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I dunno, watching Kyrie make those lay ups where he cuts between two guys, float past the backboard, toss it backwards almost to the top of the glass and make it certainly makes the regular season worth the watch to me!

Andre Iguodala is done. He gives the Warriors nothing on offense.

People sleep on Memphis.

They've been hit with the injur bug the last 3 years, and still making the playoffs. A healthy grizzlies team.....watch out.

What separates Draymond Green and Demarcus Cousin's attitude is one is in a winning team.

https://t.co/bc97cDJaZg

Seriously, if the Warriors sucked how would people view Green? Now imagine the Kings were a winning team. We'd hear people say Cousins is "gritty" and "tough."

that's the first real sign of negative attitude in Golden State ... if I were a Warrior fan red flags would be raised

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Good. We need a backup PG. Hopefully, LeBron's word is enough to make it happen.

What separates Boogie Cousin and Draymond besides 3 inches, 40 lbs and a boat load of talent? Maybe a winning team. Maybe a lot of things.

Draymond is the only man on that team, also the only one who can play defense. He should be allowed to yell at everyone.

My guess would be that Griffin didn't want to just throw away assets during the early part of the season.

Instead of having to eat Mo Williams' contract, he managed to trade it. We (will have) have an open roster spot once the trade is finalized, as we we traded away both Williams and Dunleavy.

We also have a trade exception or 2 that we can use to bring in the right guy. I do think that this is the key .... getting the right guy. One of Griffin's greatest strength is that he manages to find the right pieces to fit the team, rather than rushing to just make a move.

...or kick them in the balls.

I'm not a big fan of LeBron playing GM in the media.

This can be interpreted as accusatory toward Griffin.

Just not a fan of this sound bite.

I think it's just a matter of time before we get the PG, but who might that be? An aged vet, defensive, pass-first, 3pt marksman or just a fresh body that knows the position?

I like Chalmers first and Jack second...........provided they are healthy.

It's amazing to think we just needed to make some "in-house" hirings to change the team around in the span of 1 year. We can all debate about Lue vs Blatt.


However, David Griffin >>>>>>> Chris Grant as a GM.

I don't think there's any debate with Lue vs Blatt either.

I'm not sure its that simple...Griffin had Lebron...grant got us Kyrie and did a great job of managing picks and cap to make sure we had assets, Griffin benefited from all that...Griffin has had a much easier job because of the assets Grant got him and the benefit of having lebron

I think Blatt would have ended up being a much better coach..Nothing about Lue has wowed me...he's done a decent job, but having lebron makes things 100x easier, I want to enter into evidence Mike Brown. Not saying Lue is Mike Brown, but lets not act like Blatt was some scrub, he's been a great coach his whole career, got us to the finals missing Kyrie and Love and took GS to 6 games, was 30-10 and in first place when he got fired....people act like he sucked... He just struggled managing superstar egos, Lebron didn't like how he was being coached so a change was made. Lebron pretty much has authority over any move made..anyone that thinks otherwise is kidding themselves

Except for, you know, winning a championship.

Haven't checked into this thread in a while, are we in #FireLue mode yet? lulz

Which one do you think is a better coach?

Yeah it's a lot easier to win a championship when you have all your players. But from a coaching standpoint I haven't seen anything from Lue that he's done better than blatt other than Lebron preferred him. It is what it is. I think we could have won the chip with blatt as well

Ouch! Cavs were up 20, I went to help the wife and come back and the lead is 2!!

Dunleavy holding up Korver from playing tonight because he's refusing to report and complete his physical. He wants Atlanta to buy him out, they want him to play.

So, we're a man short until Mike stops being a baby.

DONE-leavey needs to realize he blows and just accept this and milk another sucker for a paycheck for the year

Call me biased but Lebron, Kyrie, and Love can match Durant, Curry, and Klay.

We just need somebody to go toe to toe with Draymond. I think once we add Korver that the Warriors bench is no match against ours. Especially if Iggy and Livingston keep sucking. I wish Dallas would tank and buyout and Deron Williams.

So, he wants a lot of money without having to earn it? What an ass. All he has to do is go to practice and play a frickin' game. That's like me going to my boss and saying, I don't want to come to work, I just want you to pay me a years' wages. On top of that, he sucked here.

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Phoenix is young and dumb, but they have some athleticism. Man, they are fast in transition. Booker is an amazing player who will only get better and Bledsoe is one of the league's most underrated players.

Concerning Dunleavy...........who the hell would want to go play w/the toxic Dwight Howard?

Marquese Chriss will be a great player if given time to develop. I'd want him at center though.

Yeah, he is another one w/a ton of talent. He needs to get stronger in the upper body, though.

Warren isn't bad, either.

I don't blame him. He's working the system for his own happiness. Any of us would do the same. If the system allowed me to go to my boss and demand I get paid for a year without coming to work, I might just consider it.

j/c:

Sources: After talking with Mike Budenholzer about role with Atlanta, Mike Dunleavy has made peace with joining Hawks. He'll report Tuesday.

https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/818556071333732352

Man, I love reading the comments. They are hilarious.

As of yesterday the hawks were still advertising korver as a reason for fans to buy game tickets. They really need to change that tv commercial...

What's going on with Nerlens Noel? Is he still on the block?

I haven't heard much, but he hasn't been playing all that much.

Man if we can secure a quality backup PG, this team is going to be loaded! Make it happen Griffin!!!

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Anthony Davis is off to a huge start in NY. Watch out!

Hope it works out. Not a big fan of Korver.

I hope this isn't taken the wrong way, but I have a bit of advice for Love.

When I played, I was a PG who drove the ball constantly. I tried to break down the D and then pass the ball to cutters, posters, and spot-up shooters.

But, in order to open all of those guys up, I had to make some shots. I also used to take shots during crunch time. I would always draw a lot of contact and the statement of "and one" was always yelled out.

So, w/that background info......here is my take. Love does a great job of initiating contact, but when he shoots that little hook shot like he just did a minute or two ago, he shoots it to make it before contact. My advice is this...........take the contact first and then shoot the ball just a tad higher than normal. When you aim for the basket and get bumped, the ball typically hits the front of the rim. Shoot it just a bit higher and put more touch on it so it has the potential to get the "kiss" off the rim.

Seriously?