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[DanH]

Lowry is indeed way better but he also has a history of the league as a whole dramatically undervaluing him whenever he has hit FA or been available in...

[DanH]

I suspect Birch and Boucher will both get chances to start as the team rests other starters during this brutal compressed schedule. But agree that the...

[DanH]

Nick did his best to recover the tank effort running out Stan and Baynes for a long stretch in the 3rd and 4th to let them back within those 12 points,...

[DanH]

We have his non-Bird rights and can offer a contract up to 120% of his minimum salary. Otherwise we need an exception or cap space....

[DanH]

I suspect that if both of Maxey and Thybulle were offered plus a pick, the deal would have been done. More likely it was two of the three offered, with...

[DanH]

Right. But that's been my point. If the team never returns to full health, yes, they remain in the lotto.

But if they do, they can very much...

[DanH]

We. Don't. Have. A. Center.

We. Don't. Have. A. Bench.

Our best bench player was only useful if he started, our current best...

[DanH]

I think he's just not healthy enough to play and they want a warm body even if they aren't good to reduce the load on the like 8 healthy players they...

[DanH]

How many of these games did you have pegged as automatic losses after the 2-8 start?

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[DanH]

Siakam has struggled this year overall it is true. And Fred has to develop further as a playmaker and finisher inside the arc (probably via midrange development),...

[DanH]

The moral of the story is when trying to make declarative statements based on any one thing, proceed with caution. Best to gather as much information...

[DanH]

If Lowry and FVV sit the rest of the year, yeah, fully reasonable to expect Birch makes no difference (and it is possible Raps management is banking on...

[DanH]

One could argue both those things and could use impact measures to support that claim. One would likely be wrong but one could make the argument!
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[DanH]

This is why we have advanced impact stats. To at least attempt to wash out the context in on/off splits (though it's always worth looking at those too)....

[DanH]

Of course they are good now. They've had a nightmare season. That doesn't mean they are not good. It means they've had a nightmare season.

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[DanH]

Yeah, that's why we have that amnesty slot, yeah? Don't use it lightly, you might really need it one day.

[DanH]

Interesting perspective. Or! Bringing back Lowry makes them stay good, and they find another way to make the leap besides dropping Lowry to add via FA....

[DanH]

To answer your question, yes, if he gets offered 20M they match that....

[DanH]

Keeping him is not different from trading him from a cap perspective because they wouldn't have accepted much 2021 salary in return, would mostly be expirings....

[DanH]

No idea what to expect night in and night out.

Now just hoping they are extra careful with any injuries. If Fred is anywhere close to hurt...