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BlacJacMac · Post #181 » by **BlacJacMac** » Fri May 10, 2024 6:00 pm

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BlacJacMac · Post #182 » by **BlacJacMac** » Fri May 10, 2024 10:38 pm

Bill Simmons is on the bandwagon:

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Guest84 · Post #183 » by **Guest84** » Sat May 11, 2024 12:59 am

https://youtu.be/zBKOfISFgJY?si=SjfUHfaiEL34dWLg

Guest84 · Post #184 » by **Guest84** » Sun May 12, 2024 5:08 pm

Good ole Scotty tonight

https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/minnesota-timberwolves-news/timberwolves-draw-referee-scott-foster-for-game-4-against-nuggets-01hxpsk61080

Shaka_Zulu · Post #185 » by **Shaka_Zulu** » Sun May 12, 2024 8:56 pm

Guest84 wrote:Good ole Scotty tonight

https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/minnesota-timberwolves-news/timberwolves-draw-referee-scott-foster-for-game-4-against-nuggets-01hxpsk61080

BlacJacMac · Post #186 » by **BlacJacMac** » Mon May 13, 2024 4:03 pm

CHICAGO — The Detroit Pistons could come to a hiring decision on their president of basketball operations within the next few weeks, league sources tell The Athletic.

Whomever the Pistons tab for the position won’t have the benefit of a top-three pick at their disposal, as the organization fell to No. 5 for the third straight year during Sunday’s NBA Lottery, but even so, Detroit has been speaking to some promising candidates to fill the role, which has been vacant since 2018.

Part of the hold up, league sources say, is that Detroit appears interested in making a run at Minnesota Timberwolves head executive Tim Connelly, whose team is currently in the midst of a second-round playoff matchup with Connelly’s former team, the defending-champion Denver Nuggets.

Whether or not Connelly returns to the Timberwolves, league sources say he is likely to opt out of the final year of his contract. It seems likely that Connelly will return to Minnesota, but if Pistons owner Tom Gores is willing to offer something like $15 million annually, that could be enough to pry him away.

https://theathletic.com/5489718/2024/05/13/pistons-president-search-nba-tim-connelly/

Guest84 · Post #187 » by **Guest84** » Mon May 13, 2024 4:23 pm

BlacJacMac wrote:CHICAGO — The Detroit Pistons could come to a hiring decision on their president of basketball operations within the next few weeks, league sources tell The Athletic.

Whomever the Pistons tab for the position won’t have the benefit of a top-three pick at their disposal, as the organization fell to No. 5 for the third straight year during Sunday’s NBA Lottery, but even so, Detroit has been speaking to some promising candidates to fill the role, which has been vacant since 2018.

Part of the hold up, league sources say, is that Detroit appears interested in making a run at Minnesota Timberwolves head executive Tim Connelly, whose team is currently in the midst of a second-round playoff matchup with Connelly’s former team, the defending-champion Denver Nuggets.

Whether or not Connelly returns to the Timberwolves, league sources say he is likely to opt out of the final year of his contract. It seems likely that Connelly will return to Minnesota, but if Pistons owner Tom Gores is willing to offer something like $15 million annually, that could be enough to pry him away.

https://theathletic.com/5489718/2024/05/13/pistons-president-search-nba-tim-connelly/

Long-term, positive stability just doesn't seem to be a thing the wolves are allowed to have. Good times don't last long here but hoping Tim continues to be part of it.

TimberKat · Post #188 » by **TimberKat** » Mon May 13, 2024 9:36 pm

Guest84 wrote:
BlacJacMac wrote:CHICAGO — The Detroit Pistons could come to a hiring decision on their president of basketball operations within the next few weeks, league sources tell The Athletic.

Whomever the Pistons tab for the position won’t have the benefit of a top-three pick at their disposal, as the organization fell to No. 5 for the third straight year during Sunday’s NBA Lottery, but even so, Detroit has been speaking to some promising candidates to fill the role, which has been vacant since 2018.

Part of the hold up, league sources say, is that Detroit appears interested in making a run at Minnesota Timberwolves head executive Tim Connelly, whose team is currently in the midst of a second-round playoff matchup with Connelly’s former team, the defending-champion Denver Nuggets.

Whether or not Connelly returns to the Timberwolves, league sources say he is likely to opt out of the final year of his contract. It seems likely that Connelly will return to Minnesota, but if Pistons owner Tom Gores is willing to offer something like $15 million annually, that could be enough to pry him away.

https://theathletic.com/5489718/2024/05/13/pistons-president-search-nba-tim-connelly/

Long-term, positive stability just doesn't seem to be a thing the wolves are allowed to have. Good times don't last long here but hoping Tim continues to be part of it.

Lasted a week. As long as the summer season

jpatrick · Post #189 » by **jpatrick** » Tue May 14, 2024 12:42 am

I’ll never understand why teams wouldn’t be willing to pay 10-20m for a PBO. It’s the most important position in the organization. More important than our 6th or 7th man. Pay the man what equates to the MLE.

BlacJacMac · Post #190 » by **BlacJacMac** » Tue May 14, 2024 12:44 am

jpatrick wrote:I’ll never understand why teams wouldn’t be willing to pay 10-20m for a PBO. It’s the most important position in the organization. More important than our 6th or 7th man. Pay the man what equates to the MLE.

100%

Especially since it doesn’t affect your salary cap.

Guest84 · Post #191 » by **Guest84** » Wed May 15, 2024 4:43 pm

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Neeva · Post #192 » by **Neeva** » Wed May 15, 2024 4:46 pm

Wolves have shat the bed the last three games, need to wake up.

Guest84 · Post #193 » by **Guest84** » Wed May 15, 2024 4:55 pm

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shrink · Post #194 » by **shrink** » Wed May 15, 2024 7:00 pm

Guest84 wrote:

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I’m not going to click on a Stephen A Smith link, but he certainly has much more to be embarrassed about than this. He’s a particularly embarrassing loudmouth.

Guest84 · Post #195 » by **Guest84** » Wed May 15, 2024 7:06 pm

shrink wrote:
Guest84 wrote:

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I’m not going to click on a Stephen A Smith link, but he certainly has much more to be embarrassed about than this. He’s a particularly embarrassing loudmouth.

Yeah, I mostly posted it because Perkins is still riding with the wolves to win the series. So it wasn't just SA being SA

TimberKat · Post #196 » by **TimberKat** » Sat May 18, 2024 12:25 am

NYK and IND are playing game 6 today and they already got their game 7 time slot locked. MIN and DEN are for sure going to game 7, yet our tee time is TBD? Shouldn't we get the start time slotted first?

cmoss84 · Post #197 » by **cmoss84** » Sat May 18, 2024 12:46 am

TimberKat wrote:NYK and IND are playing game 6 today and they already got their game 7 time slot locked. MIN and DEN are for sure going to game 7, yet our tee time is TBD? Shouldn't we get the start time slotted first?

Game 7 is the real NBA championship. They need to make sure to get time slot correct.

BlacJacMac · Post #198 » by **BlacJacMac** » Sat May 18, 2024 12:47 am

TimberKat wrote:NYK and IND are playing game 6 today and they already got their game 7 time slot locked. MIN and DEN are for sure going to game 7, yet our tee time is TBD? Shouldn't we get the start time slotted first?

They can’t.

If there is only one game Sunday, they want a matinee. If there are 2 games, they don’t want the East Coast teams playing the late game.

Guest84 · Post #199 » by **Guest84** » Mon May 20, 2024 12:35 pm

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BlacJacMac · Post #200 » by **BlacJacMac** » Mon May 20, 2024 2:53 pm

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