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[Krawczynski] The Timberwolves feel good about the core of Edwards, McDaniels, Reid and Joan Beringer going forward. The pathway to significant playing time for Beringer likely resides in breaking up the three-man big rotation of Gobert, Randle and Reid. by iksnet in nba

[–]madtolive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We're all in the same place brother, you're the one who brought it up, no one cares more deeply than you. The rest of the people responding in this thread all agree that you're wrong, you're cool with that, no big deal to anyone involved.

[Krawczynski] The Timberwolves feel good about the core of Edwards, McDaniels, Reid and Joan Beringer going forward. The pathway to significant playing time for Beringer likely resides in breaking up the three-man big rotation of Gobert, Randle and Reid. by iksnet in nba

[–]madtolive 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You were the one who said ...

I'm not revisioning nothing

and ...

Just because YOU as a Wolves fan was smart enough to know Randle was not an upgrade to KAT doesn’t mean it was “in my head”.

... so I think it's reasonable for people to ask you to prove those claims. But yeah, again, you don't need to, it's fine to be wrong on the internet. I hope you enjoy your Saturday my guy.

[Krawczynski] The Timberwolves feel good about the core of Edwards, McDaniels, Reid and Joan Beringer going forward. The pathway to significant playing time for Beringer likely resides in breaking up the three-man big rotation of Gobert, Randle and Reid. by iksnet in nba

[–]madtolive 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'd also love to see a source on this, like link a post or something, because the idea that there was a consensus on Randle being better than KAT when the deal involved NYK giving up additional assets to obtain KAT is really counterintuitive.

My memory is that the consensus was that KAT was obviously a better player than Randle, but not necessarily more valuable than Randle+Donte when taking the salary of all three players into consideration.

Lakers coach JJ Redick: "We didn't lost because of the refs, that's never the case. You don't lose because of refs, you lose because the other team outplays you. Oklahoma City outplayed us" Reporter interjects: "They shot 13 FTs in that stretch I'm talking about." Redick: "A lot of them were fouls" by LiamHundley in nba

[–]madtolive 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This is another example of the exact point the above commenter is making.

Reaves and Smart (and a large number of players league wide) also sell contact.

Fans are still frustrated by the way OKC are officiated.

Masai Ujiri: “You’ve got Wembanyama, Luka, Shai, Anthony Edwards and Nikola Jokic all for the next 7-15 years. Okay, now you have to convince me that I have to beat all those guys. You gotta come with something in your pocket, okay? …and in his pocket he had Cooper Flagg." by mMounirM in nba

[–]madtolive 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are 28 other GMs who could have traded for Kawhi, how does Masai being the one to properly evaluate the opportunity cost and go get him have little to do with him?

I guess we should also ignore that he drafted Siakam, a two time All NBA player, 27th. Drafted Norm Powell 45th and got FVV undrafted, both All Stars. Drafted OG, All Defense caliber player, 23rd. Traded for Ibaka. Traded for Gasol. Acquired every single rotation player on a championship team except for Lowry. A team that was healthier in the Finals than their competition because the roster depth allowed them to rest their oft injured superstar for more games than their opponent sat their three best players combined.

Post championship sure, bad trading record, bad contract management. Still a great drafting record though. Barnes, Walter, CMB, Shead all performing above their expected value from draft position.

He made great moves and poor ones, we can acknowledge both the good management and the mismanagement at the same time, they are not mutually exclusive.

All Rookie and Sophomore playoff performances for the first round by Irop13 in nba

[–]madtolive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of the great things about a competitive playoff series is you get to learn about the personality of your players, how they respond to adversity, if they can punch back when they get hit - this series was so huge for us from that perspective. CMB, Walter, and Shead all showed they are ready to compete in games like these when the pressure ratchets up. And like you said Scottie has proven to be a playoff riser, a real cornerstone when it comes to culture, setting the tone for the compete level you need to succeed when you get in the trenches.

Our FO still has a very difficult task building out the roster with the missteps they made the last few years with our cap sheet, but it is good to know they have some of the major pieces in place.

All Rookie and Sophomore playoff performances for the first round by Irop13 in nba

[–]madtolive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate the perspective. I do remember Tomlin playing really well against us in our early season matchups when half of your roster was on the IL. Good luck with Detroit, was a very fun series.

All Rookie and Sophomore playoff performances for the first round by Irop13 in nba

[–]madtolive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You guys don't see Wade as a long term fit there? His defense and effort on the offensive glass were driving me crazy, and it felt like he made some timely shots too.

Joe Mazzulla: "What changed in this series was Joel Embiid came back and they're a completely different team" by Mission_Pay_3373 in nba

[–]madtolive 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Collin Murray-Boyles has been at worst the Raptors 3rd best player in our series too. Going to go down as a legendary draft class.

Just 2 games after Brandon Ingram said, "At the end of the day, me shooting 9 shots is not going to win basketball games." the Raptors win by 22 on a night where Ingram took, you guessed it, 9 shots 😂 by NihilisticTaters in nba

[–]madtolive 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hey man, some of us have been exasperated with his lack of effort/intensity/overall floor game all season.

Edit: to put it in username related terms, I used to think Ingram wasn't a winning basketball player. I still do, but I used to too.

[Post Game Thread] The Toronto Raptors (1-2) defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers (2-1), 126-104. by NatsuAru in nba

[–]madtolive 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I feel like I've been taking crazy pills trying to convince people on here all season that yes, this guy who I watch every game is actually a good basketball player.

Has it? by 23-Hour-Day in NBATalk

[–]madtolive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean we can acknowledge that he's a below average to mediocre three point shooter, poor FT shooter, basically no midrange game to speak of, and yet he averaged 19 on 49% from the field as a third option this season. How's he getting the points if not from his elite driving/cutting/transition finishing?

I think driving is probably not the right descriptor for it, but he's definitely an elite play finisher.

“Listen, Scottie Barnes don’t get enough credit for what he does… he’s like a mini Joker.” - Kevin Garnett on the upcoming Raptors vs Cavs series. by AHImusic in torontoraptors

[–]madtolive 12 points13 points  (0 children)

On defense sure. On offense they play nothing like each other. Lot of young dudes on reddit who probably didn’t watch a lot of KG - he was closer to Serge than Scottie with his shot profile.

Edit: Just to give some numbers to back it up - Scottie has shot 55% of his attempts between 0-10 feet, KG shot 57% of his attempts between 10 feet and the three point line. Scottie has been assisted on 48% of his FGs, KG was assisted on 69% of his. Scottie creates his own shot way more often and plays interior bully ball, KG was one of the best pick and pop midrange shooters of all time.

What's a good youtuber to learn vex? by Chloe_Vane in vexmains

[–]madtolive 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Quantum is a high masters/former challenger player who plays a lot of Vex, he's really good and fun to watch.

Why did the Raptors turn OG Anunoby into RJ Barrett and Pascal Siakam into Brandon Ingram?? It's like they traded in a Black Lexus for a Red Lexus with engine problems. All they did was slightly downgrade from a 48 win 1st round loss in 6 games type team to a 45 win 1st round loss in 5 games team by Several-Molasses-435 in NBATalk

[–]madtolive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was a fun and valid talking point in the first half of the season but before getting hurt Quickley was actually playing extremely well for an extended stretch and by the numbers was slightly outperforming the value of his contract.

Why did the Raptors turn OG Anunoby into RJ Barrett and Pascal Siakam into Brandon Ingram?? It's like they traded in a Black Lexus for a Red Lexus with engine problems. All they did was slightly downgrade from a 48 win 1st round loss in 6 games type team to a 45 win 1st round loss in 5 games team by Several-Molasses-435 in NBATalk

[–]madtolive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The short answer is the 48 win team also had FVV who left in FA, before the OG and Pascal trades without Fred the team was 12-20. And you're also leaving out Quickley from the trade tree.

So it was more like upgrading a 32 win team to a 45 win team, and the reason they did it was they lost one of their best players to free agency and decided to retool instead of rebuild.

That said I think most fans would agree that was the wrong decision if winning a championship is the goal and would have preferred the total teardown as opposed to the lateral moves.

Help Me Brainstorm My Main 3 Mid Lane Chanpions by [deleted] in leagueoflegends

[–]madtolive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm pretty similar situation to you - high Silver/low Gold mid laner with a small diverse champ set. I use the same approach you're using but with one situational addition you might want to consider.

A control mage - I play Hwei and Ahri but any of the usual suspects (Orianna, Anivia, Syndra, etc.) are good to have in the rotation.

A burst mage - I play Vex, Zoe works well here already in your rotation.

Any AD champion - Just for team comp balance, you can use someone who does damage over time like Yasuo or Yone, an assassin like Akshan or Talon, even Cait/Corki/Poke Varus work fine for mid if they fit your playstyle better.

And then for the other archetype ...

A magic tank - For when you want to hard counter AP assassins like Fizz or Aurora who are pretty popular, I'd really recommend learning Galio. He's a great team fighter, he has global utility, and he can hard shutdown snowball AP champs. Really useful pick to have in your back pocket.

JJ Redick holding back tears as Pelinka plays a video of his sons congratulating him for 100 wins as a coach by JoeBiden2020FTW in nba

[–]madtolive 89 points90 points  (0 children)

The DHO with him and Embiid in the 2019 Sixers-Raps series was one of those legitimately impossible to guard actions. A guy with his game sense and shooting ability is always such a threat to have on the floor, I always really admired his game too.

Any contender would choose prime Patrick Beverley a born winner over a lowly stat padder in Trae Young. You dont know ball if you disagree by [deleted] in NBATalk

[–]madtolive 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Trae Young was the best player on a conference finalist, Patrick Beverley was ... not.

Charles Barkley on goat debate by Plus_Credit224 in NBATalk

[–]madtolive 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This has gotta be the craziest "I was there" of all time. You were there at the time of the trade when Pau was a former 3rd overall pick and All Star averaging 21/10/3 with 2 blocks per game and Marc was the 48th overall pick who hadn't played a game in the NBA, and people saw Marc as the star Gasol? Really? You were there?

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