homeytennis
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Maybe Sept 6 will unleash the log jam. It sounds like part of the front office wants to run it back and win as many games as possible this season.
Maybe Sept 6 will unleash the log jam. It sounds like part of the front office wants to run it back and win as many games as possible this season.
Swim with the current and you get further.I'm hoping that's just posturing. If not, those front office members that want to keep him and try to be competitive next year are idiots.
Even though downstream isn’t always better than upstream.Swim with the current and you get further.
Indeed. It may be the wrong direction, but you definitely get further....in the wrong direction.Swim with the current and you get further.
sometimes you have to go the wrong direction fast to get to the right place.Indeed. It may be the wrong direction, but you definitely get further....in the wrong direction.
Yeah but sometimes you have to leave the right place and go in the wrong direction slowly to get back to the right placesometimes you have to go the wrong direction fast to get to the right place.
You think you’re confused? How do you think I feel?Yeah but sometimes you have to leave the right place and go in the wrong direction slowly to get back to the right place
Ok I think I am confusing myself.
The issue is if he isn’t super max eligible then we can’t extend him… the cba extension we can offer will be less than he can get with the cap jump coming… so he will lose money theoretically. So eventually in 3 years he would be an unrestricted free agent and we’d have very little advantage over another team. You also may end up paying him like 60M a year under a super max… cap is rising but I’d don’t really see that as ideal. As noted you can wait. I think the 2023 draft could be real good so collecting one more pick and improving our pick in this draft is kind of ideal. These things can change if dudes end up sucking or get hurt.I think Don is probably like 75% out the door when it comes to Utah, but I don't think it's to the point that it's irreparable to get him back to 100% committed to Utah (da super max). If it gets that far I would expect a more formal trade request, which might eventually come.
I still think Don's best interest is to stay in Utah until his final year then request out. That gives him flexibility to act like he always wanted to be in Utah if Ainge is able to pull off some master team building moves and Smith is willing to super max him.
Likewise I think it's probably in Utah best interest to keep Donovan for another year to fully asses the market and what's possible. Of course if the Knicks come with a godfather offer you take it, but I don't think the offer quality is going to be any better now than it will be next off season if the Knicks are committed to not budging.
Utah currently isn't in a position of power. I don't think they are in a position of weakness either, but I think their position likely gets better next year. If the Knicks are mediocre this year Utah's position strengthens. If Utah is able to make some good moves and plays better than expected, their position strengthens. I think we all expect the Knicks to be at best a play in team, and don't see a whole lot of scenarios where they overachieve, so I think it's a relatively safe strategy.