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Mitch Cumsteen

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  1. That Market Square event has notoriously been the one of the sketchiest fiesta events for several years now.  This isn't close to being the first incident.

    Like the rest of you, I avoid most events with big crowds anyway, but I remember going to that thing several years ago to see a friend's band and feeling unsafe. Bad vibes, all the way around.

  2. I would be surprised to see PG leave. He spent half his career trying to get home to LA. Ballmer will give him more money than anyone else. 

    The Clippers really aren't in that bad of shape, cap-wise. Kawhi's deal is dumb, but they don't have much committed beyond that. PG will change that, though. They are going to have to make a decision on Harden who is unrestricted this off season. Westbrook has a NBA minimum player option that I can't imagine he opts into. I wonder what kind of interest either of them gets on the open market.

  3. 59 minutes ago, thepop said:

    There aren't really any insiders when it comes to the Spurs but the Spurstalk guy is usually somewhat plugged in.

     

    https://www.spurstalk.com/spurs-big-board-1-2024-nba-draft/

    The Dillingham section is probably the most noteworthy. Also mentioned the Spurs have barely been at Nikola Topic's games so may not be interest there .

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    I don't agree with his assessment that he's not a playmaker or passer. He did plenty of that at Kentucky and that's not really a prerequisite to play "point guard" in the NBA today and particularly in the Spurs system. And he's plenty quick. The question about him is strictly on defense. Can he hold up? Is he going to get hunted mercilessly? 

    All of this is bullshit speculation until the lottery order shakes out anyway, but Dillingham makes a lot of sense. Most of the other lottery teams don't need point guards so there's a decent chance he's available no matter where the Spurs pick.

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  4. The NBA ref conspiracy theory trope is so lame and tired.

    This just in: they miss calls. They are human. It happens. Anything beyond that is black helicopter shit. Except for Tony Brothers. He's just fucking incompetent.

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  5. 8 hours ago, InkaUtexas said:

    Sorry. Miami can suck my nuts. Shitty franchise, only history is when they had the big three and they pissed it away. Celts have down years, but they are a power in the NBA.

    I realize there are only 2 of us who like the Celtics on this forum. But come one, you cannot deny their place in NBA history.

    I don't think they win it all, but fuck miami and their tiny speedo wearing fan base. Go kick it in the Grove and hope you get to see a celebrity.

    Nobody is discounting the Celtics place in NBA history. Let's face it, they are arguably the third greatest franchise behind the Spurs and Lakers. But since the Heat entered the league in 1988, they have been to 7 finals and won 3 titles. Over that same period, the Celtics have been to 3 finals and won 1 title. You want to throw out the Lebron years, then you should probably throw out the KG/Pierce/Allen years that started all of that super team bullshit in the first place. In that case, it's 3 finals and 1 title for the Heat and 1 finals and 0 championships for the Celtics. Other than their first few expansion years, the Heat have been a better overall franchise than the Celtics by just about any metric and especially since Pat Riley got there.

     

    7 hours ago, Pimphand said:

    Man what a mostly shitty opening round so far. Two tied series. Two sweeps and likely all non tied series decided by Wednesday.

    The series haven't been necessarily close, but there have been some fantastic games. Both the NY/Philly and LA/Denver series have been incredible to watch, even though they both look like blowouts on paper. I would much rather have those series than something like Cleveland/Orlando that is tied at 2-2 without much compelling basketball.

    8 hours ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

    May as well get the series over with haha.

    I’d think the wolves stick mcdaniels/naw on Murray, Porter draws ant and Kyle Anderson, joker draws kat/rudy/naz/kyle Anderson.

    Rudy on Gordon again

    Conley roams with KCP

    Really looking forward to this series. Great matchups all over the court. Denver is beat up a bit. Minnesota looked great but how much of that was Phoenix stinking up the joint? Phoenix was so thin to begin with and once Grayson Allen went out they were really screwed. In addition to his shooting, he was probably Phoenix's best hope at defending Edwards. Denver will have some more options to throw at him on the perimeter. 

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  6. On 4/26/2024 at 11:25 PM, dingleberryswitzer said:

    What’s the pros and cons of the Toronto pick being conveyed or not?  I think the odds are more or less 50/50.  

    on one hand, by many accounts it’s a weak draft and the 7th pick might. Or yield the quality player as it would in the 2025 draft.  Plus that’s two guarantee contracts for players that are likely 3-4 seasons away from contributing meaningfully.  

    on the other hand if Toronto decides to completely tank next season then the pick becomes 2 second rounders. Which is just pointless.  (That’s a shitty  deal btw). 

    may dream scenario is the pick conveys, and spurs draft two future hall of famers, but realistically if it conveys they trade to some other team for a future 1st

     

    The only con to it conveying this season is that the draft class blows. Everything else points to it being a good thing. Also, they have two more years after this one for it to convey, not one. It's definitely a possibility that it doesn't ever convey but Toronto has a young star in Barnes, some decent vets, a clean cap, and they play in the shitty east. I can't imagine a three year tank job with that group and their front office.

    For roster building and balance purposes, the Spurs already have two guaranteed FRP next year, and could have two more (Chicago and Charlotte) plus the Toronto pick. Doubtful they all hit, but adding five rookies to the youngest roster in the league seems a bit insane. Even adding two this year and two next year seems like a lot. Gonna be some trading going on, for sure.

  7. 5 hours ago, aggie08 said:

    You guys clearly weren't watching March Madness on the March Madness Live app if you're just now becoming apoplectic about the What a Pro Wants commercial.

    No flex zone is arguably worse -  less cringy but much more aggressively irritating. Both of them send me scrambling for the mute button, almost reflexively at this point. Fuck Wingstop, fuck jenga, and fuck whatever shitty product those assholes from Oklahoma are pimping. 

    The more I think about it, this offseason could be bananas. The Lakers, Warriors, Suns, and Clippers all have aging stars, are in varying degrees of cap hell, aren't legit contenders, and are going to have to make some difficult decisions. You could throw the Bucks in there, too. I can't imagine all of them running it back and paying huge tax bills just to fight for the play in or an early exit.

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  8. 5 hours ago, dingleberryswitzer said:

    For future reference try the espn app (phone or smart tv). They normally win Stan the abc feed.

    Yeah I figured it out right around halftime that people aren’t restricted to only watching sports on broadcast television. Early adopter and shit. 
     

    I don’t even have the heart to say fuck Kawhi any more. He’s already been fucked enough by his broken down body. Get well soon. You’re never winning shit. 

  9. 7 minutes ago, CurlyDumps said:

    Matt Ishbia, lol. Fucking clown.

    Third highest payroll in the league, completely mortgaged future, and going to win the same number of playoff games as the Pistons while being only moderately more competitive. I’d say that’s a helluva first year as an owner. 

  10. On 4/23/2024 at 7:12 PM, WBT said:

    Downey playing every old white guy isn't really doing it for me.  The general is pretty funny.

    The Eddie Murphy / Nutty Professor schtick is tough to watch. I generally like RDJ, but come the fuck on. Has that bit ever worked? Maybe it would be cheeky in a one-off, background character who only has like one line, but it's distracting as hell and comes off like a huge ego trip. Anybody want odds they do a scene where he's acting with himself in some CGI bullshit? I might have to quit the show if they push it that far.

  11. Is he actually on his phone there? WTF? How do you even take that out of the locker room?

    1 hour ago, ztejas said:

    I have no idea what is going on with Boston. Maybe they just need to exorcise the Miami demon and they'll roll from there.

    Boston is an enigma for sure. As usual, there is a lot of overreaction from one game, especially from one where Miami went bonkers from three. But then you see something like this, and just say WTF? Maybe Miami just has their number?

     

    I do think that the Celtics are overrated though. They keep throwing up all of those historical stats about point differential and SRS and how much better they were than everybody else in the conference, but all of the East contenders had to deal with major shit this year, and the bottom of the conference is a joke. So, all those crazy numbers are inflated. Beyond that, they are a 100% 5-out, live by the three, die by the three offense. Those shots are a lot easier in December when the refs call a foul every time you breathe hard on someone. They aren't going to get those same looks in the playoffs.

    They won't be able to fire Joe Mazzulla fast enough if Spoelstra continues to pants him in this series.

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  12. 1 hour ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

    Looking at the schedule…. Tomorrow bucks at pacers is at 430PM CDT?? Haven’t seen that one before

    Gotta schedule around the Battle of Flowers Parade.

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  13. 6 hours ago, ChiTownDoc said:

    You’re usually spot on.  I don’t get this take at all.  Although I’m drunk on a Wednesday night.  Delilah Miami folks.  Highly recommend.  

    It was just a stretch late in the second quarter. Okc looked like they were about to blow the doors off of them and the Pels made a run to get it to 10. Seemed like the momentum was shifting and the game was going to be competitive. They adjusted at the half by moving SGA to the high post and he proceeded to take a blow torch to the entire city of New Orleans. SGA is a fucking witch. 

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  14. This zone is really gumming up the okc offense. As much as they lean on SGA and Williams creating off the dribble, I’m surprised we don’t see more teams use it against them. Especially when Giddey is out there who isn’t a shooting threat. 

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