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I mean if Cole and G. Harris is the package, it’s a no brainer to me.. Only question is what would it take to extend his contract, or if he’d be willing to extend at all or if he seeks to play for an immediate contender.

oh and can we please talk about how Milwaukee managed to get Lilliard for only Jrue Holiday, G. Allen, one unprotected pick and two swaps? No disrespect to Holiday, but that’s a god damn steal

wow!! the Lilliard Saga seems to be over for now.. Dide is about to form a super team with Antetokounpo and the Bucks.. 3 team trade. Portland gets a decent deal i guess. Depends on what they do with Jrue Holiday.. id wish we call them and offer them G. Harris and C. Anthony in return for Jrue. Perfect fit for this team

exactly what i think.. Je will be too expensive and the player is looking for a different role than we can offer him.. We need to get in that Lilliard deal and hopefully get Herro. Only if it’s a good deal though. It looks like there will be a lot of movement going on. Deadline day could be crazy

Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. was arrested after attacking his girlfriend inside a midtown Manhattan hotel room, according to senior law enforcement officials. Porter Jr. allegedly attacked the victim overnight Monday at the Millennium Hotel near Times Square. His girlfriend was taken to the hospital with at least one broken bone and bruising, law enforcement officials told NBC New York. The alleged incident began after the pair had been out. She returned to the room, but Porter Jr. got locked out, sources said, and the altercation escalated from there. – via Jonathan Dienst @ NBC New York Wow, Kevin Porter Jr should be thrown out of the league. This is terrible. People wanted to trade for Porter Jr (not necessarily on here) Just shows how we can be proud of our locker room!

Germany is World Champion in a thrilling final game. Franz had a fantastic game and was finals MVP!!! So proud of that team! Germany could be a lead example for the Orlando Magic. Team basketball wins. Germany has special team chemistry and so does the Magic. I hope team germany and Orlando Magic will develop some kind of partnership. Germany already has some Magic staff with them. Maybe this can go both ways!!

Kerr single-handedly destroying US Basketball.. His lineups are terrible and that small ball lineup is a nightmare on defense

Reaves is ridiculously good on offense but at the same time ridiculously bad on defense. Not only does he lack the physical tools, he also doesn’t put much effort on that side of the court..That massive contract won’t help with this issue either

In the wake of Team USA’s 111-113 loss to Germany in the FIBA World Cup semifinals, head coach Steve Kerr offered candid insights. “The game has been globalized over the last 30 years. This is not 1992 anymore. Players are better all over the world,” said Kerr. He acknowledged Germany’s prowess, stating, “Congrats to Germany, they were fantastic and deserved the win.” Kerr also pointed out defensive lapses as a key factor. “The defense was never working, which I think was a key,” he noted. He gave credit to German point guard Schroder and highlighted some tactical errors, “I thought we made some mistakes. It sounds crazy, but the first offensive rebound of the game… we should have set the tone, and we didn’t.” The coach concluded by acknowledging the performance of Obst, a Bayern Munich sharpshooter, as one of the keys to Germany’s win. “Obst was 8 from 9 shooting free throws and had a bunch of threes. We couldn’t control him,” Kerr said. This is a good example imo.. Kerr has no reflection ability at all. This game wasn’t an effort Problem. Team USA constantly had to deal with Mismatches. Hence the high scoring game. Germany, as always, played with two bigs. First half main strategy from Germany was to lure JJJ out of the paint and getting the mismatch in the paint. Mostly Theis/Thiemann. They also played Franz in the post some time. So Germany had Bridges guarding Theis in the paint. Or they had Brunson and Reaves on the mismatch. That’s a crazy task to ask those players. That has nothing to do with effort. Nothing. Well germany also collapsed the defense on those mismatches that would open up shooters like Franz or especially Obst. Of course Obst had a hot shooting day, but that actually not rare. overall bad coaching..

Crazy germany won.. Or not so crazy? I said the US are going to struggle with length and physicality and they did. Got crushed on the boards and couldn’t defend at a high FIBA level. my hot takes from just finishing watching the game: - Steve Kerr is an overrated coach who gets carried by Steph Curry’s legendary scoring, shooting and playmaking. He is bad at game management and adjusting to opponents. He should have played their bigs today. Portis and JJJ should have started with Paolo and Kessler should have come off the bench. - Steve Kerr is trying to be smart with small centers and it’s hurting his team in the NBA and especially in FIBA - They should have let Spoelstra coach this team - The US should have nominated another established center. WCJ would have been my choice, but there were several options out there. - The better TEAM won today - Please Orlando Magic, bring in Germanys coach Herbert to the coaching staff. He’s a great coach, great person and imo would fit perfectly to a compliment to coach Moose.

glimpses of Franz Wagner during practice in the background. Looks like he is doing work. He might play Wednesday against Latvia..

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Team USA had a close one to beat Montenegro and now they lost to Lithuania.. Main problem, like i identified before the tournament. Team USA lacks real centers. You can overcome that in Fiba Ball with some teams. But some teams are just too much. Lithuania dominated the glass, grabbing 18 offensive boards. Valanciunas and Montejunas and their other big bodies were just too much

oh and btw. Germany winning against Slovenia without F. Wagner. Imo we need to get Coach Herbert (American coach) on our staff! He’s a good offensive mind, great coach and plays a mix of NBA and Fiba tactics. Nice to watch. That would fit Orlando so great