#ALLSTARFOX
But it'll be in the East lol
#ALLSTARFOX
But it'll be in the East lol
At least we’ll have Ben Simmons rooting the West’s best defense!!!
Jerami Grant you meanwhile Simmons puts up MVP numbers for the Lakers or something after being traded for Westbrook and a week old pizza.
Would you prefer him jump on the first few offers even if we get screwed? People (not specifically you) are starting to sound ready to make trades just to make trades and in a few months those same people will dissect and complain how the trade was awful.Were so agressive we've pulled off exactly zero trades.
Would you prefer him jump on the first few offers even if we get screwed? People (not specifically you) are starting to sound ready to make trades just to make trades and in a few months throws same people will dissect and complain how the trade was awful.
There's a reason most trades happen right before the deadline - negotiations intensify, teams get a better idea of how they stand a few more weeks into the season, and teams get a firmer sense of what value they can get for certain players, etc.Would you prefer him jump on the first few offers even if we get screwed? People (not specifically you) are starting to sound ready to make trades just to make trades and in a few months throws same people will dissect and complain how the trade was awful.
HilariousWere so agressive we've pulled off exactly zero trades.
YesWould you prefer him jump on the first few offers even if we get screwed? People (not specifically you) are starting to sound ready to make trades just to make trades and in a few months those same people will dissect and complain how the trade was awful.
Would you prefer him jump on the first few offers even if we get screwed? People (not specifically you) are starting to sound ready to make trades just to make trades and in a few months those same people will dissect and complain how the trade was awful.
Lots of reasons to criticize Vlade but ignoring what he did with the picks …. Which trade, besides the infamous Philly trade, would you redo if you could?Yeah a lot of people prefer the vlade method for some reason. Insane
Lots of reasons to criticize Vlade but ignoring what he did with the picks …. Which trade, besides the infamous Philly trade, would you redo if you could?
Getting “screwed” is perhaps in the eye of the beholder. People (in general, but not necessarily you specifically) seem to pile on Morey for ridiculous demands, but who’s to say McNair isn’t being equally stubborn? As others have pointed out, there is a difference between value and price. Perhaps the value of our pieces are a lot lower than Monty has established in his mind (as crazy as that sounds given our recent state of play). Yes, he could wait to win a trade on paper (or in his mind based on his perceived asset value), but that day may never come and we’ll be left with our current poo poo platter.Would you prefer him jump on the first few offers even if we get screwed? People (not specifically you) are starting to sound ready to make trades just to make trades and in a few months those same people will dissect and complain how the trade was awful.
The Boogie trade, trading back from 10, Gary trent for 2 future SRP, all his FA nonsense trades because he completely flopped his 2 summers with a huge FA budget. And really, the Philly trade is all you need as contender for the worst deal of all-time.
The Barnes deal, Bogi deal and Beli for a 1st were all good. But of course the issue is you can't just ignore what he did with the picks because the Bogi and Beli deal were predicated on it. So even his few trade "wins" lead to disaster because he missed on 7/8 FRP.
Because Simmons has been shopped hard, and they have no takers.Getting “screwed” is perhaps in the eye of the beholder. People (in general, but not necessarily you specifically) seem to pile on Morey for ridiculous demands, but who’s to say McNair isn’t being equally stubborn? As others have pointed out, there is a difference between value and price.
Recent things that have upset me more than not yet making a trade…
Meetings that could have been an email.
When you’re set for contactless delivery but the dasher knocks and waits for you to open the door.
A hangnail.
No more episodes of The Expanse.
Sierra Nevada’s Powder Day IPA being kinda meh.
That Wordle answer that was like…all vowels.
Stepping on a Lego.
That new Matrix movie.
A mild headache.
Driving on the 101.
Feb 11th might be a different story.
That's the reason to try a word like ADIEU in the first couple tries - it nails almost all the vowels in the word early in the game and you know exactly what you need to use for the rest of your tries. I also typically start with SNORT - those two words get all the vowels and 5 of the top consonants. Usually a good start.Recent things that have upset me more than not yet making a trade…
Meetings that could have been an email.
When you’re set for contactless delivery but the dasher knocks and waits for you to open the door.
A hangnail.
No more episodes of The Expanse.
Sierra Nevada’s Powder Day IPA being kinda meh.
That Wordle answer that was like…all vowels.
Stepping on a Lego.
That new Matrix movie.
A mild headache.
Driving on the 101.
Feb 11th might be a different story.
ADIEU, IRATE, LATER & STARE seem to be the top preferences. Your 1 2 combo is super strong…I tend to play pretty fast & loose, burning my first 3 (LEARS, POINT, DUCHY (which was hilariously the answer once)) to gather yellows, then living on the edge. Got burned on 9/25/21 (surprising vowel string) and 10/10/21 (locked in the last 4 quick, then stupidly made one-off guesses with way too many possibilities on the table).That's the reason to try a word like ADIEU in the first couple tries - it nails almost all the vowels in the word early in the game and you know exactly what you need to use for the rest of your tries. I also typically start with SNORT - those two words get all the vowels and 5 of the top consonants. Usually a good start.
Yeah, I've made that mistake a few times too. It's all for fun. No biggie if I miss one here and there.ADIEU, IRATE, LATER & STARE seem to be the top preferences. Your 1 2 combo is super strong…I tend to play pretty fast & loose, burning my first 3 (LEARS, POINT, DUCHY (which was hilariously the answer once)) to gather yellows, then living on the edge. Got burned on 9/25/21 (surprising vowel string) and 10/10/21 (locked in the last 4 quick, then stupidly made one-off guesses with way too many possibilities on the table).
Marvin”Bill Russell” Bagley
Marvin”Bill Russell” Bagley
I'm not quite sure what the criteria are here - "10 DFGA" would seem to imply 10 defended field goal attempts, but the included players don't square with the stats on NBA.com in terms of number of defended field goals, like by a lot. DFG% for included players does square with the NBA.com values though.
More interesting, I think, is NBA's DIFF%, which is a measure of how much "better" a player shoots than their expected average when being guarded - so negative numbers are better for the defender. Bagley still does come in third in DIFF% if you only include players with 100+ DFGA. 200 is probably a more reasonable cutoff at this point in the season, Bagley actually has 303, so he's clearly safe. Anyway, the top ten in DIFF% (min 100 DFGA) as of today are:
Okongwu: -9.0
Thybulle: -7.7
Bagley: -7.6
Tony Bradley: -7.5
Quickley: -7.4
Rose: -7.3
Nathan Knight: -7.2
Muscala: -6.8
Jarrett Allen: -6.5
Kleber: -6.0
The only other decent Kings defender is Davion, coming in at -3.2. Hali +4.1, Fox +6.0, Buddy +6.0 does seem to highlight our issues on perimeter defense.