OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA THREAD -April 2021

[THE HCP]

Carmelo Anthony is on the most recent cover of the world’s biggest and most recognizable wine mag. I was quoted by the same wine mag in an article they released this week.

I know it’s a low bar, but I’m pretty sure that makes me more famous than @THE HCP.

LINK?

 

[kjironman1]

LINK?

It's here!

 

[THE HCP]

It's here!

That does NOT look like @BLAZINGGIANTS !

 

[kjironman1]

That does NOT look like @BLAZINGGIANTS !

Make it a bit blurrier...

 

[wizenheimer]

Just yikes.

that the definition of futile. I think I'll look at what they did in drafts in that period:

* 2009: took Tyreke Evans at #4 when Stephen Curry, Demar Derozan, and Jrue Holiday were available

* 2010: took Demarcus Cousins at #5 when Paul George and Gordaon Hayward were available (they just couldn't leverage Cousins talent)

* 2011: took Bismack Biyombo at #7 when Kemba Walker, Klay Thompson, Kawhi Leonard, Nicola Vucevic', and Tobias Harris were available

* 2012: took Thomas Robinson at #5 when Damian Lillard and Andre Drummond were available

* 2013: took Ben McLemore at #7 when CJ McCollum, Steven Adams, and Giannis were available

* 2014: took Nic Staskas at #8 when Zach LaVine, TJ Warren, Jusuf Nurkic, Gary Harris, Clint Capela, and Joe Harris were available

* 2015: took Willy Cauley-Stein at #6 when Myles Turner, Devin Booker, Kelly Oubre, Terry Rozier & Montrezl Harrel were available

* 2016: took Marquese Chriss at #8 when Domantas Sabonis, Taurean Prince, Caris Levert, Pascal Siakam, & Malcolm Brogdon were available

* 2017: took De'Aaron Fox at #5 when Donovan Mitchell, Bam Adebayo, & John Collins were available (can't criticize that choice because Fox is a great young player; Portland had the same opporunity and took Zach...)

* 2018: took Mavin Bagley at #2 when Luca Doncic, Trae Young, and jaren Jackson were available (yikes!)

I'm not even a Kings fan and that's a depressing record

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

That does NOT look like @BLAZINGGIANTS !

#haterzgonnahate

 

[Minstrel]

* 2016: took Marquese Chriss at #8 when Domantas Sabonis, Taurean Prince, Caris Levert, Pascal Siakam, & Malcolm Brogdon were available

Utterly awful draft record but, to be completely fair, Chriss was a selection for the Suns in a draft night trade. The picks Sacramento got were Bogdan Bogdanović, Georgios Papagiannis and (the great) Skal Labissière. A bit better, but still not what you would call a draft triumph.

 

[Strenuus]

But Powell is a flight risk we can’t match.

So was Gary. Just cause we had control of his rights doesn't negate his right to sign somewhere else. He's already on record as to feeling unappreciated here.

It's called being smart and having common sense.

 

[AldoTrapani]

So was Gary. Just cause we had control of his rights doesn't negate his right to sign somewhere else. He's already on record as to feeling unappreciated here.

It's called being smart and having common sense.

We can match any offer

 

[DDolla]

If only we have an owner who can buy us a championship...

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

If only we have an owner who can buy us a championship...

Well.....history can repeat. As I recall, the 1976/1977 season was being called a foregone conclusion before it even started. Philadelphia put together the “best team money could buy” and no other team even looked close, including the Lakers. Some of us still remember how that all turned out........

 

[wizenheimer]

Well.....history can repeat. As I recall, the 1976/1977 season was being called a foregone conclusion before it even started. Philadelphia put together the “best team money could buy” and no other team even looked close, including the Lakers. Some of us still remember how that all turned out........

the Luke vs Chocolate Thunder knuckle-up in game 2 turned that series on it's ear

 

[Minstrel]

We can match any offer

We could have but we shouldn't have, if he got a large offer somewhere else. Trent isn't worth a lot of money. Powell is. So, with Trent we had the possibilities of: overpay for mediocrity or let him go. With Powell we have the possibilities of: re-sign a very good player or have him walk away.

I prefer our new possibilities to our old ones.

 

[Chris Craig]

that the definition of futile. I think I'll look at what they did in drafts in that period:

* 2009: took Tyreke Evans at #4 when Stephen Curry, Demar Derozan, and Jrue Holiday were available

* 2010: took Demarcus Cousins at #5 when Paul George and Gordaon Hayward were available (they just couldn't leverage Cousins talent)

* 2011: took Bismack Biyombo at #7 when Kemba Walker, Klay Thompson, Kawhi Leonard, Nicola Vucevic', and Tobias Harris were available

* 2012: took Thomas Robinson at #5 when Damian Lillard and Andre Drummond were available

* 2013: took Ben McLemore at #7 when CJ McCollum, Steven Adams, and Giannis were available

* 2014: took Nic Staskas at #8 when Zach LaVine, TJ Warren, Jusuf Nurkic, Gary Harris, Clint Capela, and Joe Harris were available

* 2015: took Willy Cauley-Stein at #6 when Myles Turner, Devin Booker, Kelly Oubre, Terry Rozier & Montrezl Harrel were available

* 2016: took Marquese Chriss at #8 when Domantas Sabonis, Taurean Prince, Caris Levert, Pascal Siakam, & Malcolm Brogdon were available

* 2017: took De'Aaron Fox at #5 when Donovan Mitchell, Bam Adebayo, & John Collins were available (can't criticize that choice because Fox is a great young player; Portland had the same opporunity and took Zach...)

* 2018: took Mavin Bagley at #2 when Luca Doncic, Trae Young, and jaren Jackson were available (yikes!)

I'm not even a Kings fan and that's a depressing record

Ouch

 

[DDolla]

Denver leads 14 then Celtics went on a 31-3 run... ballgame

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Celtics on 31-3 run in Denver. Unbelievable collapse by Nuggets.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Denver leads 14 then Celtics went on a 31-3 run... ballgame

Yep. Boston beating them into submission. Denver has given up on defense.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Denver gives up 40-8 run to close game. Wow.

 

[kjironman1]

Denver gives up 40-8 run to close game. Wow.

That's the kind of stuff that will turn a season around. Either for the better or worse. It's up to them to pick the pieces back up.

 

[Strenuus]

We can match any offer

We traded him, so we weren't gonna match him.

See how that works?

 

[kjironman1]

We traded him, so we weren't gonna match him.

See how that works?

They are saving work. When the Blazers play them in the Finals they won't have to scout one of their players.

 

[e_blazer]

I wonder what the Nuggets' forum looks like tonight after the Celtics smacked them. Are they calling for Malone's head yet?

 

[handiman]

that the definition of futile. I think I'll look at what they did in drafts in that period:

* 2009: took Tyreke Evans at #4 when Stephen Curry, Demar Derozan, and Jrue Holiday were available

* 2010: took Demarcus Cousins at #5 when Paul George and Gordaon Hayward were available (they just couldn't leverage Cousins talent)

* 2011: took Bismack Biyombo at #7 when Kemba Walker, Klay Thompson, Kawhi Leonard, Nicola Vucevic', and Tobias Harris were available

* 2012: took Thomas Robinson at #5 when Damian Lillard and Andre Drummond were available

* 2013: took Ben McLemore at #7 when CJ McCollum, Steven Adams, and Giannis were available

* 2014: took Nic Staskas at #8 when Zach LaVine, TJ Warren, Jusuf Nurkic, Gary Harris, Clint Capela, and Joe Harris were available

* 2015: took Willy Cauley-Stein at #6 when Myles Turner, Devin Booker, Kelly Oubre, Terry Rozier & Montrezl Harrel were available

* 2016: took Marquese Chriss at #8 when Domantas Sabonis, Taurean Prince, Caris Levert, Pascal Siakam, & Malcolm Brogdon were available

* 2017: took De'Aaron Fox at #5 when Donovan Mitchell, Bam Adebayo, & John Collins were available (can't criticize that choice because Fox is a great young player; Portland had the same opporunity and took Zach...)

* 2018: took Mavin Bagley at #2 when Luca Doncic, Trae Young, and jaren Jackson were available (yikes!)

I'm not even a Kings fan and that's a depressing record

2011 and up are awful, but 2009-2010 were pretty good picks. Kings culture probably turned them for the worse, as it would have with any of the other better pics in subsequent drafts, but Tyreke and Demarcus were star-level players for a while.

 

[kjironman1]

I wonder what the Nuggets' forum looks like tonight after the Celtics smacked them. Are they calling for Malone's head yet?

They been calling for that since the Blazers beat them.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

I wonder what the Nuggets' forum looks like tonight after the Celtics smacked them. Are they calling for Malone's head yet?

They think Jokic doesn’t get calls cuz he’s white:

https://nuggets.proboards.com/thread/17787/refs-jokic-wtf-happening

 

[e_blazer]

They think Jokic doesn’t get calls cuz he’s white:

https://nuggets.proboards.com/thread/17787/refs-jokic-wtf-happening

Well, that’s...creative???... of them. I guess that we could use that accusation with Nurkic and Kanter too. Do we make that claim for Dame as well?

 

[kjironman1]

Do we make that claim for Dame as well?

It's a well known fact the refs hate players from Oakland.

 

[e_blazer]

It's a well known fact the refs hate players from Oakland.

Ah, so it’s ethnic, not racial.

 

[TBpup]

Holy sh!t!

 

[kjironman1]

Ah, so it’s ethnic, not racial.

Verified this myself right on Facebook.