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As said by others, it's happening and players/coaches are very aware. It's actually also made fans a little more energized during these days and the Tournament games are played with a bit more of an edge...so far it's done what the league sought out to accomplish.
That is truly an insane number.
His attitude has been very poor this season but that alone is not the reason for his struggles. He and Tyus don't compliment each other too well as backcourt mates because neither really put pressure on the rim.
Neither offer much defensively. Tyus was 8th percentile on defense last season and he's 3rd percentile this season whereas Poole is 0th. Their games don't really mesh. Poole is at his best with the ball in his hands but is playing predominantly off ball with the Wizards with Tyus and Kuz soaking up most of the ballhandling load. I don't think it's a situation he's going to be at his best, but the question also is whether a team is willing to really hand the keys over to Poole.
Been a rough learning curve for Poole this season and he doesn't appear to have the mentality to dig himself out of the hole.
Pacers are pretenders. On track for a bottom 10 defense in NBA history and very poor rebounding team. Not gonna be able to last playing that way.
Because you're putting the cart before the horse and being smug about it. Nobody likes that.
The top two: Haliburton has always been efficient but upping the volume to the level he has and remaining as efficient as he has been, being even more efficient as a scorer, has taken him from All Star to Superstar.
Fox is shooting at career best numbers across the board. If that sustains, he took will have taken the true Superstar leap.
Obviously these two get compared with one another a lot but they're both in amazing situations that enhance and compliment their strengths. They're better apart than they'd ever be together and the trade has unlocked both players individually and each of their teams. And they're both so fun to watch!
Be it for any of us to criticise KG's outlook and opinion on a player. This is a little hyperbolic though.
Poole's first crack at a full time starting job and the 1b/Robin role to Kuz' Batman in Washington. He's had his moments with the Warriors with/without Steph but their system and the talent around him plus the fact he's not nightly at the top of scouting reports, made that a much easier transition for him than this is in DC.
I don't think Poole is ever truly gonna be an elite starting SG and may be destined to be a 6th man, but too early to make the final conclusion. Decent chance the Wizards look to trade him soon as it is.
Magic will aim higher than LaVine if they make a deal like that to cash their chips in and go all-in.
Not ever gonna make a joke or make light of a serious situation like this and there's simply no true verification here, we don't know what the girl's age truly was....15 and 17 makes a huge difference and we don't even know if either are true. Let's wait to see more but gonna guess this all gets swept under the rug completely.
So much on my mind with how the season's played out:
Thunder are a stellar team. Their experience together, while being young, as a unit has really shone through. Their chemistry as a unit. Chet has unlocked Shai in a monstrous way and Chet is a monster himself. Having the length they do 1-5, multiple ballhandlers, and finally having the rim protector in Chet they do takes OKC to a totally different level. They're in an awesome position as a team.
Very disappointed in the Jazz but Keyonte George has indeed shown a lot of great things as u/East_Bed1194 said. Expected more out of Utah but too many turnovers and the defense hasn't been good enough, with or without Kessler. It's been even worse without Kessler, but Kessler and Collins and their chemistry together was off. Collins just isn't a 5, even though some have said that's where he'd be at his best...the strengths of his game are neutralized as a 5. He does have his 3 ball back and I believe he and Kessler can be a good fit together in time. Jazz guard/wing play hasn't been good enough. I don't know if they have their future SG or SF on the roster currently.
Bulls at 5-11 may be able to rally and sneak a play-in spot but this team is done realistically. Just not enough shooting, they play too slow, they're getting essentially nothing out of the PF spot, PWill looks broken, and they're getting little out of Coby as the starting PG on either end of the floor. Team lacks chemistry and lacks an identity and LaVine is clearly disenchanted. Vucevic has taken a real step back this season, shooting as badly as ever from 3, his all around efficiency has been very poor for his standards, shooting less 3's, and bad body language. I think Donovan deserves the ability to play with the assuredly new roster that'll be coming in after the deadline and a fresh start but he may not want to do so.
The impact Porzingis has made on the Celtics defense is something I expected to see going into the year and has borne out that way. Celtics are a team that can switch 1-4 and cause havoc on the perimeter while having an excellent rim protector and for a C, a solid shower/switcher on the perimeter in KP. Not to mention the versatility of his offensive skill set and how that compares to what the Celtics have had at the position the last few years. Celtics are a monster.
Suns undefeated since Booker has come back, their injuries of course is what has stood out the most because that was the biggest concern with them. The competition hasn't been elite but the Suns with Book and KD are just so explosive offensively. Now we can only imagine how they'll play with Beal and having some measure of table setting ability out there on the floor with them. They could use that, which has been obvious early on.
Pacers are Pretenders in my book. Their lack of size, rebounding, and very poor perimeter defense is gonna catch up to them as the season goes along...I don't see them as anything more than a play-in team. I'm not that impressed with what I've seen because we already knew what they could be offensively. Bruce Brown isn't a great SF defender but been forced into that role. Generally he's the one defending the opponents' best wing. He's too small to do it. He can be beaten off the dribble by quick guards. He's overrated defensively. Haliburton is incredible though and proven he can be almost as dynamic as a scorer as he is a playmaker which was something some questioned.
Wemby has so many tricks up his sleeve already and he's still so raw still on the offensive end and doing things like this. Imagine him in a few seasons. What a monster he's gonna be.
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There are things he obviously wants to say but cannot say---legalese. Lawyers involved, likely the players association/league are involved. It's not in his hands. At the end of the day, it's all legalese. Until there's anything verified whatsoever there's really no news here.