Just today (or yesterday?), Russia was literally announcing that they don’t have unconditional support for Assad, so I don’t think they’re going to take too hard a line here.

Uhh, because PG wasn’t really on the table according to most of the experts; and the asking price for Butler was too high. And even if you have Butler, you’re probably not beating Cleveland because Lebron’s a god and you’re almost definitely not beating GS. By standing pat, Boston has a chance to make a push over the…

Mmm, and even if Indy accepts that package, Boston should for sure pull the trigger regardless of whether there’s a 50% chance PG leaves in free agency. That’s how you build a franchise, wish you were helming it instead of Danny Ainge.

You think it’s in order? (I was debating that myself yesterday.) But it’s hard to imagine most NBA scouts value Muscala, Babbit, or Ilyasova over Olynyk. And it’s probably close to a wash with Patterson.

The Magic took all season to realize Aaron Gordon isn’t even a small forward; and now you’re making him a guard? That’s pretty damn cruel.

Yeah, but JR Smith was playing like trash even then...he wasn’t driving that successful early season run the Cavs enjoyed; if memory serves, he’d lost his shot completely and only last night does it really seem like it might be back. He is a huge asset for them when he’s on, but he’s looked off this season, and with…

Except he won’t be because a Hinkie pick is gonna win it

Matt Bonner & James Jones come to mind

I’m pretty sure Boston offered more money and years, but he for sure didn’t get 18 million from anyone

Cam Payne was a horror. I know sometimes front offices mandate coaches play certain guys, but very few of them ever look quite as raw as Payne. He needs to spend a lot of time in the D-League. It’d be one thing if he acknowledged his weaknesses and played his role, but he jacks a ton of shots for someone with no…

bless your heart

I think Cleveland would be buried deep in the lottery without LeBron; I think the Spurs would be clinging to the 8 spot without Kawhi; and I think the Rockets would be the 11th or 12th best team in the West without Harden-more or less the same place I see OKC without Westbrook. Oladipo is a real scoring option, and…

Alright I’m bored at work and in the mood to defend drunken internet comments, so let’s do it.

I agree. Westbrook’s supporting cast is far from the garbage fire Burneko et.al. like to pretend it is; how many teams would Steven Adams not be the starting center for? Like 5? And Oladipo not the starting 2-guard? Westbrook is a great player, but just because you dominate your team’s possessions doesn’t make you…

I think more than a few people would disagree with the premise that Allen Iverson, say, wasn’t a superstar. And your argument about efficiency precludes Westbrook from being considered a superstar, so I’m not gonna put much stock in it. Apologies, bro. Obviously efficiency matters, but you still have to factor in the…

How do you not tinker with your lineup when you’re missing two of your rotation bigs and the others are in foul trouble? Sure, he could’ve thrown in Crowder or Bradley into that ugly 5 man group that blew the lead late in the third/early in the fourth to try and settle it down, but there wasn’t much else Stevens…

That’s a questionable take. Last game he put up a 26 and 15, game before a 19 & 23. The Pelicans’ supporting cast outside of Davis is absolutely awful. Even Holiday hasn’t really found his rhythm this season. If you surrounded Davis and Cousins with three legit shooters (like Gordon & Anderson, too bad they’re gone),…

Funny how that wheelchair photo supersedes the time he got stabbed over a dozen times and came back to play a full season. 

“Isaiah Thomas will be washed up at 30.” Are you serious? Chris Paul is a top 5 player and he’s already well into his 30s. The Celtics don’t have a championship window. They haven’t even won a playoff series with this group. Their own front office thinks they’re two impact players away, and yes, their valuations of…

Oh, I’d never claim Pierce is better defensively than Draymond. But Pierce’s offensive game was in another universe. Pierce is in his prime was way better of a player than Klay, who doesn’t create offense and might be a little overrated defensively, though he is of course a transcendent shooter. Pierce was also…