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re: Is Poole done?

Posted by supe12sta12z on 2/12/26 at 2:48 pm to
That's the risk of trying to bring in talent in a market like the Pelicans. You win when you get a Bey and sometimes you lose ala Poole.

Either way there's usually only 2 paths for a team like the Pelicans. Either you commit 100% to the process and suffer for 3-5 years or you keep gambling on trades and hope you hit on several underappreciated players while you build a competitive team.

Unfortunately, they are never going to commit to another true rebuild with this front office. Dumars and Weaver's track record has a strong tendency to make boom/bust trades. I expect them to continue this path in the summer.

They're very deep. They start champagne, and then they have Barnes, Keldon Johnson, and they are trying to work in the rookie Carter Bryant as well at the 4.

And they have Kornet and Wemby who sometimes play a big lineup. So not a lot of minutes for him and they are very high on Carter Bryant.

re: Pels vs Heat

Posted by supe12sta12z on 2/11/26 at 9:28 pm to
NBA trying to keep the Heat afloat. :lol:
Looks like they tried to trade him but there were no interests. They did him a solid by releasing him and allowing him to find a better situation.

re: Pels vs Kings

Posted by supe12sta12z on 2/10/26 at 2:16 pm to
Does a Troy Weaver ring a bell? :lol:

re: Pels vs Kings

Posted by supe12sta12z on 2/10/26 at 12:16 pm to
Who do you think drafted Stewart as well as Duren? :lol:

re: Pels vs Kings

Posted by supe12sta12z on 2/9/26 at 9:25 pm to
Looks like Borrego has finally found the lineups/rotations he's trying to figure out all season. Hopefully we get good ball out of these guys the rest of the way.

re: Pels vs Kings

Posted by supe12sta12z on 2/9/26 at 8:42 pm to
I really like Bryce.

re: Pels vs Kings

Posted by supe12sta12z on 2/9/26 at 8:06 pm to
On a serious note, Borrego's offense looks pretty good when they can hit their threes.

re: Pels vs Kings

Posted by supe12sta12z on 2/9/26 at 8:04 pm to
That's a lot of cheering in that arena for the brawl.

re: Pels vs Kings

Posted by supe12sta12z on 2/9/26 at 8:01 pm to
Well yea... They're trying to tank. :lol:

re: Pels vs Kings

Posted by supe12sta12z on 2/9/26 at 6:33 pm to
Bruh. They're on a 12 game losing streak. :lol:
What does that even mean? The guy startes 77% of games in his career. Why does he need to be a top 30 wing to be a starter? There are usually multiple wings in a starting 5.

re: Do we cut or waive Poole?

Posted by supe12sta12z on 2/7/26 at 12:29 pm to
You are basically advocating they go into next season with the exact same roster with no upgrades. That's beyond stupid and crazy at the same time especially when the team needs more shooting, ball handling, and defense. Murray isn't going to be moveable anytime soon and Poole as an expiring contract charge a path for the team to turn it into usable production.

No one said you're flipping it for a bad contract. A malcontent player isn't always bad contract and teams who are looking to get off the apron or want to get younger tend to move players who are quality players. The idea that you can only move an expiring contract for another bad contract is flawed.

re: Do we cut or waive Poole?

Posted by supe12sta12z on 2/7/26 at 12:03 pm to
You have no cap space, no quality draft pick in the draft, not a destination for free agents, and you're not trading anyone that has value. How else are you getting talent in the building?

Neither Missi nor Bey needs to be extended now. And when they need to be, the only contract that could hamper the team is Murray's contract. Poole's contract doesn't affect what they do with those guys.

The fact that you think you would waive the guy and keep him on the books make no sense for the Pelicans.

re: Do we cut or waive Poole?

Posted by supe12sta12z on 2/7/26 at 10:52 am to
Can't do any of those things. Because you need his salary for a trade. Letting him expire isn't going to bring in a good player. You're hoping you can use his expiring contract to bring in a malcontent player or a good player with multiple year contract on a team who wants to free up their cap.

Letting him expire won't really benefit the team. Hes not a cancer and he's not affecting the locker room so I don't see the point in waiving him just because you don't want to play him.

re: Pels vs TWolves

Posted by supe12sta12z on 2/6/26 at 9:27 pm to
Nah. When we can actually shoot the ball, we can play with anyone.

re: Pels vs TWolves

Posted by supe12sta12z on 2/6/26 at 9:14 pm to
Why they keep teasing me like this. :lol:
Winning percentages can always be manipulated by coaching hires. They have most of the players he drafted and they are thriving.

That's the scary thing about those guys making the decisions. Their selection of coaches have been a biggest impact on their lack of success and we can he set back 5+ years if they make the wrong hire this summer.
Sounds like the move was made to make space to sign McGowens. :lol: