Ime & Rafael on KBME, touching on Tari, Bari, 3pt shots problems, philosophy on spending 60mil etc.

Interesting comments on the FA strategy, Stone said our cap space - not word for word but - "Cap space won't be treated like a pile of money to just spend" and that our signings will be strategic "near term and long term" "won't overextend" "How to add to our players in a way that is beneficial and won't hurt them in the long term" - and Ime on the topic "want complementary pieces to what we already have and will push our younger players".

These are pretty specific statements, perhaps pointing to us signing more backup-level vets over those expecting long-term starting roles. I'd imagine this applies in the trade market similarly. Maybe Harden is an exception...but this says to me we probably won't be pursuing guys like FVV, Draymond, DLo, J.Grant, and Middleton etc in FA.

 

This interview is the most relaxed and genuinely confident and happy that I have seen Stone look.

This is a big improvement from how Stone has come off other times... maybe he is more confident and comfortable with more experience.

 

Well, why not, right? With this coaching hire he is #1 with a bullet on the Billboard Hot 100.
Let's see if his song has legs when the NBA Draft and free agency roll around or if a Miley Cyrus or a Justin Bieber will knock him off.

 

Agreed. It looked like he has a rapport w Udoka he might never have had with Silas, bt in the end who knows?

 

Silas was a puppet to the masters.

Silas did what he was told:
new team inquiring on him--Silas worked hard
for long hours, put his blood, sweat, and tears into
his work.

Silas didn't do what he was told:
new team inquiring on him: dude wasn't mentally strong enough, often found him crying into his
playbook, lying on the ground in his office.

Now we don't retain our draft pick (next season).
Not Tanking for Thunder
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D M was amazing. Posion-pill contracts for Lin and Asik was thinking outside the box stuff.

The guy would pull a black rabbit out of his hat
while pulling a white bunny out of his bung hole.
Begging the question, how is that bunny not
with skid marks?

 

I thought that was the Rockets' practice gym

 

For one, I do believe that someone like Udoka signing here is validation for Stone that he handled the tanking years mostly successfully. Udoka's signing is almost like a passing grade for Stone since it confirms that the young talent, assets, and cap space he worked to create are looked upon favorably by outsiders. I still think Stone is ultimately a yes-man with very little conviction of his own, but now he's happy he gets to put his name next to this.

I also think there's a sense of relief from an organizational standpoint that they are emerging from the doldrums of tanking, and finally able to breathe a little bit of fresh air. We might joke around about how dysfunctional the team is, but ultimately it's an NBA franchise full of Type A personalities that want to compete at the highest level. There's excitement about the fact that they get to be part of the conversation again.

 

SONG HAS LEGS?!?!?!?

 

It still is.

 

so you are telling me ****ing business owners wife doesnt have impact on your job lmao. did you work one hour of serious job in your life?

 

What i'm getting from this is that you enjoy gossip at work or something. If i work at a place and some co-worker does something with another co-worker, it is not my problem if i'm not involved at all. To each his own. Now i know what kind of person you are.