Why did we extend Josh Richardson?

[Roy H.]

You don’t want ANY player ….Pat Riley let go on purpose …..

Old Pat is a hard you know what ,   He gets rid of no talent , complaining,  only somebody like Lebron can get away with that on Riley’s teams . And I’m sure they were at odds . But only Players like MJ, Lebron are worth the trouble …….

I repeat Riley doesn’t keep players that don’t produce like he wants ….there are reasons they aren’t on the heat anymore …meaning he doesn’t see a title coming with guys like KO ….junk players.

He traded Richardson to acquire Butler.  Let's not pretend he just let Richardson go in free agency or something.  That isn't the case.  He upgraded talent.

He did.  Then Philly and Dallas gave up on him.

[Moranis]

You don’t want ANY player ….Pat Riley let go on purpose …..

Old Pat is a hard you know what ,   He gets rid of no talent , complaining,  only somebody like Lebron can get away with that on Riley’s teams . And I’m sure they were at odds . But only Players like MJ, Lebron are worth the trouble …….

I repeat Riley doesn’t keep players that don’t produce like he wants ….there are reasons they aren’t on the heat anymore …meaning he doesn’t see a title coming with guys like KO ….junk players.

He traded Richardson to acquire Butler.  Let's not pretend he just let Richardson go in free agency or something.  That isn't the case.  He upgraded talent.

He did.  Then Philly and Dallas gave up on him.

Dallas did, Philly did not.  They swapped him for one of the best shooters in the league. 

[Vermont Green]

You don’t want ANY player ….Pat Riley let go on purpose …..

Old Pat is a hard you know what ,   He gets rid of no talent , complaining,  only somebody like Lebron can get away with that on Riley’s teams . And I’m sure they were at odds . But only Players like MJ, Lebron are worth the trouble …….

I repeat Riley doesn’t keep players that don’t produce like he wants ….there are reasons they aren’t on the heat anymore …meaning he doesn’t see a title coming with guys like KO ….junk players.

He traded Richardson to acquire Butler.  Let's not pretend he just let Richardson go in free agency or something.  That isn't the case.  He upgraded talent.

He did.  Then Philly and Dallas gave up on him.

Dallas did, Philly did not.  They swapped him for one of the best shooters in the league.

I thought the "why" in this debate was resolved several pages ago.  Richardson had a player option for this season.  In order to be traded, he had to pick up that option.  Otherwise, he would be a UFA.  He didn't want to pick up the option just to be traded so he used that leverage to get another year, at a pretty fair price, essentially enabling the trade to go through.  Dallas got Moses Brown.  It was really more of a sign and trade than a extension if you think about it.  Moses Brown has hardly played but is averaging 36 pts per 36 min (this is a joke).

Now as to Josh Richardson the player, on Philly and Dallas, he was a starter.  For us, he is coming off the bench.  Different roles, different expectations.  I think he is going to be fine and I am not worried about the contract. 

[Roy H.]

You don’t want ANY player ….Pat Riley let go on purpose …..

Old Pat is a hard you know what ,   He gets rid of no talent , complaining,  only somebody like Lebron can get away with that on Riley’s teams . And I’m sure they were at odds . But only Players like MJ, Lebron are worth the trouble …….

I repeat Riley doesn’t keep players that don’t produce like he wants ….there are reasons they aren’t on the heat anymore …meaning he doesn’t see a title coming with guys like KO ….junk players.

He traded Richardson to acquire Butler.  Let's not pretend he just let Richardson go in free agency or something.  That isn't the case.  He upgraded talent.

He did.  Then Philly and Dallas gave up on him.

Dallas did, Philly did not.  They swapped him for one of the best shooters in the league.

I thought the "why" in this debate was resolved several pages ago.  Richardson had a player option for this season.  In order to be traded, he had to pick up that option.  Otherwise, he would be a UFA.  He didn't want to pick up the option just to be traded so he used that leverage to get another year, at a pretty fair price, essentially enabling the trade to go through.  Dallas got Moses Brown.  It was really more of a sign and trade than a extension if you think about it.  Moses Brown has hardly played but is averaging 36 pts per 36 min (this is a joke).

Now as to Josh Richardson the player, on Philly and Dallas, he was a starter.  For us, he is coming off the bench.  Different roles, different expectations.  I think he is going to be fine and I am not worried about the contract.

That’s speculation that really doesn’t make a lot of sense. There was no way that Richardson was ever going to decline his option in this market. Otherwise, he would have been playing for somewhere between the vet minimum and the taxpayer MLE.

Richardson had no leverage.  Dallas was desperately hoping he would decline his option in all likelihood. They were hoping to clear Space, which is why they dumped him on us in the first place.

[Moranis]

Got a game from Richardson that has to be more in line with what they thought he would be.

[Celtics4ever]

Richardson did look good last night.

[Roy H.]

Richardson did look good last night.

He did.  His previous games were goose eggs, so hopefully he starts showing some positive consistency.

[gouki88]

Richardson did look good last night.

He did.  His previous games were goose eggs, so hopefully he starts showing some positive consistency.

If he can continue shooting 40% from 3 with the defence he plays I'd be happy

[Roy H.]

Richardson did look good last night.

He did.  His previous games were goose eggs, so hopefully he starts showing some positive consistency.

If he can continue shooting 40% from 3 with the defence he plays I'd be happy

His first game he was 4-for-4 from deep, and has been 2-for-11 since.  Hopefully he gets his outside shot going more frequently.

[gouki88]

Richardson did look good last night.

He did.  His previous games were goose eggs, so hopefully he starts showing some positive consistency.

If he can continue shooting 40% from 3 with the defence he plays I'd be happy

His first game he was 4-for-4 from deep, and has been 2-for-11 since.  Hopefully he gets his outside shot going more frequently.

Yeah, I hope so. The back-to-back 0 point games were really uninspiring. He won't play 37 minutes too often, but even if he hovers around 12PPG (which he has the ability to) I'd be happy.

I am still curious as to why we extended him so early

[Moranis]

Back to back solid games from Richardson and he has stepped up with more of a load in Brown's absence. 

[Goldstar88]

Back to back solid games from Richardson and he has stepped up with more of a load in Brown's absence.

Indeed. His 3pt shooting can be sporadic, but his effort sure isn’t. Plays hard all the time. Underrated defender too.

[Kiorrik]

20 games guys.

Twenny.

[Hoopvortex]

Back to back solid games from Richardson and he has stepped up with more of a load in Brown's absence.

Indeed. His 3pt shooting can be sporadic, but his effort sure isn’t. Plays hard all the time. Underrated defender too.

After tonight he’s shooting .357 from 3, which is above the current league average.

[jpotter33]

Never got the hate on him. If I remember correctly, his preseason was shaky, but he's been good to my eyes all season long.