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Jul 18, 2022·edited Jul 18, 2022

Went to the Earthquakes game tonight. I do not watch their games in general, but seem like a frustrating team to be a fan for. Sounds not to dissimilar from the dubs SL squad, only they are not coming off a chip. I should mention though the atmosphere is fun and the stadium formerly known as Avaya is really cool.

Glad to see Quinones knocked down some shots in the box score. My lean-to is holding up strong, and I have found a supply of clean water less than a mile from my camp. So I can hang here on Isla de los Quinones for the rest of the summer no problem.

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Would you trade wiseman right now for cam reddish?

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Moody technically led Summer League in PPG. Pretty unfair to Cam Thomas though who lost out by mere percentage points while playing in three more games but fuck it, propaganda is propaganda.

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Enough about this basketball stuff. Who wants to talk pickleball?!

(Too soon?)

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Wow, Hot Stove Wiseman chatter. I'm in.

In judging talent, most people make the mistake of looking at a player's skills in a vacuum, as if basketball was a one-on-one game. Wiseman can still bring immense value to the Warriors even if his game is limited, even if he doesn't meet everyone's expectations based on him being drafted 2nd. Wiggins has been with us for 2 1/2 years and he didn't really seal the deal (fans are ALL IN) until these playoffs, and he has been in the league for years,

I thought the value that Wiseman could bring now was pretty obvious. A young athletic big who can eat minutes against the plethora of bigs in this league. He doesn't have to be Dikembe Mutumbo. But every minute Wiseman has a body on Gobert, Jokic, Embiid, JJJ, etc, is a minute that Green or Looney isn't guarding them. Who thinks going another full season with Green (back issues) and Looney (already played 104 games last year) playing major minutes every night banging. Wiseman will have a negative plus/minus next year. Get over it. But maybe, if the guy gives us 20-24 a night, we get into next post-season and Green and Looney won't be trashed. The league is getting bigger and faster. The Warriors aren't going to keep winning Chips without closing the athletic gap. And having Wiseman is the best insurance we can have on the health of Green & Loon.

And remember when we had a vertical spacer? McGee? Remember how many easy freaking dunks he got. If Wiseman converts 80% of what McGee used to its a win. And when you combine East-West spacing with our shooters with a vertical spacer, and you got Draymond driving the lane, it's a whole new world.

Yeah he is going to suck sometimes and make boneheaded plays. But every player has value beyond their obvious skills or lack thereof. Its not Wiseman vs Ball or Ant Man. Or Wiseman vs. another versatile wing. Its about all the different roles he can play on our team and how they impact the team as a whole. I believe the FO has a real good idea about that value and that they are fully in on him.

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Dalton Johnson

@DaltonJ_Johnson

Jama Mahlalela thought tonight was James Wiseman's best game of summer league

"It just bodes well for the rest of his summer. He can now do development work and not do rehab work."

7:10 PM · Jul 17, 2022

That's great if true.

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I kept the tv on espn2 and they’re showing TEQ ball and it’s pretty exciting. I’d never even heard of it.

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Lil Mac was Big Mac tonight...3 out of 5 games he has played well...Definitely a baller and energizer....

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For those already yearning for the NBA greatness we now are deprived of for too long a time, I present something to keep your toes warm, heart glad, and rear end on the edge of your seat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6rfboXFoY8&ab_channel=GoldenStateWarriors

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Maybe we go the other way with a Gui nickname and make it longer, not shorter; and treat his name as an acronym. If we did so, we could call him Graphical User Interface. This idea is so good that I may copyright it. It has no flaws. It rolls off the tongue perfectly for announcers. Tell everyone you were here when I thought of it.

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I just saw the last summer league game, and for 3 quarters, I thought where have these guys been all summer. then Q4 happened, and it felt like Dubs' summer league again.

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Since this is probably McClung's last game as a Warrior, here's a summer league highlight reel:

https://youtu.be/SXeVjXg9BFU?t=47

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Good. Finally McClung played like a true leader (especially when the team was trailing). Let's decide at the camp if the 13th spot is for him or Q.

Wiseman has an athletic issue, far from surprising. He must spend the next three months in the pool, on the tapis roulant and the fixed bike.

Chachacha deserves a camp invitation and an opportunity with the Tridents.

Quinones is getting confident and consistent. Good.

This SL has been fun. Don't make me think about how long it takes for the camp... too late.

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It's just so much that wiseman has to work on to just become average that I dont know if it will ever happen or if it's even worth the investment from us, think about it we already missed a playoffs due to the wiseman experiment.

What do you think Wiseman's trade value would be right now?

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Jul 18, 2022·edited Jul 18, 2022

The only real conclusion I take from this game is that DubPHan's Quinones Island mangrove swamp now has enough dry land to put up a pup tent.

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What am I supposed to do until the preseason now lol?

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