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You're the GM this offseason. What do you do?

I was trying to keep my expectations low but I just realized that even if my expectations are low I'm gonna be one grumpy and salty SOB if we strike out in free agency. So you know what... **** it. We're getting Tobias, D'Lo or Kemba y'all. It's happening. I might as well try to will it into existence through the power of positivity. Who with me?!
 
One Brow said:
For the record, trading our second-best player for garbage is a great way to fall back into the lower half of the playoffs. I understand wanting to un-duplicate, but let's do it by gaining talent.
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Shaq next to Gobert is a losing lineup.
 
Starting to think Rudy could be a 17.5-19 point scorer this year if you look at his progression and take his exit interview seriously. That would be huge. Especially if he can hit his free throws around 70-72%.
 
Wes Mantooth said:
Starting to think Rudy could be a 17.5-19 point scorer this year if you look at his progression and take his exit interview seriously. That would be huge. Especially if he can hit his free throws around 70-72%.
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He would score more purely by spacing the floor. He does, actually.
 
I’ll make that bold prediction now. Rudy is gonna be shooting the 3 some this season. Maybe 2-2.5x a game.
 
I didnt realize so many people were so high on De'Angelo. I can understand the appeal from his age, he's still young and got time to improve. But is he a good fit next to Donovan right now. Feel like Conley is a much better fit.
 
NUMBERICA said:
It’s a bad idea to take one of the biggest offensive rebounding, roll-man, and lob threats there is and turn him into a jump-shooter. The guy is who you create the space FOR, and he’d have to become Brook Lopez before any serious team is committing a defender to him out there anyway.
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This. Rudy has no business ever standing beyond the three point line. He needs to be cleaning up the offensive boards, and setting up for lobs.
 
Bawse Dawg said:
This. Rudy has no business ever standing beyond the three point line. He needs to be cleaning up the offensive boards, and setting up for lobs.
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I mean, I guess for the occasional late-clock or trick play situation, it would be great to have in the bag. But that’s nothing to feature in an offense.
 
All I want from Rudy is to find more strength in his base, be able to punish mismatches with a simple move, and improve his conversion on non-dunks around the rim. With greater spacing and another serious threat on the perimeter, that gets him pretty close to 20 ppg if not beyond.
 
One Brow said:
Hence, my comment about unduplicating talent. Trading Shaq or Gobert for Nigel Goss-Williams doesn't improve the lineup or your winning chances.
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Neither does keeping a player that makes your team worse because of that duplicitousness.

Nigel Goss-Williams wasn’t a 1st round pick either. But, cute.
 
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