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ClassActionFursuit
Mar 15, 2006

God help me I'm watching the Knicks/Nets game

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AnimeIsTrash
Jun 30, 2018

:pwn: mavs

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

uh weren’t the nets supposed to hire the Boston guy

loquacius
Oct 21, 2008

euphronius posted:

uh weren’t the nets supposed to hire the Boston guy

I think they realized how terrible an idea that was unfortunately

Vox Nihili
May 28, 2008

Could the Warriors trade one of their super ultra high upside guaranteed prospects for Lauri Markkanen?

Asking uhhhh for a friend

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

Lauri Bird you mean? I think that ship has sailed...

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

I don't think the Timberwolves are very good

Yossarian-22
Oct 26, 2014

https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/1590546284762759168

Jazz are going to win multiple titles with Lauri Bird. Gobert was a trojan horse. My god

(But for real as I loving told you all, the real problem is DLo)

Time
Aug 1, 2011

It Was All A Dream
it seems too early to do I told you so stuff about gobert

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

this season is stupid

Ferdinand the Bull
Jul 30, 2006

Jazz Stockt9n / Malone era incoming

Ferdinand the Bull
Jul 30, 2006

What if Jazz had Stockton / Malone, then got to draft Lebron James?

I think we will see.

indigi
Jul 20, 2004
Probation
Can't post for 18 hours!
what if the jazz got to draft both of these nuts

indigi
Jul 20, 2004
Probation
Can't post for 18 hours!
it would be bad for the jazz. these guys are poor producers.

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

I really hate Danny ainge

Ferdinand the Bull
Jul 30, 2006

Scoot Henderson, Victor Wemanyama, Jordan Clarkson, Lauri Markannen, and6th man of the century Colin Sexton.

MIKE CONLEY assistant coach

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

nba isn’t going to let Utah get to stars like that

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

letting NOP get Zion has already been a bit of a catastrophe that has not been as apparent due to Zion being hurt all the time.

Ferdinand the Bull
Jul 30, 2006

Zion walks weird, never seen a gait like that before. Almost a waddle

Dreylad
Jun 19, 2001

vyelkin posted:

i love the raptors but i do not love the tsn commentators

i love them although that might just be from constant exposure.

Azathoth
Apr 3, 2001

Yossarian-22 posted:

I don't think the Timberwolves are very good

They need to get rid of DLo, but they've got a top 10 defense up through Gobert missing that game. They don't have offense with their starters and it's hard to blame Gobert since he's basically been swapped in for Jarred Vanderbilt, who couldn't average more points than rebounds.

Also, I told you all it isn't the Wolves' year, they need a year to gel, and next year is their peak.

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Feb 2, 2009



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IDK I think it might be too early for I told you sos, unless you think the Jazz are truly the best team in the west and the warriors are going to miss the playoffs altogether.

Azathoth
Apr 3, 2001

a new study bible! posted:

IDK I think it might be too early for I told you sos, unless you think the Jazz are truly the best team in the west and the warriors are going to miss the playoffs altogether.

Yeah, the Wolves have problems but the Jazz are doing more or less what they Wolves did last year, and that's hustle like crazy to play over their talent level.

The Wolves problems go back to losing Jarred Vanderbilt and Pat Bev, who were their hustle guys, and especially Pat Bev with locker room leadership and holding guys accountable. Basically someone needs to step up and be that guy who gets 50/50 balls and provides energy and right now a lot of the guys are just waiting for it to be someone else.

Also, DLo shooting only slightly better than Russell Westbrook for the season hurts a ton. Guy someone forgot how to run a pick and roll and can't hit the broad side of a barn from 3. And he's the offense's quarterback.

Stevie Lee
Oct 8, 2007
I thought Ant was gonna take a leap but maybe I believed too hard

Azathoth
Apr 3, 2001

Stevie Lee posted:

I thought Ant was gonna take a leap but maybe I believed too hard

he looked like he was, but he's been bad these last few games

Shear Modulus
Jun 9, 2010



lauri markannen turning into a goddamn all-star was not what i expected. maybe he used the Monstars' basketball to drain Ant's talent

Shear Modulus fucked around with this message at 01:20 on Nov 11, 2022

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

Let’s not get exited about an altitude team racking up wins in the west

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

I mean



lmao

Vox Nihili
May 28, 2008

Jazz play the Sixers in three days. Guess we'll find out then!

Shear Modulus
Jun 9, 2010



euphronius posted:

I mean



lmao

total non sequitur to bring the discussion back to jokic huh

Vox Nihili
May 28, 2008

Shear Modulus posted:

total non sequitur to bring the discussion back to jokic huh

They're high altitude teams! Of course everyone groups them together. As go the Nuggets so go the Jazz. Many are saying.

maruhkati
Sep 29, 2021

NAZ REID

Yossarian-22 posted:

https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/1590546284762759168

Jazz are going to win multiple titles with Lauri Bird. Gobert was a trojan horse. My god

(But for real as I loving told you all, the real problem is DLo)

They traded for Gobert in part to "unlock" DLo with the pick-and-roll game and instead he's playing the worst basketball of his fuckin' life in a contract year.

At this point I'm seriously wondering if they shouldn't move his expiring deal to a tanking team for literally any other guard. Like, I dunno, him plus filler to the Hornets for Scary Terry? gently caress.

drat, it fuckin' rules being a Timberwolves fan.


Azathoth posted:

Also, I told you all it isn't the Wolves' year, they need a year to gel, and next year is their peak.

If the vibes stay this bad it might fall apart before we get to that point.

Of course, they don't own half their own picks, so they can't blow it up and trade it all away either.

Shear Modulus
Jun 9, 2010



maruhkati posted:

They traded for Gobert in part to "unlock" DLo with the pick-and-roll game and instead he's playing the worst basketball of his fuckin' life in a contract year.

At this point I'm seriously wondering if they shouldn't move his expiring deal to a tanking team for literally any other guard. Like, I dunno, him plus filler to the Hornets for Scary Terry? gently caress.

drat, it fuckin' rules being a Timberwolves fan.

If the vibes stay this bad it might fall apart before we get to that point.

Of course, they don't own half their own picks, so they can't blow it up and trade it all away either.

there are rumors that both a former MVP point guard and an NBA champion point guard are available for trade

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

trey lance or whatever his name is destroying tyrese maxey

maruhkati
Sep 29, 2021

NAZ REID

Shear Modulus posted:

there are rumors that both a former MVP point guard and an NBA champion point guard are available for trade

The championship parade will conspicuously avoid St. Louis Park.

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

Try young can really dribble

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

Sixers are almost unwatchable

Vox Nihili
May 28, 2008

euphronius posted:

Try young can really dribble

Guy who can dribble is worthless. What you need is the most gigantic defensive specialist you can get at center (playing defense is known as playing "center")

I hear the Wolves added one recently, they're probably unstoppable now

Azathoth
Apr 3, 2001

maruhkati posted:

They traded for Gobert in part to "unlock" DLo with the pick-and-roll game and instead he's playing the worst basketball of his fuckin' life in a contract year.

At this point I'm seriously wondering if they shouldn't move his expiring deal to a tanking team for literally any other guard. Like, I dunno, him plus filler to the Hornets for Scary Terry? gently caress.

drat, it fuckin' rules being a Timberwolves fan.

If the vibes stay this bad it might fall apart before we get to that point.

Of course, they don't own half their own picks, so they can't blow it up and trade it all away either.
This team will start clicking if they have a serviceable point guard. They don't need a star, just someone who isn't literally at the Mendoza line like DLo. Dude has a VORP of 0.0 for the year and he's playing with a center regarded as one of the best roll guys in the league.

There's a comedy option in here where Ant runs the point as the initiator and DLo runs the second unit and like, Jaylen Nowell ends up in the starting lineup and it somehow works, but like right now they need to shake up the starting 5 and that's pretty much gonna mean either benching DLo or Jaden McDaniels and Jaden is actually having a decent 3rd year, so uh, so it's probably gonna be Jaden because they need DLo to figure it out, either to raise his trade value or give them something to justify an extension.

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Azathoth
Apr 3, 2001

Also love the Naz Reid av, easily my favorite player on the Wolves. I cheer like crazy whenever he checks in.

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