corndeaux

[quote]no one is arguing that BI has failed to be a consistent defender in this league, literally that was the thesis of this discussion that you attempted to interject into multiple times to try and argue[/quote] All I've ever said is that he needs to try more and he'll be good enough, but I don...

[quote]he was literally a plus defender last night, so again, you are simply wrong.[/quote] Garrett Temple was literally an excellent 3pt shooter last night so anyone who says he isn't is simply wrong. [quote]the only question with BI is does he?[/quote] We have 5+ years of evidence he doe...

lol. You're incredible, my man. Just make sure you are back responding after one game where he is a disaster on defense. Yes. He played really well tonight, just like that one game v Kyrie in Feb 2019. Let's see if he can do it consistently. He hasn't been able to do it in 5+ years. Again, I t...

I agree that Zion is probably the better bet, even though his height/reach is not ideal. If you've got so so perimeter defenders, you need back end help to clean up the mess. And that doesn't mean Zion needs to be a Gobert or Draymond, but just in the right place at the right time often enough to he...

[quote]Which is why even moreso with BI, he needs to step up defensively for this project to work[/quote] Right. The only difference here is you think he can step up and be a plus defender. I don't, but also don't think he needs to be. Just try off ball and within the scheme. If does that, I thin...

And if you can get Zion/Ingram to give a damn, that opens up some interesting lineups down the line. What can you put around Zion/Ingram/Herb if those first 2 care? Herb at the 5......

Ingram should be better, but I don't see him as ever being much more than average. And even if Ingram improves, it is going to be hard to play McCollum/Graham/Valanciunas together much and expect to have a defense that isn't a tire fire. And that's before adding Zion back to the mix. I like th...

That whole article is just fascinating. Great look at all the angles teams/players can play. The Jody Allen stuff is on point. She may have all the $$, but she fundamentally doesn't give a shite about the team. And Ziller had a different take this AM. He went back to when the Blazers sold Ger...

[quote]It’s called hedging your bet. Better odds of one of them working out. Cavs had no reason to draft Garland after just drafting Sexton[/quote] Again, ignoring the reality. There was not the 30mpg rookie Garland got with rebuilding/tanking Cleveland on a Pels team that had Holiday, Ball, Redd...

[quote]So you saying Balls past injury history with the Lakers and his dads desire for him to be in a big market for the big baller brand is hindsight?[/quote] No. These were known issues. What's 20/20 is saying Ball was never going to stay or work out, ergo they should have drafted his replaceme...