr 242 Million dollar deal. "BIg 3" and "Superstars" I see these words(phrases) way too often these days.. Geez There isnt 1 team in the NBA with 3 "superstars" on it IMO... Edited July 11, 2023 by terrell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Popular Post Wretch Posted July 11, 2023 Premium Member Popular Post Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 24 minutes ago, macdaddy said: And i guess more to the point that we may have had a good offense overall but our 4th quarter offense was average at best. Indeed. This is a point that routinely gets missed. Too often, people take statistics at face value and ignore a lot of qualitative context. There's a reason why our 4th quarter execution fails and it's the same reason why we struggle in the post season. Scoring is one thing. Scoring when it counts is a whole other animal. A team that can't shoot is easy to plan for - just force them to shoot it. I'm not thrilled about KAT's defense but I am equally concerned about bringing in another mediocre distance shooter. Ball movement and 3's has been our Achilles heel for quite some time now. Quin's offense will likely help, but I would feel better going into the season if we address the shooting with talent in the starting lineup. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDawg#8 Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 18 minutes ago, georgia said: With roster as is…..assuming no trade for pascal or kat- what hole do we have pf or back up sf? We don’t really have any holes as is. And we are at least 2-deep at every position. If we are talking about potential weak areas then I would say PF has a bigger question mark than the other positions. Even then we have the bodies to rotate if we are looking for more size, shooting, or experience. Our roster is quite complete, it’s just a matter of adding high level talent in exchange for some of our extra pieces. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Final_quest Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 4 minutes ago, RedDawg#8 said: We don’t really have any holes as is. And we are at least 2-deep at every position. If we are talking about potential weak areas then I would say PF has a bigger question mark than the other positions. Even then we have the bodies to rotate if we are looking for more size, shooting, or experience. Our roster is quite complete, it’s just a matter of adding high level talent in exchange for some of our extra pieces. Actually a trade would potentially create a hole. We would have hopefully upgraded the talent though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRW Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 Terrell Phoenix is close with 2 Batmans and 1 Robin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plainview1981 Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 19 minutes ago, RedDawg#8 said: We don’t really have any holes as is. And we are at least 2-deep at every position. If we are talking about potential weak areas then I would say PF has a bigger question mark than the other positions. Even then we have the bodies to rotate if we are looking for more size, shooting, or experience. Our roster is quite complete, it’s just a matter of adding high level talent in exchange for some of our extra pieces. When you only win 41 games you have a team with holes. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDawg#8 Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 13 minutes ago, Final_quest said: Actually a trade would potentially create a hole. We would have hopefully upgraded the talent though. Yes. Any trade would impact our depth. But as is, we have plenty of depth and no “holes” to fill on the roster. We could stand to improve our shooting and defense, but adding any player to this roster only further adds to a logjam. 6 minutes ago, Plainview1981 said: When you only win 41 games you have a team with holes. Roster holes, no. Talent holes, yes. Which is what I said. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDawg#8 Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 46 minutes ago, terrell said: "BIg 3" and "Superstars" I see these words(phrases) way too often these days.. Geez There isnt 1 team in the NBA with 3 "superstars" on it IMO... Superstars vs Stars is debatable, but PHX has 3 legit stars. A legit Superstar, a rising Superstar, and an All Star who fancies himself a superstar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrell Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 (edited) 20 minutes ago, TRW said: Terrell Phoenix is close with 2 Batmans and 1 Robin. Meh.. KD used to be a superstar. Hes old and fragile now. I mean dude injured himself doing a layup in warmups.. Booker is a star not superstar imo Beal is next tier below Booker.. lol But yeah Phoenix is closest I guess.. Edited July 11, 2023 by terrell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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