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So happy for him and so far from his life being turned upside down in reality.
This.
Gald TSJ is finally getting his chance to do his thing in the NBA for the T-Wolves could not be happier for him. In fact, does anyone know if there is link or how you can order the T-Shirt/Sweatshirt from Champaign’s Gameday Spirit, of his jersey unveiling that he has used to turn a potential negative in a positive?
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OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
- Des Moines, IA
The worst thing that could have happened to TSJ individually (and honestly, for the T-Wolves as a team) was that KAT trade. I just do not understand what the Timberwolves front office was thinking. They basically had a plug and play championship contender, and they blew it up with that trade. Maybe there were issues behind the scenes that we didn't know about, but I scratched my head the moment that trade was made. Then the organization tried to justify the trade, which hurt TSJ's opportunity for minutes.
I really feel like TSJ and Dillingham coming in with the core of last year's team would have been a great chance for both to bed into the team and increase minutes over the course of the season. But when the KAT trade happened, justifying that became a priority to the detriment of the team.
I really feel like TSJ and Dillingham coming in with the core of last year's team would have been a great chance for both to bed into the team and increase minutes over the course of the season. But when the KAT trade happened, justifying that became a priority to the detriment of the team.
Bigtex
- DFW
my thought was actual points scored.
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They did what the Mavs did with Luka- they traded away a superstar because the supermax contract under the current CBA is poison to a lot of teams. Any concerns about health or conditioning are a smokescreen that let management take the fall rather than cheap ownership. It's no coincidence that KAT had signed the supermax, the CBA took effect the following year, and once the dust settled he got traded away a year later before he becomes supermax eligible again.
TSJ is the best driver to the rim that I’ve ever seen.
His size and athleticism translates well. He does such a great job at anticipating and absorbing contact at the rim. Importantly he's making the contact, so he's able to prepare himself to take the a good shot and get the and-1.
Get rid of the gather step since that's now made 3 steps legal and guys often get away with 4(when it was 2 guys often got 3). Makes for way too many highlights plays making the special guys seem less special to watch. Stop allowing guys to shuffle their feet and move 10 feet backwards in step backs.
Also, stop allowing offensive players to carry the ball and allow for more body contact by the defense(especially near the rim). Stop calling fouls when the offense is initiating contact(jumping into guys in the air, in the lane, or flopping). Nobody wants to watch a free throw contest between the best athletes on the planet.
I think you could also make an argument for moving the 3 or like back but it would be vastly more watchable if you just did the above imo. Allowing for more body contact especially at the rim while making it easier to defend(fewer steps, carries) would allow guys to defend further from the basket and challenge more perimeter shots. Making it difficult to score at the rim might make the mid range and floater type of game more viable.
Also, teams need to realize that they are not the 2016 Warriors and they shouldnt let guys take the shot selection of prime Steph.
Wait until he gets more comfortable and starts lighting it up from 3 as well.
TSJ will be an All-Star.
I will add that the moving screens are as egregious as anything on this list. Its no wonder dudes carry the ball when that’s the only way to get free off of a pick because the defender is moving.
Simplifying the salary rules would go a long way to fixing offseason engagement, which plays a part in the momentum going into the season because you're invested in how things play out. The MLB's basically the wild west, the NFL's got salary cap space shenanigans that I can still follow along with, but the NBA has a seemingly endless amount of rules and nuances to contracts. The NBA, as it is now, loses almost all engagement when the season ends and what remains is gone once the draft takes place. There's bird rights, minimums, maximums, super maximums, mid-level exceptions, injury exceptions, bi-annual exceptions, aprons, and more! It's just too much and limits me from engaging until a signing/trade actually occurs because I can't reasonably speculate what will happen. Like this MLB offseason we could all speculate where Juan Soto was going to go because every team is technically in contention, there's no salary cap, stupid salary rules, or super-max that'd make him stay.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
The NBA went from the most fun, understandable and rewarding to follow of the Big Four pro sports from a teambuilding strategy perspective to the least seemingly overnight.
I agree the NBA is unwatchable at times. But to me the bigger issue is the regular season by and large is pretty meaningless.
Usually the 4-5 main title contenders are known before the season starts. Sure a team or two jump up and surprise and a team or two might underachieve, but just about every decent team makes the playoffs. And home court doesn’t matter nearly as much and so the regular season games don’t mean anything. Sure, all things being equal you’d just assume play a game 7 on your floor, but having healthy players is way more important. Hence the load management. Teams are just responding to incentives, and right now there just aren’t any incentives to maximize regular season wins.
And stats have never meant as much as baseball, but with stats inflated so much in this era it’s darn near impossible to compare players across eras so no point in even watching to stat track.
Playoff NBA can yield phenomenal basketball and I will watch series. But I usually don’t tune in until the playoffs start. Because who really cares if the Celtics win 57 games or 62 games or wind up with the one or three seed? If they are healthy they will be in the conference finals at a minimum. Regular season doesn’t matter.
Usually the 4-5 main title contenders are known before the season starts. Sure a team or two jump up and surprise and a team or two might underachieve, but just about every decent team makes the playoffs. And home court doesn’t matter nearly as much and so the regular season games don’t mean anything. Sure, all things being equal you’d just assume play a game 7 on your floor, but having healthy players is way more important. Hence the load management. Teams are just responding to incentives, and right now there just aren’t any incentives to maximize regular season wins.
And stats have never meant as much as baseball, but with stats inflated so much in this era it’s darn near impossible to compare players across eras so no point in even watching to stat track.
Playoff NBA can yield phenomenal basketball and I will watch series. But I usually don’t tune in until the playoffs start. Because who really cares if the Celtics win 57 games or 62 games or wind up with the one or three seed? If they are healthy they will be in the conference finals at a minimum. Regular season doesn’t matter.
Tsj drains a three for t wolves against Lakers right before end of the half. 9 for TSJ in first half! Keep it going!
The playoffs are still a decent watch but the regular season is atrocious. To me, college basketball is the superior product to the NBA....maybe not b/c of the talent...but because the passion+intensity+energy+enthusiasm is there pretty much game in and game out in college. There's fewer games and each game takes on great importance unlike an 82 game NBA regular season
Terrance with career high of 21 and keeping t wolves in the game. On NBA tv.
Pretty sweet to watch him blur by LeBron and finish in transition. Also had a highlight dunk earlier in the game
Pretty sweet to watch him blur by LeBron and finish in transition. Also had a highlight dunk earlier in the game
illiniswish09
- Northwest Suburbs
TSJ is killing it right now 
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