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Jon1798
Favorite team: | LSU |
Location: | Baton Rouge |
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Number of Posts: | 730 |
Registered on: | 1/11/2009 |
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re: Scoop B reporting Jan 4th target date for B.I. return
Posted by Jon1798 on 12/29/22 at 11:12 am
Good luck and godspeed rest of the league....
re: Devonte’ Graham Video Breakdown
Posted by Jon1798 on 8/5/21 at 12:06 pm
[quote]Has anyone actually watched Graham play in games, not his highlights? His shooting looks good in the highlights, but his percentages outside of 3 and FTs are bad. Does he just have horrible shot selection?[/quote]
His FG% is extremely misleading. He’s taking 9 of 12 shots from three. His...
re: 2021 NBA Free Agency
Posted by Jon1798 on 8/4/21 at 9:30 am
We offered CP3, we offered Lowry, we offered THJ, we offered Dinwiddie, I’m sure we offered Conley. I don’t think the issue was wasting time or lack of effort. The problem was not knowing the situation, and losing assets in the process. Trading both picks next year and locking up the ability to t...
re: 2021 NBA Free Agency
Posted by Jon1798 on 8/3/21 at 3:05 pm
I’m really salty we couldn’t at least have gotten Young. He is exactly the type of forward we are missing off the bench....
re: Devonte Graham to Pelicans for first round 2022 lottery-protected pick 4yrs/47 million
Posted by Jon1798 on 8/3/21 at 11:15 am
My best guess is NAW is a starter along with this future mystery person. Naw has been better as a starter and Graham has been better off the bench....
re: DeMar DeRozan: I think it’s worth considering...
Posted by Jon1798 on 8/3/21 at 7:55 am
Someone woke up grumpy...
DeMar DeRozan: I think it’s worth considering...
Posted by Jon1798 on 8/3/21 at 7:24 am
I have no doubt people will scream spacing. But facts are we would be a much much better team with DeRozan. Unlike Lowry, he’s only 31. We would get some of his best years. He’s 6’6, and capable of being that real adult in the locker room. No he doesn’t shoot threes, but he does shoot and he sh...
re: Lonzo agrees to S & T deal with Chicago
Posted by Jon1798 on 8/2/21 at 7:07 pm
They get Dinwiddie, or even Powell for me, and they won this offseason. But a few more strikeouts and you have to seriously worry about the team’s direction....
re: 2021 NBA Free Agency
Posted by Jon1798 on 8/2/21 at 4:25 pm
Young would be a really big get for us. I’m not optimistic the Bulls want to include him, as they want to win. But he was really good and fits that backup 4, flexible forward we have been looking for. Not to mention he can initiate and run some of the same type of sets that Zion runs with the fir...
re: 2022 Free Agents Class. Pic
Posted by Jon1798 on 8/2/21 at 12:43 pm
Half of those will be off the board as early as tonight...
re: 2021 NBA Free Agency
Posted by Jon1798 on 8/2/21 at 12:41 pm
[quote]
I have pretty vivid memories of Zion continuously driving the lane against a wall of 4 dudes. He's a beast and makes them a lot, but that doesn't mean there isn't a spacing issue. [/quote]
A lot? He scored at a near record efficiency. And even with two very inept offensive players in B...
re: Hollinger: Ball to Charlotte, Graham to Pels could be in works.
Posted by Jon1798 on 8/2/21 at 10:56 am
As you should. And it’s certainly possible that we could literally add and keep players up to the luxury tax. I just think we won’t quite go that high with our future tax concerns coming. Dinwiddie and separate Lonzo sign and trade very workable. And then small moves around the edges to finish th...
re: Hollinger: Ball to Charlotte, Graham to Pels could be in works.
Posted by Jon1798 on 8/2/21 at 10:47 am
The Ball S&T would be easy, and the Memphis deals is capable of bringing back a ton(over $30 million) if expanded, not to mention other players could be added from the Pels. So getting Dinwiddie is very doable.
Luxury tax should not be much concern this season, it’s in three seasons when Zion ge...
re: 2021 NBA Free Agency
Posted by Jon1798 on 8/2/21 at 8:52 am
Norman Powell would still be a killer add with Dinwiddie. Maybe not the most exciting pair to add for most, but that would be killing it in my mind. Expensive though for sure....
re: 2021 NBA Free Agency
Posted by Jon1798 on 8/2/21 at 8:41 am
Spacing has never been an issue with this team and I really wish people would stop talking about it at every turn. We needed to make more shots from outside, no doubt. But we got to the rim at will and had one of the leagues best offenses even though Bledsoe and Adam’s were on the court. It’s jus...
Shouldn’t Norman Powell be our guy?
Posted by Jon1798 on 8/1/21 at 2:26 pm
We talk about adding shooting and I feel like Powell rarely comes up. But 6’4 with a 6’11 wingspan. He shot 41.4% from 3 on 6 attempts a game. 39.9% the year before and 40% the year before that.
He’s not a lock down defender, but he is a good defender. Especially compared to many of the offen...
re: Pelicans made offer to CP3- expected back to Suns (Windhorst Podcast)
Posted by Jon1798 on 7/30/21 at 1:00 pm
Lol that’s more of a Saints thing...
Pelicans made offer to CP3- expected back to Suns (Windhorst Podcast)
Posted by Jon1798 on 7/30/21 at 12:58 pm
Brian Windhorst got a little loose with his words on his podcast today. He went as far as saying the Pels offered Chris Paul, and then tried to pull it back to not get anyone in trouble. Said we hoped Willie Green’s relationship would help get him to agree. Sounds like it’s accepted that Chris tu...
re: Stein: Miami, Dallas, Pels will be at the forefront of the pursuit of Lowry
Posted by Jon1798 on 7/30/21 at 12:41 pm
And that’s all I am saying. We are paying a premium, but not one that is outlandish. If $30 million is what it takes for us in our situation, I think you have to make it happen. And three years is better than four years. We can handle this deal....
re: Stein: Miami, Dallas, Pels will be at the forefront of the pursuit of Lowry
Posted by Jon1798 on 7/30/21 at 12:25 pm
https://www.spotrac.com/nba/rankings/point-guard/
So about ten PG’s in that $30 million plus range prior to whatever Conley gets. For THIS team trying to get that type of player in, that’s not horrible or crippling. He will be a large expiring in the first year of Zion’s extension. If we could...
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