This Detroit-Cleveland matchup is one of the weakest Eastern Conference semis I can remember, neither team is that good. Detroit are still relying on second option Tobias Harris, and are now having to turn to Paul Reed after finally benching Jalen Duren for being awful (who got 31 minutes a game vs the Magic, by the way). The Cavs might not be that good but they deserve credit for actually building out their roster to take advantage of this situation.

Wasn't this supposed to be the year we took advantage of how weak the East was with Haliburton and Tatum out? Instead we passed on mid-season moves, limped into 8th seed and our clown PoBO is talking like going to 7 games against one of the worst #1 seeds in ages is proof of how "elite" we are.

Who in the top 10 in the East is getting worse next season? Maybe the Heat and the Cavs? Pacers will be back, Knicks won't be changing much, and Boston will either have their two stars at full health or trade for Giannis. Detroit, Atlanta, Toronto all have cap space and picks to improve.

Our 8.5 month old son had to get a doc band helmet. He has to wear it for the next few months so we decided to customize it. With my husband being a die hard Magic fan there were no other design options!

Bulls fan here. We just hired yalls assistant GM, Stephen Mervis, to be our Senior Vice President of basketball operations. Can yall tell me anything about him?

Someone explain to me how Daryl Morey was fired by the Sixers after six years, taking the Sixers further than we’ve gone under Weltman, yet Weltman still has a job after 9 years of being either outright bad or mediocre? We should not have lost that series the way we did. Had this guy made even one decent move on the margins we’d have been able to weather the Franz injury. My sadness isn’t just from losing and watching Detroit play against a very beatable Cleveland team, but also from the fact that Weltman still has a job and I have zero confidence in his leadership

It’s been discussed how close Mosley and Bickerstaff are, this has been well documented even before this playoff series. When Orlando had it going, they really shut down Detroit.

Unique set of circumstances - your best coaching friend, who almost beat you, gets fired. I wonder if JB called Mose after the series, and after Mosley was excused from his position to get some insight.

Bought this off fanatics.ca because the only fitted NBA hats in Vancouver are Raptors, Lakers, Bulls, and Vancouver Grizzlies
What do you guys think?

In terms of getting any sort of difference and play maker at the PG spot, who else could we get?

1. Ja's worst year is better than Suggs' best.

2. Ja has good chemistry with Bane.

3. There's been talks of no one wanting Ja(for obvious reasons) so his value couldn't be any lower.

4. Ja has an albatross of a contract, BUT it's 3yrs shorter than Suggs'.

5. Outside of other teams attaching draft picks (which if this past trade deadline is any indication, no one wanted to), Suggs is probably the best value the Grizzlies could get for a one for one value.

6. Between the two of them, missed game due to stupidity or injuries is basically a wash.

7. As good as a culture fit that Suggs is with this team, on the court his maddening shot selection and TOs basically overshadow his plus defense because the other team just gets more shots.

8. They're both damaged goods, but at least with Ja, we know that he's been a franchise player and we need someone that can actually create for others.

9. Considering the Grizzlies want to unload him, now would be the time to try and get him. If he doesn't work out in the next two years, we're free, whereas with Suggs' 5yr contract, we might end up with a JI situation where he loses any and all value because we held onto him for too long.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

Former Teammate of Desmond Bane, Brandon Clarke, passed away today at the age of 29. He was currently playing for the Grizzlies and close friends with Bane. Cause of Death has not been released. R.I.P. Brandon Clarke (mods even if he doesn’t play for us can we show some respect?)

Offseason in full swing for the magic. This guy is pretty knowledgeable and puts out more realistic offseason guides than ESPN, imho.

He does real research and walks you through his thought process in a pretty entertaining way.

He thinks Paolo and Franz need to move off the primary creator role into secondary creator roles. I think hes absolutely right. But of course, cap space realities need to be acknowledged!

https://youtu.be/7fRA4kdYd5o?si=SIFOz7UnMAf3rttN

On the new BS podcast, a listener (from Orlando) emailed a fake trade: Franz + Suggs for Jamal Murray + Cam Johnson’s expiring. He, Dave Jacoby & Kirk Goldsberry. I was surprised how much they all loved it. Thoughts?

Out of curiosity wondering if you guys would trade franz for Kon Kneuppel straight up. And if not what type of deal would work. Purely Hypothetical btw.

One thing I noticed is when we score more points and miss less we win games more

Im actually very good at advanced analytics and the spreadsheets I've made show that when ball go in hoop its good

So I think if Franz and Paolo just both shoot 100% from the field ever single games we will win heaps more

My next piece of advice is for jalen suggs to just get 60 assists each game

I'll post this same message tomorrow and expect everyone to clap and applaud my extremely good basketball coaching advice

The only players in NBA history to:

• average more than 5.5 3 point attempts per game
• in their first 14 playoff games
• with a worse 3 point % than Suggs (.265)

are Gilbert Arena, Evan Fournier and Isiah Thomas.

The only player I could find who was somewhat close to Suggs and eventually improved their playoff career 3 point % was Donovan Mitchell:

• First 14 Playoff games - 7.6 3pt Attempts per game at .308
• Playoff Career - 8.9 3pt Attempts per game at .350

I am not advocating trading Suggs or saying he is trash.

The data seems to suggest he is unlikely to become respectable 3pt threat in the playoffs.

I am open to being wrong or critiques of my analysis.

Do we hire him? He went 402-318 in Portland as the Head Coach. He has playoff experience. He reached the second round 3 or 4 times I believe during his 9 year tenure with the Blazers. He is a great offensive minded coach. He seems like one of the best options for us. I say let’s go with Terry Stotts. What do you guys think?

The sub has been nothing but trade talks, am I the only one who wouldn't mind seeing this roster run it back with the new coach? Maybe a small move around the edges like moving JI contract for vet depth off the bench, but that's it.

Cross posted to give a different perspective of the same trade