Kevin Durant is a master beta.Seems like one is an alpha move & the other is a beta move.
Kevin Durant is a master beta.Seems like one is an alpha move & the other is a beta move.
Yeah, just not as good as one.Meh.
Kevin Durant is every bit the basketball player Jordan is. Yes, I said that.
People talk about goats and all that but is there a better two-way forward the game has even seen after LeBron?Meh.
Kevin Durant is every bit the basketball player Jordan is. Yes, I said that.
Duncan/Garnett/Pippen. Obviously Durant is on a different level than those three offensively, but he was far below them on defense.People talk about goats and all that but is there a better two-way forward the game has even seen after LeBron?
Maybe not but peak Bird was pretty special.People talk about goats and all that but is there a better two-way forward the game has even seen after LeBron?
I think LeBron is the best all-around player ever. Bird was also a better shooter, rebounder, passer than Jordan, by the way, but Jordan was a better scorer and defender.LeBron is the best two way, all around player of all time. Better shooter, rebounder, and passer than MJ. Arguably a better defender.
Depends what you mean by all around. I'd agree, but still think Jordan is better over all. It's just an analogy, so people shouldn't read into the grades I'm giving, but LeBron's lowest category would be a C. Jordan may have a few Ds... but Jordan scores higher in other categories to move than offset it.LeBron is the best two way, all around player of all time. Better shooter, rebounder, and passer than MJ. Arguably a better defender.
I guess my problem with Charlotte is it still feels like too many guards. I guess maybe I am too high on Bouknight, but I think he is going to be a real good stating shooting guard, but does he get the 20+ min a game he needs to develop. They also have Oubre out there as well.Well, the Cs really could have use TRoz's shooting, particularly 3P shooting, last year. Although for a team that should be in the tax for the upcoming seasons, $5M a year does start to make a difference.
CHA has locked themselves into a Ball/GH/TR/PJ Washington core for the next several years. Does that get them any higher than a 5 seed? I guess it depends on how good Ball becomes.
They lose all of Devonte Graham’s minutes so those needed to be filled.I guess my problem with Charlotte is it still feels like too many guards. I guess maybe I am too high on Bouknight, but I think he is going to be a real good stating shooting guard, but does he get the 20+ min a game he needs to develop. They also have Oubre out there as well.
Burner accounts? No. Going on Twitter and Arguing on THE Blue Check MJ account. Hells yeah.I mean, could you imagine Jordan creating burner accounts to go on Twitter to argue with random fans about how good he is at basketball?
Their backcourt is very good (including Hayward in that group). Their front court is G-League horrific. It was the guards who carried them last year and will likely again this season. Ball is going to be elite someday but not likely in this coming season.If they have too many good guards that seems like a really rich person problem...
I think it's more likely their players just aren't really good enough, & won't become good enough, to be an elite core.
I'm not sure where we're saying anything different from each other. If Bouknight develops, they could always flip a guard for a big. I just think their ceiling is kinda capped with that core.Their backcourt is very good (including Hayward in that group). Their front court is G-League horrific. It was the guards who carried them last year and will likely again this season. Ball is going to be elite someday but not likely in this coming season.
He also has a three year contract worth 31 million. A lot can happen in three years.Oh boy. Nerlens has some major cajones. I wonder how much of his story is accurate.
https://theathletic.com/news/knicks-nerlens-noel-sues-agent-rich-paul-alleges-58-million-in-lost-earnings/5iMVNZvw03BY?fbclid=IwAR3EYnG-2_RpUNvb4hoTMXhgCQYKrCXNCaKNjC0M8yi1Moa08vOwjRFpM-4
What a total surprise that Rich Paul and Klutch Sports 1) interfered with a $70 million deal procured by Noel’s agent, Happy Walters, and 2) didn’t represent their client Noel with a competent level of representation.Oh boy. Nerlens has some major cajones. I wonder how much of his story is accurate.
https://theathletic.com/news/knicks-nerlens-noel-sues-agent-rich-paul-alleges-58-million-in-lost-earnings/5iMVNZvw03BY?fbclid=IwAR3EYnG-2_RpUNvb4hoTMXhgCQYKrCXNCaKNjC0M8yi1Moa08vOwjRFpM-4
He is suing for the 3 lost years and the “bad advise” he was given in turning down the Mavs offer. It seems like something must have triggered him to do this now……probably waiting until he secured a decent contract so he wouldn’t get blackballed out of the league.He also has a three year contract worth 31 million. A lot can happen in three years.
LeBron is clearly out there trying to secure the next generation of franchise players to keep his agency going. But Klutch is so sleazy I’m not sure how much cachet they’ll be able to hang on to after he moves in to the Lakers front office.Do we expect Paul to maintain this kind of power after LeBron hangs them up in 4-5 years?
I’ll go out on a limb and say he is a Head Coach in this league within 5 years. He probably could have already had a head job if he hung them up five years ago but he was a smart enough player to manage to stick around and get paid over half of his career earnings during that time. What a country!Jared Dudley retires and becomes an NBA assistant coach. Not a fan of Kidd at all, but happy a BC standout will be getting coaching experience.
Nope. He’s taking BC to the Final Four first, dammit.I’ll go out on a limb and say he is a Head Coach in this league within 5 years. He probably could have already had a head job if he hung them up five years ago but he was a smart enough player to manage to stick around and get paid over half of his career earnings during that time. What a country!
He coaches women's lacrosse too?Nope. He’s taking BC to the Final Four first, dammit.
Taking this over here from the JRich threadYeah, the Kings are an interesting team with roster construction problems. Their back court is incredibly promising though. Haliburton has the tools to play D and will be building off a great rookie year. Him and Fox can easily play alongside each other too. The only flaws I see with Fox's game are his 3 point shooting, which I'm not sure you can blame on spacing, and for a PG, he's a below average FT shooter too. He is a great finisher though and his FG% from 10-16 is .408 and from 16-3 is .381 so there is hope he could improve in the area. Davion Mitchell is also looking like a player, though him and Fox on the court at the same time may be problematic, though Fox has a 6'7 wingspan which isn't bad for a PG. Mitchell's is 6'4. Hali is 6'7.5. It's crazy that Carsen Edwards has about the same wingspan as Fox and Hali despite being 5'11.
Then they have Barnes who is a decent player and Bagley who showed some promise last year as a stretch big but hasn't shown much defensively. After that, there's really not much on the team. They really are a terrible team but I an envious of their back court. If Mitchell is for real, I wonder if they'd ever go with a Bagley/Barnes/Hailiburton/Fox/Mitchell lineup. They'll probably have to trade one of Fox, Haliburton or Mitchell for a legit wing.
Curious drafting but going with who you think is BPA even when you have 2 young PGs is probably the correct way to go.
Yeah, Ingram and Tatum have some serious Bromance going too. I think, anyway. That or they have an incredibly heated rivalry. They always play well against each other.Taking this over here from the JRich thread
there is optimism in Sac-town
https://www.thecoldwire.com/reasons-kings-can-reach-postseason-in-2022/
If I'm McNair I'm trying my damndest to spark a Fox+ / Simmons+ discussion
Another player that timelines/fits with the JAYz and could be available in the next 18tmths in a blow-up situation is Brandon Ingram.
Griffith is doing some odd stuff down there after a nice deal with Memphis (Valanciunas for Adams/Bledsoe/1st rounder)
According to Spotrac $100k guaranteed a few days ago & the rest not until opening night.when do we punt Jabari?
Funny because true. Rondo improves their outside shooting.Don't be silly. The real draw here is Rondo's outside shooting.
Since leaving Boston, Rondo is around 36% on close to 1,000 3-pt attempts and broke over 40% last season.Don't be silly. The real draw here is Rondo's outside shooting.
Yeah, he's not quite the same guy that made us hold our breath whenever he took a jump shot in in Boston. Still, two things:Since leaving Boston, Rondo is around 36% on close to 1,000 3-pt attempts and broke over 40% last season.
All good points, but it’s still going to sting if Playoff Rondo helps the Lakers to another title, while the Celtics remain stuck on 17.Yeah, he's not quite the same guy that made us hold our breath whenever he took a jump shot in in Boston. Still, two things:
1. All 3p%'s aren't created equal. 27 of his 36 made 3s (75%) were considered wide open (without a defender within 6 feet). 40% for Rondo isn't the same as 40% for most other shooters. Compare that with a few Celtics we spent last year watching:
Pritchard: 66% wide open
Brown: 31%
Smart: 53%
Williams: 81%
Ojeleye: 59%,
Tatum: 18%
Nesmith: 33%
It's nice that Rondo's 3 point percentage has climbed up to decent looking, but he's still not respected by defenders and his 3p% looks fine because most of his 3s are wide, wide open. That's not helpful for creating space in the halfcourt for the Lakers' stars to drive.
2. Even if he were a legitimately great 3 point shooter, unless Rondo is starting (or closing) games for the Lakers alongside Westbrook/LeBron/Davis, he won't solve their problem. When your three best players are all mediocre to terrible shooters, things will get rough late in games that count.
Same “playoff Rondo” who will be 36 in this season’s playoffs, has a career .490 TS in the playoffs, and was a -14.2 net on-off in last season’s playoffs for the Clips, who kept him mostly stapled to the bench in key games?All good points, but it’s still going to sting if Playoff Rondo helps the Lakers to another title, while the Celtics remain stuck on 17.
I’m not concerned with Rondo at this stage being much of a factor. He essentially beat out Isaiah Thomas for the last available roster spot.All good points, but it’s still going to sting if Playoff Rondo helps the Lakers to another title, while the Celtics remain stuck on 17.
It makes me feel extra old that I was middle aged when Boston drafted him and he's heading into his middle ages.I’m not concerned with Rondo at this stage being much of a factor. He essentially beat out Isaiah Thomas for the last available roster spot.