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Mitch Cumsteen

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  1. Yeah I’m confused also. Like the lottery was rigged by the nba so fuck the NBA? Or fuck Pop because of his political stuff?
  2. I was talking openly about them starting the tank even before the injury. This just gives them clarity. This also gives Castle a much wider berth. He needs 35 minutes a night to learn from as many mistakes as possible. Don’t get me wrong, it still sucks not to see Wemby play until next fall, but this is probably a blessing in disguise. Also, for the worry warts, Brandon Ingram had the same issue and he’s been fine. Ausar Thompson too, although it’s too early to say anything about his health long term.
  3. Sumbitch. Season's over. Wemby has a blod clot in his shoulder and is done for the year. Gag for Flagg in full effect. Probably best long term but man this really sucks.
  4. I don't know how to embed tweets anymore, but this is ridiculous: https://x.com/pointfour__/status/1891487148748025956 42 minutes of actual basketball was played in the 3 hour All-Star game. I actually enjoyed the format. It was a massive improvement. The players played actual basketball and it was fun... but the show itself was fucking terrible. 80 minutes of ads. 20 minutes of unwatchable, unrelated, boring content that interrupted actual basketball. Just 42 minutes of hoops. Kevin Hart made me want to claw my ears off of my head. I understand having a little interlude to give the team that just played a break to catch their breath so they aren't at a disadvantage, but it shouldn't be any longer than a regular halftime.
  5. I forgot they were still playing a game.
  6. What we just saw was better basketball than any asg in recent memory. Not sure what Draymond is watching.
  7. On one hand yes... Collins was a disappointment considering what he flashed after he first got healthy. On the other, his cruddy contract turned out to be needed in the Fox trade. He was a roll of the dice to begin with. They clearly have a need for at least two more bigs. Wemby is too slight to fight the heavier players and Bassey can't stay healthy / isn't that great or big enough to begin with. They need some bruisers just for matchup purposes. I think the clock is ticking on Vassell. He's getting more and more easy looks now that Castle is there and he's just not hitting them. His defense has regressed too. He's a way bigger disappointment to me than Collins. And don't get me started on Keldon...
  8. Someone needs to grab a damn rebound. Awful.
  9. Castle last 10 games. Basic Game Log (41st Career Game to 50th Career Game) First Last G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS GmSc +/- 2025-01-23 2025-02-10 10 6 27.2 6.1 13.0 .469 1.6 4.0 .400 3.4 4.4 .773 1.1 2.8 3.9 3.5 1.1 0.3 2.3 1.8 17.2 12.5 0.1 Clear Selection & Close [X] · Close [X] · Permanent Link
  10. They would still have KAT if they never made the Gobert trade. That’s the contract that killed them.
  11. Siakam wanted out of Toronto regardless I believe, and he ended up with a bigger contract than Ingram. 4 years/ $190 million vs. 3 years / $120 million. Ingram was eligible for 4 years / $208 million. Good for NOLA to not pay him that. I don't think it's a horrible signing by Toronto in a vacuum, but it behooves most franchises in the NBA to pick a lane -- contend or you tank. They are going to be a treadmill team for the foreseeable future.
  12. ESPN incessantly slobbing the Lakers knob last night was just fucking brutal. It was like a two hour plus commercial for Laker exceptionalism. The announcers were giddy with the idea that it was somehow destiny that the Lakers end up with another generational talent to build around. They were still incredulous that anybody could be so stupid to trade a 25 year old who is a top 5 player in the world. Like, "Can you believe what the Lakers just fell into? There's Rob Pelinka.... the guy who magically made it happen. He must have the world's largest rabbit foot up his ass! Isn't this great!" I don't even like Luka or the Mavs and it made me want to puke. I can't imagine what you Dallas fans are going through. Those fuckers were due for another post-Kobe style walk through the desert in Lebron's twilight years and we were robbed of that. And I want to hate Luka for all this... but it's not his fault. It's not like he asked for this. He still looks as shell shocked as the rest of us that he's playing with Lebron. Jesus, what a colossal unforced fuck up this whole thing is. How does this shit happen in 2025?
  13. If the spurs lose this one, and I know it’s early but it feels like they’re going to lose this one, they need to lean completely into the tank. Like fuck it, it’s over. i don’t mind the offense being terrible nearly as much as i mind how many wide open threes they give up.
  14. Lots of sloppy play. Also getting hurt on the boards.
  15. My daughter got in. She was so excited that she jumped up to hug me and drove her shoulder straight into my jaw. I can hardly chew but can’t stop smiling. Hook em. So proud and relieved.
  16. Yeah because Kyrie is all about self sacrifice for the sake of winning. There’s a million times better chance he holds the Mavs hostage for the max now that he’s got leverage. They’re going to be paying him Chinese money until he’s 40 years old.
  17. From what I heard tonight, he’s not ever coming back. Mentally he’s supposedly fine but his body is not in good condition at all. Probably bullshit so take it fwiw.
  18. OKC Cleveland Boston Memphis Denver New York Houston Clippers Pacers/Bucks/Lakers I think Memphis is a bitch right now. JJJ is playing out of his mind. They are deep and can beat you in different ways. I might have the Knicks too low. I just don't trust their bench and how much burn their starters get. I still give Denver a slight edge because Jokic. The Clips have played almost all of the season without Kawhi. They are probably a little better than their record. I want to see what the Lakers look like defensively post-AD. I don't think it's going to be pretty. I think we will learn a lot about Minnesota by the end of the month. Schedule is Portland (who has been red hot), at Cleveland, Milwaukee, OKC, All star break, at Houston, OKC, at OKC, and at Lakers.
  19. Memphis traded two firsts to get him and another to get rid of him. I would criticize them but they are absolute witches at finding value rotation players out of nowhere.
  20. The league is punishing him for his slave comments.
  21. The Hawks just sent Houston a SRP for the Rockets to take Cody Zeller off their hands. I have no idea what they are doing. I don't think they do, either.
  22. Yeah... I'm trying to make sense of this myself. The Hawks, who don't control their own pick this year (or for the next two years), just made themselves worse in the short term to save a few bucks down the road. All in order to add some second round picks plus two swaps in 2026 and 2028 that are actually swaps on swaps with Cleveland/Utah for the Donovan Mitchell trade. Maybe they can reroute Niang or they have something else brewing, but that is a shit move. I'm not complaining as the Spurs own their pick, but what in the blue fuck are they doing? Am I missing something?
  23. Ya know, it's really a shame how the advent of the second apron has stopped player movement and prevented teams from making moves.
  24. For sure. Adding a front line player like Fox moves everybody down a notch for playing time. Your 8th guy is now your 9th guy. The other thing that it does is hopefully move Vassell in the pecking order on offense so he doesn't have to create so much for himself. Granted, he put up a reeking 2-9 from three last night, but he was otherwise 7-9 from two because he's getting easier looks. Fox should make the game easier for him. The Keldon regression is tough to watch. He was a 40% 3 pt shooter four years ago on a terrible team getting terrible looks. He's wide ass open now and can't throw it in the ocean. What the hell happened to him? And his defense, as mentioned, is abhorrent. Can't stay in front of anybody and has zero awareness or concept of team defense. My hope for him early in his career was undersized 4 like Paul Millsap, but he's just a massive tweener right now without a role. He's got to be considered a negative asset at this point. Great guy, but he's a net negative on the court right now.
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