Yeah. I knew he and Hayward would both need time to adjust, but I thought Hayward had the harder climb...Gordon seems to be finding his zone better. He had a really good game last night.
I questioned his variation of announcing the Brinks Truck backing up as well. Kyrie doesn't look right.....whether it's his knee or his role and that is concerning. We will need him 100% in the spring.
Really? Curious to know why.
Rolling with Rozier can't be taken for granted as he will be a UFA so there will be other suitors. What if say Phoenix puts a max on the table which Ainge wouldn't likely counter with a competitive offer and Kyrie is damaged goods? There is a greater than zero chance of neither being here next season. This is going to be a very interesting lead up to the summer for sure.
If Kyrie is damaged goods, Phoenix would think that Ainge is much more likely to match, which decreases the chance they make the offer in the first place. I also think there's a decent chance Ainge actually matches, as long as Rozier had shown improvement this year.
I keep forgetting Rozier is a RFA in that he's a guy in my mind that Ainge won't match if the offer is close to a max. In this context it wouldn't matter but I do stand corrected.
Ainge's willingness to pay Smart and his affection for Rozier help him in the poker game of RFA, if it comes to that. Teams will marginally up their mental odds that he would match a max, and become marginally less likely to offer one. If Phoenix strikes out on everyone, it's a moot point, but they'd be more likely to take another bird in the hand early in FA.
quick list: Kyrie, Goran Dragic, Kemba, Bledsoe, Rozier, Rubio, Tyreke Evans, D'Angelo Russell, Brogdon, Dinwiddie, Rondo, Beverly, Collison, IT4
Kyrie is a singles (3/4s?) hitter?
And like that Kyrie looked like Kyrie. I never saw anything physical that was concerning. Just some rust.
Tommy said it was his waistline:
Absolutely. Using my "two-man plan" I give our Australian Connection the Bulls game off. It's gets them heathy and allows minutes for Rozier and Jaylen in more smallball lineups.
He was on the bench rubbing it, eventually putting on the ice packs. If it popped in any way, Kyrie and the trainers have him in the locker room right away.
Now that Markkanen is back that pushed Robin Lopez to the bench so the Bulls don't play a true 5 at all. Bad matchup for Time Lord and a good night for Baynes to get full rest.
Bobby Portis and Kris Dunn may play tonight, too. If they do, both probably sit tomorrow. If they don't, both will probably play tomorrow.
Where are you seeing this? Neither has been medically cleared to play yet as far as I know.
Was fantastic, but man, he should have dribbled that out and tried to kill a few more seconds. He is an 87% Ft shooter. Probably a greater chance he makes both free throws than he threads that pass to Tatum
You're assuming he draws a foul. And at 85% fts its only a 72% chance he makes both.
Jalen Rose was on the other night--said it's hard for folks to understand that if guys miss that much time it takes a while to get your sea legs back. People see you play and you look healthy and don't really understand that there's still more to work through. And he was speaking specifically of Kyrie. Said he expects him to get better and better as the year goes on, and the same with Hayward.
And here I thought I was the over-optimistic homer
Even better is that his DRPM is 6th among point guards (Smart is first). Celtics can be a truly elite defensive team with Irving impacting that end as well.
