Former Cats in the NBA

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Fri Jun 03, 2016 4:40 pm

Love it!

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri Jun 03, 2016 6:49 pm

Iggy fucking rocks so hard.

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Fri Jun 03, 2016 7:56 pm

No shit Chi, Iggy was not a great college defender but Lute made him listen or sit. Now he is the premier defender in the finals and he entrances that role. Rock on Iggy

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sat Jun 04, 2016 6:36 pm

Lute4God · Post by **Lute4God** » Wed Jun 08, 2016 2:28 pm

Good breakdowns including video of the success of the Warriors against LeBron. This time on defense with props to their help rotations and their MVP defensive whiz, Andre Iguodala against LeBron:

" As ESPN reported, he's shooting 35 percent in his last 10 games against Golden State with Iguodala as his primary defender."

http://www.sbnation.com/2016/6/8/118765 ... inals-2016" target="_blank

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 7:41 pm

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sun Jun 19, 2016 9:28 pm

Congrats to RJ, Channing, and Brielmaier on being NBA champs.

And RJ goes out on top...

KaibabKat · Post by **KaibabKat** » Sun Jun 19, 2016 9:36 pm

Very happy for all the former Cats and especially for Richard. Would not be a big surprise if he were sitting on the Lakers bench next season.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Sun Jun 19, 2016 10:43 pm

How many former CATS now have rings?

They have to be up there against other schools.

Thats a hell of a recruiting pitch too.

KaibabKat · Post by **KaibabKat** » Sun Jun 19, 2016 11:02 pm

Eleven. Seven as player only. Two as player and coach. Two as coach only.

wyo-cat · Post by **wyo-cat** » Sun Jun 19, 2016 11:52 pm

Two more graphic boards for the wall at McKale.

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 1:03 pm

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 1:49 pm

They should rename The Richard Jefferson Gymnasium to "NBA Champ Richard Jefferson Gymnasium"

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 4:28 pm

Wow did not see that coming. RJ has a couple left in him, no?

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 5:30 pm

RJ is a very content guy. He's made a boatload of money and was playing this year just to get a ring.

I think if GS had won, you'd have seen him suit up for another year.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 5:43 pm

Coop Cat · Post by **Coop Cat** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 11:46 am

Williams to opt out:

New York Knicks forward Derrick Williams has informed the franchise that he’ll become an unrestricted free agent this summer, league sources told The Vertical.

Williams, 25, passed on his $4.6 million player option for the 2016-17 season, choosing to test the market, sources said.

The Knicks still have an interest in signing Williams to a new deal, sources said. Williams’ athleticism and versatility at a small forward position in demand on the market are expected to give him significant options this summer.

Williams averaged 9.3 points – his career average – in 80 games for the Knicks. Williams was the No. 2 overall pick by Minnesota in the 2011 NBA draft.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources--k ... 41493.html

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 3:46 pm

Not sure if that was a good idea or not. Pretty good money...

RJ turned 36 today as well

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 4:40 pm

Salary cap is going to increase more than expected so that might have something to do why a lot of NBA players have opted out this week.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 5:46 pm

JMarkJohns · Post by **JMarkJohns** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 10:50 pm

Chicat wrote:

I hate Sarver so much I'm actually looking forward to seeing the Lakers under Walton.

Russell/Ingram/Randle is interesting.

Feels weird that Sarver has ruined the Suns for me.

I mean, the Suns couldn't even do it, they were pretty mediocre from late 90s until Nash in 2004.

I'm so furious I actively root for the Warriors and will wish Walton and the Lakers all the best in their rebuild.

So freaking weird.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 9:41 am

It was about June 2009 that the Suns completed their gradual development into the Phoenix Sarvers.

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 12:24 pm

Bayless to the 76ers. The free agent market is going crazy today. Peace out OJ Mayo!

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 12:29 pm

Chicat wrote:Congrats to RJ, Channing, and Brielmaier on being NBA champs.

And RJ goes out on top...

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 3:35 pm

84Cat wrote:Bayless to the 76ers. The free agent market is going crazy today. Peace out OJ Mayo!

3 year $27 mil. Cats making bank today!

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 10:57 pm

Solomon Hill signs a 4-year contract worth $52 million.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/spo ... greements/" target="_blank

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Jul 05, 2016 3:08 pm

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Tue Jul 05, 2016 4:01 pm

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 2:54 pm

The Sixers signed both Jerryd Bayless and Sergio Rodriguez, and they're talking about having Ben Simmons play the point (really?) within a couple of years.

What's that mean for TJ??

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 4:21 pm

He needs to call LeBron up now that Delly got overpaid by the Bucks

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 8:08 pm

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Thu Jul 07, 2016 10:15 am

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Thu Jul 07, 2016 4:18 pm

Who is going to sign Derrick? Heat/Lakers/Thunder?

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Thu Jul 07, 2016 4:19 pm

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Thu Jul 07, 2016 8:03 pm

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Fri Jul 08, 2016 7:58 am

UAEebs86 wrote:

He's like a poor man's Aaron Craft!

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri Jul 08, 2016 2:10 pm

DWill took a 1 year deal for $5M from the Heat.

Not at all sure what he and his agent were thinking there...

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Fri Jul 08, 2016 2:30 pm

Chicat wrote:DWill took a 1 year deal for $5M from the Heat.

Not at all sure what he and his agent were thinking there...

Is he going to start?

If not he should get a lot of playing time

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sat Jul 09, 2016 10:24 pm

TJ treating the summer league like its the playoffs.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Sat Jul 23, 2016 2:28 pm

Aaron and Stanley both looking good against team USA.

https://youtu.be/w85JL75rhQo" target="_blank

Lando05 · Post by **Lando05** » Fri Sep 09, 2016 10:51 am

https://theringer.com/brooklyn-nets-ron ... 0ca42ef286" target="_blank

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Fri Sep 09, 2016 3:46 pm

Last week:

http://thesixersense.com/2016/09/04/t-j ... al-roster/" target="_blank

T.J. McConnell Isn’t Going to Make the Final Roster

This week:

https://thesixersense.com/2016/09/09/ph ... ning-camp/" target="_blank

3 Things T.J. McConnell Must Impress With at Training Camp

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Wed Sep 14, 2016 3:58 pm

Nick Johnson signed with the Magic

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 2:43 pm

Aaron Gordon had his first drink today. 21!

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 6:08 pm

Don't even recognize him.

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Tue Oct 04, 2016 2:36 pm

Preseason!

Iggy(GSW) 5pts 3rebs 3ast 1stl in 14mins
NJ(ORL) 5pts 3rebs 2ast in 12mins
AG(ORL) DNP
GJ(POR) 9pts 2rebs in 13mins

DWill(MIA) tonight against the Wiz
Bayless and McConnell(PHI) tonight against the Celtics. Bayless out, wrist injury. Huge game for TJ

http://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basket ... ackup-gig/" target="_blank

76ers' T.J. McConnell: Battling Rodriguez for top backup gig

http://thesixersense.com/2016/10/01/new ... mcconnell/" target="_blank

T.J. McConnell, last season, donned a 12 on his jersey. It really seemed like it fit. But when Gerald Henderson indicated that he wanted the number in respect of his father, McConnell, being the selfless player that he is, switched it up happily, and took No. 1 instead.

Going into this season, however, things are going to look a lot different for McConnell, and not just as far as the number on his jersey.

Last season at this time, McConnell was at a huge disadvantage. He was fighting for a point guard spot that didn’t seem realistic, but he somehow got it. Then he was fighting for a starting spot that also seemed unrealistic, yet he still got that done.

This season, however, the competition is thick with established, real NBA point guards (no, not just Sixers point guards). Jerryd Bayless and Sergio Rodriguez are likely going to be ahead of McConnell in the depth chart. And let’s not forget that McConnell is a pass-heavy point guard. If he’s smart, that’s going to change during this upcoming season.

McConnell needs to realize what he’s good at, and what he needs to start being good at. For example, McConnell, last season, got away with not having much of a scoring game simply because no one else on the roster did either. He was looked at as an asset because not many of the point guards could pass the way he could.

Even on a Sixers roster that couldn’t score, McConnell was still having regular double digit assist nights. That’s impressive.

But this year, that’s not the case. The Sixers are, by no means, lacking a passing authority. Ben Simmons is one of the craftiest passers that comes in his size, and Dario Saric is just the same. On top of that, Jerryd Bayless and Sergio Rodrugez aren’t exactly poor passers by any means.

Passing is something the team can do. But what can’t the team do right now? Score.

There are no high-volume scorers on the Sixers right now. Jahlil Okafor could be called the only high-volume scorer, and that’s going to be an issue if the Sixers actually want to win games this year.

McConnell likely is aware of the things that need to change, and will be shifting some of his game attributes in order to help the Sixers win. He’s also got to look out for himself. He’s a selfless player — that was shown when he gave up his No. 12 — but he needs to do whatever he can to put himself on the roster, and keep himself there.

His role, as well, will be completely different. Rather than McConnell being relied on as one of the cornerstones, he’s just going to be a role player.

That’s okay though, because McConnell is able to mold to whatever his team needs from him. He did it in college, he did it in his rookie season, and he will do it this season as well

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Wed Oct 05, 2016 9:32 am

TJ must have read that article too.

No one more I want to succeed than TJ.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Oct 05, 2016 9:40 am

There's a story about Ty Cobb during the home run hysteria that was being fueled by Babe Ruth of him telling a reporter it was no big deal to hit homers and he could do it any time he wanted. The reporter didn't believe him so he went out that day and hit three into the stands. Then he went right back to hitting singles and doubles, stealing bases, and generating big offensive innings.

I feel like TJ can score if he wants to (especially since no one guards him as a shooter/slasher) but at the end of the day, no matter what, he'll always hold more value as a facilitator.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Fri Oct 14, 2016 1:29 pm

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Oct 18, 2016 8:20 am

Too bad for Budinger.

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