Official 2018 NBA Preseason Thread - Jimmy Butler Does Things

Where will LeBron end up?

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Vincent Van Goat said:
From Jan 24, Rubio averaged 16, 6 and 5 rebounds on 44% from 3, he's in a contract year turning 28 in October

Rubio had trouble adjusting to Utah's equal opportunity offense. What was the point of stashing a passing wizard with a rickety jump shot away from the ball?

"He would say to me, 'I'm used to bringing the ball up every time,'" says Joe Ingles, who played with Rubio in Spain and sits next to him on the team plane.

Snyder added more complex misdirection, and plays in which Rubio and Mitchell screened for each other.

"It really helped," Rubio says. "I was used to running the first pick-and-roll and creating for others. Now others create for me, and then I can create for others."

A shaky start turned into a marriage of high-IQ player and high-IQ system. But it worked only because Rubio accepted that he had to look for his own shot more. Every secondary attacker does. He needed that boost in confidence to arrive there.

The Jazz hoped Rubio could hit catch-and-shoot 3-pointers at an acceptable rate, and helped soften the trajectory of his shot. He drained 38 percent of those catch-and-shoot 3s, including a memorable game-winner in Toronto, and 35 percent from the corners.

More than that, he flashed a new aggression and panache -- mean crossovers, hesitation dribbles, scoop shots Utah helped Rubio refine to improve his long-suspect finishing.

"I had those things in my game, but I was just scared before," Rubio says. "I don't even know why. In my head it was always, 'Do the right thing and don't make mistakes.'"
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This is why bad teams like the wolves stay bad. They suck at player development. I would say Orlando is the same.

I would say they are partially to blame for Wiggins lack of progression, not the full blame, but they are definitely not part of the solution.
 
I mean there's not really any reason to think Ben and Embiid wouldn't be improving, and it isn't really possible for Fultz to get worse than he was last year I don't think :lol:
 
Yikes, don't think the Twolves will get anything close to Lavine, Dunn, and Marrkannen for Jimmy.
Kudos to them for taking the risk, but I never thought Jimmy would stay in the first place.
 
gaiiige said:
im guessing this gets done some time tomorrow
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tomorrow would mean they would likely be getting fleeced.

I don't care for Butler but we need another name and decent player next to Drummond and Griffin. Can Detroit do something? :lol:
 
100027 said:
No, but this kind of offseason fodder fed to fans by local sports reporters usually is worth taking with a grain of salt.
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B Sox said:
I mean there's not really any reason to think Ben and Embiid wouldn't be improving, and it isn't really possible for Fultz to get worse than he was last year I don't think :lol:
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This. Sounds like you’re hating for no reason.

If we were some old as dirt team or had some beef between players or bad injuries then I could maybe see where you’re coming from.
 
chrisftdot said:
Minny sounds desperate. They're gonna end up getting lowballed.
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All you need is two interested teams to drive the price.

As far as this whole scenario, crisis averted imo as a long time Wolves fan. Good riddance Butler and I hope Thibs is not too far behind, the Luol signing was all I needed to know this guy is out of touch.
 
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