I generally love your analysis. At worst it is thought provoking and often it is downright brilliant. In this case, however, I am at a loss to understand it. His production is inconsistent, his effort is inconsistent, his attitude is questionable...I just don't get it. To be brutally honest, I would rather see him walk for nothing at the end of the season than over-pay to keep him.
At this point would it even be a "white flag" trade? Despite his spurts of good defense it doesn't really seem as if he is having a major impact on the W-L record.
At my age the old eyes aren't as sharp as they once were....but I am not blind to his inconsistent effort, or to how Joker just tore him up.
He's been really good defensively this year and is finishing at (easily) a career high rate. I don't understand where the hate comes from.
Chris deleted his post as well as the quote of his post in this tweet... interesting. Wasn't saying it out of the blue
That's what happens to fan bases who watch a franchise underperform year after year. Especially when you make watching the team a pain in the ass. Your fan base starts to dwindle...
No one is upset with nurk for what he does well, defense, screens, rebounds. What people do not like is lack of effort because he believes he is a star and the teams offense should run more through him when we have tons of evidence it's a bad idea. Fans love role players that play with energy and enjoy their role. That's why pryzbilla was beloved here.
Either he has a bloated sense of his skills (most athletes do) or someone is feeding him a line in hopes to get him a better deal eventually. Either way, he's writing checks his ass has historically not been able to cash.
I agree. But letting players that could have been traded for value walk for nothing is an Olshey move, starting with Aldridge. I'd rather trade and bring back less value than no value. If the team is going nowhere at the trade deadline, and Olshey is gone, going to need to make changes.
