So whats these guys nickname? I predect by game three everyone will think they need a nickname. The S.S. Dunk Machine? ScootNSharpe? SharpScooter? Okay these all suck. Help me out here someone! S.S. Destroyer?
I have high hopes something good will come out of the Kris Rayan Jabari collection. The future is blinding!
I too thought about the Warriors trade with Monta, I remember at Chris Mullins retirement ceremony the fans boo'd the shit out of the owner (and maybe GM?) and Rick Barry went all Rick Barry on them. NOT saying that Scoot is the next Curry, but no one knew Curry was going to be Steph Curry when they traded Monta. He was averaging 14 points a game, and was dealing with a wonky ankle. And iirc, Monta was traded due to Klay being drafted and the team having a lot of confidence in Klays future. Again, not saying the end result will be duplicated here, and I know that the scenarios aren't the same as Dame isn't in his 7th year like Monta was, but it could be similar in that going forward it's a better FIT for the team as a whole. Although there are still questions about Scoots game, and there should be. He's 19. The BASE that he's starting from is pretty damn good. It remains to be seen how well Damian would fit in in Miami's team (or other teams). People thought KD, Kyrie and Harden were a sure thing too. Also have to keep in mind that Damian did have that troubling calf strain issue a couple times last year. That *could* continue to be an issue going forward, especially with his age and usage. This could be a weird blessing in disguise for the Blazers (but I doubt it will be). All that said, I do wish there had been an avenue that the Blazers could've gone down that meant they kept Damian, but wouldn't have cost them an arm and a leg or would've been marginally better for the team at the expense of anything past 3 years from now. Mortgaging the future for an attempt at being a top 5-7 team where everything has to fall into place PERFECTLY for them to even be mentioned as a team getting HCA, might not be worth it. On the plus side, Damian will probably get the start at the all star game. yay...
How do we know you weren't operating on opposite day logic? We will never know unless you come clean and even then you could still be operating on opposite day logic, so whatever.
Someday, Scoot is going to break Steve Blake’s single quarter assist record. I hope it’s on a Shaedon Sharpe dunk.
Glad to hear you say trio and not duo. People were saying Ant needs his own team to show he’s a legit lead guard, and are already willing to put him on the bench for a rookie. Ant has absolutely no reason to defer to Scoot at the moment. He’s the lead guard for the time being. I hope Ant balls out. If he’s anywhere close to 25/3/6 on solid efficiency by the deadline, we’re talking about getting back a package of 2 1sts for Ant, or a 1st and an actual enticing young player, as opposed what he might command right now.
Alsoo worth mentioning… Because next year’s draft is weaker, teams in the lotto looking a PG might gladly give up their pick for Ant with two more years left on his deal after this one.
Triple S If Simons is going to be here long term, I want him part of it too. I don't like leaving key guys out.
The 6ers won’t be having Harden back, traded 1sts to get Harden in the first place, and they are scared to death of Embiid potentially leaving soon. In what world is Phili in a position to trade Maxie?
