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Chris Paul has been a top guard for a long time and he did lift the Suns team way up this year, but this deal is an overpayment for that length of time, age-factor, and injury history. 2 years, ok, - perhaps a little more reward if they'd actually taken the title. Just cannot see Paul performing at an NBA high level at 39 and 40 yro let alone year 38.
Hard to grasp for me, that DMC cant get any traction with teams in FA, while guys like Whiteside, Portis, WCS or Theis are getting signed.
From what I've seen he dominated on offense vs bench guys, when given playing time. Granted pick&roll defense was a problem, but it is for a lot of bigs in the league.
Whats your take? DMC's career over? Is he just not good enough anymore or is it the narrative of the potential malcontent, thats still out there and seems to follow him, regardless, that his teammates and coaches praise his attitude.
From what I've seen he dominated on offense vs bench guys, when given playing time. Granted pick&roll defense was a problem, but it is for a lot of bigs in the league.
Whats your take? DMC's career over? Is he just not good enough anymore or is it the narrative of the potential malcontent, thats still out there and seems to follow him, regardless, that his teammates and coaches praise his attitude.
Yeah, I saw that too. That's just heartbreaking. At the 2013 MIT Sloan Analytics Conference one of the published papers went into extensive detail on why Larry Sanders was the most effective defender in the entire NBA. In 2015 after just 27 games playing under Jason Kidd, Sanders announced mid-season that he was retiring from the NBA at age 26 citing mental health as the reason. He did make an attempt at a comeback a couple years later but it's no exaggeration to say that Jason Kidd ruined his career.
Which begs the question, if all this info is out there, how come Becky Hammon can't get a head coaching gig but Jason Kidd has just been offered his third?
Which begs the question, if all this info is out there, how come Becky Hammon can't get a head coaching gig but Jason Kidd has just been offered his third?
Boys club.
But also Hammon would be smart to wait out Pop if she can. If she were passed over she'd be rightfully livid, but that's one place that is going to give her a fair shake. Especially if Pop starts the rebuild now and hands her a reloaded team that doesn't exactly have championship aspirations, just the kind of make the playoffs ones a Kings coach would have.
But also Hammon would be smart to wait out Pop if she can. If she were passed over she'd be rightfully livid, but that's one place that is going to give her a fair shake. Especially if Pop starts the rebuild now and hands her a reloaded team that doesn't exactly have championship aspirations, just the kind of make the playoffs ones a Kings coach would have.
I'm guessing she's waiting out Pop and probably even promised his job once he retires. So perhaps unless the absolute perfect situation opens up, she's just hanging on?
Pop is 72, gotta imagine he maybe has 2 or so years left. Especially if SA really starts to bottom out, it'd be hard for me to see him stick around for a rebuild.
Pop is 72, gotta imagine he maybe has 2 or so years left. Especially if SA really starts to bottom out, it'd be hard for me to see him stick around for a rebuild.
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