Former Cats in the NBA

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Tue May 08, 2018 9:09 am

SunnyAZ wrote:
However, Fultz's lack of health has helped TJ out, but they still go away from him.
I guess because he changed his shot when he got hurt. But he has technically been healthy for a while, even when he wasn't dressing for games. I think even the coach said we'll play him when he gets confidence in his game again, or something along those lines. Right now he won't shoot outside of 15 feet, hence why he is not playing. Unless either one of Simmons or Fultz gets a shot (that seems unlikely imo) I think the 76ers will have PT for TJ.

Fultz needs to get healthy and reset in the offseason instead of developing bad habits. He still has potential, but needs to be comfortable and confident like he was at UW.

SunnyAZ · Post by **SunnyAZ** » Tue May 08, 2018 10:37 am

Spaceman Spiff wrote:
SunnyAZ wrote:
However, Fultz's lack of health has helped TJ out, but they still go away from him.
I guess because he changed his shot when he got hurt. But he has technically been healthy for a while, even when he wasn't dressing for games. I think even the coach said we'll play him when he gets confidence in his game again, or something along those lines. Right now he won't shoot outside of 15 feet, hence why he is not playing. Unless either one of Simmons or Fultz gets a shot (that seems unlikely imo) I think the 76ers will have PT for TJ.
Fultz needs to get healthy and reset in the offseason instead of developing bad habits. He still has potential, but needs to be comfortable and confident like he was at UW.

He came back like 6 weeks ago. Even before that the coach was saying that it wasn't about him being injured. So he has been healthy for a while. He got injured before the season started and know one has said what the actual injury was. Then he even played at the beginning of the year then got shutdown because of the previous "injury". But the speculation is that he just had no confidence in his game after he changed his shot.

He played at the end of the regular season and even early in the playoffs but he was bad, so he got cut out the rotation. He needs to figure out how to be good at basketball again more than anything health wise.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue May 08, 2018 11:14 am

EOCT · Post by **EOCT** » Tue May 08, 2018 12:01 pm

Chicat wrote:

Terrific info. Thanks.

Chi, you've turned into a witch. You forecast Williams, you're doing it with TJ. You fucker---keep bringing it! Thanks!

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue May 08, 2018 12:48 pm

EOCT wrote:Chi, you've turned into a witch. You forecast Williams, you're doing it with TJ. You fucker---keep bringing it! Thanks!

Oh god, for everyone’s sanity please don’t start looking to my posts for truth and relevancy.

splitsecond · Post by **splitsecond** » Tue May 08, 2018 1:09 pm

I used to think, despite knowing better, that TJ's ceiling in the league was JJ Barea which in itself is very good all things considered.... but man last night was maybe the most complete game he has EVER had in his life. Imagine what he could do in Phoenix to fix the defense alongside a true shooter like Booker.

SunnyAZ · Post by **SunnyAZ** » Tue May 08, 2018 1:59 pm

splitsecond wrote:I used to think, despite knowing better, that TJ's ceiling in the league was JJ Barea which in itself is very good all things considered.... but man last night was maybe the most complete game he has EVER had in his life. Imagine what he could do in Phoenix to fix the defense alongside a true shooter like Booker.

JJ Barea was a big contributor on a title winning team. That's a pretty high bar.

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Tue May 08, 2018 4:42 pm

Chicat wrote:

Late in the 3Q and for most of the 4Q they put TJ on 6'8" Tatum. He only scored 5 or 6 of his 20 total pts on TJ

I dont know if Brown is truly in control but why start TJ and have Simmons run the point? The first 7 possessions of the game Simmons brought the ball down and he did nothing. TJ took over and the offense started flowing. TJ also had 2 steals and they didn't credit him for either one. Not starting TJ tomorrow night would be a massive mistake

I think it was Shaq who compared TJ to Dellavedova after the game and Barkley said TJ is better

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Tue May 08, 2018 6:45 pm

EOCT · Post by **EOCT** » Wed May 09, 2018 12:42 pm

Teej starting again tonight. Game 5, easy decision after TJ's games 3 and 4.

https://247sports.com/nba/boston-celtic ... -118081792" target="_blank

TatetheGreat · Post by **TatetheGreat** » Wed May 09, 2018 5:58 pm

I hope Philly appreciates TJ as much as us at this point. They have him guarding Tatum which is ridiculous tho.

KillerKlown · Post by **KillerKlown** » Wed May 09, 2018 6:01 pm

Everytime they go down the court without the ball in Tjs hands its a clusterfuck.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed May 09, 2018 6:36 pm

KillerKlown wrote:Everytime they go down the court without the ball in Tjs hands its a clusterfuck.

He’s the only Sixer so far with a positive +/-

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed May 09, 2018 8:00 pm

Damn, sorry to see TJ’s season end.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Wed May 09, 2018 8:53 pm

TJ wasn't as good as he was in Game 4, but had a solid, efficient game and helped make Rozier inefficient again.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed May 09, 2018 9:02 pm

Spaceman Spiff wrote:TJ wasn't as good as he was in Game 4, but had a solid, efficient game and helped make Rozier inefficient again.

They kept letting Simmons initiate and put TJ in the opposite corner. Just being on the floor isn’t enough. You gotta let him initiate the offense.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Wed May 09, 2018 9:06 pm

Chicat wrote:
Spaceman Spiff wrote:TJ wasn't as good as he was in Game 4, but had a solid, efficient game and helped make Rozier inefficient again.
They kept letting Simmons initiate and put TJ in the opposite corner. Just being on the floor isn’t enough. You gotta let him initiate the offense.

Yep

KillerKlown · Post by **KillerKlown** » Wed May 09, 2018 9:38 pm

JJ should have taken that corner position. Him even attempting to initiate an offense or even pass the ball was a disaster this whole series. A good quarter and a half from TJ then he doesn't even touch the ball till the 4th. He was getting it to the open man but they missed a crap load of open shots. Everytime TJ initiated the offense they were in the game or got back into it this series.
At least we still got Kerr and Andre in it.

Bangkok Wildcat · Post by **Bangkok Wildcat** » Wed May 09, 2018 10:17 pm

So damn proud of TJ! I hope after his playing career he gets into coaching and ends up back at Arizona....I’m assuming / hoping he’d be a good coach. In any case, what a great Ambassador for CSM and Arizona!

Bear Down TJ and wishing you nothing but success.

prh · Post by **prh** » Thu May 10, 2018 5:47 am

Sixers entire offense reverted to how it was at the end of game 3, that I brought up on the last page. So frustrating. Especially with how well he shut down Rozier. Rozier didn't do anything with TJ in the game yesterday.

I changed my mind on wanting a Fultz-Kawhi deal worked out, I'd much rather them try Simmons for Kawhi. Move Fultz to the 2 and let TJ start at point. If Fultz could just remember how to play ball then that could really work out. Simmons just killed them this series.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Thu May 10, 2018 2:47 pm

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Thu May 10, 2018 4:38 pm

KillerKlown wrote:Everytime they go down the court without the ball in Tjs hands its a clusterfuck.

There are some major holes in Simmons game. Then there's JJ acting like a damn child

SunnyAZ · Post by **SunnyAZ** » Thu May 10, 2018 5:31 pm

I don't think TJ is a sensitive fellow. Also I think he has probably yelled at few people for messing up plays lol.

prh · Post by **prh** » Thu May 10, 2018 6:40 pm

Hilarious to hear the media today saying that Philly needs some veteran leadership. WTF was JJ supposed to be for? Honestly he looked Gabe York running around looking for any and all 3s he could take.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri May 11, 2018 8:45 am

TJ’s option for next year got picked up.

Coincidentally, @phillyfansince88 just jumped off the roof of an office building and left a note addressed to the team that said, “See what you made me do?!?!?!?”.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Fri May 11, 2018 9:17 am

was just gonna ask what happened to that twat waffle

dcZONAfan · Post by **dcZONAfan** » Wed May 16, 2018 8:05 am

Chicat wrote:TJ’s option for next year got picked up.

Coincidentally, @phillyfansince88 just jumped off the roof of an office building and left a note addressed to the team that said, “See what you made me do?!?!?!?”.

skyblue · Post by **skyblue** » Wed May 16, 2018 12:04 pm

"Iguodala is a patient player who understands his role, reads the floor, and makes the simple play. He can single-handedly change the tempo by cleaning the defensive glass, pushing the ball up the court, and finding an open shooter."

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/5/14 ... s-playoffs

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Tue May 22, 2018 2:31 pm

Lauri is named to NBA all-rookie 1st team

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Sat May 26, 2018 6:34 pm

No Iggy = no championship. Dubs haven't won a game in this series since he went down

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Sat May 26, 2018 8:09 pm

84Cat wrote:No Iggy = no championship. Dubs haven't won a game in this series since he went down

Looks like they are going 7

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Sat May 26, 2018 8:14 pm

Dubs need Iggy to win in Houston

U.P. Zona Fan · Post by **U.P. Zona Fan** » Sat May 26, 2018 8:56 pm

I hope not. Hopefully they get him back but they are going to need a monster game from a couple of guys not named KD if they are going to win in Houston without iggy. Seems like when KD has a good game the dubs are less likely to win vs the beards. Ps, I don't like harden. Not sure why. Asu maybe, smugness maybe, overrated maybe. Lots to choose from.

He even seems kinda douchy in the state farm commercials.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Fri Jun 08, 2018 6:43 pm

KaibabKat · Post by **KaibabKat** » Fri Jun 08, 2018 9:16 pm

After tonight:

Steve Kerr - 8 NBA Championship rings
Andre Iguodala - 3 NBA Championship rings
Bruce Fraser - 3 NBA Championship rings

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Sat Jun 09, 2018 9:30 am

Kerr is the only person with 5 rings as a player and 3 as a coach. He is also 6th on the all time coaches list for most wins

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sat Jun 09, 2018 10:05 am

84Cat wrote:Kerr is the only person with 5 rings as a player and 3 as a coach. He is also 6th on the all time coaches list for most wins

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Wed Jun 13, 2018 1:21 pm

Aaron Gordon is a FA this summer. I'm really hoping he gets out of Orlando, but the conventional wisdom is that the Magic will match anything. Damn.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Thu Jun 14, 2018 10:35 pm

Is he still playing in the 3 on 3 league?

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Thu Jun 14, 2018 10:40 pm

I saw that in multiple places tonight. Bibby is juiceeedd.

RichardCranium · Post by **RichardCranium** » Fri Jun 15, 2018 5:47 am

I'm suspicious. Somebody been playing with photoshop or gimp or sumpin?

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Fri Jun 15, 2018 7:56 am

UAEebs86 wrote:Is he still playing in the 3 on 3 league?

He's spending retirement benching and curling.

U.P. Zona Fan · Post by **U.P. Zona Fan** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 7:48 pm

[tweet]https://mobile.twitter.com/andre/status ... 4246807552[/tweet]

Son of a...

Well anyways, the point is that Andre thinks Doncic's mom is hot.

Here's a link to a story.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.yardba ... rce=images" target="_blank

SunnyAZ · Post by **SunnyAZ** » Tue Jun 26, 2018 4:26 pm

former cat, not in the NBA tho

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Jun 27, 2018 8:48 pm

ghostwhitehorse · Post by **ghostwhitehorse** » Thu Jun 28, 2018 6:25 am

https://www.azdesertswarm.com/basketbal ... ge-leonard" target="_blank

The former Arizona Wildcat is ending his friendship with James (not really), and posted this satirical statement on Snapchat:

“It is with great remorse that I am writing this. After many years as a peer and many years as friend and teammate I have decided to end my friendship with LeBron James. I am saying this publicly so fans and media members can please stop asking me where he is going in free agency. I don’t know, my family doesn’t know and neither do my kids.

“Unfortunately, I live in Los Angeles so the questions are unavoidable but hopefully this helps to clear things up. Truth be told I never liked the guy. He works too hard it makes the rest of us look bad. He’s my son’s favorite player and I view that as a complete betrayal of how hard I’ve worked to put a roof over his head. I’m sorry I’m having to give this “Drake” response but I feel this is the best way to address this issue that I’m clearly losing also.”

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Thu Jun 28, 2018 7:15 am

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Fri Jun 29, 2018 1:18 pm

Chance getting a shot

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sat Jun 30, 2018 1:14 pm

ghostwhitehorse wrote:https://www.azdesertswarm.com/basketbal ... ge-leonard

The former Arizona Wildcat is ending his friendship with James (not really), and posted this satirical statement on Snapchat:

“It is with great remorse that I am writing this. After many years as a peer and many years as friend and teammate I have decided to end my friendship with LeBron James. I am saying this publicly so fans and media members can please stop asking me where he is going in free agency. I don’t know, my family doesn’t know and neither do my kids.

“Unfortunately, I live in Los Angeles so the questions are unavoidable but hopefully this helps to clear things up. Truth be told I never liked the guy. He works too hard it makes the rest of us look bad. He’s my son’s favorite player and I view that as a complete betrayal of how hard I’ve worked to put a roof over his head. I’m sorry I’m having to give this “Drake” response but I feel this is the best way to address this issue that I’m clearly losing also.”

TyAbbottGotOwned · Post by **TyAbbottGotOwned** » Sun Jul 01, 2018 5:56 pm

Luke Walton now gets to coach Lebron James. Would be awesome to get some Kerr vs Walton WCFs

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