Turner is a replacement for Henderson in our rotation. It's that simple. The money factor seems to be the biggest issue to most. But setting that aside what does Turner bring to the table that Henderson does not and vice versa? I think the one thing that's huge is our 2nd unit had to rely completely on CJ handling the ball almost exclusively. The other thing is we had Henderson a 6'5" SG playing SF and being expected to guard much taller guys. Granted Henderson is a better outside shooter he also averages half the rebounds and assists.
Turner is a decent piece in the rotation. The angst is that we "blew our wad" on him. And he didn't solve any of our major needs. How many notches is he above Harkless and Aminu?
The chances are though that we would have blown a similar was on a similar player. The one player people mentioned was Bazemore who from where I am standing is at best a lateral move from Turner and got the same money. We could have blown less wad and gone for a Dellavadova type guy but that wouldn't have moved anyone's needle either.
Dellevedova and al jefferson for similar deals would have made me happier. Both those guys signed for around 10 million per year.
Tweet earlier saying 76ers ready to give Crabbe a near max offer sheet? Might change the whole tune of Evan Turner at 16.4 to start being such a disaster.
Tom Moore @tmoore76ers 25m25 minutes ago #NBA source: #Sixers aren't signing Allen Crabbe to a 4-year offer sheet.
Tom Moore @tmoore76ers 23m23 minutes ago Tom Moore Retweeted John B Report out they were going to sign him to 4-year, $50 million offer sheet. @Schilly
I think Philly wants to see what happens with Durant to know whether they can get Barnes. If Durant doesnt go to GS, I think they make an offer to Crabbe
Exactly. He is an upgrade over Henderson for our needs because he can run the offense on occasion. He is a better fit with Dame or CJ in the back court. He and Aminu do not play the same position IMO. I like Aminu guarding big SF's and spread 4's. I would also be pissed if they let Crabbe go. But they won't. We needs his outside shooting. The Warriors may have not repeated, but they still have a good blue print on how to win. Depth and Flexibility. You may think Turner is a marginal upgrade based on his stats (for those who actually admit not watching him) but if he makes his teammates better than it will be more than just marginal. Aminu, Crabbe and Mo all bring something different to the table, but do they make their teammates better? Parsons does and so does Turner. Neil went after both. He thinks (and I agree) that an upgrade at the wing was needed. Next he needs to add some size to the center committee. We are not talking about a super star here, just a third center who can protect the rim. He can find one. Maybe not right now, but this was never about a quick fix.
Yeah thats a no brainer. Crabbe at times was our third best player last year. And i think he still has lots of room to improve. That would be awesome.
I really don't think Bazemore is any better than Crabbe... and that dude just got the same deal as Turner.
