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Kelly Olynyk gets 50 million from Miami

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Why not?

It sounds reasonable, to me.

Olynyk looks a little goofy... (and plays a lil goofy sometimes, too)... but he's a remarkably skilled 7 footer that shoots around 40% from 3 pt range.

As a role player, a team could do a lot worse.
 

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Why not?

It sounds reasonable, to me.

Olynyk looks a little goofy... (and plays a lil goofy sometimes, too)... but he's a remarkably skilled 7 footer that shoots around 40% from 3 pt range.

As a role player, a team could do a lot worse.

I actually thought he was somewhat underutilized by Boston.

His deficiencies are pretty obvious, but he can really play on the offensive end. I think he fits really well next to Whiteside.

Boston just needed him to rebound and defend, and that isn't his game.
 

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Based on most of the other contracts over the past 2 summers, it doesn't look bad at all IMO.
he sucks tho. as in, sucks. short armed 7 footer who refuses to play to his size.

state of the nba i guess.
 

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he sucks tho. as in, sucks. short armed 7 footer who refuses to play to his size.

state of the nba i guess.


Pretend he is 6' 7" then.
We have a dominant C.
Boston didn't, so as Lance pointed out, the expectation level was different.
Look, I'm not saying he's anything great, but 12.5M in todays NBA market is not a big number.
 

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Pretend he is 6' 7" then.
We have a dominant C.
Boston didn't, so as Lance pointed out, the expectation level was different.
Look, I'm not saying he's anything great, but 12.5M in todays NBA market is not a big number.
enjoy lol

hes hard on the eyes most times.
 

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I think a lot of Boston fans soured on Olynyk... at least in part... because of his inconsistency. Dude definitely was frustrating.

I don't know if it was a confidence thing or whatever... but dude would disappear offensively for many games at a time... then emerge with a 20+ pt performance... then fade into the background again... rinse and repeat.

That's been the norm with Kelly O.
 

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I think a lot of Boston fans soured on Olynyk... at least in part... because of his inconsistency. Dude definitely was frustrating.

I don't know if it was a confidence thing or whatever... but dude would disappear offensively for many games at a time... then emerge with a 20+ pt performance... then fade into the background again... rinse and repeat.

That's been the norm with Kelly O.
exactly.

once every couple of months hed have a 19-20 pt game, then stretches of 4, 5, 3 pts for a week, then have 15.
 

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He is goofy but was well liked here.
Wish him all the best.
 

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exactly.

once every couple of months hed have a 19-20 pt game, then stretches of 4, 5, 3 pts for a week, then have 15.



Put it this way, if he shows up at the arena and takes a healthy shit, he's done more then McBob.
 

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Put it this way, if he shows up at the arena and takes a healthy shit, he's done more then McBob.
I predict y'all will be happy with him. Dude can shoot and pass well... he also hustles and plays decent team defense.

Just look the other way when there's a defensive rebound that needs grabbing... :D
 

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I predict y'all will be happy with him. Dude can shoot and pass well... he also hustles and plays decent team defense.

Just look the other way when there's a defensive rebound that needs grabbing... :D


We did that with Bosh.
 

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I think a lot of Boston fans soured on Olynyk... at least in part... because of his inconsistency. Dude definitely was frustrating.

I don't know if it was a confidence thing or whatever... but dude would disappear offensively for many games at a time... then emerge with a 20+ pt performance... then fade into the background again... rinse and repeat.

That's been the norm with Kelly O.


He was pretty much the biggest reason for the one win against Cleveland
 

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He was pretty much the biggest reason for the one win against Cleveland
Dude has plenty of talent on offense. Skill and talent are not his problems...
 

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Why not?

It sounds reasonable, to me.

Olynyk looks a little goofy... (and plays a lil goofy sometimes, too)... but he's a remarkably skilled 7 footer that shoots around 40% from 3 pt range.

As a role player, a team could do a lot worse.


"Remarkably skilled" is definitely an overstatement. And he doesnt rebound or defend like a 7 footer because his arms are so short.

He does one thing well. Score. But he is wildly inconsistent.
 

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Pretend he is 6' 7" then.
We have a dominant C.
Boston didn't, so as Lance pointed out, the expectation level was different.
Look, I'm not saying he's anything great, but 12.5M in todays NBA market is not a big number.

If he is anything more than your 8th best player then you're in trouble.
 

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He was pretty much the biggest reason for the one win against Cleveland


Yeah it was Olynyks 15 points and three rebounds. Not Marcus Smart scoring 27 points and hitting seven 3-pointers.

Or Bradley scoring 20.
Or Crowder getting 14 and 11.

Olynyk was literally the Celtics 5th best player that night.
 

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Yeah it was Olynyks 15 points and three rebounds. Not Marcus Smart scoring 27 points and hitting seven 3-pointers.

Or Bradley scoring 20.
Or Crowder getting 14 and 11.

Olynyk was literally the Celtics 5th best player that night.


We get it Boston

He's no longer on the team, so now he's a useless bag of suck

We know how you guys operate
 

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"Remarkably skilled" is definitely an overstatement.
No it isn't. Not many 7 footers have the coordination and skills that Kelly Olynyk has.
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And he doesnt rebound or defend like a 7 footer because his arms are so short.

He does one thing well. Score. But he is wildly inconsistent.
We're not far apart on these points. I'd add that Olynyk passes well and is a decent team defender.
 
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