Slide continues. Dallas jumps ahead of NY in the standings, currently the Knicks would be picking 8th.
Great college BB day. Lots of mediocre performances, a few great ones.
-Monk had 17 but on 15 shots.
-Fox had a clunker 3/12 shooting 7 points and 3 assists
-Smith Jr had 17 and 3 assists on 7/13
-Kennard had 25 points. Much more than a spot up shooter. If Buddy Hield went top 10 last year (although a poor draft) I think Kennard will absolutely be a first rounder at the very least.
-Meh days for Tatum, Isaac, and Markannen on offense at least.
Notable performance: Josh Jackson 31 points 11 rebounds 4 assists. 12/15 and 2/4 from 3. I watched the KU game, that was incredible. I was skeptical of Josh Jackson being a top pick but after watching him take over after frank Mason fouled out spoke volumes.
His defensive performance replicated his offense performance. He was flying around, causing deflections and had a key steal late. Oh and he played all 40 minutes... (but self said he came out for 20 seconds so there's that). He going to be a 2 guard in the mold of Iggy in the NBA I think. Surely doesn't play to his build.
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Denver is trading center Jusuf Nurkic to Portland, league sources tell the @TheVertical.
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Portland sends Mason Plumlee a 2018 second round pick for Nurkic and a 2017 first-rounder (via Memphis), league sources tell @TheVertical
That's highway robbery for Portland. Nurkic is a solid center and that 1st round pick is not going to be a lottery pick so tough to get a good player out of that spot
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Denver is trading center Jusuf Nurkic to Portland, league sources tell the @TheVertical.
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Portland sends Mason Plumlee a 2018 second round pick for Nurkic and a 2017 first-rounder (via Memphis), league sources tell @TheVertical
That's highway robbery for Portland. Nurkic is a solid center and that 1st round pick is not going to be a lottery pick so tough to get a good player out of that spot
Nurkic has been a scrub this year...
"@HPbasketball But I get what DEN is doing, and they get the best player in the deal. People just slow realizing how bad Nurk has been."
Tommy dee also still thinks blatt will be head coach..
he has 1 source and it is someone close to david lee and thats it
Plumlee wiill probably guard 4s on defense and Jokic plays on the perimeter on offense. I think Denver is safey the 8th seed now (not that it means anything).
the last game he played, he was so god awful - so maybe a little mental rest?
Horney listened.
because when kuz has a bad game he is benched for 10 games..
when thomas has a bad game he is benched for a quarter
Cant have Melo guard Leonard.
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why does he play again?
Cant have Melo guard Leonard.
i would rather you guard leonard than lance thomas
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why does he play again?
Cant have Melo guard Leonard.
i would rather you guard leonard than lance thomas
I think me, you, deej, giantsfan, and keith can defend better than the knicks.
Leonard, James, Durant. That order.
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really should be MVP. 2 way beast.
Leonard, James, Durant. That order.
But Harden is going to win it.
As he just buries a 18 foooter!!
His mid range game has actuallly been good the last few games.
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is also so upsetting to watch. He clearly still has the burst and so much talent. But he's such a bad shooter, passer and defender, that he kills you when he isnt making those awesome drives to the rim.
As he just buries a 18 foooter!!
His mid range game has actuallly been good the last few games.
Right but he only gets that shot off an iso, and a pull up midrange isn't typically a very efficient shot. I wonder if we'd be thinking differently of him if Melo wasn't there doing pretty much the exact same thing.
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why does he play again?
Cant have Melo guard Leonard.
i would rather you guard leonard than lance thomas
I think me, you, deej, giantsfan, and keith can defend better than the knicks.
i dunno dep, i was never much of a defender i was more of the shooter and slasher
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is also so upsetting to watch. He clearly still has the burst and so much talent. But he's such a bad shooter, passer and defender, that he kills you when he isnt making those awesome drives to the rim.
As he just buries a 18 foooter!!
His mid range game has actuallly been good the last few games.
Right but he only gets that shot off an iso, and a pull up midrange isn't typically a very efficient shot. I wonder if we'd be thinking differently of him if Melo wasn't there doing pretty much the exact same thing.
I got ya. It was a good shot with the bulls because he didnt have anything else. But with a couple shooters, he shouldnt have to rely on it unless its to beat the shotclock.
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is also so upsetting to watch. He clearly still has the burst and so much talent. But he's such a bad shooter, passer and defender, that he kills you when he isnt making those awesome drives to the rim.
As he just buries a 18 foooter!!
His mid range game has actuallly been good the last few games.
Right but he only gets that shot off an iso, and a pull up midrange isn't typically a very efficient shot. I wonder if we'd be thinking differently of him if Melo wasn't there doing pretty much the exact same thing.
i think he would be better at the 2 with a distributor at the 1...
he is better when he is just attacking not having to worry about distributing..
Look at what Philly got in the Sac deal. Yes, a very favorable deal for Philly. But compare that $$ and get to this NYK-POR proposal. They're not in the same world.
Hey boss, we just took on 50 million of Evan Turner. But good news, we got some non-lottery picks!
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why does he play again?
Cant have Melo guard Leonard.
i would rather you guard leonard than lance thomas
I think me, you, deej, giantsfan, and keith can defend better than the knicks.
I've been called "a mean Grayson Allen"
i would take gallo back
I said this on a bunch of threads -- the best thing for a Melo/Love trade is a Love injury. Though knees are scary -- if he's going to miss playoff games from a pre-Presidents Day knee injury, it could be serious.
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team not discussing results. Usually not a good thing for the player. Love going down for a few months could change things.
I said this on a bunch of threads -- the best thing for a Melo/Love trade is a Love injury. Though knees are scary -- if he's going to miss playoff games from a pre-Presidents Day knee injury, it could be serious.
would you still do it knowing there is a big risk you may not be able to flip him if he misses rest of the seasom and teams are wary to trade for him in off season..
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team not discussing results. Usually not a good thing for the player. Love going down for a few months could change things.
I said this on a bunch of threads -- the best thing for a Melo/Love trade is a Love injury. Though knees are scary -- if he's going to miss playoff games from a pre-Presidents Day knee injury, it could be serious.
would you still do it knowing there is a big risk you may not be able to flip him if he misses rest of the seasom and teams are wary to trade for him in off season..
There will be a market for Love next year. He's not a guy we need to be in a rush to trade, either.
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team not discussing results. Usually not a good thing for the player. Love going down for a few months could change things.
I said this on a bunch of threads -- the best thing for a Melo/Love trade is a Love injury. Though knees are scary -- if he's going to miss playoff games from a pre-Presidents Day knee injury, it could be serious.
would you still do it knowing there is a big risk you may not be able to flip him if he misses rest of the seasom and teams are wary to trade for him in off season..
Really would depend on the injury for me, but assuming we think it's something he comes back from 100% within 4-5 months at the latest, yes.