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Post by Dante on Jun 27, 2024 15:10:23 GMT -5
I don't expect anything to be done today for CBA/apron reasons, except *possibly* buying a late second round pick for cash if someone Booth really likes keeps dropping. With KCP opting out, once the new NBA year begins (I don't remember if the official date is June 30 or July 1) the Nuggets will be under the second apron and can therefore make trades using multiple aggregated contracts, as well as picks one year farther out in the future. That's when we'd be more likely to see a Reggie/Zeke/pick kind of trade. Man i really hope that is going to be the case. Unlike when they extended Zeke and everyone here were telling me that he was extended to be traded at the trade deadline. Having 12 million $ and 2 roster spots for Reggie and Zeke on a championship roster is simply unacceptable.
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Post by rock on Jun 27, 2024 15:14:13 GMT -5
If we go in the season as is, Booth is as good as gone. We are not winning s**t if we dont improve our depth. Strawther,CB,Watson,Holmes,Zeke,Pickett? You wanna win a chip with 6 rotation players on rookie deals? I made my peace that Kroenke will not allow and Booth is not willing to even entertain trading one of MPJ/Jamal but if he is going to let KCP walk he better find a way to move on from Reggie and Zeke and improve at backup 1 and 5 with Brogdon/Theiss for instance. Anything less than that, he should be fired before the season even starts. People are bashing him for losing Bruce, but he was the one that brought him in in the first place. People are bashing him for (most likely) letting KCP walk, but that is more Josh and Kroenke not willing to go in 2nd apron + spend extra $ than him. Also, Booth is the one that finally pulled the trigger on moving on from Barton for KCP. What he did at this time 2 years ago will be written in golden letters in Nuggets history. He gave us the championship roster and i will be forever grateful for that, but to gamble with kids + Reggie/Zeke/DJ/Holiday during Jokic prime is firable offense. Crazy how fast he dismantled a title team. We have fewer playable players than teams like houston, Orlando, or even Utah and Atlanta. The only reason we aren’t awful is jokic. That team without jokic is 25 wins.
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Post by Dante on Jun 27, 2024 15:29:12 GMT -5
If we go in the season as is, Booth is as good as gone. We are not winning s**t if we dont improve our depth. Strawther,CB,Watson,Holmes,Zeke,Pickett? You wanna win a chip with 6 rotation players on rookie deals? I made my peace that Kroenke will not allow and Booth is not willing to even entertain trading one of MPJ/Jamal but if he is going to let KCP walk he better find a way to move on from Reggie and Zeke and improve at backup 1 and 5 with Brogdon/Theiss for instance. Anything less than that, he should be fired before the season even starts. People are bashing him for losing Bruce, but he was the one that brought him in in the first place. People are bashing him for (most likely) letting KCP walk, but that is more Josh and Kroenke not willing to go in 2nd apron + spend extra $ than him. Also, Booth is the one that finally pulled the trigger on moving on from Barton for KCP. What he did at this time 2 years ago will be written in golden letters in Nuggets history. He gave us the championship roster and i will be forever grateful for that, but to gamble with kids + Reggie/Zeke/DJ/Holiday during Jokic prime is firable offense. Crazy how fast he dismantled a title team. We have fewer playable players than teams like houston, Orlando, or even Utah and Atlanta. The only reason we aren’t awful is jokic. That team without jokic is 25 wins. Well, i am not blaming him for "dismantle" part nearly as much as i give him the credit for putting the championship roster together in the first place. As i wrote in one of my previous posts, Nuggets are not PSG or Man.City and the new CBA with 2nd apron screamed that 3 max players system is not sustainable long term (or even short term). As good and unique as Jokic is, him elevating the play/value of certain role players to a "max player" status is what are we paying the price for at the moment. None of our players outside of Jokic would be valued or paid as they are with Jokic/Nuggets system/style. When i said that Jokic is our moon,sun,orbit and galaxy and a golden cow i am labeled as Jokic "ass kisser" when in fact i am just spitting the reality/truth. Anyway, crying about the past is not going to change the present or the future. We are in cap space hell at the moment which will result in losing KCP. I understand the 2nd apron implications long and even short term and there is not much to be mad on Calvin if in fact KCP walks, but once that money pocket is open and you have the flexibility to act/improve on crucial positions (Reggie/Zeke) he BETTER start working on it the moment KCP is gone.
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Post by LotharBraunBrownBryant on Jun 27, 2024 15:36:02 GMT -5
the Kyle Filipowski stuff that's coming out is wild.
He went to high school prom with his then 26 year old girlfriend, who already had a masters degree. 2 twitter accounts claiming to be his mother and brother (and at least the brother account has a long history and looks legit) are talking about "mormon grooming" and how he's estranged from his family because of her. Suggestions that he's being controlled by her and that it's taken him away from his family and from caring as much about basketball. And of course he gets drafted by Utah, which makes the whole thing look like a bizarre conspiracy theory that could also be true.
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Post by famicommander on Jun 27, 2024 15:43:20 GMT -5
Yikes.
How god damn hard is it not to date high school kids? The hell is wrong with these people?
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Post by Coach Sticky on Jun 27, 2024 16:05:44 GMT -5
Utah, btw, had two huge steals. Cody Williams, from CU, who was the #1 ranked HS player last season at #10 (was projected to be 5-8) and then Isaiah Collier, my favorite PG in the draft (probably also a top-2/3 in the class) at #29!!! Insane. Great draft for them. Kyle Filipowski now too at 32… holy f**k.
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Post by jimijam28 on Jun 27, 2024 16:09:30 GMT -5
U going too jizz talk
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Post by Coach Sticky on Jun 27, 2024 16:32:16 GMT -5
THREE CU BUFFALOES IN ONE DRAFT!!!
KJ Simpson > CHA Tristan da Silva > ORL Cody Williams > UTA
Now if someone would take Isaiah Stevens from CSU, I might cry. Not gonna happen tho, he’s going undrafted
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Post by Coach Sticky on Jun 27, 2024 16:40:25 GMT -5
Also the Clippers made a steal with Cam Christie, brother of Lakers and MSU legend Max Christie… bro can SCORE
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Post by Coach Sticky on Jun 27, 2024 16:47:58 GMT -5
Now the rumors are that Rich Paul is calling NBA teams to NOT draft Bronny and if they do, he’d be going to Australia. He’s forcing his way to the Lakers at 55.
I’ve been telling you. The NBA is an absolute shitshow, it’s gotten so embarrassing
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Post by Coach Sticky on Jun 27, 2024 17:11:06 GMT -5
Now the rumors are that Rich Paul is calling NBA teams to NOT draft Bronny and if they do, he’d be going to Australia. He’s forcing his way to the Lakers at 55. I’ve been telling you. The NBA is an absolute shitshow, it’s gotten so embarrassing Exactly how it happened. Worst league in sports. Clown show.
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Post by somborshuffle on Jun 27, 2024 17:28:13 GMT -5
It is a clown show.
But that's also hilarious because Bronny wouldn't be worth the 155th pick, let alone the 55th, if daddy wasn't LeBron.
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Post by Coach Sticky on Jun 27, 2024 17:32:38 GMT -5
It is a clown show. But that's also hilarious because Bronny wouldn't be worth the 155th pick, let alone the 55th, if daddy wasn't LeBron. Bullshit. You probably just saying this because the Twitter and Instagram experts say this and because it’s easy to hate Bronny. Gotta say, I definitely don’t like this move if the Rich Paul calling agents thing is true, but I am happy for LeBron. Gotta be so cool. Also, Bronny will be a solid nba player. Good defense, high IQ, nba ready body. He’ll be fine. Not LeBron James fine. But fine
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Post by Tymes Rhymes on Jun 27, 2024 17:40:26 GMT -5
Bronny at 55th isn't much of a gamble. He either pans out or doesn't. You take that bet when it comes to pleasing a player like LeBron.
Sure, you can make an argument that Bronny isn't much of an NBA player right now but if you develop him, he'll be solid. Throw out any expectation that he'll be his father because he won't be. He can still have a damn good NBA career if he works hard at it.
That being said, LeGM did put in work though hiring his podcast co-host as head coach and getting the team to draft his son on a guaranteed contract. Rich Paul did say that Bronny wasn't signing a two-way.
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Post by rock on Jun 27, 2024 18:29:16 GMT -5
It is a clown show. But that's also hilarious because Bronny wouldn't be worth the 155th pick, let alone the 55th, if daddy wasn't LeBron. Bullshit. You probably just saying this because the Twitter and Instagram experts say this and because it’s easy to hate Bronny. Gotta say, I definitely don’t like this move if the Rich Paul calling agents thing is true, but I am happy for LeBron. Gotta be so cool. Also, Bronny will be a solid nba player. Good defense, high IQ, nba ready body. He’ll be fine. Not LeBron James fine. But fine I get thinking bronny could be a decent player But this whole “don’t you dare draft him…he’s playing in LA with his dad or else we won’t sign” is a joke, no matter how you look at it. Absolute embarrassing.
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Post by famicommander on Jun 27, 2024 18:30:36 GMT -5
Bronny doesn't have point guard ball skills or shooting guard size.
He's Pickett. A defensive two guard in a point guard's body.
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Post by duh88 on Jun 27, 2024 19:13:38 GMT -5
Bronny doesn't have point guard ball skills or shooting guard size. He's Pickett. A defensive two guard in a point guard's body. I think you're being generous to Bronny on this one. Kid has limited skill and a heart condition. If he wasn't LeBron's kid, he would have tickets booked to Tel Aviv, with a jersey waiting for him in the Israeli basketball league, at best.
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Post by scooter on Jun 27, 2024 19:47:38 GMT -5
To me it’s idiotic for Bronny James to attempt a pro basketball career and for Lebron to make an effort to facilitate one. The kid had a heart attack during a summer practice at age 18. He has unlimited generational wealth. Is there nothing else he can think of to do with his life that is less likely to lead to an early demise?
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Post by famicommander on Jun 27, 2024 20:05:15 GMT -5
To me it’s idiotic for Bronny James to attempt a pro basketball career and for Lebron to make an effort to facilitate one. The kid had a heart attack during a summer practice at age 18. He has unlimited generational wealth. Is there nothing else he can think of to do with his life that is less likely to lead to an early demise? He has access to the best medical care anyone in the history of the world could possibly get. If the doctors say he can play I'm not super worried on that front. I just think if he's going to be an NBA player his body type says he has to play the point, and I haven't seen anything that indicates he can do so.
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Post by scooter on Jun 27, 2024 20:39:53 GMT -5
To me it’s idiotic for Bronny James to attempt a pro basketball career and for Lebron to make an effort to facilitate one. The kid had a heart attack during a summer practice at age 18. He has unlimited generational wealth. Is there nothing else he can think of to do with his life that is less likely to lead to an early demise? He has access to the best medical care anyone in the history of the world could possibly get. If the doctors say he can play I'm not super worried on that front. There is no doctor on earth with a crystal ball. It’s unusual for an 18 year old with high level fitness to have a heart attack. He didn’t have 60 years of building up placque in an artery. Something caused a highly unusual heart attack. There are things Bronny James can do with his life that don’t involve putting 100% stress on the cardiovascular system, as is sometimes required in competitive professional team sports in order to not let one’s teammates (and employer) down.
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