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Had he followed Danny immediately, I would get the "nepo baby" arguments better. DA retired from his role in Boston in June 2021 and Austin stayed there with Brad Stevens for 4 years and was part of the FO finalizing the team that won the championship last season. He was probably a candidate...

Of course they can. We have seen a lot of guys guard Lauri pretty well despite giving up 3-4 inches on him. Which is a better example of the case in point. Yet we do have to maintain the general assumption that height disadvantage hurts a player defensively (assuming said player doesnt have...

No you used one time schemed defense as an example of "how smaller guys and guard bigger guys". Do you think Caruso could do it again now that the tape is out there? You think Nuggets would find ways to exploit that when they are better prepared for it? However you answer, what is a fact is...

Caruso's didnt guard Jokic in the tradtional "stay between your man and the basket" way. He guarded passing lanes more than anything and he had Chet on the weak side as a help defender who also effectively denied pindowns and lobs. He also hurt their screen game by switching and attacking the...

What? ChatGPT forgot Fears?

He did attempt a grand total of 24 step back 3s and hit 4 of them. That is not a shot that "he has" and no opponent will guard him close because they fear a 16% shot. He was a bit better on pull ups at 26%, but thats still trash territory.

I read other speculations that the years 2-5 were non-guaranteed and had different options. Only 13M were guaranteed and other payments were depending on where he gets drafted (location). If that is true then we will likely hear more about that deal after the draft and I do believe he will get...

I agree. I also think Tre is gonna look even better when he can share the offensive load and get more open looks as part of his diet.

I dont know where you got that from. He made a 5 year deal that paid him 13M in NIL money last year alone (which has to be reported, so its known). The value of the next 4 years is not out there AFAIK. Lebron got 87M for 7 year exclusive deal which stood as the record for rookies for a long...

I think all NIL money comes from sponsors. Some sponsors are just sponsors of the program first and foremost. Ive understood that schools still arent allowed to pay them anything.

Just shooting 33% on slow loading stationary 3s isnt enough. He either needs 35+% with a more versatile 3P shot selection or 40+% on open set shots to get respected as a shooter.

People seem to think OKC is gonna walk over Indy.. but the fact is that Indy has been shooting the hell out of the ball in these playoffs and that gives you a fighting chance against anyone. I also think that Indy has been feeding from being underestimated and this will probably be the series...

I think Collier is quite far from being that guy but other than that I agree with most of what you said. I believe ballhandling and driving is something you need from 2-3 guys at least to make it harder for defenses to anticipate and plan on how they slow you down. But you absolutely need great...

I dont think we are far off in our assessments. Its just different preferences mostly. For the record I do not like Ace for pretty much the same reasons as you dont like him. I've said it numerous times that if he falls to 5 I think our FO will run to the podium to draft him but I would be...

Lol that is hilarious. And lowkey funny is that the local beat reporter gave his vote to Siakam who won the vote 5-4. Siakam played great though... but with all the "most overrated" talk I would have thought Hali deserved some redemption. Apparently not.

I only compared him to Kyrie because when I watch Fears play, he kinda reminds me of him (in a positive way). Saying Fears gets over Trae Young offensively is a massive reach since Young was absolutely dominant at college averaging 27.7 points and 8.7 assists in Big-12 and winning every award...

I appreciate the numbers breakdown but you dont adress the archtype concern at all. You said it that he needs to be a PG... but to be a PG he needs to be elite in either scoring or passing/playmaking... or great at both. He currently isnt great in either.  Honestly the guy he reminds me the...

The problem I have with Fears is that he is a ball dominant lead guard who has great iso scoring ability and mediocre playmaking, which is a near useless archtype if he doesnt actually turn into a star/superstar level player. Then if I look at "the chance of him turning into a superstar" I just...

Sure buddy. NBA GMs never bet on potential. For them trading is like going to the supermarket where not only do the products include full ingredients list but also nutritional values and expiration dates. I dont think anyone would make an offer for Key. But if they did, it would be betting on...

I would agree on the path except but I'm pretty confident he wouldnt. After all he is the "I practice every shot" guy who "doesnt have weaknesses" in his game. If we get him I'm gonna be thrilled but super scared at the same time.