In Reply to: Mara... posted by Cachorro on April 01, 2025 at 07:53:08
For much of the season, he couldn't run more than 5 minutes at a time before asking to be taken out. In two offseasons, he spent them both in Spain returning no stronger and in no better shape. He also couldn't hold position against mid major bigs let alone the bigs still playing in the tournament. It is also speculated that he want's to return to spain for the offseason yet again. None of this diminishes the absolutely unique impact he would have on games when he was out there.
None of us will know the complete story, but it wasn't all Cronin limiting his minutes.
On the positive side, this frees up at least $2M where you can get a quality big that can play 30 minutes and maybe hold his position... and probably the 3 you need can be higher quality.