08-16-2025, 12:05 AM
(08-15-2025, 07:27 PM)t3r3e3 Wrote: Signing Risner earlier and saving the money from dumpster diving on Patrick would’ve been the move. They need to eat the cost and sign Risner while canning Volson. This team’s aversion to paying guards money is plain dumb…
Risner is in good shape to get paid by anyone with a big injury and willing to win now with a bigger bonus. Gotta hope guards around the league stay healthy these last two weeks. Him are Shaq Mason are the only ones with a pulse.
Cincy may wait things out for a free waiver claim of a controllable young guard but those are rare. I wonder if they are banking on maxing Trey's raise this year to pay less in a 3rd year and this game of chicken is holding up anything after the Fant signing. Hope I'm wrong, they should find a way for a much needed guard.
My compromise is that if they're willing to give Patrick a chance these next two weeks, we better have an actual contingency plan. If that's trading say a 5th or 6th before cut down day for a deep team to get an asset for a fringe guard so be it. That or if a young center starting, whatever it is Ford is a 6th man or swing tackle...NOT a starting guard.
