GDT: Wolves (17-5) at Mavs (15-8) 7:30p

[SMC0007]

We have been trying to unfvck bad decisions since Nash. Tyson, Messley, Brunson... Powell. Fishtailing all over the road teying to avoid past mistakes.

Nico should already have shored up the back up Center spot. He has made some good moves but we still have a smaller version of the same problem except we have inched closer to contention and its stilla very relevant peoblem. If we just got a versitile big who could play 4/5, rebound and defend it would be a big help. D fn p is and never will be that guy.

[Melonhead]

Kyrie and Lively, Green and Maxi still out for clippers tomorrow.

Easy loss. Clippers figured it out lately

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Originally Posted by Melonhead

Kyrie and Lively, Green and Maxi still out for clippers tomorrow.

Easy loss. Clippers figured it out lately

Green has an elbow bruise? I just can't believe that's the real reason he is out. What a weird injury. I seriously have never heard of another play with a similar injury, but maybe I'm not paying attention.

[rimrocker]

Originally Posted by SMC0007

We have been trying to unfvck bad decisions since Nash. Tyson, Messley, Brunson... Powell. Fishtailing all over the road teying to avoid past mistakes.

Nico should already have shored up the back up Center spot. He has made some good moves but we still have a smaller version of the same problem except we have inched closer to contention and its stilla very relevant peoblem. If we just got a versitile big who could play 4/5, rebound and defend it would be a big help. D fn p is and never will be that guy.

Backup center should have been one of the easiest positions to fill in the offseason and Nico re-signed one of the worst.

Knowing the west has a plethora of decent centers that Powell would get brutalized by, and not knowing Lively would vastly overachieve, it seemed reckless and irresponsible to not have some type of decent backup plan at center.
And it didn't make any sense to me to let McGee go and re-sign Powell to basically take his spot.
We are damn lucky Lively developed into a legit starting center so quickly otherwise Powell would have been our starter again.

Nico has made some decent moves, but re-signing Powell is a major head-scratcher.

[EricaLubarsky]

Originally Posted by rimrocker

Backup center should have been one of the easiest positions to fill in the offseason and Nico re-signed one of the worst.

Knowing the west has a plethora of decent centers that Powell would get brutalized by, and not knowing Lively would vastly overachieve, it seemed reckless and irresponsible to not have some type of decent backup plan at center.
And it didn't make any sense to me to let McGee go and re-sign Powell to basically take his spot.
We are damn lucky Lively developed into a legit starting center so quickly otherwise Powell would have been our starter again.

Nico has made some decent moves, but re-signing Powell is a major head-scratcher.

Honest question: what better center did you expect at 4mill?

[SMC0007]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

Honest question: what better center did you expect at 4mill?

I think the theme doesn?t just involve FA signings. Its no secret that Lively REALLY masked the center problem by being as good as he is already. So maybe somehow Nico knew this and deserves credit for insight. Maybe. We could have moved some pieces to solidify defense and or at least rebounding at either big position. Im glad they didnt make a move that would have put Lively on the bench because he is good and wayyy ahead of pace.

A few guys could have been considered on the cheap, though.
Tristan Thompson
Mo Bamba
Cody Zeller
Thomas Bryant
Alex Len
Zeke Nnaji (Long shot)

Id rather have any of those guys, idk if thats a true indicator or just my disdain for DP on the roster.

[rimrocker]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

Honest question: what better center did you expect at 4mill?

It wasn't the price as much as the situation.
Maybe Nico knew Lively was going to be good, but I doubt he knew he would be this good and have this much of an impact.

That being said, we started the season with one 7 footer on the team who was a rookie, a somewhat injured and undersized Maxi, an undersized and very questionable Holmes, and Powell who was known to get brutalized by nearly every true center in the league.

This team is in serious need of a backup center and that should have been addressed in the offseason...especially if someone as stupid as me could have seen this coming.
In fact, I think it was somewhat irresponsible to not go after a starter quality center or at least border quality starting center to start the season. I'll give Nico credit for possibly seeing a starter in Lively, but the fact that Powell was the backup plan all along was irresponsible and reckless no matter how you look at it because it was obvious from the start that the team would have to end up relying heavily on Powell one way or another at some point.