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Sorry to hear about the browser hijack issue. It's definitely not the site - most likely your machine as Run BJM said.

You might try looking at your process list (task manager) and see if there's something suspicious there.

I've been using Microsoft's Essentials for anti-malware and it's nice because it doesn't hog a lot of the machine checking for viruses...

 

Totally agree. Avery is a hard ass which isn't a bad thing for an NBA coach but this isn't college- you can't control every single thing that grown men do. And its not just about dealing with personalities. He never changes his vanilla offense or defense. NBA is all about matchups and he doesn't adapt. Sending a player to the D-League as a punishment is only going to lose respect from the players as well as around the league. Stern doesn't want Avery disrespecting the D-League like that and D-League people don't want their operations to be shit on because NBA coaches think its a freakin punishment to be there. They're doing a great thing by trying to create a legitimate minor league for the NBA and Avery is selfishly disrespecting it instead of dealing with the problem himself.

And yeah Gadz is my favorite bench player thus far but once Lou and Ekpe come back they'll replace his skills and probably do even better. Murphy at least adds shooting and good rebounding- something we lack off the bench with Lou, Adrien, Gadz, Wright.

But you'd think it would probably take BWright to get Murphy. Why would they trade a double double PF with an expiring contracts for a shitty player with an expiring contract? Murphy has value because hes a rental player who provides two things NBA teams can't get enough of- shooting and rebounding. And hes expiring. At least if they're swapping expirings Wright is young, can be re-signed cheap, and has some potential.

 

Paul Westphal kicked Demarcus Cousins out of practice today. There have been a lot of grumblings about Demarcus' crazy antics in Sac but this is the first tangible incident with evidence. We probably don't have a shot of getting either JT or Cousins but at least the Kings promising young talent are imploding and they don't seem to be that much of a threat. Still say that I wouldn't trade Curry for Tyreke and at this point would anyone trade Udoh for Cousins? Perhaps if you believe GS has enough of a support system and culture of accountability. Not sure if Smart, Monta, and Lee as the key personalities in the locker room are enough to get that done.

In other news the D-League is beginning to get rolling. Antonio Daniels is down there averaging 18 ppg, 7.7 reb, 7.3 assists. Aaron Miles putting up 15/11 ast with a 5.38 ast/TO ratio. Nick Fazekas is back in Nevada playing for GSW's Reno Bighorns putting up numbers much like he did in college- 16.5 ppg, 9.8 rpg. If anyone followed Syracuse the past few years they'll know a guy by the name of Paul Harris. Hes a 6'4 220 lb. SG/SF who is a sensational rebounder for his size, a great athlete, and can score fairly well. Poor handle and not known for defense but he crushes the glass and hen hes on the floor he just makes things happen by being in the right place at the right time.

 

Yeah Beasley looks nuts but I'm not convinced he'll be a winner. Breaking out scoring wise is an understatement- he looks like another Melo. But it doesn't seem like he has much else to offer in the way of making team mates better, playing efficiently, playing great defense, doing the little things, being a leader, etc. No shame in being mini-Melo or Glenn Robinson part deaux but hes not a guy you build around IMO.

And yeah I still like Wes Johnson. I liked Turner more but hes been unimpressive so far. I also liked Favors a lot and hes doing well thus far. Wes looks sort of lost though, hes not drilling shots like he was in college and shooting is a big part of his game. Hes also a guy who seems like he would benefit from a great PG feeding him and not so much as a guy you give the ball to and tell him to score one on one. But Cousins looks like bad news and Turner and Wes have been disappointing thus far. No one after Udoh has done much either. Can't wait to see what Ekpe's got.

 

Disagree with both of you. Lee isn't much like Gasol IMO. Lee doesn't have a good post game IMO (though hes shown a few nice moves lately) and Pau has the best one in the league right now. Pau much more of a shotblocker and although hes a good rebounder I don't think hes as good as Lee. Both can pass though. Lee is all hustle too and operates a ton in the high post for us and on the pick and roll. Pau doesn't do a whole lot of that. Gasol is an excellent finisher too and Lee has just looked so-so finishing at the rim for us so far although Knicks fans lead us to believe Lee is one of the best finishers in the league.

IMO Gasol has kind of turned into what Duncan used to be minus some defensive impact. Prime Duncan >>> Gasol but IMO there are similarities with the skill on the block, outside game, shotblocking, etc. Marc Gasol is a little similar but not nearly as dominant of a scorer IMO. Brook Lopez sort of reminds me of Pau though hes not as agile.