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I happen to be in the Bay Area visiting my wife’s family, and heard TJD speaking on a pregame show last night. When asked about his early success, he immediately gave credit to Woodson. TJD said the concepts Woodson taught as well as running the offense through him and letting him make decisions are why he’s having the success in the NBA he is now. It was a ringing endorsement. Hopefully that message gets to Queen.

Sounds like Kerr is already rethinking the rotations. TJD gives the Warriors several things they desperately need: athleticism, rim protection, and hustle. He’s the jolt they need to get them out of their current slump. So happy to see him succeeding. https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/trayce-jackson-davis-steve-kerr-rotations-celtics/1683318/?amp=1

Woody uses a question about Trey to discuss Gunn, Banks, and Mgbako… Q. How much better are you offensively as a team when Trey could have a night like tonight, 7 of 9 shooting, 16 points, and really attacking basket when he had chances? MIKE WOODSON: Well, we’re a lot better, but my concern is CJ and Kaleb and Mackenzie. All three of those guys are capable of scoring too, so when they’re in the game I got to get them comfortable number one, and they got to figure out what the hell we’re doing from a defensive standpoint. A lot of that was missed cues on their part. I got a lot of work to do, put it that way. https://www.insidethehall.com/2023/11/07/video-quotes-mike-woodson-iu-players-react-to-win-against-florida-gulf-coast/

Is there anything more consistent than IU football?

Crean and Archie may have wanted to recruit like the big boys, but even if they received those type of resources, I think it was pretty clear neither of those guys were getting us to the promised land.

This is what happens when you just read the headline, and not the actual posts… I didn’t even realize there was a whole first page of this topic.

Scott May has to be the first pick. We probably win the title in ‘75 and have back to back undefeated seasons if he doesn’t break his arm.

I’ve seen a lot of people attempt an all white suit, but it looks like Woody could actually pull it off.

Unpopular opinion, but it’s better to have UK on our schedule than not, regardless of the location details. This is a game against a marquee opponent, that is a storied rival, and is guaranteed to get a national spotlight. If we want to be more relevant, games like these will really help.

Why? Lillard was a fan favorite and great member of the Portland community for 11 years. In today’s NBA, a super star spending 11 years with a small market franchise is a rarity. All signs pointed to him wanting to stay until the Blazers signaled a rebuild was underway and drafted a younger version of him in Scoot Henderson. I don’t see any reason to root against Lillard.

Trayce alluded to this in his interview, but it appears he and his agents told teams not to draft him unless they would give him a guaranteed contract. That is not typical for a second round pick, and limited the teams interested which is probably why he fell to late in the second round. Many teams probably thought he might go undrafted and they could just bid on him like a regular free agent. it was a calculated gamble, but ensured TJD went to a team that was committed to him and it got him a bigger contract. It obviously paid off, as he is in a great situation now. For comparison, the Pacers picked Isaiah Wong two spots before TJD, and he signed a non-guaranteed 2-way contract.

I think TJD’s finishing ability and rim protection will be useful to any team. The best landing spots are teams that already have an offense in place that utilizes a big man to initiate and emphasizes off ball movement to create passing opportunities and showcase his abilities as a facilitator. I’m also guessing those are the teams that will have the most interest in him. Denver, Golden State, Sacramento, and Miami would all be great landing spots.

Funny you say that… I’m a lefty and yet I’ve shot the ball right handed for as long as I can remember. I obviously went all out in replicating a right handed stroke, albeit with mixed results.

I'm not sure Edey fits in today's NBA. He can't guard anyone and he can't shoot. Even if he's dominant inside, those guys struggle to see the floor. With that said, there is one guy who is basically his carbon copy and has built a career riding the bench while being an impact player in very short spurts... I hope he has a good commercial agent.

Romeo. That was a monster get when it happened, regardless of the results.

It's just like that first Christmas after you learned Santa wasn't real... it's always worked this way, it's just out in the open now.

At least you don't need a hit of crack every 20 seconds.

You're on a message board, not a journalist. Either you have information or you don't, but there is no need to send out these vague posts with no backup and get everyone all wound up.

Mavs roster is in flux, and will likely need a rebuild with or without Luka. In the meantime, maybe he will divert a small amount of his basketball attention (and re$ources) elsewhere??? One can hope...

We are also losing Kopp, JHS, and Bates who were far and away our highest volume 3 point shooters last year (and all shot at least 33% from behind the arc). Getting Knecht would be a big help, but if we don't get another shooter beyond him we will still be relying on unproven shooters to become actual threats (Ledlum, Ware, Banks, etc.). If they can't shoot 30% from deep, no one will guard them and we will run into spacing issues. Ideally, we get two knockdown 3-point shooters in the portal.

He looks like a more polished (and taller) AJ Moye to me. Not a great athlete, but very strong. Has a real nose for the basket. Appears to have good handles. Shot looks nice, but I wish it went in more. On a good team he's your third or fourth option. As others have said, I like him a more as a small 4 than a big 3. At the end of the day, definitely a guy you want on your team.

The box score doesn't show points given up on defense. Whoever Geronimo was guarding was getting an easy bucket. He was guarding Murray to start the second half, and 6 minutes into the period Murray was outscoring our entire team. He made a couple nice plays, and you see those in the box score, but he was a disaster virtually every possession on the defensive end.

He played nearly 20 minutes a game for IU two years ago, and I literally had to look up who Hunter was because the name wasn't ringing a bell. I'm not sure if that says more about him as a player or my memory.