So Griffin was terrible in workouts eh
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CJ, Trey, and BI being your main shooters is almost enough for a deep run. Trey still hasn't been able to create his own shot. I personally think we do need one more guy that can burn from perimeter. We get that 3rd legit shooter to develop that can also create his own shot. Team ceiling is limitless.
You don't necessarily draft to what your team will look like in the future (you never know what that might be). Drafting for what the team will look like in the future is just one piece to the equation for drafting. We will all see tomorrow what they do. I just personally have a hard time believing they will draft a boom/bust type of guy.
I know you've done the breakdown somewhere before, but just for interest sake, here's what I got using rough estimates:
JV-30
Zion-30
Ingram-30
Herb-30
CJ-30
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~ 150 minutes for starting 5
240 available roster minutes
-150 starter minutes:
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~ 90 minutes left for bench:
Jose-20
Nance-20
Trey-20
These 3 key bench players expect to have a secure/expanded bench role next season.
90 overall bench minutes
- 60 Jose/Nance/Trey minutes
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~ 30 bench minutes remaining for:
Hayes
Graham
Kira
draft pick(s)
Naji
Temple(?)...
Yeah I get what y’all saying, to me it just makes sense to swing big in theory if you already have a good team and in all likelihood won’t be drafting high if at all anymore. My brain says Dyson is the guy. In the back of my head though I can’t help but think about Sharpe lol. I’m extremely happy with Dyson, but if he and Mathurin are gone and we draft sharpe, I have a sheepish grin on my face. Unlikely scenario though
I think we're going to see a drop in JV's minutes because I don't think he finishes as many games with Nance and Zion in the fold. 30 seems super high
It just depends on how you want to build a team. I believe in our core and don't feel we need to take a chance. I would rather build around them and see what we can do. It is just my approach and everyone would do this differently. If we were drafting in the top 4, without a doubt draft one of the top 4 and figure out how to make it all work. Being that we are at 8 I just believe we have the core to win if we can surround them with the "right guys". Figuring out the "right guys" is the challenge of course and that is where I trust our coaches to figure that out. I am just giving my opinion of what I would do.
I can see Daniels being a good fit mainly because, as Mac has said, he does a lot of other things when not scoring. For some reason though, I really like Mathurin. So, I would be happy with either. If both are gone, I still lean towards taking the homerun shot on Sharpe and seeing what he becomes.
The thing for me is everyone is saying "trade DG so we can use the full MLE". If we're so confident that we, the New Orleans Pelicans, can recruit a player on the MLE who is actually worth that money, then we should absolutely be drafting a super high ceiling player. If you think you can get off DG and go sign Gary Harris for the MLE, you would be a fool to pass on Sharpe at 8
I can see what you are saying but same logic can apply to a draft pick. Hence AD - you may only keep them a few years if they really want to leave. I feel players will want to start coming to NOLA now that we are winning. If we start our the season stinking it up again then no one is coming. Winning cures a lot of disdain for other factors.
That seems like a silly overexageration. The second half of the lottery of a fairly weak draft? You try to get something to help your team. If you have a team that you think can win now, and there is a guy out there that can help fill an immediate need, even if that need is shooting depth. And the guy has a decently high ceiling for future growth, I think you take him.
That's why I think Mathurin makes a better pick than Dyson. He fills an immediate need, and is a good enough athlete to allow for continued growth. So what is the main issue for the team? Is it three point defense. Then you go Dyson, because he fills an immediate need on that end. Is it three point offense? Then you go Mathurin.
Our problem was that we were 24th in the league in three point offense. If we want to make a push I think that number has to improve. Bringing in a guard that shoots poorly, and don't kid yourself, he shot very poorly especially for a guard, with the hope that you can turn that into a strength with coaching might be a tad too optimistic.
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