in other news, dubs clearly like Chriss
The Marquese Chriss re-signing is indeed imminent, as first reported by @MarcJSpearsESPN. Was the plan all along, per league sources. Warriors were relieved Chriss went unclaimed on waivers and are very interested in keeping him beyond this season.— Monte Poole (@MontePooleNBCS) January 14, 2020
― omg what did you type to find this gif? (Spottie), Tuesday, 14 January 2020 20:04 (four years ago) link
if they don't sign jarrett allen because they're paying a premium for deandre jordan's decline years that's an extremely bad outcome.
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 14 January 2020 20:09 (four years ago) link
where did i say i would sign jarrett allen for 20?
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 14 January 2020 20:11 (four years ago) link
If Jarrett Allen doesn’t get a big free agent deal then you can just keep him!
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 14 January 2020 20:12 (four years ago) link
If Allen walks because you are worried about the luxury tax (which is weird since you signed KD and Kyrie), then Deandre can just be your starting center for 9.8 million. It’s fine! Everyone thought this was fine 18 months ago!
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 14 January 2020 20:14 (four years ago) link
And yeah it’s a 4 year deal. We’re pretty deep into year 1 and Deandre is still good at basketball so
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 14 January 2020 20:15 (four years ago) link
everyone thought it was fine when dallas overpaid for a year of him, he did nothing to help them, and they dumped his ass to the knicks?
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 14 January 2020 20:16 (four years ago) link
it's nice that deandre jordan is not an unplayable disaster in year one of his deal but unfortunately for the nets nothing that is happening this season matters
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 14 January 2020 20:32 (four years ago) link
He’s averaging 14/17/3 per 36 with a 67% TS%. So yeah not an unplayable disaster. Some might even say he’s “good,” like he has been for his whole career.
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 14 January 2020 20:43 (four years ago) link
hm if only there were reasons why deandre jordan doesn't play 36 minutes per game anymore...
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 14 January 2020 20:45 (four years ago) link
Weak
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 14 January 2020 20:50 (four years ago) link
as weak as his -6.5 net rating this year?
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 14 January 2020 21:02 (four years ago) link
WS/48 over .200
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 14 January 2020 21:06 (four years ago) link
Do people in here think he’s a bad NBA player? Is that the level of takes that you’ve accepted in your life
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 14 January 2020 21:07 (four years ago) link
"bad nba player" is such a useless rubric. we know what he is. he's an aging center who relies on athleticism. he's going to get worse, not better. guys like this don't generally get 4 year contracts for a reason. he's not out there, like, murdering the nets (yet), but it's a contract that is unquestionably out of balance with the market.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 14 January 2020 21:11 (four years ago) link
Above average player with above average salary.
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 14 January 2020 21:17 (four years ago) link
paying players market rate sucks ass though, you can't build a top team with $100m worth of players. you have to have guys that are underpaid due to the max or them outplaying their contract
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 14 January 2020 21:25 (four years ago) link
I think a team where no one is overpaid can be pretty darn good
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 14 January 2020 21:44 (four years ago) link
so does my boss apparently, hey ohhh
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 14 January 2020 23:22 (four years ago) link
for the nets this whole argument is moot bc kyrie & kd took pay cuts to make room for dj
― micah, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 01:02 (four years ago) link
the contract would be bad in a vacuum but apparently it is in fact worth it for the vibes
― micah, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 01:04 (four years ago) link
Worth a shot anyway
― omg what did you type to find this gif? (Spottie), Wednesday, 15 January 2020 01:05 (four years ago) link
ime bad vibes are bad
― micah, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 01:06 (four years ago) link
I am rolling at jordan's exended matty a burn
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 15 January 2020 01:33 (four years ago) link
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 01:44 (four years ago) link
im w matt here, you're not paying DJ $10m per year, youre paying kyrie, KD, and DJ ~$85m per year
― majority whip, majority nae nae (m bison), Wednesday, 15 January 2020 01:54 (four years ago) link
he'll probably be rly bad the last two years of that deal and he's making less than $10m each of those years, not an untradeable salary
― majority whip, majority nae nae (m bison), Wednesday, 15 January 2020 01:55 (four years ago) link
I just meant the imaginary roster building, that was pretty funny
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 15 January 2020 01:56 (four years ago) link
oh yeah lol
― majority whip, majority nae nae (m bison), Wednesday, 15 January 2020 01:56 (four years ago) link
I would pay money to see that lineup tbqh
― omg what did you type to find this gif? (Spottie), Wednesday, 15 January 2020 02:16 (four years ago) link
memphis beat the rockets and theyre on a 6 game winning streak. ja is the truth.
― majority whip, majority nae nae (m bison), Wednesday, 15 January 2020 03:23 (four years ago) link
lol just thinkin about how the spurs waited until almost halfway through their 2nd year with demar to figure out to get the most out of him and lamarcus and now theyre gonna slug it out with memphis and probably get 9th place this year instead of trading demar by the deadline like they should
― majority whip, majority nae nae (m bison), Wednesday, 15 January 2020 03:24 (four years ago) link
ja is on superstar trajectory
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 03:31 (four years ago) link
Ja is incredible, the most thrilling player rn
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 03:34 (four years ago) link
I almost ran on the court like it was a AND-1 Mixtape pic.twitter.com/08DIesmt2r— Chris Vernon (@ChrisVernonShow) January 15, 2020
this is such a crazy move, and then he hits the second guy trailing
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 16:15 (four years ago) link
Matt Armstrong at 3:06 14 Jan 20WS/48 over .200this is an impressive "would smash" rating tbh
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 15 January 2020 16:17 (four years ago) link
wonder if the game getting less physical is letting players develop faster, luka and trae top five in scoring in their 2nd years, ja lighting it up as a rookie
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 16:30 (four years ago) link
ie they dont have to wait to get big muscles before theyre good
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 16:32 (four years ago) link
ja & jjj looking like a great long term little-big 1-2
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 16:35 (four years ago) link
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, January 15, 2020 11:15 AM (twenty-five minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
wasnt even his best play of the game
Ja Morant is absurd 😳 pic.twitter.com/FVaAGMNlWC— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 15, 2020
Ja Morant won’t stop torturing Harden tonight😤pic.twitter.com/3gvNxYbKls— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) January 15, 2020
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 16:43 (four years ago) link
yoyo dribble in traffic the hits the roll man w a behind the back..........
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 16:47 (four years ago) link
players are cool
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 16:56 (four years ago) link
i agree that harden shd know about him did he not read the scouting report or what
“Tell that motherf***er about me.”- Ja MorantWhen Harden gave him space from the 3 point line pic.twitter.com/vRqpU7ExkC— NBA RETWEET (@RTNBA) January 15, 2020
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 16:58 (four years ago) link
Morant is doing open court ballhandling stuff that I’m not sure we’ve seen since White Chocolate, and his stuff actually works
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 17:01 (four years ago) link
yeah its legit
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 17:03 (four years ago) link
harden not even concerned with the appearance of trying
― omg what did you type to find this gif? (Spottie), Wednesday, 15 January 2020 17:04 (four years ago) link
trae had a nice shammgod last night
Trae Young with the Shammgod👀pic.twitter.com/EhoTInXKC4— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) January 15, 2020
― omg what did you type to find this gif? (Spottie), Wednesday, 15 January 2020 17:07 (four years ago) link
shammy
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 17:09 (four years ago) link
― lag∞n, Wednesday, January 15, 2020 11:30 AM (forty-five minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
yeah i think this is true plus pace of game. it's just a really nice time to be a perimeter player on offense.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 17:20 (four years ago) link
Luka is just a freak and is also built like a truck. Trae is the guy who seems to be of this era and reflective of a new kind of basketball. OTOH he’s the worst defender in the nba so there’s an adjustment going on there
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 17:27 (four years ago) link