Around the NBA: Week 12 (1/8/24 - 1/14/24)

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Nationally televised games this week
Wedesday, January 10th
New Orleans @ Golden State at 8:30 PM EST on ABC
Denver @ Jazz at 10:00pm EST on ESPN

Thursday, January 11th
Boston @ Milwaukee at 7:30pm EST on TNT
Phoenix @ LA Lakers at 10:00pm EST on TNT

Friday, January 12th
Sacramento @ Philadelphia at 7:30pm EST on ESPN
New Orleans @ Denver at 10:00pm EST on ESPN

NBA News
NBA Starting 5, Jan. 8: Luka & Kyrie go off; LeBron prints a poster
https://www.nba.com/news/nba-starting-5-jan-8-2024

Sources: Warriors' Chris Paul (hand) expected out 4-6 weeks
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/392 ... -4-6-weeks

Commanders Hire Former Warriors GM Bob Myers to Assist in Coaching Search
https://www.si.com/nfl/2024/01/08/bob-m ... ing-search

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This article comes after a couple former Suns and a current Sun…

I think it’s pretty dumb to focus on one game for Nurkic…seems like someone who didn’t actually do their research. I’ve found myself not really agreeing with pina much at all

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Split T wrote:
Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:42 am


This article comes after a couple former Suns and a current Sun…

I think it’s pretty dumb to focus on one game for Nurkic…seems like someone who didn’t actually do their research. I’ve found myself not really agreeing with pina much at all
Agreed. Nurk has had a strong season for us, but has serious confidence issues playing against AD.

The Ayton stuff is totally fair, though 8-) .

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I agree. That stood out for me. I think Nurkic has done well considering expectations. He's outplayed the guy he replaced. It's kinda weird to include Mikal too. Maybe he's just going for something controversial to generate clicks.

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Carno wrote:
Mon Jan 08, 2024 11:48 am
I agree. That stood out for me. I think Nurkic has done well considering expectations. He's outplayed the guy he replaced. It's kinda weird to include Mikal too. Maybe he's just going for something controversial to generate clicks.
Mikal set some pretty crazy expectations with his play in Brooklyn last year, so in a sense it’s fair to call this season a disappointment.

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"Too little, too late, too unbothered."
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Superbone wrote:
Mon Jan 08, 2024 12:45 pm
Ok? Why did he fail in Orlando? This doesn't matter lol.

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Russel Westbrook was to blame just as much as anyone. He was still in the mindset that he could get another non-veteran minimum type of contract. Klay Thompson is going through the same thing right now and I'm not going to be shocked if he plays better next season than he is right now.
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Why do we care about Vogel and Westbrook?

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We shouldn't and I don't. I'm only combating the revisionist history.
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Fair…Westbrook by all accounts volunteered to come off the bench for the Clippers…him not wanting to do it for the Lakers was part of the problem. Vogel was in a bad spot because just about everyone else could see Westbrook was a bad fit next to LeBron…the gm(and probably LeBron) who pushed for that move should be criticized. Ham couldn’t make it work either. Lakers were too eager to blow up a team that one the finals 1 year previously and lost in a highly injury plagued year to the eventual western conference champs.

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Not good for Hali


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He had already slipped once before in the game trying to decelerate on a drive.
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Yeah, that was the full splits. I don’t think Hali has ever done a perfect split before. Probably a groin injury.

ETA: Guess it was hamstring.

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Woah!

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Pffftttt there go both my fantasy teams.

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Split T wrote:
Mon Jan 08, 2024 7:56 pm


Woah!
Tough season for him.
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Morant's suspension already had the Grizzlies season one foot in the grave, so surgery is the right move even if he could play through it now and put off until the Summer.
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Ya it makes me think they just went straight to surgery as a tank move. Good for us as Memphis could’ve swapped picks with us…so now we know there’s no chance we get a worse pick.

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Let’s trade for Marcus Smart. We need somebody to light a fire under this teams ass.

Nurk, Goodwin and Yuta and 2nds for Smart and Biz.

Sucks giving up Nurk but it is what it is. Nurk would be great next to JJJ.

Trade Eubanks for a bs 2nd to someone. Who cares. Maybe KBD too. Reroute them for Bey

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