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Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:closg00 wrote:Cuban paid $3 Million for Dominique Jones and the Mavs don't play him.
That guy could help the Wizards and is a good player IMO.
DeMarcus Cousins has taken a league-leading 23 charges this season.
Cousins was asked how long taking charges has been a part of his game. "Since I figured out I couldn't block shots," he answered half-jokingly.
Keith Smart said Cousins’ willingness to take a charge makes opposing players hesitant to attack the rim.
"He's the best in the NBA right now as far as drawing charges," said Smart. "That's a unique skill for a big man, to be able to come over and take a charge. He's one of those guys that know how to do that.
"What that does for an opponent, a guy like Westbrook or someone like that, they know that there's a possibility that big guy's going to be waiting for me with a charge, not with a block. … With a charge, you don't get that foul back.”
willbcocks wrote:Lin's going to come back to earth. He has the third highest usage rate in the league behind Lebron and Kobe, he's turning it over a lot, he can't shoot the three, and he's not a great finisher. It's unlikely that he can keep up this high fg% on jumpshots and floaters. I still see him as a backup or below average starting pg.
Golden State would have been nuts to trade curry and keep lin.
Magnumt willbcocks wrote:Lin's going to come back to earth. He has the third highest usage rate in the league behind Lebron and Kobe, he's turning it over a lot, he can't shoot the three, and he's not a great finisher. It's unlikely that he can keep up this high fg% on jumpshots and floaters. I still see him as a backup or below average starting pg.
Golden State would have been nuts to trade curry and keep lin.
willbcocks wrote:Lin's going to come back to earth. He has the third highest usage rate in the league behind Lebron and Kobe, he's turning it over a lot, he can't shoot the three, and he's not a great finisher. It's unlikely that he can keep up this high fg% on jumpshots and floaters. I still see him as a backup or below average starting pg.
Golden State would have been nuts to trade curry and keep lin.
While he's worked proactively to set the rumors aside, Gasol told me today he still senses the Lakers are are ready to move him once a good enough deal comes along. "There's talks and rumors every day. Today I was reading it was Minnesota is really interested in trying to put a good package together," he said. "[Other teams are] calling, and it seems like things are just waiting for the right offer to come along for [the Lakers] to pull the trigger."
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As for the rumor itself, the latest sends Pau to Minnesota in exchange for anything not named Kevin Love or Ricky Rubio. Almost certainly any package would be centered around Derrick Williams, the second pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, plus whatever else Mitch Kupchak and Jim Buss might want off David Kahn's roster, which while improving still has an Island of Misfit Toys feel after Love and Rubio.
Even if the Lakers managed to acquire a point guard in the process (Luke Ridnour?), there's no way this sort of deal actually improves them. It only makes sense (and avoids a totally apoplectic Kobe Bryant) if the Lakers believed strongly they could use Williams as a chip in another trade, or as part of a three-team swap. Certainly he'd have some appeal as a young, potential cornerstone. Enough to help swing trades for Dwight Howard or Deron Williams? Who knows.
LyricalRico wrote:Wow, first I'm hearing/reading of Gasol-to-Minny rumors. The Wolves would love to do it IMO since Gasol gives Adelman a high post center and Gasol would have instant chemistry with Rubio. LA gets an infusion of young talent and looks to the future, but I agree with the article that it would be hard to sell it to Kobe. A 3-way could work, and LA's reluctance to give up both Bynum and Gasol in a Howard trade could be mitigated if they are also getting Derrick Williams.
Current Rankings
Rank Status Player
1 -- Kyrie Irving
2 -- Ricky Rubio
3 MarShon Brooks
4 Brandon Knight
5 Kemba Walker
6 NR Isaiah Thomas
7 Iman Shumpert
8 NR Kenneth Faried
9 Klay Thompson
10 Markieff Morris
closg00 wrote:Current Rankings
Rank Status Player
1 -- Kyrie Irving
2 -- Ricky Rubio
3 MarShon Brooks
4 Brandon Knight
5 Kemba Walker
6 NR Isaiah Thomas
7 Iman Shumpert
8 NR Kenneth Faried
9 Klay Thompson
10 Markieff Morris
New on the list? Faried and IT of-course
http://www.nba.com/rookie-ladder/
Nivek wrote:Here's my list of top rookies (total production using my own PER-like stat -- minimum 200 minutes played):
1. Ricky Rubio, MIN
2. Khyrie Irving, CLE
3. Kawhi Leonard, SAN
4. Kemba Walker, CHA
5. Chandler Parsons, HOU
6. Gustavo Ayon, NOH
7. Marshon Brooks, NJN
8. Brandon Knight, DET
9. Markieff Morris, PHO
10. Isaiah Thomas, SAC
On a per minute basis, Faried would be #1 on my list.
Nivek wrote:1. Faried
Nivek wrote:Rookies with at least 200 minutes. Per minute production using my PER-like stat:
1. Faried
2. Ayon
3. Vucevic
4. Leonard
5. Irving
6. Rubio
7. Lavoy Allen, PHI
8. Josh Harrellson, NYK
9. Tobias Harris, MIL
10. Enes Kanter, UTA