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  1. Raze

    Do you want Kawhi?

    This entire hypothetical depends on if Kawhi wants to resign here... which he doesn't. Numerous reports state he wants to play for the Clippers or Lakers. That's it. Even if he did, your proposal is way more than anyone else should be willing to offer. The Spurs have absolutely NO leverage...
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    76ers vs Suns SL Game Thread 7/12/18

    I rewatched the game last night just to get a fuller sense of it. We barely lost a game to a team that shot 44% from 3 in spite of very good defense played against them. It wasn't a bad loss. They just had a VERY good night. (I became a fan of that Miles guy. Super humble. Had a studly...
  3. Raze

    Summer League 2018

    Great discussion fellas. Two things to add: 1) Ayton will also be able to draw contact in the post which will get him to the free throw line. There just aren't a lot of fouls committed on the perimeter, but a guy can make a living off of low post fouls. Ayton is good free throw shooter. If...
  4. Raze

    Summer League 2018

    JJ has certainly regressed. But it's SL. He's not playing with his head he's playing with his heart. And his heart is a candle burning at both ends. Triano did a SUPERB job of reaching him last year. I'd bet that Igor will reinspire him to slow down when the season starts. I'm far more...
  5. Raze

    Summer League 2018

    Anyone else notice that are overall defensive intensity is through the roof? The HC must be drilling into them: "Offense sells tickets. Defense wins championships." - Paul "Bear" Bryant Shaq is playing ELITE D at this point (yes, I know it's only SL). Davon, Bridges, and Bender are...
  6. Raze

    Magic vs Suns SL Game Thread 7/9/18

    Funny. I thought the very thing when I saw that play. His fundamentals on D are solid. And when he plays with confidence on O like he did last night you have a the makings of an intriguing prospect. Unfortunately, he hasn't figured out how to put it together every night.
  7. Raze

    Summer League 2018

    Alright CPN, I know you didn't issue it as a challenge, but I went ahead and took it as one anyway. During lunch I watched the Knicks/Hawks game. Here are my takeaways: First of all, you were right, Knox was indeed electric. He was all over the court. His "dive pass" was outstanding. I...
  8. Raze

    Summer League 2018

    Maybe I have some kind of visual bias, because that highlight doesn't do anything for me. Slow and unathletic just tends to turn me off. I'll admit I was wrong about Paul Pierce, so I could be wrong about Kevin Knox. I just don't believe his weak 36 inch vertical is going to take him very far...
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    Summer League 2018

    I was really bored last night and watched the replay of Knicks game. Gotta say I'm still unimpressed with Knox. I highly question his in-game vertical and his ability to finish in traffic. Good form on his 3 though. The guy's game is a spitting image of Sam Perkins. Ntilikina still has work...
  10. Raze

    Chriss???

    If you had to decompose Defense into one word it would be HEART. Fundamentals of form are valuable but they always pale in comparison to heart. Bender has that. He displays it every time he's on the court. He will always have value because of his defense. (Often, fans completely ignore the...
  11. Raze

    Mavericks vs Suns SL Game Thread 7/6/18

    I'm truly, and finally, excited for our future. The guys played as advertised in spite of the mad pace of these summer games (Anyone remember the game Frogger? Remember how fast the cars and logs got past level 5? That's what the summer league games feel like to me). This finally looks like...
  12. Raze

    Warriors + Cousins = the NBA HAS JUMPED THE SHARK

    Absolutely. When they signed those contracts other teams had about 2 stars each. It was very hard to find a team that didn't have at least 1 star. (Clippers and Dallas for a long time). Payton/Kemp Malone/Stockton MJ/Pippen Hardaway/Mullen etc... So the "load up" on mid range stars didn't...
  13. Raze

    Trevor Ariza

    Look, First off let me start by saying I really like Trevor Ariza. Our Perimeter D will take a massive leap forward next season. I'm fine with him at PF. I could even take a liking to JJ/Book/Bridges/Ariza/Ayton; the first two splitting ball handling duties. We'd be an eventual force on D...
  14. Raze

    Booker Upset with Front Office?

    So I'm on record here supporting McD's drafting ability. I truly believe he's top 5 in this league. That said, he's absolutely awful at everything else. His big trades are often monumentally bad. He repeatedly sells low. He actually contributes to devaluing his assets by unnecessarily...
  15. Raze

    Free Agency 2018

    Far be it from me to defend Fox (a guy I didn't want and still don't), but "terrible"? No way. He wasn't great either mind you, but he certainly wasn't terrible. He played like a typical 19 year old top 10 pick, with a healthy mix of lows and highs. Here's a pretty good write up on him...
  16. Raze

    Free Agency 2018

    I'll give you that he finished strong in March. He definitely was better than while at UCLA. But taken as a whole season he wasn't good. He started off awful. Finished with flashes for sure. I won't give him a pass til I see consistency. And Ball's criticism on D was never 'ability'...
  17. Raze

    Free Agency 2018

    If the Suns traded for Ball they would immediately have the worst defensive back court in the NBA. Yes, worse than Portland. Ball has shown very little interest in playing a full game. We all know about Book. Not only that you'll have to deal with the most embarrassing shot in NBA history...
  18. Raze

    Current (post draft) Roster

    I get that. But I think it's fair to say Book could play PG about like Steve Kerr did. That is to say he'd be PGINO. Feel free to call JJ the "PG" if you want. All that matters is that we'd have our best team on the floor. And I'm confident that Bridges will make a greater impact on both...
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    Current (post draft) Roster

    I'm growing fonder of the Book, Bridges, JJ, Bender (at stretch 4), Ayton line up by the day. This is potentially our future lineup and puts our 5 best players on the floor. (Pending Bender finding his way) With Book, JJ, and Bender alternating bringing the ball up, we could run PG by...
  20. Raze

    Lebron Goes To...

    Kinda like Golden State?
  21. Raze

    Free Agency 2018

    Count me in at taking a shot at Fred Van Fleet. He plays D, shoots well from 3 (.414), provides energy, and is a great leader on the floor. The question I have is how much do we have to offer to make sure Toronto doesn't match, but not overpay for him?
  22. Raze

    MB vs JJ

    Keep holding out hope. The kid is 20 and shows a lot of heart. Honestly, since Book is the star, this is a GREAT lineup defensively. Very similar to Golden State who hide Steph's defense by putting 4 solid defenders with him. Why can't we have our own version of that? Offensively, as...
  23. Raze

    Bridges or DiVincenzo + Miami 2021

    I'm not a huge fan of the Pippen comp for Bridges. Defensively, somewhat. They both are around 6-7 and have 7-0 wingspans. They have incredible anticipation, but Pippen was a stud rebounder his sophomore year at 9.2/g. Offensively, they aren't at all the same. Pippen wasn't a good 3 point...
  24. Raze

    What to do with Elfrid

    Everyone keeps ignoring BK. Granted, the 26 year old has earned the right to be criticized dearly. But we shouldn't dismiss him outright. In this day and age a "great PG" can average close to 6 assists (Barf). BK was close at one point in when he ended 15 with 5.4 a game. He doesn't need to...
  25. Raze

    Bridges or DiVincenzo + Miami 2021

    Just a different perspective on the Miami pick: We just went through a window in time where we rebuilt the team. I think it's safe to say that window is closed. We are potentially LOADED on our wings and just landed a stud 5. (If we had to be an awful team for a few years we picked a heck...

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