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| The Big3 Tourney |
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67 | 22.41% |
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| Will LeBron jump ship to the Spurs or ?? |
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| Will every team in the league just pivot towards tanking |
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97 | 32.44% |
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Glad to hear it. Sounds like there's no worry about him making it for preseason then.
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Jul 9, 2017 19:22
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Cory was perfectly paid in the old CBA and way, way underpaid in the new CBA. This is some weird raptors revisionist history by some of the fans.
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Jul 9, 2017 19:22
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dokmo posted:Luke Kennard may be the least athletic player ever taken in the lottery. quote:A versatile shot maker who's not afraid of the moment, Kennard is best suited in a system where he's not going to be stuck in the corner waiting for catch and shoot opportunities, but rather running off screens (thanks to his ability to make catch and shoot jumpers, pull-ups, floaters and utilize his vision off of in-downs) and playing out of second side pick and roll, functioning more as a combo guard. He's proven that he can make quick decisions on the move and navigate a ball screen, so landing in a spot with a creative offense, where his versatility is welcomed, will be best for Kennard's maximum productivity. - Source: http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Luke-Kennard-72914/ ©DraftExpress uh oh
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Jul 9, 2017 19:33
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dokmo posted:Luke Kennard may be the least athletic player ever taken in the lottery. Denzel Valentine.
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Jul 9, 2017 19:39
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Stopping rubbing the salt in. Van Gundy is not only fat, he's a racist and has only ever drafted white american players in the first round. When you can draft someone like Donovan Mitchell what you should do is draft the unathletic guy from Duke so that you don't have to re-sign your current shooting guard but instead you trade a forward for a guy with a physical profile and game similar to Donovan Mitchell who you'll have to pay nearly as much as your former current shooting guard next year. After all the guy from Duke ran the pick and roll with 15 seniors and 7 star recruits to perfection against wake forest, he's the next Jeff Hornacek
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Jul 9, 2017 19:39
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Away all Goats posted:Like a year a go people were saying CoJo was on a great contract for one of the best back up pgs in the league. Now it's an overpay? Cory was an integral part of the Raptors bench that had like one of the best net ratings for the last two years. I wasn't one of those people and I never thought he was good on the Raptors! Like every other Spurs roleplayer his BPM went negative the instant he moved to another team. But I also didn't post about him much at all.
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Jul 9, 2017 19:40
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Declan MacManus posted:uh oh Is that Doug McDermott's report?
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Jul 9, 2017 19:41
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Don't take a catch and shoot guy in the lottery. Adam Morrison taught us this important lesson.
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Jul 9, 2017 19:44
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https://twitter.com/NickFriedell/status/884120575832080384
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Jul 9, 2017 19:49
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Jesus christ
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Jul 9, 2017 19:50
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Hmm, yes, an interesting supposition. However, I feel it necessitates a follow-up question: what
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Jul 9, 2017 19:53
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It's true if you think cameron Payne is the equivalent of Isaiah Thomas with his busted hip
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Jul 9, 2017 19:53
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Quoting this for the WTF?! hall of fame.
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Jul 9, 2017 19:55
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Tae posted:Cory was perfectly paid in the old CBA and way, way underpaid in the new CBA. This is some weird raptors revisionist history by some of the fans. Ya he was fine and paid appropriately. He was traded because he's redundant on the roster with Delon Wright around, not because he wasn't a decent rotation player like Demarre.
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Jul 9, 2017 19:55
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Jack's Flow posted:Quoting this for the WTF?! hall of fame. Hey, he's only the head coach. He can't do all that much damage. If they're tanking it's the right way to go about it I guess
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Jul 9, 2017 19:56
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My favorite team's basketball coach, literally in response to a question about Cameron Payne and how
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Jul 9, 2017 19:58
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Cool Buff Man posted:Hey, he's only the head coach. He can't do all that much damage. If they're tanking it's the right way to go about it I guess John Paxson on Fred Hoiberg quote:“Fred’s challenge this offseason is to find ways to be a better leader,” quote:“There was too much inconsistency in the rotations and trying to plug holes from game to game,’’ Paxson said. “That’s stuff we talked to Fred about during the year, and we’ll continue to. Our expectation is our young guys will have a more defined, consistent role (this season).’’ Hoi's retort. quote:"I'll be honest: I wasn't thrilled," Hoiberg told the Tribune in his first comments about the incident. "And (executive vice president) John (Paxson) and I had a long talk about it the next day and I told him that. It was a great conversation. We've moved on from it and turned it into a positive with a great meeting. The important thing is we're all on the same page." Ignoring how you backed into the playoffs because the Nets decided to rest players.... Keep getting dem' checks Hoiberg. Just a pity it has to be at the expense of my team. Maybe when you are finally fired Rondo will have retired and we can bring him on as a coach.
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Jul 9, 2017 20:02
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(Cameron Payne tears it up against Isaiah Canaan and Jerian Grant in a couple of practices) This guy is the future!!!!
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Jul 9, 2017 20:04
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The front office chose their coach over their superstar
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Jul 9, 2017 20:05
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Dexo posted:Ignoring how you backed into the playoffs because the Nets decided to rest players.... We played really well at the end of the season in the Eastern Conference when most teams are trying to rest if not outright tank and it led to us having to trade away our star player to get the pick we wanted
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Jul 9, 2017 20:06
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Also this gem from the loving season ending press conferencequote:Paxson and Forman stated they're behind Hoiberg as the coach and need to do a better job equipping him with players that fit his system, but when asked what specifically Hoiberg has done well that gives them confidence he's the right coach going forward, they couldn't come up with anything except they're committed to him contractually. Edit: Now I'm just getting mad all over again. I'm just gonna go back to watching the cubs....sigh
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Jul 9, 2017 20:06
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Tae posted:The front office chose their coach over their superstar Nah. They chose the cheap rear end not being willing to pay a coach to do nothing for 2-3 years since they know for drat sure Hoiberg isn't going to get another NBA coaching job to offset their commitment.
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Jul 9, 2017 20:08
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Luke Kennard was good in summer league. He averaged 17 ppg while shooting 48% from 3.
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Jul 9, 2017 20:12
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straight up brolic posted:Word so Fultz,,, is off until the start of the preseason then This is like the equivalent of limb soreness in Philly injury time so he must be fine. dokmo posted:Here is every shot Luke Kennard missed over the first two games. see if you can spot a pattern. The only thing I notice is that most of these are with his left but he's apparently right-handed. However I have the same issue as well. dokmo posted:Don't take a catch and shoot guy in the lottery. Adam Morrison taught us this important lesson. I mean he was the literal best points per possession Pick and Roll guy in college so he's not JUST a catch and shoot guy.
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Jul 9, 2017 20:13
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Rick posted:I mean he was the literal best points per possession Pick and Roll guy in college so he's not JUST a catch and shoot guy. I meant his NBA role. Doug McDermott was a post up isolation guy in college but nobody saw his as anything but a catch and shoot scorer in the pros. I don't think anyone thinks Kennard has the ball skills to handle as a second option in the NBA. And yes Kennard has scored very well in summer league.
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Jul 9, 2017 20:20
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https://twitter.com/PompeyOnSixers/status/884124175266267136
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Jul 9, 2017 20:32
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That boy heals fast!
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Jul 9, 2017 20:41
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God bless
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Jul 9, 2017 20:48
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dokmo posted:I meant his NBA role. Doug McDermott was a post up isolation guy in college but nobody saw his as anything but a catch and shoot scorer in the pros. I don't think anyone thinks Kennard has the ball skills to handle as a second option in the NBA. I really do think the reason that Kennard went from projected in the 20s to the lottery was the PnR numbers, because once those started getting out there is the same moment he jumped. You're right that athleticism and ball handling might limit that in the pros. I think though, that I still would have made that pick (assuming I was drafting for fit, which Detroit always does, which I wouldn't do, but whatever) the choice basically was Kennard or Justin Jackson.
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Jul 9, 2017 20:49
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I'm imagining a season where Carroll's production is replaced full time by Serge Ibaka's and I'm crying tears of joy
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Jul 9, 2017 20:56
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Delon continues his ascent up the lineup. Yes! Yes!!
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Jul 9, 2017 20:56
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lol. https://twitter.com/MarcJSpearsESPN/status/884139192824905728
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Jul 9, 2017 21:05
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"Let me do everything because your franchise is a loving joke" "No" "Bye"
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Jul 9, 2017 21:07
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"pulled out after he couldn't come..." you say confusing
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Jul 9, 2017 21:07
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Maybe he drank too much
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Jul 9, 2017 21:12
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Cool Buff Man posted:I'm happy for you. He was really fun to watch and the amount of optimism going around right now about the rookies is great, I hope they ALL pan out. Also check out this love letter to Dirk, should make you proud Dirk Nowitzki forever. Love seeing players have/add the one legged Dirk fade. It's going to be weird to see ghosts of Dirk long after he is done. I also hope all rookies pan out, let's hope the league just got a 96 draft amount of talent added.
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Jul 9, 2017 21:12
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Death By The Blues posted:CJ Miles for Corey Joseph, I like it. Time for Bruno to shine (in spot minutes) Nah he's still gonna sit on the bench, I'm just assuming the team's ready to give Delon the minutes that used to be Cory's. Drunk Canuck posted:I'm imagining a season where Carroll's production is replaced full time by Serge Ibaka's and I'm crying tears of joy Maybe? A whole season of him is going to be nice, but I don't think it's going to look much different from how he was at the end of last season (which was pretty solid to be fair). Like back when he was on OKC there was this yearly or so tradition where Westbrook or Durant would get injured and people would go "yeah Ibaka's gonna step up and take on a bigger offfensive load, let's see what he's got" and then he'd look the exact same. Like obviously replacing Carroll's production is very different than replacing Durants, but even with Carroll he was putting up 14ppg and I just don't see that really changing. He's a great player and about as solid of a third or fourth option as you'll ever find but I'm skeptical that his production will ever go up cause it seems he's just not comfortable in taking on that role (and I mean he probably doesn't need to be, he's pretty drat good at what it is that he does).
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Jul 9, 2017 21:12
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dokmo posted:Don't take a catch and shoot guy in the lottery. Adam Morrison taught us this important lesson. Does this apply to Monk, or is the idea that he projects as a more versatile player in the pros
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Jul 9, 2017 21:14
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Can't say I'm surprised. Dolan and Mills just want a yes-man. Allan Houston up next?
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Jul 9, 2017 21:17
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👍 Good summer league . See him in preseason
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