2020 NBA Offseason

[Gman]

On the issue of Kemba Walker and last post-season...

... it should be noted that opposing teams (plural) game-planned specifically against Kemba... even going so far as to play exotic box-and-1 style defenses that targeted him...

... players don't get that treatment at the NBA level unless they're dangerous enough to earn it, and of course these defensive measures at least partially explain his lower statistics.

Really, the Boston team led by Coach Stevens has to do a much better job at taking advantage of the opposition when they gear their game plan to stopping one or two guys.

 

[Gman]

I don't get it... what "word"? Is there an article attached to this, or just reheated IT soreness connected to nothing whatsoever?

FWIW, IT has publicly stated on multiple occasions that he would like to come back and play for the Celtics... hard to imagine a player would want that if they thought they were screwed over by the organization.

Anywho: Many, many players seem to not have gotten the word... folks got to do a better job of getting the word out, I guess.

 

[trojanfan12]

Why do the Lakers deserve to be granted that exception?

They signed that horrible contract, then they bought him out and stretched it.

They should still have it count against their cap because that is how the rules work.

Yep. No problem with them asking. If you don't ask, you don't know.

But they had very little chance of getting it approved. Based on what I read back when they first made the proposal, they really didn't have much of a case. If the NBA granted that, they could have legitimately been accused of favoritism.

 

[DJ]

Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving.

 

[DJ]

Yep. No problem with them asking. If you don't ask, you don't know.

But they had very little chance of getting it approved. Based on what I read back when they first made the proposal, they really didn't have much of a case. If the NBA granted that, they could have legitimately been accused of favoritism.

Yeah....no chance they were going to get that approved.

 

[wildturkey]

The league is so screwed. Sauce Castillo is back, baby!

 

[tlance]

The league is so screwed. Sauce Castillo is back, baby!

I forgot he existed.

 

[wildturkey]

I forgot he existed.

Your brain purposely forgot as a protective measure because it knows you can't handle the full spiciness of Sauce Castillo

 

[bksballer89]

 

[msgkings322]

Yep. The commentators last night were comparing him to Bosh and AD. I saw a lot of Onyeka Okongwu last year and wjile it's only one game, I thought Mobley looked better. He's the highest rated recruit USC basketball has ever had.

More than Baby Jordan??

 

[ChrisperJ10]

More than Baby Jordan??

Yeah wasn’t Mayo the highest rated recruit? I could be wrong, don’t feel like looking it up lol

 

[trojanfan12]

More than Baby Jordan??

Yeah, this kid was the #2 rated recruit in the country.

 

[msgkings322]

Yeah wasn’t Mayo the highest rated recruit? I could be wrong, don’t feel like looking it up lol

I was thinking Harold Miner wasn't he from USC?

 

[DJ]

OJ Mayo and Miner were top recruits....

 

[trojanfan12]

OJ Mayo and Miner were top recruits....

Evan Mobley was ranked higher than either of them.

 

[ChrisperJ10]

I usually go by 24/7.com and just checked and it showed Mayo, then Mobley... Idk close enough

 

[ChrisperJ10]

Is Mayo still banned from the league?

 

[ChrisperJ10]

Greg Brown > Evan Mobley

 

[trojanfan12]

I usually go by 24/7.com and just checked and it showed Mayo, then Mobley... Idk close enough

Yeah 24/7 had him as #3, but another one had him #2. On the broadcast during last nights game they said he was #2 and USC's highest ranked recruit ever.

 

[ChrisperJ10]

Yeah 24/7 had him as #3, but another one had him #2. On the broadcast during last nights game they said he was #2 and USC's highest ranked recruit ever.

Yeah they know more than we do... Did you see any Cunningham highlights?