I want the Spurs to go as far as possible as it increases my chances to get to a game.
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013
And didn't the Cavs just pick up Dahntey? Dukies always bring out the best in Lebron - the more the merrier!
-jk
...And Harry Barnes still can't shoot!
I didn't realize how much Marcus Smart has developed. He was amazing in a losing effort despite playing defense at a surreal level.
Oh 'Stons...so close.
Nothing incites bodily violence quicker than a Duke fan turning in your direction and saying 'scoreboard.'
Kyrie with a big day- Deng with a big night. Ex Duke one and done guys doing well so far
Toronto needs Demarre Carroll to be healthy and ready for 35-40 minutes guarding Paul George.
Based on Game 1, Indiana can successfully guard Toronto's stars (by putting George on DeRozan and George Hill on Lowry) but Toronto can't guard George. Not a recipe for success. Carroll is declaring that he's ready for the challenge of guarding George. We'll see what coach Dwayne Casey thinks. Side note: Love the two-way stars like George and Kawhi.
In Game 1, yes, but he's unfortunately turned into a very good shooter.
They'll need him to stay in this series. Stevens said Avery Bradley is likely out the rest of the series with a badly sprained hamstring.
Yeah, they shot lights out but couldn't pull off the upset.
As for Heat-Hornets (on right now), love seeing Deng and Winslow beating up on Jordan's team.
Well, LSU triple teamed him, figuring big baby would match up with Williams and Tyus Thomas could take his man and betting Dockery, Paulus and Melchionni weren't to be worried about, a bet they won for that game. It was also, shall we say, an extremely loosely called game (it was the height of that era's Duke gets all the calls mania) and their were plenty of hacks, holds and a few outright trips against JJ they were not called for.
Miami is a good team- lots of weapons. They will give the Cavs a series
JJ had a nice game 1. Efficient 17 points in 27 minutes on 8-12 FG. I'm also glad Austin has developed into a respectable bench and rotation player.
Lots of Duke guys who play meaningful roles for their teams in this series. I like it.
In fairness, it is worth noting that Kaminsky had a good year for a rookie (an old rookie, but still a rookie). He's not a bust of a pick by any stretch. He's a key rotation player for a playoff team. It is entirely possible he will develop into a starting center who cold get you 12 and 7, though he is not much of a rim protector, which is a big deal for a big man these days.
But Winslow, who is 3 years younger, looks like he is going to develop into a stud. His offense is still kinda raw but it seems pretty likely that in a couple years he will be a 16 and 8 forward who will also be a contender for first-team All-NBA defensive team. If one were to redraft the 2015 draft I think it probably goes:
- Towns
- Porzingas
- Okafor
- Booker
- Russell
- Winslow
- Mudiay
- Turner
- Kaminsky
- Lyles or Cauley-Stein
-Jason "Towns is certainly #1, after that some debate" Evans
Why are you wasting time here when you could be wasting it by listening to the latest episode of the DBR Podcast?
I'll be the first to admit that I was a Frank Kaminsky hater and wanted us to get Winslow but Frank has been very good this year. I really think if Frank averages 12 and 7 for his career it will be disappointing. Offensively I like what he brings and his defense is very underrated. Don't let his performance against Miami last night fool you, the whole team struggled to stop or slow anyone.
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge" -Stephen Hawking
True, plus I feel like it's almost impossible for a 7-footer that can shoot threes well to be a bust in today's spacing-obsessed NBA.
Look at how Cleveland completely changed Game 1 vs Detroit when they moved Kevin Love to the 5. Dragging Drummond (and his rim-protection and rebounding) away from the basket opened up so many things for the Cavs.
That was a strong adjustment by coach Tyronn Lue and one I'm not sure his predecessor Blatt would've made (although I like Blatt a lot, defensively.) Let's see if Stan Van Gundy can counter with something. Otherwise, Lue may have unlocked a series sweep.
Duke had eight former players on the court yesterday, scoring 118 points ~ 15 per game. Tops, as noted above, were Luol and Kyrie with 31 each.
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013
Durant singlehandedly losing the game for OKC. Dude is 6-29 and still shooting horrendous fade aways.
Edit: Now 6-31. Brutal.
“Coach said no 3s.” - Zion on The Block