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[MickZagger]

Derrick Williams is Blake Griffin-lite.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

Gerald Henderson looks great in the Charlotte game.

 

[MickZagger]

Yeah, Rubio's a baller.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Rudy also having fun with the flashy passes tonight. Three highlight ones (I know because I just saw the highlights) - behind the back to Andre, no-look shovel pass to Mozgov, and no look over-the-head alley-oop to Faried. Ricky and Rudy need to be reunited!

 

[PapaG]

Yeah, Rubio's a baller.

Minnesota is never going to improve, though, until they figure out that Kevin Love isn't a franchise player, and put him alongside somebody who is one. Why in the world did they draft Derrick Williams? The guy hardly plays, yet he's shooting 52% and has a PER of 14 in a very limited role.

 

[MickZagger]

Minnesota is never going to improve, though, until they figure out that Kevin Love isn't a franchise player, and put him alongside somebody who is one. Why in the world did they draft Derrick Williams? The guy hardly plays, yet he's shooting 52% and has a PER of 14 in a very limited role.

25 and 15 with a 28.5 PER at just 23 years old isn't a franchise player? If, Nene and Marc Gasol can get max money, so will Love.

Its a young team, maybe youngest in the league. Put another star caliber player next Love, along with Rubio and thats a very good team.

As for Williams I agree. He's a major talent, they need to get some talent for Beasley and allow Williams to blossom at the 3.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

25 and 15 with a 28.5 PER at just 23 years old isn't a franchise player? If, Nene and Marc Gasol can get max money, so will Love.

Its a young team, maybe youngest in the league. Put another star caliber player next Love, along with Rubio and thats a very good team.

He doesn't need a star he really needs a defensive anchor like Ibaka.

They also have to figure out where Williams should play.

Kevin Love is purely a PF but that's also Williams best position. Do you go forward with playing one of them out of position?

 

[MickZagger]

He doesn't need a star he really needs a defensive anchor like Ibaka.

They also have to figure out where Williams should play.

Kevin Love is purely a PF but that's also Williams best position. Do you go forward with playing one of them out of position?

Or, get a solid center presence to make up for his deficiency on that end. Love has improved a little bit on that end, but a great defender he will never be. When your scoring 25 pts and grabbing 15 rebs, energy to be a defensive stopper isn't there. PF's in this league outside of Duncan and Garnett aren't great defenders if they are counted on being the main offensive option. Ibaka would be nice, but he's not really a 5.

I personally think Williams is better suited at the 3 spot. Good lateral quickness, a good outside shot and a decent enough handle.

 

[B-Roy]

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[Fez Hammersticks]

I love that camera angle.

 

[RoyToy]

Rudy sure looks good in a 28pt blowout

 

[Nikolokolus]

http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=320104007

The distribution of statistics in Denver's blowout just looks strange, but you gotta hand it to Karl for being proactive about heading off the inevitable fatigue that's going to set in around the end of February for a lot of these traditional 8 man rotation teams.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Kenneth Faried with 4 BLKS in less than 10 minutes of play, including a nasty rejection of an Outlaw attempted dunk.

BNM

 

[illmatic99]

Curry with yet another ankle sprain. Either they don't know how to tape ankles properly down in Oakland, or we have another Grant Hill situation here.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Kenneth Faried with 4 BLKS in less than 10 minutes of play, including a nasty rejection of an Outlaw attempted dunk.

BNM

*sigh* dammit I still wish we'd been in a position to keep him.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Curry with yet another ankle sprain. Either they don't know how to tape ankles properly down in Oakland, or we have another Grant Hill situation here.

Whatever surgery he had it sure looks like they didn't solve the problem. Tough break, I like his game.

 

[SantaDora]

That Rudy pass was fantastic. When Rudy is on - he is one of the more fun players to watch. Unfortunately it is not worth the millions of missed open 3s, the pouting and the defense that is good for nothing but the occasional steal.

 

[magnifier661]

Kings just fired Coach Westfal

 

[PapaG]

25 and 15 with a 28.5 PER at just 23 years old isn't a franchise player? If, Nene and Marc Gasol can get max money, so will Love.

Its a young team, maybe youngest in the league. Put another star caliber player next Love, along with Rubio and thats a very good team.

As for Williams I agree. He's a major talent, they need to get some talent for Beasley and allow Williams to blossom at the 3.

A franchise player on a winning team. SAR was a franchise player on a terrible team.

 

[MickZagger]

A franchise player on a winning team. SAR was a franchise player on a terrible team.

He's 23 and finally getting talent around him. How can you say he'll never be a franchise player on a good team?

 

[magnifier661]

Wow! No LJ or Wade and the Heat are kicking ass against Hawks. Are the Heat that good or the Hawks just that bad?

 

[magnifier661]

Wow Dallas getting their ass kicked against San Antonio.

 

[HailBlazers]

Let's GO Hawks! win this back

If Macrady would have passed the ball to Smith the first time they'd be up right now, and if the Hawks would have made their damn free-throws in regulation the Blazer game would be on!

 

[PHXBlazer1]

The worst thing about the miami/atlanta game was that we missed THE ENTIRE FIRST HALF of the BLAZERS GAME! Other than that great game

 

[Rastapopoulos]

The worst thing about the miami/atlanta game was that we missed THE ENTIRE FIRST HALF of the BLAZERS GAME! Other than that great game

I didn't. The joy of internet streams...

 

[PHXBlazer1]

I didn't. The joy of internet streams...

Well congratulations! But I did reazlize its worth it to buy nba league pass mobile...the blazers game was blacked out tonight but i watched some of the kings/bucks game on my iphone to check out the quality, and its fucking top notch. I work in a sports bar but we dont get comcast, so itll be nice being able to watch the games on my phone

 

[Brock]

Eric Gordon out 2-3 weeks with knee swelling.

hornets in lots of trouble now

 

[magnifier661]

For Denny... I'm sure he read this article

I really think Chicago should do whatever he can to get Howard. A trio of Boozer, Howard and Rose would be impressive!

Starting line-up of Rose, Hamilton, whomever, Boozer and Howard. WOW

 

[santeesioux]

Rockets’ Lowry charged with battery in Vegas

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=At2NysQBsUlEM9r7vIr_at68vLYF?slug=ap-lowry-batterycharge

 

[The_Lillard_King]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)—Chuck Hayes is expected to miss three to four weeks with a dislocated left shoulder, the latest injury to sideline the Sacramento Kings big man.