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Posts posted by HookEm
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Since we are talking athletes, Jericho Sims is currently #59 on the CBS top-100 prospects and #58 by ESPN. I would love to see New Orleans take him with either their #42 or #53 picks.
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I enjoyed it. Entertaining summer movie. 1000x better than yet another Marvel or DC movie.
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I disagree. These playoffs have more of an unpredictable “March Madness” quality that I am enjoying. And even though the stars are out, the quality of basketball has been pretty good.
I would MUCH rather the finals be Suns vs Hawks than Suns can Bucks. If Trae comes back that would be a fun matchup with CP3.-
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I think the most important thing for this season / offseason has been quality depth. To that end, I consolidated a bunch of top-100 player lists. Below is the HIGHEST any of the remaining players appears on any of the lists...
Suns
- #14 Chris Paul
- #16 Devin Booker
- #49 Deandre Ayton
- #58 Mikal Bridges
Clippers
- #2 Kawhi Leonard
- #13 Paul George
- #72 Marcus Morris
- #74 Serge Ibaka
- #88 Nicolas Batum
- #92 Pat Beverly
Bucks
- #1 Giannis Antetokounmpo
- #22 Khris Middleton
- #32 Jrue Holiday
- #68 PJ Tucker
- #68 Brook Lopez
- #86 Bobby Portis
Hawks
- #13 Trae Young
- #34 Clint Capela
- #35 Lou Williams
- #50 John Collins
- #50 Danilo Gallinari
- #55 Boddan Bogdanovic
- #97 De'Andre Hunter
- #99 Kevin Huerter
When you have borderline top-50 players like Gallinari and Lou coming off the bench it is a huge advantage. Then when someone like Trae Young goes down, you barely miss a beat.
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Stars or not, I’m really enjoying these playoffs.
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I had a dream last night that the NBA moved to an auction type of draft. Instead of the bad teams getting higher draft picks, they get more auction money to bid. I think it would be interesting to see the teams bid for different players. I know in fantasy sports I vastly prefer an auction draft.
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Deer are like oversized rats. F'em.
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The real person we should all be apologizing to is Ty Lue. I always just thought he was a LeBron plant with no real coaching skill. I was wrong. He can coach.
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Projected starting lineup:
Devin Askew (6.5 PPG at Kentucky)
Courtney Ramey (12.2 PPG)
Andrew Jones (14.6 PPG)
Timmy Allen (17.2 PPG at Utah)
Tre Mitchell (18.8 PPG at UMass)I really don't think this will be the starting (or closing) lineup. I think Ramey and Jones are going to be our starting guards and then Timmy Allen will play his natural SF role. Then Disu and Mitchell as our starting bigs.
Askew will be first off the bench and can sub for any of the 5. If subbing for Allen, Disu or Mitchell, everybody slides down a position and we go small.
Then Christian Bishop is next off the bench and can again sub for any of the 5 and we can go big or small depending on the sub.
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I think Greg Brown has the potential to be a decent NBA player. Yes, he looks a little awkward when he runs. But... he has a real nose for the ball. I was very impressed with his rebounding this year.
The best rebounder in NBA history was 6'7 Dennis Rodman and he was another supreme athlete who actually didn't look that fluid when running down the court.
Also for all the talk about his immaturity, I was pleasantly surprised with how he handled his limited minutes in the last few games. He still encouraged his teammates and didn't really seem to pout on the bench. A lot of 1-and-done's would have handled that way worse.
I'm pulling for him in the NBA.
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When did Reggie Jackson become Kobe?
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I would like to see Dame on the Celtics. Wonder if they could trade Marcus Smart, Tristan Thompson and a BOAT LOAD of picks to Portland for Dame.
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This is from census.gov. 1st dose stats.
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It was awesome. There is a thread on the Help board with some pics.
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Damn Febres looks completely shredded.
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I guess my main point above is that I don’t think getting vaccinated or not is really that much of a political thing. Plenty of Democrats aren’t getting the vaccine, especially blacks and Hispanics. Plenty of Republicans aren’t getting the vaccine, especially rural rednecks. No need for political finger pointing. Just get freaking vaccinated.
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2 hours ago, Johnny Sack said:
Here is what I'm struggling with... I keep hearing in the media that it is the right-wing white Trumpers who are avoiding the vaccine and causing all the problems. That doesn't jive with the above stats.
Blacks are 87% democrat and 33% vaccinated. Hispanic are 66% democrat and 38% vaccinated. I guess it is the republican blacks and hispanics who aren't getting vaccinated???
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Maybe he will finally give up acting and focus on coaching. I mean damn, here he was at a premier just days after the Mavs finished their season.:
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Agree regarding the 2018 NBA class. Very solid, deep class. Love seeing Ayton step up and prove the haters wrong. Here is how I would re-rank that class. I bet we will see as many as 8-10 players from that class earn at least one all-star.
I still am pulling for Bamba to find the right situation and show what he can do.
- Luka Doncic - 27.7, 8.0, 8.6 - 1st Team NBA
- Trae Young - 25.3, 3.9, 9.4 - All-Star
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - 23.7, 4.7, 5.9
- DeAndre Ayton - 14.4, 10.5, 1.4
- Collin Sexton - 24.3, 3.1, 4.4
- Michael Porter Jr. - 19.0, 7.3, 1.1
- Jaren Jackson Jr. - 17.4, 4.6, 1.4 (2020)
- Wendell Carter Jr - 11.2, 8.2, 1.9
- Marvin Bagley - 14.1, 7.4. 1.0
- Devonte Graham - 14.8, 2.7. 5.4
- Miles Bridges - 12.7, 6.0, 2.2
- Mikal Bridges - 13.5, 4.3, 2.1
- Jalen Brunson - 12.6, 3.4, 3.5
- Mitchell Robinson - 8.3, 8.1, 0.5
- Mo Bamba - 8.0, 5.8. 0.8
- Kevin Huerter - 11.9, 3.3, 3.5
- Gary Trent Jr - 11.3, 2.6, 1.4
- Donte DiVencenzo - 10.4, 5.8, 3.1
- Lonnie Walker - 11.2, 2.6, 1.7
- Grayson Allen - 10.6, 3.2, 2.2
- Landrey Shamet - 9.3, 1.8, 1.6
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KD, DJ, and Abrams... could really shoot the ball.
I would probably add Daniel Gibson to that list.
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It will be interesting to see how the draft picks and free agents improve the various teams.
Detroit next year could be starting: Cade Cunningham (20, 2021 #1 pick), Killian Hayes (20, 2020 #7 pick), Saddiq Bey (22, 1st team rookie), Jerami Grant (27, MIP candidate), Isaiah Stewart (20, 2nd team rookie). Plus a handful of early 20s role players. They have the makings of an interesting team in a few years with that core.
Orlando could add Jonathan Kuminga (at #5) and Davion Mitchell (at #8) to jump start their rebuild, giving them two guards to add to their young bigs.
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I disagree with the Davion Mitchell thoughts above. I think he has a chance to be a really good NBA player. He is one of the best perimeter defenders I have ever seen at the college level. He is built like a tank and will be able to defend any point guard in the NBA from day 1. I am really looking forward to seeing him match up with the likes of Trae Young, Curry, Chris Paul, etc. The dude brings a lot of physicality despite being only 6'0.
And I appreciate that he doesn't have a GREAT offensive game yet, but he knows how to chose his spots. Last year he averaged over a 2:1 assist to turnover ratio and shot > 44% from 3 on almost 5 attempts per game. That is despite guarding the other team's best guard all the way out to half court. That tells me he is exceptionally conditioned. With players that committed to defense it is rare to get that level of control on the offensive end.
His usage last year was only ~20% and he still averaged 14 pts, 5.5 ast. Give him Trae Young's 37% usage and you would see a lot different stats.
For me, his floor as a player is a Marcus Smart / Pat Beverly with better decision quality. His ceiling would be maybe Jrue Holiday. Or even a poor man's Chris Paul. I wouldn't take him in the top-5, but I think he is a really safe pick beyond that. Given his competitiveness, defense and efficiency, I will be surprised if he doesn't have a 10+ year NBA career as at least a contributor.
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Texas basketball '21-'22: Welcome Chris Beard
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In my view, the main risk this year is going to be chemistry, not talent. If we get Carr, that gives us even more talent, but also more chemistry risk. We will have all-conference guys like Ramey, who have started the bulk of their career, who will only get ~20 minutes per game.
This situation is very different from when you have a bunch of talented freshmen. In that case, everyone comes in expecting to earn their playing time to a degree. Even Greg Brown, who most considered a lottery pick, didn't complain too much when he was benched late in the year.
For the 21-22 team though, everyone has already earned playing time through multiple years of solid play (and even awards in many cases).
That will be an interesting situation to navigate.