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  1. 3rdside

    takers for Bledsoe?

    If the draft is that good we don't need to, that's the point, and I want to see how good these guys are - can Chriss play (my guess is yes)? Bender - he can defend at least...and what about booker? I have my doubts he's that good. Warren? Len? Let them play away from the Watson and let's see...
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    takers for Bledsoe?

    In McD we trust! (I can't believe I just said that) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    takers for Bledsoe?

    I was thinking if we have three picks, say 10 (ours) 14 (Bledsoe proceeds) and 18 (Miami's) and we turn that into 6 and 12 (there's no science behind the numbers, just projecting based on the mechanics of the Chriss trade). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    takers for Bledsoe?

    *no problem going that route if it means we see some positive play from our team this season. I'm sick of sucking. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    takers for Bledsoe?

    In a deep draft it means someone like a kawhi Leonard or antenkounmpo will be there at 12...if we have two picks, say 6 and 12 for example, we're effectively getting a 2fer chance (a really good one at that) at finding that guy. I talked about a 2fer this year - say Dennis Smith or Jonathan...
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    takers for Bledsoe?

    I was all for the 'happy' tank - that's what I thought the point of earl watson was, turns out he was just incompetent - but I think there's a better way: - play as hard as we can, worst case we pick 8 - 12. - trade Bledsoe for a first rounder - we also have miami's first rounder most...
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    The 2017-2018 Around the NBA thread

    Strong point about bender. And height matters of course - Tyler ulis, even with a(n imaginary) 6'4" wingspan is never going to be long - but point guards who are 6'2" with 6'10" wingspans are definitely long. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    The 2017-2018 Around the NBA thread

    Length is the defensive king - and hardly hurts offence - I wrote a big post about this elsewhere last year. Some guess work, some memory, some research Booker 6'8" - not long JJ 6'9.5" - not long Chriss 7'0" - not long Bender 7'2" - not that long Antekounmpo - 7'4" very long Maker -...
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    takers for Bledsoe?

    He's even more of a project than bender so it's far too early to say this outright...meaning there's very little chance the bucks trade him only one year removed from the draft. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    takers for Bledsoe?

    I think Bledsoe has just done us a huge favour ... everyone saw how we looked better last year after he stopped playing and ulis came in. There are certain players who 'make those around them better' - or at least facilitate smoother, better, higher scoring team ball etc, and I've always...
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    Bledsoe Just Tweeted He Wants Out

    It's his MO - every time something happens he talks about it, making him sound like a buck passing fool because he is one. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Gambo: Sarver to meet with Watson today

    Life time coaching award Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Bledsoe Just Tweeted He Wants Out

    It is a bitch move in principle but it's happened so many times now I don't know how you can still blame the players - Sarver mcd and Watson suuuuuuuck and they always have. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Watson got to go

    I don't know what NBA coach / mgmt contracts are like but if it was me I'd have put buy out clauses in both Watson's and McD's as neither of them deserved extensions based on performance alone. And it's not exactly a case of saying what does he have to work with I don't think, it's more what...
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    Watson got to go

    What Poop Head said - we're embarrassing ourselves and even with the top pick we're destroying anything that would suggest we could do something with it anyway.
  16. 3rdside

    Watson got to go

    There's losing and then there's losing the Watson way ... he's doing permanent damage to players which can be avoided by sacking him. The broader club culture thing otoh is something deeper and that's on sarver and McD. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Watson got to go

    Seriously poker face? Knight's gone to sh*t, Bledsoe's gone to sh*t .. our culture is toxic. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Trail Blazers @ Suns (season opener) 10-18-17

    Or bad.. There was the hoo ha about booker being announced as starter over knight well in advance of the opener as well, which seemed an odd way of doing things (but which is in line with the odd things management seems to continually do). Not that that was the wrong call necessarily but...
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    Trail Blazers @ Suns (season opener) 10-18-17

    Last year was the worst home opener loss on record, from memory. It was about then that i realised Watson is not a coach worth playing for and Bledsoe is not a guard that's going to take us anywhere. What was the lineup back then? Bledsoe Booker warren Dudley chandler? Sent from my iPhone...
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    Brisbane Bullets @Suns (preseason) 10-13-17

    Luck? When you off load Thomas for peanuts and give up a lottery pick for Brandon Knight, you'd be forgiven for thinking it's more likely management has a talent identification deficit disorder. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Kyrie

    I've tried to understand the 'deeper' side to this trade (that's the word used by the those that think Boston have done well) - that means the timing of expiring contracts and expected value of new ones (kyrie vs Thomas), the timing of expiring rookie contracts and expected value of converting...
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    Len's Contract Situation

    Waaay too much caffeine at work today so I'm killing time at 1.21am in the morning.. https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/platform/amp/2017/8/16/16158412/alex-len-has-six-weeks-to-sign-his-qualifying-offer-phoenix-suns-nba Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Best Point Guards of All Time

    A complete game is one that wins you the league, doesn't matter how you do it. I'm all for pass first point guards because they make the game more enjoyable to watch and 'make team mates better' - and defence is great too - but really, winning trumps everything. And you can't say the GSW's are...
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    Best Point Guards of All Time

    I'm starting to believe there's a huge d'Antoni factor in all of this - was he really the best pure offensive point guard or was he just a very good player for the system at the time? Sure you can't deny his shooting %'s but Steph's are better - and other PG %'s are comparable - and even Harden...
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    Best Point Guards of All Time

    Done the research (checked out stats..) and I'd probably have to conclude that I'm biased towards Steve Nash - didn't realise Paul is so statistically strong and his defence probably seals the deal. Nash in his prime - with d'Antoni - was outstanding but it was 'only' a 7 year stretch whereas...

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