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pepe1991 · Post #961 » by **pepe1991** » Mon Oct 11, 2021 6:26 am

Evan Mobley with impressive game.
It's very rare to see big with great coordination, defensive instics and actual feel for offense and nice passing vision.
Hopefully Cavs can develop him in right fashion.

tundraknight · Post #962 » by **tundraknight** » Mon Oct 11, 2021 8:30 am

Watch on YouTube

Looks like the Thunder also got a very nice big PG with the #6 pick.

pepe1991 · Post #963 » by **pepe1991** » Wed Oct 13, 2021 7:59 am

lol ofc otto Porter out there averaging 15 ppg on 60% for 3 on other team

Optimus_Steel · Post #964 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Wed Oct 13, 2021 5:58 pm

pepe1991 wrote:lol ofc otto Porter out there averaging 15 ppg on 60% for 3 on other team

I'm seeing a pattern here ....

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thelead · Post #965 » by **thelead** » Wed Oct 13, 2021 6:43 pm

Optimus_Steel wrote:
pepe1991 wrote:lol ofc otto Porter out there averaging 15 ppg on 60% for 3 on other team
I'm seeing a pattern here ....

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Cliff got the most of the guys... :lol:

But seriously, if we were in a better place I would be pissed about losing Otto. He is a very solid vet.

pepe1991 · Post #966 » by **pepe1991** » Thu Oct 14, 2021 6:31 am

thelead wrote:
Optimus_Steel wrote:
pepe1991 wrote:lol ofc otto Porter out there averaging 15 ppg on 60% for 3 on other team
I'm seeing a pattern here ....

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Cliff got the most of the guys...

But seriously, if we were in a better place I would be pissed about losing Otto. He is a very solid vet.

Otto played 3 games for us , he just couldn't stay healthy.

Maybe with Warriors they will play him like 15 mpg for 40 games to save him for playoffs? Will that do the trick? Maybe. But Otto has been broken for 4 years straight.

pepe1991 · Post #967 » by **pepe1991** » Thu Oct 14, 2021 7:53 am

5 more days and real season starts !!!

Bucks- Nets / Warriors- Lakers , as good as it gets.

Post #968 » by **Bensational** » Sat Oct 16, 2021 9:20 am

Watch on YouTube

Giddey is just so fun and enjoyable to watch playing. He’s looking very deserving of that #6 pick. If only he’d slipped to #8 and he could be running point with Suggs.

MagicFan101 · Post #969 » by **MagicFan101** » Sat Oct 16, 2021 4:37 pm

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/264428/Mavericks-Waive-Tyrell-Terry-Feron-Hunt-Carlik-Jones

Anyone want to take a flier on Tyrell Terry?

Xatticus · Post #970 » by **Xatticus** » Sat Oct 16, 2021 8:18 pm

MagicFan101 wrote:https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/264428/Mavericks-Waive-Tyrell-Terry-Feron-Hunt-Carlik-Jones

Anyone want to take a flier on Tyrell Terry?

I think Dallas cut him loose because they had little choice. I have no idea what's going on with him, but he isn't playing much basketball.

MagicFan101 · Post #971 » by **MagicFan101** » Sat Oct 16, 2021 9:09 pm

Xatticus wrote:
MagicFan101 wrote:https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/264428/Mavericks-Waive-Tyrell-Terry-Feron-Hunt-Carlik-Jones

Anyone want to take a flier on Tyrell Terry?

I think Dallas cut him loose because they had little choice. I have no idea what's going on with him, but he isn't playing much basketball.

https://www.si.com/nba/mavericks/news/dallas-mavs-leaves-training-camp-tyrell-terry-news-luka-doncic-concerns-news

Sounds like there has been a lot of inconsistencies in the organization and he has not been able to stick around for off-season due to “personal reasons.” However, he showed why many were high on him when they moved him to the G-League for more playing time.

We are a rebuilding team in need of shooting. I would take him over other end of bench options we are offering 2-way deals to.

jezzerinho · Post #972 » by **jezzerinho** » Sun Oct 17, 2021 1:04 pm

Bensational wrote:

Watch on YouTube

Giddey is just so fun and enjoyable to watch playing. He’s looking very deserving of that #6 pick. If only he’d slipped to #8 and he could be running point with Suggs.

Giddey was my guilty pleasure draft pick at 5. But when Suggs fell I was totally happy with the pick, as i had him in the same top tier with Giddey, Green and Mobley.

I'm not sure he would have meshed with Suggs but i really would have loved to have him on the Magic.

pepe1991 · Post #973 » by **pepe1991** » Sun Oct 17, 2021 1:36 pm

Giddey is much, much better than i thought, plesent suprise.

tiderulz · Post #974 » by **tiderulz** » Sun Oct 17, 2021 2:39 pm

everyone gushing about Giddey. its preseason. i wasnt a fan of his coming into the draft (at least not as a lottery pick), easily admitted. Ill re-evaluate after 30-40 games

pepe1991 · Post #975 » by **pepe1991** » Sun Oct 17, 2021 2:55 pm

tiderulz wrote:everyone gushing about Giddey. its preseason. i wasnt a fan of his coming into the draft (at least not as a lottery pick), easily admitted. Ill re-evaluate after 30-40 games

In preseason,especially with rookies, looking at stats is pointless, but Giddey suprised me with how fluid his ballhandling is, he is out there trying things that normally only small ballhandlers try and rarly do in nba.

His jumpshot form needs massive changes tho, shot relise is painfully slow and he holds ball low, in competitive games he will struggle to lunch shots over opponents with current shot.

drsd · Post #976 » by **drsd** » Sun Oct 17, 2021 3:19 pm

pepe1991 wrote:lol ofc otto Porter out there averaging 15 ppg on 60% for 3 on other team

I would rather had seen the Magic resign Porter than sign Lopez. But it is what it is.

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tiderulz · Post #977 » by **tiderulz** » Sun Oct 17, 2021 6:01 pm

drsd wrote:
pepe1991 wrote:lol ofc otto Porter out there averaging 15 ppg on 60% for 3 on other team

I would rather had seen the Magic resign Porter than sign Lopez. But it is what it is.

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he is chasing a ring, he wasnt going to sign here unless we dropped bank on him

basketballRob · Post #978 » by **basketballRob** » Sun Oct 17, 2021 6:20 pm

This is the Knicks starting lineup. Gibson, Randle, Fournier, Barrett, and Walker. I can't see them beating too many teams with that lineup.

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basketballRob · Post #979 » by **basketballRob** » Sun Oct 17, 2021 6:32 pm

Kevin Huerter might be interesting next season. The Hawks will be strapped and 1 million under the projected tax threshold already for next season.

https://www.spotrac.com/nba/atlanta-hawks/cap/2022/

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DCasey91 · Post #980 » by **DCasey91** » Sun Oct 17, 2021 9:21 pm

tiderulz wrote:everyone gushing about Giddey. its preseason. i wasnt a fan of his coming into the draft (at least not as a lottery pick), easily admitted. Ill re-evaluate after 30-40 games

From NBL it’s night and day. Giddey is going to be bigger and taller than Lamelo (less zip, less special to me overall but it’s closer than people think). He’s grown noticeably. It’s a huge advantage imo

Great advertisement if all three including (RJ) become really really good NBA players. Might be bias but whatever but they play for keeps no funny business, it’s a very honest league. In fact it’s probably one of the best places for a youngster to go and play. Not necessarily for clout or anything like that but for young players to develop and mature properly.

Both were good finishers, so there’s no doubt he’ll be fine, the question for me is how good he’ll be. I have him as borderline All Star and the tiers as follows:

MVP tier:
Luka

All NBA/MVP like seasons:
Trae
Morant

All Star tier:
Lamelo

Borderline All Star/Appearances:
Garland
Giddey

PG spot is looking great for the future (tad jealous we don’t have one lol).

At minimum a 6”8” better shooting Rubio is way better than just a Rubio.