(10-27-2022, 07:50 AM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: This is so sad...



https://www.tmz.com/2022/10/27/delonte-west-arrested-again-hit-with-four-criminal-charges/

(10-27-2022, 10:31 AM)MarkAguirreWrathofGod Wrote: Brunson, DSJ and Maledon were all good to great last night in Knicks vs. Hornets. Small sample but man, what a whiff on the guard spot. Facu has exactly zero upside. And that’s  not a short joke.

(10-27-2022, 01:28 AM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: That´s the Kobe fallacy. Are you a clutch player if you take every single clutch shot. Shooting 25% on them?

(10-27-2022, 02:01 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: Luka shoots a career 53.8% FG on shots crucial to game outcome.

(10-27-2022, 04:04 PM)Kammrath Wrote: Ok, finally found it. Here is the actual chart:



Luka is NOT shooting 53.8% on field goals, instead he has an "effective field goal %" of 53.8%. The formula is (FG + 0.5 * 3P) / FGA. 

That is good still, really good compared to the league. But Luka is still missing more shots than he makes.

(10-27-2022, 04:28 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: Luka is NEVER gonna be a bad choice.

(10-28-2022, 09:46 AM)Kammrath Wrote: https://twitter.com/All_Things_Mavs/status/1585984181934624769

(10-28-2022, 03:39 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: Has there been any talk why the signing took so long?

(10-28-2022, 03:39 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: I am late to the party here, but I listened to Cato's podcast from eariler in the week and he said the Campazzo signing was not a quick decision.  He said Kidd and the front office had decided on him a while ago.  Has there been any talk why the signing took so long?   It is just really weird how slow this team operates at times.   From the non offer to Jalen last year to the Lack of interest in two way guys.  But at the same time the are quick to sign Javele and Sterling Browns of the world.

(10-28-2022, 03:39 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: I am late to the party here, but I listened to Cato's podcast from eariler in the week and he said the Campazzo signing was not a quick decision.  He said Kidd and the front office had decided on him a while ago.  Has there been any talk why the signing took so long?   It is just really weird how slow this team operates at times.   From the non offer to Jalen last year to the Lack of interest in two way guys.  But at the same time the are quick to sign Javele and Sterling Browns of the world.

(10-29-2022, 09:09 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: I heard that too.  Kind of kills the theory that Cuban was holding the 15th spot open to save tax if true.  We know they discussed this spot with Dragic.  I suspect they turned to FC after that.  Yes, it is NG, but that doesn't mean we won't have a 15th man all season.  The thing we know for certain is we have a 15th man now and are paying the associated tax for that position.

Re:  McGee and Sterling Brown.  There seems to be a high priority on guys Kidd knows and trusts.  He's clashed with front offices in his past head coaching stints over roster control.  Good or bad, he seems to have a lot of influence here so far.

(10-29-2022, 02:58 AM)sefant Wrote: I mean they probably would have taken Dragic 1st (tho there was a wait period), if he would have accepted that role. Cato said there was no pressure, because it wasn't running away, if i remember right.

But it makes sense (with the Dragic story) that this wasn't some type of panic signing based on preseason, some dudes on twitter or reddit tried to claim. I think its obvious the plan was always a PG with the 15th slot.

Question remains, if they were just a bit too honest with Dragic. You are telling me, teams don't try to sign players and promise players fairy tales all the time to get them to sign, and figure things out later. I find it difficult to promise NBA players blank playing time, and than player b or player c performs better.

Otherwise i think the stories that its Dragic dream to play with Luka were prolly a bit overboard. There was a lot of beef rumors during Eurobaskets surrounding that Slovenian team. Dragic beefed with the Slovenian coach. Something looked totally off with that team chemistry in comparison to the Olympics. Than those partying rumors during Eurobaskets. Dragic also said when he signed with the Bulls, that a big reason was Vucevic.