Recent content by HadAnEffectHere

Do young players that don't have guaranteed maxes actually understand tanking at all when the team is resting them is to throw games while the player is trying to get their first big money deal. I have, in fact, literally never seen that before. We're going to have to overpay Kessler by a lot...

Okay, so literally no team has ever just given their extension seeking young player 7 healthy DNPs before for no reason but to throw games. I would think Kessler would be absurdly pissed that the Jazz could have sabotaged his value doing this and would be demanding a trade if he hadn't already...

None of those guys were playing for a big money extension and Collins and Clarkson were actually hurt, the Jazz just milked those injuries. Clarkson will probably never get a contract above the minimum again, Keyonte is only a second year guy, and Sexton and Collins were never getting extended...

At no point have I suggested that this is a good idea. Just that 1. The Jazz and Kessler have obviously agreed to an extension 2. They probably needed to overpay him a good bit to bribe him into tanking.

I'm certain the Jazz have already agreed on an extension with Kessler as there's no way he was willing to sit out those games without an extension. The going rate for a league average center is $25m a year (see, Nic Claxton. Poeltl got $20m a year before the new CBA and probably gets $25m under...

5/175 to 5/200, the Jazz will be forced to pay him a premium in exchange for him being willing to tank so blatantly last year.

Jazz basically locked up being 30th in defense last night. Will look up how many teams have finished last in defense in back to back years post-merger within a couple weeks.

I mean, his shooting percentages are low because he's too small and not good enough at handling the ball to get high percentage looks.

His jumpshot is fine, he just can't get separation and his physical tools suck which means his shooting or passing have to be elite and they're just OK instead.

Ainge and Hardy are just dumb and should have expected players would be extremely unhappy and unmotivated in a season where the team is throwing games. "But they should play hard even just to assure their future in the league" yeah, they should, but they're also 21 years old or younger.

One thing that really confuses me is how the Trump admin has continually pushed the "we're getting ripped off by other countries and it has destroyed us!!!!" thing. They're very mad that Vietnam sells a lot of things to the US and Vietnam doesn't buy a lot of US stuff. But that's because...

lmao mono.

Assuming we lose every remaining game, the Jazz will have gone 21-92 since last year's trade deadline. Probably will end up having the worst 200 game stretch in NBA history if they tank again next year? ... Would have to compare it to some of the 200 game stretches for the Process 76ers I suppose.

I'm sorry, but I hate watching this guy play basketball. His playstyle sucks and he has the weird combination of incredible body control while looking extremely awkward that is pretty brutal to watch. He's an elite player and will be a top 10 player in the NBA and maybe top 30 all-time, but he's...

Flagg is just not as impressive as many of the other #1 picks to watch because his playstyle is aesthetically horrific and depends a lot on drawing fouls and initiating contact and getting to the basket through brute force moves. But he's one of the best prospects ever even though he's not fun...