I know the draft is a always a bit of a crap shoot, but when you're constantly picking in the top 8, you should have SOMETHING to show for it. I find it ironic that Vivek Ranadive has a severe case of GSW envy, when if the Kings had drafted well, they could have had all of Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Harrison Barnes, but instead, they took Tyreke Evans, Jimmer Fredette and Thomas Robinson. And that's just three examples of their incompetence in drafting. BNM
Is it taunting when players celebrate dunks or shots? Is it taunting to talk trash like Michael Jordan, or Larry Bird, etc.?Is it taunting to pound your chest while screaming and looking at someone? Is it taunting to clap? Is it taunting to say that "they can't guard me"? Is it taunting to stare at a ref? Is it taunting to tap your wrist, and say "y'all know what time it is"? Is it unsportsmanlike to do those things? It's all subjective. I wouldn't say that what Mudiay did was sportsmanlike, but I don't really think it was more unsportsmanlike than anything else that goes on. I'd say that what most players do after every dunk, or good shot, is definitely taunting, and probably could be considered unsportsmanlike. But that type of stuff is an element of basketball culture. Just like baseball or football. Not so much for country club sports like golf and tennis. And for kids, I would say don't do stuff like that. Just like all my coaches told me growing up. But as they get older, it's kind of like. "Hey, you're old enough to understand what you're doing. It's on you to make the decision of how you wanna act or be perceived" We got our asses reamed for shit talking in high school. But every coach is different. It really sucked playing against teams whose coach didn't care if they talked shit. When ours would make the whole team run laps, etc. I think there was a lesson to be learned though.
When you have to deal with the people who emulate this unsportsmanlike behavior on a daily basis then maybe you have a different view. It's Bush League and we can be better. Equating it to celebrating is a false choice. There's a line between taunting and celebrating. And you have to see people walk that line over and over to be able to judge it. And there was nothing sportsmanlike about what he did.
LOL this is fun to watch. It was funny how, after trading Rose, all their fans were pissed and thought the world was ending. Then when they landed Rondo and Wade, all of a sudden they thought they were gonna contend, and they were soaking up the "Wade coming home" story. Now, they're imploding in a spectacular fashion.
Knicks and Clippers looking for a 3rd team to complete the Carmelo to the Clippers trade. The Knicks don't want to take on Crawford. Would you guys take on Crawfords contract if we were getting an asset back? Say, Crawford and Willy Hernangomez for Ezeli, Leonard, and the Right to Swap NYKs 2017 1st (top 5 protected)?
Nope. I thought about it for a minute as a way to dump some of our horrendous contracts, but Crawford has one himself. He's 36 with 2.5 more years on his contract & his advanced metric numbers are already showing a substantial decline.
Yeah, but think about it. We already are fucked cap space wise. If we could get a first, or upgrade a first, shouldn't we just say fuck it and fuck our cap space up some more because we're already fucked? Lol.
Pelicans blowing out Spurs. Embiid has 26 points (4/5 on threes) in 20 minutes and counting. Bulls getting rolled by the Heat.
