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  1. Rastapopoulos

    Rastapopoulos Well-Known Member

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    Or maybe Gobert won't be easy to trade...
     
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    Wade Garrett Exactly right.

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    Salary be damned, with the right fit, Rudy is a colossal game changer. A final puzzle piece type.
    I really like that Pelican scenario. That's a serious team.
     
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    I approve of this, because now when the Kings suck I won't have to feel sorry for them.
     
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    Wade Garrett Exactly right.

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    I take it you dislike Mark Jackson?
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    For me, it is all about him getting him a coaching gig so I don't have to listen to him on TV. Not saying he is not smart at his job, just that he is so boring. He also goes overboard in defending the refs.
     
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    So it's pretty much so you don't have to listen to him. Okay. Now that makes sense.
     
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    The players defended him, but the only actual evidence we've got is he wasn't a very good coach, based simply on how much better the team became as soon as Jackson was gone. Some of that surely was situational, with player growth and personnel tweaks, but there's nothing favorable in Jackson's corner.
     
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    Fairly-Hard Former Member Gone New!

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    Was messin with him.
     
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    Or you can argue Jackson got them from bad to decent. They sucked before Jackson was hired.
     
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    So, he's the guy for the job if you're hoping to compete and want the next coach to look good?

    I don't think many people would buy your counter-argument, anyway, since any success Jackson had coincided with Curry.
     
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    Wade Garrett Exactly right.

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    Totally agree here.
    I will NEVER understand the Mark Jackson hate.
    He was a great player, one of the top assist men of all time.
    Like you say, HE was the one who brought the "Splash Bros." culture to Oakland and completely changed the atmosphere of that franchise, as a rookie coach.
    As an analyst, there is a reason he is on ABC/ESPN #1 team, simply put, he is really good at it, has some of the most unique observations this side of Hubie Brown, and frankly, I love his "Momma there goes that man" if for no other reason than it is a "catch-phrase", a long lost broadcasting art that few today even attempt.
    He relates to all the players and they respect him. He is also an ordained minister, and a really nice guy.
    The Mark Jackson "hate" makes zero sense to me.
     
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    I do agree that he is similar to Hubie Brown, who was also very knowledgeable, and who I also hated listening to. I realize that is a very subjective topic. Obviously some like listening to both, I am just not a fan of either. Either way, I do not hate either of them, they both seem like nice guys.
     
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    Wade Garrett Exactly right.

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    FWIW, I am not really a big Hubie fan, I just respect his knowledge.
    He is difficult to listen to, IMO.
     
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    Wade Garrett Exactly right.

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    Yikes!!
    Did not know about some of this stuff...
    Reddit, Festus Ezili, and John Stockton, huh?
     
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