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Re: Official NBA General Discussion 2023-24 V1.0 

Post#421 » by WaltFrazier » Thu Nov 30, 2023 4:30 am

Harden really having a game, may be rounding into shape.

Fox is great even in a blowout. Going to bed, Clippers up 20, maybe Kings will come back and win
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Post#422 » by ItsDanger » Thu Nov 30, 2023 4:32 am

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Post#423 » by sbsat » Thu Nov 30, 2023 2:17 pm

WaltFrazier wrote:Harden really having a game, may be rounding into shape.

Fox is great even in a blowout. Going to bed, Clippers up 20, maybe Kings will come back and win
fox is incredible but kings need to be active at deadline. They are a piece or two away
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Post#424 » by Pointgod » Thu Nov 30, 2023 2:36 pm

WaltFrazier wrote:Fox a real 2 way player, guarded Steph last night, Harden tonight. Kings announcers emphasizing how rare it is for an offensive star to also guard the best opponent


I remember when people were massively down on Fox (think Bill Simmons had him as one of the most untradable contracts in the NBA). Just goes to show you that you don’t write off an obviously talented young player and also coaching/system makes a huge difference.
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Post#425 » by Pointgod » Thu Nov 30, 2023 2:38 pm

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WaltFrazier wrote:Harden really having a game, may be rounding into shape.

Fox is great even in a blowout. Going to bed, Clippers up 20, maybe Kings will come back and win
fox is incredible but kings need to be active at deadline. They are a piece or two away


Kings are a darkhorse for Zach Lavine and the price will be cheap. They’re going to say **** it, all offence baby!
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Post#426 » by right between the eyes » Fri Dec 1, 2023 3:04 am

Jaime Jaquez (18th pick in the draft)on the heat is contributing a lot and is in the rotation. And the Heat don't normally play rookies much.

He looks so much more NBA ready than Gradey my goodness. SMH
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Post#427 » by SFour » Fri Dec 1, 2023 3:12 am

right between the eyes wrote:Jaime Jaquez (18th pick in the draft)on the heat is contributing a lot and is in the rotation. And the Heat don't normally play rookies much.

He looks so much more NBA ready than Gradey my goodness. SMH


Dick isn't even g-league ready
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Post#428 » by right between the eyes » Fri Dec 1, 2023 3:15 am

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right between the eyes wrote:Jaime Jaquez (18th pick in the draft)on the heat is contributing a lot and is in the rotation. And the Heat don't normally play rookies much.

He looks so much more NBA ready than Gradey my goodness. SMH


Dick isn't even g-league ready


It's crazy so many of our guys dominated in the g league right away. (Delon, Pascal, Freddie..) Gradey is so lost out there. I would honestly keep him there till he shows consistency.
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Post#429 » by MiamiSPX » Fri Dec 1, 2023 3:49 am

No DeRozan or Lavine and the Bulls somehow beat the Bucks, go figure.
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Post#430 » by WaltFrazier » Fri Dec 1, 2023 4:06 am

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WaltFrazier wrote:Harden really having a game, may be rounding into shape.

Fox is great even in a blowout. Going to bed, Clippers up 20, maybe Kings will come back and win
fox is incredible but kings need to be active at deadline. They are a piece or two away

OG would really put them up a few notches. Not that I want him traded, nor do I think Kings have much to give.
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Post#431 » by Tripod » Fri Dec 1, 2023 4:14 am

right between the eyes wrote:Jaime Jaquez (18th pick in the draft)on the heat is contributing a lot and is in the rotation. And the Heat don't normally play rookies much.

He looks so much more NBA ready than Gradey my goodness. SMH

He is 3 years older than Gradey.

That matters
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Post#432 » by pingpongrac » Fri Dec 1, 2023 4:27 am

MiamiSPX wrote:No DeRozan or Lavine and the Bulls somehow beat the Bucks, go figure.


They played their butts off. 14 OREB, 14 STL, 32 AST, clutch three to send the game to OT, clutch steal and layup in OT.
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Post#433 » by ItsDanger » Fri Dec 1, 2023 6:07 am

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Post#434 » by Syd-TK3 » Fri Dec 1, 2023 6:39 am

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Post#435 » by sidsid » Fri Dec 1, 2023 5:45 pm

We're almost the definition of mid which is around where we assumed we'd be on the high side in a development season. Still think there's room for improvement on the D side.

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Post#436 » by Psubs » Fri Dec 1, 2023 7:28 pm

Tripod wrote:
right between the eyes wrote:Jaime Jaquez (18th pick in the draft)on the heat is contributing a lot and is in the rotation. And the Heat don't normally play rookies much.

He looks so much more NBA ready than Gradey my goodness. SMH

He is 3 years older than Gradey.

That matters


Jimmy Butler was a 22 year old rookie. Jaquez passes the eye test.
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Post#438 » by sidsid » Fri Dec 1, 2023 7:32 pm

This list being primarily owned by the Casey/Nurse/Thibs school of coaching is really something.

It's just a bunch of Raptors/Bulls/Knicks players with the leagues superstars in low team years sprinkled in (with that one Minny year thrown in).

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Post#439 » by AbC? » Fri Dec 1, 2023 8:35 pm

Masai and management had infinite cache and authority to do whatever they wanted post championship. No one would have questioned their direction. They could have been come out and said - we need to rebuild our pool of assets for our next sustainable championship window and fans would have been fine with a 3/4 year process. Instead he’s burned up all his goodwill by mostly doing nothing for the last 5 years.

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Re: Official NBA General Discussion 2023-24 V1.0 

Post#440 » by Hero » Fri Dec 1, 2023 8:45 pm

Do guys watch Wemby play and wonder what could have been if the tank was given the go ahead last year.

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