Everyone has an opinion of Griff's worst personnel move since joining the Pelicans. I believe letting Julius Randle slide through his fingers for nothing was his worst move and nothing else is even close.
A 24 year-old, Julius Randle coming off of his, then, best year in the NBA (21.4/ 8.7/3.4) professed his desire to remain with the Pelicans (how many free agents do that). Instead of re-signing him (he signed with NYK for 3 year $63MM deal...$18.5MM in the first year), we traded two draft picks to Utah for perennial back-up, Derrick Favors (28 YO) and paid him 18.8MM for the one unmemorable year he was here. So Griff let Randle walk for nothing. Remember, the only sizable contract we had at the time was Jrue Holiday's contract, so money was not an issue (after all we paid Favors didn't we?).
Today, we could conceivable have four All Stars on our team in Holiday, Ingram, Williamson (when available), and Randle. I dare say that line-up would trump anything the Pelicans can put on the court now or for the next five years. And even if you think Randle couldn't co-exist with the oft-injurred Williamson, he would be a great asset to shop in the league.
Griff has to go!!
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11-23-2021, 07:43 PMAs I See ItJulius Randle
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11-23-2021, 09:01 PMdonato
1. Jrue asked for a trade, so that wasn't an option since he was walking in the offseason. 2. Nobody or almost nobody on this board was in favor of paying Randle at the time.
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11-23-2021, 11:14 PMAs I See ItWrong on both accounts.Quote:
Originally Posted by donato
Lest you forget, in the first season after 'That's all Folks' left, the team was proclaimed to be Jrue Holiday's by Griff himself. Holiday didn't request a trade until the next off-season after the team collapsed in the bubble.
And, there was a contingent of people who said (at the time) that the team should not turn its back on Randle and/or Christian Wood. Instead we re-signed an injured Darrius Miller and landed an over-the-hill J.J. Redick in free agency to go along with a back-up center, Derrick Favors.
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11-24-2021, 01:43 AMnew city champ
Don’t forget giving Melli $8 million.
The knock on Randle was that he was a ball dominating front court scorer who didn’t play a lick of defense and couldn’t spread the floor. Basically Zion without the insane hops. -
11-24-2021, 07:29 AMdonatoIt seems your conspiracy theories also go into the past now. Keep doing what you do!Quote:
Originally Posted by As I See It
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11-24-2021, 08:01 AMluigi modeloConspiracy theorist's have a hard time of letting go. It's a problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by donato
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11-24-2021, 10:22 AMAs I See ItConspiracy Theories?Quote:
Originally Posted by donato
Throw it up there; it might stick. LOL
Is that all you got? Care to offer some more 'facts' as I annihilated your first 'truths' in this thread?