2017 NBA OFFSEASON

would be sad to lose the harris/jokic telepathic link

i'm thinking based on their owner nuggs mgmt is feeling a lot of pressure to make the playoffs this year

yeah everyone talks about how they've been trying to make a play for any established star the last few years

i guess they see themselves as a 7-8 seed contender this year if they stay pat could jump into the 4-5-6 range if they acquired that "star" & tho i don't think it's the best move for them it isn't out of the question

i think rubio would be good on the nuggets if he's still available

long term stability to do things right is such an advantage in the nba

i forgot that kyle lowry is a FA

31 y/o fwiw

i think rubio would be good on the nuggets if he's still available

― ciderpress, Monday, June 26, 2017 12:07 PM (twenty-four minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

im fixated on this happening now

an alridge/millsap sign and trade would be a pretty good deal for the hawks and spurs.

my understanding is that sign and trades cant rly happen anymore right?

jesus the hawks are gonna be paying bazemore 20mil in 19/20.

xp
altho its an intriguing idea. rly similar stats, same age, same position. it's hard for me to see LMA playing with the spurs next season at this rate. is millsap a more mobile defender? not as much of a shot blocker.

omg that bazemore deal is BADDDD

milsap def more mobile/active than lma generally

lma is strong and can bang bodies with post-up guys like z-bo, but he isn't a quick-footed defender and posting up is very old-fashioned these days

all-rookie teams
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DDQxAP_WAAEpcyl.jpg:large

and all-defense teams
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DDQzgkTXYAASCZe.jpg:large

All-Defense Team, other players with votes: Damian Lillard 1

ha, gotta be a portland beat writer, yeah?

lol Lillard.

I'd give Covington a spot over Giannis.

millsap's a really good defender, bise. some of the best hands for a pf in the league. always swiping the ball away. good shot blocker and plays the perimeter well too.

ok im sold, lets do it

it'd be a great get by the spurs if they can pull it off. hawks might be looking for someone a little younger tho

millsap not on that list seems bad. they should probs have 3 all nba defensive teams

millsap is the definition of a spurs player.

who's starting at the 5 for yall next year?

Great question. I'll let you know once we have one under contract.

(gasol and dedmon were our dudes this year, both are FAs)

excited to announce i will be starting for the spurs at the 5 next year

imo george hill would be best suited to the nuggets but at 31 hes too old and injury prone for the length of contract he'll no doubt be looking for.

i dont like rubio for the nuggs bc jokic deserves actual shooters to pass to

apparently the knicks are interested in rubio which is weird bc i thought the triangle de-emphasized PG handling and passing and turned them into a spot-up shooter a lot of the time

on the other hand its the knicks

oh right

All-Defense Team, other players with votes: Damian Lillard 1

― A is for (Aimless), Monday, June 26, 2017 1:25 PM (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

IT got a vote too and he's even worse if you can believe it

hard to argue with that first team. giannis maybe not an all-nba defender yet tho

Think Tony Allen is a living on his rep at this point idk

his rep around the league apparently is still really good. idk

yeah, after looking at his DRtg stats, that checks out. still, a 2nd team all defense is about as close to a lifetime achievement award as he's gonna get.

prolly so.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-nba-haters-ball/

that marquise chris missed dunks section is unbelievable

hey remember last nba season i guess theyre giving out the awards for it tonight lol

man wiggins is spectacularly one dimensional thats really something xp

hes a throwback u dont really see players like that anymore who just straight up dont give a shit about anything except scoring

I thought he was meant to be a good defender

guess he forgot to do that

he was supposed to be good at everything except maybe scoring and then he was only good at scoring

maybe someone was holding the scouting report upside down

lol

lol this awards show is two hours long hm yes that is what i want to watch for 2 hours

a thing im def gonna watch............NOT

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-nba-haters-ball/

that marquise chris missed dunks section is unbelievable

― down that brown path (Spottie), Monday, June 26, 2017 6:17 PM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

dray 😎

man wiggins is spectacularly one dimensional thats really something xp

― lag∞n, Monday, June 26, 2017 8:17 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark

nobody who writes/talks about the nba who i trust seems to wonder about either of these things so i think i may just be wrong here in questioning this but i don't understand a. why wiggins is considered a foundational cornerstone piece or. b why exactly he's obviously more desirable than zach lavine, who people seem to think isn't very good?

lavine is a better three point shooter (and two point shooter!), an elite athlete and apparently no worse at defense? and now the wolves are trying to trade ricky rubio bcuz they don't have enough shooting. i'm all in on team "you need as many wings as possible" right now so maybe it's simply that but i remain confused exactly as to why wiggins is currently seen as anything more than a younger rudy gay