kyrie on the knicks is something that should happen all things considered
― lag∞n, Sunday, 26 June 2022 23:44 (one year ago) link
We do deserve it
― Spottie, Sunday, 26 June 2022 23:45 (one year ago) link
Kyrie to the lakers would do, as well
― Spottie, Sunday, 26 June 2022 23:46 (one year ago) link
the lakers would be good but i feel like we pretty much know the general parameters of what could happen there, with the low stakes dysfunctional knicks i think we could see some novel kyrie behaviors
― lag∞n, Sunday, 26 June 2022 23:54 (one year ago) link
* re-signs with the Washington Wizards* https://t.co/5aobq7fplp— HEAT NATION (@Zachppp) June 23, 2022
― lag∞n, Monday, 27 June 2022 01:19 (one year ago) link
the tone of the reporting around beal is changing quite a bit.....
― call all destroyer, Monday, 27 June 2022 01:36 (one year ago) link
pat riley on line 1 baby
― J0rdan S., Monday, 27 June 2022 02:01 (one year ago) link
heat are getting one of kyrie, durant, or beal this summer
― terence trent d'ilfer (m bison), Monday, 27 June 2022 02:11 (one year ago) link
i really don't get beal if he decides to return to the wizards. he's been there 10 years, they have no path to contention, if he ever wants to play important basketball he needs to force his way somewhere else, and nobody would blame him if he did
― J0rdan S., Monday, 27 June 2022 02:22 (one year ago) link
saw some article that was like the heat are monitoring the kyrie situation... so they can get durant
― lag∞n, Monday, 27 June 2022 02:23 (one year ago) link
the miami heat should not have kevin durant on their team
― Clay, Monday, 27 June 2022 02:25 (one year ago) link
though watching kd and butler feel each other out in their instant locker room blinking contest would make for a fun regular season
― Clay, Monday, 27 June 2022 02:26 (one year ago) link
― Spottie, Monday, 27 June 2022 02:36 (one year ago) link
i posted the insider article about the suns draft process (wherein james jones admits he wouldn't have drafted devin booker) on the other thread. the fall for this team is going to be fast and hard. @thl3t1c C&P for people who don't support CONTENT CREATORZ
― call all destroyer, Monday, 27 June 2022 02:38 (one year ago) link
Maybe Kyrie could have, you know, explained himself
Kevin Durant is losing faith in Nets management and their handling of Kyrie Irving situation, per @loganmmurdock “[KD] feels that the front office didn’t grow to understand Kyrie.” pic.twitter.com/xXX6N0YUGG— Top Ball Coverage (@TopBallCoverage) June 26, 2022
― Spottie, Monday, 27 June 2022 03:36 (one year ago) link
xp seems like an approach that will get you to .500 consistently but not further
― ciderpress, Monday, 27 June 2022 04:38 (one year ago) link
Omg it would be amazing if a disgruntled Simmons is left alone on the Nets.
― Am I doomposting? I would say you’re not doomposting enough. (PBKR), Monday, 27 June 2022 11:18 (one year ago) link
lol that suns piece does not sound like the best way to do it
― lag∞n, Monday, 27 June 2022 12:53 (one year ago) link
i think theres actually some truths in there but the overall approach sounds bad
― ciderpress, Monday, 27 June 2022 13:02 (one year ago) link
the i would have not drafted our best player part idk maybe reconsider
― lag∞n, Monday, 27 June 2022 13:07 (one year ago) link
guy is freerolling with a team built by someone else acting like hes the nba wizard
― lag∞n, Monday, 27 June 2022 13:08 (one year ago) link
when you can only put 5 guys on the court having at least one who's way way better than average is essential to winning and i don't know how you get there without drafting for upside when you are phoenix and not The Lakers
― ciderpress, Monday, 27 June 2022 13:15 (one year ago) link
i do think its possible that a team that didnt invest much in draft scouting could keep up with the league by taking the consensus best available guy in the draft every time but thats very different from intentionally reaching for old guys
― ciderpress, Monday, 27 June 2022 13:25 (one year ago) link
yeah but youre trying to be better than the rest of the league and there are teams that consistently draft better you have to try to be one of those teams, and its not like youre saving anything besides some salaries jones reason was he doesnt want too many people at a meeting, thats clown shit man lol bozo time
― lag∞n, Monday, 27 June 2022 13:30 (one year ago) link
i think theres an underlying hypothesis here that no one has actually beaten the draft by a significant margin, which is untestable because theres only one draft per year and thats not enough drafts
― ciderpress, Monday, 27 June 2022 13:45 (one year ago) link
Bozo's grand prize game was more advanced than hoops
― Herby Dutch Baby (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 27 June 2022 13:46 (one year ago) link
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 27 June 2022 13:53 (one year ago) link
love jones thinking "i'll just turn phx into miami west!" this will definitely keep working for them
― terence trent d'ilfer (m bison), Monday, 27 June 2022 14:04 (one year ago) link
it might, but only because they already have a good player they would not draft
― ciderpress, Monday, 27 June 2022 14:13 (one year ago) link
at least miami has a strong player development program, jones sounds like he's not even interested in that
― call all destroyer, Monday, 27 June 2022 15:25 (one year ago) link
james jones sounds like a college sophomore explaining bitcoin, and also a republican
― k3vin k., Monday, 27 June 2022 15:59 (one year ago) link
ok i gotta read this now lol
― Spottie, Monday, 27 June 2022 16:03 (one year ago) link
i do think there was something interesting in the theory of what he was saying about cutting down on the number of reports, having a smaller draft board, being more intentional about scouting etc … but (as you guys note) the underlying objective of only finding win now players is crazy & you can’t really run an NBA team that way. also ultimately it’s hard to shake the feeling that the entire objective is being driven more than anything by sarver being cheap. the tail is kinda wagging the dog herealso the jalen smith pick is the real fly in the ointment. he was a skinny raw center who they way overdrafted and it based on this they legitimately thought he was going to step in right away — whoops — to be their… back up center? from both an evaluation and process POV it was just monumentally dumb. meanwhile they passed on halliburton who was the same age and was immediately good in the NBA. maybe he wasn’t even on their board!
― J0rdan S., Monday, 27 June 2022 16:17 (one year ago) link
also the whole thing about not sending scouts out to games because it’s better for them to be around the team… does he know about league pass? you can watch the games from other states now, it’s really nice
― J0rdan S., Monday, 27 June 2022 16:18 (one year ago) link
ESPN Sources: Outside of the Lakers, there are currently no known teams planning pursuit of sign-and-trades for Nets G Kyrie Irving. No sign-and-trades can be formally discussed until after 6 PM on Thursday. Brooklyn isn't believed to have interest in available Lakers packages.— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 27, 2022
Tee hee hee
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 27 June 2022 16:29 (one year ago) link
If Irving declines his $36M player option, he would be eligible to sign with the Lakers for the $6M exception. Deadline is Wednesday to decide on option.— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 27, 2022
― lag∞n, Monday, 27 June 2022 16:34 (one year ago) link
kyrie forgot to factor in the whole just not playing basketball for three years because you didnt feel like it will make you less desirable to nba teams part into his plan to get two hundred million dollars
― lag∞n, Monday, 27 June 2022 16:37 (one year ago) link
feel like there should be a graphic for the games last year where he just didnt bother to tell the nets he wasnt coming in
Kyrie In Brooklyn pic.twitter.com/nQRJCBBY9o— Kirk Goldsberry (@kirkgoldsberry) June 24, 2022
― lag∞n, Monday, 27 June 2022 16:38 (one year ago) link
was googling to figure out how many firsts the lakers have available to trade, 2026 & 2028 fwiw, and lakers fan/media fake trades are always so funny and delusional
https://i.imgur.com/dsWdCMA.png
heres a more realistic one tho they still just throw joe harris in there and have to defend giving up two first even when the famous THT is included
https://i.imgur.com/GR0ilNW.png
― lag∞n, Monday, 27 June 2022 16:49 (one year ago) link
lakers trading for kyrie would be unambiguously great for them imo. it could and probably will blow up in their faces but they’re currently hopeless and i can’t imagine a way in which they acquire a better player than him this offseason
― J0rdan S., Monday, 27 June 2022 17:05 (one year ago) link
it would be great for everyone the fans the haters the tv ratings, everyone except the nets who would just get two distant lakers firsts for their trouble and then be forced to trade kd too
― lag∞n, Monday, 27 June 2022 17:07 (one year ago) link
looks like the dejaunte for collins talk continues
― Heez, Monday, 27 June 2022 17:08 (one year ago) link
but on the other hand two lakers first is better than having kyrie walk to the knicks for nothing
― lag∞n, Monday, 27 June 2022 17:08 (one year ago) link
The Spurs are fielding offers for Murray and have told multiple interested teams it would take a “Jrue Holiday-like package” for San Antonio to part with the 25-year-old floor general, setting a rough benchmark of three first-round picks for any suitor to pry Murray free.
― lag∞n, Monday, 27 June 2022 17:10 (one year ago) link
cant imagine collins has too much value around the league right now, got a big new contract right around the time he missed a bunch of games
― lag∞n, Monday, 27 June 2022 17:11 (one year ago) link
i do think the celtics should consider putting together a jrue holiday like package for him tho
― lag∞n, Monday, 27 June 2022 17:12 (one year ago) link
for murray to be clear
― lag∞n, Monday, 27 June 2022 17:14 (one year ago) link
there was talk that the celtics were interested in collins but apparently werent remotely close to offering what the hawks want
i really want to clear his spot for Okongwu
― Heez, Monday, 27 June 2022 17:16 (one year ago) link
the hawks def can trade him but i think theyre looking at a first plus spare parts type deal
― lag∞n, Monday, 27 June 2022 17:17 (one year ago) link