Yes! I liked Jeff Dowtin A LOT in summer league in Sacramento, he might be a very nice surprise. Still on Chriss fir 15th spot, butI wouldn’t mind keeping it open for any unforeseen opportunity.
@Eric: For E1P videos, I know the dubnationhq.com url is present in the first two seconds and last two seconds of the videos, but it would really help to add one of those clickable links on the video (I think they're called "cards"?). Currently the standard end-of-video suggestions by youtube actually cover up the dubnationhq.com text :(
And perhaps a short tagline like, "Join the discussion & community @..." to let people know that there's new stuff to engage with here!
Just seeing that the videos are getting really great viewership, and thinking how to drive more of that viewership here! (33k views on the Bjelica video in just 5 hours!)
Now it's time to consolidate the team and its rotation. We should find out very soon who will be the 8-10 man rotation that eats the majority of minutes. Iggy and JTA should be enough to make 10, added on to Bjelica, Porter, DLee. Los rookees will have to beg to get in, other than garbage time, along with Chiozza.
One issue that has been discussed a lot on the site but was not mentioned in the Comments of the Week is the 15th Guy Debatathon. To save us effort, I'll summarize:
You shot pretty badly/ Adios Avery Bradley
You've never shot well/ Enjoy Europe, Jordan Bell
On the hernia we were waitin'/ Hope we re-sign Gary Payton/ II
Can't hit a 3? Try a fallaway/ In the G-League, Langston Galloway
Kerr gave you the cold shulder/ You'll get picked up, Mychal Mulder
Try to fight through this pain/ In China, Alex Toupane
Question for you collective bargaining agreement capologist nerds out there. Let’s say that OPJ has the kind of year we expect, so 6th man of the year, game winning 3 off a Curry dish to the corner in game 7 of the finals, etc., we naturally want to sign him as we go on title defense in 22/23. Can we use some combination of the TPMLE and non-Bird rights to sign him to an extension he might be willing to sign? IOW, what’s the max we could offer him, and would it benefit us to use this year’s TPMLE relative to next year’s (e.g. get him on a higher salary this year which we could increase using non-Bird rights, etc.)?
Which non-Warriors player do y'all think is poised to make the biggest leap this year? Obviously people have high hopes for LaMelo Ball and Anthony Edwards after they had strong rookie seasons; and other young guys like Zion, Morant, and Ayton are still on the upswing along with bigger stars who still have room to grow, like Trae or Tatum.
I think maybe Dejounte Murray on the Spurs gets a big boost due to being more featured in the offense. And there are so many borderline guys who might get better it's hard to even guess.
Dub Nation HQ Comments of the Week & Open Thread
Finally got a top comment! I can go back to more lurking and quick quips.
Yes! I liked Jeff Dowtin A LOT in summer league in Sacramento, he might be a very nice surprise. Still on Chriss fir 15th spot, butI wouldn’t mind keeping it open for any unforeseen opportunity.
Lakers so old they added Avery Bradley for development.
Great interview with Draymond: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2021/10/18/22728821/draymond-green-golden-state-warriors-nba-2021-22-season
@Eric: For E1P videos, I know the dubnationhq.com url is present in the first two seconds and last two seconds of the videos, but it would really help to add one of those clickable links on the video (I think they're called "cards"?). Currently the standard end-of-video suggestions by youtube actually cover up the dubnationhq.com text :(
And perhaps a short tagline like, "Join the discussion & community @..." to let people know that there's new stuff to engage with here!
Just seeing that the videos are getting really great viewership, and thinking how to drive more of that viewership here! (33k views on the Bjelica video in just 5 hours!)
Now it's time to consolidate the team and its rotation. We should find out very soon who will be the 8-10 man rotation that eats the majority of minutes. Iggy and JTA should be enough to make 10, added on to Bjelica, Porter, DLee. Los rookees will have to beg to get in, other than garbage time, along with Chiozza.
GP2 and Mulder were waived on Friday at like 9:30 PM PST (using Slater's tweet as a reference point), so I think they clear waivers in like two hours.
Pseudo poll: This year, will Kerr call more timeouts because of Bjelica not getting back in transition or because of rookies’ mistakes?
Good vid on JP with lots of background from HS thru Mich.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o145HO0XWY4
One issue that has been discussed a lot on the site but was not mentioned in the Comments of the Week is the 15th Guy Debatathon. To save us effort, I'll summarize:
You shot pretty badly/ Adios Avery Bradley
You've never shot well/ Enjoy Europe, Jordan Bell
On the hernia we were waitin'/ Hope we re-sign Gary Payton/ II
Can't hit a 3? Try a fallaway/ In the G-League, Langston Galloway
Kerr gave you the cold shulder/ You'll get picked up, Mychal Mulder
Try to fight through this pain/ In China, Alex Toupane
[-- PS: L.J. Figueroa... I got nothin']
Every time these “comments of the week” come out, I find myself trying to like the comments, particularly my own.
Question for you collective bargaining agreement capologist nerds out there. Let’s say that OPJ has the kind of year we expect, so 6th man of the year, game winning 3 off a Curry dish to the corner in game 7 of the finals, etc., we naturally want to sign him as we go on title defense in 22/23. Can we use some combination of the TPMLE and non-Bird rights to sign him to an extension he might be willing to sign? IOW, what’s the max we could offer him, and would it benefit us to use this year’s TPMLE relative to next year’s (e.g. get him on a higher salary this year which we could increase using non-Bird rights, etc.)?
Which non-Warriors player do y'all think is poised to make the biggest leap this year? Obviously people have high hopes for LaMelo Ball and Anthony Edwards after they had strong rookie seasons; and other young guys like Zion, Morant, and Ayton are still on the upswing along with bigger stars who still have room to grow, like Trae or Tatum.
I think maybe Dejounte Murray on the Spurs gets a big boost due to being more featured in the offense. And there are so many borderline guys who might get better it's hard to even guess.