Good stuff. In the mean time they should bring Embiid off of the bench as an unstoppable, instant offense spart plug like the Lakers did in the early 80's. I know they won't do that to the Joel and his fragile ego, but it would allow the Maxey led starter to continue to build chemistry and an identity. Something they clearly struggle to do not only because Embiid's limited availability, but his play-style.
Hey Mike- thanks for this, as always great analysis. One ?: does th Thunder looking unbeatable in the near term impact teams’ thinking at this point? I know that this is getting way ahead of ourselves but iirc GSW’s run last decade did seem to have teams planning around the Dubs expected peak years. While OKC is much better set up assets wise th new CBA makes me think even they are not a sure thing 2-3 years out from now.
Thanks Niels. I personally don't see the Thunder as being as inevitable as peak GSW. They did get taken to 7 games by two non-superteams last year. Their half court offense just isn't at the level of all-time teams. Also, it's always easy to think that in 3-4 years there won't be a team as dominant as this one but that's often not as true as you'd hope
Good thinking I hadn't thought of that. I do think Zu has more value than Turner especially considering the contract, so you might have to include McCain in that one.
Good stuff. In the mean time they should bring Embiid off of the bench as an unstoppable, instant offense spart plug like the Lakers did in the early 80's. I know they won't do that to the Joel and his fragile ego, but it would allow the Maxey led starter to continue to build chemistry and an identity. Something they clearly struggle to do not only because Embiid's limited availability, but his play-style.
Hey Mike- thanks for this, as always great analysis. One ?: does th Thunder looking unbeatable in the near term impact teams’ thinking at this point? I know that this is getting way ahead of ourselves but iirc GSW’s run last decade did seem to have teams planning around the Dubs expected peak years. While OKC is much better set up assets wise th new CBA makes me think even they are not a sure thing 2-3 years out from now.
Thanks Niels. I personally don't see the Thunder as being as inevitable as peak GSW. They did get taken to 7 games by two non-superteams last year. Their half court offense just isn't at the level of all-time teams. Also, it's always easy to think that in 3-4 years there won't be a team as dominant as this one but that's often not as true as you'd hope
I like the Kawhi one but forget including the Bucks. I would just try to get Zubac from the Clippers
I don’t see the Clippers trying to tank until the end of Embiid’s contract though, so seems unlikely
Good thinking I hadn't thought of that. I do think Zu has more value than Turner especially considering the contract, so you might have to include McCain in that one.
Embiid needs to medically retire if he can't play more than 30 games. Already made 300 million. Have some fn integrity