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  1. zenter

    Celtics 16/17 Roster and Assets

    Hah. Seriously, I think Hunter might be worth a late 2nd rounder by himself. Young is an argument for having 10 rounds, just so you can get an early 5th rounder.
  2. zenter

    NBA League Pass

    They got rid of the pick-5 League Pass before the start of the 2015-16 season. Choices are now 1 team or all teams. I think this thread is more about the exercise of who you'd want to watch outside the Cs. In no order: Utah, Minnesota, OKC, San Antonio, and Toronto
  3. zenter

    Red Sox claim Bryan Holaday

    According to Ian York, a couple inches wider and taller than the typical doghouse.
  4. zenter

    Celtics 16/17 Roster and Assets

    The magic of the second round pick. About 1% of cap is an easy low risk bet.
  5. zenter

    Celtics 16/17 Roster and Assets

    Yes, the Cs have done that basically throughout the Ainge era and they did it last year, so no evidence of a change. The main reason they're waiting is maximum flexibility for a potential trade for (basically) Westbrook, Cousins, or Love.
  6. zenter

    Celtics trade rumors (founded, unfounded)

    Can we just rename this "the Okafor thread" and start an actual rumors thread?
  7. zenter

    Durant to Warriors

    My hope is Crowder's playing the greatest game in human history: counterintelligence. Surely they showed Durant some stuff. But I'm assuming they didn't show all their cards. Besides, all teams have their own intelligence teams (fine, "video guys" and scouts) who probably know a lot of the...
  8. zenter

    Celtics 16/17 Roster and Assets

    That was the first thing I thought of. Got Games Without Frontiers stuck in my head.
  9. zenter

    Celtics 16/17 Roster and Assets

    This is the classic positional need vs skills need debate. I feel like this particular skill is more important than this particular position, but I can easily be convinced otherwise.
  10. zenter

    Celtics 16/17 Roster and Assets

    Agreed. They're WAY more complementary and can play an all-big-man inside-outside game.
  11. zenter

    Celtics 16/17 Roster and Assets

    Huh... If true... Between Crowder and AB, I'd have preferred Crowder going (despite wing concerns) because AB is one of the few decent 3-point shooters on this team.
  12. zenter

    Celtics 16/17 Roster and Assets

    Didn't take it that way - apologies if I came across as sarcastic. :) Royce Young is merely criticized for being a homer who was too emotional about Durant leaving. I don't think his reporting is considered inferior.
  13. zenter

    Celtics 16/17 Roster and Assets

    Good context. So we're talking about Woj and Young, not Woj and Lowe. And probably Woj got it from Young too?
  14. zenter

    Celtics 16/17 Roster and Assets

    After Durant left OKC and the rumors started heating up, both Woj and Lowe obliquely referred to the idea that they don't think Westbrook is as big a flight risk as people think. The implication from both was that he loves being the man in the community, helping out, and being a role model. No...
  15. zenter

    Hackashaq delenda est

    The game adapts to its players as much as players adapt to the game. Why did basketball essentially disallow zone? Because offenses weren't good enough in the 70s and 80s, and (later) because plus defenders like Bird and Magic would overwhelm opponents. IOW, the game got boring. They re-allowed...
  16. zenter

    Hackashaq delenda est

    Well, the presumptive flagrant (3rd bullet) partly addresses that, doesn't it?
  17. zenter

    Celtics 16/17 Roster and Assets

    Should I buy this home? It's value could go down. What if the seller thinks it's got more value than I do? WHAT DO I DO?!?!?!?
  18. zenter

    Celtics 16/17 Roster and Assets

    It's also funny to think the Cs would consider the value of 2017 BRK pick is a huge impediment to getting a top-5 player. Surely Presti and Ainge can bridge that gap and both assume it's ~3-4ish.
  19. zenter

    Celtics 2016 Summer League Thread

    Assuming the 5th guy is Olynyk, that would have to be one of the most inverted lineups I've seen. The best 3pt shooter is the 4, followed by the 5. And the best defender down low is a 6'3" combo guard. My brain hurts.
  20. zenter

    NBA Offseason Thread 2016

    Approximately 600 people make a single industry about a billion dollars annually (and possibly more). Sullinger's stat line probably is "worth" ~12M in this market. Would you take a 50% haircut for doing well but "not being motivated enough"?