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Trae Young’s gonna learn A LOT from Nick Van Exel, one of the most underrated & craftiest point guards, EVER!
Van Exel is now an assistant coach on Nate McMillan’s coaching staff in Atlanta 💯@rayfordyoung , @TheTraeYoung pic.twitter.com/9N0uPwtXfC
— Courtside Buzz (@CourtsideBuzzX) August 23, 2021
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I could almost see the Lakers bring in some former players who want to get into coaching. You wonder if the reference they made to looking for a former player to be an assistant referred to somebody else and not to Jared.
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Every year in the NBA, somebody takes that "leap." The question is: Who's it going to be this season? https://t.co/dVgXCXNpbb
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) August 23, 2021
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Top 3 candidates in my opinion…
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He’s my pic, Sac gets into the playoffs as a play-in and save Luke Walton’s job for another 1/2 season or so.
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Mine as well. I’m surprised they pivoted off Frank Wagner to Da. Mitchell. I’d trade
and restart.
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14-year NBA veteran Jared Dudley has been in "advanced discussions" to be hired as an assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks, per @TheSteinLine pic.twitter.com/HGgBqUMB1l
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 24, 2021
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Dang/ Wonder if some of the noise around Vogel not being a great communicator is legit, nobody wants to stay on his staff, or rather why is Duds jumping ship to hang with Kidd?
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Surprised Lakers not making Dudz an assistant coach.
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More to the point, Nick Van Exel was just hired as a Hawks assistant
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81 points.
There’s only one Mamba. #HappyBirthdayKobe
(via @NBA)
pic.twitter.com/CajG3trIdM— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 23, 2021
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The interesting thing about Kobe’s birthday is that it falls on 08/23 instead of 08/24 which would have matched his Jersey numbers 8 and 24. That’s eeriely almost like a missed free throw.
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Kobe would have only been 43 years old today.
That 8/23 and 8/24 stuff is crazy, Buba.
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Terry Rozier agrees to a four-year, $97M max contract extension, per @ShamsCharania pic.twitter.com/nAmVJBUHM2
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 19, 2021
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Intrigued to see if his clutch shooting continues. Should be able to have a lower usage rate.
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If Ball satays on the court I think that’s a realistic goal.
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Here’s @ramonashelburne’s story on Joel Embiid agreeing to a new four-year, $196M extension with the Sixers: https://t.co/kTmV0g3tsi
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 17, 2021
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..and without an agent
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The Memphis Grizzlies are trading Patrick Beverley to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Jarrett Culver and Juancho Hernangomez, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 17, 2021
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Told Gerald on the podcast, I suspected Juan Hernangomez was pissed. Again, Memphis gets a competent big and a promising wing.
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Pat Bev went from 🏝🏝🏝🏝 to 🌨🌨🌨🌨
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Gonna be a long cold 🥶 🥶 🥶 winter ❄️ in MN.
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Dude played in Ukraine & Russia…I think he can handle Minny
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You know what I meant..,NBA’s Siberia
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Pat probably hoping for one more bounce before he lands somewhere…anywhere…but Minny…
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Ben Simmons still expects to be traded and has not personally been in close contact with Daryl Morey, Joel Embiid or Doc Rivers this offseason, per @JakeLFischer pic.twitter.com/CoRTPrW4Zy
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) August 17, 2021
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I realize there are some (Jamie, Spencer Young, other NBA aficionados) think that Philly and Simmons have to co-exist because trading him wouldn’t net commensurate value in return…
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There’s something in play that puts the above theory in peril: Human emotion…
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There’s also no punitive mechanisms involved to fine Ben Simmons…
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The NBA fined Harden because he was out in the clubs partying during a global pandemic…had nothing to do with him missing training camp…though Rachel Nichols and Ernie Johnson try and conflate the two. Huge misconception…
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NBA contracts are guaranteed. Simmons can sit out all of training camp and wouldn’t have to worry about getting paid or being fined.
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Once camp starts this will heat up if it’s still unresolved.
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In the podcast I did with Gerald last night I list the Ben Simmons as the last big unsettled this off season. Yes, Memphis and it’s 20 player roster is up there, as well, but this could be seismic in it’s implications.
Who is going to blink first? Trader Daryl and lower his (outlandish, dare I say…) demands on what a return for Ben Simmons should look like?
Another team that acquiesces and empties the cupboard for a guy who can’t shoot and was a liability in the playoffs?
Ben SImmons and return to the fold. Haven’t seen this scenario unfold since Kawhi and San Antonio had a stand off over his quad injury.
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Looking at the Grizzlies one has to wonder if they’re not assembling some kind of low-grade package of young guys/picks to make a run at Simmons? Hard to see why though…
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It’s funny back in 2016 Brandon Ingram was looked as some kind of consolation prize behind Simons. Personally I never felt that way. Now it’s apparent that BI was the top prize, with Jaylen Brown of the Celtics a close 2nd.
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I heard all the hype about this dude coming outta AUS but when I finally saw him play at LSU it wasn’t very impressive. That continues to be the case.
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If I’m the sixers I can’t have this dude back in the locker room. He played scared at the worst possible time…that shit ain’t easily forgotten or forgiven. You can deal with not being able to shoot from outside or the free throw line but you can’t lose your aggressiveness and play with fear. Just look at Giannis.
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ESPN Sources: Boston Celtics G Marcus Smart has agreed to a four-year, $77M extension. New deal starts in 2022-‘23 with no player option and secures him at $90M-plus through 2025-‘26.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 16, 2021
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Good for Marcus. Always coveted him for the Lakers.
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He had some duels with dudes. This was a brilliant performance 🎭
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Read Moreerrr..you’d be incorrect. And plenty of uneducated has been or never was AM Radio/Social Media Jockie’s have these banal, lame-ass takes and this one is at the top of the list.
The other question to test basic knowledge of the game: Is Andre Drummond a good basketball 🏀 player in 2021? If the answer is ‘yes’ please do the following:
As for great 👍 😊 😌 players, they don’t all make the HOF. Case in point are 4 prime cases to shine a light on a blithering, dumb generalization.
Case #1 Tom Chambers & Antawn Jamison.
Chambers played 16 years amassed over 20,000 points. He’s one of 29 players to score 60+ points in a game. Among retired players, only Chambers and David Thompson are not in the HOF. x4 All-Star. Lived up to being #8 as a Lottery Pick in 1981.
Belongs in the HOF
Antawn Jamison, Ironically accumulates over 20,000 points in a 16 year career (Chambers played 16 seasons). Also, has a distinction of being 1of 2 players to score over 20.000 points and not elected in the HOF.
Now, it’s the Basketball HOF. Not the NBA. So let’s examine both Chambers and Jamison’s resumes outside of the NBA.
Jamison’s #33 is retired by the Tar Heels. He was named the Naismith player of the year and was a x3 All-ACC First-Team. And the year before he was a McDonald’s All-American. Selected to College Basketball HOF in 2021. Has also competed for USA 🇺🇸 Internationally.
Antawn checks all the boxes ☑️☑️☑️☑️☑️for the HOF. Meets criteria.
This one is truly confounding, inexplicable and easily remedied. Yet, it remains just hanging out there like a big turd 💩 in the wind 💨.
https://youtu.be/tbFR8sXz_gc
Tom Chambers, was a 2nd and 1st team WAC in his Junior and Senior year with the Utah Utes. He was part of a team that made the Tournament 3 times in 4 years, including Sweet Sixteen twice.
Seems to me, both of these men also exhibited the seven (7) tools of effective NBA Players aka “Batman Belt”
1. Hustle
2. Ball Handling
3. Passing
4. Shooting
5. Athleticism
6. Height
7. Skill
Right now, the NBA doesn’t have a Vet Committee to help overseer glaring errors in what constitutes a HOF resume. Either these men earned their place or they deserve restitution for years of being overlooked.
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Other than NYC it’s difficult to recruit talented players to the North East…for many reasons other than just dollars
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Whole squad went league… that’s tough🙏🏽💯 https://t.co/msEY2DnmQX
— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) August 14, 2021
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Ron Artest in the season the Malice at the Palace happened:
24.6 PPG
6.4 RPG
1.7 SPG
50/41/92%And he was coming off a DPOY, All-Star, All-Defense and All-NBA season the previous year. pic.twitter.com/XDWfcJOQsq
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Most Lakers fans never understood/thanked him for his sacrifices
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He went from a #1 option to a #2 (Houston) to a #4 option (Lakers)…
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Very similar clutch gene. They have the guts to shoot it from anywhere…this one is really interesting because I think Quick has seen something on film he thinks he can unlock in Trae. And two, I mean ATL got Sharife Cooper and Jalen Johnson…they’re gathering nuts 🌰 🥜 for another team’s disgruntled star.