kg01

Are you frkng kidding me, Adam Silver!?!? http://www.nba.com/article/2018/08/08/nba-schedule-2018-19-christmas-day-mlk-day-opening-week-games-official-release So what're you gonna do, play recorded video of the MLK house? You know what, to the NBA, to Adam Silver and to whoever else, all I gotta say is .. F*** you, f*** you and f*** you .. who's next?

I'm not clicking that link so, if it's as you say and they're suggesting NYK/BKN aren't tanking, then whoever believes that is either a fool or has a clear agenda.

I come thisclose to murder around that dude. I'm telling ya. I'll find a way to squawk from jail though. Agree Live '95 was great. It's up there with MVP '05 as the greatest sports video games ever. And don't even put Olivia in Rachel's class. O lost me when she went with Alt-Sam.

You just couldn't resist could you? Paging spud .... Eggsactly which is why I hope we ignore/stop talking about Simmons and his crap.

You really tried to slip that one in, huh? Imagine NOP ending up trading him for a package including Anderson who they shipped out not long ago. I hear you though on your overall point. I acknowledge mine is closer to wishful thinking.

People are sheep, mayne. My deadbeat BIL (different from the Heat-fan BIL) showed kg03 some lowlight video of Young that some rando put together after his UTA SL struggles. He knows my son is a big NBA fan and Hawks fan (because of me) so I guess he was trying to be funny and say the Hawks' rookie sucks. This guy also told my son that Melo was a superstar. He tells me son this crap when I'm not around then when my son comes to me to talk bball, I have to reprogram his brain. It's ridiculous. When I heard about him showing the lowlight vid I was all ... I have to be the adult so I didn't rip the BIL's head off (which was not easy). I simply educated kg03 so he's good now. I say that all to say, my BIL is a typical "fan" who doesn't really pay attention. That's how/why you end up with these ridiculous BSPN lists with guys like Knox ahead of Young for no other reason(s) than ... bwah, he looked good in summer league .. and obtw, he play in the "Mecca". It's bullcrap but as it plays out I think Rayford will be fine. Lastly, cool to see Rayf get even a snippet of love on the 2K promo. The kg's will get it, spud. How 'bout you?

Thon is becoming overrated based on a couple minutes of halfway decent defense. Oh and some wicked karate kicks too iiuc. I thought the same but I'm more so thinking next year when he'll be an expiring. Could get some steam as a stretch-big at the deadline. You never know.

Melton plus whatever pick plus whatever we flip Anderson for could be better for us than having Baze. Something to think about.

And he replaced a far worse one. Far, far worse one ... and I don't even like Slink. I want Baze here as a culture builder but I get the 'why' of trading him. It's not outrageous.

Heh that's perfectly good bait, mayne. And sturt loves us too much to go away.

Heh, I sit at my desk or whatever client I'm at and listen via the app (that's right @sturt I got a job, you wanker). I hope those were the best hot wangs you ever had. We all know you love some hot wangs.

I told you this is the worst time to listen. Much better in-season.

It's ok. Surely your workmates know you watch plenty of porn at work. Hearing this video play was probably refreshing to them.

Yeah, I just wanted to call him a lady.

You're Kramer. @Spud2nique is Elaine.

Ayo @Spud2nique, the NBARadio morning show has adopted #TheHeurtLocker as the rookie/player they have to like. Scalabrine said (a) he's a red-head (like Scal) and (b) he went to Maryland (like Isola). I'm telling you, the Hawks gonna be media darlings all of a sudden.

Aye, I'm still on triple-secret probation.

The only thing I agree on is the bit about @AHF

Hey, don't be getting all 'matter-of-fact'y with me. I get enough of that from mrs. kg01. At the end of the day, I think we have the same assessment regarding his draft status for us. If we take a flier on him with whichever of the 3 1sts is the lowest, I got no issue with that. If we take him with the first of our picks, I'll be pissed. I don't like enough of the 'good' that he brings to the table for me to be comfortable making him the centerpiece of our draft.

I don't think I'm writing him off totally. I'm more so saying that there are far better options for us. Also, I don't want to see an offense depending on a 6'7" dude in the post. I'm also down on the notion that, after a half-year at Duke, he'll be a markedly different player than he is right now. I get it, coach Krydsl3234ski invented competitive sports and all but I think we've got to be real here. That's not long enough for anyone to make a real difference and a pretty strong argument can be made that Duke bigs don't get better anyway. All the K worshipers can save the slings and arrows.

Nooo! Surely not, Coach Buttz? He was trying to win a title last season until big bad Travis and Ressler stepped in. Ignore the fact that MIL keeps signing these middling ex-Hawk guys. I'm sure that has nothing to do with Buttz

Don't over-use "great". He would be a useful player anywhere. An all-star anywhere? Nope, only in his current surroundings. GS is a perfect storm from which guys like Green, Thompson and Kerr benefit mightily. We don't disagree significantly on Thompson although I would expect that he could end up in a favorable situation more readily than Green. What I mean by that is he could end up on a bad team but still put up numbers that would lead people to believe he's still a good player. He could average high-20's and fool people into thinking he's an all-star. Green couldn't do that putting up 10's (pts), 7's (reb) and 5's (asts) on a bad team although he could presumably be contributing more. If that makes sense. I'm not a Klay fan. He can't 'get his own' which is what a guy in his position would need to be able to do in order to be truly 'great'. Of course he's talented so he has games/quarters where he blows up but I think he benefits from being lower on teams' scouting reports.

Did you also predict that he'd have teammates that allow him to succeed the way he has? 'Cause if you think he'd be this "good" on a team where he'd be relied upon more heavily then I've got some beachfront property for sale. I'll give you a great price. Oh ignore that Macon, GA zipcode on the property address. That's just for tax purposes.

I would post a sarcastic 'yeah, mmkay' gif but one of you partners in crime poo-poo'd my gif usage a while back. I think he felt it was indicative of low intelligence on my part. It hurt my feelings almost as much as you comments did. Almost.

NBA-caliber athletes are a dime-a-dozen. NBA-caliber athletes who possess actual basketball acumen and skill are not. Right now, Williamson is simply an NBA-caliber athlete. The issue is (a) what will he be by the time we have to match a rFA offer for him (i.e. have to pay real money) and (b) are the other guys in his draft class that project ot be further along. I don't see anything at this point that suggests he'll be a high level basketball player when it matters and there are several guys who appear to be further along. Nobody's anti-hyping the kid. Simply viewing him in a basketball lens in addition to a 'oh man he can jump high' lens.