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  On 9/25/2024 at 12:35 PM, MNLonghornFUKM said:

It’ll be interesting to see what’s going to be the worst trade in sports history? PG to LA or panthers trading up for Bryce young

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Deshaun Watson.

The PG one isn't even that bad compared to other "worst of all times". PG has been good for them at least and it was a package deal to ensure Kawhi signed.

Russillo and Simmons have discussed it at least a couple times. 

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So ESPN lays off lowe, one of the few that actually watches games? Hopefully he’ll latch on to amazon, nbc or whatever. Watching the NBA countdown desk during the playoffs, I did notice Lowe looked disinterested on the end of the desk while working with a bunch of idiots shouting out nonchalant BS for 30 min

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  On 9/26/2024 at 5:10 PM, MNLonghornFUKM said:

So ESPN lays off lowe, one of the few that actually watches games? Hopefully he’ll latch on to amazon, nbc or whatever. Watching the NBA countdown desk during the playoffs, I did notice Lowe looked disinterested on the end of the desk while working with a bunch of idiots shouting out nonchalant BS for 30 min

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At least they're keeping Lisa Salters.  She watches lots of NBA games. Except she admitted she had never seen Jokic play a single game during last year's WCF.  Quality work there, ESPN. Your sideline reporter has never watched a single game the (then) 2x MVP played.

 

 

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  On 9/26/2024 at 5:10 PM, MNLonghornFUKM said:

So ESPN lays off lowe, one of the few that actually watches games? Hopefully he’ll latch on to amazon, nbc or whatever. Watching the NBA countdown desk during the playoffs, I did notice Lowe looked disinterested on the end of the desk while working with a bunch of idiots shouting out nonchalant BS for 30 min

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Wait, what?!? What happened to Lowe? Love that guy's podcast. 

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  On 9/26/2024 at 5:10 PM, MNLonghornFUKM said:

So ESPN lays off lowe, one of the few that actually watches games? Hopefully he’ll latch on to amazon, nbc or whatever. Watching the NBA countdown desk during the playoffs, I did notice Lowe looked disinterested on the end of the desk while working with a bunch of idiots shouting out nonchalant BS for 30 min

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Man, fuck ESPN. They put Lowe's content behind their ESPN+ paywall, then fire the guy likely in no small part because his old regulars--including me--no longer generate enough clicks because fuck the entire concept of ESPN+ from a company that's been taking 40% of everyone's cable bills for 4 decades.

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  On 9/26/2024 at 5:33 PM, Chewbacca said:

At least they're keeping Lisa Salters.  She watches lots of NBA games. Except she admitted she had never seen Jokic play a single game during last year's WCF.  Quality work there, ESPN. Your sideline reporter has never watched a single game the (then) 2x MVP played.

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that's quite an admission. at first i thought she might have meant she'd never seen him in person but the more she talks the more it makes sense that this is the first she's EVER seen him play. 

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  On 9/26/2024 at 7:27 PM, gsoda3 said:

that's quite an admission. at first i thought she might have meant she'd never seen him in person but the more she talks the more it makes sense that this is the first she's EVER seen him play. 

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Yeah, it was fucking absurd.  I remember hearing that when it happened (was 2 WCFs ago - against the Lakers, not one) and I didn't even know what to say.  Her JOB is watching NBA games.

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  On 9/26/2024 at 7:10 PM, aggie08 said:

Man, fuck ESPN. They put Lowe's content behind their ESPN+ paywall, then fire the guy likely in no small part because his old regulars--including me--no longer generate enough clicks because fuck the entire concept of ESPN+ from a company that's been taking 40% of everyone's cable bills for 4 decades.

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Charley Steiner warned us.

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  On 9/27/2024 at 2:52 PM, MrX said:

The Zach Lowe thing sucks. Who wants 15 percent more Stephen A at this point?

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Apparently the demographic data? At this point, I think we need to blame ourselves that the only real money in "unscripted" programming is two or more people yelling at/over each other.

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  On 9/28/2024 at 2:35 AM, ztejas said:
Interesting. I thought KAT actually had a really good playoffs for them. 
He played well against the Nuggets.
  On 9/28/2024 at 2:37 AM, MNLonghornFUKM said:
this is shit. 
 
hopefully it allows us leverage to resign Naz Reid at least?
Welcome to having some success and not being able to keep the band together. It sucks.
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  On 9/28/2024 at 2:47 AM, Chewbacca said:

Welcome to having some success and not being able to keep the band together. It sucks.

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If this is a cost-cutting move at a time when the team is clearly ascending, that's a huge red flag that ownership is cheap and won't spend what it takes to build a winner.  Ant will start counting down the minutes until 2029 when he can become a FA if he loses faith in ownership.

 

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Whoa, that's quite a trade. New starting 5 for the Knicks looks interesting. Not sure how they will do under Thibs, but they should be in contention for the 2nd seed behind the Celtics again.  Still not enough to overcome the Celtics at full strength.

 

 

 

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  On 9/28/2024 at 2:52 AM, Message Board User said:
If this is a cost-cutting move at a time when the team is clearly ascending, that's a huge red flag that ownership is cheap and won't spend what it takes to build a winner.  Ant will start counting down the minutes until 2029 when he can become a FA if he loses faith in ownership.
 
It's cost cutting a year before they have to. 25-26 season will be ugly for them if they don't deal with it now.
Posted
  On 9/28/2024 at 2:35 AM, ztejas said:

Interesting. I thought KAT actually had a really good playoffs for them. 

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He actually played very well after the Gobert trade.   Guess they figured they could get basically the same thing from Randle at a lower price

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Kinda messed up for White Donte.   He prolly could've got a little more in FA last yr but wanted to stay with his Nova boys.   They've been partying all summer thinking they were gonna be together still and now this.   Hope he at least has a trade kicker.

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  On 9/28/2024 at 3:09 AM, Message Board User said:

Pure gaslighting.

 

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"Randle's scoring" lol. KAT is a much better scorer than Randle. I mean he's just straight up a much better player. 

DD is a nice player and it gives them cap flexibility. Agree that it seems like a fairly even trade. JB and KAT could be fun. 

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Randle has reliably been a net negative in the playoffs in his career, is about to turn 30, pretty moody, and shot 31% from 3 last season.  KAT certainly has his issues but he is objectively much better than Randle.  

 

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  On 9/28/2024 at 3:38 AM, ztejas said:

"Randle's scoring" lol. KAT is a much better scorer than Randle. I mean he's just straight up a much better player. 

DD is a nice player and it gives them cap flexibility. Agree that it seems like a fairly even trade. JB and KAT could be fun. 

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I think flexibility is definitely the key word. A year at 50% of KAT's salary to see what Randle has left in the tank, then they can trade him as an expiring. DiVincenzo locked in for 3 years on a pretty dirty cheap deal these days. 

If that Detroit pick would have been unprotected, it would have been a grand slam. Having it protected makes it only a sacrifice fly.

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