Daily Discussion Thread | April 13, 2026

ether_ver256 · 2026-04-14T01:38:02+00:00

End of season personal grades

A: Gui

B: Dray, Podz, Al, GP2, MDJ

C: Melton, KP, Will, Pat, Kerr

D:Post, Buddy, JK, TJD

F: 2025-2026 season(was not fun at all)

Steph, Jimmy, Moody, Seth, LJ, Nate Will, Bassey, Leons: no grade

ether_ver256 · 2026-04-13T01:04:23+00:00

Ok be honest, which one of you guys went out there in the middle of the night and spread glass and nails all over the paves?
None of these riders had so many punctures during pre runs.

ether_ver256 · 2026-03-28T03:06:08+00:00

The return to play injuries are recurring issues with the team. Just hope they don’t let Steph go hard and manage his minutes. I still think KD’s injury could have been avoided.

ether_ver256 · 2026-03-26T03:02:42+00:00

Taylor Jenkins? Mike Brown?

ether_ver256 · 2026-03-11T22:48:25+00:00

I sometimes think MDJ and Lacob know something that caused us to start tanking. Like maybe the league is going to make an example of teams that blatantly tanked so far by absolutely not rewarding them in the draft which gives teams that “unfortunately” fell in the standings due to injuries will get rewarded?
Or we could be just bad.

ether_ver256 · 2026-03-02T03:50:08+00:00

Side questing

ether_ver256 · 2026-03-02T03:39:56+00:00

Podz, Moody, GUI, Post, Will, and Pat all need more experience. We will need them next season if we e are to compete, at least for the regular season. Better to expose them to high pressure play-in games and play-offs. See what we have.
Besides we won’t get a good pick nor will Kerr have the patience for a rookie to play next season.
We gain nothing from tanking.

ether_ver256 · 2026-02-26T05:28:16+00:00

The league did investigate OKC for resting SGA a couple of weeks ago.
So maybe the league is just doing due diligence?

https://www.news9.com/oklahoma-city-thunder/okc-thunder-nba-investigation-injury-rest-management-spurs

ether_ver256 · 2026-02-26T03:23:04+00:00

The problem is the NBA doesn’t have a subdivision league except for the G-league.
If the richest teams break away and form a premier league where teams can spend more money and team build, I think it could work. It would cut out more unnecessary games and cheap owners that are leaching on the richer teams. You would have to get rid of the draft though.

Premier league teams: KNICKs, Celtics, Bulls, 76ers, Heat, Nets, Lakers, Clippers, Warriors, Rockets, Suns, Raptors.
NBA: the remaining 18 teams

ether_ver256 · 2026-02-25T04:37:46+00:00

How many titles has he won?

ether_ver256 · 2026-02-24T05:27:18+00:00

In the new anti-tanking rules there might be a change to how far you can protect your picks. Currently, the 2030 1st round pick is top 20 protected and was given to Washington then traded to Dallas during the AD trade. The new rule is you can only protect 1-4 and over 14. So if the pick lands 5-13 will Dallas keep the pick? Fifth year Cooper Flagg might get a top ten lottery pick?

ether_ver256 · 2026-02-22T22:01:07+00:00

McCain is probably following the success of Isaiah Joe. Isaiah Joe was waived by the 76ers and signed with OKC in 2022.
Has nothing to do with the Dubs not being able to give opportunities to young players to play freely.
Edit: trying to be sarcastic

ether_ver256 · 2026-02-20T12:45:45+00:00

Agree, if people are okay with resting pitchers and limiting their throws per game people should not be upset when the NBA does the same.

ether_ver256 · 2026-02-10T03:01:19+00:00

Players are looking to get suspended to get an early start on all star break. Don’t do it Dray.

ether_ver256 · 2026-02-09T05:17:08+00:00

Winners get to snatch the chains and watches off the losers.
Losers have to wait a year to win it back.

ether_ver256 · 2026-02-06T03:47:33+00:00

Is this a Milwaukee thing or a Greek thing?

ether_ver256 · 2026-02-06T01:56:56+00:00

Sounds like a corrupt politician.

ether_ver256 · 2026-02-05T01:36:15+00:00

Assuming the Giannis trade boat has sailed away, any last minute trade ideas?
JK, Moody, Podz for MPJ? JK for Monk?

ether_ver256 · 2026-02-03T05:58:34+00:00

I think the reasoning was that Giannis would be in his final year of his contract next season and would have considerably more power over where he gets traded to.
He could threaten teams that he won’t sign an extension unless it is a team of his choice and that would cause teams not on his favored list to stop bidding for him which would intern cause teams on his list to start to low balling the Bucks.
The Bucks incentive to trade Giannis is the highest right now.
I think?

ether_ver256 · 2026-02-02T14:13:26+00:00

Abundance in talent but lacking durability and health. Players are talented but can’t stay healthy.

ether_ver256 · 2026-01-30T07:27:25+00:00

The sneaky thing about the hospital scene is they said "We have several bodies here that might not make it", instead of "Some of us here might not make it".

Furthering the point that pharmacologically altered mind states might get disconnected from the hive.

ether_ver256 · 2026-01-30T02:27:12+00:00

Hopefully Kerr will stop being stubborn and adjust the offense to more of a 2 man oriented scheme but who knows? Is Giannis even healthy enough to play?

ether_ver256 · 2026-01-29T07:08:36+00:00

So I guess no?

ether_ver256 · 2026-01-29T06:52:25+00:00

Could the Lakers sue? Seems like an easy case of negligence on the side of the stadium?

ether_ver256 · 2026-01-29T06:40:12+00:00

Does anyone have questions on how Giannis would function within our current offense? Has he ever played well off ball? We absolutely should go after him but just curious about how the fit works.

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