New Album & The Beginning of Basketball Season

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Steve Williams said:
This is the first game thst I’ve seen the Clipps totally demoralized

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Bucks 87-Clipps 62

Bucks are for real
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Yes, Steve. Looking forward to the Bucks vs
 
Celtics beat a very strong Denver team. Good sign. Have to keep up with the Joneses here.
 
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Lakers continue to roll as they easily beat the Blazers
The big showdown against the Bucks is looming.
As good as the Lakers are I think the Bucks might just be better as they dominated the Clipps tonight
 
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From my mouth to Mickey's ears.........

Knicks fire coach David Fizdale after 4-18 start
Assistant Mike Miller promoted to interim coach
Brian Mahoney | The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Knicks have made another coaching change, firing David Fizdale after barely 100 games on the job.

The Knicks cut ties with Fizdale on Friday after two straight blowout losses dropped them to 4-18 and promoted assistant Mike Miller to interim head coach.

Fizdale ran practice earlier in the day but was then fired along with assistant Keith Smart. The Knicks made no comment on the decision to release Fizdale after he went 21-83.

That coaching job is like the kiss of death.

RIP David Fizdale

I heard Spike Lee was interested in the job ;)
 
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Watching the Bucks totally dominate the Clipps from start to finish was an exercise for Doc to see his championship bound team totally demoralized. They played without passion. They always seem to play slow out of the gate and gain momentum as the game wears on. It was an understatement to say that the Clipps were not prepared for what they got There seems to be in my mind some complacency on the part of Kawhi when he plays.. Although he makes some great plays he just seems reticent to me. Perhaps he was looking forward to his next game of rest for purposes of his load management
 
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This is such a great competitive season that just about any game is an entertaining watch for me. I've watched every Lakers game and for me it is AD who amazes me. He is so big and has such a huge wing span that his moves to the basket are a thing of beauty. And then when he gives the defender the head fake, draws the foul and makes the free throw every time without even breaking a sweat I am simply in awe of how easy he seems to play the game. He seems to meander or lumber up and down the court and his 3 point shots from outside the arc are usually all net as the ball swishes in.
His defense and blocked shots this year has proved to me that he is a strong contender for Defensive player of the year

As for MVP I think that watching Giannis last night he will be a shoe in to retain his title

And finally to me the Rockets are a better team than last year but in spite of Westbrook being on the team this year, Harden maintains his one man show and scores 60 points a night and they still lose. I continue to say that as great as Harden is one man can't do it all. This together with D'Antoni's run and gun is sure to prove exhausting

Has D'Antoni ever heard of load management?
 
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I guess the only thing worse than Spike Lee coaching the kicks is Metta World Peace

http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=28239727

Metta World Peace campaigns on Twitter for the Knicks' head-coaching job

The New York Knicks fired head coach David Fizdale Friday, continuing the revolving door of coaches for the franchise in recent years. While assistant Mike Miller (not that one) will take over in the interim, one former Knicks player has already begun his campaign to get the full-time job: Metta World Peace.

World Peace, who was known as Ron Artest when he played at St. John's, was a favorite of Knicks fans, who were heartbroken when the team passed on him in the 1999 NBA draft. Fourteen years and a name change later he finally played a single season for the Knicks in 2013-14. He retired after a final two-year stint with the Los Angeles Lakers, with whom he'd won an NBA title earlier in his career.

Friday, after the news of Fizdale's firing broke, World Peace took to Twitter to throw his name into the ring as a possible Knicks coaching candidate.

If the @nyknicks is available, I definitely want to head coach there. I will absolutely bring that street mentality to the garden. Red brick , hard nose , let's get it popping. QB . This would be epic for all people like me. Straight from the jungles to win a title in NYC. Blaat

World Peace does have some coaching experience. After his retirement, he worked as a player development coach with the South Bay Lakers, the G League affiliate of the Los Angeles Lakers. He also has tweeted his interest in coaching in the past, campaigning for the St. John's job this past April after Chris Mullin stepped down.
 
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And finally.........

Report: Cavaliers now ready to listen to trade offers for Kevin Love

Jack Baer
Yahoo Sports Contributor
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Yahoo Sports•December 6, 2019

After a 5-15 start, the Cleveland Cavaliers are reportedly ready to look into moving their most obvious trade chip.

The Cavaliers are ready to listen to trade offers on All-Star power foward Kevin Love, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Teams mentioned as possibly still interested in acquiring Love are the Boston Celtics, Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets

“I’m told that Cleveland is ready now to listen to offers on Kevin Love as we get to that December 15 date and then the February trade deadline,” Wojnarowski said. “If somebody blows them away with an offer, this is a team clearly in a rebuild. Kevin Love is still player who, look at our teams who are all playing tonight who have all had interest in the recent past with him. Boston. Portland. Denver.

“He’s going to be a player very much in demand and I think there are going to be a lot conversations between Cleveland and teams all over the league about Love.”

Moving closer to that Dec. 15 date is significant to the Cavaliers’ ability to trade Love because that’s the date in which teams can trade away free agents signed over the summer, opening up a whole new range of players that can be included in a deal.

What will Kevin Love’s trade market look like?
The 31-year-old Love is currently averaging 16.7 points, 10.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game while shooting 44.6 percent from the field and 37.6 percent from deep. He remains one of the better rebounders in the league and fits the classic profile of a floor-stretching big men, though he comes with his detractors on defense.

Still, it’s usually pretty easy to fit an offensive presence like Love into a lineup, and there are a lot of teams out there — including the three mentioned above — that could use him.

Currently playing in the first year of a four-year, $120 million extension signed before the 2018-19 season, Love will come with three additional years of control after this season, with an annual cap hit around $30 million.

The Cavaliers, whose struggles this season hit a new peak with reports of players unhappy with the coaching style of head coach John Beilein, clearly have plenty of reasons to trade away their former All-Star. It’s somewhat unlikely Love would be around for their next real contender if he stays, and even more unlikely that he will be a player worth $30 million in cap space to them by then.

If a team calls them up with an offer of significant draft capital or young players, it should be hard for the Cavaliers to say no.
 
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Bucks make statement in 14th straight victory, dismantling Clippers
Rivers: 'We were awful ... I don't think we played with any zip'

Steve Aschburner

a very good read......


MILWAUKEE -- Nobody likes to show up to a party, least of all a birthday party, empty-handed. So with the LA Clippers playing at Fiserv Forum Friday on the night Giannis Antetokounmpo turned 25, coach Doc Rivers and his players faced a dicey choice: impolite or awkward.

They opted for awkward, falling behind by as much as 41 points in losing 119-91 to an Eastern Conference counterpart with the same championship aspirations they have.

“It was Giannis’ birthday and we searched all over the city to find a gift,” Rivers said afterward. “Couldn’t find one. So we gave him this one.”

Hello, is this mic on? The joke fell flat in the postgame media scrum.

“That’s all I can come up with. Best I’ve got,” Rivers said. “We were awful.”

The Clippers were that, particularly on offense (shooting 8-for-32 on 3-pointers and 21 turnovers, which led to 29 Milwaukee points). But that just made the Bucks by contrast shine so much more brightly in winning for the 14th consecutive time and 18th time in their past 19 games.

This game had all the makings of a potential Finals preview. Both coaches acknowledged that there was a bit more buzz, with two heavyweights meeting with essentially healthy rosters and all their All-Stars all on board.

The Clippers in particular were amped after practicing Thursday for the first time all season with both Paul George and Kawhi Leonard in the starting unit. And yet:

“I didn’t think we played with any zip,” Rivers said. “You could see from the beginning of the game. Offensively, we were so slow, so easy to guard as a group. … Their entire team was more physical. I felt they really looked at this game as a big game, the way they played. I thought we showed up to play a basketball game.”

That could get twisted into something dismissive – Y’know, it was a bigger deal to Milwaukee – except that the Bucks just did, again, what they’ve been doing for a while now.

The last team to beat them was Utah back on Nov. 8, their lone misstep in a four-game Western trip. This streak of theirs is the franchise’s longest since 1973, surpassed only by the 20- and 16-gamers Milwaukee had in its 1970-71 championship season.

At 20-3, the Bucks have matched the best start through 23 games in team history, something they did both in 1970 and 1971 when they had another hoops freak of nature who needed only one name (Kareem).

And now Milwaukee has won its last four games by 137 points, treating the Clippers (28) no differently from Charlotte (41), New York (44) or Detroit (24) all in the past week. That’s the second-largest point differential over four games in NBA history (Sacramento outscored four foes by 150 in 1992-93).

“To do what we did defensively and offensively was great,” said Milwaukee coach Mike Budenholzer. “We're getting closer to 48 minutes of the kind of team we want to be.”
Antetokounmpo celebrated his birthday with 27 points and 11 rebounds, his 21st double-double and 20th 20-10 game. And he did it in 26:21, the very best kind of load management.

You know Kawhi and Paul George want to get into the passing lanes, want to get deflections. Their hands are always there.
GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO
Curiously, Rivers assigned forward Mo Harkless to Antetokounmpo. Never mind he has two of the best wing defenders at his disposal, with either Doberman capable of throwing the Bucks’ attack out of whack by choking off its leader.
“Well, that’s what we’ve been doing all year. We start out games with other guys guarding their [best] guy,” Rivers said. “Y’know, Giannis didn’t guard Kawhi either.”
OK, so the Bucks might want to keep their MVP from early foul trouble. But the Clippers have two.
“But they’re both coming off injuries, too,” Rivers said. “They’re not 100 percent yet. The second half of the year, they’ll do it more.”
Not against Milwaukee. These clubs are done this season, with the Bucks sweeping 2-0.
Most of the Clippers’ rotation guys got their turns in the tank against Antetokounmpo. And it worked all right, as he scored 10 points by halftime. In the third quarter, however, Antetkounmpo scored 13 points, including 10 straight early in which he blistered all comers with a layup, an alley-oop throwdown, a thunderous dunk and a 3-pointer from out front. Milwaukee’s 35-19 edge in the period made it 87-62 with 12 minutes left.

Surprisingly, Antetokounmpo said that not having Leonard or George locked in as his primary defender actually made his life tougher.

“You know Kawhi and Paul George want to get into the passing lanes, want to get deflections,” he said. “Their hands are always there. So now you’ve got to worry about three guys basically, and not just Harkless. I think it’s better when Kawhi is on me because you know, all right, he’s right here. He’s not helping. He’s not in the passing lanes. He’s not going to put his hands in when I’m dribbling.”

There was no comeback in the Clippers. Leonard (25.0 points), George (23.5), Lou Williams (21.1) and Montrezl Harrell (19.1) typically combine for 88.7 points nightly. But they had 47 with a quarter to go Friday. And with 9:25 left, Rivers went white flag, sitting them all down.

So Milwaukee, making a persuasive case as the NBA’s best team, didn’t have to gut out all 48 minutes after all.

The night unexpectedly wound up a lot like Antetokounmpo’s postgame menu.

“Piece of cake,” he said.




I liked the part where it said no load management for Giannis
 
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Steve Williams said:
Bucks make statement in 14th straight victory, dismantling Clippers
Rivers: 'We were awful ... I don't think we played with any zip'

Steve Aschburner

a very good read......


MILWAUKEE -- Nobody likes to show up to a party, least of all a birthday party, empty-handed. So with the LA Clippers playing at Fiserv Forum Friday on the night Giannis Antetokounmpo turned 25, coach Doc Rivers and his players faced a dicey choice: impolite or awkward.

They opted for awkward, falling behind by as much as 41 points in losing 119-91 to an Eastern Conference counterpart with the same championship aspirations they have.

“It was Giannis’ birthday and we searched all over the city to find a gift,” Rivers said afterward. “Couldn’t find one. So we gave him this one.”

Hello, is this mic on? The joke fell flat in the postgame media scrum.

“That’s all I can come up with. Best I’ve got,” Rivers said. “We were awful.”

The Clippers were that, particularly on offense (shooting 8-for-32 on 3-pointers and 21 turnovers, which led to 29 Milwaukee points). But that just made the Bucks by contrast shine so much more brightly in winning for the 14th consecutive time and 18th time in their past 19 games.

This game had all the makings of a potential Finals preview. Both coaches acknowledged that there was a bit more buzz, with two heavyweights meeting with essentially healthy rosters and all their All-Stars all on board.

The Clippers in particular were amped after practicing Thursday for the first time all season with both Paul George and Kawhi Leonard in the starting unit. And yet:

“I didn’t think we played with any zip,” Rivers said. “You could see from the beginning of the game. Offensively, we were so slow, so easy to guard as a group. … Their entire team was more physical. I felt they really looked at this game as a big game, the way they played. I thought we showed up to play a basketball game.”

That could get twisted into something dismissive – Y’know, it was a bigger deal to Milwaukee – except that the Bucks just did, again, what they’ve been doing for a while now.

The last team to beat them was Utah back on Nov. 8, their lone misstep in a four-game Western trip. This streak of theirs is the franchise’s longest since 1973, surpassed only by the 20- and 16-gamers Milwaukee had in its 1970-71 championship season.

At 20-3, the Bucks have matched the best start through 23 games in team history, something they did both in 1970 and 1971 when they had another hoops freak of nature who needed only one name (Kareem).

And now Milwaukee has won its last four games by 137 points, treating the Clippers (28) no differently from Charlotte (41), New York (44) or Detroit (24) all in the past week. That’s the second-largest point differential over four games in NBA history (Sacramento outscored four foes by 150 in 1992-93).

“To do what we did defensively and offensively was great,” said Milwaukee coach Mike Budenholzer. “We're getting closer to 48 minutes of the kind of team we want to be.”
Antetokounmpo celebrated his birthday with 27 points and 11 rebounds, his 21st double-double and 20th 20-10 game. And he did it in 26:21, the very best kind of load management.

You know Kawhi and Paul George want to get into the passing lanes, want to get deflections. Their hands are always there.
GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO
Curiously, Rivers assigned forward Mo Harkless to Antetokounmpo. Never mind he has two of the best wing defenders at his disposal, with either Doberman capable of throwing the Bucks’ attack out of whack by choking off its leader.
“Well, that’s what we’ve been doing all year. We start out games with other guys guarding their [best] guy,” Rivers said. “Y’know, Giannis didn’t guard Kawhi either.”
OK, so the Bucks might want to keep their MVP from early foul trouble. But the Clippers have two.
“But they’re both coming off injuries, too,” Rivers said. “They’re not 100 percent yet. The second half of the year, they’ll do it more.”
Not against Milwaukee. These clubs are done this season, with the Bucks sweeping 2-0.
Most of the Clippers’ rotation guys got their turns in the tank against Antetokounmpo. And it worked all right, as he scored 10 points by halftime. In the third quarter, however, Antetkounmpo scored 13 points, including 10 straight early in which he blistered all comers with a layup, an alley-oop throwdown, a thunderous dunk and a 3-pointer from out front. Milwaukee’s 35-19 edge in the period made it 87-62 with 12 minutes left.

Surprisingly, Antetokounmpo said that not having Leonard or George locked in as his primary defender actually made his life tougher.

“You know Kawhi and Paul George want to get into the passing lanes, want to get deflections,” he said. “Their hands are always there. So now you’ve got to worry about three guys basically, and not just Harkless. I think it’s better when Kawhi is on me because you know, all right, he’s right here. He’s not helping. He’s not in the passing lanes. He’s not going to put his hands in when I’m dribbling.”

There was no comeback in the Clippers. Leonard (25.0 points), George (23.5), Lou Williams (21.1) and Montrezl Harrell (19.1) typically combine for 88.7 points nightly. But they had 47 with a quarter to go Friday. And with 9:25 left, Rivers went white flag, sitting them all down.

So Milwaukee, making a persuasive case as the NBA’s best team, didn’t have to gut out all 48 minutes after all.

The night unexpectedly wound up a lot like Antetokounmpo’s postgame menu.

“Piece of cake,” he said.




I liked the part where it said no load management for Giannis
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Kawhi just got a free 9 minute load management binge. :D
 
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