Yeah I'm sure glad at this point I'm kicked out of VOX or I probably would have been anyway this weekend. The hot takes are a little much with the current situation.
Yo! We got basketball today! I’m excited to have something new at the top of the list of things to discuss… will Wise show out against Davis? Will Kuminga? Poole and Kuminga are starting with Steph cuz Dray and Klay can’t keep their shit together (for completely different reasons, obviously… feel for Klay, it’s hard fighting through that kind of fear), so youth movement phase two in effect. Moody gonna dunk on some fools again? DDV dropping more nasty dimes? JMG gonna get more into the flow? PBJ gonna make another case for minutes? I’m ready. Lock in!🔒
Sorry, if Draymond stays, take his Captain title away and bench him. He’s gotten too many strikes at this point, guy is low key an idiot who talks like he seems to have a good head on his shoulders, it’s deceiving but actions speak louder than words. I’ve defended him for far too long amongst my peers. He needs to receive real repercussions for his actions.
Just read notes from Kerr’s presser. I had asked the question earlier and now we have one answer. He said in 30 years in the NBA he has seen 20 fistfights. I’ll leave it to other if that’s “all the time” or “rarely” which depends on your POV.
So what do people think of James Harden taking significantly less money so the Sixers could bring in additional help? It's less common for sure, but the likes of Tim Duncan and Dirk Nowtizki also famously gave up millions as they got older so their respective teams could retool. And these two are franchise cornerstones. You all probably know where I'm going with this, but just generally, as much of a "Warrior villain" as Harden was during his Rocket years, I have to say mad respect for what he did.
Let's face it, this incident is a culmination of Draymond's state of mind that we've all seen over the years. He should be suspended, put in a therapeutic program, and re-evaluated after the New Year. The team needs to suffer this as well because they've done nothing over the years to help prevent a situation like this from occurring. The team has to take some responsibility for this and the NBA should step in as well. It's time to stop this kind of behavior. This ain't football or hockey.
I feel a lot of this come down to how Jordan feels about draymond going forward.
This puts a lot on pressure on him he doesn't deserve, yet I imagine the team will follow Jordan's lead.
Mind you, there is what he says publicly and the body language behind the scenes. The team will know what his true feelings are and that will dictate whether draymond can truly integrate back into the team.
I watched the entirety of Draymond's media session today and I found it sincere in regards to Draymond's self-awareness and his contrition. He said all the right things, which is a positive step in righting the team's ship. Unfortunately it's the smallest of the necessary steps, as more will depend on Draymond's actions, and even more on Jordan's response to the situation and his relationship with Draymond. There's a lot of mostly negative speculation about both causes and outcomes related to this incident from all over the NBA world right now but I'm going to continue to have some faith in the team culture to repair what has been broken.
*Conspiracy Theory Warning* FO purposely leaked the video. They have to deal with Draymond doing these things all the time. But they have to outbid FOs that don't know the extent of Draymond's in-house drama. The leak brings Draymond's price down, making him easier to keep, saves Lacob millions, and justifies Poole earning more, which he would have anyway.
Yeah I'm sure glad at this point I'm kicked out of VOX or I probably would have been anyway this weekend. The hot takes are a little much with the current situation.
Silver screen and roll article https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/platform/amp/2022/10/8/23394189/lakers-vs-warriors-preview-starting-time-tv-schedule-injury-report-will-draymond-green-anthony-davis says “will play without Stephen Curry, Klay Thomspon and Draymond Green on Sunday” but the linked tweet only mentions Klay: https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/1578123017728630785. Is there some other source saying Steph’s not playing?
Yo! We got basketball today! I’m excited to have something new at the top of the list of things to discuss… will Wise show out against Davis? Will Kuminga? Poole and Kuminga are starting with Steph cuz Dray and Klay can’t keep their shit together (for completely different reasons, obviously… feel for Klay, it’s hard fighting through that kind of fear), so youth movement phase two in effect. Moody gonna dunk on some fools again? DDV dropping more nasty dimes? JMG gonna get more into the flow? PBJ gonna make another case for minutes? I’m ready. Lock in!🔒
Sorry, if Draymond stays, take his Captain title away and bench him. He’s gotten too many strikes at this point, guy is low key an idiot who talks like he seems to have a good head on his shoulders, it’s deceiving but actions speak louder than words. I’ve defended him for far too long amongst my peers. He needs to receive real repercussions for his actions.
Just read notes from Kerr’s presser. I had asked the question earlier and now we have one answer. He said in 30 years in the NBA he has seen 20 fistfights. I’ll leave it to other if that’s “all the time” or “rarely” which depends on your POV.
Phillies take down the Cards in one of the Wild Card Series. Poof.............
So what do people think of James Harden taking significantly less money so the Sixers could bring in additional help? It's less common for sure, but the likes of Tim Duncan and Dirk Nowtizki also famously gave up millions as they got older so their respective teams could retool. And these two are franchise cornerstones. You all probably know where I'm going with this, but just generally, as much of a "Warrior villain" as Harden was during his Rocket years, I have to say mad respect for what he did.
Kerr said Kuminga had the best practice he’s ever seen him have and earned tomorrow’s start at power forward.
Let's face it, this incident is a culmination of Draymond's state of mind that we've all seen over the years. He should be suspended, put in a therapeutic program, and re-evaluated after the New Year. The team needs to suffer this as well because they've done nothing over the years to help prevent a situation like this from occurring. The team has to take some responsibility for this and the NBA should step in as well. It's time to stop this kind of behavior. This ain't football or hockey.
Man, Steve is freaking pissed
Wonder if they have Poirot on the case?
WWTLD? (What would Ted Lasso do?)
I feel a lot of this come down to how Jordan feels about draymond going forward.
This puts a lot on pressure on him he doesn't deserve, yet I imagine the team will follow Jordan's lead.
Mind you, there is what he says publicly and the body language behind the scenes. The team will know what his true feelings are and that will dictate whether draymond can truly integrate back into the team.
I watched the entirety of Draymond's media session today and I found it sincere in regards to Draymond's self-awareness and his contrition. He said all the right things, which is a positive step in righting the team's ship. Unfortunately it's the smallest of the necessary steps, as more will depend on Draymond's actions, and even more on Jordan's response to the situation and his relationship with Draymond. There's a lot of mostly negative speculation about both causes and outcomes related to this incident from all over the NBA world right now but I'm going to continue to have some faith in the team culture to repair what has been broken.
Zach Lowe and Bill Simmons podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lowe-post/id986595124?i=1000581942934
Only real info so far is Zach saying his sources say Poole was definitely not trolling Dray about his coming contract.
Says too early for trade machine, but thinks LAL, DAL, DET could be targets, and floats Dray to LAL, Myles Turner to GSW and RWB to IND
*Conspiracy Theory Warning* FO purposely leaked the video. They have to deal with Draymond doing these things all the time. But they have to outbid FOs that don't know the extent of Draymond's in-house drama. The leak brings Draymond's price down, making him easier to keep, saves Lacob millions, and justifies Poole earning more, which he would have anyway.