Am I the only one not that crazy about Robin Lopez? And who comes off the bench him or Ryan Anderson?
Am I the only one not that crazy about Robin Lopez? And who comes off the bench him or Ryan Anderson?
Our starting 4 and 5 will be Anderson and Davis, so Lopez will be a bench guy.
I wouldn't say Lopez is a starter, but he has value as a backup. He's obviously got good size, can finish around the basket, displays good effort on rotations and such on defense, can block shots, etc.
Sorry if its already discussed, but any word on what kind of contract would Lopez be getting? How many years and how many million? Thanks.
I actually view him as a stop-gap C until we draft one next year. I think he can be a decent starter this year, but he ultimately is a pretty good back-up center!
Thats why Suns fans aren't coaches. Let coaches and GMs make that decision.
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At least he goes up strong and with attitude. Have you ever seen Okafor attempt such a dunk? Also, Humphries is one of the most athletic PFs in the league. Let's not take one play out of context because Lopez has also completed a lot of those dunks.
Robin isn't the best, but he is capable, has upside, and has a great attitude - Tyson Chandler-esque with his attitude.
FIFY.....they are the only 2 dominant centers in the game and I wouldn't really call them dominant Shaq was dominant... they're just high level true Centers....wish everybody stop thinking there's a caliber player even close to those 2 on the rest of the teams in the NBA....we play 82 games a year and will probably only see those 2 what...2-4 games a piece? With AD pretty much covering the paint with his wingspan alone Smith/Lopez can hold their own against everyone else....
Robin Lopez is the guy I was hoping they would get so I'm very happy.
He has a lot of potential. Might be a real piece for the hornets, a part of their young core actually. He could fill the Nick Collison role for this team. He's 24 now, so there's a chance his immaturity will improve. Not all of these "kids" figure it out at the same rate. Plus, he's mean sorta injured the past couple years.
In the 2010 semi-finals it looked like he was breaking out to be some sort of star. No reason that with the help of Monty and Davis, he can't get back on track. Hope they sign him to a cheap four year contract and I hope he approaches 10/10 this year.
Oh know doubt, I am on board for him being our backup for the next few years, it was just a funny video how he felt somewhat embarrassed because he got blocked so he got in Hump's face,lol. And as of now he is not a Hornet yet so I will laugh at him. Just like the poster from Arizona stated earlier, he is really emotional and has temper tantrums on the court, lol.
If they were willing to give him $7 million they wouldn't have to bother with S&T because there is no way the Suns would match that. I doubt they would even match $4 million, quite frankly.
Exactly....wasn't that what everyone here was crying about anyway? I mean people were throwing out Blatche, Hollins, and Whiteside as options....be thankful Dell was smart enough to try to make a deal for a young already decent center instead of garbage....let that man do his job and quit cryin LOL.
Working the cap numbers, it seems the most we can take back is $6,025,363. This is a cap on Lopez's salary if he is all we take back. This makes is highly likely that the original reports of Warrick coming here are either wrong or indicative of a very favorable deal for Lopez. I think the former.
We could also sign him to a mini-Collison kind of deal to sweeten things for him, using cap space to give a signing bonus and keep his cap number low.
I haven't looked at the Suns' salary situation yet, but they have his bird rights, so they can sign him to any sized deal they like, but their situation could mess with a signing-bonus kind of deal.
I dont recall Monty ever referring to Davis as a center either. Only some fans trying to read too much into his comments. Eric Gordon directly said Davis is not a center.
If anything, Smith will start at center with Lopez backing him up, or vice-versa. It's not who starts, it's who gets the most minutes. It's all about setting a tone then getting into a rythym.
I agree with this. We can also turn the Miller contract in to `live' salary this way, as opposed to waiving the nonguaranteed portion and signing the guy outright.
Jack's expiring for Lopez (and maybe some seconds and cash) on what deal makes this a double? Homerun? Homerun and pie?
This Davis is a C no he is a PF is much ado about nothing. Just be happy that we will have a solid 4 man big rotation and in his first year Davis will not have too much pressure nor will he get run into the ground when he hits the rookie wall. We should know by now Monty doesn't do traditional line-ups. If smith, Anderson, Davis, Lopez, Gordon is the best matchup for an opponent that is what we will play. If result is a win who cares how minutes are divied
Monty said flat out that he's too small to be an effective center today.
Argue about the future or if he way lying, but those were his words, his lips to my ears at the post-draft press conference.
So we have no starting C..... that is amazing :)
I hope we land him.
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we got lopez n warrick?
So we draft a franchise changer in Davis who is a PF, then give 8 million a year to a 24 year old PF.
Don't put position labels on it if you want, but Anderson and Davis will be our starting frontcourt opening night. We didn't give Anderson all that money to start the game on the bench and put a worse player against the opponents best players. Teams like OKC and SA can afford to do that, we can't.
Difference is, our coaching staff has quickly developed a knack of turning young chicken !@#@ into chicken salad, especially bigs. Our head coach was an NBA big himself and seems to get the most out of post players.
Have the Suns decently developed any of their recent draft picks or anyone on their roster lately?
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Do you really think Monty will start a guy like Jason Smith over Ryan Anderson? What purpose does that serve exactly? It's going to be the same outcome either way, which is Anderson and Davis covering the 4/5 together.
Like I said, don't put positions on it if it makes you feel better. Whether you want to refer to Davis as a four or a five, is largely irrelevent, Ryan Anderson and Anthony Davis will start and finish games next to each other.
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“He’s working hard. We’ve got (strength coach Carlos Daniel) out there with him, and Carlos is going to spend the summer with him to get him stronger, quicker and ready to play. He’s going to get better either way. I’ve heard all the stuff; Dell (Demps) and I talked today, but there’s no official ruling yet until we hear something about Blake. Either way, I think for Anthony it’s a great honor to be thought of in that way. There’s some great young centers around the league who are pretty good, and they’re calling on him. That should tell people just how good he is
You were serious? I would not have given a silly answer if I read it that way. Apologies.
Team USA is a different game against a different pool of players. Monty said it would be only in specific situations where he was the biggest guy on the floor for us. Could things change, yes, but this is what he said about the NBA.
Time will tell, and we should take all data into account appropriately. I'm not dismissing the statement you are referring to; I just see it as less relevant even though it is more recent by a couple of weeks.
I think of him like Duncan, or pre-Duncan. What is he?
I think positions matter not-too-much. They are simplifying contructs and that's about it from where I sit.
Thats Monty saying young centers are calling him. Thats not Monty referring to Davis as a center for his team. He has no control on who calls Anthony Davis on his free time. :hihi:
...and didn't Colangelo say Davis wasnt their initial choice because they thought he was too light for international competition in the paint?
Positions are largely irrelevant; but they are a way of quantifying certain pairings, so when people here say that a theoretical Robin Lopez would HAVE to start at the 5 because Davis is a 4, I just wanted to illustrate that a definite comment on concrete position (like Monty's post-draft comment) aren't actually concrete (his more recent statement).
It was more of a response to people here who are hellbent on categorizing Davis as solely a 4, or forcing players in the lineup because of their relative "positions".
If we do get Warrick as part of a deal as reported, do you think he has the skills to be a scoring backup SF to Aminu? I believe if anything, that is the best spot for Warrick to contribute. We really have no dependable backup veteran wing players.