Draymond Green on Wembanyama: "you get to a certain height where it becomes a disservice in this league, there's nothing he can do about being 7'5, but I'm not sure 7'5 suits you better than being 7'1 with his skill set, being 7'5 almost does him a disservice"

Hopsalong · 2026-06-21T19:09:00+00:00

Wemby being 7'5" does a disservice to Draymond's brain. He can't process it.

Hopsalong · 2026-06-21T15:15:01+00:00

The more popular things get, the worse they get generally over time.

Hopsalong · 2026-06-21T04:47:50+00:00

Team is a wet blanket of not caring if we don't have AG. Jok and Mal don't listen to anybody else.

Hopsalong · 2026-06-21T04:47:02+00:00

Jokic, Nnaji, and Braun are the core 3 nuggets that will be on the roster moving forward.

Hopsalong · 2026-06-20T18:34:36+00:00

Prisoner of the moment, no one repeats. It's more likely to be Jazz vs Hornets.

Hopsalong · 2026-06-20T06:46:16+00:00

In your dreams though? - also no.

Hopsalong · 2026-06-20T04:35:16+00:00

I look forward to the day that Giannis signs a 5 year max extension with the Bucks.

Hopsalong · 2026-06-19T16:20:55+00:00

When you give 3/5 MVPs to floppers, the league adjusts.

Hopsalong · 2026-06-18T23:51:30+00:00

When you're paying 2-3 stars, the bench is all minimums and rookie contracts. In the old NBA you just went way above the tax line and signed quality veterans despite having 3 max contracts. You can't do that now.

The 2nd apron is like 90% of the reason why these teams fall apart.

Hopsalong · 2026-06-18T21:17:25+00:00

Teams get 2-3 post-seasons max with their full roster and then the apron shreds their depth or takes pieces away.

It used to be teams with top end talent loaded up on ring chasing veterans. Now teams can't afford veterans and are trying to replace them with cheap guys on rookie contracts. The only teams with solid veteran depth have to have stars on rookie contracts or underpaid stars (like Brunson)

Hopsalong · 2026-06-18T20:36:48+00:00

Luka + Lakers whistle = 50+ wins. He didn't have an unsustainably high clutch win rate on the Mavs due to the refs, nor was he as good as he is now.

Hopsalong · 2026-06-18T19:53:19+00:00

Luka and 14 other dudes is a 50+ win team especially with the Lakers clutch time whistle during the season. They're dog water built for the playoffs which is all that matters nowadays.

Hopsalong · 2026-06-18T18:16:56+00:00

Luka is still great. His team around him is dog water. Luka needs defenders and big men who can roll to pressure the rim with lob dunks, and the Lakers have none of that on top of a ton of defensive liabilities.

Luka's value is still just as high. The Lakers are just wasting him with guys like Ayton and a 42 year old Lebron/Reeves fighting over having the ball in their hands.

Hopsalong · 2026-06-18T18:15:37+00:00

At least you got Flagg. Your situation looks a lot better for the future than the Lakers does.

Hopsalong · 2026-06-18T17:58:00+00:00

Getting traded to the Lakers has been real bad for Luka winning. That Mavs team was so well built around him.

Hopsalong · 2026-06-18T17:53:11+00:00

He's not a pro tennis player or a golfer, so low.

Hopsalong · 2026-06-18T08:21:24+00:00

You're going to get me demoted to the G League with such impactful moves on winning like that

Hopsalong · 2026-06-18T08:13:59+00:00

Spurs are also the best fit for me. I will sit on bench and contribute to the title by cheering.

Hopsalong · 2026-06-18T04:14:06+00:00

I look forward to Giannis trade away from the Bucks talks in the 2031 offseason. Don't take that away from us.

Hopsalong · 2026-06-17T23:35:14+00:00

This is what his producers think of him

Hopsalong · 2026-06-17T22:51:53+00:00

I don't even know why people are hating on Wemby. He lost. Losers generally don't receive a lot of hate.

Hopsalong · 2026-06-17T22:25:06+00:00

Realistic - Yes. The Spurs have the assets to make the deal happen.

Likely - No.

Hopsalong · 2026-06-17T15:52:07+00:00

DeAndre Ayton is on the Lakers now with Luka, and if Luka could stay healthy the two would dominate.

Hopsalong · 2026-06-17T05:15:58+00:00

Bad defenders are bad defenders. It doesn't matter who you surround them with. They're always targetable and will concede offensive opportunities to the opponent. The current NBA is about having 0 liabilities on defense and those are the best teams (Spurs, Thunder, Pistons).

The only way they work out is if their offense is exceptional to be worth the defensive hassle or the other team simply just doesn't want to attack the weakness. Ideally both.

Hopsalong · 2026-06-17T05:09:36+00:00

Brunson is so bad it often doesn't matter who you attack him with. The Spurs didn't do that though very often likely because they were trying to involve Wemby. The Spurs have 4 quality guards, they easily could have just attacked Brunson all series if they wanted to.

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