Anyone picking up Kevin Garnett's autobiography he dropped yesterday?
Looking forward to this read.
If anyone is looking for some summer reading material (few weeks left!), highly recommend Can't Knock the Hustle by Matt Sullivan.
He obviously dives deep into the creation of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving joining in Brooklyn, but also goes deep into the history of player empowerment in general. In addition to the Olympics in Rio and the whole China/Daryl Morey tweet fiasco.
Tons of quotes from players, agents, coaches, general managers. Some great sports journalism here imo.
He has yet to file formal retirement papers.
Regardless, DKC CHI rescinded their contract offer.
Autowin survey for Alonzo Gee/Tayshaun Prince is up.
Prince has two potential autowin bids to consider: if TOR does not manage to win Gee, Prince is the next target. If TOR does win Gee, its bid on Prince will be declined, and Prince will then consider DAL's autowin offer.
Hope I made that clear in the survey.
Well, in terms of who the main voice will be, it's always been Dwyane Wade. Nobody commands the respect of a lockeroom like DWade.
>To understand how much respect the 34-year-old has already garnered during his first week as a Bull, consider that Wade acknowledged Saturday that Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg has given him carte blanche to stop practice whenever he sees fit in order to give his teammates feedback.
This can't be what Chris Bosh was hoping to hear.
>Chris Bosh has failed his physical, according to multiple reports, meaning the Miami Heat will not clear him for training camp next week and casting serious doubt on his playing future.
>A person with knowledge of the situation spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because neither Bosh nor the team has announced the result. The Miami Herald reported earlier Friday that the Heat will not clear Bosh to return.
>It's a major setback for the 11-time All-Star forward, who wants to resume playing even though each of his last two seasons was cut short by blood clots.
>Bosh was examined by multiple doctors in recent days in an attempt to be cleared for camp, which beings next week.
Too bad to, he was the only piece of that Miami threesome that I actually could stomach.
> My schadenfreude ("Trust the Process!") would be in absolute overdrive right now, if it weren't for /u/gainesville-celtic . Sorry, man.
Appreciate it. A few disjointed thoughts:
RL PHI medical staff is a train wreck. They did the same thing with Simmons as with Embiid a year ago: Allowed them to play with an injury (Simmons hurt his back in practice prior to their game vs. MIL and they let him play ... and he made it through 4 mins, SMDH).
Is your schadenfreude indicative of being down on Hinkie and/or his "process"? If so I'd suggest the Full 48 episode with Yaron Weitzman about his book on the Process. I think Beck and Weitzman do a good job disecting the mythos around "the process" (I, as you can imagine by posting this, agree with much of what they point out.)
One last survey before we close the books on Tier 2: Robin Lopez.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BWZDRT8
I dashed this together as quick as I could, so apologies for typos or busted links. Will fix them in the AM if you guys point them out.
Tim Duncan FAM is lagging behind other FAMs. TD only has 10 overall votes, while Enes Kanter and Wes Matthews both have 17.
GET THE VOTE OUT, PEOPLE!
TD1: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2N29ZZJ TD2: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2NM5ZS5
Tim Duncan FAM is lagging behind other FAMs. TD only has 10 overall votes, while Enes Kanter and Wes Matthews both have 17.
GET THE VOTE OUT, PEOPLE!
TD1: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2N29ZZJ TD2: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2NM5ZS5
I swear to God, I'm not advertising this, I'm saying this because this is by far the best bang for the buck purchase I had.
I bought these bluetooth headphones from Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Bluedio-H-Turbine-Wireless-Headphones-Microphone-Retail/dp/B00LGZVLMO
I gotta say, it is cheap, and it feels cheap because of the plastic material, but BY GOD, the sound quality of this is insane!
Also, #StaySwaggyStay
This is the link for the record player being sold by Amazon.
There are apparently other sellers who are selling it for cheaper price if you click thru the Used and New link provided. I think I see one who's selling it for about $2 and change right now...