- I don’t know if watching the Nets stink it up or the Pels play top notch ball is more fun. Zion looked good, BI better and the team overall was well balanced. And the Nets??? Wake up bros, these games count. The Pels have the Lakers draft pick this season. Oh my, just imagine.
- I’m bummed that GP2 is injured but Portland managed to eke out a win over poor Sacto. They ran a small ball squad the last 5+ minutes and it seemed to work pretty well. Another Dubs innovation continues to spread through the league.
- yea DLee doing DLee things for the Suns. Good for him! Just don’t do it too much 😬.
- I have a little spot in my heart for post-LBJ Cavs and I hope Garland is out briefly. Seems like a very minor injury (eyelid laceration??). This team could be fun. Detroit too.
- Minnesota almost gives the game back to OKC?
- Jazz over Denver. What? Nuggies play Jamal Murray nearly 26 minutes and the rest of the starters 33+ (Ok Aaron Gordon 32:58). Maybe Denver has a little depth problem. If this continues they aren’t going to be healthy come the post season. Stat of the day: Jazz shoot 42% on 3 pointers, Nuggets 22%.
What do people think of reports that the Jazz offered Mike Conley, Rudy Gay and Bogdanovic along with a 2023 first-rounder for Westbrook plus two picks?
Would you like to have Paschanimal back as 15th spot, with a minimum-barelysurvival-nonguaranteed-comeonwerekidding contract? The BalsaWienerdogs have just waived him, and somehow I feel that with the actual roster, if he manages to stay healthy, he might be useful.
DAMION LEE big hero of the Valley, big 5 last pts in the revenge of game7-FortAlamo of last playoffs! I'm sooo happy for him (yes, in the clutch play he traveled, but reality is what officials say when there's no challenges anymore!). Can you imagine? He put clutch shots in Curry's team, now he throws in clutch shots in Booker's team! We have here your ring!
OT: I was catching up on some news and saw an update on the Bouknight situation. It was even worse than originally reported. Not only was he passed out after, he said, four shots of tequila (blood alcohol 0.14 once they finally tested him), the engine was running and in drive, he was in the traffic way of a parking lot and - here's the kicker - he was passed out with a gun in his hand. The gun itself was legal but in his hand? And when the cops finally woke him up after an hour of blasting at him with a PA system and lights and airhorns, he drove into the police car in front of him AND the police car behind him before getting out of the car and getting arrested. Scary. Bond was set at $2,500, and he issued the usual pablum apologizing for being a distraction for the team (as if that's what's important with this). That man needs serious help right now.
Hypothetical, let's assume that the Dray situation behind the scenes is worse/much worse than we think. Crowder is available. Would he be worth it? Something like..
Warriors get Crowder (expiring contract), Saric (expiring contract, salary filler), and Portland future 1st (2026+)
Blazers get Draymond
Suns get Jerami Grant
Crowder gets a starting role and provides some semblance of Dray's defense, but also stretches the floor better than Dray. We lose Dray's playmaking and passing. Long term, Kuminga becomes the starting PF. Near term, we save on luxury tax and possibly get under the tax when the cap spikes after the new TV deal.
The situation might be fine, but for entertainment's sake, would that deal be worth it?
This is getting crowded, so I’m opening up a new thread at https://dubnationhq.com/p/open-thread-and-iconic-warriors-dunk-b4c?sd=pf
Dray voted DPOY first team in coaches poll. Wiggs received votes. No GP2.
https://theathletic.com/3698923/2022/10/17/nba-best-defenders-players/
Fun second night of NBA action.
- I don’t know if watching the Nets stink it up or the Pels play top notch ball is more fun. Zion looked good, BI better and the team overall was well balanced. And the Nets??? Wake up bros, these games count. The Pels have the Lakers draft pick this season. Oh my, just imagine.
- I’m bummed that GP2 is injured but Portland managed to eke out a win over poor Sacto. They ran a small ball squad the last 5+ minutes and it seemed to work pretty well. Another Dubs innovation continues to spread through the league.
- yea DLee doing DLee things for the Suns. Good for him! Just don’t do it too much 😬.
- I have a little spot in my heart for post-LBJ Cavs and I hope Garland is out briefly. Seems like a very minor injury (eyelid laceration??). This team could be fun. Detroit too.
- Minnesota almost gives the game back to OKC?
- Jazz over Denver. What? Nuggies play Jamal Murray nearly 26 minutes and the rest of the starters 33+ (Ok Aaron Gordon 32:58). Maybe Denver has a little depth problem. If this continues they aren’t going to be healthy come the post season. Stat of the day: Jazz shoot 42% on 3 pointers, Nuggets 22%.
Dilly, just leaving Iowa. You've got a great state here!
What do people think of reports that the Jazz offered Mike Conley, Rudy Gay and Bogdanovic along with a 2023 first-rounder for Westbrook plus two picks?
Seems almost too lopsided for it to be true…
A close up look at the rings:
https://twitter.com/ThompsonScribe/status/1582739485271289856?s=20&t=_N2BFg3Qd5_M0XH1KO_w_Q
Would you like to have Paschanimal back as 15th spot, with a minimum-barelysurvival-nonguaranteed-comeonwerekidding contract? The BalsaWienerdogs have just waived him, and somehow I feel that with the actual roster, if he manages to stay healthy, he might be useful.
My guy DLee making the game-winner, just as we all expected.
DAMION LEE big hero of the Valley, big 5 last pts in the revenge of game7-FortAlamo of last playoffs! I'm sooo happy for him (yes, in the clutch play he traveled, but reality is what officials say when there's no challenges anymore!). Can you imagine? He put clutch shots in Curry's team, now he throws in clutch shots in Booker's team! We have here your ring!
OT: I was catching up on some news and saw an update on the Bouknight situation. It was even worse than originally reported. Not only was he passed out after, he said, four shots of tequila (blood alcohol 0.14 once they finally tested him), the engine was running and in drive, he was in the traffic way of a parking lot and - here's the kicker - he was passed out with a gun in his hand. The gun itself was legal but in his hand? And when the cops finally woke him up after an hour of blasting at him with a PA system and lights and airhorns, he drove into the police car in front of him AND the police car behind him before getting out of the car and getting arrested. Scary. Bond was set at $2,500, and he issued the usual pablum apologizing for being a distraction for the team (as if that's what's important with this). That man needs serious help right now.
How tf did the Suns pull that off they were dead in the water start of the third
S/o to DLee with more championship DNA than the rest of Phoenix’s roster combined
Still think Warriors win in 2019 if DLee was there to bust the Box and 1.
Hypothetical, let's assume that the Dray situation behind the scenes is worse/much worse than we think. Crowder is available. Would he be worth it? Something like..
Warriors get Crowder (expiring contract), Saric (expiring contract, salary filler), and Portland future 1st (2026+)
Blazers get Draymond
Suns get Jerami Grant
Crowder gets a starting role and provides some semblance of Dray's defense, but also stretches the floor better than Dray. We lose Dray's playmaking and passing. Long term, Kuminga becomes the starting PF. Near term, we save on luxury tax and possibly get under the tax when the cap spikes after the new TV deal.
The situation might be fine, but for entertainment's sake, would that deal be worth it?
Let’s check in on Steph’s reaction to D Lee’s game winner: https://twitter.com/thewarriorstalk/status/1582955272384888832?s=61&t=420dI9qxVJT9V68JLscJVA
Just saw a "Damion Lee-lard" comment and I'm ashamed I never thought of that
Lakers should have signed Lee instead of Juanito