Recent content by bigmike

Thank you King.

People needling at Ace is crazy to me. He's doing great. Only 19. Give him 3 years and we will be drooling.

Curious for the locals what the scuttlebutt is. I imagine we'll cull some combination of Nurk / Love / Svi for a heavily protected 2nd in 2057. Beyond that I suspect we'll be quiet as a church mouse.

OMG he's 55/54/90. Holy **** balls.

Yes, as guard prospects go he is just about perfect. You could nitpick at the apparent lack of playmaking but they're not really asking him to do that at all. Guys seem to figure that out at the NBA level.

He and Derrick Williams flaming out were real head-scratchers for me. Oden, of course, but there is a lot to unpack on that one.

Best player currently? Lauri no question. If Keyonte keeps up his December splits through the end of the season then we have a real discussion. "Future value" could be interesting if Keyonte keeps slaying fools.

USC is good, not great, and Michigan is a freight train. Legit 9 deep with a very experienced roster. And May might be the best coach in America right now.

I do not expect any "big game hunting" or meaningful additions to the rotation. I expect we'll trim some fat in the spirit of getting more cap flexibility / draft capital over the next few seasons. I suppose it's possible we flip Kessler. I just sense his injury + contract status may preclude...

His December splits as a whole are encouraging. I need to see a whole lot more before I say "yeah, he's a keeper" here but it's nice to see some flashes. Good reminder about early-career judgment on dudes who are drafted at 18-19.

He might be my favorite player to watch. So gifted offensively and he's a total alpha. Everyone knows who's getting the ball in the big spots. The top 4 looks impenetrable and there's so many guys who could be in the mix in that next tier I won't even try to predict at this point. I.e., I have...

I’ll preface this by saying I live in a jurisdiction where sports gambling is legal. For those who partake in: The Jazz (to cover) + the over has been a gravy train this year. 18-9 O / U split and I can’t remember the last time the under hit. A team that scores the ball + can’t stop a fart is...

I need to eat crow here. His efficiency has been bonkers. I thought he'd struggle athletically at the NBA level.

I'm growing increasingly skeptical of our chances to fall squarely in the bottom 8 (i.e. may need some lotto luck to keep that pick) if Keyonte keeps playing at this level.

I think you draft him as a potential defensive monster. The offense will have to come around.