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kodo wrote:That's wild, last night the refs gave the TWolves who had a won game a loss because they didn't like Gobert's hand motion. Never seen that in my lifetime.

Dan Z wrote:

drosestruts wrote:

Dan Z wrote:
Didn't Kai have some attitude issues? or am I wrong about that?

I agree with you about Jalen Smith and wanted the Bulls to offer him a contract when he was a FA (especially since he only signed for 3 years/15 million). But, at that time, was it a luxury tax issue?

You are not wrong. He very publicly questioned his role and playing time stating he was better than the other bigs on the team.

He also was on social media having what many believe to be a drug fueled sort of manic episode.

He also refused to see a therapist when reccomended to do so by charlotte and wound up getting released

Drugs and an inflated ego aren't new to the NBA world, and is an odd place to draw a line in the sand, ecpsecially for the Charlotte Hornets.

I also personally see a young player struggling in Charlotte and can't help a lack of a strong locker room could be playing into it.

Maybe there's more to it than we know? Behind-the-scenes type of stuff.

If the Bulls did their research then I'd be okay with them giving him a chance.

DuckIII wrote:He obviously deserved the tech after committing an obvious foul. The interesting thing will be how the league responds to his multiple very heavy insinuations that the refs are being bribed by the gambling industry to falsify game outcomes.

Indiana Pacers wing Bennedict Mathurin will miss the remainder of the season. Mathurin has a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Mathurin is expected to be ready for the start of the 2024-25 season.

DuckIII wrote:

Mbrahv0528 wrote:

Infinity2152 wrote:
Most of the people putting Lebron over Jordan never actually see Mj play, not even on TV. They're comparing highlights and stats of two guys who play different positions in different times. Those of us who watched Jordan for real don't have doubts. He was a dominant, demoralizing player for the other teams. The triangle offense literally takes the ball out of his hands much of his career, so of course Lebron averages more assists when he's playing the point. Don't think Wemby is a better prospect than Lebron, he's not likely to play till 40, largely uninjured, and dominate an entire conference and win most of his career. But Jordan you had to see to believe. Chicagoans tuned in every night. Guy was ultimately confident, just as mean on defense as he was on offense, and accepted no equals or comparisons. The Lebron/KD debate was never happening with Mike, not after he got rolling. His skillset, Ray Allen said he has no flaws offensively. We saw something crazy, up and unders, jab step dunks, 5 fadeaways on the same guy from the same spot while talking trash, switch hand layups, almost every night. 32-8-8 many nights from a shooting guard.

Everyone needs to take the GB Anti-Jordan stuff with a giant grain of salt.

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Ice Man wrote:The Knicks have 31 points at halftime, LOL. But they might win ... they are only down by 6, to an equally struggling Philly squad.

kodo wrote:This looks really bad for Sengun, one of my favorite young players in the league.

Spoiler:

jc23 wrote:

kodo wrote:This looks really bad for Sengun, one of my favorite young players in the league.

Spoiler:

Looked like Joakims injury in 2012 vs philly minus the knee hyperextension

HomoSapien wrote:

Indiana Pacers wing Bennedict Mathurin will miss the remainder of the season. Mathurin has a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Mathurin is expected to be ready for the start of the 2024-25 season.

Huge loss for Pacers. They're four games ahead of us. Will be challenging to close that gap, but far from impossible with 18 or so games left.

PaKii94 wrote:It's hilarious how weirdly similar the fields and Lavine situation is. Two high level athletes that never really improved their game sense to take the next step in their games. Now they are albatrosses at their current values to the point that there is no market for either.

PaKii94 wrote:It's hilarious how weirdly similar the fields and Lavine situation is. Two high level athletes that never really improved their game sense to take the next step in their games. Now they are albatrosses at their current values to the point that there is no market for either.

Ice Man wrote:

PaKii94 wrote:It's hilarious how weirdly similar the fields and Lavine situation is. Two high level athletes that never really improved their game sense to take the next step in their games. Now they are albatrosses at their current values to the point that there is no market for either.

As a non-Bears fan, I am constantly amused at the franchise and (sorry) its fans.

We got Jay Cutler! Hurrah!
Cutler was bad. But we got Mitch Trubisky! Hurrah!
Trubisky was bad. But we got Justin Fields! Hurrah!
Fields was bad. But we got Caleb Williams! Hurrah!

It's all the same movie to me, fellas.

Ice Man wrote:I am willing to consider Jokic among the top 3 peak-value players in the past 40 years, along with Mike and LeBron.

Lexluthor wrote:I would still rank Shaq and Hakeem over him

Ice Man wrote:

Lexluthor wrote:I would still rank Shaq and Hakeem over him

Jokic already matches their combined MVP Awards, at 2, and will likely pick up his 3rd this year. I don't think there's any doubt that his peak regular-season achievements are better than their peak regular-season achievements.

But ultimately popular opinion will be formed largely on how many rings Jokic gets. He has a strong supporting cast, so no excuses. To truly convince people he needs to win a couple of more titles.