10-20-2020, 12:35 PM
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10-21-2020, 03:38 PM
10-21-2020, 04:40 PM
10-21-2020, 04:54 PM
Maybe two Van Gundy's in the division now? Joining Van Carlisle and Van Popovich. That is a tenured group.
10-21-2020, 05:14 PM
The Mavs' assistants interviewing for head coaching jobs:
Team: Can you find a way to get us Luka?
Mavs assistant: Mmmm, no....
Team: Don't call us, we'll call you.
Team: Can you find a way to get us Luka?
Mavs assistant: Mmmm, no....
Team: Don't call us, we'll call you.
10-21-2020, 11:10 PM
10-21-2020, 11:23 PM
(10-21-2020, 11:10 PM)Kammrath Wrote: [ -> ]https://twitter.com/KySportsRadio/status...4475230208
I think that's 100% a feeler to see if the Louisville market can support an NBA team, like we saw in OKC during Katrina.
10-22-2020, 08:00 AM
The Athletic has spent the week putting out Tier's of NBA players. Luka is ranked 8th behind AD. Top six come out tomorrow and in some order will include LeBron, GA, Leonard, Hardin, Curry and KD. KP was rated in the mid 40's (with upside) and THJ, Curry and Maxi were Tier 5 (80-125) along with a ton of the names we discuss here a lot. Below is their write-up on Luka. I think they are spot on regarding the issue of winning a championship with a heliocentric offense:
https://theathletic.com/2088789/2020/10/...dy-gobert/
For [b]Luka Doncic[/b] it might just be a matter of time. He’s already so far ahead of where anyone could have reasonably expected in this time frame that it almost feels like an insult to not have him in Tier 1. He won’t turn 22 until February! Part of Tier 1 status is dependability. Certainly, the ability to give us one season like Doncic’s 2019-20 is a great sign for the likelihood of him doing so again, but there does need to be a little bit of a “prove it” factor.
From a skills standpoint, he could use a more reliable 3-point stroke. Interestingly, he’s never profiled as a great shooter, hitting only 33.3 percent of his attempts from the European line before coming to the NBA. Some of this was youth, some was degree of difficulty. The latter has followed him into the NBA, as only James Harden had a higher average difficulty on his 3-point attempts than did Doncic, and at this point Harden is a significantly more consistent shotmaker from deep.
Doncic’s willingness to take and make just enough step backs and off-the-dribble attempts likely assist with the deceptiveness of his game, which allows him to get into the paint and use his size and agility to either finish, draw contact or find the most absurd of passing angles. But even on the open shots he does get, he has been below average, hitting 34.6 percent of his career uncontested 3-pointers (league average is around 38.5 percent).
There is also the defensive end of the floor, where he is 328th in 3-year DRAPM and 316th in 3-year DPIPM. Some of this is a lack of lateral quickness, but some is also about effort, or really the conservation thereof.
That brings me to the real question, and one which hangs over a few players in Tier 1 as well: Can a heliocentric offense prosper in the playoffs without LeBron James being the sun? We’re early enough in the period where a significant number of teams are employing their star player as a quasi-quarterback, directing half or more of the offensive action. So far, I would say the returns aren’t encouraging.
The Rockets and Harden disappointed the last two years, the Bucks flamed out in part because of the predictability of an attack as Giannis-centric as theirs has been. The bubble perhaps provides some extenuating circumstances, but Kawhi Leonard visibly tired under the burden in the Clippers’ second-round series. The Hawks and Trae Young have a ways to go to even make the playoffs.
Adding to that story, Doncic’s Mavs were game, with the absence of Kristaps Porzingis contributed mightily to their first-round demise. More worrisome than the result itself was the lack of offensive spark elsewhere on the roster when Doncic was either off the floor or not playing as well as he would like. Whether this is a failure of roster construction overall, or a reflection of how much standing and watching the player who led the NBA in time of possession percentage can cause other players’ creativity to atrophy is an open question, with probably a little of both.
So with time, Doncic needs to prove not only that he can continue his own level of individual brilliance, but also that he can either assimilate into a more egalitarian concept or that he is good enough to break through the ceiling these one-man bands have seemed to hit in the last few postseasons.
https://theathletic.com/2088789/2020/10/...dy-gobert/
For [b]Luka Doncic[/b] it might just be a matter of time. He’s already so far ahead of where anyone could have reasonably expected in this time frame that it almost feels like an insult to not have him in Tier 1. He won’t turn 22 until February! Part of Tier 1 status is dependability. Certainly, the ability to give us one season like Doncic’s 2019-20 is a great sign for the likelihood of him doing so again, but there does need to be a little bit of a “prove it” factor.
From a skills standpoint, he could use a more reliable 3-point stroke. Interestingly, he’s never profiled as a great shooter, hitting only 33.3 percent of his attempts from the European line before coming to the NBA. Some of this was youth, some was degree of difficulty. The latter has followed him into the NBA, as only James Harden had a higher average difficulty on his 3-point attempts than did Doncic, and at this point Harden is a significantly more consistent shotmaker from deep.
Doncic’s willingness to take and make just enough step backs and off-the-dribble attempts likely assist with the deceptiveness of his game, which allows him to get into the paint and use his size and agility to either finish, draw contact or find the most absurd of passing angles. But even on the open shots he does get, he has been below average, hitting 34.6 percent of his career uncontested 3-pointers (league average is around 38.5 percent).
There is also the defensive end of the floor, where he is 328th in 3-year DRAPM and 316th in 3-year DPIPM. Some of this is a lack of lateral quickness, but some is also about effort, or really the conservation thereof.
That brings me to the real question, and one which hangs over a few players in Tier 1 as well: Can a heliocentric offense prosper in the playoffs without LeBron James being the sun? We’re early enough in the period where a significant number of teams are employing their star player as a quasi-quarterback, directing half or more of the offensive action. So far, I would say the returns aren’t encouraging.
The Rockets and Harden disappointed the last two years, the Bucks flamed out in part because of the predictability of an attack as Giannis-centric as theirs has been. The bubble perhaps provides some extenuating circumstances, but Kawhi Leonard visibly tired under the burden in the Clippers’ second-round series. The Hawks and Trae Young have a ways to go to even make the playoffs.
Adding to that story, Doncic’s Mavs were game, with the absence of Kristaps Porzingis contributed mightily to their first-round demise. More worrisome than the result itself was the lack of offensive spark elsewhere on the roster when Doncic was either off the floor or not playing as well as he would like. Whether this is a failure of roster construction overall, or a reflection of how much standing and watching the player who led the NBA in time of possession percentage can cause other players’ creativity to atrophy is an open question, with probably a little of both.
So with time, Doncic needs to prove not only that he can continue his own level of individual brilliance, but also that he can either assimilate into a more egalitarian concept or that he is good enough to break through the ceiling these one-man bands have seemed to hit in the last few postseasons.
10-23-2020, 12:22 PM
This would be huge. Things would start moving with lightning speed
https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/...nerclick_0&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Fnba
https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/...nerclick_0&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Fnba
10-23-2020, 12:30 PM
They're stupid if they don't make that happen. Christmas day is historically one of the biggest NBA days of the year.
10-23-2020, 12:57 PM
https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2020/10/boar...eason.html
https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/...1599874048
Quote:Although some owners have proposed starting next season on Christmas to take advantage of the league’s traditional television showcase, numerous teams contacted by the authors are skeptical that beginning so soon is realistic. Others favor Martin Luther King Day in mid-January, which is also normally filled with televised games.
Commissioner Adam Silver said last month that preserving an 82-game schedule is important, but it appears that might be flexible. Some members of the board of governors are considering a smaller number, and some want to delay the season until more fans can be let into arenas. Tournaments and play-in scenarios remain on the agenda, as the league is planning to use the upcoming season to experiment with more ways of creating revenue.
October 30 appears to be a date to watch, Windhorst and Lowe add. It’s the deadline that the league and the players association have set to wrap up any changes to the collective bargaining agreement for next season and it falls roughly eight weeks before Christmas. Silver has promised the union that he will provide eight weeks of notice before the start of next season.
A source described talks with the NBPA as “productive” in adjusting 2020/21 salary cap and luxury tax thresholds to account for financial setbacks caused by the pandemic. Talks continue on additional escrow taken from player’s salaries as both sides are waiting for full audits on basketball-related income. Teams are hoping an agreement with the union will be reached soon to provide definite numbers on the cap and tax heading into next month’s draft and the eventual start of free agency.
https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/...1599874048
10-23-2020, 01:51 PM
10-23-2020, 01:58 PM
10-23-2020, 02:01 PM
(10-23-2020, 01:58 PM)Kammrath Wrote: [ -> ]https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status...0607283200
No question that the olympics are a huge factor. That's a 1-2 chance per lifetime thing for these guys.
10-23-2020, 02:19 PM
Get well quick KP.
10-23-2020, 03:18 PM
10-25-2020, 10:32 AM
10-26-2020, 10:29 AM
https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2020/10/team...02021.html
https://twitter.com/townbrad/status/1320721871776657410
Quote:Even if the NBA’s salary cap doesn’t end up increasing at all for the 2020/21 season, teams are lobbying for a bump in the luxury tax line, according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks (Twitter link).
In 2019/20, the cap was set at approximately $109.1MM, with the luxury tax line at $132.6MM. Generally, the tax threshold is directly tied to where the cap lands, so if the ’20/21 cap remains at $109.1MM, the tax line would remain unchanged too. Teams that cross the tax line must pay a penalty for each extra dollar they spend.
However, given the unusual financial circumstances dictated by the coronavirus pandemic, clubs are hoping the NBA will consider artificially setting next season’s tax level at around $139MM, with a $145MM tax apron, says Marks. Those are approximately the figures the NBA had projected before the pandemic, when the league was forecasting a $115MM cap for 2020/21.
It’s not hard to see why teams – or at least the teams without cap room – would be pushing for a higher tax line. The pandemic has already had a major financial impact on many clubs, and having to pay bigger tax bills than initially expected would only exacerbate those financial woes. Increasing the apron – which serves as a hard cap in certain situations – would also give teams more roster flexibility.
While it’s not clear how the NBPA feels about the issue, there’s incentive for them to favor artificial changes to the tax line as well. Increasing the tax level certainly doesn’t guarantee that teams will put those savings toward player salaries, but it would likely make at least [i]some[/i] clubs more willing to be active in free agency and open to taking on money in trades, which would benefit players.
As cap expert Albert Nahmad points out (via Twitter), there are a number of other ways the NBA and NBPA could temporarily tweak the luxury tax rules for the 2020/21 season to lessen the risk of a widespread spending freeze. Besides artificially increasing the tax threshold, the two sides could explore reducing taxpayer penalties or waiving the more punitive repeater tax penalties altogether.
https://twitter.com/townbrad/status/1320721871776657410
10-26-2020, 10:53 AM
10-26-2020, 11:27 AM
Spencer is incorrect, I think. Twitter is not always a good thing.
But, ALL parties are hurting relative to projections, so I'm not at all shocked that they're pushing the season up, and I don't anticipate that may players (in the know) will complain about it much.
But, ALL parties are hurting relative to projections, so I'm not at all shocked that they're pushing the season up, and I don't anticipate that may players (in the know) will complain about it much.
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