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  1. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    If the Hawks end up losing the series to Boston, I could see them blowing it up.
     
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  2. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    I'd gladly take Horford and/or Millsap off their hands.

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  3. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Millsap would be lovely. He's a little bit older than I'd like, but he would be PERFECT in our system. Tough dude, plays solid defense, can shoot the ball....

    Horford is probably going to sign with San Antonio because that's where all aging All-Star big men seem to go.
     
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    Just start a thread...everything you need to know about Meyers and Mason and lock it...nuff said..great post!
     
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  5. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    I'd be perfectly fine with signing an vet like Millsap even though he's older than our core. We're no longer in rebuilding mode. We're in winning mode and trying to get better. If we sign him as a free agent, we don't give up any young talent. Millsap (and/or Horford) immediately makes us better on both ends of the court. His defense is very underrated. If he doesn't make first or second team all-defense this year, it's a serious snub. He was top 10 in both steals and blocks, led the entire league in Defensive Win Shares, was 4th in Defensive Rating and 3rd in Defensive Box Plus/Minus. All his defensive stats, both basic and advanced, are impressive.

    He'd be the perfect player to mentor Noah Vonleh, who is still a few years away from being a quality NBA starter. Lock Millsap up for 4 years. Let him start, be our 3rd scorer, best defender and ease Vonleh into the starting role three or four years down the road, when he will still be in his early 20s.

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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Millsap isn't a free agent. The Hawks locked him up last summer, 3 years and $59 million. He's under contract for another two years, so it would have to be a trade.
     
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  7. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Well, I'd even do it for the right trade. Since we're about a billion under the cap, we don't have to match his salary. It could be a lopsided trade that would save ATL a lot of money.

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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Yeah, and that's why I'm hoping they blow it up. Supposedly they wanted to move Teague before the deadline. If they lose this series, I could see Horford leaving and Millsap on the block.

    I would happily do a sign and trade with Crabbe for Millsap, if they were interested. Or Meyers if that was their bag.
     
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    Yeah, Plumlee needs that Kaman mid-range shot so he can pass or shoot out of the mid-high post. He did improve his FT shooting quite a bit, so I would not be surprised to see him add the midrange shot this summer.
     
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  10. jlprk

    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    Whoever we have there now can't, either.

    I've watched him stand next to Aldridge. Aldridge is 2 inches taller. Plumlee is a legitimate 6-10.

    His skeleton is slim. He can't put on any more muscle than he already has. (Ed Davis has even narrower shoulders.)
     
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    MA...SON...PLUM...LEE...

    CLAP! CLAP! CLAP CLAP CLAP!

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    MA...SON...PLUM...LEE...

    CLAP! CLAP! CLAP CLAP CLAP!
     
    SlyPokerDog, Apr 25, 2016
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    2 really good games in a row. Can this be his coming out party?
     
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    Going to have to change his nickname to Plum-Amazing.
     
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    I never thought I'd bow down to a player from Duke but just this once......

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    I think I may be more excited about Plumlee than I am about the fact the series is tied. Rebounding..... Check, handles.....check, Passing.....Check,
    Now rim protection? He seems to be getting better there too. I still want a center by committee, but Plums is going to be a big part of it, I hope for a long time.
     
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  16. theprunetang

    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    Half Plum Half Amazing
     
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  17. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Point.

    Center.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Apr 25, 2016
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    The best player on the roster in this series.

    He would've had 12 assists tonight but Crabbe and Henderson bricked point-blank layups.
     
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  19. mook

    mook The 2018-19 season was the best I've seen

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    Portland has to figure out how to get him the ball more in the high post and less beyond the three point line. There isn't enough time to completely figure this out this season, but I hope Stotts has seen enough to decide to change his offense to run much more of the action through Plumlee next year. If we let Dame and CJ work off the ball more our offense is only going to be harder to stop.
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    28.3 mpg | 7.3 ppg | 12.5 rpg | 6.5 apg | 1 bpg | 97 DRtg | 20.3 PER

    Per36: 9.2 | 15.9 rpg | 8.3 apg
     
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