(03-23-2021, 11:43 PM)thSleepingHero Wrote: Portland just lost a heartbreaker against Brooklyn. Blake Griffin looks really good coming off the bench.

Very happy to see at least 1 WC team lose tonight.

Lets hope GSW follow suit.

(03-24-2021, 07:25 AM)HanspardShowerVoice Wrote: I don't know why Dame doesn't get more MVP buzz in a season without a clearcut leader.    No one is more valuable to their team.   When Dame has a bad shooting night, the Trailblazers are cooked.

(03-24-2021, 08:15 AM)sefant Wrote: 29th "best" defensive rating. They can't guard a chair.

(03-24-2021, 08:28 AM)StepBackJay Wrote: I don't know why the Raptors wouldn't just keep Powell?

(03-24-2021, 08:28 AM)omahen Wrote: No serious discussions, I hope. I would hate if they got him, he would really be great with Mavs

https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1374704338657026048

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Because he will command 20 mil (or more) salary per year and they are already paying 66 mil to FVV, Pascal and OG. And this group can't even make playoffs. It is time to move on...

(03-24-2021, 09:07 AM)HanspardShowerVoice Wrote: IMHO, the NBA needs to address the bind that small market teams get into when they focus on drafting and developing in house because they can't draw free agents, and they develop guys who are just good enough to get market premium money but not good enough to go toe to toe with legit NBA superstars in the playoffs.   If this is truly going to become a league where all the premiere super star free agents just go play in Los Angeles and New York markets, they're going to have to find a way to make it less punitive with a when a Toronto has to overpay Fred VanVleet to resign after they drafted and developed him.

(03-24-2021, 09:12 AM)omahen Wrote: At least for super max guys I think there is a very simple solution. The super max part should not count in the cap. This would really give the "home" team an advantage. I guess something similar could be done for home grown guys. Like only 90 % of their wage counts against cap or something

(03-24-2021, 09:12 AM)omahen Wrote: At least for super max guys I think there is a very simple solution. The super max part should not count in the cap. This would really give the "home" team an advantage. I guess something similar could be done for home grown guys. Like only 90 % of their wage counts against cap or something

(03-24-2021, 08:55 AM)StepBackJay Wrote: Of course the Mavs had zero interest in him at that time for some reason.

(03-24-2021, 10:02 AM)HanspardShowerVoice Wrote: IMHO, it was a lost season for the Warriors as soon as Klay got injured again.  At least in regards to be a true contender.     They need to gear up for 2021 when Klay comes back.  I would argue it's better for them to hold off until the Summer to make their move.   There will be more sellers.   If the TWolves get a Top 3 pick this year, then their 2022 pick is unprotected for the Warriors.   That's going to be a major trade piece.

(03-24-2021, 10:06 AM)HanspardShowerVoice Wrote: To me the team that absolutely has to make a move right now is Denver.    They have to go all in now.   They're going to have to offer MPJ a max in 2022 and then their roster is cooked.  They'll have $100 million devoted to just 3 players.     The Lakers and Clippers are now looking very vulnerable now.

Quote:“For me, there wasn’t necessarily a single number. There’s never been a single number,” Collins said. “I’ve never said, ‘I need a max or I’m only taking a max.’ All I said with my play and what I’ve done, I feel like I should be in max contention or I should be in the caliber or realm of guys who do what I do on the court. That’s all I said. There was never, ‘Oh, I need a five-year max.’ I’ve never said any of that. I just said I felt like I played myself into great position to be talked about with those other guys and be it as it may. That’s what I said. I felt like my play spoke for me and I wanted to continue to let it do that but obviously there are different narratives that are being taken. There’s a lot of stuff that can be misconstrued when it comes to stuff like this. It’s just something I have to take in stride and keep going.”


“I want to stay. I want my flowers here in Atlanta,” Collins said. “I want to be true to Atlanta for my entire career, as corny or as cheesy as it may sound to whoever. As a basketball player and as someone who takes pride in their job, me being drafted in the organization and me living here and becoming a man and living my life in the NBA as a Hawk means something to me. It might not mean a lot to other people but I want to be here. I want my future to be here. I want to think about my future here but the reality of the situation is stuff doesn’t always go the way I want it to. All I can do to make sure my future is as good as it can be is make sure I’m the best player I can be and wake up every day and figure it out.”