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  1. elindholm

    PG help

    What's Rajon Rondo up to? He last played in 2022.
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    Who's in the rotation?

    I'm assuming that these players are locks for the rotation: Booker, Durant, Beal, Nurkic, Allen, Gordon, Eubanks. I think Okogie is not a lock because he shoots poorly and I can see him possibly being squeezed out. The regular-season rotation will be no more than 11 players, and even that is a...
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    Chris Paul appreciation thread

    It's well established that Chris Paul wears out his welcome after a few years with the same team. After six years each with New Orleans and the Clippers, Paul played on three different teams over the next six years, and now he's looking at another new team for next season. But Paul also has an...
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    Center wish list

    Never mind who is available, since we don't know that. (Well, okay, we can leave out Jokic, Embiid, and Anthony Davis.) But do consider salary, since the Suns can take back only (approximately) as much as they send out. Looking over NBA rosters, which centers would you want to go after...
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    hypothetical with Hawks

    Atlanta calls in the off-season, says they want to take their team in a different direction, and offers Trae Young and Clint Capela for Ayton and Paul, the latter of whom they will buy out. What do you say?
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    Durant out 3-4 weeks after minor car crash (April Fool)

    sports.yahoo.com/kevin-durant-injured-in-traffic-accident-03149121983.html Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant was involved in a low-speed traffic collision in Scottsdale early Saturday morning. He sustained bruised ribs and other minor injuries and is expected to miss 3-to-4 weeks. Angel...
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    Raptors

    For what it's worth, John Hollinger thinks that the Raptors could be after Durant. But wasn't it speculated that they also had interest in Ayton? And didn't I hear that Siakam is less than happy there? So why not deal directly with Toronto and leave the Nets out of the picture? ESPN's Trade...
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    Why I don't want Durant

    I'm optimistic that the temporary lull in Durant news means that the Suns will not succeed in trading for him. I was also negative about the Paul trade. I thought he might be worth a couple of playoff series victories but that the Suns would find themselves in the doldrums when his contract...
  9. elindholm

    Seven-week losing streak broken

    No way to know if this bounce will stick, of course, but it's nice to finally be in the green for a few days. Nice timing on GOOG, Folster! I'm on the road without access to my spreadsheet, so I don't know what my big winners for the week are, but ORA (Ormat, geothermal plant construction) is...
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    definitive stock sector assignment?

    I'm looking into Ranpak (PACK), which does environmentally sustainable packaging and might be about to turn the corner toward profitability. But I'm encountering a phenomenon I haven't seen before, which is that different sources place the stock in different sectors: I've seen materials...
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    stocks you like

    I thought it might be fun to have a thread about lower-profile stocks that we've stumbled onto. Maybe we can help each other find a big upswing before it happens. Here are my first two contributions, both of which hit the market recently, although if you find something that's been on the board...
  12. elindholm

    Suns WCF history -- a brief summary

    Old-timers know all of this, but others may not, so... This will be the Suns' 10th trip to the Western Conference Finals. They've advanced in 2 of their previous 9 attempts. Here's how each one went down: 1976 This was the rookie season for Alvan Adams and Ricky Sobers, who joined Dick Van...
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    LAL/GSW to face PHO

    The line is LAL -4.5, which seems low to me. I'm guessing that the Lakers win comfortably. Yes, I know, Steph Curry blah blah, but these are the defending champions in what is basically a Game 7.
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    The Ayton Plan

    Here's my thought for what to do about Ayton: First of all, don't extend him this summer under any circumstances. Let him show what he's got in 2021-22. Hope he looks better. Then, play the usual posturing game of announcing that you'll match any deal. Don't offer anything until the free...
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    Suns and ROY trivia

    Prior to Chris Paul, who was the most recent former Rookie of the Year to play for the Suns late in his career? (Don't count Stoudemire.) Please don't post the answer; it's in the spoiler. But I'd be interested to see how many get it. After the question occurred to me, I came up with my own...
  16. elindholm

    making the playoffs

    What does "making the playoffs" actually mean this season? Finishing in the top 10 and being involved in the play-in games? Finishing in the top 8, even if subsequently eliminated through the play-in games? Surviving the play-in stage, regardless of what the initial seed was? "Making the...
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    Saric re-signs for $27M/3yr

    https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30372707/dario-saric-stays-phoenix-suns-3-year-27-million-deal
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    Oubre to Golden State

    https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/30350074/warriors-thunder-trade-grades-kelly-oubre-jr-help-golden-state I guess now we'll get plenty of opportunity to see whether he blossoms.
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    538's "CARMELO" projections

    Nate Silver's political polling site has also gotten into sports, and the NBA in particular. One thing they model is a player's projected performance based on his similarities to previous players. They call their modeling "CARMELO," based on some silly acronym. I don't put much stock in the...
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    possibly attainable PFs

    If the Suns re-sign Oubre, they won't have much money left, but they'll still have some. Are any of these backup PFs reasonable options on the cheap? Kenneth Faried (UFA, HOU) JaMychal Green (UFA, LAC) Anthony Tolliver (UFA, MIN -- played 24 uneventful games with the Suns in 2014-15) Rondae...
  21. elindholm

    Dragic to the Mavericks

    https://nba.nbcsports.com/2019/06/30/report-heat-trading-goran-dragic-to-mavericks/
  22. elindholm

    Ayton paid $10,000/month in college

    http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/26647372/miller-paid-10k-per-month-ayton So, is this partly responsible for his lack of fight? That he was already a professional athlete a year before being drafted?
  23. elindholm

    D'Antoni continues to blame officiating for last year's Game 7 loss

    http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26634745/rockets-audited-18-game-7-say-finals-bid-taken Nothing is ever his fault.
  24. elindholm

    Embiid

    His numbers are spectacular when he's on the floor, but he's hurt again, with another knee issue. He has missed the last six games and there is no timetable for his return. Almost five years after being drafted, he still hasn't made it to his 150th game. He turns 25 in a few days, so he's...
  25. elindholm

    in case you were wondering

    Since the NBA-ABA merger, the all-time record for FGA attempts in a game without a miss is 14, shared by Gary Payton (1995) and Thomas Bryant (2018).

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