Kansas Crimson

twocoach wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2023 10:05 am

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2023 9:50 am

RainbowsandUnicorns wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2023 9:13 am

My worthless 2 cents....
They knew what they had with Brunson and what he was capable of. A very good player with a nice looking future. They chose to let him move on and leave salary room for a better player. I agree "they don't get a pass" but what a guy does on a different team really has nothing to do with what he did on his former team. Or am I not understanding? Which of course is entirely possible.

In the scenario where they knew what they had and let him walk, they're worse off without him after being close to a finals appearance.

And now have a prima donna max player. What Brunson's doing for NYK (and during last year's playoffs) is an illustration of what they let go compared to what they have now. Hindsight is 20/20, but they absolutely would have been better off just re-signing Brunson.

I am never a believer in the whole "if he can do that there then he would have done it here" thing. Maybe what Brunson does well is more available to him outside of an offense with Luka on it than he did in an offense with Brunson. Luka is #2 in the NBA in usage % this year and was #5 with Brunson last year so maybe Brunson just wasn't the right fit next to that type of player.

pdub wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2023 9:13 am Brunson is/was scratching All Star level this season.
He's on a lot of 'snubbed' lists.

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2023 10:10 am

twocoach wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2023 10:05 am

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2023 9:50 am

In the scenario where they knew what they had and let him walk, they're worse off without him after being close to a finals appearance.

And now have a prima donna max player. What Brunson's doing for NYK (and during last year's playoffs) is an illustration of what they let go compared to what they have now. Hindsight is 20/20, but they absolutely would have been better off just re-signing Brunson.

I am never a believer in the whole "if he can do that there then he would have done it here" thing. Maybe what Brunson does well is more available to him outside of an offense with Luka on it than he did in an offense with Brunson. Luka is #2 in the NBA in usage % this year and was #5 with Brunson last year so maybe Brunson just wasn't the right fit next to that type of player.

Brunson was Dallas's 2nd best player in the playoffs last year that ended in a WCF. 22 ppg next to Luka. Brunson averages 23 this year. They didn't let him go because of fit. And Luka's increased usage% has led to a worse record for DAL.

And again, it's not just not paying Brunson, it's the entire set of moves that has Dallas going from WCF to lotto team in one season while having one of the top 3 players in the league whom is 23 years old.

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2023 9:50 am Hindsight is 20/20, but they absolutely would have been better off just re-signing Brunson.

twocoach wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2023 10:34 amKyrie. I am glad he isn't polluting any teams that I want to watch.

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2023 10:37 am

twocoach wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2023 10:34 amKyrie. I am glad he isn't polluting any teams that I want to watch.

Makes it a hell of a lot easier to root for Jacque Vaughn.

BasketballJayhawk wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2023 10:36 amBetter off next year and the following years? Absolutely not.

Having a long term contract on Brunson isn't better off than having a TON of cap space this offseason.

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2023 8:10 am Jalen Brunson is averaging 23 pts and 6 assists on 47% shooting and 40% from 3. Mavs r dumb.

BasketballJayhawk wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2023 6:25 pm Ja in the news for all the wrong reasons lately...

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/355 ... orum-probe


The Athletic reported that acquaintances of the Grizzlies' Ja Morant confronted members of the Pacers' traveling party near Indiana's bus in the FedExForum's loading dock area after the Grizzlies' 112-100 win that night. The Athletic reported a laser, coming from an SUV that it reported Morant was riding in, was pointed toward Pacers' players, coaches and others in the loading area.

The Athletic reported it was not known who shined the laser, which it reported some feared was attached to a gun.

"NBA Security and league investigators conducted an investigation interviewing numerous eyewitnesses and reviewing video surveillance following allegations made by the Indiana Pacers organization regarding a postgame incident on Jan. 29," the NBA said in a statement. "While we substantiated that a postgame situation arose that was confrontational, based on interviews and other evidence gathered, we could not corroborate that any individual threatened others with a weapon.

twocoach wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2023 9:35 am

BasketballJayhawk wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2023 8:49 am It's a half season rental that makes them better this season and gives them significant flexibility this off season to make a big signing to pair with Luka and Wood.

They aren't contenders in the west prior to the trade anyway.

I still think it's a super weird fit for a half season rental. I don't understand how Kyrie and Luka work together well on the court together.

Big free agents don't seem to sign with Dallas for some reason. After this many failures in a row, it hardly seems to just be bad luck. There seems to be something consistently missing there. Coach? GM? Facilities? I don't know. But they seem to always fall short of their targets.

pdub wrote: ↑Tue Feb 07, 2023 7:57 am Jaylen Brown missed last nights game with a non COVID illness heating up rumors of a potential Kevin Durant to Boston trade.

I think it's just coincidence and has no legs buuuuut if it does: Don't do it Celtics.