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    The Grayson Allen thread

    This is a double-edged sword. He was asked this question directly at the media day, and I was pretty impressed with his answer. He owned his play at Duke. Admitted his immaturity. Pointed to how much better--but not perfect--he is doing in the NBA. Said he is going to try to live the rep...
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    Best Big Threes in basketball right now

    These are in no particular order. BTW, I said "Big Three" but I understand that the third player in some of these is marginal. Book, Durant, Beal Holiday, Tatum, Brown Lillard, Giannis, Middleton James, Davis, Russell Jokic, Murray, Porter (Gordon?) Butler, Bam, Herro It seems that some of...
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    How to stop the Suns

    The idea that is being proposed is that you double Book and Durant and make the other guys score. People are saying that CP3 is going to have to be able to score, so is Okogie etc. I just don't think I agree. First, you cannot double BOTH Durant and Book. That is nearly an impossible way to...
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    Can we talk about Okogie?

    I stepped away from watching the Suns for about a month and a half because of stuff going on in life. Away from this board too. The KD business pulled me back in. In that time injures pushed Josh Okogie into more playing time. The guy is intriguing to me. I have only been able to watch...
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    Buyout Candidates

    These are all looking like possibilities for a buyout. Wall, Westbrook, Ibaka, Mason Plumlee, Derrick Rose, Basemore, Avery Bradley, and more. If you are looking to fill out depth, there are a lot of interesting names there. Rose, Wall, and even Westbrook look really interesting.
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    Mikal's progress

    This is kinda going under the radar, but 20 games in Mikal is averaging 44% from three, along with career highs rebounding (5.4), blocks (1.1), assists (3.5), and scoring (16.1), all to go with his already incredibly efficient offensive game and all-league defense. I would think this is in part...
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    Superstar?

    There is a thread on the RealGM GB about the Suns being an average team, built for the regular season but not the playoffs. The weird arguments are being made like--they haven't had the adversity that other teams have had this season with injuries etc. But the one argument that seems to be...
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    OT: Aron Baynes learning to walk again

    I do not know how I missed this. There is so much here. The perils of injury for a pro athlete. The difficulties of hospitalization in a Covid world, especially overseas, even apply to pro athletes. Delli posing as a Dr. to get in to see him. Just so much here. Where was Aron Baynes? It...
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    DBook: D stands for defense

    The best DRTG in the NBA right now for a SG belongs to Devin Booker. I know team play impacts this stat a lot, but Book's defensive improvement is huge and is flying under the radar. There is an easy argument that he is the best SG in the league right now given his overall game...
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    Dario

    Most of this play is against Embiid. Notice his offense and defense against the all-NBA center. Dario gives up 40-50 pounds to Embiid. Smart player, Dario.
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    What are the best "big three" combos in the league right now?

    Now that the draft is over and free agency and the trades are all but done, what are the best big three combos in the league? Feel free to throw Kyrie, Harden, and Durant in there if you think that is going to happen. Don't include players injured for the year like Klay. This is no order yet...
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    OT: Anyone see Nate Robinson get knocked out Sat night?

    Snoop Dog: “You play basketball, you can play football. You can't play boxing.”
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    Ayton defense

    This might change your opinion of DA.
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    2020-21 Around the NBA Thread

    Is it ok to start this? Seems like time. We are still posting on the page from last year. Just some random thoughts. Atlanta got much better this off-season. Milwaukee might have too. Philly seems like a more balanced team now and Miami will still be good. Toronto had a lot of turnover...
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    Updated Depth Chart

    PG--Paul, Payne, Carter, Okobo SG--Booker, Carter, Okobo, Alexander SF--Bridges, Johnson, Crowder, Nader PF--Crowder, Saric, Johnson, Smith C--Ayton, Saric, Smith Any one of Crowder, Saric, or Johnson could end up starting at the 4. Honestly. This team needs only end of the bench players or...
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    James Jones is a different kind of GM

    I just listened to a James Jones interview on the way to the office. It was one of the best interviews of a GM I have ever heard--not because I agree, but because the interviewers asked the right questions and JJones was very candid with the answers. It was the Doug and Wolfe interview this...
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    Murray Magic

    The term was used yesterday on a number of media outlets. It is now going to follow him throughout his career. He is going to be known as "The Magic Man" or the "Magician" or something like that. It will flow out of the "Murray Magic" expression. No one tried to come up with this one. It...
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    Has Cam Johnson displaced Oubre?

    In the starting lineup? This team seems to play VERY well with Cam in. But earlier some of our best lineups had Oubre.
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    2020 Draft

    If we make a move at the deadline, it might include trading away this year's first round draft pick. It might make sense to have a sense of what that pick might bring. Here are some players that intrigue me. 1. Vernon Carey Jr. Plays a bit slow, but big, strong, and while he does not shoot...
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    What would you give up for Derrick Rose?

    I think Okobo and Kaminsky are the only players Detroit might be interested in that we would be willing to give up. The key would be the picks. Just curious what you all are thinking. Rose is playing out of his mind right now. Splitting the guard minutes 34--Booker 32--Rubio 30--Rose...
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    What is the beat way to get Suns games?

    Sling? Hulu? What are you using? I see guys complaining about blackouts etc.
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    The new Devin Booker

    He is our own superstar and his game has taken a huge step in its evolution. I thought we might have a thread just to talk about his progress this year. Here are some things that I am noticing. 1. Conditioning. He seems to be absolutely full of energy in the fourth quarter. Part of that is...
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    The Suns next big move

    OK. Its still early, but it looks like this team has turned a corner and is now competitive--at least they have been in every game so far this year. So the next big move is to add a star player--the player that is a big three player to go with Booker and Ayton (or Booker and Oubre, depending...
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    OT: Players and injuries

    I know this seems completely out of the blue. LeBron James' has had a long relatively injury-free career. I have a theory. If you watch LeBron James running gait, he runs on his toes. His heels do not strike the floor first. This is a discussion going on in the distance running world...
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    The NBA, two-way contracts, and developing a farm system

    The NBA needs to beef up the G-League and the ability of teams to develop a farm system outside of the NCAA track. To me, the way to do this is to expand the two-way contract in several ways. 1. Increase the number of two-way contracts available to each team. I think as many as 5 would make...

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