khans2k5 wrote:Utah has a couple guys they need to pay and a roster stacked with talent. They could easily want another draft pick to reset their pay days. Burks, Hood, Exum, Favors, Lyles. All guys that might be up for grabs. Hood and their later first round pick for 6 and Tyus would be interesting to me.
That's certainly a team to watch. What Utah does will depend on what Hayward and Hill do. A couple of those guys you mentioned like Lyles and Hood are still pretty cheap young players I don't see them moving those guys but guys like Favors and Burks could be guys they look to move. If they need to save money one thing they could do is let Diaw go (non-guaranteed money) and we could sign him which I think would be a nice addition.
I can see the Warriors sweeping every series. They're fun to watch, but they're too good. It's much more fun to watch match-ups like Memphis v. San Antonio or Utah v. Clippers.
The Warriors are another reason why the Wolves front office should continue to take the long view and continue to build around KAT, Wiggins and Zach while also keeping our draft pick this summer. Ideally, our 21/22 year old core will reach their prime in about 4 years. By that time perhaps the Warriors will start to decline.
khans2k5 wrote:Utah has a couple guys they need to pay and a roster stacked with talent. They could easily want another draft pick to reset their pay days. Burks, Hood, Exum, Favors, Lyles. All guys that might be up for grabs. Hood and their later first round pick for 6 and Tyus would be interesting to me.
That's certainly a team to watch. What Utah does will depend on what Hayward and Hill do. A couple of those guys you mentioned like Lyles and Hood are still pretty cheap young players I don't see them moving those guys but guys like Favors and Burks could be guys they look to move. If they need to save money one thing they could do is let Diaw go (non-guaranteed money) and we could sign him which I think would be a nice addition.
Hood is already up for an extension next October. They get him for his cheap team option next year and then they have to pay him. Lyles is further out and I think they'd keep him over Favors. I think you'd only get one of them for 6 anyway. Burks and Favors don't hold enough value to get 6 IMO because they are already making money and due for new contracts soon as well.
God I hate the way Harden plays, but he is so damn good. It's the foul baiting I hate more than anything. There were a couple times the refs didn't fall for his shenanigans (and in one case he got called for the offensive foul after hooking Roberson's arm, then acting like he was the one being fouled).
But just like the rip-through move and jump-into--your defender-on-shot-fakes were in vogue at one time, the latest trick Harden has perfected is to stop on a dime upon dribbling around a screen, then jump into the trailing defender while flailing away on a 3-point shot attempt. God I hate it when that gets called as a foul. Harden isn't the only one that does this, but when a guy as gifted as he is starts resorting to this move, it REALLY bugs the hell out of me.
Q12543 wrote:God I hate the way Harden plays, but he is so damn good. It's the foul baiting I hate more than anything. There were a couple times the refs didn't fall for his shenanigans (and in one case he got called for the offensive foul after hooking Roberson's arm, then acting like he was the one being fouled).
But just like the rip-through move and jump-into--your defender-on-shot-fakes were in vogue at one time, the latest trick Harden has perfected is to stop on a dime upon dribbling around a screen, then jump into the trailing defender while flailing away on a 3-point shot attempt. God I hate it when that gets called as a foul. Harden isn't the only one that does this, but when a guy as gifted as he is starts resorting to this move, it REALLY bugs the hell out of me.
I hate that play so much too...and Rubio has taken advantage of it plenty. They are going to have to look at that and see if they can call it a bit differently. Some guys defensively need tonmake the djustment also. One time a couple games ago Harden drew a foul on one of those plays and Roberson didn't like it but in the replay he had his hand and forearm on Harden as he went around the screen. You can do that and expect not to get fouled especially if it's Harden.
I'll say this Q Harden bugs me too for the same reasons he does you but in most of the games I have seen him his ability to play like a PG has been damn impressive. He has alsways had some of that in his game but man the guy has been really good and D'Antoni should get some credit for that as well as his teammates and Morey for assembling that roster.
I'm with Q in absolutly hating the way Harden draws fouls. But I think we're all in the same boat acknowledging how great he is. Harden's another example of how critical ball-handling is to being a great offensive player, especially a great crunch time player. I remember watching Harden a number of times when he was at Arizona. He was a very good ballhandler in college so I'm not surprised to see him run the point and score off the dribble so effectivcely now in the NBA.
I get jealous watching a smart, intense but calm head coach like Utah's Snyder on the sideline during crunch time. What a contrast to our constantly barking neaderathal.
Is almost as big of a contrast as their playoff accolades, congrats to Quinn on potentially accomplishing a third of what that neanderthal did in his first year
