It is easy, but we know Terry hates the idea of Aminu at SF for some reason. He doesn't even try it anymore. I wish he would. Would give us more size and physicality.
Maybe those are the mysterious marching orders many assume is influencing Stotts' rotations and media session unhappiness? E.g., he has to play Turner in a featured role to justify the contract, and that means not playing Aminu at SF.
Not having a third "ball handler" to help CJ and Dame means they get doubled off the pick every time. That was the entire reason we signed Turner. It didn't work (which is why ball handler is in quotes there), but that's why we don't have Aminu at SF. He's got handles that make Will Barton look like CP3.
Well, once we get into the half court, our offense is supposed to rely on ball movement and player, not dribbling excessively and trying to back your man down (which is why Turner is such a poor fit). Dame and C.J. can handle bringing the ball up the floor and initiating the offense. For the times when we need another ball handler, we have Shabazz (for now). The real reason we brought in Turner was to use him off the bench so C.J. wouldn't be on an island when Dame went out. Terry disliked playing a smaller 2nd string PG with C.J. (look how few minutes Frazier and Brian Roberts got when they were here and how few minutes Shabazz got last year) and wanted a larger guard who could let Dame and C.J. play off the ball when one of them sat. Turner was brought in to be an additional ballhandler/backup PG off the bench, not our starting small forward. BNM
70m for a bench player? If so, I should probably be directing this at Neil instead. Personally I think he was the backup/panic plan in case they didn’t sign Parsons.
It seems stupid they paid him that kind of money to be a backup! He ought to be capable of playing every position and be two coaches for the money he makes.
Sorry for expressing myself so poorly you had to explain to me all of that. I'm just trying to say why Aminu isn't our SF. It's because he can't dribble and can't pass, and for whatever reason Stotts doesn't like that.
That was a panic buy. And it becomes more apparent with every passing year. Neil comes off like the captain of the Hindenburg when he tries to convince us that landing him in that free agency period was a good idea.
Just to backup @Boob-No-More a bit, I remember seeing a "position (white) board" in the background during one of Olshey's interviews this past summer, and it distinctly had ET as our backup SF - no one was in the starting SF position (I think Harkless hadn't signed yet).
It was the summer of Monopoly money. Many thought the cap would keep going up and the contracts handed out at the time would eventually become the norm. I remember arguing at the time we paid way too much (matched BRK's offer) for Crabbe, our 6th man, but was told in a year, or two, that would be the standard going rate for a 6th man. BNM
Bubbles burst, markets correct. I didn't see it coming, but several on here did. I'm curious as whether any team that had money last summer wasn't screwed. Certainly, Memphis was, Denver was ($90mil/3 years to 32yo Milsap + Plums), Sacramento was. I would argue the Clips were (because IMHO BGs contract is the worst in the nba). It was the only time we'd have FA cash, and it seems like it was a very bad time to have it.
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Hopefully we can bring him back for cheap money, i'm done with Aminu. Noah was so good for the Knicks for a good part of the Season
