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So we can get him

 

Because he's the best possible option for us. I think they need to lose this series for there to be a chance he's let go.

 

don't see how they lose with luka out/at half speed. that said, if they get blasted by phx (quite likely), i could see them parting ways in sort of a "gotta do something/run its course" situation.

 

That ain't going to cut it. They're already down Clint. It's a sweep at this rate.

 

I hate Boston. Will never root for them. But it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world if they sent the Nets home early. Ideally Boston, Nets, and 6ers are all at home as soon as possible.

I agree. Tatum is a bad man. Still think that Kobe meant enough to him that he'll find his way here at some point.

 

ball over tatum was just...rough in retrospect. in fairness, i wasn't that high on either at draft time and really wanted the lakers to trade down or out. i thought tatum was rudy gay; didn't see his ballhandling improving the way it did. that's not that common.

i actually like the current version of the C Bags. just sucks they're the C Bags and all. but tatum, brown, even smart--they play hard and play together (didn't early in the year, but fixed it). SA did them a huge solid delivering derrick white, too. fits right in.

the top four in the east is a real crapshoot, imo. very evenly matched teams. i actually think toronto would have been in that mix, too, if not for injuries.

i'm of the general opinion that young is overrated, but i think he looked hurt out there, too. what you're seeing in game 1 of that series is defense pounding offense, though. just lowry and tucker and butler and adebayo bulldogging the hawks out of their finesse game.

 

I don't think Trae is overrated, but the Heat play some tight D, and it's clear that the gameplan is to smother Trae and make the other guys beat you. Heat in 5, possibly a sweep.

C Bags turned it around during the season by - ARE YOU READING THIS, JEANNIE? - playing killer DEFENSE.

 

yeah, watching teams just smother the opposition in several game 1s has me angry that we just abandoned ship on the philosophy.

 

Got it. Yea, I don't want anyone LeBron wants (Juwan Howard?). He should have ZERO say in any personnel decisions from here on out.
Not crazy about Doc Rivers. Not enamored of Lue. Please don't even mention Mark Jackson. And isn't Nick Nurse embedded with a lot of the people who screwed up the org in the first place (KLUTCH)?

Then again, who really wants this job now? Thanks, Jeannie, Rambii, and Pelinka: we're becoming the Knicks.

 

Any day the C-Bags are eliminated is like xmas for me.

 

I really didn't like the Ball pick. I thought he was overrated, couldn't shoot, and wanted no part of his dad being involved with the team. Didn't think he was the next Nash/Kidd/ Magic. I felt like most LA based fans were way too high on him because he's a LA kid and played with UCLA. I wanted to move it and in that draft I really liked Josh Jackson's profile (not at #2 though). Also definitely didn't see Tatum becoming THIS good.

Agreed. It's a shame this roster isn't the Magic or Thunder (or any other irrelevant team). Those 3 and even Horford (if you aren't factoring in $) are likeable players on any other team.

I think overall he's overrated and Mavs lucked out they were able to get Luka. But I do think that his big games don't get enough attention (maybe it's an Atlanta thing). When he's on, he's one of the best scorers in the game. But the inconsistency and fact that he doesn't bring much else to the table him in the overrated category. In this series, don't know whether he's hurt or just exhausted at this point in the year, he doesn't look right though. Heat are throwing the sink at him, still his movements and body language looked off.

 

Caruso single-handedly keeping the Bulls in this game.