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  1. rube

    rube DSP Legend Staff Member Administrator

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    Luke Waltons replacement?
    Who better to teach the baby Magic than the previous baby Magic?
     
  2. Gebbeth

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    I don’t see the fascination with Jason Kidd. No way I want him as the Laker coach.
     
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    Clippers once again prove that they have the determination to get right back into the cellar by trading Blake Griffen for a couple of stiffs.
    http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/ct-blake-griffin-trade-analysis-20180129-story.html

    The Los Angeles Clippers and Detroit Pistons pulled off a blockbuster trade Monday evening, with sources confirming to The Washington Post that star forward Blake Griffin would be going from the Clippers to the Pistons, along with reserve bigs Brice Johnson and Willie Reed, for Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic, a protected 2018 first-round pick and a future second-round selection.

    It's a trade with myriad layers and plenty of meaning — both for the present and the future. Let's dive into them:

    1. Detroit is desperate

    Things are not good in Motown at the moment. The Pistons have lost 12 of their last 15 games - a run that, not by coincidence, began when Reggie Jacksonsuffered a badly-sprained ankle in late December - and have fallen from comfortably in the Eastern Conference playoff picture to, as of Monday morning, three games behind the Philadelphia 76ers for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.


    Desperate times, as they say, call for desperate measures.

    That's certainly one way to look at this trade. Detroit has given up two rotation players, as well as a first-round pick, to take on Griffin, who is owed a combined $141 million over the next four seasons. For a player who turns 29 in March and has had injury issues throughout his career, that is an awfully risky contract for the Pistons to take on.

    There is, however, another way to look at this deal. Bradley has been far below what the Pistons expected he was going to be after trading for him last summer, and he was due to be an unrestricted free agent in July looking for a big raise. Harris has had a nice start, averaging 18 points and shooting 40 percent from three-point range for the season, both career highs. But his shooting cooled in January (he's at 31 percent in 13 games), and he isn't much of a creator for others.

    Griffin, on the other hand, is still very productive, averaging 22.6 points, 7.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists while shooting 34.7 percent from three — a career-high — on 5.7 attempts per game — also a career-high and three times as many as he took last season.

    Andre Drummond will be interesting, to say the least).

    The Pistons have been in a difficult spot since Stan Van Gundy was hired to dual titles of coach and president of basketball operations. Working under a mandate of not tearing the franchise down from owner Tom Gores, Detroit has instead worked around the margins with what it's had, landing Jackson, Bradley and Harris — three-fifths of their starting lineup — in trades with other teams.

    It's still unclear, however, what the long-term future of the franchise holds now. If Griffin can stay healthy, he and Drummond could form an intriguing tandem in the East, and Van Gundy clearly knows what he's doing on the sidelines. If Griffin doesn't, though? His contract could become a millstone the Pistons can't escape from until well into next presidential administration.

    2. The Clippers are playing for July 2019

    For the Clippers, the biggest takeaway is that the franchise has clearly decided that playing for a playoff spot this year isn't worth playing for a much bigger prize: striking it rich in free agency 18 months from now.

    Confused? I'll explain.

    While getting a first-round pick back in the deal is nice, the clear benefit to the Clippers here was to get out of the final four years of Griffin's contract. Having that deal on the books basically precluded them from having any shot at getting into free agency in the next couple of seasons.

    Now, though? Los Angeles not only shaved off $10 million from its books for this summer, but the Clippers now just have one player - Danilo Gallinari — with a guaranteed contract for the 2019-2020 season. And Gallinari will be on an expiring, $22.6 million deal.

    Here is a list of the players who could become free agents in July 2019: Kawhi Leonard, Kyrie Irving, Jimmy Butler, Klay Thompson, Kevin Love and Kemba Walker. And that list doesn't include a couple of players — LeBron James and Paul George — who both could potentially be part of the mix if they sign one-year deals with their current squads.

    It will be awfully intriguing for free agents to look at a team located in Los Angeles with no money on its books — and with Jerry West involved in recruiting — and begin constructing rosters among themselves before hitting free agency. By trading Griffin for this package, the Clippers are all but screaming that this is their intention.


    I thought that Ballmer would stop the stupid trades but I guess not...
     
  5. rube

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    It is not that much of a dumb move to be honest. Harris can give you most of Blakes production.
    The only bad thing here is that Blake was going to go down as THE all time Clipper, the face of the franchise.
    Now he's just another dude who used to jump high. Amare 2. At least he can hit 3's now.
    If Blake continues to improve his 3 point shooting next season then the Pistons really made out.
    Clipps should turn around and trade Bradley to the Lakers for Clarkson and secure another good offensive player on a team friendly deal.
     
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    The Clips are gonna clip. Pushing the reset button is probably the right move, but I’m not sure even Jerry West can bring big stars to that organization.

    I also have to believe Doc Rivers and his boy are gone too or will be gone.
     
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    No way.
    Too much money into Doc and his boy. They need to ride them out for two years then reClip.
    Gives them time to evaluate Harris to see if he can keep up his good play and hang at PF.
    With his shooting ability, he may be very well situated to play alongside DeAndre who is the new face of the franchise.
    They should turn the offense over to having the team dump it into Jordan and have him work the inside to open it up for all their shooters.
    They got 6 to 8 guys that can shoot the 3-ball very well, and 3 or 4 of those shoot at a 40% clip.

    Boom, that's the new Clippers identity... clip as in they move at a swift pace.
     
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    AFC west makeover continues
    Alex Smith traded to the Skins, Kirk Cousins officially free..maybe to Denver
     
  9. Gebbeth

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    Washington kinda screwed Cousins. Everybody thought he wanted to go to SF....guess that’s not happening.
     
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    Cousins won’t sweat getting the richest contract ever
     
  11. Gebbeth

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    Didn’t know Rasaul Butler died last night along with his wife in Studio City. Big car accident. Looks like he was speeding.
     
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    2 am, speeding. I’m not saying alcohol is involved but it wouldn’t surprise me. It said he hit a parking meter, hit a wall and rolled over. Car looked like the whole roof was smashed in
     
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    On Ventura Blvd too. That was a questionable decision.
     
  14. irish

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    so sad
     
  15. Gebbeth

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    This looks all too familiar.
     
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    irish DSP Staff Member Administrator

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    i respect new england
    but i can’t stand them
    eagles need to keep their foot on the gas or else suffer the same fate as others before them
     
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    I think that play call for the last TD tells me they're keeping their foot on the gas.
     
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  18. Gebbeth

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    If the Eagles get into some weak soft zone or prevent defense, I’m gonna shoot myself.
     
  19. Gebbeth

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    Here it comes...
     
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    foles has all day to throw damn
    could care less but this game has patriot win all over it
    and that ball is coming back
     
  21. Gebbeth

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    Shocked the refs sided with the Eagles on that one.

    Was convinced the refs would take that back.

    Did I hear correctly that the refs have penalized the Pats only 1 time this game?
     

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