2022-23 Around the NBA Thread

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Yes, they did.

I think a team needs to have the expectation they will find these players and the scouting to do it.

Can’t be an expectation because it’s so rare. An expectation means you are planning on it, you are depending upon it. That’s a recipe for disaster. But ignoring it is a recipe for a different disaster.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Cam's 3 was smooth in the 1st half and left him now in the 3rd qtr. Mikal has evolved into an excellent off. player, with great space feel and timing, getting a lot foul calls for his drives. and his defense is suffocating as usual. He will be the next Pippen.

that would be shocking.

 

[Mainstreet]

Can’t be an expectation because it’s so rare. An expectation means you are planning on it, you are depending upon it. That’s a recipe for disaster. But ignoring it is a recipe for a different disaster.

If you are not expecting to hit on a player occasionally, why look. That's the Suns approach James Jones has seemingly taken as a GM.

I hope this approach changes.

We agree, ignoring it is a recipe for disaster.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

If you are not expecting to hit on a player occasionally, why look. That's the Suns approach James Jones has seemingly taken as a GM.

I hope this approach changes.

We agree, ignoring it is a recipe for disaster.

Expecting and hoping are two different things.

 

[Mainstreet]

Expecting and hoping are two different things.

Yes, they are different but if you don't expect it to work, why invest the time, money and effort.

 

[Mainstreet]

IMO, I think the Warriors will try to recoup some assets (picks) as a resolution to the Gary Payton II trade.

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[RON_IN_OC]

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[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Yes, they are different but if you don't expect it to work, why invest the time, money and effort.

Because the investment is still worth a 20%, even as low as a 5%, chance of success given the upside of success. But expecting it means you’re making decisions based upon low odds, and that’s not smart planning.

 

[Muggz]

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Brilliant Idea! Considering you can only sign maybe One of them after rookie deals. Utah can vet all the new guys coming in and when they can't afford them anymore they can come play for the champs. If we want them.

P.S. You should be banned for putting such a big pic of Ainge.
It scared my kids. :0

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Yes, they are different but if you don't expect it to work, why invest the time, money and effort.

Let give your an example:

There is a big account that we’ve been chosen to bid on. There are five other bidders. If we win the account we will have to hire two additional employees. At best we have a 20% chance of winning the account (maybe worse if we don’t know about their internal politics).

If I expect to win, despite poor odds, I hire those two employees. I’ve invested precious time of my leaders interviewing and deciding upon them and I’m paying them.

If I hope to win I wait until we do so before I hire. We can cover it in the short term with a little additional pain to the organization.

If we lose working under the expectation scenario is a disaster. We are paying resources we don’t need and our leadership spun their wheels unnecessarily.

If we lose working under the hoping scenario we experience short term pain of people working over capacity while we go through the hiring process.

It’s a no brainer.

 

[GatorAZ]

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[Big Al]

A good starting 5 for Brooklyn.

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Yeah nice young group those 5 starters of the Nets plus up and coming Cam Thomas. But hey if we end up with a healthy & not repeatedly injured Durant then the tremendously talented Durant will take us a long way in this exchange. Expections to become reality hopefully.

I just wish the Suns had a gotten another player or a least draft protection. But TJ Warren can shoot and the main goal was getting Durant so no complaints.

One last thing I sure like that Jared Vanderbilt. Lakers got what we couldn't get from Ainge & the Jazz. Love his motor and talent. Go Suns the window remains open still!!!

 

[Cheesebeef]

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I hope that 360 dunk to celebrate a regular season win against us… in December… keeps all the Pelicans and their fans warm at night… forever. Because it’s going to be that long before this guy is ever consistently healthy.

 

[GatorAZ]

I hope that 360 dunk to celebrate a regular season win against us… in December… keeps all the Pelicans and their fans warm at night… forever. Because it’s going to be that long before this guy is ever consistently healthy.

They might be done. Ingram has been out for a while as well…

I think the Lakers are a top-4 team in the west regardless of seed. They’ll have trouble on D but are much better fitting offensively.

Also saw this graphic during the game. The Clipps will be a very annoying matchup if the big-2 are playing:
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[Mainstreet]

Yeah nice young group those 5 starters of the Nets plus up and coming Cam Thomas. But hey if we end up with a healthy & not repeatedly injured Durant then the tremendously talented Durant will take us a long way in this exchange. Expections to become reality hopefully.

I just wish the Suns had a gotten another player or a least draft protection. But TJ Warren can shoot and the main goal was getting Durant so no complaints.

One last thing I sure like that Jared Vanderbilt. Lakers got what we couldn't get from Ainge & the Jazz. Love his motor and talent. Go Suns the window remains open still!!!

Hopefully the Suns achieve best case scenario and stay healthy. They have a lot of talent.

I wanted Jarred Vanderbilt for the Suns last season as well. The Lakers got significantly better at the trade deadline.

 

[Chaplin]

Magic waived PatBev. Now he's free to sign with a western contender and murder our players.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Magic waived PatBev. Now he's free to sign with a western contender and murder our players.

I'm guessing Denver in the old spot Bones held down. Frustrating.

 

[GatorAZ]

Magic waived PatBev. Now he's free to sign with a western contender and murder our players.

Not if we get him first…

 

[Chaplin]

I'm guessing Denver in the old spot Bones held down. Frustrating.

Reggie Jackson got that.

 

[GatorAZ]

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[Chaplin]

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@Russ Smith

Probably the least surprising thing that has happened as a result of the trade deadline.

 

[Phrazbit]

Not if we get him first…

I assume you mean "we" as in a few of us go track him down and "get" him... keeping him out of action?

 

[Russ Smith]

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Yeah apparently they filed some formal complaint with the league over Portland not disclosing or something. And Gp2's agent is denying he was taking Toradol shots

 

[Superbone]

I assume you mean "we" as in a few of us go track him down and "get" him... keeping him out of action?

Alternatively, could we sign him and then tell him to stay home a la Crowder? Might be worth the cost. Somehow, I don’t think the PA would let us get away with that.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Alternatively, could we sign him and then tell him to stay home a la Crowder? Might be worth the cost. Somehow, I don’t think the PA would let us get away with that.

I would only do this if we could make his title ring two sphincters with a small replica of books nose in the middle. #SniffMyBallsYouAHole