running is hard on your knees, swag is forever, i get it
― terence trent d'ilfer (m bison), Monday, 27 June 2022 19:59 (two years ago) link
reading the james jones / suns piece and it really seems like they are just overthinking things, trying to be cute with it.
like... who cares about these weird semantic points?
In Phoenix, the word "potential" is strictly verboten. "We're not allowed to talk about 'potential,'" says Ryan Resch, the Suns' vice president of basketball strategy and evaluation. "We say 'capacity' instead of 'potential,' because capacity forces you to recognize what the player can actually do today and what he is capable of doing tomorrow."
congrats on wanting to sign free agents that help your team?
Jones and his staff insist they're interested in "players, not prospects." The Suns say they apply the same criteria used to determine the value of a prospective free agent to the draft. If the player can contribute immediately, and if his skill set can fill an explicit role in Williams' system for the upcoming season, he's worth considering. If neither of those measures can be met, he's not for Phoenix.
maybe just dont say this out loud???
He even confesses that, had he been at the helm in 2015, he probably would have passed on Booker."It all depends on what your goal is," Jones says. "Devin is great, but there are 50 skeletons tied to that swing for the star. It wasn't until winning was imported -- Chris, Jae Crowder, drafting a three-year guy who could help right away like Mikal -- that it translated to success. And if you don't import winning around him, there are even more skeletons. So if you want to find the guy with the highest potential to be the future star, then it makes sense to draft him -- if you're willing to navigate the land mines."
"It all depends on what your goal is," Jones says. "Devin is great, but there are 50 skeletons tied to that swing for the star. It wasn't until winning was imported -- Chris, Jae Crowder, drafting a three-year guy who could help right away like Mikal -- that it translated to success. And if you don't import winning around him, there are even more skeletons. So if you want to find the guy with the highest potential to be the future star, then it makes sense to draft him -- if you're willing to navigate the land mines."
― Spottie, Monday, 27 June 2022 20:04 (two years ago) link
i may have read that second quote wrong
― Spottie, Monday, 27 June 2022 20:06 (two years ago) link
I read it that he is dissing Booker.
― Am I doomposting? I would say you’re not doomposting enough. (PBKR), Monday, 27 June 2022 20:08 (two years ago) link
welcome to the suns: no one ever gets better
― terence trent d'ilfer (m bison), Monday, 27 June 2022 20:12 (two years ago) link
you am what you am
― Spottie, Monday, 27 June 2022 20:26 (two years ago) link
guess we know jones' answer to "do u go back in time to kill baby hitler"
― terence trent d'ilfer (m bison), Monday, 27 June 2022 20:28 (two years ago) link
it's crazy bcuz they nailed the cam johnson pick but getting the first one right w/ this wacky system might unintentionally set them back 5+ years
― J0rdan S., Monday, 27 June 2022 20:32 (two years ago) link
idk cam johnsons not really that good imho
― lag∞n, Monday, 27 June 2022 20:34 (two years ago) link
if you look at who was taken after him it was a pretty great pick
― J0rdan S., Monday, 27 June 2022 20:36 (two years ago) link
he was coming on strong near the end of the season then got a hammy/quad injury and pretty much was worthless after that.
― Spottie, Monday, 27 June 2022 20:37 (two years ago) link
hes not a star obv but hes a fine rotation player
― Spottie, Monday, 27 June 2022 20:39 (two years ago) link
i wonder if ben simmons is thinking to himself 'maybe i shoulda played a little'
― Spottie, Monday, 27 June 2022 20:53 (two years ago) link
nah. simmo the savage doesn't blame himself for anything.
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Monday, 27 June 2022 20:58 (two years ago) link
― Spottie, Monday, June 27, 2022 4:39 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
he seems like he should be a solid 3 and d guy but watching him in the offs this year made me think he might be closer to just 3
― lag∞n, Monday, 27 June 2022 22:20 (two years ago) link
he had a bad offs yes
― Spottie, Monday, 27 June 2022 22:31 (two years ago) link
watching him try to guard luka was rough he couldnt do it even a little bit couldnt get low move his feet withstand the physicality any of it, obvs thats one of the toughest covers in the league but they really needed him to pitch in and he just couldnt
― lag∞n, Monday, 27 June 2022 22:35 (two years ago) link
there it is
Kyrie Irving: “Normal people keep the world going, but those who dare to be different lead us into tomorrow. I’ve made my decision to opt in. See you in the fall. A11even.” https://t.co/rpiS8YkSZI— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 27, 2022
― lag∞n, Monday, 27 June 2022 22:38 (two years ago) link
lol what an asshole
― mookieproof, Monday, 27 June 2022 22:38 (two years ago) link
lmao
― Spottie, Monday, 27 June 2022 22:39 (two years ago) link
what a piece of work
― lag∞n, Monday, 27 June 2022 22:41 (two years ago) link
pretty sure there were multiple opt-in and trade scenarios actually
Without the ability to find a sign-and-trade deal, Kyrie Irving plans to exercise his $36M player option for next season and return to the Nets, sources confirm. https://t.co/ShNgQETZpy— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 27, 2022
― lag∞n, Monday, 27 June 2022 22:48 (two years ago) link
wonder if this experience will inspire kyrie to play basketball games next season
― lag∞n, Monday, 27 June 2022 22:50 (two years ago) link
this was the most boring outcome. sad
― J0rdan S., Monday, 27 June 2022 22:52 (two years ago) link
just no deals out there rip
― lag∞n, Monday, 27 June 2022 22:53 (two years ago) link
hard to imagine why any team would do a sign and trade for him
― J0rdan S., Monday, 27 June 2022 22:58 (two years ago) link
He is eligible to sign an extension up until June 30 with Brooklyn or enter the 2023 as an unrestricted free agent.By opting-in, Irving is eligible to be traded to any of the 29 teams and the hard cap restriction does not apply. https://t.co/zTPl8jaezo— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) June 27, 2022
― J0rdan S., Monday, 27 June 2022 22:59 (two years ago) link
lol getting shams to lie about the existence of various scenarios and quote him with his dumb brand name thats journalism baby
― lag∞n, Monday, 27 June 2022 23:01 (two years ago) link
the plot thickens xp. kyrie on a one year expiring rental...
― Spottie, Monday, 27 June 2022 23:01 (two years ago) link
seems like there prob wouldnt be a better deal for a rental than a sign and trade but who knows maybe at the deadline someone decides they must have kyrie
― lag∞n, Monday, 27 June 2022 23:08 (two years ago) link
eleveneven
― Chyiv Kyiv (Fetchboy), Monday, 27 June 2022 23:10 (two years ago) link
that kyrie statement is amazing
― Clay, Monday, 27 June 2022 23:12 (two years ago) link
Those who are destined for greatness meet not the expectations of society. Many do not understand me but that is because i have reached beyond these planes and seek not that on which mortals dwell. I have decided to take $36 million dollars. Mean people suck. -==KyRiE iRvInG==-
― Clay, Monday, 27 June 2022 23:15 (two years ago) link
hahaa
― Spottie, Monday, 27 June 2022 23:22 (two years ago) link
smh securing 36 million dollars, what a normie move
― call all destroyer, Monday, 27 June 2022 23:22 (two years ago) link
he is a true blessing to us, the lovers of messy drama
― Spottie, Monday, 27 June 2022 23:23 (two years ago) link
good time for kd to request a trade
― micah, Monday, 27 June 2022 23:31 (two years ago) link
my fav thing from one of kds most recent tweet barrages was when he called "leadership" a buzz word.
It’s a lot of buzz words in basketball that confuse me, like leadership and Playmaking. Can I get a definition please?? https://t.co/sxk5y3gfq4— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) June 13, 2022
― Spottie, Monday, 27 June 2022 23:36 (two years ago) link
kd otm
― lag∞n, Monday, 27 June 2022 23:51 (two years ago) link
kd not otm, playmaking is a p well understood combo of shot creation and passing to teammates in a position to score, leadership is the antithesis of kyrie, kd is doing lowkey fake deep bullshit bc hes mad online again
― terence trent d'ilfer (m bison), Tuesday, 28 June 2022 00:55 (two years ago) link
leadership is a buzzword and not a real thing
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 28 June 2022 01:04 (two years ago) link
leadership is the thesis of fake deep
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 28 June 2022 01:06 (two years ago) link
leadership is when you go to a workshop
leadership is posting actually
― Clay, Tuesday, 28 June 2022 01:23 (two years ago) link
i mean that goes without saying
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 28 June 2022 01:25 (two years ago) link
john wall back
Five-time NBA All-Star John Wall will secure a buyout with the Houston Rockets and become an unrestricted free agent, league sources tell @YahooSports.— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June 28, 2022
I am imagining this entire Kyrie scenario as him realizing Brooklyn didn't want him anymore, so he's now opting in so they don't have a choice and will play every game next season just to prove a "point".
― Am I doomposting? I would say you’re not doomposting enough. (PBKR), Tuesday, 28 June 2022 01:38 (two years ago) link
kyrie is such a reflexive contrarian and reactionary that's very plausible
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Tuesday, 28 June 2022 01:45 (two years ago) link
John Wall is planning to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers once he clears waivers, sources tell ESPN.— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 28, 2022
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 28 June 2022 01:48 (two years ago) link
lol not even one day for the podcasters to speculate
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 28 June 2022 01:53 (two years ago) link