Ben R:
The problem with Randle is he is an inflexible type of player. ….but you better say goodbye to a modern NBA offense because if Randle is your best player then this is what it looks like. How do we improve if we move forward with a 40 win team centered around Randle?
For all the praise Randle is getting he is our worst or 2nd worst defensive starter and the centerpiece of the #24 offense. I question how much worse we actually are without Randle, we are worse but I don’t know if it is as much as we think. Our bench without Randle seems to score the ball just fine.

Agree with above…Randle presents this front office with a dilemma for the long term…while Thibs is laser focused on short term gratification such that he has essentially turned our starting unit offense over to Randle…and while Randle has shown that his competency is greater than last year…he is still not what you want as your number 1 option in the modern NBA….however, I see them staying put…letting Thibs grind it out with manic D and Randle leading the way and see where things are at by end of the year….my concern is that it impacts the ability to let Toppin play and develop unless Thibs gets creative…which probably ain’t happening…with Mitch out it would be a good time to tinker…

As far as the 2nd unit doing fine without Randle…I mean…generally they are playiing against the other teams 2nd unit so it might not be apples to apples but aesthetically…it sure is more pleasant to watch the 2nd team…the Randle offense is rough on the eyes…

Ben R:
The problem with Randle is he is an inflexible type of player. He is very good and effective but only playing the 4, only playing a slower style that lets him post people up and isolate, only if he has the ball in his hands a lot. He closes off a lot of options on how to build a team. Plus, I don’t know if he’ll ever be a great fit with Barrett or Robinson. If we move forward like we are we probably are not picking in the top 10 any time soon. I don’t know where we even find an average starting PG unless it’s IQ, who honestly is probably a good fit at PG with a ball-dominant post player but you better say goodbye to a modern NBA offense because if Randle is your best player then this is what it looks like. How do we improve if we move forward with a 40 win team centered around Randle?

For all the praise Randle is getting he is our worst or 2nd worst defensive starter and the centerpiece of the #24 offense. I question how much worse we actually are without Randle, we are worse but I don’t know if it is as much as we think. Our bench without Randle seems to score the ball just fine.

I think you’re selling Randle a bit short here, of course consistency is always the question with him, but a version of Randle that shoots. 391 from 3 like he’s doing this season is definitely a player who would improve most rosters in the league and be good enough to be the number 2 star in a very good team. When he shoots this well from 3, he’s definitely a guy who fits modern offenses and in a good team his passing could be even more impactul he would have more space to do his thing.

To be fair we only have seen Randle in crap teams, he has never had a good supporting cast, but his improvements this season are very impressive by any metrics.

For all the praise Randle is getting he is our worst or 2nd worst defensive starter and the centerpiece of the #24 offense. I question how much worse we actually are without Randle, we are worse but I don’t know if it is as much as we think. Our bench without Randle seems to score the ball just fine.

GHenman:
@JK47 Corey Kispert of Gonzaga should be there in the teens and would give us some real shooting at the 3. I also like David Duke from Providence at PG.

There’s really a player named David Duke?

With the way Lonzo’s been playing lately would New Orleans even be listening to offers?

Bledsoe might be available for relatively cheap (a first and knox or frank), he’s having a down year, but would be the best we’ve had in a very long time. The Pels have an outside chance at the play-in game, but more than likely they’re fixated on the future.