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I still don't like the sleeved jerseys, but they looked less obnoxious last night; probably because they weren't for existing team jersey/colors.
Beards aren't all homeless looking. Harden's beard is awesome, and even Pau's own brothers' beard makes him look like he should be chopping wood in the Alaskan wilderness and fighting bears for salmon (which is also awesome). But yeah, in a lighthearted, poking fun sort of way, if you're a public figure and you're going to sport facial hair that's scraggly or weak (I'm looking at you, Melo and Paul Pierce - I was able to grow a better mustache in Junior High), you should expect the jokes. I've had just about every type of semi reasonable facial hair you can imagine at one point or another, and I generally think the comparisons are funny.
Just curious, what's everyone's interest level WRT All Star weekend every year? I have a hard time with the "just stand there on D and take turns dunking for 3 quarters" mindset of the ASG participants. Fourth quarter is usually pretty interesting, I guess.
Didn't see the dunk contest, but overall I guess I'm mostly in the 'Meh' camp with rr. It's not just that most of the best dunks have already been done over the years again and again, but the field of participants is generally pretty 'blah' too. I think I'd have a lot more interest if the majority of the big stars weren't one and done. A contest that included a half dozen or so true superstars might be pretty cool.
I watched most of the first half, then moved on to other things. But my twitter feed suggested that halftime was actually pretty damn good. More in Ziller's column.
Brooklyn and Cleveland discussing Jack for Terry.
New York trying to get Jeff Teague or Kyle Lowry.
Lakers and Brooklyn discussing Jordan Hill going to BRK, who would use the DPE.
Durant: What?
Simmons: So, do you guys have a better chance this year because the Heat and Spurs are both falling victim to The Disease Of More?
Durant: What?
Simmons: So, are you concerned about momentum? I mean, if you have momentum now, some other team might have momentum when the playoffs come around.
Durant: What?
Simmons: The West is so much better than the East, so it won't be hard to win. I'm guessing you're approaching this as one of those Milton Berle Games.
Durant: What?
Simmons: So, the James Harden trade. Worst trade ever, or by far the worst trade ever? I just can't tell you how much I hated that trade. You must have been so upset.
Durant: That only applies to last season, he would have left by now anyway.
Simmons: What?
Plus The Slim Reaper and Durantula are actually pretty good nicknames.
Wasn't someone on this board really worried about Rondo (will he ever be the same) after 5 games post-comeback?
Other things that jumped out, Dikembe looks like an overrated defender and Camby winning in '07 was pretty crazy.
That was me, but he's also at career lows inside the Arc and shooting a hilarious .500 from the line, I'm going to say that a guy who's still shooting free throw like garbage is unlikely to sustain a good 3 point %.
But I am very interested in seeing Rondo in other settings.
From 'veteran sixth man' to 'will trade for used bag of practice balls.' I'm still at something at a loss as to how it seemed everything imploded.
Agree with Ziller on the kudos to the (Hawks(!)') organist - definitely a highlight of the game for me.
Crispix, your 414 made me smile.
"The Lackey" has been taken as anyone who watched the last game of the world series (last year or 2002) should know. Not sure on the others.
Agree. I loved the assortment of people. Way more fun than the Super Bowl halftime show.
Yeah, I'm thoroughly confused. For those who didn't click, the general idea was Barea and Budinger for Prince and T. Allen. The presumption is that the Wolves would somehow add Andre Miller to back up Rubio if they traded Barea. Allen is a better defender than Brewer, but you definitely can't pair them in a lineup with Rubio. That would be Detroit-level shooting. If Allen and Martin play together, that makes more sense, but then the whole second unit is basically poor shooting 6'8 guys (Brewer, Cunningham, Tufiaf, LRBAM). I think the Wolves are better than their record, but with the games they have lost this year, it seems crazy to push all in for this year.
The Bulls also still have a pretty good chance of getting to the 2nd round again, which is a noble goal (though the worrier in my just is concerned about those extra minutes on Noah). Unfortunately, they're much less entertaining this year without NateRob and Bellinelli.
Okay, yeah, he's 3 for 6 of free throws this season. I know he's 62% for his career and 65% last year, so he's not great and never will be, but I disagree that you can be a decent three point shooter while being mediocre on free throws - Bruce Bowen, among many others, would beg to differ. Note that I also doubt that Rondo, who has made less than 1 in 4 threes for his career (granting that a great number of those are end of shot clock desperation types) is suddenly a 38% three point shooter, just that its not out of the realm of possibility that he could improve there even while remaining a lousy foul shooter.
Again, granting that we have stupidly small sample so far, it seems that Rondo's overall FG% is down because he's essentially traded a couple shots at the rim per game for a couple of threes - and given he's shot 59% at the rim from 2010-2013 (14 for 28 this year), that's driving his overall shooting % down. Seems to me like a reticence/inability to drive to the basket since the injury as this also jibes with his decline in FT per game from about 3 to less than 1 this season. Not clear, even if that is the case, if this is him still not being 100%, or easing himself back in, or not wanting to risk injury on a team going nowhere, or what. His TS% is .482 vs. .497 over the past three previous seasons, though, so not a huge loss in overall efficiency. His per 36 averages are ~11/5/11 for 2010-13, and ~13/6/9 this year. PER is 16 vs. an established level of about 18.
Long story short: it's way too early to say anything definitive about post-injury Rondo but there's not much evidence in the early returns to say that he's lost something significant to injury.
Strange that he played Sunday.
Anyway pretty interesting article on the Timber Wolves and perhaps why they have had a bad season despite their talent and other factors that make them look like they should be much better. It also talks about the Heat and Spurs in fair depth, so it is not just for the pathetic types (like me) that root for the Team on the Tundra.
That's one way for IU not to lose.
the kings get turner, who should be a good glue guy who's young and has some chemistry with demarcus cousins.
the clippers get spencer hawes, who will be a humongous upgrade over their current backup bigs.
and the sixers get ben mclemore from sacramento, picks from los angeles and various mediocre veterans from both.
I like Simmons, but it's a good example of why he's criticized - the intro is way to long and there are some pretty obscure references.
That said, it's interesting food for thought.
I think SA did so well against the Clippers because Paul is less than 100%. He could not shoot from range, so the Spurs played him like Rondo and went under all the screens. It made it a lot easier to manage the offense (other than Blake, who is playing SO well right now). The Mills thing is interesting because it seems like he just fits into the system really well. He makes good decisions and takes the shots he should take. There are a bunch of guys filling roles for them who do that and it makes them look like a football team with guys filling their lanes.
Yes it is. Watching Lebron with the confidence he's been playing with (there's a noticeable difference pre and post the 2012 game 6 against the Celtics) is like watching Jordan. I hope those young enough to not have watched Jordan in his prime can appreciate it. Because once Lebron leaves, you don't know how long it will take for the next ONE to show up.
I'm not really a Heat fan, or was I a Bulls fan back in the day, but I root for those teams because I want to see greatness.
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic, but...
The ServantKevin Durant is alive and kicking. Not that LeBron isn't awesome, as a self-proclaimed LeBron fanboy...he clearly is, but KD has shown that he can get to that Jordan/James level but only time will tell how long he can keep it.If someone has access to the data, I would like to see if this is actually happening or if it's just confirmation bias on my part. Unless the data disagrees with me, in which case I don't want to see it. I'd also be curious to see if this is something that has been going on more frequently since the Finals loss to DAL.
1. L. James 36.8 (57.1)
2. K. Durant 33.1 (43.4)
3. S. Curry 31.8 (46.7)
4. K. Irving 31.8 (42.3)
Those numbers are career highs for James in the MIA era. Source.
fun fact: current sixers coach brett brown is a former spurs assistant who coaches the australian national team.
This is like how Tony Parker owns the French team that their first round pick played for. The Spurs are really well connected internationally and it's definitely helped find some guys who can play.
There isn't a PR person on the planet who could come up with something as image-enhancing as "say you want your nickname to be 'The Servant'."
I have no clue why the Knicks would want Teague, or why the Cavs would want Terry. I'd actually say the former at least makes more sense than the latter. I realize the Cavs desperately want to make the playoffs this year, but unfortunately it's not as simple as increasing the average team age.
They're shopping Deng already. So I wonder if they've realized it's just not going to happen this year.
From Pelton's analysis:
Do they really think they're going to do something in the playoffs this year? I mean...
Considering his ridiculous back tattoo, I assume he means something like a servant of God or Christ in a Christian sort of way; in that context the name makes decent enough sense for him I think.
Durant's having a better season than Lebron right now and should be the MVP. He's an incredible player. But I don't think he's quite there yet, with "there" being the conversation for single greatest player to ever live.
Jordan. Lebron. Russell.
Especially with #462, he seems like a good fit. Although for all we know, Arnett Moultrie could be a good PF on an uptempo team. Or Nerlens Noel! Remember him?
I remember him. He's been more valuable this year than the #1 pick in this years draft...
...is that even legal?
This is such a cute antiquated quote.
I mean, I assume every major school has a pretty rigorous weight-lifting regimen. There's some ADs and coaches who need to be fired if not.
i think they only have 7 2nd round picks. the other two picks are going to be in the top 10.
so, they still only have 5 2nd round picks this year.
They took on Eric Maynor and his contract as well.
sessions back to milwaukee, with jeff adrien for gary neal and luke ridnour
Maybe: I'll give you a second rounder if I can swap my #8 pick for your #7. Then the next guy, I'll give you a second rounder if I can swap my #7 pick for your #6. Rinse and repeat.
Don't they technically have to give something up? I don't see anything leaving Philadelphia.
I would not be surprised if every DI team had weight training for basketball players. Here the University of Evansville, a school with 2500 students that is an annual also ran in the MVC, just spent millions of dollars upgrading their athletic facilities. In theory all students have access to the weight room and the strength equipment but the vast majority of the time gets booked by the athletic teams.
Take a bunch of foreign players and stash them. Hope to hit the jackpot with a few.
Maybe: I'll give you a second rounder if I can swap my #8 pick for your #7. Then the next guy, I'll give you a second rounder if I can swap my #7 pick for your #6. Rinse and repeat.
It's going to take a helluva lot more than 1 2nd round pick to move up in the first round this year, even one spot. More likely, they can use 2 2nd rounders to move up in the 2nd round, etc.
Don't they technically have to give something up? I don't see anything leaving Philadelphia.
After the Hawes deal (and before this one), the Sixers were over $11mil below the salary floor. They have a TON of cap room to use in these deals. They could probably take on a max deal without trading anything, if they wanted (and someone wanted to give a player away).
Hey, take Boozer. He'll put up numbers, but he won't really help you win.
Roger Mason sent with $ from MIA to SAC; they'll likely waive him.
35: draft glenn rice jr.
trade glenn rice jr to washington for picks 38 and 54.
38: draft nate wolters
trade nate wolters to milwaukee for pick 43 and future 2nd round pick
42: draft pierre jackson
pierre jackson traded to new orleans in jrue holiday/nerlens noel deal
43: draft ricky ledo
trade ricky ledo to dallas for future 2nd round pick
54 draft arselan kazemi
With five picks, they could draft 15 players, get five future picks, and get ten Arselan Kazemis!
Not STEAGLES and Cripix, the idiot is the GM, churning and doing nothing. And yes I have seen similar years from my Wolves, just recently in fact..
Rumor: Antawn from LAC to ATL
JaVele out for year with surgery
1, this is only year 1 for him, so it's not as if he's going on year 7 of a 3 year plan.
2, he cut bait with andrew bynum when a lot of people (including myself) would have doubled down.
3, he drafted MCW when a lot of people (including myself) were not fans of his.
4, he's willing to make bold, aggressive moves. that's not a good thing in and of itself, but it does leave open various doors.
Well and San Antonio regularly finds great players in the second round (seemingly), but I still look at the second round as a wasteland. We judge reality by what we see, and when the Wolves do it it is truly Sound and Fury signifying nothing (except the occasional owner pay day, as the accumulate enough money to pay for buying out Rambis and sending him packing).
Acquiring Mullens = tanking.
(signed, a guy who couldn't trade turner from his fantasy team)
(co-signed, danny granger)
edit: the Granger trade
To get closer to/above the salary floor?
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