I want to believe. It would be wild to see him play like a normal NBA player for a stretch where he isnt doing the most inane stuff possible.
Coincidentally Houston has a guy they call "playdough man". Play looks normal but results are incredible... something about him reminds me of THT.
We should be compensated more than they should be willing to give. I don’t want 3,5 years of Robinson on that contract for one measly pick and that should be the most Miami would offer (if even that). I don’t want Robinson anywhere near the Jazz unless we’re playing Miami and he’s in a Heat uniform.
I think the play where he falls to the ground and makes a layup while doing the splits is what I will always think of... he makes me laugh... I'll give him that.
I'm still of the opinion that if the compensation lined up I'd be in. I'd say in a KO - Robinson deal I'd need one unprotected pick and one swap minimum. If DA/JZ are high on Jovic I'd settle for the unprotected pick and Jovic.
That’s actually part of the secret to developing all of that untapped potential.
develop it while not tapping it... are you saying let the cake bake?
Is it this year’s pick that they can trade? I’m a little iffy on the length of his deal but I do think you eventually move him and end up collecting assets on both sides of that contract. The thing that would have me most miffed is not just keeping Bojan and moving him for another first that didn’t require that kind of salary dump and was perhaps a bit farther out.
They owe a 2025 pick. So it would have to be 2023 or 2027/29.
If they offer up 27 or 29 then I’d say we’re in business. I don’t disagree on Robinson. Too often a player’s perceived value is placed up against something that distorts the picture and prevents people from objectively evaluating what the player could actually bring on the floor, whether that’s draft position, who they’ve been traded for, or their salary. In this case any potential on-court value Robinson may have is quickly negated by a mental aversion of “OMG that contract.”
I heard one of the Indy reporters say that Indiana wrote JC off as a do not draft on draft night and he kinda thought once you are on that list you never get off. I thought that was the best fit all along but they might be out if true… they took TJ leaf in that draft instead of Collins.
I don’t think his production is all that different from Beasley. I’d rather not commit to him for as long as his deal is but the picks make it worth it imo. He’s also out for a month or so and so it’s a great tank move.
I’d hope to get some draft stuff from LA.
