MJ was smart to not pay Kemba

[3ball]

You can't pay the max to a 6-foot dude that isn't a top 10 player, and have him weigh down your payroll

Just not enough return on investment - Kemba makes you a borderline playoff team at best - you can do better than that by going a different direction and having more flexibility to manuever

This will prove to be a good move by MJ

[Vino24]

You can't pay the max to a 6-foot dude that isn't a top 10 player, and have him weigh down your payroll

Just not enough return on investment - Kemba makes you a borderline playoff team at best - you can do better than that by going a different direction and having more flexibility to manuever

This will prove to be a good move by MJ

Agree especially when the bobcats still are not in the playoffs in another 10 years

[Spurs m8]

The GOAT wins again

[FKAri]

Smart? Even a stopped clock gives the right time twice a day.

[RealSkipBayless]

But it was smart to pay Terry Rozier?

[Vino24]

But it was smart to pay Terry Rozier?

Thread backfire

[bobopenguin]

the only star MJ ever had in his team...and MJ let kemba walked.

[3ball]

Smart? Even a stopped clock gives the right time twice a day.

In this case, I think MJ was unique knowledge of how useless short guards are

That was Phil's philosophy - he hated short guards

I think MJ always appreciated Kemba's attitude, but wished he was like 6'5"

You gotta understand - as usual, MJ must do it the organic way - that always takes longer then being gifted AD or KD like bigger markets get.. so it's easy to call MJ an idiot when you know he'll never acquire a guy like AD and will have to draft such a player.. but he'll persevere and end up on top, because that's what he does

[Vino24]

In this case, I think MJ was unique knowledge of how useless short guards are

That was Phil's philosophy - he hated short guards

I think MJ always appreciated Kemba's attitude, but wished he was like 6'5"

You gotta understand - as usual, MJ must do it the organic way - that always takes longer then being gifted AD or KD like bigger markets get.. so it's easy to call MJ an idiot when you know he'll never acquire a guy like AD and will have to draft such a player.. but he'll persevere and end up on top, because that's what he does

MJ wouldn

[3ball]

MJ wouldn’t do shit either if Frank Kaminsky was his 2nd option

MJ always got the 8 seed or better, regardless of cast or 2nd option

And he won 50 games in 1988 with no 2nd option.. Charles Oakley (a rebounder) was his 2nd option, yet MJ got the 3 seed and won a game off the Pistons..

Compare to Lebron in 2007, who couldn't win a game off the Spurs, or his record loss in 2014 with Bosh/Wade as sidekicks

[Vino24]

MJ won 50 games in 1988 with no 2nd option

I think Charles Oakley was his 2nd option, yet MJ got the 3 seed and won a game off the Pistons.. Compare to Lebron in 2007, who couldn't win a game off the Spurs, or his record loss in 2014 with Bosh/Wade as sidekicks

Oakley was an all star and a great defender. Lmao

[3ball]

Oakley was an all star and a great defender. Lmao

Defenders aren't 2nd options, so ur making my point

MJ won a game off the Pistons with a defender at 2nd option, while Lebron couldn't win a game off the Spurs with an all-star center and all-defender SG, and lost by record amount with 2 HOF in 14'

Honestly, I wonder if you guys have a psychological problem because you skip over the facts I present that DIRECTLY PROVE YOU WRONG.. the last paragraph proves you wrong - lebron got swept twice and lost by record amount twice, ALL WITH HIGH SEEDS AND GOOD TEAMS/CASTS - mj played the goat Celtics closer with his 8 seeds - THAT PROVES YOU WRONG.. don't skip over it lameass

[MiseryCityTexas]

Hornet lowkey trying like hell to get the first pick next year. They figure a team with Terry Rozier as the best player on the team, can take the Hornet to the lottery as fast as possible.

[DMAVS41]

Yes, he was...

Two times he wasn't smart though just recently;

1. Not trading Kemba, who had real value, knowing he wasn't going to pay him

2. Giving Terry that contract

[ScalsFan21]

So this is what it's come to, Threebs?

This thread is the basketball equivalent of saying Julio Jones made a great catch towards the end of that devastating Patriots loss. Technically true, but far too hopelessly lost in the big picture to mean anything.