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Transaction Ideas and Rumors / Re: Centers Possibly Available
« Last post by mobilija on Today at 10:05:47 AM »
I think it likely that Brad goes for another low cost under the radar development type that is languishing on someone?s bench, ala Queta in Sacramento.  My money is on an attempt To pry Day?Ron Sharpe from Brooklyn.
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Game Threads / Re: Pistons (15-2) at Celtics (9-8) Game #18 11/26/25
« Last post by Redz on Today at 09:37:53 AM »
I?ll give you 11 guesses at who had the Celtics best +/- tonight!  No peeking.

I peeked. Shows how misleading that stat can be.

I just watched the game. Wow. Great effort. Rough start for JB but he had a great second quarter and finished strong except for a couple of ill-advised threes on the fourth.
I?m still loving Minott.  Hugo and Jordan too.  But story of the game was Derrick White.  Is he back?  The other story of the game is - how do you beat the team with the best record in the conference when you simply can?t got a defensive rebound unless it magically falls into your lap?  I didn?t see the OR stats but seemed like 20+ for Detroit.

JB is a top ten player in the league at the moment. He looks at times like James Harden and at times like KD.  He couldn?t buy a basket at the rim in the early going but still ended up with 30+ points. Simons couldn?t make a shot but sunk 2 key FTs at the end - as did DW and PP. I HATED the strategy to foul Detroit at the end and it nearly cost them. I?ll have to look at the thread to see what others thought/think of that strategy. I guess if you have absolutely no faith that the Cs can secure a rebound maybe it makes some sense, but I felt like - play some D and if they hit a contested three, so be it. 

Terrific win - especially with no Q.  Great to see Amari out there.

I?m not a fan of fouling in that situation (or the two for one).  In both cases just play defense. 

I still think that call was BS but the league has been leaning into that kind of call for years now it seems. 

And yes, the +/- can be misleading!
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Transaction Ideas and Rumors / Re: Centers Possibly Available
« Last post by Birdman on Today at 09:27:12 AM »
Always been a fan of Nurkic..won?t give u great numbers but does his job well
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Game Threads / Re: Pistons (15-2) at Celtics (9-8) Game #18 11/26/25
« Last post by Silas on Today at 09:27:02 AM »
But story of the game was Derrick White.  Is he back? 

I thought D White was playing badly. Taking bad shots. The ball was just going in. I am not taking much hope from that performance. He was settling for bad shots. He was just lucky. Not playing smart efficient basketball. Just good fortune bailing out bad decisions.

Try enjoying the win and wait till the next loss to criticize the players. 
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Game Threads / Re: Pistons (15-2) at Celtics (9-8) Game #18 11/26/25
« Last post by Who on Today at 09:05:10 AM »
But story of the game was Derrick White.  Is he back? 

I thought D White was playing badly. Taking bad shots. The ball was just going in. I am not taking much hope from that performance. He was settling for bad shots. He was just lucky. Not playing smart efficient basketball. Just good fortune bailing out bad decisions.
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Around the NBA / Re: Report: LaMelo Wants Out
« Last post by Who on Today at 09:03:16 AM »
LaMelo has missed 7 games in November and even in the 6 games he's played this month including tonight, in that span he's shot a whopping 30-88 (34%) from the field, including 3-11 tonight as his team is getting wrecked.

The Kings are the kind of team that'd trade for him because they're the directionless Kings but otherwise I really don't see who'd be interested, he's not exactly a winning player either and I don't think it's just the Hornets. He's not showing signs of improving his defense or other parts of his game.

Funny highlight from that game. LaMelo dribbling down right wing, tries a bullet pass to a cutter off the bounce, gets it all wrong and hits Jalen Brunson (LaMelo's own defender) in the face (forehead) with the ball / pass.

Brunson did well to shake it off. That must have hurt. LaMelo had some pace on that bullet pass.
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Celtics Talk / Re: I Think I Am Aboard The Tank Train Now
« Last post by Neurotic Guy on Today at 08:14:15 AM »
Simply put, this is not the terrible team that some here said they were at the start of the season. They can explode offensively, play some high energy defense and they have a capable scoring leader who is doing for the Cs what guys like Brunson, Mitchel, Booker and other elite scorers are doing for their respective teams.  They are an awful rebounding team which everyone here knew going in but that hasn?t stopped them from winning more than they lose.  Three games from now they could be losing more than they are winning but I think, as many have said, they probably settle in at about .500. Exactly where some predicted prior to the season.  If Tatum were here they?d probably be the second or third seed in the conference right now.  With an additional center who can board (plus Tatum), I don?t see how they wouldn?t be in the mix for the Eastern Conference.  I?d love to know what Brad is thinking right now as the season closes in on the trade deadline. 
Last point, I give thanks today that the Cs aren?t in the Emerites Cup mix. I suppose I have to accept that it?s probably here to stay, but I sincerely don?t get it and wish it would go away.  TBH it can take all-star weekend with it - just give the players a mid-year break.
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Transaction Ideas and Rumors / Re: Centers Possibly Available
« Last post by ozgod on Today at 04:21:34 AM »
Are there any centers out there who can successfully:

-Play impact defense
-Rebound well
-Hit 30% of their threes
-Play the pick and roll well
-Stay healthy

If so, please get them. Feels like all the guys named check only some of those four boxes.

You forgot:

- come at a reasonable cost

Yes, that pesky salary cap, tax and second apron. We are currently:

  • $51m over the salary cap
  • $12m over the luxury tax (so we have not reset the repeater tax, despite all the criticism from people that the owner is being cheap)
  • $4m over the first apron
  • $7.8m under the second apron, so any salary greater than this will put us back in the 2nd apron with all the restrictions. And since we were there last season, we only have one more season we can be above it before our draft pick is frozen and goes to the very end of the first round



So if we can find everything you suggested, and at a cost below $7.8m, then we will have found the perfect center. Hopefully nobody else finds him before us and offers more money  :angel:
 

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Game Threads / Re: Pistons (15-2) at Celtics (9-8) Game #18 11/26/25
« Last post by ozgod on Today at 04:14:07 AM »
One of the gutsiest wins of the season, undermanned, z-rated by everyone, but they got it done against the conference leaders. This team has some heart, you've got to give it to them, even if they are flawed.
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Patriots / Football / Re: NFL 2025-26 Season
« Last post by SparzWizard on Today at 02:45:17 AM »
Got some big games for Thanksgiving and some playoff implications:

Green Bay @ Detroit (-3) - Both teams are decent. Trying to fight to stay atop on their division. I'll give the edge to Detroit at home and they should cover but it'll be like a 27-22 game

Kansas City @ Dallas (+3) - Jerryworld? Both teams fighting for their playoff lives? America's Team vs America's Hated Team? I think Mahomes and Chiefs will continue to lack firepower in this game as they have been all season long. Cowboys are jelling, surprisingly, and should win this one outright 27-19

Cincinnati @ Baltimore (-7.5) - Joe Burrow is back in the lineup heading into M&T Bank Stadium. But the Ravens have looked hot and won 5 straight, and Jackson showing no signs of slowing down. As much as I like Joe Cool, a healthy Jackson has looked dominant. 33-16 Ravens.
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