Rob Pelinka Discussion: BBall Ops Pres + GM (AKA: Lucky Rob)

well, we also found both, in a way.

the caruso thing is unforgivable, but i saw nobody here complaining about smart over goodwin. i was probably more reluctant than most about it but still felt it was a move you had to make. guessing rob knew he might regret it later, too, but figured he could find another goodwin. bufkin might be a similar-level find.

 

And Manon. This dude is bigger, fast laterally and strong and has hops and hangs his hat on D. Just like why they started giving Jordan a chance last year with all the Banshee gloss. If Marcus gets hurt, they have to give him some minutes I hope. And yeah, as nice as pickup as Timme was, maybe he's too limited for his position's size athletically and they need to make the decision and give Bufkin his slot. I mean we are looking for scoring out of the bench and for reinforcements / talent at POA. Especially with Hayes playing so well this year in the backup 5 position. Timme is not that crucial if he can't hack it athletically.

 

i just think timme's a center but too small to play center in the nba. he hasn't worked enough on his body/strength to be able to mix it up.

i'd have smith, bufkin, and manon as our three two-ways right now. yeah, they're all guards. well, we need to hit on a guard!

it's funny because when i watch manon clips from the g league, he looks a lot like that hugo gonzalez guy in boston (manon's a little smaller but probably a little more athletic, tbh). boston just keeps throwing these unproven guys on the floor for real nba minutes, letting them struggle a bit, and turning them into playable role players. we just refuse to take these chances.