OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA: OCTOBER 2023

I'd rather have Watford than Murray.

 

Giving up on him was a total head scratcher.

 

Is that not what he looked like when he played for the trailblazers?

 

Watching the Spurs: Zach Collins has become the player we wanted him to be. Nobody watching them nowadays would say that John Collins was better than Zach. Zach is a genuine two-way player, solid offense and good-to-great defense.

 

I don’t have a huge fondness for either, except to say that we should probably all get comfortable with the team bringing young guys in and moving them along within a year or two. the moment the team gets hung up on any one player who doesn’t have a long term future with the team will slow down the wheels of the rebuild, IMO. and yea, that might mean that said player is ‘nice’ or ‘fairly good’ or ‘total vibes’.

 

no, he was sexy then

 

Same amount of hustle but I think he may have put on a few more pounds since he played here... maybe.

 

His play was pretty good in Portland, he was a critical role player on the WCF run. Season ending injuries two years in a row and ownership that wouldnt pay luxury tax ended his time here. Was a good gamble for the Spurs on that cheap contract - they might be able to flip him for a FRP by the deadline.

 

Well the issue was Watford was acquired for nothing which was good, but cut from the team for nothing which was bad.

Murray cost us Hart when we had thoughts of trying to win now with Dame, then cost us assets during the draft as the phone was ringing off the hook with teams trying to get in the first round. Blazers should've got much better value from that pick than a 23 year old with limited upside who isn't ready to contribute now. Just a poor return on a quality asset that traces back to a primary piece in the CJ trade.

I'm a big supporter of Cronin moves with #7, #3, and most critically the Dame trade. But these minor moves with Watford and FRP move with Murray look like Olshey style mistakes.

 

In todays wtf news...

 

All that said, we should probably give Murray ‘longer’ than just preseason. I still think he’s going to be decent.

 

Stotts quit.

 

So hang onto Watford until you get the right price for him back? Now ‘that’ sounds like CJ’s music.

I’m not freaking out because Watford played free jazz in a preseason game with defense sliders at zero. He’s a fine player but that’s it.

 

Wow, hope everything is okay with Terry

 

I'd think Stotts has something going on in his personal life or just though it would be best for a different assistant to work with Dame.

Him and Dame have such a close relationship might have been a mutual decision where they both though it'd be best for fresh ideas or a different voice. I'd assume Dame and Terry already discussed this.

 

Oh dear.

 

Maybe Terry can go work for Miami, that would amuse me. (good luck to him in whatever he wants to do, fwiw).