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TB · Post #861 » by TB » Wed Mar 21, 2012 7:11 pm

Jester_ wrote:Glad to see Kenneth Faried doing so well. He's probably the first sleeper pick I've ever gotten right.

Good call, he's been fantastic.

He was my favorite sleeper as well. Wanted to trade down for him, then after we drafted Klay I wanted to trade Wright for a late 1st to get him. :roll:

danbanger · Post #862 » by **danbanger** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 1:44 am

Only caught the end of the game 76ers vs Knicks. Sixers are either a really low bbiq team or they gave up. IDK...total clock management fail by the players.

Post #863 » by **FNQ** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 1:55 am

Is Faried = Fortson a fair comparison? I havent seen him play at all, that I remember

TB · Post #864 » by TB » Thu Mar 22, 2012 6:29 am

FireNellieQuick wrote:Is Faried = Fortson a fair comparison? I havent seen him play at all, that I remember

Skill set, yes.

But overall, much better IMO.

Faried is lighter, way more athletic, better motor, better character.

Take those attribute differences, and put them on Fortson. You get a guy that may not be able to bang with the big boys, but he is agile enough to guard the PnR, adequately deal with switches, run the floor like a deer, finish like a freak, and be an incredible locker room guy. Yet, he has the rebounding knack that a fortson, Evans, Millsap, etc has.

An ellison/gates/scrooge Mcduck version of Amundson is my best comparison I can think of.

qsup32 · Post #865 » by **qsup32** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 12:13 pm

TB wrote:
FireNellieQuick wrote:Is Faried = Fortson a fair comparison? I havent seen him play at all, that I remember

Skill set, yes.

But overall, much better IMO.

Faried is lighter, way more athletic, better motor, better character.

Take those attribute differences, and put them on Fortson. You get a guy that may not be able to bang with the big boys, but he is agile enough to guard the PnR, adequately deal with switches, run the floor like a deer, finish like a freak, and be an incredible locker room guy. Yet, he has the rebounding knack that a fortson, Evans, Millsap, etc has.

An ellison/gates/scrooge Mcduck version of Amundson is my best comparison I can think of.

+1

Post #866 » by **Sleepy51** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 6:38 pm

Way off topic, but freakin awesome

facerizon · Post #867 » by **facerizon** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 9:35 pm

Jester_ · Post #868 » by **Jester_** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 10:31 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU5gfBg1fpY[/youtube]

I miss this Curry... that ankle raped his play big time.

Quazza · Post #869 » by **Quazza** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 6:06 am

holy ****. Great hit, wrong sport!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs_NUMm8mPc[/youtube]

Post #870 » by **Sleepy51** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:24 pm

Jester_ wrote:[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU5gfBg1fpY[/youtube]

I miss this Curry... that ankle ***** his play big time.

Wow . . . hadn't looked at any pre-gimp footage in a while. The slowdown is obvious. :-?

Mylie10 · Post #871 » by **Mylie10** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 3:29 pm

Quazza wrote:holy ****. Great hit, wrong sport!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs_NUMm8mPc[/youtube]

JASON SMITH: "Say no to poster children!"

marthafokker · Post #872 » by **marthafokker** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 4:57 pm

Well, the bounty was from a New Orleans team. Can he collect now?

curryshimmy · Post #873 » by **curryshimmy** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 6:44 pm

My bet is its Heat and Thunder in the Finals. Can't decide who I think wins....

Amazing Curry · Post #874 » by **Amazing Curry** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 6:49 pm

Nice Story Part 2? Buike signing with Mavs.

shazam_guy · Post #875 » by **shazam_guy** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:43 pm

Yeah, I hope he gets a few more good years in the association. He always seemed like a good guy.

TB · Post #876 » by TB » Sat Mar 24, 2012 2:21 am

My memory sucks, was there ever a Love for Randolph trade on the table?

Or was it just realgm banter?

Jester_ · Post #877 » by **Jester_** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 2:25 am

TB wrote:My memory sucks, was there ever a Love for Randolph trade on the table?

Or was it just realgm banter?

Back in 2010 there was speculation of a Love for Randolph trade, because the Wolves were dealing with a logjam in Jefferson/Love. I'm not sure if a trade was ever actually on the table. This was roughly around the time we were getting OJ/Thabeet for Monta I believe.

Yi Jian Lian · Post #878 » by **Yi Jian Lian** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 6:16 am

keith benson?

Frank Mulely · Post #879 » by **Frank Mulely** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 5:11 am

Kahn was never going to trade Love, I really dont believe that one.

Honestly everyone watching has known Love was going to blow up. He was just being held back by stupid coaching and the platoon with Jefferson.

shazam_guy · Post #880 » by **shazam_guy** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 7:07 am

RealGM headline, "Dumars Admits Darko His Biggest Mistake." Admits it? You mean Dumars might want people to think he had something WORSE in his past? I bet it's the first thing out of his mouth whenever he meets someone. "Hi, I'm Joe Dumars. Yes, I totally f#cked the pony by drafting Milicic. Now can we move on?"