Around the league 2017-2018

JojoSlimbiid · Post #1141 » by **JojoSlimbiid** » Sun Oct 22, 2017 8:54 pm

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Fire sale coming sooner than expected

Kobblehead · Post #1142 » by **Kobblehead** » Sun Oct 22, 2017 9:08 pm

I don't think going to social media to let everyone know you want out is a good reflection of character.

Mik317 · Post #1143 » by **Mik317** » Sun Oct 22, 2017 10:11 pm

the league should make Colangelo step in and save it....and take his son with him

Kobblehead · Post #1144 » by **Kobblehead** » Sun Oct 22, 2017 10:44 pm

So John Collins' collegiate production was no fluke, huh.

Still wouldn't want a big with a 6'10" wingspan.

Mik317 · Post #1145 » by **Mik317** » Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:53 am

time for Lonzo .

get your shitposts in now yall

spikeslovechild · Post #1146 » by **spikeslovechild** » Mon Oct 23, 2017 2:08 am

Lonzo not looking good early. Suns play no D last game might be an aberration. Looking to see if he can get his shot off.

phiphan · Post #1147 » by **phiphan** » Mon Oct 23, 2017 2:15 am

Lakers are awful. Not sure why the Pels don't run Lonzo through picks every possession though.

Negrodamus · Post #1148 » by **Negrodamus** » Mon Oct 23, 2017 3:30 am

Kuzma might be the Lakers best player.

phiphan · Post #1149 » by **phiphan** » Mon Oct 23, 2017 3:50 am

Yeah Kuzma looks good. Lakers went on a nice run with Ball out, then Ball subs back in and the Lakers immediately give up the lead and then some. Ball -24 for the game lol.

Chris76 · Post #1150 » by **Chris76** » Mon Oct 23, 2017 3:54 am

Negrodamus wrote:Kuzma might be the Lakers best player.

Good game, Randle was very active, small-ball center?

Laker's got it close, but missed 5 3pointers near the end. They should of continued with the good passing and layups.

Ericb5 · Post #1151 » by **Ericb5** » Mon Oct 23, 2017 4:08 am

Kobblehead wrote:If Phoenix has a firesale, who would you want?

Marquese Chriss is a big bodied, plus athlete with shooting skill. He's an asset on both ends of the floor and in transition.

Alex Len is a much needed C-sized player behind Joel. Can rebound and protect the rim. An expiring contract that can be flipped to a contender at a deadline.

The Suns are horrible, but if they have a fire sale they won’t be trading Chriss, Bender, Jackson or Booker. Those 4 are the future, but they still don’t have a franchise player.

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Ericb5 · Post #1152 » by **Ericb5** » Mon Oct 23, 2017 4:11 am

Negrodamus wrote:
phiphan wrote:Chriss looks awful, honestly. I really liked Bender but he is looking pretty bad as well. Would you guys take a swing on Bledsoe if the price was right? I think I'd do it.

I'd rather not take Bledsoe. We need shot makers right now. Apparently Philly is the place where shot makers go to die (and I'm not talking shooters like Redick).

Ben should get buckets as he progresses, but we need a guy who can hit from all levels. That's what Fultz is supposed to be, but we'll just have to see how this shot situation concludes, I guess.

I like Bledsoe, but I wouldn’t take him unless we could trade equal salary for him. I want to still have max cap space next year. Even then I’m not crazy about him.

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76ciology · Post #1153 » by **76ciology** » Mon Oct 23, 2017 4:13 am

Lakers plays worst offense when Lonzo runs it.

#limitedsamplesize

Ericb5 · Post #1154 » by **Ericb5** » Mon Oct 23, 2017 4:13 am

LloydFree wrote:
cksdayoff wrote:
JojoSlimbiid wrote:

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I'm down for a reunion. Give him a chance to compete for the back-up 3 minutes.

why cant the guy stick with a team?

He can't dribble or shoot a basketball.

Two pretty important skills for an nba player. Lol

McDaniel was always fools gold for me. He is an athlete, but that is about it.

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76ciology · Post #1155 » by **76ciology** » Mon Oct 23, 2017 4:14 am

Ericb5 wrote:
Kobblehead wrote:If Phoenix has a firesale, who would you want?

Marquese Chriss is a big bodied, plus athlete with shooting skill. He's an asset on both ends of the floor and in transition.

Alex Len is a much needed C-sized player behind Joel. Can rebound and protect the rim. An expiring contract that can be flipped to a contender at a deadline.

The Suns are horrible, but if they have a fire sale they won’t be trading Chriss, Bender, Jackson or Booker. Those 4 are the future, but they still don’t have a franchise player.

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Chriss and Bender are super raw. Like G League level raw.

Ericb5 · Post #1156 » by **Ericb5** » Mon Oct 23, 2017 4:17 am

76ciology wrote:
Ericb5 wrote:
Kobblehead wrote:If Phoenix has a firesale, who would you want?

Marquese Chriss is a big bodied, plus athlete with shooting skill. He's an asset on both ends of the floor and in transition.

Alex Len is a much needed C-sized player behind Joel. Can rebound and protect the rim. An expiring contract that can be flipped to a contender at a deadline.

The Suns are horrible, but if they have a fire sale they won’t be trading Chriss, Bender, Jackson or Booker. Those 4 are the future, but they still don’t have a franchise player.

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Chriss and Bender are super raw. Like G League level raw.

For sure, but they both have potential. Bender especially is intriguing.

The Suns have a lot of nice prospects, but none of them have superstar upside. They need to find a superstar in the next couple of drafts.

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76ciology · Post #1157 » by **76ciology** » Mon Oct 23, 2017 4:31 am

Ericb5 wrote:
76ciology wrote:
Ericb5 wrote:
The Suns are horrible, but if they have a fire sale they won’t be trading Chriss, Bender, Jackson or Booker. Those 4 are the future, but they still don’t have a franchise player.

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Chriss and Bender are super raw. Like G League level raw.

For sure, but they both have potential. Bender especially is intriguing.

The Suns have a lot of nice prospects, but none of them have superstar upside. They need to find a superstar in the next couple of drafts.

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Things will get easier once they start believing that Booker is not a franchise player and is more of a borderline star.

Simmons25 · Post #1158 » by **Simmons25** » Mon Oct 23, 2017 5:22 am

Lakers were -24 when Lonzo was in.... and +17 when he sat his butt on the bench. Ouch. I thought he made them winners just by being out there.

Take away that game against the Suns who are a clusterf#@k at the moment and they barely beat them... Lonzo is shooting 21% from the field and 16% from 3 point land. Damn.

Unbreakable99 · Post #1159 » by **Unbreakable99** » Mon Oct 23, 2017 5:24 am

Wow! Very small sample size of 3 games but not good. I think Lonzo’s Lack of D is a big reason. They may need to start Kuzma. Lonzo needs to make the offense better if they are going to give up a lot of points.

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Negrodamus · Post #1160 » by **Negrodamus** » Mon Oct 23, 2017 5:31 am

Unbreakable99 wrote:Wow! Very small sample size of 3 games but not good. I think Lonzo’s Lack of D is a big reason. They may need to start Kuzma. Lonzo needs to make the offense better if they are going to give up a lot of points.

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This isn't directed towards you, just Ball lovers who also hate Fultz.

For all the complaints about Fultz's physical limitations, I just don't see why Ball would have been any better? He's not stronger or thicker. He's a little taller, probably have similar verts. Nothing he did in college suggested he'd ever be a good defender. His only real allure was his elite vision and high shooting percentage with an insane looking stroke. Its also becoming increasingly evident that "elite" passing isn't an attribute that should float a prospects stock; it needs to be a multitude of things.