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Also cannot emphasize enough how much Jokic coasting on perimeter defense helped Finland score as high as they did. They hunted him and shot over him all game long, including the two clutch 3s by Valtonen which were isolation plays, not catch and shoots.

I think the biggest difference in this tournament compared to what Ive seen before from Lauri is his passing lane awareness and use of hands on defense is so much inproved. Consider this: He has 3 games with 4 steals (including last game vs Serbia). In his entire NBA career he has the same...

Important background info: Apparently during his free agency before joining Clippers Kawhi and his uncle had made "improver requests" to several teams in contract negotiations. These requests included team ownership stakes, off court endorsement deals, private planes etc all of which went...

Cam Thomas signed his QO. Gets paid just 6M next season and becomes UFA next summer.

Consider this my esteemed colleague of anonymous internet basketball conversations: If you, as an avid fan of the Jazz of Utah, would be responsible for reporting said teams affairs and in the process of performing this most important duty would stumble into incriminating evidence that would be...

Precautionary measure is all they said. Maybe related to last game where he hit his head on the floor and looked wobbly after getting up.

Lauri is having a rough game offensively against Germany. The game is pretty much out of hand for Finland and most of the 4th quarter will essentially be garbage time.

Btw it was interesting how Lithuania coach used Jonas Valanciunas in the first half. He was matching non-Lauri minutes to the teeth and thus barely played in the first half as Lauri didnt rest as much as he usually does. Second half they did share the court some but still he ended up playing...

What a weird take. Lauri had the worst shooting night and both him and Finland's other key scorer Sasu Salin couldn't hit a jumper to save their lives (I think Lauri hit just 1 jumpshot the whole game and Sasu hit 0). But despite his dry jumper and no help/threat by his Robin he still managed to...

Yeah they do hedge off screens very aggressively. Cant do that when they face teams with NBA level playmakers.

Craziest stat for Lauri imo: He ranks 3rd in the tournament in steals per game with 3.0. Watching all his games it does feel like he is more aware of passing lanes and using his length better than before.

Our old buddy Simone Fontecchio had himself a game: 39 PTS, 8 R, 3 A with 13/20 shooting.

Timing of this poll could not be worse if you are looking for an honest pulse check. I will wait and see what my interest level is when TC starts. Last season it was fine until I saw Cody play and TH get injured after which it plummeted.

Regarding any "timeline" debates, fact is we dont have one. You need the #1 guy before you announce timelines. We are in purgatory indefinitely until we find HIM. On the other hand if Ace or whoever is HIM, then the clock is already running and we just dont know it.

Its naive to assume he can say whatever and just do the opposite without consequences. Media will hold him acvountable for his words especially since he is a first time POBO who is also a nepo baby. He can still do standard stuff like shut down Lauri post ASB if we are eliminated.. but he has...

Yep. And 40.3 PPG with only 17.7 FGA thanks to that incredible 13,3 FTA average, His incredible efficiency at high volume is what made him an all-star few years ago. If he can up his volume in this Eurobasket compared to the previous one he may win the scoring title. He came close last time...

So by my math Lauri has scored 121 points in 72 minutes with only 53 FGA over these 3 prep games. Thats..... nice.

I think its just because we were the ones calling them.

Im so checked out rn it took me 5 days to even see this thread. #takenote bitches. Enjoy the summer.

Cam Thomas wants 25-30M per year. I would never. Also the Sexton deal tells you how much AA appreciates small guards who cant do much more than score.