Oladipo..............Not seeing it.

Yup. That was short lived.

 

Heat is imploding as we speak. The entire season they excused their bad play due to Butler being out but now that he's back they're still free falling in the easy East.

Stone is really a genius if he predicted this ahead of time because he went and got the only asset available that Miami will desperately want in Oladipo and we also have Tucker on top of that. They want Tucker badly too because they have a hole at the 4 after letting Crowder walk to try to get Giannis (lol).

I can see Stone making Miami sell the farm to trade for Oladipo.

Yes, I know Dipo is a FA in the off-season but Miami technically can't offer him a max contract because of how their salary currently works. So for Dipo to play there, he'll have to take a discount and seeing how their record will be horrible this year if they don't make a panic trade, it might be more likely Dipo re-signs with us.

 

Not to mention Nuggets could also be a bidder with Gary Harris/Bol Bol/Picks in the play thus making Heat sweating out there. Eventually they might get no Harden, no Beal and no Dipo. Would be quite comical to say the least.

 

Plot twist, we traded for Dipo to increase Eric Gordon's value while lowering Dipo's contract, thus making Gordon a trade asset now and Dipo a trade asset on his next contract with us

 

Because Dipo is encouraged and empowered to do so by Silas.

 

Exactly, but they absolutely need to do this though for a few reasons. They have to turn him loose in order to see what he really has. If we are really considering signing him, we need to know if he is capable of carrying us on any given night. So far he doesn't seem like he can. He is more of a complementary piece rather than a focal point that you can build an offense around. You need to see what is he really capable of doing without limitation, free reign to operate within the offense, and the ultimate green light.

Also, let him stat pad. If we opt to make him available on the trade market, propping his numbers up makes him a much more attractive target to teams needing a little extra for a title run.

 

Stat padding inefficiently will not make him more valuable.

Every NBA team understands analytics now.

Silas needs to put him in best position to succeed, Dipo is actually efficient at C&S. Dipo is also a better passer than he is given credit for, when he is willing.

Silas should reign in Dipo's inefficient iso's and volume shooting for the benefit of both team success as well as to increase Dipo's value.

This will elevate his value organically IMO.

 

He’s obviously been chucking to stat pad. He wants to get to a contender and/or get PAID. No reason to keep him long term with that quad that could go at any minute. I bet he’d take a discount to play with Miami and that would lead hopefully to Herro. Oladipo and picks would be a dream for Lavine. Again a smart move by Stone to get us in this situation with options.

 

He is a better singer than he is a basketball player at this stage of his career.

 

I know. He isn't helping his case at all. I was looking at numbers and he is one of the most inefficient players on the whole team at the moment. Ideally, he could showcase to teams that he is worth the kind of contract and role he is seeking. I don't think he is currently doing that, but you have to hope that he's in a slump and can turn it around. He's not only hurting himself money wise whether it be from us or some other team, but he's also hurting his trade value.

I think you have to let him play through it though. It should be clear to everybody at this point that he isn't a franchise player, but now you need to find out if he can be at his best, a legit 2nd banana. I think he is at best the 3rd best player on a contending team, but that is what a team like Philly or Miami needs him to be with the ability to show that he can be a number 2 on some nights.

At some point, if he continues to fail, they should definitely put some constraints on his role. He is not good at finishing through contact and he is not good at pull up 3 pointers. More catch and shoot is the remedy for that and he really needs to eliminate pull ups completely from his game, but he won't. At least minimize them.

 

Stone trying to get Oladipo to play harder to increase his value lol

 

Sorry Dipo, but not seeing max player.

The FG% and TOV% get ugly if having to carry team without Wall or Wood.

Supports eye test, Dipo is a poor finisher.

 

This seems to indicate like we were saying, he is very dependent on the guys around him to open things up for him. He is not a franchise player, but if you need him to be your 3rd best player and at times slide into that 2nd best player role for spurts here and there, he is adequate and more suited to that. I honestly don't think as presently constructed, paying a 3rd banana max money is the right move. For a win-now team maybe this is a good value, but I'll go on record that as currently constructed, I wouldn't do it this if I'm the Rockets. If your roster is pretty set and you think he is potentially a piece that puts you over the top, this makes a lot of sense. He is a good player and he is available. I think he makes a lot of sense for Philly and Milwaukee, and Miami just off the top of my head.

 

Mfker loses one game and wants to leave.

 

I'm seeing it.

Better handle
Better passing
Better defense
Better rebounding
Worse shooting

 

Dipo does not want to sit on B2B's.

Will this be a sticking point with him.and Silas?