Betrayer
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Sounds like the stuff you say after you've already called the teams who have players you want and realized they aren't for sale or cost too much. Hopefully they at least do some work around the edges and pursue someone like NAW. I really don't want to see all three of those vets come back (THJ, Beasley, Schroeder).
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I've been staring at this trade wondering who it helps.
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Wait, what? You'd have to give ME more than two 2nd round picks to take on Holiday's contract. He's a bench player with an All-Star's contract. And yet Portland not only gives THEM the second round picks, they also give up Simons? Did Adam Silver give them a call and make them help out Boston?
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I'm not in favor of a Duren extension. But if you're telling me we can do it for less than 20M a year, I'm taking that deal. Even if you wanted to go in a different direction later, that's a tradeable contract.
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Curious to see what the Pistons do this offseason. Trajan seems to be very measured in his approach. He may just look to improve on the margins (THJ, Fontecchio, etc) and see what happens with the young core. Then again, the East is now wide open. You have injuries to stars on Boston, Indy, and Milwaukee that will keep them out for the entire season. Cleveland may have capped out as a second round team. Orlando improved but still has question marks. And we were a healthy Beef Stew (or a legitimate referee) away from beating NYK. The Pistons could easily move into ECF contention. It'll be interesting to see if Trajan bets on finding a second star in this group or tries to find a trade. Then again, there might not be a trade out there that makes sense, so he could kick the can down the road to the deadline.
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When revenue goes up, salaries go up. It's a pretty simple model, but apparently WNBA players aren't smart enough to realize this and want to take out the player that's actually helping the league get some viewers.
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This schedule is such a momentum killer for the NBA. How do you not have a game the entire weekend? Games should be every other day.
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4 firsts and two rotation players seems like a high price for Bane and really screws the trade market for the summer because everyone is going to be pointing to that trade now. Imagine what this does to the asking price for guys like Giannis and KD. The future Orlando picks will likely be in the early 20's, but this year's #13 and the Suns pick in 2026 (probably lottery) are good assets. Question now is, what is Memphis doing? Are they just getting under the cap and are happy to be a play-in team? Because they certainly aren't set up to contend. Or, is this just the beginning and they're going to blow it up? If it's the latter, the Pistons should be on the phones trying to get JJJ. I'm not giving up Cade or Ausar, but anything else is on the menu.
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Ivey was projected to have the better ceiling if all went in his favor, which is why you take him. I think it was still the right pick. He's dealt with a train wreck of a coach/franchise and was just starting to show his value when the Orlando Rollerderby took him down, so we'll have to see how things go this year. As for a straight up trade right now, their offensive numbers are actually about the same. Ivey is the better 3 point shooter and Mathurin is the better finisher. Mathurin also has a chance to become a more versatile defender due to his size, but he really isn't a good defender right now either. I wouldn't make the trade because I think Mathurin has had more time to show what he is and that picture is becoming clearer, while I think Ivey is just as good offensively right now but still has the higher ceiling. That's doesn't mean I wouldn't package Ivey in a trade for an All-Star Forward, but either way I value him higher than Mathurin.
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If Indy wins the series will this be the biggest David vs Goliath win since '04? Maybe Dallas (another Carlisle team) over Miami? Obviously, Lebron beating the Warriors by himself was big but that was mostly because he was down 1-3 already so that's a slightly different narrative. Side note, the schedule for the Finals is absolute garbage. I don't understand why they've done it this way. Just make it every other day. I know they're trying to keep the NBA in the news all year long, but we don't have to fill every minute until the draft.
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Insane 4th quarter once again for the Pacers. This run has been unreal. Hali will get all the credit as the face of the team, and he's certainly hit some huge shots, but look at that cast around him. Imagine Cade with Turner and Siakim instead of Duren and Tobias. Now toss Nembhard or Nesmith in there in place of THJ and have Ivey coming off the bench like they do with Mathurin. So much talent on that team and a top 3 coach as well.
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Yes. -Much better defender -2 years younger -A bit taller and bigger Downside is he's not the offensive sparkplug and movement shooter that Beasley is. His 3P% is good (38%) but not as good as Beasley (41%). You're trading that for way better defense and you hope that Ivey replaces Beasley scoring (in different ways, obviously). You also lose the chemistry that Beasley clearly has with this locker room, but that's a risk you have to take to improve at some point anyway. Bottom line, we need 2-way players.
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I'm not a fan of the pinstripes, but at least their paint is painted.
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It's tempting to get a 2-way player, but maybe a bit of an overpay in my eyes. Ivey will never be the defensive player White is, but he may already be a better offensive player with far more potential in the future. And as Del said, White's on the wrong side of 30 and now you've used your best trade asset to get non-Star Guard when what you really need is an All-Star at one of the Forward spots to pair with Cade.
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If they can replace him with Nickeil Alexander-Walker, I'm cool with letting him walk. We need 2-way players. If NAW isn't happening, I'm ok resigning Beasley. He won't get more than the 14M mid-level (only the Nets can do that) and if the money's even there's no reason for him to choose somewhere else when he's fit in so well here. That amount is fine for him. He provides movement shooting and a better 3P% than anyone else on the roster. He failed in the playoffs, but the failure was also on a roster that required a role player to carry the offense far too much to be sustainable when the other team is strategizing against your limited options.
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What he said.
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I keep hearing that outside of the mid-level (14M) or lesser exceptions, the Nets are the only other team that will have cap space.
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Exactly. Same reason I didn't want to go after him back when he was a free agent. And based upon what Trajan has said and done so far, it seems that he values availability too much to go after a guy like this as well.
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Give teams the option when they're fouled in the bonus and it's not in the shot motion. You either get the ball side-out with maybe 1 second added to the clock or you can shoot the free throws, your choice. Would get rid of the "hack-a" strategy as well.
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He didn't play enough games to qualify.
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Well that was a fun playoff game. Made sitting through Brunson's flopping worthwhile.
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Twice. Once on his abdomen with a jersey grab and then all over the shoulder and elbow.
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This comeback has been absolutely insane. Toe on the line, so it's OT though.
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Can't wait to watch the Flop-A-Lympics when SGA meets Brunson in the NBA Finals. They should put Embiid and Harden on the play-by-play just to bring the whole gang together.
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Wait, so they have Reggie on the call for Pacers versus Knicks? This should be interesting.
