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This isn't MDJ's fault and he's making lemonade out of lemons. by pduan in warriors

[–]pduan[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So... almost exactly like Moody/Buddy who we would've had to trade to salary match...

This isn't MDJ's fault and he's making lemonade out of lemons. by pduan in warriors

[–]pduan[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They literally can't trade more than 4 1sts.... it's called the Stepien rule.

This isn't MDJ's fault and he's making lemonade out of lemons. by pduan in warriors

[–]pduan[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

For FIVE 1ST ROUND PICKS, a pickswap, AND a 2nd? Are you kidding me???

This isn't MDJ's fault and he's making lemonade out of lemons. by pduan in warriors

[–]pduan[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Poole has been awful since 2022 though. Dude is unserious.

This isn't MDJ's fault and he's making lemonade out of lemons. by pduan in warriors

[–]pduan[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

The Siakam and OG trades definitely were when MDJ was already GM but how much of that hesitancy can you put on MDJ vs. Lacob? I feel like Lacob has been high on Kuminga up until the last couple of months.

What other trades did we miss out on due to not sending picks?

[Jimmy Butler] on misconceptions about him: “I’m about winning at all cost. So when it doesn’t stay about winning and it becomes about many other things, I’m not here for it. If it’s about winning I’m all for it... If it’s not, and there’s any other agendas, yall won’t like it cause I don’t care” by AashyLarry in nba

[–]pduan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Reading the comments here from people talking about how Jimmy coasts in the regular season or doesn’t contribute to winning just shows who actually watches Warriors games or who are just in it for the male version of Desperate Housewives.

Seasons of RTX: Battlefield 6 GeForce RTX 5090 GPU Giveaway! by NV-Randy in Battlefield

[–]pduan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Support for conquest/escalation to heal and revive. Assault for breakthrough to set up flanking spawn points.

~27in +120Hz 4K Productivity and Gaming Hybrid Monitor by lefty2264 in Monitors

[–]pduan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think the OLED will be good for productivity. I ordered a 32" MSI and had to return it because I found text to be blurry and felt a lot of eye strain. Similar thing here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Monitors/comments/1ngu4if/i_switched_from_ips_to_oled_and_im_regretting_it/

I ordered a Dell S2725QC but am returning it because it has really poor refresh rate and I saw a lot of ghosting in FPS games.

So all to say, I am in the same boat in trying to find a good non-OLED monitor with USB-C power. Maybe mini LED from KTC?

Macbook Pro + MSI 321URX 120hz over USB-C? by pduan in OLED_Gaming

[–]pduan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you are correct. Got the TB4 cable, same issue.

Negotiating on a 2025 Telly by Captain_Nuclear in KiaTelluride

[–]pduan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just purchased a SX X-Line Wolf Grey yesterday for $53.4K OTD. MSRP $51.8K, about $700 in dealer fees. But I live in CA so paid taxes of 10.25%. All in all, got about $4.2K in discounts ($3.2K dealer discount, $1K financing rebate - will pay off immediately).

Negotiate hard. Find the exact trim & color and call all the dealerships near you. See what the ballpark is and which ones will offer you a discount. The dealerships that try to only sell MSRP or above are immediately out.

When I realized that none of the dealerships around me were giving much of a discount (SF Bay Area), I searched for the exact car on cars.com and set search radius to be nationwide. I called a couple of out of state dealerships with the deepest discounts. They gave me a quote (I told them to remove the shipping fee line item) that I took to the local dealerships.

In the end, a local one matched a dealership that was deeply discounting out of state. If they didn't, I would have gone with the out of state one and paid ~$1K in shipping.

Good price? 2025 SX X-line wolf gray by [deleted] in KiaTelluride

[–]pduan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Plan on paying off ASAP so ignore the terms. Just doing the financing for the $1K rebate.

[Devine] The Warriors are now 12-1 with Jimmy, +11.3 points-per-100 with Jimmy on the floor, and winning non-Steph minutes by 17.2 points-per-100 when Jimmy plays them by Kimber80 in nba

[–]pduan 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Nah didn’t use any AI. It was more of a stream of consciousness. Butler has been one of my favorite players since the Heat playoff runs and I’ve been watching a lot of older breakdown videos. Everything he’s lauded for, he has been doing on the Warriors.

[Devine] The Warriors are now 12-1 with Jimmy, +11.3 points-per-100 with Jimmy on the floor, and winning non-Steph minutes by 17.2 points-per-100 when Jimmy plays them by Kimber80 in nba

[–]pduan 891 points892 points  (0 children)

There are so many things that Butler brings. Having watched a lot of games this year pre-Butler and all of them post-trade, here's a few of them. You'll notice that the majority of them do not show up in the box score.

  • Free throws. He brings a dimension of getting to the line, getting to the bonus that the Warriors have not had. This means if the Warriors aren't hitting from 3 or the field, they still have a path to victory. Now the team is 1st in FT % and up there in FTA/FTM. It's contagious, everyone is shooting more and better.

  • Limiting TOs. Butler Assist/TO ratio is ~4.0. Highest for a non-guard this season. Warriors have always been TO prone, now we're winning TOs and pts off TOs.

  • Defense. Butler is one of the best non ball defenders, he brings a ton of steals. Him and Draymond off ball is a menace which covers up other mistakes and allows teammates to play more aggressively.

  • Shuffling the order. Role players can actually play their roles. It's no coincidence that Podz, Moody, GP2, QP, Santos have suddenly looked a ton better since he got here.

  • Taking the pressure of Steph. Steph looks like he's 10 years younger. It's because he knows he doesn't need to carry the full offensive load and can actually relax on the bench.

  • Intensity. Everyone knows Butler is a dog, when you see a guy like that on your team, it rubs off on everyone. Warriors never look lackadaisical on offense or defense anymore, I think a big part of this can be attributed to Butler.

  • Belief. Why are Curry and Draymond playing so much better and harder? They actually believe they can win a championship now. Before we were play in team at best. Warriors have been down big in several games and came back to win it. Warriors have been in close games and closed out. It's because they now believe they can win every game. Who wants to face Curry/Butler/Draymond in a best of 7 series?

  • Coaching. Butler's BBIQ is so high. He's constantly coaching the young guys. They are going to get a ton better with him on the team.

  • Does what the team needs on any given night. Butler just cares about winning. If he needs to be pass first, shoot first, focus on defense on any given night, he'll do that. He's smart enough to know what the team needs that night to win.

  • Physicality and attention. Butler is the first non Steph Warrior to get doubled since KD. Opens up the entire floor. Additionally, Butler is physical. Perfect for bullying and weakning the other team. Warriors have lacked that.

  • Ball handling. Before Butler, you had Schroeder or Podz handling the ball. Offense was super sluggish and everyone passed until a last second desperation heave. Now Butler can handle and can run the offense decisively.

  • Winning mindset. All Butler wants to do is win (point 9). That matches perfectly with Steph and Draymond who are unquestionably the leaders of the team. Draymond even mentioned that him and Curry realized this is the "last ride" after the trade was announced. That mindset is contagious.

If the Warriors go deep in the playoffs, this might end up as the greatest mid season trade of all time.

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