if you had the Lakers at 10th, the Warriors at 12th and the Twolves at #1 in the West on your betting ticket for halfway through the season--- then congrats to you.
Twolves ? Did Towns and Gobert just figure out how to play together? Is Edwards a super star in the making?
While they have played a very easy schedule of late--- when Mobley and Garland went down they were like 13-12....if you told me a little more than a month later they would be 24-15 I would have been very surprised.
we all know what happened here- he fucked a kid- paid her off- she refused to talk to the cops- so there is no corroboration and the investigation had to come to an end.
your argument is not logical at all- its based on absolutely nothing- its against any kind of common sense.
This is as simple as it gets---- I cannot even understand why in the world you would think otherwise---- when you have more resources poured into something- especially when that...
Looks like the Tigers and Royals are the only teams making real moves in the AL Central thus far this winter. Shelby Miller was a nice bullpen signing by the Tigers that added to signing Maeda and Flaherty. Royals signed Lugo, Wacha, Renfroe, Stratton and Will Smith- 2 solid starters- 2 solid...
It is a very base level concept- for every x dollar spent- you are more likely to find and develop a prospective NBA player. The more resources spent on scouting, coaching, training- the more likely it is to find the right guys.
when a modern day mid-level program- has more coaches, more...
thats making my point though. If the colleges identify talent that only needs 1 season to make a jump- thats part of the whole- thats a guy who was identified and makes it to the league.
your argument just does not make any sense though.
the total sum of the resources devoted to identifying and coaching talent in the college basketball system is so much better funded and refined then years ago.
to quote you---
"How many guys are out there who we never heard of that were a bad...
honestly one of the dumbest things I have ever heard.
For every 1 scout when Jordan came into the league, there are probably 15 now that are better trained.
30 years ago- there were what? maybe 3-4 coaches on a high level program? Now mid level programs have 8 coaches. Mid/Low Level...
more and better coaching, more and better scouting, more good programs- less guys slipping through the cracks- just the sheer amount of resources compared to 30+ years ago is astounding in number.
I think one of the things you say is an under-rated point. There was much less talent in the league. There were barely any foreign born players in the NBA at that point. The college game also did not have nearly the same infrastructure and level of coaching and scouting as it does today...
I would def. take either one- not sure what we can trade though--- not really any draft pick capital....
Cavs have talent--- Garland is coming back...Mobley not far behind that--- its just 2 questions
1. Are they experienced/mature enough?
2. Can the coach get the most out of the talent...
to be fair- Hurts has never played nearly as well as Watson has in the NFL. Now- it is a totally fair question- and I can understand the reasonable doubt that he will ever get back to that level- but make no mistake- Watson at his best destroys whatever Hurts has shown at his best. You know that.
I tend to agree with you- I think if someone is predicting 4 years 120M for Baker, or 3 years 60- it will be closer ot the 3 years 60. That mid-QB tier is hard to figure out $ wise....its like- if we like but dont love the guy- do we hamstring or franchise or just draft someone?
now if he...
it doesn't take advanced stats to clearly see Hurts is just not that great. He is getting paid like a top 5 QB and hes not a top 10 QB. He got paid as much as he did coming off a Super Bowl run when the defense had a historic pass rush.
He is not in the same tier as Mahomes, Allen, Jackson...
1. Lions
2. Bills
3. Bucs
4. 49'ers
5. Packers
6. Texans
7. Ravens
8. Chiefs
the constant Taylor Swift on TV for the Chiefs winning would be insufferable. The jerking off on both Harbaugh brothers winning in the same year would be almost as bad.
right....they got all their guys back pretty much beside Tank Dell.....we were still working with backup of the backup tackles. Thornhill was never fully healthy after his calf injury--- and I like how Hickman and Bell developed at safety for undrafted rookie FA's- but its not ideal having...
what do you think of the interior line of Bitonio, Pocic, Teller? On first glance i think its still very good- but its getting to be an older/expensive unit. Maybe draft a young guy or two?
I have no clue what they do at the tackles. I know Jones will be there--- I wonder if he could handle...