BleedGopher
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Hope springs eternal.
This is our year.
Howl Wolves!!
This is our year.
Howl Wolves!!
98-0!! Championship drought over!!Hope springs eternal.
This is our year.
Howl Wolves!!
98-0!! Championship drought over!!
I just don't see any way that Randle and Donte don't finish first and second in the MVP race!I knew you liked the trade
going to be hard for them to do when Dillingham takes over this team by game 2I just don't see any way that Randle and Donte don't finish first and second in the MVP race!
Ant will be spending the winter in Iowa working on his game.going to be hard for them to do when Dillingham takes over this team by game 2
Ant may be an after thought.
Birth control sales just decreased by 50% in Des Moines.Ant will be spending the winter in Iowa working on his game.
The trade pisses me off even more after watching that.
This is good. He is a great human.
He's a really good dude, but as soon as he signed that super max deal, he was on the way out.The trade pisses me off even more after watching that.
Once Rudy arrived there wasn't going to be room for all of the big contracts, so somebody had to go.He's a really good dude, but as soon as he signed that super max deal, he was on the way out.
Once Rudy arrived there wasn't going to be room for all of the big contracts, so somebody had to go.
I wonder if I could take one step before getting caught
Highly unlikely 33 year old Rudy is going to opt out of a $46M pay day. Almost equally unlikely another contending team has the space to sign him to a long term deal. The wolves couldn't plan for Rudy to walk from $46M. Paying KAT, Rudy, Ant max contracts and Jaden close to max puts the wolves in the second apron. That impacts their ability to sign Reid and construct a roster. Somebody had to go.Rudy can opt out of his contract after this season if he chooses, at most he has 2 years left. His contract was not the issue.
If Rudy plans to retire in two (2) years, he obviously won't opt out of that final year. He would then become a likely trade candidate on that Expiring deal.Highly unlikely 33 year old Rudy is going to opt out of a $46M pay day. Almost equally unlikely another contending team has the space to sign him to a long term deal. The wolves couldn't plan for Rudy to walk from $46M. Paying KAT, Rudy, Ant max contracts and Jaden close to max puts the wolves in the second apron. That impacts their ability to sign Reid and construct a roster. Somebody had to go.
Luka Garza is ready to shine...Without KAT, we are terrifyingly thin at C/PF if either Rudy or Naz go down.
If Rudy plans to retire in two (2) years, he obviously won't opt out of that final year. He would then become a likely trade candidate on that Expiring deal.
However, he's in excellent shape and if he wants to play another 3-4 more years, I can absolutely see him opting out to sign a 3/$100M deal (or something close) for the extra $50M+ in guaranteed money.
Without KAT, we are terrifyingly thin at C/PF if either Rudy or Naz go down.
Highly unlikely 33 year old Rudy is going to opt out of a $46M pay day. Almost equally unlikely another contending team has the space to sign him to a long term deal. The wolves couldn't plan for Rudy to walk from $46M. Paying KAT, Rudy, Ant max contracts and Jaden close to max puts the wolves in the second apron. That impacts their ability to sign Reid and construct a roster. Somebody had to go.
Gobert's cheaper contract didn't change the fact that somebody had to go.He probably won't opt out, which is fine. Either way Rudy is the cheaper, shorter term contract, which makes far more sense to keep.
Especially when the Wolves had a better record without KAT than with him last season, and now they have DiVencenzo and Randle to replace him.
Connelly is slowly building a smaller, faster, younger team around Ant while still being able to compete for a NBA title.
Cement ?Luka Garza is ready to shine...
Gobert's cheaper contract didn't change the fact that somebody had to go.
The issue for me was who they got in return. Randle and Ant kill ball movement and Randle will be playing for his next contract. The offense (17th last year) could look worse. DD is a very nice addition, if somebody passes him the ball.
This will be Finch's most challenging coaching job.
There is zero chance that Randle can play C effectively in the WC, especially on defense. KAT gave us the flexibility to play both positions at a high level.I agree with you on your first two points, but how are they any more thin at PF/C than last year with Randle replacing KAT?
There is zero chance that Randle can play C effectively in the WC, especially on defense. KAT gave us the flexibility to play both positions at a high level.
On top of that, Naz lost a bunch of weight to be able to defend at the 4 and even played a little on the Wing.
Besides, the question really becomes who will we trade Randle for. We didn't trade KAT and his Max salary just to sign a lesser player to one.