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must-read, 42's season preview
Posted on 10/18/18 at 9:27 am
Posted on 10/18/18 at 9:27 am
this is the smartest most in-depth look-ahead i've read, rightly beginning & ending with the fact that everything depends on and is filtered thru the plan of keeping davis in new orleans
way too much to quote or paraphrase...42 goes long on ownership, front office, coaching, the offseason, players, the cap/tax, marketing, awards, etc...
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read it and be better informed
way too much to quote or paraphrase...42 goes long on ownership, front office, coaching, the offseason, players, the cap/tax, marketing, awards, etc...
LINK
read it and be better informed
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Posted on 10/18/18 at 9:41 am to cgrand
tl:dr
This post was edited on 10/18/18 at 9:42 am
Posted on 10/18/18 at 9:47 am to cgrand
You are right... it is a must read. But people won't.
I wrote for years and you can write the most brilliant article and it will get 1/10th as many views as if I want on there right now and posted an article with five trade ideas. Its unfortunate. But I am glad at least one person read it.
I wrote for years and you can write the most brilliant article and it will get 1/10th as many views as if I want on there right now and posted an article with five trade ideas. Its unfortunate. But I am glad at least one person read it.
Posted on 10/18/18 at 9:51 am to Crewz
I'm reading it right now. I've never been a fan of 42's writing style but it is a good article.
Recommend that everyone at least skims it.
Recommend that everyone at least skims it.
Posted on 10/18/18 at 9:58 am to Fun Bunch
i read it in sections this morning between phone calls & coffee, and i'll read it again straight thru later today.
no fooling/no BS, sons... read the article
no fooling/no BS, sons... read the article
Posted on 10/18/18 at 9:59 am to MakeMoney
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tl:dr
Guessing after skimming the first 1,500 words that the Pels signed Oddysius off waivers from Greece.
Posted on 10/18/18 at 10:03 am to cgrand
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rightly beginning & ending with the fact that everything depends on and is filtered thru the plan of keeping davis in new orleans
and here's kushner (thank christ for him), echoing this as clearly as is possible:
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In an 82-game season, great moments and impressive performances will get lost along the way. But, climbing into the minds of the NBA’s audience means something, even if most pundits can’t decide where to place the Pelicans in Western Conference predictions. Although, polishing off last year’s No. 1 seed in emphatic fashion caused some social media whiplash just two days into the league’s new calendar.
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And that’s why these types of events matter. And why the Pelicans need to continue to position themselves for nights like this, even while representing the league’s smallest media market. This is how the Pelicans can keep Davis, and persuade him to sign a five-year "super-max" extension worth nearly $140 million this summer. While it’s a birth right in Boston and Los Angeles, it must be earned in New Orleans. And it’s why this shouldn’t be taken for granted.
This post was edited on 10/18/18 at 10:04 am
Posted on 10/18/18 at 10:06 am to cgrand
geez that is long. Still reading. but i agree it's a good read.
Posted on 10/18/18 at 10:06 am to cgrand
*birthright or birth rite, not birth right. Thanks useless LSU English degree!
Posted on 10/18/18 at 10:15 am to cgrand
42;dr
Posted on 10/18/18 at 10:16 am to cgrand
Started reading, but very wordy. Needs to get to the point to hold interest.
Posted on 10/18/18 at 10:29 am to touchdownjeebus
Why does 42 have to add an extra thought detail to every sentence?
"The New Orleans (at least for now) Pelicans will hope that the 26 year old (hard to believe, right!?) Anthony Davis can carry his team -- and he's finally embracing that role -- to new heights (watch out, GSW!), despite having a weak bench (why do they call it a bench? it's folding chairs...)
"The New Orleans (at least for now) Pelicans will hope that the 26 year old (hard to believe, right!?) Anthony Davis can carry his team -- and he's finally embracing that role -- to new heights (watch out, GSW!), despite having a weak bench (why do they call it a bench? it's folding chairs...)
Posted on 10/18/18 at 10:55 am to jmcwhrter
If that’s the way (reminds me I have to weigh in today) that article reads (that’s ridiculous) I’m definitely not going to read it (unless I’m bored).
Posted on 10/18/18 at 12:04 pm to Garden of Asik
It’s a really good read, but it definitely needs to be proofed.
Posted on 10/18/18 at 12:39 pm to cgrand
i haven't read something this long since college.
Posted on 10/18/18 at 1:20 pm to Chad504boy
I'm gonna plow through the whole thing doe
This post was edited on 10/18/18 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 10/18/18 at 1:28 pm to Crewz
Maybe it's because you can be such a dick on here sometimes 
Posted on 10/18/18 at 1:33 pm to cgrand
Great great article. Exactly the type of article we need. Here's to hoping we don't see any sign-and-trade junk this year.
Posted on 10/18/18 at 1:49 pm to cgrand
So I’m a decent pels fan. By that I mean I know the players and coaches and follow them relatively closely but I’m definitely not as big of a pens fan as some of you.
I read the first 2 sections of that article and good god does that guy ramble. He could have the cure for cancer in the middle of that article and I’d never get to it cuz I’d get lost trying to sift through his nonsense.
He takes points that can be explained in 2 or 3 sentences and expands them into 2 or 3 wordy, unnecessary paragraphs.
Cliffs would be greatly appreciated.
I read the first 2 sections of that article and good god does that guy ramble. He could have the cure for cancer in the middle of that article and I’d never get to it cuz I’d get lost trying to sift through his nonsense.
He takes points that can be explained in 2 or 3 sentences and expands them into 2 or 3 wordy, unnecessary paragraphs.
Cliffs would be greatly appreciated.
Posted on 10/18/18 at 2:07 pm to cgrand
solid stuff overall. defense being the identity and as much of the Cousins stuff as I could actually read was good. dude could certainly use an editor
as his wont, he is forever a martyr and a genius.
i dont think he's wrong about the team's rep going up. same time, "circles that matter?" sheesh
the entire Demps section was largely a hagiography. this was particularly appalling. you don't throw the baby out with the bath water on the entire article, but holy shite.
as his wont, he is forever a martyr and a genius.
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there are still lazy takes and typical disparagement from those who have to resort to such things because there are not legitimate criticisms they are qualified to make, but in the circles that matter, the Pelicans have certainly found themselves coming up in the world.
i dont think he's wrong about the team's rep going up. same time, "circles that matter?" sheesh
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Dell is steadily becoming not just a veteran General Manager, but a brand unto himself, an individuated figure to be studied, appreciated, admired, and interacted with as opposed to just another guy with a desk, a phone, and a blue ink pen.
the entire Demps section was largely a hagiography. this was particularly appalling. you don't throw the baby out with the bath water on the entire article, but holy shite.
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