07-01-2022, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Thespiralgoeson
TBH, I honestly think the addition of Wood plus THJ coming back actually will make us better than we were last season.
But yeah, everyone else is getting better too, so it's rough.
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Yeah you could be right. Thank god we got Dinwiddie, it makes losing Brunson a little less painful. I?m also bullish on picking up Hardy in the draft.
I just need to believe that Powell?s expiring has to be worth something to some team.
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07-01-2022, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by twistaeffect2004
Yeah you could be right. Thank god we got Dinwiddie, it makes losing Brunson a little less painful. I?m also bullish on picking up Hardy in the draft.
I just need to believe that Powell?s expiring has to be worth something to some team.
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Hardy is the real x factor here. If Hardy ends up being really good, quality NBA starting guard- like better than Brunson- then losing Brunson might have been a blessing in disguise in the long run. If he ends up being a star (trying not to get ahead myself here, but a lot of people do have him projected to be) then we could be really, really, really good.
But that's down the road, like year 2 or 3 for him. Next year might be a bit rough, with everyone getting so much better.
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07-01-2022, 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Thespiralgoeson
Hardy is the real x factor here. If Hardy ends up being really good, quality NBA starting guard- like better than Brunson- then losing Brunson might have been a blessing in disguise in the long run. If he ends up being a star (trying not to get ahead myself here, but a lot of people do have him projected to be) then we could be really, really, really good.
But that's down the road, like year 2 or 3 for him. Next year might be a bit rough, with everyone getting so much better.
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Not to be a party pooper here but to me the situations are isolated because we could've had Brunson here with Hardy. Now I'm not entirely stuck on Brunson. I wanted us to traded him last year because I didn't see us having any draft capital. Probably wouldn't have netted us much...who knows. I can't cry over spilled milk in regards to that but I do wish we could've got something for Brunson. Anything.
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07-01-2022, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Dtownsfinest
Not to be a party pooper
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Then don't.
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here but to me the situations are isolated because we could've had Brunson here with Hardy.
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Apparently we couldn't have because he wasn't even willing to meet with the Mavs.
So, glass if half full take here- if Hardy turns out to be something, then it's a bloated $25 million dollar contract we don't have to worry about moving, because long run, we'd probably have to include a sweetener of some kind to move it.
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07-01-2022, 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Thespiralgoeson
Then don't.
Apparently we couldn't have because he wasn't even willing to meet with the Mavs.
So, glass if half full take here- if Hardy turns out to be something, then it's a bloated $25 million dollar contract we don't have to worry about moving, because long run, we'd probably have to include a sweetener of some kind to move it.
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I'm more so referencing the fact that had he been a restricted free agent they wouldn't have lost him like they did. Brunson's contract and trying to take it wouldn't have bothered me. I've seen Bertans get traded. If that crap can get traded anyone can lol.
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07-01-2022, 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Dtownsfinest
I'm more so referencing the fact that had he been a restricted free agent they wouldn't have lost him like they did. Brunson's contract and trying to take it wouldn't have bothered me. I've seen Bertans get traded. If that crap can get traded anyone can lol.
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Not giving Brunson the extension when he wanted it was a massive mistake. No argument here.
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07-01-2022, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Dtownsfinest
I've seen Bertans get traded. If that crap can get traded anyone can lol.
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To us lol.
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07-01-2022, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by JustJay
To us lol.
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He did lol...but even then the Sixers managed to trade Hortford's terrible contract. And I know people may have a revisionist history on him because he's coming off a nice playoff run but man that contract was one of the worst in the league.
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