Archives for January 2018

The Blake Trade

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The Clippers bit the big bullet and traded Blake Griffin only a few months after signing him to a five-year $171 million(ish) extension.  What can we glean from this trade?  Quite a bit.  Let’s run through FAQ style: How good is Blake Griffin right now? The return for Griffin (a top four protected first round pick, Tobias Harris, and the last few months of Avery Bradley) was not overly inspiring.  Nevertheless, Griffin is about turn 29 and is still quite good (20.7 PER, 3.3 BPM), but … [Read more...] about The Blake Trade

No D in the Land

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The Cavs’ very dry spell the last few weeks has caused all sorts of drama internally and externally.  Was letting Kyrie Irving go for Isaiah Thomas hurting the team?  Cleveland reportedly had a heated meeting where Kevin Love was considered the primary culprit for the losing because he did not play through illness and left a game early.  I don’t mean to dismiss the team’s anger at Love or the fact that Thomas has been downgrade from Kyrie (so far) but the obvious answer is clear from a quick … [Read more...] about No D in the Land

Kyrie v. Isaiah

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Much has happened since the Isaiah Thomas-Kyrie Irving trade but finally we are going to actually see Thomas back in action.  This is a nice time to briefly take stock of how Irving has done as a Celtic compared to Thomas.  Irving’s Cleveland stats weren’t quite up to snuff with Isaiah’s as a Celtic.  Well now Kyrie is playing Isaiah’s exact role with the Celtics.  Did mixing Kyrie with Brad Steven’s penchant for getting the best out of players make Irving look better?  The sample size is small … [Read more...] about Kyrie v. Isaiah

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