Because it can't be guaranteed since it never actually happened? Sure. Because unlike the poster to whom I was responding, I don't make declarative statements about theoretical situations. However, I don't think it's unreasonable to state that Henderson in Portland and Aldrich anywhere are better players than Turner in Portland and Leonard anywhere.
Cole Aldrich said he signed for less money with the T-Wolves because he was going home (Born in the area and his parents still live there).
NO is no fool. I'm sure he talked to Aldrich's people at least. Henderson got a 50% raise and is underperforming his career averages at everything but FG% and 3pt shooting. He was a UFA, too, and it's questionable he'd re-sign with us to have a ~15MPG kind of role. He signed with a team where he's started 27 of 27 games so far. Plus there are significant advantages to be up to the LT in salaries.
Or Mr. Dog could be projecting his own feelings on to Olshey, he himself could be a big-city-loving dog who wants only to eat the scraps from the best restaurants!
I'm not. Or if he did, he must have lowballed them. 22m/3 for a healthy defensive-minded center continues to blow my mind, especially considering what we gave MyLe.
Something that has to be factored into every "what if?" scenario is "what if the FA won't sign with us?"
Sure they would, no doubt. I wonder, perhaps if that was part of the basis for signing Turner in the first place. With $25M+ in cap space, the fan base would have been immeasurably dissatisfied with a few low-risk moves. By dropping $145M on Crabbe/Turner, he can at least claim he was swinging for the fences, even if it made us worse as a result.
When the FA signs in Minne-freaking-sota for what seems to be well below market value, you have to assume that there wasn't much of an offer made here. I seriously doubt that Cole Aldrich was simply jonesing to be a Timberwolf.
Then you'd be wrong: Minnesota native Aldrich fulfills dream by signing with Timberwolves "Cole Aldrich was vacationing with his wife in Italy when a lifelong dream came to fruition. ... To play basketball for the Timberwolves, to live in the home he returns to every offseason after spending the first six seasons of his NBA career bouncing around with five other teams. "I’ve been a Timberwolves fan all my life," Cole Aldrich said. Aldrich got a three-year, $22 million contract from the Wolves, but he doesn’t expect the money to change him. "I’ve been wealthy my whole life. Great family, friends. That’s what it’s all about," Aldrich said. He said he had talks about joining Thibodeau in Chicago with the Bulls a few years back and feels uniquely suited to play for a coach who values toughness and defense. Aldrich pointed to a scar over his left eyebrow and then popped out his fake front tooth to serve as his credentials. "As you can tell, I’ve got a few scars and I’ve got a missing tooth," he said with a smile. "It kind of fits the groove. Just exciting to play for him and the organization is going to be a really good few years." So, it was his lifelong dream to play in his hometown, where he grew up a T-Wolves fan and lives in the off season. He wanted to play for Thibs and he specifically said it wasn't about the money, that it was about being close to his family and friends. If there was EVER a player "jonesing" to play for the Minnesota Timberwoves, it was Cole Andrich. BTW, he was also high on my list of second tier FA targets, but we really had no chance. The lure of home was too great. BNM
No problem. I know it sounds weird that someone would actually want to play in MIN, but in this case, it was true. BNM
Its not a bad signing, it was addressing one of our two main need.s Problem is Ezeli never addressed the other. and our current roster of bigs have taken a step back. Those two combine have made our paint play atrocious.
If someone claim's a person's contract is "run of the mill" then what other metric can you use other than comparing their salary to the rest of the league? It's like claiming someone is of average height without looking at where they actually fall in relation to their peers. And the "new salary cap" excuse doesn't cut it. His contract is nearly 10% of our total cap, which is way too much for a guy that can't even keep his spot in the rotation.
I really liked Aldrich also. My question is why have his stats per 36 fallen off drastically from previous years and why is Minnesota reportedly looking for front court help?
Not true. A 4 star restaurant in Portland is superior to a 4 star restaurant in NY or LA. Portland is considered one of the world's food mecca's.
