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Celtics just waived Bruno Caboclo, presumably as a response to Williams having some issues and them needing to find roster space for another center.

I'd consider bringing Caboclo into training camp tbh. Curry allows the Warriors to get more mileage out of guys who can't shoot than just about any other team.

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#YES. I don't understand some people's criteria for HWFL. To me it's guys I loved. If they only spent a little time with the team (David West, GP2, JaVale, Zaza etc.) I don't care. If they weren't THAT talented (JTA, D Lee, etc.), I don't care. I only care if they played Warrior (team 1st) basketball and gave their all and bought in. It's feel. Guys like KOJ and Nick Young fail on emotional grounds, not skill or longevity. A lot of the things people seem to be judging on have other awards to measure that stuff. I don't care , I'm going to vote every mediocre player that I loved as an HWFL. That is part of the joy of being a fan!

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Protection for Curry was essential in a league that had a default setting of permitting other teams to tackle him and throw him out of bounds every time he moved without the ball, and to undercut every three point shot to the point that Curry implemented his own default of falling down every time he fired a three to avoid hurting an ankle. People who think Curry is soft and that no "Jordan rules" apply to his game haven't watched what has happend to him off-ball for years. Bogut, and even more so Pachulia, were a huge part of the threat of retribution for an "unintentionally inflicted" Curry injury that at least kept most of the off-ball muggings out of the permanent injury category. In true hockey fan fashion, we should embrace the fact that Pachulia's step under Kawhi Leonard was dirty, just as it was for every other player in the league who did it, and is for those who still do. But SA invented that play, and calling it the Zaza rule instead of the Bowen rule is just disrespectful to a truly dirty player and a team defensive system at SA that encouraged it. On the day in question, SA (particularly LaMarcus Aldridge) was repeatedly undercutting Curry before Pachulia, ahem, stepped in. One would expect that Pachulia, Green and company had colorfully and clearly communicated (with four-letter emphasis) what would occur if SA kept trying to hurt their meal ticket. Pachulia and Bogut are part of why all the old-timers "we'd have hurt Curry in our day" posturing rings hollow. Because if they had, Pachulia would have ended Bill Laimbeer's overrated cheap-shotting basketball life. If all Pachulia ever did was knock Westbrook down, he'd get my vote. Yes.

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Sep 20, 2022·edited Sep 20, 2022

Dray on Sarver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81AL1xHD29w. Also closes with some commentary on the reports of harsher luxury tax penalties.

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Just a friendly reminder that training camp starts on Saturday.

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One of my favorite Warriors of the time, another easy #YES. Fun personality, mature, and mechanically solid, consummate role-player and contributor on championship teams, and hilariously, all-star vote getter from being the star of his home country.

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#No Did the dirty on Kawhi

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I think I'm going to have to go for a #NO, but maybe it's voter fatigue as I feel like I just give everyone a yes recently. Of the 2-year B2B crew of Dwest, Javale, Zaza, McCaw, I'm going to make an arbitrary self imposed rule I can only take two, so McCaw and Javale have to make it. Don't worry, just kidding, DWest and Javale. Zaza was great, and I love that he is still with the org. But I think the fact that he was just a worse version of who he was replacing (Bogut) was a bit of a downer. Tough shoes to fill. Also he is going to make it anyway, so now I can feel like I am a discerning voter without actually having to potentially ruin a man's legacy.

Also while writing this I had a random sensation that Zaza would be the type of guy who, if he found out about this vote, would come here, make a username and dunk on whichever commentor is ignorant enough to vote no. So I hope that happens to me.

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#YES Added the toughness, passing, and solid defense in the middle that we needed post-Bogut. Key part of two titles. Besides, he beat Klay in their dunk rivalry, which counts for fun factor. And he's still with the organization.

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NOTHING EASY

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#yes

hey i have to vote for someone w/ a and z in their name

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#YES

I think I value folks who end their careers with the warriors, rather than using it as a launching off point. The fact that Zaza remains involved is a huge plus.

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#YES

For all the reasons mentioned with one add; “Zaza Pachulia” is a fun name to say

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Zaza feels like an easy #YES because of his Warrior-ness outside of his playing career. Players like him and SDot have made a choice to essentially be Warriors for life, or at least beyond their playing years. That means something to me. I really like seeing well-liked, intelligent former Dubs continue in positions with the organization.

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#YES. Would have been an all-star if the NBA hadn’t fixed the vote. (Yes I know that was pre Warriors and yes I’m joking).

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Hard to say. Solely for what he did as a player, I would lean no, as he was really just 1/3 of a center for those teams (and even less so when Dray smallball was required). But for how much he's embraced the franchise post-retirement, I'll give a begrudging #YES

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