X-rays negative, sounds like just a sprain, thought haven’t seen anything on severity/prognosis yet.Ball on way to hospital for x-rays, the on-site machine is not working.
X-rays negative, sounds like just a sprain, thought haven’t seen anything on severity/prognosis yet.Ball on way to hospital for x-rays, the on-site machine is not working.
Actually, please don'tYou don’t like Harden? Please elaborate.
Houston's a tax-paying team, right? They can send him to the Bulls and include enough cash to cover what he's owed but avoid paying any luxury tax penalties on his contract.Carmelo traded to Bulls.
EDIT: Will be released and become FA.
Weird that Houston couldn’t just do this. I guess it costs the Bulls less to release him? Why?
I'm guessing that there is a 2nd round pick with moderate protections included somewhere in the deal. That's usually the going rate for these kinds of deals.Yes, the Rockets save $2.6M in luxury tax, and the Bulls have a big trade exception from the Mirotic deal that expires on Feb. 1, so I guess they used part of it on Melo. But what's in this trade for the Bulls unless the cash consideration exceeds what Melo is owed?
Beal is really good. Was his stock ever really down though? I’ve heard talk of the Wizards asking for an outrageous return in exchange.Bradley Beal stock is...up.
Yes, the good old top 55 protected second round pick. But nothing is being reported about what Chicago or Houston gave other than Melo and cash.I'm guessing that there is a 2nd round pick with moderate protections included somewhere in the deal. That's usually the going rate for these kinds of deals.
The Bulls didnt give up anything they were able to fit Carmelo into a trade exemption they had. It was purely a financial move for the cash considerations.Yes, the good old top 55 protected second round pick. But nothing is being reported about what Chicago gave.
Have we confirmed that Doc likes Austin?Haha. Austin Rivers just straight up mugged Redick and appeared to go back to try to apologize and JJ just got right up and walked away. Does anyone in the NBA really like Austin Rivers aside from Doc?
Eh, some of that was garbage time. After the first quarter, the Thunder led the Knicks by 20 for the most part.Abdel Nader with a 16/6/2 performance today in NY. Way to go, Danny...
Harden because he is being guarded by the most aggressive, most Pittsburgh, most coach's son in the league.Who gets to the line more this game, Harden or Embiid?
The thing is, Brewer has always lacked the sort of physicality that tends to slow Harden. He isn't the best guy to be trying to intimidate the opposing player's lead dog.LOL, Corey Brewer trying to go all Marcus Smart on Harden.
Redick is en fuego.
Getting into it with Embiid -- these two guys are going to spend an eternity on the foul line tonight.Harden has 27 points with just under two to go in the second quarter. He had 15 points this quarter alone.
He just did it. He got Harden to react, and Harden got his third foul. Both Harden and Embiid have technicals too. This one could get out of hand.Now Corey Brewer is fucking with James Harden. The 76ers
The thing is, Brewer has always lacked the sort of physicality that tends to slow Harden. He isn't the best guy to be trying to intimidate the opposing player's lead dog.
NBA fans and posters, what do they know about officiating? Do they know things? Let's find out...Is there enough bandwidth in the entire internet for an NBA officiating thread?
Down 14 to 4 at half time. He's got his work cut out for him. Harden isn't even that much of an anomaly if you factor in his usage rate.Harden because he is being guarded by the most aggressive, most Pittsburgh, most coach's son in the league.
Now he has it...Harden was lucky he didn't get his 4th right there on Embiid. They gave it to Tucker, but it could have easily gone to Harden.
They really miss Capela.This one is getting away from Houston in a hurry. 25 point lead now. Harden with 4 fouls, nobody else can throw it in the ocean for the Rockets. Philly just looks huge out there on the floor against them, and their length seems to be getting into Harden's shooting motion more than most other teams do. Rebounds are 35-20, and Philly has 11 blocks (1 for Houston).
I think he's already better than Ball, and I don't think Ball is ever going to be as good as him. Needless to say, I was never a Lonzo lover. I think there's a bit more of an argument to be made for Ingram, and I could see people going either way on him, but if it were my choice, I'd rather have Russell over either of them. That said, the Lakers did get back Kuzma in that deal, so it wasn't a horrific trade for them, but if they could have gotten Kuzma for Ingram, well, I think they'd be in a much better place right now.Posted this in the wrong thread but D'Angelo Russell is averaging 24.8 over his last 11 and that includes a 10 and 5 point performance. Shooting .505/.432/.947 over that time.
Would anyone be surprised if he ended up better than Ingram and Ball?
Good chance that D'Angelo and Julius Randle are going to be the two best players that the Lakers drafted during their rebuild and they jettisoned both of them.Posted this in the wrong thread but D'Angelo Russell is averaging 24.8 over his last 11 and that includes a 10 and 5 point performance. Shooting .505/.432/.947 over that time.
Would anyone be surprised if he ended up better than Ingram and Ball?
17/20 shooting with 10 made threes is a really good stat line.Klay Thompson appears to be out of his funk it seems. Before the game he was shooting .527/.444 for January. He is 8-8 tonight from deep, 15-17 overall and has 38 points with over seven minutes left in the third.
The Warriors starting unit has 5 All-Stars, hasn't been done since the '75 Celtics. Boogie looks to fit in seamlessly. They are fast, can shoot and are big, not sure what you can do to stop them (hope for injuries?)Yep, he's 10/11 from 3 and has 44 points. Curry only shot 2/10 from 3 and has 11 points. Durant has 20 on 13 shots. Green barely played. Cousins played 21 minutes and went 2/9 from the field for 8 points/9rebounds/5 assists.
So, basically, of their starting 5, only Klay played great, and the rest were average at best, to terrible. Yet, they are up 27 at the Lakers, and have 117 points with 7:00 left to play.
The Warriors are playing at another level, and as Boogie gets his legs under him, the gap between them and everyone else is only going to grow. Jonas Jerebko was playing real minutes and was a big contributor not long ago, and now the guy is like the 10th man.
Barring injuries to at least a couple starters, I don't see how anyone takes them down this year.
If Boogie does fit in, and the Death Star rolls on to another championship, it will make the Celtics struggle this season a lot more palatable.The Warriors starting unit has 5 All-Stars, hasn't been done since the '75 Celtics. Boogie looks to fit in seamlessly. They are fast, can shoot and are big, not sure what you can do to stop them (hope for injuries?)
Hopefully, Danny will play towards the future with the roster at the trade deadline. Not interested in GFIN moves that sacrifice the long term.
One game is one game, but — assuming no injuries in their interim one game, and knocking wood — it'll be great to see the two teams go at it fully rested and with full, healthy squads.We'll learn a lot on Saturday, I suppose.