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d2o

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  1. Seems weird to only add one team to a 12 team league but progress.
  2. She's been gone a couple yrs but she has plenty of respect in the Spurs org. If she was given the job I dont think most players would have a problem listening to her. Especially if Pop gives her his blessing which I'm positive he would do. He's been an incredible advocate for her and women in coaching in general.
  3. yeah. they could flip both Brogdon and Timelord honestly and get more picks. I could see contending teams looking to add either of them. POR has done good work. This was a very unfortunate byproduct of getting Dame for MIL though. Having Jrue come right back to BOS is less than ideal. BOS manages to make up for losing Smart. They were done with Brogdon anyway but losing Timelord is gonna hurt a little bit.
  4. Really good article with some background the relationship between Dame and the POR GM Cronin. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10091305-inside-the-messy-divorce-between-damian-lillard-and-portland-trail-blazers In the Sept. 5 meeting, Cronin conveyed that if he was forced to do a deal with Miami, he had every intention of going after every attractable asset. Lillard knew then he was unlikely to end up in Miami. Lillard then said if a deal couldn't be worked out with the Heat, he would prefer to rescind his trade request and return to the Trail Blazers. Cronin's response to the seven-time All-Star was that there was no coming back. Lillard was shocked, sources said. He said it was discouraging to hear he couldn't return, but added that he didn't want to be somewhere he wasn't wanted, and he ended the meeting. Lillard was still hopeful a deal with the Heat was within reach. However, he had to face the realization that he might not be moved.
  5. Man damn this is such a great era. There are legit 6-8 teams that you could see winning it. The arms races every off-season now are incredible drama now we get to see these super teams try and make it through the marathon
  6. This here. A greatly under-reported angle in the Suns roster build
  7. He was on the hot seat the yr they won and likely would have been fired if they hadnt. Winning a title is very hard. The fact they didnt win another title is not his fault with the injuries. The fact that they flamed out spectacularly earlier than they should have was definitely his fault. His lack of an actual system or plays were terrible. His inability to make adjustments over the course of a series was displayed over and over. He is a very good reg season coach. That was apparent even in ATL. He just plain stinks in the playoffs.
  8. Like they havent been talking to Dame all summer. LOL
  9. The Heat would be very smart to get him. Would be funny in POR got Herro for him.
  10. Meh, to be fair Bud should have been fired years ago. Winning the title just made them have to keep him. Trading one guy isnt some major overhaul. I LOVE Jrue but he was supposed to be a stopper. Jimmy Butler took his soul and then he couldnt score at all. Dame aint gonna defend like Jrue but he aint gonna ever not be able to score. Pick swaps are MASSIVELY overrated. They dont mean shit when barring a MASSIVE disaster the Bucks wont be near the lottery anytime soon. And if worse comes to worse they can always trade Giannis and recoup quite a few picks. I know the swaps are a relatively new thing but when has one panned out to allow a team that is very good take some bottom feeder team's pick?
  11. The Jae Crowder who couldnt even get on the floor in the playoffs?? You think they are going into a season starting him?? LOL
  12. yeah they definitely are not keeping Jrue. I saw one report saying the deal hadnt been finalized as they were trying to get another team in to take Jrue. We will see.
  13. How? They barely gave up anything. Jrue, Grayson Allen and a 1st is not much to upgrade a position. And I love Jrue but what Jimmy did to him in that series signed his death cert. He was the defensive stopper. If he cant stop AND he's struggling to score, he becomes useless. LOL
  14. I know many are down on Ayton but I think he can still be something. They get him on a decent deal to pair with their young guards and then will try and flip Jrue again to get more.
  15. The Heat played themselves. MIL gives up Jrue, (Fuck) Grayson Allen and a pick to get Dame?? They couldnt do better than that?
  16. Pelinka seems to have figured out how team building works. He's done a pretty great job the last 10 mos or so
  17. To each his own. I LOVE the NBA and I LOVE the W. Not sure why some feel the need to down the women's game. Its different but I thoroughly enjoy the games. The talent level is visibly better from yr to yr with more younger players coming up who have been playing at higher levels earlier. There are some real ballers in the W and I like that the NBA players represent and show up for them. Agree with what was said earlier. The league is still in its early state at 30 yrs old. The NBA was not anywhere near where it is now at that age and there was even talk of the league going under at that time so expecting the W to be a money making machine right now are not reasonable. Sports teams are investments just like houses. They cost you money every yr but over the long term the value increases. If you dont enjoy the game, cool. Why bash it? It doesnt effect you in any way if you dont watch it.
  18. He was hyped almost as much as LBJ at the time.
  19. I guess we have different definitions of "work" but I disagree. Not even making the ECF is not a success. They got one franchise player out of all those picks and even he either flames out or peters out every yr when they need him most. What good is getting the picks if your scouting is shit and you waste them? The Fultz pick was especially bad.
  20. Oh yeah the Sixers history has been incredible. Doc, Moses, Barkley and on to Iverson lives completely separate for me. Since Hinkie started "the Process" I've rooted for nothing but their complete failure. I've always HATED tanking so the tanking on steroids bullshit was horrible for the NBA. As bad as it was from a competition standpoint, the overall embrace as the best way to build a team by so many respected talking heads made it even worse. Further, I'm generally extremely "anti-hater" but over these last few yrs Embiid's unparalleled bitchassness has made me enjoy their failure more than any team I've ever known. I hate them for making me a hater LOL
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