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  1. 14 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

    This team is built wrong. Fire Kidd, trade Kyrie and THJ for a few players and a lot of picks.

    The team building issue started in 2019 when they went "all-in" to get KP. That deal is still killing them from having any meaningful draft assets to use. Then they traded Harrison Barnes, who could have been a very good 3rd option, for cap space and then proceeded to not do a damn thing with it. Then the Brunson mishap. They've just stacked so many bad choices on top of one another that there just isn't a good way out.  An underrated one was not getting a fucking draft pick when Carlisle went to the Pacers. We just let him walk to another team without any compensation. 

    Then, to make things even greater, they decided to hire a mediocre coach with a mediocre track record and, shockingly, they are getting mediocre results. The roster mismanagement is not Kidd's fault, but he is a clown and this team should have a way better record than it does despite the injuries.

    I think Nico is doing a decent job with the hand he was dealt. Lively is a huge win and I think OMax will be a player in a couple of years. The roster is better than it was last season, there just isn't a quick fix to this. They're going to have to keep drafting well and make decent upgrades via trade. They actually have young, tradeable players now which is a huge upgrade compared to the past few years. 

    The only thing that's fixable this season is the coach. That needs to happen. 

     

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  2. 3 hours ago, ztejas said:

     

    Reyna doesn't have physicality issues, he has fitness issues and at times effort issues. He's a big motherfucker that's extremely good on top of the ball. 

    And hasn't most of his injury stuff been non-contact variety muscle/ligament issues? 

    His last injury in the Nations League was a contact injury. I'm not questioning his physicality necessarily. I'm questioning if the frantic nature of play the premier league, especially a bottom dweller, is going to lead to good results. He's going to hold onto the ball great and some schmuck is absolutely going to "get stuck in" on him. 

  3. 9 minutes ago, The Dog said:

    This falls into the "beggars can't be choosers" category IMHO. Sevilla talks broke down so he had to take the offer on the table. 

    At least he should get a lot of playing time for them...

    to be fair all top leagues are physical. he just needs to find a way to stay healthy. 

    It's the physicality combined with the pace. The pace of Seria A or La Liga seems like a way better fit IMO. Like you said, though, beggars can't be choosers. I would expect NF to go full bunker ball as the season goes on and they're just looking to survive. Not sure how much that's going to help Gio's development. 

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  4. 1 hour ago, The Dog said:

     

    I don't know much about Fiorentina's roster, but that would be the move I'd want for him as I think his style is better suited for Italy or Spain. Fiorentina is currently in 6th and battling for a top 4 spot. 

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  5. 2 hours ago, Ted Lange said:

    Sevilla is 16th in the table 

    Seems like a good spot for a loan. I think he’d fit in well in La Liga. They would definitely need to play him a lot. 

  6. 5 hours ago, The Dog said:

    Both are better than Trinidad and Tobago and if Gregg can lose to them he can lose to anyone. Panama facerolled Costa Rica in the quarters of Nations League. There are no easy matches in this group. 

    T&T is ranked 96 and Bolivia is 85. T&T was on the road and after a Dest red card. The US isn't losing to that team at home. When did the USMT A team last lose to Panama on home soil? 2015 Gold Cup maybe? And then that US team went on to win their group and finish in 4th in that Copa America in 2016. 

    4 hours ago, Captain Ron said:

     

    The upside for Gregg is that these games are at home. The downside for him is that they are in a competitive tournament. Bolivia is a South American team and Panama can give us fits. In both cases, put the carrot of the Copa in there, they are not going to be easy wins.

    Throw in Gregg has not yet showing he can let the team play free and open and you better believe we can lose one of those games. We could potentially draw either or both of these games and in this tournament, that could be detrimental. I think the margin of error for missing the KO round is a lot smaller than you might think.

    Adams is going to be back and they are going to keep all the games low-scoring, just like the WC. Yes, it will be frustrating, but that and talent advantage will probably get us out of the group stages pretty easily in this tournament. 

  7. 23 hours ago, The Dog said:

    I don't think Gregg survives the year. 

     

    22 hours ago, Captain Ron said:

    Nor do I, which is why I put that in there. I think he is going to flame out in the Copa. We don't make it out of the group and look bad doing it, US Soccer will haver no choice but fire him.

    I want him gone just as much as anyone, but we're not going to lose to Panama and Bolivia in the group stages. We're stuck with him until our disappointing home WC. I'm trying to make peace with that now. 

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