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Total Members Voted: 3

Voting closed: June 13, 2022, 11:38:11 PM

[kiidcarter8]

Here's a bone for ya.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/deadspin.com/complete-farce-of-a-basketball-team-ends-blowout-loss-i-1833575154/amp

[kiidcarter8]

Chance for lead - Mitchell passes off to Rubio.

Ouch.

[kiidcarter8]

Jazz could use a Kanter.

[facilitatorn]

He should take a journeyman contract in Portland for a couple of years then look for a payday. That team really masks his flaws and gives him the best chance to continue changing his rep in the league.

Come on, he has to take the money when he can get it. Dude is damn-near stateless. If someone offers double what the Blazers offer, he should take it. He's vulnerable.

He should already has stupid money from the last contract. Steady employment that burnishes his reputation should be more valueable. He’s already in the citizenship process. A couple of years at around the mle should buy him a vast swath of the great north woods as he needs to worry about his security based on his political situation.

[bodiddley]

I can see how Kanter's political worries and justifiable paranoia might have affected how he dealt with the Knix.  The guy is under some pressure.

But saying he's near-stateless so he needs to cash in is a little rich.  Kant made $18M last year.  And the year before.  He could buy a Palestinian or Syrian refugee camp.  Whole thing -- people and UN guards included.  Being an elite level hoopster, he could also probably easily arrange Philippine or some other citizenship in a pinch.   He's got a US green card and is on the path to citizenship.  He also has a legit asylum claim in the US, which he likely won't need to use.  But that's another backup option.

I like that he's stood up to Erdogan, and kept his beliefs despite substantial hardships being attached to that decision.  I like that he plays hard, and at least tries on D.  I didn't like his complaining, but maybe I just had Craw flashbacks.

Like Craw, Kant's best role going forward could well be as a bench energizer who beasts 2nd units.  Of course he'll want starter money and probably minutes.  Be interesting to see what he signs for and who wants him.

Just scanning the standings, only Memf and CLE popped out as teams needing a starting C.  Probably some others.

[bodiddley]

Chance for lead - Mitchell passes off to Rubio.
Ouch.

Yup, Rubio airballed a corner 3 over the rim with around 1:10 left, Jazz down 1.  Sad.  Thereafter, the Jazzmen got stripped 3 times in the paint.  DMitch twice, one after an O-board, one on a drive (poked away by a helping Gordon), and Harden with 5 fouls poked the ball away from Gobert.  This was all while the game was within 3 points.  Great hands and strips by HOU.  UTA had ops, could have forced a G6 in UTA easily and been in position to make it a 7G series. 

Blown ops.  Harden had 5 fouls, I thought they needed to go at him strong. 

I think Jingles best years are behind him.  Might need to be a 6th man.  If you're going to play GoBear and Favors, you need another aggressive 3-shooter and driver to pair with Mitchell. 
Jingles looking too limited pn O, and he's their weakest defender.  He's a nice player, but they could use a starting SF upgrade.  (did someone order an Uber?).
Relying on Rubio 3's is death.

[facilitatorn]

Clips are staying alive.

[kiidcarter8]

Ingles would be a good Knick.

[bodiddley]

To correct my last post.
Mitchel got stripped down low after an O-board just inside the 2 min mark.  Not after Rubio's over-the-rim-shot.

And re-watching the Mitchell pass to Rubio was a good basketball play.  He was open, there were guys underneath for a rebound.  1 pt game, and 1:12 when the pass was made, so still decent amount of time.  Maybe should have kept the ball and forced the issue, but an open guy in the corner ...
A play just a little before that Mitchell passed to O'Neale who missed a right elbow 3.  Not really Donovan's fault the guys' he set up couldn't knock down open shots in the clutch.  Just needed one of those 2 to drop . . .

The other two HOU strips were inside 1 min and really sealed the win.  Harden picked up his 5th foul with about 3:40 left.   I would have tried to get him out of the game.  Or at least get easy baskets if he played it cautiously.  NBA coaches rarely seem to try to get a player in foul trouble or foul him out when a guy has 5.  Not sure why, since sans Harden, Rockettes would have a tougher time.  Make Chris Paul force things.

I'd have to look over the series, but sure seemed Capela outplayed or at least outhustled GoBear.  GoBear just didn't seem locked in, including getting stripped by Harden just before a rim attack that would have cut it to 1 with ~34 secs left.

[bodiddley]

Jazz could use a Kanter.

Jazz could use a Blake Griffin!
They desperately need another player who can create his own shot.

Key to Utah-Hou is MITCHELL, plain and simple.
No.  He will not get it done.

I talked about Rubio and Jingles as keys.
And both underperformed leading to the result.
But you were probably more on the money saying it was up to Mitchell and he would come up short.
Rocky season for him.  Tough playoffs as well.
If he made that late 3 in I think it was G2, things coulda been different.

[kiidcarter8]

C'mon, Jamaal!

(No way Nuggets win a game 7)

[bankshot1]

As a 11 year old kid, I watched jarring John, the bouncing Buck Eye from Ohio State, as a rookie and marveled at his tireless energy and all-around excellence first as a C's 6th man and then as a true NBA super star. He was an all-time great and legend.

I feel older and much sadder learning of his passing.

RIP Hondo

[carlos123]

Nice pic you got

[bodiddley]

Havlicek one of the all-time greats.
A little before my time, but I recall a tribute to him at the RAC (Rutgers) during a Nets game on his farewell tour.
8 titles in 15 years.  Played hard every game.
So in his final season, age 37, Hondo played all 82 games, averaged 34 min per, and put up 16 / 4 / 4.
(while 37 40 years ago was more like 40 today)
2 seasons Havlicek averaged over 45 mins per game.
Skilled and relentless.

[facilitatorn]

Nice pic you got

If you could only see where Putin has put his other hand...