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Forrest on Fire
Nov 23, 2012

ex post facho posted:

perk continues his masterful trolling of nuggets fans

https://twitter.com/GetUpESPN/status/1672246231257567269

Perk is proof positive of the NBAPA's hot take academy setting up their union members for post career success.

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Lockback
Sep 3, 2006

All days are nights to see till I see thee; and nights bright days when dreams do show me thee.
Perk is also pretty sure Putin letting his caterer stage a succeeding coup is also a masterful move.

Radia
Jul 14, 2021

And someday, together.. We'll shine.


Rick
Feb 23, 2004
When I was 17, my father was so stupid, I didn't want to be seen with him in public. When I was 24, I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in just 7 years.

nikosoft posted:

Grady Dick's fit on draft night makes a lot more sense now, he's basically a theatre kid - https://streamable.com/l9er2g

Yeah he seems cool.

Spacebump
Dec 24, 2003

Dallas Mavericks: Generations
I'd be pumped if the Mavs signed one of the following: Draymond Green, Jakob Poeltl, Bruce Brown, Harrison Barnes, Brook Lopez, Kyle Kuzma, or Kevin Love. They should also consider Dennis Smith Jr. for a vet min defensive specialist.

Lockback
Sep 3, 2006

All days are nights to see till I see thee; and nights bright days when dreams do show me thee.
Man, what is Loves market anyway?

morestuff
Aug 2, 2008

You can't stop what's coming

rivetz posted:

Agree but I feel like analytics have improved scouting to the point that it's as hard as it's ever been to utterly whiff on a top pick projection, particularly in a specific area of the game. Not that it isn't still possible, but when you have literally every scout going *pffffff this guy is an elite talent*, it feels(?) a lot less likely that they're ALL wrong along with all the #s.

FWIW, and just one guy, but Pelton’s projections were much lower on Scoot than where he went. His pieces are always interesting though I’m not sure how closely they track with reality. He did absolutely love Sengun a few years back and had him first in class.

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




Grimey Drawer

Lockback posted:

Perk is also pretty sure Putin letting his caterer stage a succeeding coup is also a masterful move.

The funniest thing is I genuinely don't know if you're joking or not.

Aye Doc
Jul 19, 2007



Lockback posted:

Man, what is Loves market anyway?

the heat are very interested in bringing him back and i dont imagine anyone else wants him at all

WhyteRyce
Dec 30, 2001

Lockback posted:

Perk is also pretty sure Putin letting his caterer stage a succeeding coup is also a masterful move.

https://twitter.com/MarkJonesESPN/status/1672594534042042372

de curry GOAT
Oct 23, 2005

it seems Banchero chose USA over Italy. Kind of a shame tbh, I would’ve liked to see him ball in the Euros

sharknado slashfic
Jun 24, 2011


Amazingly it's more like the locker room cancer guy threatened to play for the other team unless the assistant coaches were all fired, and a truce was successfully negotiated by the equipment manager.

Lockback
Sep 3, 2006

All days are nights to see till I see thee; and nights bright days when dreams do show me thee.
It's basically Chris Paul leading guys through secret tunnels

Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

Winning Time Season 2 | Official Teaser | Max
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOn0GZGac9g

Ron DeSantis pushes racist tropes in latest comments about basketball and baseball players
https://sports.yahoo.com/ron-desantis-pushes-racist-tropes-104710661.html

Victor Wembanyama’s Sister Eve Steals The Show During 2023 NBA Draft
https://www.yahoo.com/news/victor-wembanyama-sister-eve-steals-170048347.html

Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:

Congrats to the KevMan. Name the kid monkeu

:lol:

nikosoft posted:

Hopefully Kevman didn't already name the baby!

Introducing... Monkeu Pod Shammpod.

DeimosRising posted:

So just to be clear: the Suns sent out the better, healthier player who has declined less precipitously over the last few years even though that guy is a human stereotype of oft injured, declining stars

It speaks to the fact that people like new things even with contradictory evidence.

Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

Libertine posted:

Seems like Portland should have torn it down and rebuilt anytime in the last 2-3 years but are still pretending like they are contenders for some inexplicable reason.

If Lillard can average 65 points on 90%+ TS% the Blazers are back in business.

BWV posted:

Seems like a bad trade for Golden State because of Paul's age/health...

CP3 now has eighteen seasons with 1500+ MP in the regular season. That trails only LBJ and Kareem with twenty each and Duncan with nineteen.

Spacebump posted:

Why do teams not immediately text/call a traded player right after the agreement is made but before it leaks as completed?

:effort: let the media do the dirty work.

Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

I now see that people are calling Patrick Baldwin Jr. "PBJ" All-star name but it's a shame about the .1 WS season.

xbilkis posted:

I do think there is a plausible positive step forward for the team, but it's such a tight needle to thread that I have a very hard time imagining something good actually playing out irl

Bulls provide brutal Lonzo Ball update : ‘Not coming back next season’
https://sports.yahoo.com/bulls-brutal-lonzo-ball-not-110005615.html

I've put a great deal of thought into this. Here is my plan for the 2024 Bulls: https://youtu.be/vnPvbfogeSI?t=107

IcePhoenix posted:

I feel like this is telling me the answer to my question is "no"

Probably no bona fide case if none of those trios were sticking out.

Stevie Lee
Oct 8, 2007
“The hoop gods have been incredibly generous to San Antonio for a long time, and they blessed us again with Victor and Sidy,” Buford said.

the hoop gods

Punkin Spunkin
Jan 1, 2010
Demanding the Spurs bring Boban and Bertans home for Wemby's first season

Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

CP0plus1finally posted:

What a day! I just woke up to an absolute master stroke of a deal for the warriors

CP0 is going to be incredible leading the second unit. He adds secondary playmaking, high basketball IQ and tenacity and will be completely fine coming off the bench.

What a day! God bless us everyone!

It's a shame that Christopher Paul and Wardell Curry are so old. Old enough to the POTUS in fact. This ancient GSW lineup that's been assembled would do better if forty years of NBA games could be removed. Then they'd be able to go up against Jokic.

We're now entering the Jokic era and it hasn't been heralded too much. He's Larry Bird in the 1980s and LBJ in the 2010s. It's all over. Strangely there's been more chatter about a bunch of junky players and broken down teams than the impending Jokic dynasty.

rivetz posted:

  • Take five or six "highly regarded" or generally professional draft boards and aggregate em to get average projected pick and compare to draft position, want to see how that's trending over last 30 drafts or whatever.
  • Set up a tiering system, like a stack of tiers from "Superstar" to "Bust", tiers defined by complex metric that takes in games played, All-Star appearances, winshares, a player's rank in a specific statistical category (i.e. CJ never making an All-Star team wouldn't kill him because he's scored a shitton and has stayed pretty healthy.) Run it for last 30 drafts and compare - % of first-round busts = trending down? % of players who exceed [x] career minutes played = trending up?

Here's the basic WS by draft year:

DJ_Mindboggler
Nov 21, 2013
It's sinking in that the only way for the Warriors to win next season is for Chris Paul to remain healthy,

Jesus Christ, is this karma?

Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

The Maestro posted:

How many guards (or “point guards” to include Luka and LeBron) do you go through in the WC before you find a better one in the East? SGA, Fox, Curry, Dame, Murray, Kyrie, Ant, Book (not counting Ja or course) vs. Brunson, Trae, Jrue, Harden, Garland?

Jalen Brunson was 26 last season and #4 in WS (trailing only SGA, Luka and Lillard). He might be an underrated up-and-comer.

DJ_Mindboggler posted:

It's sinking in that the only way for the Warriors to win next season is for Chris Paul to remain healthy,

Jesus Christ, is this karma?

LBJ and CP3 will be the two oldest players in the league if AI2 is also done (now that UD is retired).

Smeef
Aug 15, 2003

I posted my food for USPOL Thanksgiving!



Pillbug

Lockback posted:

It's basically Chris Paul leading guys through secret tunnels

Basketball is the wrong sport for comparison. It’s more like the whole PGA - LIV saga.

WhyteRyce
Dec 30, 2001

in names that you forgot about
https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1672712071576797184

ex post facho
Oct 25, 2007

Zogo posted:

It's a shame that Christopher Paul and Wardell Curry are so old. Old enough to the POTUS in fact. This ancient GSW lineup that's been assembled would do better if forty years of NBA games could be removed. Then they'd be able to go up against Jokic.

We're now entering the Jokic era and it hasn't been heralded too much. He's Larry Bird in the 1980s and LBJ in the 2010s. It's all over. Strangely there's been more chatter about a bunch of junky players and broken down teams than the impending Jokic dynasty.

Here's the basic WS by draft year:

:haibrower:

zogobot tells no lies

i am a moron
Nov 12, 2020

"I think if there’s one thing we can all agree on it’s that Penn State and Michigan both suck and are garbage and it’s hilarious Michigan fans are freaking out thinking this is their natty window when they can’t even beat a B12 team in the playoffs lmao"

DJ_Mindboggler posted:

It's sinking in that the only way for the Warriors to win next season is for Chris Paul to remain healthy,

Jesus Christ, is this karma?

There’s an equally good chance the Warriors are going to need him to be injured because he’s 40 and might just straight up not be good anymore

leftist heap
Feb 28, 2013

Fun Shoe
So what exactly is the warriors starting 5

kingcobweb
Apr 16, 2005

I did not!!!

https://youtu.be/19Iz78Ux6Vo

verbal enema
May 23, 2009

onlymarfans.com
https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1672753746361876481?s=19

The Sixers can get hosed

kingcobweb
Apr 16, 2005

Oh my god

Marklar
Jul 24, 2003

Ball is Love
Ball is Life
I just can’t believe that.

Ghost Dog
Aug 17, 2016

i would like 2 good players and some picks for my bad one tia

jackofarcades
Sep 2, 2011

Okay, I'll admit it took me a bit to get into it... But I think I kinda love this!! I'm Spider-Man!! I'm actually Spider-Man!! HA!

leftist heap posted:

So what exactly is the warriors starting 5

Steph Klay Wiggins Dray Looney

Kibner
Oct 21, 2008

Acguy Supremacy

i am a moron posted:

There’s an equally good chance the Warriors are going to need him to be injured because he’s 40 and might just straight up not be good anymore

He's been better than Poole, so still an upgrade.

Aye Doc
Jul 19, 2007



Marklar posted:

I just can’t believe that.

there were rumors that the 6ers had a very unreasonable ask for Tobias, that would definitely qualify! however Keith Pompey is a bullshit man, trust him at your own risk

BWV
Feb 24, 2005


https://twitter.com/vicw_32/status/1672770721989251075?s=20

Bunch of cool dudes talking Diablo IV

NickRoweFillea
Sep 27, 2012

doin thangs

Good lord he is so tall

Alfred P. Pseudonym
May 29, 2006

And when you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss goes 8-8

It always weirds me out that Tim Duncan looks like that now

Telluric Whistler
Sep 14, 2008


Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:

It always weirds me out that Tim Duncan looks like that now

He looks like a dude who came around to weed late in life. He might actually BE that.

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Blind Pineapple
Oct 27, 2010

For The Perfect Fruit 'n' Kaman

1 part gin
1 part pomegranate syrup
Fill with pineapple juice
Serve over crushed ice

College Slice
God, Wemby towering over the admiral…

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