COVID-19: Scrimmage games | July 23 (NBATV), 26 (NBATV), 28 (FSSW) for DAL

[jesusshuttlesworth82]

can we get an offseason free agency thread going already?

[MrGoat]

Morey started it but China definitely finished it lmao

Well the good news is that corona was made in China so it probably won't last very long

[mtrot]

Really good visualization of the official stats over time in this video compared to the other epidemics of this century



We really need to flatten that curve soon

Well, the tough question is, what if, after April, we have not flattened the curve?  What then?  I can see one more month of this economic shut down, but after that, we better start letting people go back to work, or there won't be an economy sufficient to keep the federal government afloat.

Well that's not even the right question to ask because the federal government will be just fine because they have the 'Federal' Reserve to bail them out, but that would be a looooooong conversation about currency and central banks and I don't want to get too political on a basketball board. 

The real question is more when would letting non essential workers go back to work not be even more detrimental to the economy than staying locked down will be, and that timing is tricky

Well, don't you think that at some point if they keep pumping out this money, it's going to cause inflation down the line?  You can't just print more and more money and expect it to retain value.  We are going to have to have a real economy.

[Dahlsim]

Really good visualization of the official stats over time in this video compared to the other epidemics of this century



We really need to flatten that curve soon

Well, the tough question is, what if, after April, we have not flattened the curve?  What then?  I can see one more month of this economic shut down, but after that, we better start letting people go back to work, or there won't be an economy sufficient to keep the federal government afloat.

Well that's not even the right question to ask because the federal government will be just fine because they have the 'Federal' Reserve to bail them out, but that would be a looooooong conversation about currency and central banks and I don't want to get too political on a basketball board. 

The real question is more when would letting non essential workers go back to work not be even more detrimental to the economy than staying locked down will be, and that timing is tricky

Well, don't you think that at some point if they keep pumping out this money, it's going to cause inflation down the line?  You can't just print more and more money and expect it to retain value.  We are going to have to have a real economy.

Yes.  At some point if those that regulate monetary policy, The Fed,  just print money then economic theory suggests that not only inflation but hyperinflation would result. 
Others might say that with fiat currency such as we have now in America this is not a great concern.  A large economy like the USA they would say has the ability to absorb it.  See MMT for example. 

What is fundamentally clear to most people in charge we hope is that money represents the power to buy goods and services.
Unless the country is working it cannot produce as many of those goods and services. 
The value of the money ultimately has to be reduced as the supply of the goods and services decreases. 
That's inflation.    

Fortunately the economy was very productive before the crisis, so the thought is that a temporary period of (extremely) low production can be sustained.

[ClutchDirk]

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[MrGoat]

Really good visualization of the official stats over time in this video compared to the other epidemics of this century



We really need to flatten that curve soon

Well, the tough question is, what if, after April, we have not flattened the curve?  What then?  I can see one more month of this economic shut down, but after that, we better start letting people go back to work, or there won't be an economy sufficient to keep the federal government afloat.

Well that's not even the right question to ask because the federal government will be just fine because they have the 'Federal' Reserve to bail them out, but that would be a looooooong conversation about currency and central banks and I don't want to get too political on a basketball board. 

The real question is more when would letting non essential workers go back to work not be even more detrimental to the economy than staying locked down will be, and that timing is tricky

Well, don't you think that at some point if they keep pumping out this money, it's going to cause inflation down the line?  You can't just print more and more money and expect it to retain value.  We are going to have to have a real economy.

Yes.  At some point if those that regulate monetary policy, The Fed,  just print money then economic theory suggests that not only inflation but hyperinflation would result. 
Others might say that with fiat currency such as we have now in America this is not a great concern.  A large economy like the USA they would say has the ability to absorb it.  See MMT for example. 

What is fundamentally clear to most people in charge we hope is that money represents the power to buy goods and services.
Unless the country is working it cannot produce as many of those goods and services. 
The value of the money ultimately has to be reduced as the supply of the goods and services decreases. 
That's inflation.    

Fortunately the economy was very productive before the crisis, so the thought is that a temporary period of (extremely) low production can be sustained.

Another thing to consider is that inflation is a function of the money supply multiplied by the velocity at which it moves, so adding a lot of cash to a market without velocity doesn't really have an inflationary effect. 

The banks are going to have some number of defaults in their mortgage portfolios and their small and medium enterprise lending businesses. All the loans the banks make are going to have an unexpected number of defaults that would either force them to stop lending and create a financial crisis or they could take that defaulted paper and sell it to the taxpayers at 100 cents on the dollar. Then they just invent the dollar on the computer at the Fed using the currency and diluting the currency but because it's the reserve currency it doesn't reflect dilution. That's what the cash is really doing in this case

[MrGoat]

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https://twitter.com/Baxter/status/1247315880737796098

Well hey at least there's this. 

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1246549256766476289

I'm not sure I would watch it though

[ThunderMav]

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https://twitter.com/Baxter/status/1247315880737796098

Well hey at least there's this. 

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1246549256766476289

I'm not sure I would watch it though

Would be better than the dunk contest

[Hypermav]

Instead of H-O-R-S-E they could play C-O-V-I-D.  Right now I would probably watch this, would be certain if a Mav was involved.

[ClutchDirk]

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell reportedly remains "reluctant" to repair his relationship with Rudy Gobert because of the center's actions before his coronavirus diagnosis.

Shams Charania, Sam Amick and Tony Jones of The Athletic reported Friday the Jazz have started the process of trying to fix the lingering issues between their star players with minimal success.

"It doesn't appear salvageable," a source told The Athletic.

[Reunion Mav Old]

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell reportedly remains "reluctant" to repair his relationship with Rudy Gobert because of the center's actions before his coronavirus diagnosis.

Shams Charania, Sam Amick and Tony Jones of The Athletic reported Friday the Jazz have started the process of trying to fix the lingering issues between their star players with minimal success.

"It doesn't appear salvageable," a source told The Athletic.

I know Gobert apologized publicly at least once for actions he had no idea would result in his exposing himself and others to the corona virus. Do we know what he did because he most certainly seemed to know exactly what he regretted though he did not say (and does not have to).

[omahen]

I know Gobert apologized publicly at least once for actions he had no idea would result in his exposing himself and others to the corona virus. Do we know what he did because he most certainly seemed to know exactly what he regretted though he did not say (and does not have to).

The microphones were reportedly not the only case of Gobert being a smartass and acting like an idiot. There was reportedly also some locker room stuff going on. 

In any case, if they can't fix it, it might be reasonable to expect Gobert will be traded in the summer, as he is a free agent in 2021.

[ClutchDirk]

Per Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium, the NBA and National Basketball Players Association agreed to an indefinite extension of the moratorium on all transactions. 
Charania previously reported on March 13 that both sides agreed to a 10-day moratorium on transactions amid the pandemic. 
The list of transactions that will be on hold for the time being include contract agreements, player and team options and trades. 

[Mavs2019]

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https://twitter.com/Baxter/status/1247315880737796098

Well hey at least there's this. 

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1246549256766476289

I'm not sure I would watch it though

If this was a serious competition, you´d have to take out a six figure loan and put it all on Zach LaVine at +400. There is not a single player in this tournament that could replicate any of his most basic dunks, then it comes down to a near 40% career 3pt shooter to make an occasional shot.

[MrGoat]

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell reportedly remains "reluctant" to repair his relationship with Rudy Gobert because of the center's actions before his coronavirus diagnosis.

Shams Charania, Sam Amick and Tony Jones of The Athletic reported Friday the Jazz have started the process of trying to fix the lingering issues between their star players with minimal success.

"It doesn't appear salvageable," a source told The Athletic.

And bleacher report already has us as a possibility to trade for Gobert, for Powell, Hardaway, and a 2nd. Sure there's not much to talk about now so why not discuss it.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2886031-5-trades-to-break-up-donovan-mitchell-and-rudy-gobert#slide3

Or if you'd rather just listen to a catchy and hilarious tune about the rona...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlxrccYb7XM

[omahen]

And bleacher report already has us as a possibility to trade for Gobert, for Powell, Hardaway, and a 2nd. Sure there's not much to talk about now so why not discuss it.

Imho, Gobert is not a good fit and proposed trade actually makes us worse. And it probably decreases our asset chest.

[Mavs2019]

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell reportedly remains "reluctant" to repair his relationship with Rudy Gobert because of the center's actions before his coronavirus diagnosis.

Shams Charania, Sam Amick and Tony Jones of The Athletic reported Friday the Jazz have started the process of trying to fix the lingering issues between their star players with minimal success.

"It doesn't appear salvageable," a source told The Athletic.

And bleacher report already has us as a possibility to trade for Gobert, for Powell, Hardaway, and a 2nd. Sure there's not much to talk about now so why not discuss it.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2886031-5-trades-to-break-up-donovan-mitchell-and-rudy-gobert#slide3

 
If it´s as bad as they say it is, then Utah would jump on that Bulls deal without hesitation. 

I don´t want Gobert on the Mavs anymore, but I´d do the deal as long as he agrees to a contract extension. Then I´d immediately start shopping him for a young star and/or picks.

[ClutchDirk]

https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/...3813718018

[MrGoat]

Sad news

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status...8427269120&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fforums.realgm.com%2Fboards%2Fviewtopic.php%3Ft%3D1953333%26start%3D120

[omahen]

Not a good outlook

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2886...least-july