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I know that. It was pretty tongue in cheek.
Westbrook has been amazing, but he is rocking a usage rate that would make Kobe blush. They have needed all of that to beat maybe the three worst teams in the league. Tough to see this lasting all year, though it'd make for a good story.
A little late on this but I like the Hawks over - their division isn't very good and while we will miss Horford some, I don't think it will be as big as some think. With Howard, we finally have someone to help protect the rim and let Millsap rest a little on defense instead. Backup PG is what concerns me most with Teague moving. I think they will be in the 45-48 range and most likely win the division and then be one and done or two and done in the playoffs.
Kobe had the highest ever usage rate in 05-06 with 38.74% (Westbrook is #2 in 14-15), Westbrook is at 40.4% so far. I could definitely see him keeping it that high too.
I was at the game, you didn't miss much. Dikembe is so ####### hard to understand. Dan Issel's speech was great though. He ended his speech saying, "When Bernie Bickerstaff drafted Dikembe, he told me not only is he a great basketball player, but he is also a very intelligent young man. Dikembe can speak seven languages. Unfortunately, as you are about to learn, English is not one of them."Trailblazers broadcast cuts Dikembes halftime speech mid word...
And it was good until..
I've been to that Krispy Kreme a few times. Good location - I'll have to stop in soon to see if I can run in to the big guy.
It's what Evan Fournier got minus a year. Gun to my head (and it's often since I'm a Magic fan) I'd rather have Fournier but Oladipo's ceiling is higher.
I don't think he'd be acting like this if he was on the Wizards, because public perception of him would be very different. I think he's always been considered a good guy, this is the first time he's dealt with being the villain. He's always been kinda prickly, but he used to get a pass.
All seem fine in this cappy (cappy>hi) era. If I had to pick the worst I'd probably say Oladipo, but they couldn't let him go either.Long Ball Larry said:
Long Ball Larry said:
Cody Zeller 4/56 too I guess. I think he's a better player that Dieng probably, but isn't on the court as much for various reasons.GOB said:
At least it is relatively cheap. Just do not like Cody's game at all, hopefully the Hornets find a way to move him next offseason...
Wonder if they are going to buy out Ilyasova.Jerami Grant to OKC...Ilyasova goes to Philly with a pick (2nd rounder would be my guess). Apparently they've been after Grant for awhile.
EDIT: apparently it's a heavily protected first....TRUST THE PROCESS
They don't need to and he does provide spacing for whichever C he plays with. I would think they'd need his minutes at least until Simmons gets back.
They should be giving Saric all the minutes he can handle in that role, rather than a vet on an expiring deal.
no doubt, but there is something to be said for letting either of the two Cs develop playing with a stretch 4 who provides some spacing. They sort of need to decide if either C are extension worthy fairly soon.
Can I get a quick rundown on Jerami Grant? We don't get a lot of Philly games on TV here...Jerami Grant to OKC...Ilyasova goes to Philly with a pick (2nd rounder would be my guess). Apparently they've been after Grant for awhile.
EDIT: apparently it's a heavily protected first....TRUST THE PROCESS
Good rebounder...can't shoot. He's a good 4th big...not sure why OKC felt the need to get him though. My guess is they see some Ibaka in him, but besides being athletic, he's not much of a player yet.
They're under the cap by about 7 this year, and then way over next with the extensions, so my guess they have another move coming at some point for someone who can shoot. I'm not sure what asset they have to give though since their first round picks are tied up now.
