Kevon Looney is not an NBA caliber player

East Bay Sports · Post #141 » by **East Bay Sports** » Thu May 9, 2019 10:06 am

the_dinks wrote:I was a Kevon Looney stan since late 2017 so I'm just drinking in the tearz from Damian Jones stans. You were fools.

lol you think any GSW fan cares that Looney is playing well and not Jones? Come on lol. I thought Jones was going to be a player and, obviously as you can tell by this thread, I was not high on Looney.

Doesn't mean I don't love seeing Looney contributing. You LOON

Post #142 » by **Sleepy51** » Thu May 9, 2019 11:35 am

We should just change this thread title to “egg on OP’s face”

Post #143 » by **Outside** » Thu May 9, 2019 3:35 pm

East Bay Sports wrote:
the_dinks wrote:I was a Kevon Looney stan since late 2017 so I'm just drinking in the tearz from Damian Jones stans. You were fools.

lol you think any GSW fan cares that Looney is playing well and not Jones? Come on lol. I thought Jones was going to be a player and, obviously as you can tell by this thread, I was not high on Looney.

Doesn't mean I don't love seeing Looney contributing. You LOON

Yeah, this doesn't feel like a "neener neener" moment. I was unaware there were hordes of Damian Jones stans that Looney stans felt jealous of.

Mylie10 · Post #144 » by **Mylie10** » Thu May 9, 2019 3:45 pm

Wtf is stans?

Post #145 » by **FNQ** » Thu May 9, 2019 4:00 pm

Mylie10 wrote:Wtf is stans?

Get your reading glasses and grab on to your suspenders old man, we're going to Urban Dictionary

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Stan

Stan

A crazed and or obsessed fan. The term comes from the song Stan by eminem. The term Stan is used to describe a fan who goes to great lengths to obsess over a celebrity.

the_dinks · Post #146 » by **the_dinks** » Thu May 9, 2019 7:32 pm

Outside wrote:
East Bay Sports wrote:
the_dinks wrote:I was a Kevon Looney stan since late 2017 so I'm just drinking in the tearz from Damian Jones stans. You were fools.

lol you think any GSW fan cares that Looney is playing well and not Jones? Come on lol. I thought Jones was going to be a player and, obviously as you can tell by this thread, I was not high on Looney.

Doesn't mean I don't love seeing Looney contributing. You LOON

Yeah, this doesn't feel like a "neener neener" moment. I was unaware there were hordes of Damian Jones stans that Looney stans felt jealous of.

Yeah I got high af last night and was joking around.

East Bay Sports · Post #147 » by **East Bay Sports** » Fri May 10, 2019 8:55 am

Sleepy51 wrote:We should just change this thread title to “egg on OP’s face”

Nah we've gone over this. Looney was floundering and undoubtedly this thread was brought to his attention and inspired him to become the player he is today. You're welcome.

a8bil · Post #148 » by **a8bil** » Sat May 11, 2019 5:58 am

Looney was straight up fantastic tonight. In ways, I think he outplayed Capela. Really fortunate to have a guy who can contribute like this on such a cheap contract.

xdrta+ · Post #149 » by **xdrta+** » Sat May 11, 2019 6:13 am

a8bil wrote:Looney was straight up fantastic tonight. In ways, I think he outplayed Capela. Really fortunate to have a guy who can contribute like this on such a cheap contract.

Cheap contracts for Looney might be over this summer when he's a FA.

Impuniti · Post #150 » by **Impuniti** » Sat May 11, 2019 12:25 pm

I love Looney!!

a8bil · Post #151 » by **a8bil** » Sat May 11, 2019 3:28 pm

xdrta+ wrote:
a8bil wrote:Looney was straight up fantastic tonight. In ways, I think he outplayed Capela. Really fortunate to have a guy who can contribute like this on such a cheap contract.

Cheap contracts for Looney might be over this summer when he's a FA.

Particularly when you see what guys like Capela are making.

SinceGatlingWasARookie · Post #152 » by **SinceGatlingWasARookie** » Sat May 11, 2019 3:53 pm

Do the Warriors have Bird rights on Looney?
If the owner is willing to pay the luxury tax then can't the Warriors match all offered for all of their Bird rights guys?

xdrta+ · Post #153 » by **xdrta+** » Sat May 11, 2019 4:25 pm

SinceGatlingWasARookie wrote:Do the Warriors have Bird rights on Looney?
If the owner is willing to pay the luxury tax then can't the Warriors match all offered for all of their Bird rights guys?

Yes, they have his Bird rights and can pay him whatever they want. That being said, as much as Warrior fans appreciate him, I don't think he'll get much in the way of offers. Teams look at him and think, sure he looks good on the Warriors, but he's an undersized, non-shooting center. Not really much market for them. I look for the Warriors to offer him something like 3 yr, $3-5M per yr, in part in appreciation for what he's done this year. Maybe a little more.

SinceGatlingWasARookie · Post #154 » by **SinceGatlingWasARookie** » Sat May 11, 2019 5:38 pm

Capela is getting 16 million. 2019 Capela does not seem as good as 2018 Capela and at minimum his projected future improvement may have been overrated. Let's say Capela should have been paid 12 million.

Would I rather have 2 Looney's or one Capela? I guess I would prefer 1 Looney and a Looney equivalent talent with a different skill set than Looney over having Capela.

So I have Looney as a half Capela being worth 6 million.

Looney still has health risk. People that get injuries keep getting injuries. Let's cut Looney's salary by a third based on his health risk so 4 million. But Looney still can improve and should get paid something for possible future improvement.

Zaza and Nene got 3.5 million. Livingston got 5 million.

Looney is best player development since Draymond'. Who is 2nd best? Ian Clark?
David West and JaVale were good rental players.

East Bay Sports · Post #155 » by **East Bay Sports** » Sat May 11, 2019 5:40 pm

You guys are going LOONY over Looney. He isn't that amazing lol. He also has the hips of an old man which will prevent teams from paying him big long term.

He will not have offers of more than 7-8m per season. So hopefully he takes less than that to stay with us. I think he is eligible for a regular extension with us after next year if he sticks around.

Samurai · Post #156 » by **Samurai** » Sat May 11, 2019 6:01 pm

East Bay Sports wrote:You guys are going LOONY over Looney. He isn't that amazing lol. He also has the hips of an old man which will prevent teams from paying him big long term.

He will not have offers of more than 7-8m per season. So hopefully he takes less than that to stay with us. I think he is eligible for a regular extension with us after next year if he sticks around.

You don't have to be "amazing" to be an NBA caliber player. I think he clearly is an NBA-caliber player. I think he played amazing last night. That doesn't mean he will be "amazing" every game - no one is - but he sure came through when we needed him. But I don't see how anyone can question whether he is an NBA-caliber player.

Impuniti · Post #157 » by **Impuniti** » Sat May 11, 2019 6:59 pm

SinceGatlingWasARookie wrote:Capela is getting 16 million. 2019 Capela does not seem as good as 2018 Capela and at minimum his projected future improvement may have been overrated. Let's say Capela should have been paid 12 million.

Would I rather have 2 Looney's or one Capela? I guess I would prefer 1 Looney and a Looney equivalent talent with a different skill set than Looney over having Capela.

So I have Looney as a half Capela being worth 6 million.

Looney still has health risk. People that get injuries keep getting injuries. Let's cut Looney's salary by a third based on his health risk so 4 million. But Looney still can improve and should get paid something for possible future improvement.

Zaza and Nene got 3.5 million. Livingston got 5 million.

Looney is best player development since Draymond'. Who is 2nd best? Ian Clark?
David West and JaVale were good rental players.

Capela with the Warriors would flat out dominate though. Looney is worth 4m at most, even though he was a monster last night. No one is going to offer him a decent sum of money.

a8bil · Post #158 » by **a8bil** » Sat May 11, 2019 7:27 pm

My understanding is that Looney had a congenital hip problem, not an injury. The question is -- is it fixed? Not sure, but I don't see Looney as injury prone.

As undersized as Looney may be as a center, he's got sufficient mobility to guard at the perimeter on switches, he's got great instincts for offensive boards, he's got surprising length that allows him to contest shots, and he's consistently developing his offensive game. He doesn't take many shots, but his efficiency on offense is great. I think if they give him more opportunities, he'll produce as he shows good touch. Can he battle Adams or Embiid on the block? No, but who can, while still functionally working in the Warriors switching defensive scheme?

Post #159 » by **floppymoose** » Sat May 11, 2019 7:30 pm

It's Kevon's Looniverse I'm just living in it.

statsman · Post #160 » by **statsman** » Sun May 12, 2019 3:52 am

East Bay Sports wrote:I think he is eligible for a regular extension with us after next year if he sticks around.

They have full Bird rights on Looney this offseason, meaning he is eligible for up to 25% of the cap. Before anyone responds, I did say "eligible".

Last offseason the Warriors were lucky Looney decided to return despite the team turning down the option to the 4th year on his rookie contract.