seminoles1 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 47 minutes ago, Troy Brown said: I ain't disagreeing entirely, I just think there was a general lethargic response by the majority of people regarding covid and we didn't know what we know now. rudy being the first professional athlete to test positive, i think, turned this real for a lot of people real fast. this coming from a fella who has now been laid off a month today and has left his house 3 times in a month. True to a degree, but it shouldn't have had to be him testing positive for him to take it seriously. The signs and warnings were there and the rules/stipulations/guidelines/whatever were put in place for good reason. Rudy's not alone in this. The idiots on spring break, licking toilet bowls, etc. all fall under this same umbrella. If I had a friend or family member acting that way about it, I'd think long and hard about if I'm going to surround myself with that kind of person going forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 NBA teams have come together and requested that the draft is pushed back to no earlier than August 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Quote "Lol," Joe Ingles tweeted shortly after the story went live. Of course, that could've been about a lot of things. But the timing was suspect, and his subsequent tweets suggest he was aware of the news cycle. He was also quoted in The Athletic's report: “I'm confident our team is going to be totally fine. I heard Donovan's response (on GMA), or whatever it was, to that question, and a part of that is on Donovan and Rudy to sort out if he's frustrated with him or whatever. But I have no doubt when we go back to training, or when our season starts again, our team is going to be what we have been and what we are. … I'm confident our team will be completely fine. The chemistry will be fine." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resilient part 2 Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) 2 players don't have to like each other, just have enough respect for each other as professionals and go their separate ways after games.. Just saying. Now if there are lingering feelings that stay around, then one must go... Edited April 11, 2020 by resilient part 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champ11 Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 On 4/10/2020 at 4:19 PM, Troy Brown said: agreed, rudy is in fact an idiot but apologized and donated money iirc, didn't he? for my sake, it would be a dumb thing to hold a grudge over in unprecedented times like these. agree ..... definitely seems opportunistic for mitchell to me. if you were really brothers like that I would expect you to work through this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11sanchez11 Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 suns gonna win a championship ayton vs. booker in the 2k players tourney final lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champ11 Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 (edited) dang man. prayers up for KAT's fam Edited April 14, 2020 by champ11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-ALL-DAY Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 KAT's mom passed away from her battle with COVID19. So sad, was trying to look for updates every day hoping she would get better. Prayers up to KAT and the family. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDez Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Sweet 16 using the current standings. 1 game elimination tournament LMFG!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-ALL-DAY Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Super dope! Damn good money right there as well. I mean soon they will lift the one and done rule anyways, but this is a nice option for kids trying to make money right out of HS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 1 hour ago, J-ALL-DAY said: Super dope! Damn good money right there as well. I mean soon they will lift the one and done rule anyways, but this is a nice option for kids trying to make money right out of HS. It'll be interesting to see how it plays out. Isaiah Todd, the #14 recruit in the 2020 class is also signing with the G-League as well. As a parent I'd personally advise my kid to go the college route but it is a nice option to have. With a major division 1 college program the exposure you get playing on ESPN, CBS, etc every night is unparalleled. Not to mention in college you're playing against 18-22 year old kids. While in the G-League you're typically playing against guys that have already done 3-4 years of college, bounced around the league, and/or played professionally on the international circuit. Both of those kids better be ready to play because they're going to have a huge target on their backs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-ALL-DAY Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 3 minutes ago, NYRaider said: It'll be interesting to see how it plays out. Isaiah Todd, the #14 recruit in the 2020 class is also signing with the G-League as well. As a parent I'd personally advise my kid to go the college route but it is a nice option to have. With a major division 1 college program the exposure you get playing on ESPN, CBS, etc every night is unparalleled. Not to mention in college you're playing against 18-22 year old kids. While in the G-League you're typically playing against guys that have already done 3-4 years of college, bounced around the league, and/or played professionally on the international circuit. Both of those kids better be ready to play because they're going to have a huge target on their backs. That's fine, but at least they can pretty much eat, sleep and breath basketball in the G-League. The travel arrangements are going to suck but they will be on their own like they will be once they get to the league. They will also be playing against some grown men that have been in the NBA. And they get paid doing so while still getting a full ride scholarship! I like it and I'm interested in seeing how many follow suit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 1 minute ago, J-ALL-DAY said: That's fine, but at least they can pretty much eat, sleep and breath basketball in the G-League. The travel arrangements are going to suck but they will be on their own like they will be once they get to the league. They will also be playing against some grown men that have been in the NBA. And they get paid doing so while still getting a full ride scholarship! I like it and I'm interested in seeing how many follow suit. That's true but most of these kids also eat, sleep, and breath basketball as OAD. Plus they get luxury travel across the country, a full ride scholarship, and a ton of exposure playing on national TV every night. That's the biggest thing that I'd look at when advising my kid/recruit about which route to take. For someone like Jalen Green, who's an elite prospect, he should be able to hoop in the G-League because he's pro ready. But for a lesser player like Isaiah Todd, you really run the risk of getting exposed and destroying your draft stock by going that route. Lets just say someone like Todd gets exposed and instead of being the 15th pick after a year in college, he now falls into the 2nd round. As the 15th pick he would've guaranteed himself $16M over the first four years of his NBA career. As a 2nd round pick he doesn't have any type of guaranteed deal, has to fight for a roster spot in the summer league, and likely ends up right back in the G-League fighting to make a team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-ALL-DAY Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, NYRaider said: That's true but most of these kids also eat, sleep, and breath basketball as OAD. Plus they get luxury travel across the country, a full ride scholarship, and a ton of exposure playing on national TV every night. That's the biggest thing that I'd look at when advising my kid/recruit about which route to take. For someone like Jalen Green, who's an elite prospect, he should be able to hoop in the G-League because he's pro ready. But for a lesser player like Isaiah Todd, you really run the risk of getting exposed and destroying your draft stock by going that route. Lets just say someone like Todd gets exposed and instead of being the 15th pick after a year in college, he now falls into the 2nd round. As the 15th pick he would've guaranteed himself $16M over the first four years of his NBA career. As a 2nd round pick he doesn't have any type of guaranteed deal, has to fight for a roster spot in the summer league, and likely ends up right back in the G-League fighting to make a team. To some extent, but they still have to go to class. And for someone that was going to be one and done anyways, might as well get paid while just being able to focus on basketball. Going up against grown men from day one and having to battle fringe NBA players will help them. Besides, they get to play an NBA style of ball before actually getting to the league. They will be able to adjust to the NBA game much easier coming straight from the G-league opposed to college ball. Exposure to guys like Green means what though? He's a top 3 prospect regardless where he plays. He could have a terrible season in the G-league and it's not going to detract teams from taking him in the top 3. I think the risk is worth the reward here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11sanchez11 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 52 minutes ago, J-ALL-DAY said: Going up against grown men from day one and having to battle fringe NBA players will help them idk if that is true. if you aren't better than the other players maybe you get a limited role on the team and you don't get to try running a team. which could help w/ passing/making reads, etc. you get to mess around more when you are better than the ppl you are playing, which could help w/ your creativity on the court. if you can't make mistakes because the players will take advantage of it it might limit what you try to do. 56 minutes ago, J-ALL-DAY said: Besides, they get to play an NBA style of ball before actually getting to the league idk if that is true, the gl seems more reckless, unstructured than even the nba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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