Dowtin and Chiozza make absolutely no sense, especially considering our roster's lack of bigs and legit 3 and D guys (I don't think we can trust Otto and Klay to stay healthy and Moody's just a rookie).
Mulder was obviously overplayed as the number 8 guy, but he's more than good enough to be the 15th guy or on a two-way contract. He's a medium volume 40 3PT%, 61 TS% guy. I struggle to see how Chiozza is more useful than that, let alone Dowtin. He would've been a nice addition to eat minutes considering we're going into a season with 3 rookies (including Wiseman) and injury-prone (Klay, OPJ, Loon) and old players (Iggy, Steph, Dray, Bjelica).
Decided to update my WC predictions one last time before the games start for real.
1. Suns
2. Jazz
3. Warriors (up 1). The team looks like they're cooking with gas already, with a deep rotation of guys including Poole, Porter, and Bjelica who should overperform in this system, especially compared to pessimistic predictions like 538's.
4. Clippers (up 1)
5. Nuggets (up 1)
6. Lakers (down 3). Preseason injuries (!!), lack of shooting, and a penchant for turnovers make me think LA is going to struggle more this season than I previously predicted. Yet, as long as AD & LBJ are healthy I have to figure they'll still coast their way into the playoffs.
7. Mavericks (up 1). An undefeated preseason upped my (admittedly vague) sense of the cohesion of this roster.
8. Trail Blazers (down 1). I'm thinking their coaching change is likely to require some adjustment early in the season, and I still have as many question marks as ever about their defense.
I shut the video down at "LeBron continues to enjoy his vacay with Andre." Couldn't stop laughing.
I miss the 2020 E1P leitmotif, and it was so nice to hear it again during the part of the video that covered the original version of the play (with Klay).
Dray interview with Derozan. @14:48 Dray compares Kawhi replacing Derozan and them winning a chip with Kerr replacing Mark Jackson and us winning a chip. Says you don't know if the team still would have won. This dude has something against Kerr for real lol
Steve Kerr had no announcement today on a possible add for the 15th roster spot, but he mentioned Gary Payton II as a possible second-unit player, so you can probably guess where this is headed.
Oct 18, 2021Liked by Eric Apricot, punk basketball
Great video. Bjelica fits so well with both Dray and Steph's game, I think he will be a frequent focus of E1P videos this year and I am all about it. I think we will see more depth to his game than the last several teams he has played on have afforded him to show.
Apparently I was mistaken and the deadline for GP2 and Mulder to clear waivers is 2 PM. They announced it Friday night but perhaps the move didn't take place until the next afternoon.
Serious question: didn't AB tryout/workout with the lakers BEFORE he signed the training camp deal with the Ws? They could have offered him then, no?
Or I guess maybe they offered him a non guaranteed at the time and he tried to get a guaranteed one? Anyone know?
Dowtin and Chiozza make absolutely no sense, especially considering our roster's lack of bigs and legit 3 and D guys (I don't think we can trust Otto and Klay to stay healthy and Moody's just a rookie).
Mulder was obviously overplayed as the number 8 guy, but he's more than good enough to be the 15th guy or on a two-way contract. He's a medium volume 40 3PT%, 61 TS% guy. I struggle to see how Chiozza is more useful than that, let alone Dowtin. He would've been a nice addition to eat minutes considering we're going into a season with 3 rookies (including Wiseman) and injury-prone (Klay, OPJ, Loon) and old players (Iggy, Steph, Dray, Bjelica).
Forget sugar plum fairies, tonight I’m going to bed with visions of Warriors dancing in my head. Let’s kick some Laker ass!
Decided to update my WC predictions one last time before the games start for real.
1. Suns
2. Jazz
3. Warriors (up 1). The team looks like they're cooking with gas already, with a deep rotation of guys including Poole, Porter, and Bjelica who should overperform in this system, especially compared to pessimistic predictions like 538's.
4. Clippers (up 1)
5. Nuggets (up 1)
6. Lakers (down 3). Preseason injuries (!!), lack of shooting, and a penchant for turnovers make me think LA is going to struggle more this season than I previously predicted. Yet, as long as AD & LBJ are healthy I have to figure they'll still coast their way into the playoffs.
7. Mavericks (up 1). An undefeated preseason upped my (admittedly vague) sense of the cohesion of this roster.
8. Trail Blazers (down 1). I'm thinking their coaching change is likely to require some adjustment early in the season, and I still have as many question marks as ever about their defense.
9. Grizzlies
10. Timberwolves
11. Kings
12. Spurs
13. Pelicans
14. Rockets
15. Thunder
(Earlier predictions with justifications for each placement): https://dubnationhq.com/p/dub-nation-hq-comments-of-the-week-53c/comment/3196556
I shut the video down at "LeBron continues to enjoy his vacay with Andre." Couldn't stop laughing.
I miss the 2020 E1P leitmotif, and it was so nice to hear it again during the part of the video that covered the original version of the play (with Klay).
So will Chiozza be in LA tomorrow to start the season since that spot is empty?
https://twitter.com/OrlandoMagic/status/1448457570625150976
Dowtin hitting a game winner a few days ago, with bonus footage of Bizarro Mannion getting hyped for him.
Interesting to see Gonzaga being preseason #1 despite losing 3 starters, two of which were high first rounders.
Should be fun following the Chet Holmgren Chronicles.
Props to the first member who can come up with a good Dowtin Abbey joke. After a few minutes of thought, that's not me...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWACAnGNWO4
Dray interview with Derozan. @14:48 Dray compares Kawhi replacing Derozan and them winning a chip with Kerr replacing Mark Jackson and us winning a chip. Says you don't know if the team still would have won. This dude has something against Kerr for real lol
https://twitter.com/timkawakami/status/1450203939811446786?s=20
Steve Kerr had no announcement today on a possible add for the 15th roster spot, but he mentioned Gary Payton II as a possible second-unit player, so you can probably guess where this is headed.
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The Los Angeles Lakers have claimed Avery Bradley off waivers, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
Great video. Bjelica fits so well with both Dray and Steph's game, I think he will be a frequent focus of E1P videos this year and I am all about it. I think we will see more depth to his game than the last several teams he has played on have afforded him to show.
Apparently I was mistaken and the deadline for GP2 and Mulder to clear waivers is 2 PM. They announced it Friday night but perhaps the move didn't take place until the next afternoon.
OT: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/espn-reporter-allison-williams-leaving-network-over-covid-vaccine-mandate-n1281737
My comment: Buh-bye!
I almost spit out my coffee between "screen ayesha" and "stretch it, beli!"