So long, Kay Felder

[FrontPageNews]

What exactly were you expecting from the 54th pick in the draft?

You know that nobody selected after Kay Felder in 2016 has ever played a game in the NBA?

Yogi Ferrell was a nice UDFA find.

 

[Lyuokdea]

Yogi Ferrell was a nice UDFA find.

I mean - people signed like 100 UDFAs to training camp deals, and one of them worked out.

So sure - go ahead and blame that on the Cavs management.

 

[pinoycavsfan]

Cant believe his time with the cavs was short. He never measured up to his potential. So long felder.

 

[inliner311]

What exactly were you expecting from the 54th pick in the draft?

You know that nobody selected after Kay Felder in 2016 has ever played a game in the NBA?

This is what people don't understand. We either go out and pick the guy with the highest potential but it's going to take time and patience to develop them or settle for the guy that might be a fringe rotation player but that's all they will ever be. The front office and coaching haven't be willing to give that time and patience since LeBron has come back.

We can't expect a player to get a handful of garbage time minutes and develop into an NBA rotation player. Felder was going to need more than a year and 386 garbage time minutes to develop. There are always exception but development of young talent especially without lotto picks will take time. The Cavs just aren't willing to do it at this point.

The two way contracts are made for guys like Felder. Young guys who will shine in the G-league but need the time to develop to the NBA. These are guys that can easily go to Europe and make alot of money. The purpose of the contract is to keep their talent in the G-league so it brings up the overall talent and hopefully they development process in it. What it's not for is a guy like John Holland at 28 and is looking at being a G-league or euro league lifer. If it just becomes a reward for a G-leaguer for doing well then the talent pool will never get better. It needs to be for those late 2nd round picks and UDFA that are just out of college or 2 years removed to stay in the US and develop. A bridge between the college basketball and the NBA.

 

[Sir'Dom Pointer]

I mean - people signed like 100 UDFAs to training camp deals, and one of them worked out.

So sure - go ahead and blame that on the Cavs management.

We keep giving up on prospects.. whether they pan out or not.

Something is clearly wrong with your development team or the teams vision. Players take time to develop, you can't continue to cut them in favour of old vets just because you are in a contending window.

Obviously we pick the wrong prospects it seems, but this is still not the way to go.

I liked Felder, but it was obvious that he had no place on the team, whether it's his fault or not remains unknown, but there is a pattern with the team.

I'm still waiting for just 1 revelation, 1 unexpected gem to show himself.. name 1 player that we were able to develop in the last 10 years. Every team has them.

 

[panchan]

We keep giving up on prospects.. whether they pan out or not.

Something is clearly wrong with your development team or the teams vision. Players take time to develop, you can't continue to cut them in favour of old vets just because you are in a contending window.

Obviously we pick the wrong prospects it seems, but this is still not the way to go.

I liked Felder, but it was obvious that he had no place on the team, whether it's his fault or not remains unknown, but there is a pattern with the team.

I'm still waiting for just 1 revelation, 1 unexpected gem to show himself.. name 1 player that we were able to develop in the last 10 years. Every team has them.

 

[panchan]

Delly

 

[panchan]

Delly

And I`d like him back.

 

[The Wizard of Moz]

The Cavs management had nothing to do with Kay Felder

It was 100% Dan Gilbert

As for what I was expecting from the 54th pick? I would've rather not bought the draft pick and used all of our cash that we could use in trades for the league year on someone who never had a chance

 

[CHIMOCHIS]

The Cavs management had nothing to do with Kay Felder

It was 100% Dan Gilbert

As for what I was expecting from the 54th pick? I would've rather not bought the draft pick and used all of our cash that we could use in trades for the league year on someone who never had a chance

Dan Gilbert is like the opposite of a Riley

L after L after L

Please let the experts do their job and just sign the check

 

[Sir'Dom Pointer]

The Cavs management had nothing to do with Kay Felder

It was 100% Dan Gilbert

As for what I was expecting from the 54th pick? I would've rather not bought the draft pick and used all of our cash that we could use in trades for the league year on someone who never had a chance

Like Jordan Bell ?!
Gilbert is part of managemeng and will continue to make decisions that are not his to make.

 

[inliner311]

View: https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/919241823721320450


Since we can't sign Felder to a two way, I'd like to go after TJ Williams or Andrew White. Both played well for us in summer league. I'd prefer Andrew White because he is a prototype 3 and D wing.

 

[FrontPageNews]

View: https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/919241823721320450


Since we can't sign Felder to a two way, I'd like to go after TJ Williams or Andrew White. Both played well for us in summer league. I'd prefer Andrew White because he is a prototype 3 and D wing.

I’d love to have white. He’s got great size.

 

[inliner311]

I’d love to have white. He’s got great size.

Yeah he has good size and seem to easily adjust to the NBA 3 point line in summer league. The fact that he played point guard for a year in college also helps with ball handling and ball movement. Definitely a prospect to take a shot at.

 

[czvo]

We keep giving up on prospects.. whether they pan out or not.

Something is clearly wrong with your development team or the teams vision. Players take time to develop, you can't continue to cut them in favour of old vets just because you are in a contending window.

Obviously we pick the wrong prospects it seems, but this is still not the way to go.

I liked Felder, but it was obvious that he had no place on the team, whether it's his fault or not remains unknown, but there is a pattern with the team.

I'm still waiting for just 1 revelation, 1 unexpected gem to show himself.. name 1 player that we were able to develop in the last 10 years. Every team has them.

Honestly? I never expected Tristan to become the perfect small ball center, or for Delly to be, well, anything, and both of those things happened.