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Re: Official NBA General Discussion 2024-25 V1.0 

Post#981 » by brownbobcat » Sat Feb 8, 2025 3:05 am

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Looking like a steal from 2022 draft.

Add it to the list of guys they could've had instead of Thad Young.
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Post#982 » by Los_29 » Sat Feb 8, 2025 6:25 am

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ItsDanger wrote:
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Looking like a steal from 2022 draft.

Add it to the list of guys they could've had instead of Thad Young.


You mean the list with two other guys? Not much of a list. And none are difference makers.
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Post#983 » by Kingsway_fan » Sat Feb 8, 2025 6:53 am

AD first game with Mavs coming up.. I think he will make a big impact. Should be a good test against Houston.
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Post#984 » by brownbobcat » Sat Feb 8, 2025 7:26 am

Los_29 wrote:
brownbobcat wrote:
ItsDanger wrote:
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Looking like a steal from 2022 draft.

Add it to the list of guys they could've had instead of Thad Young.


You mean the list with two other guys? Not much of a list. And none are difference makers.

The order goes "difference makers" > "rotation youth" >>>>>>>>>> Thad. I'd much rather have Kessler, Braun, Nembhard - hell, even Peyton Watson. Thad turned into nothing, that's a very low bar to clear.

And this team can turn up its nose at Jovic while some of you guys are busting a nut over Shead or another mid 2nd rounder?
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Post#985 » by Tripod » Sat Feb 8, 2025 1:12 pm

Kingsway_fan wrote:AD first game with Mavs coming up.. I think he will make a big impact. Should be a good test against Houston.

Going to be lots of pressure on him but I think he has a great game.
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Re: Official NBA General Discussion 2024-25 V1.0 

Post#986 » by Shakril » Sat Feb 8, 2025 1:26 pm

Los_29 wrote:
brownbobcat wrote:
ItsDanger wrote:
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Looking like a steal from 2022 draft.

Add it to the list of guys they could've had instead of Thad Young.


You mean the list with two other guys? Not much of a list. And none are difference makers.


Still, trading for thad young instead of poeltl, just to do it a year later was a bad move.
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Post#987 » by Pointgod » Sat Feb 8, 2025 1:42 pm

brownbobcat wrote:
ItsDanger wrote:
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Looking like a steal from 2022 draft.

Add it to the list of guys they could've had instead of Thad Young.


But that veteran presence!
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Post#988 » by Los_29 » Sat Feb 8, 2025 1:46 pm

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Los_29 wrote:
brownbobcat wrote:Add it to the list of guys they could've had instead of Thad Young.


You mean the list with two other guys? Not much of a list. And none are difference makers.


Still, trading for thad young instead of poeltl, just to do it a year later was a bad move.


Thad Young trade was done for cap flexibility. Poeltl wasn’t on the block then.
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Post#989 » by ItsDanger » Sat Feb 8, 2025 1:50 pm

Los_29 wrote:
Shakril wrote:
Los_29 wrote:
You mean the list with two other guys? Not much of a list. And none are difference makers.


Still, trading for thad young instead of poeltl, just to do it a year later was a bad move.


Thad Young trade was done for cap flexibility. Poeltl wasn’t on the block then.

Maybe try not making your cap situation inflexible in the first place.
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Post#990 » by Shakril » Sat Feb 8, 2025 1:55 pm

Los_29 wrote:
Shakril wrote:
Los_29 wrote:
You mean the list with two other guys? Not much of a list. And none are difference makers.


Still, trading for thad young instead of poeltl, just to do it a year later was a bad move.


Thad Young trade was done for cap flexibility. Poeltl wasn’t on the block then.


Poeltl was available. At that time the Spurs already decided to sell high on White, Murray and Poeltl. Celtics and Raptors were interest, but neither wanted to pay up. Thats why it took one year longer. It was a well known rumour at the time.
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Post#991 » by Tripod » Sat Feb 8, 2025 2:04 pm

Every GM makes mistakes.

Koloko was looking like he would he a good defensive C before the blood clots changed everything. Could not have forseen that.
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Post#992 » by Zeno » Sat Feb 8, 2025 6:09 pm

I am really interested to watch the Mavs first home game post trade. Crowd is going to be nuts. Obviously the view is Nico screwed up, but since he did this, in my opinion he needs to get out there and shield the team by talking to, and getting mercilessly boo'ed by the crowd pregame.
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Post#993 » by Tha Cynic » Sat Feb 8, 2025 6:31 pm

brownbobcat wrote:
ItsDanger wrote:
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Looking like a steal from 2022 draft.

Add it to the list of guys they could've had instead of Thad Young.


We should have drafted everyone who became good after that draft pick. We should make a list of all of those players and create a thread and bitch about it. Heck we should do this for every year. Imagine if we had Jokic in the second round?
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Post#994 » by Zeno » Sat Feb 8, 2025 7:00 pm

Tha Cynic wrote:
brownbobcat wrote:
ItsDanger wrote:
Read on Twitter


Looking like a steal from 2022 draft.

Add it to the list of guys they could've had instead of Thad Young.


We should have drafted everyone who became good after that draft pick. We should make a list of all of those players and create a thread and bitch about it. Heck we should do this for every year. Imagine if we had Jokic in the second round?

Isn't this what we already do around here?
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Re: Official NBA General Discussion 2024-25 V1.0 

Post#995 » by Tha Cynic » Sat Feb 8, 2025 7:02 pm

Zeno wrote:
Tha Cynic wrote:
brownbobcat wrote:Add it to the list of guys they could've had instead of Thad Young.


We should have drafted everyone who became good after that draft pick. We should make a list of all of those players and create a thread and bitch about it. Heck we should do this for every year. Imagine if we had Jokic in the second round?

Isn't this what we already do around here?


You’re probably right. I generally don’t bother going into those threads other than for comedy
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Post#996 » by YogurtProducer » Sat Feb 8, 2025 7:45 pm

Los_29 wrote:
brownbobcat wrote:
ItsDanger wrote:
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Looking like a steal from 2022 draft.

Add it to the list of guys they could've had instead of Thad Young.


You mean the list with two other guys? Not much of a list. And none are difference makers.

Not worth your time trying to deal with people who ignore the reality of the trade years later.
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Re: Official NBA General Discussion 2024-25 V1.0 

Post#997 » by WuTang_CMB » Sat Feb 8, 2025 8:36 pm

Zeno wrote:I am really interested to watch the Mavs first home game post trade. Crowd is going to be nuts. Obviously the view is Nico screwed up, but since he did this, in my opinion he needs to get out there and shield the team by talking to, and getting mercilessly boo'ed by the crowd pregame.

AD is great

max christie looks good

but u still never do that deal
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Post#998 » by Kingsway_fan » Sat Feb 8, 2025 8:38 pm

Tripod wrote:
Kingsway_fan wrote:AD first game with Mavs coming up.. I think he will make a big impact. Should be a good test against Houston.

Going to be lots of pressure on him but I think he has a great game.



As expected, AD will be huge for them.
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Post#999 » by Brinbe » Sat Feb 8, 2025 8:43 pm

good reminder that AD is still elite lol
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Post#1000 » by LBJKB24MJ23 » Sat Feb 8, 2025 10:08 pm

Brinbe wrote:good reminder that AD is still elite lol


Ya I was on the side it’s not a bad deal in the history of deals when it comes to the talent involved.

Surprising yes, but talent received for Dallas was giving up a top 5 player for a top 15 player, top 3 big.

You can almost never get a deal like that nowadays.
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