ATL - Trade Deadline 2/10/22

DrWood · Post #421 » by **DrWood** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 9:02 am

PintSizedBox10 wrote:Shut him down for the year and let the big fella get healthy.

I was hoping for 2-3 years of peak Zion, playing 75+ games and dominating, before lingering along for several years, broken, but still striving. Looking less and less likely.

Bucksfan28 · Post #422 » by **Bucksfan28** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 3:21 pm

Milbucks96 wrote:
HKPackFan wrote:
blazza18 wrote:Jordan Poole's offensive game is so smooth.

I didn't know he's from Milwaukee!

Went to king for a couple years before leaving to go prep.
Was a known local guy but not one of the blue chip prospects that has come out in the past 5-10 years like jalen Johnson, foster, looney, herro, stone etc… He had great development once he left and then had that crazy game winner at Michigan and his stock shot up after that.

He had probably the smoothest move I've ever seen in a HS game against Washington. Was coming down in transition, in one swift motion hit a crossover-spin move near the right elbow that froze his defender, into a baseline fadeaway over another defender. Looked totally effortless.

John Beilein happened to be at that game too.

Post #423 » by **MickeyDavis** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 4:42 pm

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Post #424 » by **ReasonablySober** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 5:44 pm

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Wild.

GoldenAntlers · Post #425 » by **GoldenAntlers** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 6:12 pm

ReasonablySober wrote:

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Wild.

Jeepers.

stellation · Post #426 » by **stellation** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 10:17 pm

ATLs: RIP Delly... and, perhaps, Markieff Morris' pride as a tough guy when you compare the reaction of a much bigger whack (to be fair Creek is legitimately crazy, not just putting on a show).

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Pachinko_ · Post #427 » by **Pachinko_** » Mon Dec 13, 2021 12:11 am

Cade Cunningham looks much better.

blazza18 · Post #428 » by **blazza18** » Mon Dec 13, 2021 12:14 am

Pachinko_ wrote:Cade Cunningham looks much better.

The boards overreaction to one of his first games a month or so ago was so far out there.

Pachinko_ · Post #429 » by **Pachinko_** » Mon Dec 13, 2021 12:21 am

blazza18 wrote:
Pachinko_ wrote:Cade Cunningham looks much better.

The boards overreaction to one of his first games a month or so ago was so far out there.

It's just the nature of the beast with young guys... by definition, people need to assess them, guess their trajectory, draft them, pay them and trade them waaaaaay before they have a chance to develop properly. So every reaction is always by definition premature.

blazza18 · Post #430 » by **blazza18** » Mon Dec 13, 2021 1:40 am

Pretty sure by the new year Durant would have played more minutes this season than he did last season. I think how his body holds up is going to be a major factor in who comes out of the east.

emunney · Post #431 » by **emunney** » Mon Dec 13, 2021 1:49 am

41 minutes against the Pistons.

emunney · Post #432 » by **emunney** » Mon Dec 13, 2021 1:54 am

My thing about Cade was not "he's bad", it was "probably hard for Detroit to feel great about taking him #1 overall". Surely easier now but it still doesn't look to me like they got the best player.

drone3 · Post #433 » by **drone3** » Mon Dec 13, 2021 2:01 am

KD is still a monster

Jez2983 · Post #434 » by **Jez2983** » Mon Dec 13, 2021 3:33 am

blazza18 wrote:Pretty sure by the new year Durant would have played more minutes this season than he did last season. I think how his body holds up is going to be a major factor in who comes out of the east.

You can't predict injuries but I'd give you extremely short odds on it. Harden too, though his lack of robustness is more recent.

Pachinko_ · Post #435 » by **Pachinko_** » Mon Dec 13, 2021 3:39 am

to be fair KD probably doesn't really practice and these 40 minutes 3 nights a week are his cardio.

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #436 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Mon Dec 13, 2021 12:32 pm

Pachinko_ wrote:to be fair KD probably doesn't really practice and these 40 minutes 3 nights a week are his cardio.

Maybe he is just so smooth but it never seems like he is trying that hard. He doesn't have to power his way to the basket nor goes ball to the wall on defense. I don;'t see him hyperventilating after 5 minutes

LuessiT · Post #437 » by **LuessiT** » Mon Dec 13, 2021 12:48 pm

emunney wrote:My thing about Cade was not "he's bad", it was "probably hard for Detroit to feel great about taking him #1 overall". Surely easier now but it still doesn't look to me like they got the best player.

I mean if Cade's play holds up it's at least close. Also it seems like Mobley is such a floor raiser that it would be harder to tank. Pistons will be able to add another top pick to Cade.

Pachinko_ · Post #438 » by **Pachinko_** » Mon Dec 13, 2021 1:04 pm

MartyConlonOnTheRun wrote:
Pachinko_ wrote:to be fair KD probably doesn't really practice and these 40 minutes 3 nights a week are his cardio.

Maybe he is just so smooth but it never seems like he is trying that hard. He doesn't have to power his way to the basket nor goes ball to the wall on defense. I don;'t see him hyperventilating after 5 minutes

No he doesn't... he just collapses suddenly, like that overtime in G7 when he couldn't lift his arms to shoot properly.

greekbuck34 · Post #439 » by **greekbuck34** » Mon Dec 13, 2021 1:22 pm

He doesn't play much defense too apart from a few possessions each game so he saves energy from there too.

MikeIsGood · Post #440 » by **MikeIsGood** » Mon Dec 13, 2021 3:08 pm

blazza18 wrote:
Pachinko_ wrote:Cade Cunningham looks much better.

The boards overreaction to one of his first games a month or so ago was so far out there.

Rookie who is barely 20 may not be best judged by first 10 games in his career. Shocker