2017 NBA Summer Thread

[brlftz]

I guess I need to go ahead and say it a little more clearly - Pop >>> Belichick in my eyes due to traits that aren't strictly related to coaching ability. Where you stand on the political spectrum might influence which direction those ">" point for you, but this is where I was going with the anti-Belichick thing. They couldn't be more different in their reaction to many of the things going on in our world off the field, but perhaps not everyone has seen the clips of Pop going off on tangents lately. I think this does overlap with their jobs slightly in that I picture Belichick being a lot more likely to lack principles that limit what he's willing to do to win (and there is evidence for this), but 95% of what I was talking about with Pop being the "anti-Belichick" isn't between the lines.

[Turk]

Pop, K, Bill and Saban are by far the best coaches.
*I doubt I'll ever understand the salty Belichik hate. Get over it.

"One of these things is not like the other..."

I'm not a Saban fan because he flopped in the NFL. There was a Bum Phillips quote about Shula that went something like "he'll take his and beat yours, and he could take yours and beat his." (Texas twang excluded). I don't think Saban qualifies; he just has more talent than anyone else so give him props as a recruiter and that's it. That said, I'm not sure who I would rank as best college coach right now. Swinney hasn't been at Clemson long enough. Maybe Urban Meyer?

And as a Steelers fan, I enjoy wallowing in my salty Belichik hate, even though I think he's a great coach and the cheating stuff is overblown.

Getting back on thread, it will be fun to see what Brad Steven does with the Celtics...

Also wonder what the over-under for games that Joel Embiid plays for the Sixers. I'm hoping for 60.

[flyingdutchdevil]

"One of these things is not like the other..."

I'm not a Saban fan because he flopped in the NFL. There was a Bum Phillips quote about Shula that went something like "he'll take his and beat yours, and he could take yours and beat his." (Texas twang excluded). I don't think Saban qualifies; he just has more talent than anyone else so give him props as a recruiter and that's it. That said, I'm not sure who I would rank as best college coach right now. Swinney hasn't been at Clemson long enough. Maybe Urban Meyer?

And as a Steelers fan, I enjoy wallowing in my salty Belichik hate, even though I think he's a great coach and the cheating stuff is overblown.

Getting back on thread, it will be fun to see what Brad Steven does with the Celtics...

Also wonder what the over-under for games that Joel Embiid plays for the Sixers. I'm hoping for 60.

You can't be a Steelers fan with those thoughts!

All I can say is the following: 2016, 2014, 2004, 2003, 2001.

Soooooo....yeah....

Go Pats!

[elvis14]

You can't be a Steelers fan with those thoughts!

All I can say is the following: 2016, 2014, 2004, 2003, 2001.

Soooooo...yeah...

Go Pats!

Wow, way to sound/act like a Yankees or UNCheat fan.

Definitely time for the Pats to cycle back to mediocrity for a while.

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

Wow, way to sound/act like a Yankees or UNCheat fan.

Definitely time for the Pats to cycle back to mediocrity for a while.

Hey now, let's not go around saying things we can't take back. We all have Duke in common, and there's likely not much else we can agree on. Let's be respectful.

/sorta joking

[flyingdutchdevil]

Wow, way to sound/act like a Yankees or UNCheat fan.

Definitely time for the Pats to cycle back to mediocrity for a while.

After the last few pages crapped all over the Pats? Really? Street goes both ways, my friend.

[brlftz]

After the last few pages crapped all over the Pats? Really? Street goes both ways, my friend.

Meh, I think criticizing the Pats is subject to an exemption from typical fairness rules

[Billy Dat]

As I have been consuming preseason NBA coverage, there is a ton of talk about the "where did he come from" phenom Kyle Kuzma, rookie for the Lakers. Seeing he recently graduated from Utah, I checked the box score for the Sweet 16 game we played against them in 2015...the freshman only got in for some garbage time in the last 2 minutes. Reading more about him, he's had a somewhat steady rise from his junior year of high school until now...glad he didn't give us any problems back then.

[Troublemaker]

As I have been consuming preseason NBA coverage, there is a ton of talk about the "where did he come from" phenom Kyle Kuzma, rookie for the Lakers. Seeing he recently graduated from Utah, I checked the box score for the Sweet 16 game we played against them in 2015...the freshman only got in for some garbage time in the last 2 minutes. Reading more about him, he's had a somewhat steady rise from his junior year of high school until now...glad he didn't give us any problems back then.

Unfortunately, Kuzma did eventually have a good game against us several months later -- 21 points, 8 rebounds -- when Utah beat Duke in the December MSG game.

[Kedsy]

Unfortunately, Kuzma did eventually have a good game against us several months later -- 21 points, 8 rebounds -- when Utah beat Duke in the December MSG game.

I attended that game. He and Poeltl kind of exposed the fact that we were playing Marshall Plumlee and a bunch of guards.

[Billy Dat]

Unfortunately, Kuzma did eventually have a good game against us several months later -- 21 points, 8 rebounds -- when Utah beat Duke in the December MSG game.

Great call...that game is a big hole on my fan resume. I had a conflict during the game which angered me because I live in NY and wanted to go. When they lost, I didn't feel like watching the DVRed version so I didn't...and therefore he occupied no place in my brain.

[kAzE]

As I have been consuming preseason NBA coverage, there is a ton of talk about the "where did he come from" phenom Kyle Kuzma, rookie for the Lakers. Seeing he recently graduated from Utah, I checked the box score for the Sweet 16 game we played against them in 2015...the freshman only got in for some garbage time in the last 2 minutes. Reading more about him, he's had a somewhat steady rise from his junior year of high school until now...glad he didn't give us any problems back then.

You mean my 48th overall pick in the DBR Mock Draft?

NBA owners, I'm currently available for a GM position

[Billy Dat]

You mean my 48th overall pick in the DBR Mock Draft?

NBA owners, I'm currently available for a GM position

Nice value!

[subzero02]

As I have been consuming preseason NBA coverage, there is a ton of talk about the "where did he come from" phenom Kyle Kuzma, rookie for the Lakers. Seeing he recently graduated from Utah, I checked the box score for the Sweet 16 game we played against them in 2015...the freshman only got in for some garbage time in the last 2 minutes. Reading more about him, he's had a somewhat steady rise from his junior year of high school until now...glad he didn't give us any problems back then.

I looked up the same box score a few days ago after watching him play. Utah was our second biggest challenge of that tournament; I'm glad Kuzma wasn't much of a factor then. DeLon Wright, Jakob Poeltl and Kuzma..3 future NBA players on that roster 2015 Utes roster.

[JNort]

"One of these things is not like the other..."

I'm not a Saban fan because he flopped in the NFL. There was a Bum Phillips quote about Shula that went something like "he'll take his and beat yours, and he could take yours and beat his." (Texas twang excluded). I don't think Saban qualifies; he just has more talent than anyone else so give him props as a recruiter and that's it. That said, I'm not sure who I would rank as best college coach right now. Swinney hasn't been at Clemson long enough. Maybe Urban Meyer?

And as a Steelers fan, I enjoy wallowing in my salty Belichik hate, even though I think he's a great coach and the cheating stuff is overblown.

Getting back on thread, it will be fun to see what Brad Steven does with the Celtics...

Also wonder what the over-under for games that Joel Embiid plays for the Sixers. I'm hoping for 60.

Why would your opinion of Saban be affected by what he did (or didn't) in the NFL? Doesn't change a thing about his college coaching abilities.

Some other notable college football coaches I guess would be Meyer (not a fan) and Harbaugh (sp?) but they aren't there in my op

[kshepinthehouse]

D Wade just got named to the starting lineup for the Cavs. Does anyone else think the Cavs got worse this offseason?

[JasonEvans]

Does anyone else think the Cavs got worse this offseason?

[kshepinthehouse]

Reseeding the playoffs 1-16 would be bad for the Cavs as well.