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HookEm

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  1. Bucks at 10-1 is disrespectful. They have the best NBA record over the last 4 years (by 9 games!) and finally got over the hump. They keep just about everybody and the core is still all in their prime. They also get back Donte DiVencenzo who started every game for them this year. I would bet on them before an old / injured Lakers for sure. And I don’t trust the Nets. Durant will be 33, Harden and Blake 32, Deandre 35… and Kyrie is crazy. The odds of them all being healthy are low.
  2. I agree 100%... for now. If that group wins 3-4 more titles, then people will start talking about them in that light. Rings change perception in a hurry. Put Scottie Pippin on another team and he would never have gotten a ring and would be seen as a much different player.
  3. I have always wondered what it would be like to send the NBA champion team (including coach), but replacing their foreign players with the best available US players. The team would already have very good winning chemistry and probably enough talent to beat any other team in the world. This year, let's say it is the Suns squad: PG: Chris Paul SG: Devin Booker SF: Mikal Bridges PF: Kevin Durant – replaces Saric (Croatia) C : Bam Adabayo - replaces Ayton (Bahamas) B1: Cameron Payne B2: Jae Crowder B3: Torey Craig Or it could be the Bucks: PG: Jrue Holiday SG: Donte DiVencenzo SF: Khris Middleton PF: Kevin Durant – replaces Giannis (Croatia) C : Bam Adabayo - replaces Ayton (Bahamas) B1: Cameron Payne B2: Jae Crowder B3: Torey Craig For 2016, you would have Cleveland representing: PG: Kyrie Irving SG: Steph Curry – replaces Delladova (Australia) SF: Kevin Durant – replaces T Thompson (Canada) PF: LeBron James C : Kevin Love B1: Draymond Green – replaces T Mozgov (Russia) B2: JR Smith B3: Iman Shumpert For 2012, you would have Miami representing: PG: Mario Chalmers SG: Dwayne Wade SF: Kobe Bryant – replaces Joel Anthony (Canada) PF: LeBron James C : Chris Bosh B1: Udonis Haslem B2: Shane Battier B3: Norris Cole For 2008, you would have the Celtics representing. They didn’t have any international players, so the whole team would go.
  4. The Devin Booker vs. Kobe comparisons are only valid on one side of the court (if that). Kobe was a 10-time 1st team All-Defense selection. Booker will NEVER be on an all-defensive team.
  5. Needing a top-10 American on the team to be interested is dumb. How many top-10 Americans did the Spurs have on their roster? How about Dallas with Dirk? How about the Rockets with Olajuwon? How about the Detroit teams of the early 2000s? Most of those “top 10” American players are old af. Are we sure Harden is better than Chris Paul RIGHT NOW? I’m not. Harden is fat. And injured. And he probably will be next year as well. Chris Paul is motivated to get his ring. Harden is motivated to party.
  6. Does anybody have current info on the initiation and membership costs on any of the following: Forest Creek Georgetown Country Club Berry Creek Cowan Creek White Wing Twin Creeks
  7. Regarding plane shitting… I’ve probably been to Manila 25 times over the years. I’m usually very careful about what I eat over there and rarely get sick. Well, one time I got to the airport and went to the business lounge. For some reason, my mind clicked to “you are back in civilization and can eat what you want” mode. I made myself a big glass of some tropical drink. It was fantastic. So I made myself another… Fast forward 2 hours and I was ready to die. I spent probably 10 hours in the bathroom. Shitting, barfing, dry heaving then back to my seat curled up in fetal position sweating my ass off… then back to the bathroom for more barfing and shitting. I literally wanted to die. After about 20 hours things were almost back to normal and I even had a couple of gin and tonics for the final leg home from Detroit. I usually enjoy that flight. Once sat next to the Pussycat Dolls in 1st class. That was interesting. I was the only other non Japanese person up there and the crew though I was with the group so they treated me like a celebrity. Another time sat next to an old Japanese dude who took off his shoes and socks…. and clipped his toenails at one point. Uggh.
  8. Obviously everyone is going to have to earn their spot. But we wouldn’t be ranked #3 in that poll above if everyone had to reset every year with zero expectations. The point is that if you were 1st Team All-PAC 10, you are going to expect a certain amount of playing time. If you don’t get it, it is going to take some maturity and handling by the coaches to keep everyone positive.
  9. In my view, the main risk this year is going to be chemistry, not talent. If we get Carr, that gives us even more talent, but also more chemistry risk. We will have all-conference guys like Ramey, who have started the bulk of their career, who will only get ~20 minutes per game. This situation is very different from when you have a bunch of talented freshmen. In that case, everyone comes in expecting to earn their playing time to a degree. Even Greg Brown, who most considered a lottery pick, didn't complain too much when he was benched late in the year. For the 21-22 team though, everyone has already earned playing time through multiple years of solid play (and even awards in many cases). That will be an interesting situation to navigate.
  10. Since we are talking athletes, Jericho Sims is currently #59 on the CBS top-100 prospects and #58 by ESPN. I would love to see New Orleans take him with either their #42 or #53 picks.
  11. I enjoyed it. Entertaining summer movie. 1000x better than yet another Marvel or DC movie.
  12. I disagree. These playoffs have more of an unpredictable “March Madness” quality that I am enjoying. And even though the stars are out, the quality of basketball has been pretty good. I would MUCH rather the finals be Suns vs Hawks than Suns can Bucks. If Trae comes back that would be a fun matchup with CP3.
  13. I think the most important thing for this season / offseason has been quality depth. To that end, I consolidated a bunch of top-100 player lists. Below is the HIGHEST any of the remaining players appears on any of the lists... Suns #14 Chris Paul #16 Devin Booker #49 Deandre Ayton #58 Mikal Bridges Clippers #2 Kawhi Leonard #13 Paul George #72 Marcus Morris #74 Serge Ibaka #88 Nicolas Batum #92 Pat Beverly Bucks #1 Giannis Antetokounmpo #22 Khris Middleton #32 Jrue Holiday #68 PJ Tucker #68 Brook Lopez #86 Bobby Portis Hawks #13 Trae Young #34 Clint Capela #35 Lou Williams #50 John Collins #50 Danilo Gallinari #55 Boddan Bogdanovic #97 De'Andre Hunter #99 Kevin Huerter When you have borderline top-50 players like Gallinari and Lou coming off the bench it is a huge advantage. Then when someone like Trae Young goes down, you barely miss a beat.
  14. Stars or not, I’m really enjoying these playoffs.
  15. I had a dream last night that the NBA moved to an auction type of draft. Instead of the bad teams getting higher draft picks, they get more auction money to bid. I think it would be interesting to see the teams bid for different players. I know in fantasy sports I vastly prefer an auction draft.
  16. The real person we should all be apologizing to is Ty Lue. I always just thought he was a LeBron plant with no real coaching skill. I was wrong. He can coach.
  17. I really don't think this will be the starting (or closing) lineup. I think Ramey and Jones are going to be our starting guards and then Timmy Allen will play his natural SF role. Then Disu and Mitchell as our starting bigs. Askew will be first off the bench and can sub for any of the 5. If subbing for Allen, Disu or Mitchell, everybody slides down a position and we go small. Then Christian Bishop is next off the bench and can again sub for any of the 5 and we can go big or small depending on the sub.
  18. I think Greg Brown has the potential to be a decent NBA player. Yes, he looks a little awkward when he runs. But... he has a real nose for the ball. I was very impressed with his rebounding this year. The best rebounder in NBA history was 6'7 Dennis Rodman and he was another supreme athlete who actually didn't look that fluid when running down the court. Also for all the talk about his immaturity, I was pleasantly surprised with how he handled his limited minutes in the last few games. He still encouraged his teammates and didn't really seem to pout on the bench. A lot of 1-and-done's would have handled that way worse. I'm pulling for him in the NBA.
  19. When did Reggie Jackson become Kobe?
  20. I would like to see Dame on the Celtics. Wonder if they could trade Marcus Smart, Tristan Thompson and a BOAT LOAD of picks to Portland for Dame.
  21. This is from census.gov. 1st dose stats.
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