By giririsss Go To PostSomeone would have paid him. And if he walked, they had no way of replacing him any time soon.No one could've paid him but Philly really. Thing is, they didn't even let the market speak and bid against themselves. Capela was in greater demand.
It's easy to say it in retrospect etc. But truth was, they aint had much choice.
By Red Blaster Go To Postany team that gives a player the supermax is screwed so thunder, rox and probably blazers are going to be stuck for the foreseeable futureWait til you see fat kemba
Edit: on mobile. I need to see who co-signed the Rockets giving Paul that contract after being hurt half the year lol. I do remember the "it was agreed upon as part of the trade" bit but a lot of people knew ahead of time this was dumb.
By DY_nasty Go To PostEmbrace Mitch's greatness.
lol knox
Hard to swallow pills
By DY_nasty Go To PostPicked 9th and got the 12th most votes, that's fine. Our 2nd round pick got the 9th most votes and our undrafted rookie got the 15th most...
lol knox
Hard to swallow pills
By DY_nasty Go To PostNo one could've paid him but Philly really. Thing is, they didn't even let the market speak and bid against themselves. Capela was in greater demand.
Wait til you see fat kemba
By blackace Go To Postpeople forget they handcuffed themselves with the Ryno contract because nerdball
Someone would have paid CP3. Teams had cap space. And he's a salty enough bitch that if the Rox tried to cheap out he would have left for less.
And the rest is basically what BA is saying. Their cap space was fucked.
I'm on board with the fact that it's a terrible contract. It's going to look worse after next season. But if they didn't pay it, people would have just shouted them down about wasting hardens prime being cheap etc etc. They were fucked either way, at least this way they had CP3 instead of G-League player.
By blackace Go To Postsupermax is a good idea but it needs to be tweaked so it doesn't hurt the team as much as now
By Red Blaster Go To Postany team that gives a player the supermax is screwed so thunder, rox and probably blazers are going to be stuck for the foreseeable future
Don't forget the Wiz with Wall.
And yeah, it's going to have to get tweaked. Something like, it only counts for half the cap space, as long as the player is playing for the team that gave him the super max etc.
Cause As it stands, giving it to a player really cripples your team.
They just need to get rid of the max contract limit altogether.
Let someone pay LeBron 100 mil. Let the other teams not feel obligated to pay Kemba 45 just because he qualifies for it.
Let someone pay LeBron 100 mil. Let the other teams not feel obligated to pay Kemba 45 just because he qualifies for it.
By Pac-12 Go To PostThey just need to get rid of the max contract limit altogether.we have had this before...
Let someone pay LeBron 100 mil. Let the other teams not feel obligated to pay Kemba 45 just because he qualifies for it.
By Pac-12 Go To PostPlace those trophies beside the one for getting the third best pick.you act like 3rd is bad. you can't control a lottery lol.
With what they're pumping out lately is any seed really all that good. Dudes with terrible form, dudes scared to shoot, etc.
By Smoke Dogg Go To PostWho are some supermax-worthy players right now?If you think about a lot of players are worth the money considering how much they generate
I can only think of Steph Curry.
for their teams
By blackace Go To PostIf you think about a lot of players are worth the money considering how much they generate
for their teams
They should increase the salary cap then cuz I can only think of Steph Curry justifying being able to eat up close to half the entire squad’s salary cap.
He’s that good that he’s worth an entire bench just by himself.
By diehard Go To Posti fucking hate the Rockets and I still don't understand all they hate they are getting lolHow hard is it to beat Utah tho
By diehard Go To Posti fucking hate the Rockets and I still don't understand all they hate they are getting lolI have always felt Morey was overrated in his approach...
Now that I think about it some more, I think KD is worth an entire bench by himself too.
So KD and Curry are the only players I’d pay supermax, and they’re both on the same team. It’s crazy they ever lose any games.
So KD and Curry are the only players I’d pay supermax, and they’re both on the same team. It’s crazy they ever lose any games.
By blackace Go To PostIf you think about a lot of players are worth the money considering how much they generate
for their teams
Charlotte arena will be half full with or without Kemba Walker, though.
By DY_nasty Go To PostHow hard is it to beat Utah thoDY don't worry about what goes on at the top of things.
Honestly, I think LeBron is still worth the supermax too. He had us at 4th in the west without a co-star, with a shittier than necessary squad, and with the added handicap of a shit coach.
By Smoke Dogg Go To PostHonestly, I think LeBron is still worth the supermax too. He had us at 4th in the west without a co-star, with a shittier than necessary squad, and with the added handicap of a shit coach.
He's worth 100 million, just perhaps not to LA. To Cleveland? Fucking 100, easily. 200, if we're being honest. He's severely underpaid, meanwhile John fucking Wall is soaking up money that he doesn't really deserve, and Washington can't build shit because of it.
By Pac-12 Go To PostHe's worth 100 million, just perhaps not to LA. To Cleveland? Fucking 100, easily. 200, if we're being honest. He's severely underpaid, meanwhile John fucking Wall is soaking up money that he doesn't really deserve, and Washington can't build shit because of it.
Yep, agreed 100% wholeheartedly. LeBron is definitely a supermax player still.
I was pulling for you being our coach but Phil Jackson wanted Frank Vogel and I couldn’t get in Jeanie’s circle about it.
By Smoke Dogg Go To PostHonestly, I think LeBron is still worth the supermax too. He had us at 4th in the west without a co-star, with a shittier than necessary squad, and with the added handicap of a shit coach.bron is washed, 4th was in dec when grizz was literally number 1 dude.
By Smoke Dogg Go To PostI was pulling for you being our coach but Phil Jackson wanted Frank Vogel and I couldn’t get in Jeanie’s circle about it.
My people are in touch with Linda Rambis. I'll be there. Eventually.
By Pac-12 Go To PostCharlotte arena will be half full with or without Kemba Walker, though.I like how you say it's half full rather than half empty. Telling.
By DY_nasty Go To PostI like how you say it's half full rather than half empty. Telling.
I am nothing if not an optimist.
By Pac-12 Go To PostMy people are in touch with Linda Rambis. I'll be there. Eventually.Queue F·R·I·E·N·D·S theme song.
By blackace Go To Postpeople forget they handcuffed themselves with the Ryno contract because nerdball
Mitch didn’t need nerdball to fuck some shit up lol
I don’t think Morey is bad, but like Dantoni, he’s not flexible in his approach
I feel like everyone arguing with Smokey about dantoni is trolling (and to be fair you’re all landing fish lol). Can’t get rid of harden so treadmill? He’s the only one who can get this performance out of the team?
I still think we’ve won that Russell trade, tbh. We only had to lose Lou Will, Swaggy P, JRandle, and BroLo along the way.
I’m still hoping for Lonzo to get traded next, but CP3 isn’t an expiring yet.
I’m still hoping for Lonzo to get traded next, but CP3 isn’t an expiring yet.
By Fenderputty Go To PostMitch didn’t need nerdball to fuck some shit up lolMitch handed out bad contracts at the end for sure and made some other panic moves during his time. But I still felt he made moves to attempt to shore up weakness rather than well he shoots the 3 at 36%
I don’t think Morey is bad, but like Dantoni, he’s not flexible in his approach
I feel like everyone arguing with Smokey about dantoni is trolling (and to be fair you’re all landing fish lol). Can’t get rid of harden so treadmill? He’s the only one who can get this performance out of the team?
By Smoke Dogg Go To PostI still think we’ve won that Russell trade, tbh. We only had to lose Lou Will, Swaggy P, JRandle, and BroLo along the way.
I’m still hoping for Lonzo to get traded next, but CP3 isn’t an expiring yet.
One guy fucked the team dynamic and had to go.
That made room for another guy to fuck the team dynamic, except now the team has to go. That's progress if you think about it. I think.
By Smoke Dogg Go To PostI still think we’ve won that Russell trade, tbh. We only had to lose Lou Will, Swaggy P, JRandle, and BroLo along the way.
I’m still hoping for Lonzo to get traded next, but CP3 isn’t an expiring yet.
Kuzma is winning the Russell trade??
😭
By Fenderputty Go To PostI feel like everyone arguing with Smokey about dantoni is trollingThere were some troll comments, but the general point isn't trolling.
Also, super max players are probably steph, kd, giannis, harden and thats about it.
By blackace Go To PostKuzma is winning the Russell trade??
😭
Yeah. I honestly think so.
By Smoke Dogg Go To PostYeah. I honestly think so.in what world is Kuzma winning?
shit teams don't even want him as trade bait lol
By blackace Go To Postin what world is Kuzma winning?
shit teams don't even want him as trade bait lol
So far only New Orleans has had too high an opinion of itself.
He is a stretch 4 who shoots 30% from 3 and averages 5ish rebounds...
Russell is a centerpiece player lol
Russell is a centerpiece player lol
By blackace Go To PostMitch handed out bad contracts at the end for sure and made some other panic moves during his time. But I still felt he made moves to attempt to shore up weakness rather than well he shoots the 3 at 36%
TBH, Mitch is an interesting comparison since he’s inflexible with his dislike of analytics lol
Edit: Russell is why we got Bron. You could argue we could have traded the #2 instead of him at the time but that’s pure hindsight. It sucks but those contracts Mitch left us were really bad. Jury still out on if lebron end up meaning fuck all in LA
that same offseason, way less got way more ijs
moving cap space around wasn't that bad.... and that move was more to get bron and someone else at the same time too.
moving cap space around wasn't that bad.... and that move was more to get bron and someone else at the same time too.
By DY_nasty Go To Postthat same offseason, way less got way more ijs
moving cap space around wasn't that bad…. and that move was more to get bron and someone else at the same time too.
Yes we’ll Brandon Ingram’s untradeable statuses ruined that. If we don’t get a miracle star this summer I’ll agree the end result is most likely bad for us. That trade was always viewed as a gamble
By Fenderputty Go To PostTBH, Mitch is an interesting comparison since he’s inflexible with his dislike of analytics lolyou had a well known commodity in Russell and picked Ball over him... Russell and LBJ would had been nice!
Edit: Russell is why we got Bron. You could argue we could have traded the #2 instead of him at the time but that’s pure hindsight. It sucks but those contracts Mitch left us were really bad. Jury still out on if lebron end up meaning fuck all in LA
Let Lavar hustle you and then defend it lol
FWIW, they traded Russell in part because people were mad at him "snitching" on Nick Young cheating on his fiance and that broke some... unwritten code or something.
Russell doesn’t inspire any regret whatsoever. He’s a good riddance for us as far as we’re concerned. Not a day goes by that we miss him.
There’s way more regret that we didn’t pick Tatum over him instead of Ball.
There’s way more regret that we didn’t pick Tatum over him instead of Ball.
