Jalen Brunson?

Welcome to our community

Be a part of something great, join today!

Register Log in
hoopsjock said:
So are you banking on addition by subtraction then or will you be happy with the same team back next year trying to duck the luxury tax? Using a pick to unload a contract doesn't help us get better this summer.
Click to expand...
I'm predicting, not endorsing.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
I'm predicting, not endorsing.
Click to expand...
Let me get this straight...

Allen tells Olshey to "get better" this summer but you are predicting a move that would basically signify giving up on trying to get better?

As of right now the Mavericks are the only team in the ENTIRE NBA that can accept Leonard's contract and a pick for nothing in return. In doing so they would reduce their available cap space from about $30 million to about $20 million before free agency even starts. Why would they do that?

It makes no sense to say the Blazers will trade their pick to dump a contract.
 
Every year, our "bad 2" contracts get a little less bad. There is going to be some large contracts handed out this year.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
I agree - as a sweetener to offload a contract.
Click to expand...

We said that last year too. But I think PA cares more about the pick than the extra money he is paying out. Last year there were SF's drafted in the 20's that could have helped. No doubt we need a little luck but every year someone falls. Now if Neil can identify the right player that does fall. .......
 
hoopsjock said:
Let me get this straight...

Allen tells Olshey to "get better" this summer but you are predicting a move that would basically signify giving up on trying to get better?

As of right now the Mavericks are the only team in the ENTIRE NBA that can accept Leonard's contract and a pick for nothing in return. In doing so they would reduce their available cap space from about $30 million to about $20 million before free agency even starts. Why would they do that?

It makes no sense to say the Blazers will trade their pick to dump a contract.
Click to expand...
Hope you're right.
 
hoopsjock said:
Blazers can't currently trade Nurk for Whiteside and it would be near impossible with Griffin aboard.
Click to expand...

as well as why would we even want to do that. Whiteside has been an enigma in the NBA and I see Nurkic turning out to be a much better value, especially considering his age. People seem to forget just how young he still is.
 
This says very nice things about Brunson.

Brunson is the dynamic offensive version of TJ McConnell (a compliment). He’s less athletic than Jameer Nelson in a way that will probably keep him from being the same kind of player in the pros. Still, Brunson is about as sure of a bet as there is when it comes to looking at a plus backup point guard, and who might even end up starting for a few seasons. Barring injury, I’d be willing to bet Brunson has at least a seven to twelve year career in the NBA.
Why? Jalen Brunson not only can get to the rim despite his average athleticism (not counting put-backs, 49 of his 325 attempts have ended in an unassisted make at the rim), but he’s one of the elite shot-makers we’ve seen at all levels, with percentages rivaling a guy like Kyrie Irving. His numbers this season are otherworldly: 71.1percent at the rim, 52.5 percent on 2-point jumpers and 44.8 percent from 3, despite much of his output being unassisted. Add a three-to-one assist-to-turnover rate and you have the makings of a beautiful game.

So what separates A guy like Brunson from Trey Burke, A quadruple-A point guard who never really made it? It’s the ability to get to the rim unimpeded. Burke scored 55 unassisted baskets at the rim as a sophomore, but it took him 560 attempts to do so. One out of ten attempts, the kind of number we see from jump shooters like Klay Thompson, or a player like Khris Middleton, who can’t get NBA separation and instead has to rely on making some incredibly difficult shots. Whereas Brunson is closer to one-in-six attempts ending in an unassisted make at the rim. And Brunson was even better as a sophomore, scoring 70 such makes in 338 attempts.
Click to expand...

Also makes me curious about Tookie Brown...
 
I didnt know he is the son of former Blazers great Rick Brunson...
 
00001_37.jpg
 
One more thought on Brunson's value: I think (like VanVleet) his value exceeds his own personal stats because he strikes me as a player who can coalesce a group into a team. VanVleet has great +/- for the same reason that the Raptors' bench crew is the best in the NBA. So in getting Brunson, I'm arguing, a team will improve players they already have. Play him with players like Baldwin and Connaughton and I think their best traits will be emphasized and their weaknesses diminished.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
Judging by his Wikipedia page, he fits our "culture" - he's super-dedicated academically.
Click to expand...

Because nothing screams NBA CHAMPIONSHIP MVP like getting good grades in school.

As for our culture, he was raised by Rick Brunson:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/subur...unson-bulls-trial-tl-0604-20150529-story.html

A Lake County judge on Friday acquitted former Chicago Bull Rick Brunson of charges he sexually abused a masseuse in Vernon Hills.

The one-time Bulls player and assistant coach testified that the April 2, 2014, incident that led to the charges was a consensual act and part of an ongoing extramarital relationship.

Furthermore, Brunson's attorneys claimed the woman was in financial trouble and had asked the former NBA player for money two weeks before the alleged incident at Lifetime Fitness.

Brunson, 42, of Vernon Hills, was acquitted on the sexual abuse charge and all other charges, including attempted sexual assault, battery and domestic battery.


"It is the state's burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, and considering all the physical evidence and testimony, I must conclude that the state did not prove that guilt convincingly," Judge James Booras said.

Vernon Hills police arrested Brunson after investigating claims that he grabbed the woman's arm, tried to force her to perform a sex act and pulled her shirt down.

Police reports and early testimony show that Brunson received six massages from the woman beginning in December 2011. The masseuse told police that she had asked Brunson in September 2013 not to request her for massages anymore.




When Brunson took the stand, he testified it was the woman who first expressed sexual interest on April 2, 2014.


He denied grabbing the woman's arm or touching her chest, and said the two had similar experiences in the massage room during several other visits.

Dennis Berkson, one of Brunson's attorneys, questioned why the masseuse did not use a landline phone that he said was on her desk in the massage room.

"At no point did she call the police," Berkson said. "She then spent the next 28 minutes as calm as can be (texting) on a mobile phone, of which none were sent to police."

Another employee at Lifetime testified that her coworker shared stories about having sexual encounters with Brunson while at the fitness center.


Prosecutors later tried to discredit that witness by showing evidence that she never told police or a private investigator about those stories.

Both Brunson and the woman testified that they first met at a restaurant in Lincolnshire in 2010 and began a sexual relationship at her house before Brunson began booking appointments at Lifetime.




In his opening statement, Assistant State's Attorney Jason Grindel said the relationship between Brunson and the woman had ended seven months before the April 2, 2014 encounter, and that Brunson knowingly eluded standard procedure at the Lifetime Fitness center in order to reach the woman.

"It doesn't matter who you are or what you do in life, no means no," Gindel said. "It also doesn't matter if someone gave consent in the past. When someone says no, it means no."

Grindel pointed to evidence that Brunson booked his April 2, 2014, appointment under the name "Patrick Ewing," a former NBA star with the New York Knicks. He also said neither Brunson nor "Patrick Ewing" was actually checked in at the fitness club's front desk, but yet Brunson had found his way into the spa's waiting room, which is located beyond the front desk.

"I've never gone to the massage desk," Brunson countered on the stand. "I always call ahead and then go directly to the waiting room. They know who I am."

Brunson later said he began booking under fake names when he started using multiple masseuses, claiming the staff was territorial about clients because their pay was linked to the number of people they served. He always paid with his credit card, he said, noting the card was registered under his real name.

Furthermore, Brunson said he was never told to stay away from the fitness center. He also denied claims that he and the woman were friends or had an emotional relationship.

"I'm married. I was not in a relationship with her," Brunson insisted. "It was a bad decision to have sex with that woman. I was doing something I shouldn't have been doing, so obviously I'm not going to talk about my wife and kids with her."

When she took the stand, the woman admitted to having sexual encounters with Brunson four times in the three years they'd known each other, but said she did not tell anyone at Lifetime about the private activities, and making a scene over his surprise visit that day could have jeopardized her job.

It was after an incident-free, hour-long massage that Brunson became aggressive, the woman said. She testified that he grabbed her by the arm when she began to leave.

"I said 'Nothing is going to happen, you need to get out of here now,'" she said. She also said he pulled her toward him and then grabbed her by the hair.

"He said, 'I know you like it when I pull your hair.'"

"I closed my eyes and kept them closed," she continued, wiping away tears and looking at the ceiling. "I just wanted to get out of there. I kept wishing I could be somewhere else."

Asked why she didn't call police, the woman said she was too dazed to know what to do, and then again explained how her bosses didn't know about the private relationship.

"It would be convenient if the victims of sex crimes can anticipate attacks and know what to do," Assistant State's Attorney Frederick Day said in a closing statement. "These types of crimes are not always done in a dark alley and committed by a stranger. In this case, he knew her very well. She was torn and confused."

The woman admitted to having filed for bankruptcy and that her house was in the foreclosure process in 2014, but denied ever asking Brunson for money. She also denied seeing Brunson two weeks before the April 2 incident.

However, Brunson said the woman had asked for financial help numerous times, but all he was willing to do was refer more friends so she could make more commission at work.

"I let her down easy," Brunson said. "But it gets uncomfortable when someone keeps asking and you can't help."

Prosecutors also presented evidence from a crime lab that showed Brunson's DNA was found on a bra the masseuse said she was wearing that day.

"Mr. Brunson is obviously very thrilled by the decision," Berkson said after the judge issued his ruling. "Now he has to get his reputation back. There was a job opportunity he was unable to secure with this hanging over his head. Hopefully now he can put his life back together. Unfortunately, false accusations of a sex crime can really stick with people."
 
MARIS61 said:
Because nothing screams NBA CHAMPIONSHIP MVP like getting good grades in school.

As for our culture, he was raised by Rick Brunson:
Click to expand...
So what? His dad was accused (and acquitted in court) of something and that means what exactly for him?

It really ironic to see you post from your high horse about this yet turn a blind eye to some of the shit our president is accused of.
 
I hope Brunson goes to the lakers.


some people just wanna watch the world burn.
 
yuyuza1 said:
So what? His dad was accused (and acquitted in court) of something and that means what exactly for him?

It really ironic to see you post from your high horse about this yet turn a blind eye to some of the shit our president is accused of.
Click to expand...

That's @MARIS61's Modus Operandi...
 
Scalma said:
I hope Brunson goes to the lakers.


some people just wanna watch the world burn.
Click to expand...

Not me. Brunson may not be a spectacular player, but the kid can play and is solid all round player that can help many teams. Maybe you can do better in the late first round, but I can pretty much guarantee that you can do much worse.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 1 (members: 0, guests: 1)
Back
Top