Is Kevin Durant the greatest Olympic basketballer in US history?
The numbers say he might be.
Leading scorer all time. Gold all three times.
Is Kevin Durant the greatest Olympic basketballer in US history?
The numbers say he might be.
Leading scorer all time. Gold all three times.
M2 (08-08-2021)
What FAs are still out there that you guys think might make a difference?
Obviously, Dennis Schroder is a guy who can put up numbers. In the right system, he's a nice cog to have. In the wrong system, he wrecks seasons. I'm fascinated with who signs him-- and for how much.
Lauri Markkanen really screwed himself over in asking for too much as an RFA, but that's a fine line. Ask too little, and the Bulls re-sign and get a bargain. I get the feeling he'd cut off an arm to get a re-do outside of Chicago. I suspect a sign-and-trade makes the most sense, but what does Chicago need? And who wants a defensive-deficient PF who can shoot?
I like Hami Diallo as an RFA and think he might be a real steal for a team looking at a wing with interesting 3 and D capabilities. He's bought totally into the hustle game, which is fantastic to watch. He's a slightly smaller version of James Johnson-- you never know what you're going to see, but it'll be incredible one way or another. Really like him as a change of pace guy for the Suns or as a sneaky re-sign with OKC.
M2 (08-07-2021)
If Schroder's going to need to play a season where he's got to prove he can be the lead guard on a quality team, I'd suggest the Celtics. Pelicans might work.
I assume the need for a shooting big extends to almost every team. I get why no one wants to pay a premium for it, but I bet the Clippers or Jazz would love to get their hooks into him.
And Denver really could use a Hami Diallo.
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
Yeah, people that call NBA players low IQ need to watch the nba stars in the Olympics. It’s a significantly different game and they pick up the little stuff so quickly. That play by Green was great.
And oh yeah, Jrue Holliday is just a straight up basketball player. Does it all. Fun to watch him play and you can tell he is a perfectionist. He made one mistake in the entire game last night, which was just a foul, and he was so angry at himself.
I also respect the hell out of these players playing so much basketball the last 13-14 months and not even hesitating to jump on a plane to go to Tokyo to represent their country. Holliday, Middleton, and Booker made it there hours before the first game almost immediately after the nba finals concluded. And for no money, just pride.
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What would you say.....ya do here?
M2 (08-07-2021)
Has the Olympics caused anyone to upgrade their opinion of Zach LaVine? Bill Simmons on his latest podcast was talking about a 1-for-1 of LaVine for Ben Simmons (though Chicago's got to do extra to make the money work). I forget which one of us had brought that up recently, but it's looking like a sound idea.
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
M2 (08-07-2021)
I've wanted to acquire Lavine for a while now. I'm not sure as the Bulls have been loading up this offseason- possibly in an attempt to get Lavine signed to an extension. Not sure how that'll work given that the NBA is now investigating the Bulls for tampering in the Lonzo Ball sign-and-trade. Fines, loss of picks, even maybe an outside chance of voiding of Ball's contract are potential penalties for that.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...ls-sources-say
Ditto Miami with Lowry.
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M2 (08-07-2021)
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Mutaman (08-07-2021)
A truly great song- I've been singing it for 50 years.
Is It Ever Gonna Happen
by Gene Carrol and the Shades
a/k/a Mean Gene Okerlund
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