[NBA] Comments that don't warrant a thread (DEC)
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It still blows my mind we let him walk over $500k and he proceeded to be an all-star and the best value contract in the NBA by a mile the next 4 years.
serbiangoat
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Couldn't take the ball out of per 36 goat DMC hands, something similar occurred when drafting with the #2 pick not long ago can't be taking the ball of out the "franchise players" hands.
They had to pick him, but you could also sortof see this coming. To be his size and throw his body around like he does is just asking for chronic knee, ankle, and foot problems.
steelevt
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I don’t remember seeing this about IT and DMC. Now I’d you said it happened cuz our GM at the time was an idiot, yeah that sounds right.
Wasn't just that, but to trade him for absolutely nothing when he had really good stats and metrics. It's like they pretended that his numbers meant absolutely nothing.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
It wasn't a "IT sucks" thing but more of a "the fit between IT and Rudy and Boogie isn't working" thing. Trading IT wasn't the issue. Trading IT for a trade exception and the draft rights to Alex Oriakhi the year after dumping Tyreke for Grevius Vazquez was the problem.
SLAB
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And let’s not forget IT’s following team also dumped him. Moving on from IT wasn’t the LOL KANGZ move, it was always the anti-return.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Right. Trading assets and being active in the trade market isn't a problem. It's the whole getting rid of good assets for nothing in return and horribly mismanaging the assets that you did still have thing that made PDA probably the worst GM in franchise history (which is saying something because Vlade had a disastrous tenure immediately him).
SLAB
Hall of Famer
Vlade still takes that cake for me. PDA wins by default because he didn’t skip that one guy. Tight battle for ineptitude though. Two stellar pieces of Sacramento’s history!
SLAB
Hall of Famer
Probably shouldn’t have come into camp at 260 or whatever he was. Lol
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Luka is amazing but his commitment to spending the couple of weeks between international ball and training camp getting into the worst shape of his life is hilarious to me. It's happened three seasons in a row.
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
Now that we are 25+ games into the season rank your top 8 rookie's future projection (not necessarily current production). There have been some injuries to key players like Suggs and Green so that makes it difficult to project those guys.
1) Cade- I still think he brings the most to the table and think he has winning traits
2) Mobley-already a monster defensively and has plenty of room to grow on the offensive end. He has a higher ceiling than Cade but I don't know if he will grow enough to surpass Cunningham's skills
3) Barnes- You could really make a case for any of these three guys at the top and this dude looks like the total package. The size and length take him to another level. Shooting still his biggest question mark.
4) Sengun- I suppose it would be fair to call me a homer at this point but I just think he has all the markings of a star. As soon as Wood gets traded, I expect this guy to fly up the ladder.
4) Green- Still has a good chance at being the scoring champion sometime in his career. I don't know if the rest of his game will develop or at what rate.
5) Suggs- have hardly seen him but he has it all so Ill leave him in the top 5
6) Wagner- He is better than most people expected. He is big and versatile on the defensive end, has hit his threes at his projected rate and has been better creating for himself than expected
7) Giddey- Rebounding and court vision are as advertised and scores at a better clip than many projected
8) Off Night- very uneven start to his career but has shown to be a plus defender and gives us flashes on O
All and all the early draft slots have proven to be largely correct or in the general area. Still too early to be certain of course and guys like Duarte and Jalen Johnson could blow up and move up the list.
1) Cade- I still think he brings the most to the table and think he has winning traits
2) Mobley-already a monster defensively and has plenty of room to grow on the offensive end. He has a higher ceiling than Cade but I don't know if he will grow enough to surpass Cunningham's skills
3) Barnes- You could really make a case for any of these three guys at the top and this dude looks like the total package. The size and length take him to another level. Shooting still his biggest question mark.
4) Sengun- I suppose it would be fair to call me a homer at this point but I just think he has all the markings of a star. As soon as Wood gets traded, I expect this guy to fly up the ladder.
4) Green- Still has a good chance at being the scoring champion sometime in his career. I don't know if the rest of his game will develop or at what rate.
5) Suggs- have hardly seen him but he has it all so Ill leave him in the top 5
6) Wagner- He is better than most people expected. He is big and versatile on the defensive end, has hit his threes at his projected rate and has been better creating for himself than expected
7) Giddey- Rebounding and court vision are as advertised and scores at a better clip than many projected
8) Off Night- very uneven start to his career but has shown to be a plus defender and gives us flashes on O
All and all the early draft slots have proven to be largely correct or in the general area. Still too early to be certain of course and guys like Duarte and Jalen Johnson could blow up and move up the list.
kingsboi
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Barnes and Wagner have surprised me the most thus far. I didn't think much of them and their potential prior to the draft, Wagner is one of those steady forwards that could have a long NBA career. Barnes I don't see as a star but he does a lot of things that help your team win so it will be interesting to see if he adds more offense to his repertoire
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
ATL hiding Johnson in the G-League when pretty much every single wing on their roster has been injured or bad is so bizarre to me. Maybe they see him as a big long term? Or maybe McMillan just doesn't like him? It's so weird.
Hawks have blown a nineteen-point lead at home, to the Rockets.
kingsboi
Hall of Famer
incorrect. they lost to the Grizz Saturday
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
You're right. Both those teams have been so hot lately that I sorta blended them together.
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
Since the Kings and Kings Rap are equally depressing I’m going to spend most of my forum time in here.
Can we at least make fun of the teams that are supposed to be better than us but suck so far? How bout them Hawks? They have been hurt but they have two more wins than Sac. Boston and Dallas are both middling teams. Miami isn’t bad but they looked like they were poised to be a top contender. Will they get it together?
On a positive note, are the Cavs this years Suns/Hawks? They are dominating teams not just winning. Everyone on their team decided to be good at the same time
Can we at least make fun of the teams that are supposed to be better than us but suck so far? How bout them Hawks? They have been hurt but they have two more wins than Sac. Boston and Dallas are both middling teams. Miami isn’t bad but they looked like they were poised to be a top contender. Will they get it together?
On a positive note, are the Cavs this years Suns/Hawks? They are dominating teams not just winning. Everyone on their team decided to be good at the same time
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
Garland broke out, Love and Rubio (should be a podcast) are one of the best bench duos this year and Allen/ Mobley are insane defensively. They look like a legit playoff contender
I like how Pacers fans showed up to see if Steph Curry was going to make history in their building, and got the Kevon Looney game, instead.
They're going to trade him for Simmons, it says here.
*no I'm not actually going to link to Lakers fan pages, you'll have to google if you don't believe me.
*no I'm not actually going to link to Lakers fan pages, you'll have to google if you don't believe me.
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