I would say yes but as a back up and mentor for KPJ. We need vets we just dont want a coach that'll over play them.
Nah. No need to "add" anything to the mix this season. I'm not sure how the "veteran point guard to lead the team" idea gained so much traction. Why would a guy at the end of their career be looking to help a team tank instead of ring chasing? Gordon isn't a point guard but he's that guy and he doesn't give a ****. Why would anyone else?
Ring chase? What? Que? Huh? Mike Comely Jr is going to turn this team into a contender? That's awesome. I just want a veteran guard to hold the hands of the young guys and tell them to get to their correct spots and command some presence on the court so the kids just don't lolly gag around like headless chickens. How is that conducive to developing?
Completely misread my post. Any veteran willing to come here to hold hands probably isn't worth the roster spot. Any veteran worth the salt wants to ring chase, not hold hands.
What? You do there are ways to bring veterans here without free agency right? KMJ, low first round pick for Mike Conley Jr.
Because they are being paid and they are professionals. Mike Conley is old enough where he knows he's not getting 30+ minutes on a contender but still has the experience and leadership skills for a young developing roster like this. This is his avenue for still getting a decent contract at age 35-36. Players at that age and at that level are fine having niche roles like mentorship. It's not like Conley is playing for anything on the Jazz. That franchise is debating on if they should just tear it all down and rebuild from scratch.
I honestly think a vet like Kemba off the bench would be really good for this team Stone knew a vet like Augustine off the bench again would net too many wins A decent vet off the bench I think would bring a lot of structure to the team
Actually an experienced vet pg off the bench makes perfect sense. I'm of the opinion that having two young high ceiling but sporadic inexperienced guards playing together at the same time on the court is asking for stunted development. Hence why to ease tensions, have KPJ and Green start but have one come to the bench early in the first and then stagger their minutes the rest of the way with that bench veteran guard playing alongside both of them when one of them is on the court. The last few minutes of crunch time if they are both playing well, we can have them both play at the end of the game but if one of them is screwing up(isoing too much, bad shot selection throughout the game), you bench them at the end of the game and have the vet pg finish the game along side one of KPJ and Green, whoever is not ****ing up that night.
Gordon is being paid 20 million dollars this season and he doesn't care, isn't being super professional about it, obviously isn't teaching anyone anything and is the same age as Conley. Someone who has given up on winning but wants to babysit a tank isn't who we need. If he's that good of a teacher pay him consultant money this summer to teach KPJ everything he knows or make him a coach. Tate and guys like him are who we should be targeting for veteran leadership, not someone who can't play anymore. Jazz want to rebuild but aren't considering Conley for their veteran mentorship role, red flag #8,000. And what's worse, you want to trade a blue chip asset like Martin AND a 1st for basically Eric Gordon who can't even play. Fkng horrendous take honestly.
Everyone is complaining about young kids not getting game time & you want to bring a vet in & give him minutes? Also we'd have a bad record either way. Kemba is not a game changer. But that's not a it doesn't matter. We should obviously play the young kids.
No to Kemba, and the Lowry/Conley types aren’t going to want to come here. Indiana is the team to target, IMO. With Haliburton blowing up, they have two quality backups behind him in McConnell and Nembhard. KMJ for Nembhard might be a fair offer for both sides, and McConnell can do all of the things this proverbial veteran PG people are referencing can do. A solid, workhorse of a player that plays two-way basketball and protects the ball.
