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Post by solly on Jan 5, 2021 13:49:47 GMT -5
Olynyk was more polished than Dirk too is something he said. I think he compared Avery Bradleys defense to Michael Jordan as well. haaa thats hilarious. Love it. I thought he compared shavlik randolph to russell? Maybe i am confused. It surely kept us hopeful about the crappy picks. Im sure theres more, but thats just what I remember during broadcasts. Made just scratch my head and have stuck in my memory ever since
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Post by Cabutan on Jan 5, 2021 13:57:38 GMT -5
He spoke highly of Joseph Forte i remember. Poor guy was a bust
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Post by solly on Jan 5, 2021 13:59:46 GMT -5
He spoke highly of Joseph Forte i remember. Poor guy was a bust Good College player though haha
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Post by quagmire on Jan 5, 2021 14:17:02 GMT -5
He spoke highly of Joseph Forte i remember. Poor guy was a bust Good College player though haha allegedly Forte was Reds pick, Tommy just defending Red! Still wish they had grabbed Tony Parker instead! LOL
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Post by DaCeltics on Jan 5, 2021 14:25:10 GMT -5
Good College player though haha allegedly Forte was Reds pick, Tommy just defending Red! Still wish they had grabbed Tony Parker instead! LOL That was really tough because Forte was a 20 ppg guy in college and nobody had made it from France up until TP! I learned from that that intangibles matter most. Like heart, level of athleticism/skill, competitiveness.
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Post by DaCeltics on Jan 5, 2021 14:26:33 GMT -5
I guess skill and athleticism are tangibles. Lol
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Post by DaCeltics on Jan 5, 2021 14:28:05 GMT -5
allegedly Forte was Reds pick, Tommy just defending Red! Still wish they had grabbed Tony Parker instead! LOL That was really tough because Forte was a 20 ppg guy in college and nobody had made it from France up until TP! I learned from that that intangibles matter most. Like heart, level of athleticism/skill, competitiveness. The things I learned from the Forte selection led to me not wanting Markelle Fultz. I saw tooooooo many similarities!
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Post by Cabutan on Jan 5, 2021 14:31:08 GMT -5
Sounds like Jeff Green. Athleric, skilled, no heart, no substance.
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Post by Cabutan on Jan 5, 2021 14:32:29 GMT -5
But tommy was a riot with all those comparisons. Really funny. Appreciate the reference by Solly. Very funny indeed.
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Post by solly on Jan 5, 2021 14:34:33 GMT -5
I guess skill and athleticism are tangibles. Lol hahaha thats funny, being athletic and good at basketball very important to being good at basketball!
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Post by kyceltic on Jan 5, 2021 14:51:51 GMT -5
haaa thats hilarious. Love it. I thought he compared shavlik randolph to russell? Maybe i am confused. It surely kept us hopeful about the crappy picks. Im sure theres more, but thats just what I remember during broadcasts. Made just scratch my head and have stuck in my fmemory ever since He thought Greg Minor would be a star!
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Post by hedleylamarr on Jan 5, 2021 14:58:07 GMT -5
Basically, I feel he stole money for three years, although not his fault, and he owed us one year to show his worth. I think he robbed himself of 34 million. Play one more year, honor your contract, and THEN get your 4 years and 120. Then, records indicate he wanted to go to IND, and asked to be traded to IND, then signed with CHA out of the blue. Then we had to wait for days to get a TPE, which we may never use. Yes, I'm pissed, and usually if a player leaves, even Brady, I blame management. And while I'm also still pissed at our GM, this time it was a two way street.
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Post by Cabutan on Jan 5, 2021 15:06:38 GMT -5
Im sure theres more, but thats just what I remember during broadcasts. Made just scratch my head and have stuck in my fmemory ever since He thought Greg Minor would be a star! i think i did too. Loved greg minor basketball style.
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Post by DaCeltics on Jan 5, 2021 15:12:29 GMT -5
I also learned from wings like Greg Minor that any position that has no consistent shot should be considered b-list talent at the max.
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Post by solly on Jan 5, 2021 15:30:04 GMT -5
Basically, I feel he stole money for three years, although not his fault, and he owed us one year to show his worth. I think he robbed himself of 34 million. Play one more year, honor your contract, and THEN get your 4 years and 120. Then, records indicate he wanted to go to IND, and asked to be traded to IND, then signed with CHA out of the blue. Then we had to wait for days to get a TPE, which we may never use. Yes, I'm pissed, and usually if a player leaves, even Brady, I blame management. And while I'm also still pissed at our GM, this time it was a two way street. Ya i mean the hayward situation here started out pretty tough and never went smoothly. He never established himself as one of the leaders of the franchise and he signed up to do that with Kyrie. Obviously everything went south quickly. It just wasnt working the way he envisioned and had the right to leave. The IND thing is tough, cause if he really did want to go there then Danny probably couldve pulled the trigger on whatever deal was on the table. He just chose to go to Charlotte instead. I dont blame him really, it was just a shitty situation since the start
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Post by DaCeltics on Jan 5, 2021 15:42:42 GMT -5
Basically, I feel he stole money for three years, although not his fault, and he owed us one year to show his worth. I think he robbed himself of 34 million. Play one more year, honor your contract, and THEN get your 4 years and 120. Then, records indicate he wanted to go to IND, and asked to be traded to IND, then signed with CHA out of the blue. Then we had to wait for days to get a TPE, which we may never use. Yes, I'm pissed, and usually if a player leaves, even Brady, I blame management. And while I'm also still pissed at our GM, this time it was a two way street. Ya i mean the hayward situation here started out pretty tough and never went smoothly. He never established himself as one of the leaders of the franchise and he signed up to do that with Kyrie. Obviously everything went south quickly. It just wasnt working the way he envisioned and had the right to leave. The IND thing is tough, cause if he really did want to go there then Danny probably couldve pulled the trigger on whatever deal was on the table. He just chose to go to Charlotte instead. I dont blame him really, it was just a shitty situation since the start Actually, it was IT4 he thought he was teaming up with.
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Post by solly on Jan 5, 2021 15:53:35 GMT -5
Ya i mean the hayward situation here started out pretty tough and never went smoothly. He never established himself as one of the leaders of the franchise and he signed up to do that with Kyrie. Obviously everything went south quickly. It just wasnt working the way he envisioned and had the right to leave. The IND thing is tough, cause if he really did want to go there then Danny probably couldve pulled the trigger on whatever deal was on the table. He just chose to go to Charlotte instead. I dont blame him really, it was just a shitty situation since the start Actually, it was IT4 he thought he was teaming up with. Maybe, either way I think he came here to be a leader/first option on the team/play with Brad and with everything that happened his role regressed. I know Danny wasnt sold on IT, and correctly so. But youre right I guess I cant say he signed up to play with Kyrie.
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Post by cole on Jan 5, 2021 16:04:04 GMT -5
Ya i mean the hayward situation here started out pretty tough and never went smoothly. He never established himself as one of the leaders of the franchise and he signed up to do that with Kyrie. Obviously everything went south quickly. It just wasnt working the way he envisioned and had the right to leave. The IND thing is tough, cause if he really did want to go there then Danny probably couldve pulled the trigger on whatever deal was on the table. He just chose to go to Charlotte instead. I dont blame him really, it was just a shitty situation since the start Actually, it was IT4 he thought he was teaming up with. At that time it was probably Al Horford. I'm pretty sure we didn't have Kyrie yet
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Post by solly on Jan 5, 2021 16:05:13 GMT -5
Actually, it was IT4 he thought he was teaming up with. At that time it was probably Al Horford. I'm pretty sure we didn't have Kyrie yet Youre right, it probably was Horford, Kyrie talks and his trade demands were around that time, but it was most likely horford
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Post by DaCeltics on Jan 5, 2021 16:14:36 GMT -5
Actually, it was IT4 he thought he was teaming up with. At that time it was probably Al Horford. I'm pretty sure we didn't have Kyrie yet Maybe both. IT4 was fresh off of impressing the entire world with his courageous playoff performance and MVP like season.
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Post by drewski6 on Jan 5, 2021 16:22:51 GMT -5
Well, all I know is that Charlotte is greatly overpaying Hayward and they are 2-5 and searching for a team identity. Their 2 best players are pg's (Ball and T.Ro). Hayward is third, and the fourth is another pg (Graham). That team is going nowhere. Prob not gonna make the playoffs next year either. But at least Hayward gets to score 18/game. As opposed to the 15 he would score here w a chance at a ship. LOL.
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Post by drewski6 on Jan 5, 2021 16:24:13 GMT -5
Its not really Gordons fault or Ainges fault. Really, it was Charlottes fault. Just making a terrible decision nobody saw coming at their own detriment. Hey, do you, Charlotte
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Post by cole on Jan 5, 2021 16:30:15 GMT -5
Its not really Gordons fault or Ainges fault. Really, it was Charlottes fault. Just making a terrible decision nobody saw coming at their own detriment. Hey, do you, Charlotte Just like horford to Phili.
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Post by drewski6 on Jan 5, 2021 16:44:50 GMT -5
Its not really Gordons fault or Ainges fault. Really, it was Charlottes fault. Just making a terrible decision nobody saw coming at their own detriment. Hey, do you, Charlotte Just like horford to Phili. Exactly. I dont think there was some nefarious plot. I think GH spit out his coffee and said "wait, how much?"
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Post by hedleylamarr on Jan 5, 2021 17:11:24 GMT -5
You don't turn down 34 million to make 30. You take the 34 million, PROVE you're worth it, THEN get the 4/120. It's an extra year, and an extra 34 million...................or you can wreck your second franchise in 5 years, like an asshole.
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