See now that’s a better point, but I don’t know that it’s necessarily true. Let’s say Love has to guard Draymond, it’s not like Draymond is a killer catch and shoot three point specialist that requires hard close outs, and he’s not necessarily an explosive off the ball. So suck it up Kevin, we need 7 games of defense…

So this argument is made often but I don’t think it carries as much weight as you do. Draymond is able to help off of Mosgov and Thompson and be a pain in the ass on helpside. With Love or even Frye in the game, it forces Draymond to at least honor them. That one extra step is enough for Kyrie or Lebron to get to the…

I’m not sure where you get this idea from. Most NBA coaches concede some power and influence to there best players, so this isn’t a Lebron thing when he has input in a gameplan. The fact that Lue was able to get him to play this way during the game kid of goes against your entire point right?

Typically an NBA team, or any pro team for that matter, has transition rotations set up where a secondary guard is responsible for rotation back when the point guard takes a shot. So in this case, you should have seen Caldwell-Pope rotate back (which he kind of half assed does). This allows the point guard to not only…

I agree with JRA. The idea that it lags behind All-Star voting is ridiculous. You see young stars get calls all the time. Anthony Davis and Draymond Green are good examples, but I also see Karl Anthony Towns get his fair share of calls also. I think it is much more about temperament. Kawhi isn’t a guy who’s going to…

They at least were nice enough to tag Grayson Allen so now we all hate the carlton version

We mad about the white face or is that not a thing? Black guy asking for a friend

You’re right. That’s what I don’t get about the trade. No sure thing QB at number one so what’s the point? You could easily convince me that the QB available at 15 would be the same caliber as Wentz or Goff, assuming they go that direction, and a pass catcher is readily available at the spot also. Seems like a stretch…

Yes, but there are the few that understand that it’s not a concrete way of thinking. Like yes, for the most part it’s the way to go, but when a starter is rolling, it’s not a requirement to pull him in the 8th just to get to a setup man and closer. This seems to be the way Fredi thinks.

Kobe is Kobe....he’s an imperfect superstar that probably shoots to much, made everyone forget he raped a girl in Colorado and never won a title without another superstar. He’s also a hall of famer and one of the top 7 players to ever play in the NBA. I don’t love Kobe, I respect him and i’m glad his last game was him…

As a Bama fan it’s been interesting to watch Kirby, whom I admired as a coordinator, act as a head coach. You’d think he’d be more like Saban since he learned from him but he’s been much different. Good luck to him, but pissing off the media and the big ten aren’t things I’d consider as Smart in your first spring.

They should hire Byron Scott so we can keep this shit show going...Let’s see how many horrible coaches they can give Boogie before he kills one on the bench during a February home game vs the Nuggets 3 years from now....yes, you should remember this comment for when this happens 3 years from now...I warned you all

I think the question that has more merit isn’t why Tom is using that stat, I think it’s do we really believe Fredi is considering any other stats? This isn’t a man who lives on advanced metrics so I think that bases loaded stat is probably the stat that Fredi is depending on. I’d assume he’s sticking by the old school…

I think you’re right that this is what he meant, but it’s still so dumb on so many levels. But again, we are talking about the manager who still believes in a set-up man in the 8th, Closer in the 9th no matter what so it isn’t shocking that he relies on these old school rules to always pinch hit for your pitcher after…

The Braves are the Sixers of MLB and Freddi Gonzales has been a terrible manager for years. Trust the PROCESS...Anyone? Anyone?

This type of effort by Spo is exactly why Lebron left Miami. He didn’t even try to clinch when he realized he was behind him!

You’re welcome

Not necessarily... Lynch could do the dick grab in response to Jeremy Lane getting destroyed by Gronk.

For my dynasty fantasy leagues sake I hope he didn't use his finger...

if someone doesn't step in and force retirement Kobe will literally shoot his arm off. It's a good thing he has Smush Parkers body on ice ready to be harvested