Former Cats in the NBA

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Thu Mar 25, 2021 10:20 am

Chicat wrote: ↑Thu Mar 25, 2021 10:16 am
Spaceman Spiff wrote: ↑Thu Mar 25, 2021 10:12 am
Chicat wrote: ↑Thu Mar 25, 2021 9:56 am Aaron Gordon to the Nuggets.

Rumors of Lauri to the Pelicans for Lonzo.
Thank goodness AG is finally free.
That should be a fun team to watch. Also, Nnaji now has a mentor.

He can finally be a small 4 who plays off other people and finishes instead of the weird marriage wirh Vucevic and being a primary ballhandler.

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Thu Mar 25, 2021 10:25 am

I may become a Nuggets fan for the rest of the year. Lakers looking a little too gimpy to make a serious run

ghostwhitehorse · Post by **ghostwhitehorse** » Thu Mar 25, 2021 11:08 am

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/23/spor ... acers.html

In some obvious ways, Myles Turner and T.J. McConnell couldn’t be more different as basketball players. Turner is a 6-foot-11 center who does much of his finest work above the rim. McConnell is a 6-foot-1 point guard who plays a more earthbound brand of the game. Turner swats shots, while McConnell picks pockets. One is an ominous presence in the paint; the other, a self-described “pest” who roams the perimeter.

But in a challenging season for the Indiana Pacers, Turner and McConnell have come together to press, strip and thwart opponents, a two-man misery machine. In the process, they could become the first pair of teammates to lead the N.B.A. in blocks and steals since the 2000-1 season, when Theo Ratliff (blocks) and Allen Iverson (steals) of the Philadelphia 76ers did it.

Also:

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Thu Mar 25, 2021 12:23 pm

Bulls were asking for a high first round pick for Lauri. No one took the bait.

He’ll get a nice deal in free agency.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri Mar 26, 2021 9:28 am

Nico had 19 points in 29 minutes last night.

Unfortunately he only had 3 assists and was -19 in +/-

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Thu Apr 01, 2021 5:01 pm

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Fri Apr 02, 2021 5:10 pm

ghostwhitehorse · Post by **ghostwhitehorse** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 11:57 am

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Mon Apr 05, 2021 6:35 pm

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Mon Apr 05, 2021 8:27 pm

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Apr 07, 2021 9:01 pm

U.P. Zona Fan · Post by **U.P. Zona Fan** » Thu Apr 08, 2021 6:44 am

I bet TJ is upset about this!

TheCat · Post by **TheCat** » Thu Apr 08, 2021 10:27 am

TJ would not be in the league if Sean had not reached out and got him invited to the combine.

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Thu Apr 08, 2021 11:03 am

TheCat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 10:27 am TJ would not be in the league if Sean had not reached out and got him invited to the combine.

I think I've told this story before but right after TJ graduated (before the draft) I was working a conference and Sean Miller was the special guest and he answered a bunch of audience questions... it was all very light hearted... until Sean was asked if he would welcome TJ onto the coaching staff.

Sean then got really serious and his answer was something like this "One day TJ will become an excellent coach if he chooses that path. But I want to be very clear..... that is a long way away. I don't know if TJ is going to get drafted, I'm not sure if he is going to sign with an NBA team right away... but I do know for a fact, TJ is going to have a long and productive playing career. And I would be shocked if that career doesn't include many productive years in the NBA"

I'll always remember that.... and he was spot on.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Thu Apr 08, 2021 11:54 am

When TJ was sitting out the one year due to transfer rules, I recall Lute saying TJ was the best player on the team.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Fri Apr 09, 2021 8:09 pm

Alieberman wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 11:03 am
TheCat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 10:27 am TJ would not be in the league if Sean had not reached out and got him invited to the combine.
I think I've told this story before but right after TJ graduated (before the draft) I was working a conference and Sean Miller was the special guest and he answered a bunch of audience questions... it was all very light hearted... until Sean was asked if he would welcome TJ onto the coaching staff.

Sean then got really serious and his answer was something like this "One day TJ will become an excellent coach if he chooses that path. But I want to be very clear..... that is a long way away. I don't know if TJ is going to get drafted, I'm not sure if he is going to sign with an NBA team right away... but I do know for a fact, TJ is going to have a long and productive playing career. And I would be shocked if that career doesn't include many productive years in the NBA"

I'll always remember that.... and he was spot on.

It was always clear how much Miller saw in TJ and vice versa. If there was ever a coach and player that clicked...

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 8:45 am

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Tue Apr 27, 2021 7:39 pm

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Sun May 02, 2021 11:57 am

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Mon May 03, 2021 9:09 am

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Mon May 03, 2021 11:01 am

Is the NBA turning into soccer?

Not that he needed to overact, since he obviously benefits from the Michael Jordan rule.

U.P. Zona Fan · Post by **U.P. Zona Fan** » Thu May 06, 2021 5:55 pm

I didn't see contact

With the elbow and the head of Lewoos James.

Post by **UAdevil** » Thu May 13, 2021 9:44 pm

T. McConnell vs Mil

23pts 10/19 5rbs 3stl

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri May 14, 2021 4:59 am

I can’t believe he took 19 shots.

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Fri May 14, 2021 6:54 am

I miss that guy so much. What I would give to have a TJ-esque player on our team for the next few years.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri May 14, 2021 7:11 am

He played 44 minutes in that game.

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Fri May 14, 2021 7:14 am

I'm guessing they are resting their starters for the playoffs. Only 1 - 2 games left in the regular season

ghostwhitehorse · Post by **ghostwhitehorse** » Fri May 14, 2021 9:41 am

35 pts/ 10 boards/ 5 assists / 3 steals for Stanley Johnson vs. the Bulls (Markkanen had 20/7/2/1 in the win)

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri May 14, 2021 8:58 pm

RichardCranium · Post by **RichardCranium** » Sat May 15, 2021 3:11 am

That was a travel when i was in school

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sat May 15, 2021 6:30 am

RichardCranium wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 3:11 am That was a travel when i was in school

A travel on who?

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Sat May 15, 2021 3:03 pm

I think he meant the dunk.

But we all know the NBA’s travel rule is about as subjective as ice skating scoring.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Sat May 15, 2021 3:23 pm

I didn't see any travel. Steph put the ball on the ground then did a jump step.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Sat May 15, 2021 3:23 pm

Merkin wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 3:23 pm I didn't see any travel. Steph put the ball on the ground then did a jump step.

Pretty impressive considering he's on the bench in street clothes.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Sat May 15, 2021 3:32 pm

UAEebs86 wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 3:23 pm
Merkin wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 3:23 pm I didn't see any travel. Steph put the ball on the ground then did a jump step.
Pretty impressive considering he's on the bench in street clothes.

Oops, looking at the feet, not the player! Didn't see Nico shuffling his feet either.

But in all fairness to myself, have not seen an NBA game on TV since Luke Walton was a Laker player, so if Steph Curry walked by me on the street I wouldn't recognize him.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sat May 15, 2021 5:48 pm

Nobody traveled.

RichardCranium · Post by **RichardCranium** » Sun May 16, 2021 3:33 am

Merkin wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 3:32 pm
UAEebs86 wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 3:23 pm
Merkin wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 3:23 pm I didn't see any travel. Steph put the ball on the ground then did a jump step.
Pretty impressive considering he's on the bench in street clothes.
Oops, looking at the feet, not the player! Didn't see Nico shuffling his feet either.

But in all fairness to myself, have not seen an NBA game on TV since Luke Walton was a Laker player, so if Steph Curry walked by me on the street I wouldn't recognize him.

Not nico. The guy he passed to shuffled his feet when he landed then took another step. I used to get called for that all the time in 8th grade. Which is the last time I actually played, about eleventy million years ago.

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Sun May 16, 2021 3:51 am

RichardCranium wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 3:33 am
Merkin wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 3:32 pm
UAEebs86 wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 3:23 pm
Merkin wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 3:23 pm I didn't see any travel. Steph put the ball on the ground then did a jump step.
Pretty impressive considering he's on the bench in street clothes.
Oops, looking at the feet, not the player! Didn't see Nico shuffling his feet either.

But in all fairness to myself, have not seen an NBA game on TV since Luke Walton was a Laker player, so if Steph Curry walked by me on the street I wouldn't recognize him.
Not nico. The guy he passed to shuffled his feet when he landed then took another step. I used to get called for that all the time in 8th grade. Which is the last time I actually played, about eleventy million years ago.

I looked at again and the guy receiving the ball doesn't look like he travelled before taking a dribble then the dunk. It appeared to be a normal basketball move and one that is certainly not a travel in the NBA, nor College or even HS imo.

RC, I'm sure in 8th grade you would have had to travel to cover that distance to the hoop. And if you had dunked I'm sure the ref would have been in such awe he would have swallowed his whistle.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sun May 16, 2021 5:01 am

RichardCranium wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 3:33 am
Merkin wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 3:32 pm
UAEebs86 wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 3:23 pm
Merkin wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 3:23 pm I didn't see any travel. Steph put the ball on the ground then did a jump step.
Pretty impressive considering he's on the bench in street clothes.
Oops, looking at the feet, not the player! Didn't see Nico shuffling his feet either.

But in all fairness to myself, have not seen an NBA game on TV since Luke Walton was a Laker player, so if Steph Curry walked by me on the street I wouldn't recognize him.
Not nico. The guy he passed to shuffled his feet when he landed then took another step. I used to get called for that all the time in 8th grade. Which is the last time I actually played, about eleventy million years ago.

He receives the pass, takes one step WITH a dribble then lands on two feet and jumps all in one motion.

If they called that a dribble on you in 8th grade it was because your gym teacher didn’t particularly like you.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Mon May 17, 2021 9:18 pm

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue May 18, 2021 5:01 am

That’s surprising.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue May 18, 2021 12:58 pm

https://www.azdesertswarm.com/basketbal ... BqKPdFSO7E

As The Athletic reported earlier this month, the Kings owe $11.5 million to Walton for the remainder of his contract and cannot defer any of those payments, so it’s possible that this decision was financially motivated instead of based on Walton’s performance

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue May 18, 2021 1:20 pm

Where can I get a gig like that?

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Tue May 18, 2021 3:24 pm

Chicat wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 1:20 pm Where can I get a gig like that?

The NBA and college football.

Post by **UAdevil** » Tue May 18, 2021 9:24 pm

TJ tonight in the Pacers play in game:
17pts, 5rbs, 3 assists, 4 steals.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Sat May 22, 2021 1:59 pm

KaibabKat · Post by **KaibabKat** » Fri May 28, 2021 11:25 am

Here is a brief review of how former Wildcats fared in the 2020-21NBA regular season - arranged by Player Efficiency Rating:

20.2 Deandre Ayton played 2115 minutes in 69 games, starting 69.
16.9 T.J. McConnell played 1796 minutes in 69 games, starting 3.
15.0 Lauri Markkanen played 1317 minutes in 51 games, starting 26.
14.4 Aaron Gordon played 1384 minutes in 50 games, starting 50.
14.3 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson played 107 minutes in11 games, starting 1.
11.3 Zeke Nnaji played 397 minutes in 42 games, starting 1.
9.2 Nico Mannion played 364 minutes in 30 games, starting 1.
9.2 Andre Iguodala played 1339 minutes in 63 games, starting 5.
8.8 Stanley Johnson played 1006 minutes in 61 games, starting 13.
8.7 Josh Green played 445 minutes in 39 games, starting 5.
6.7 Solomon Hill played 1513 minutes in 71 games, starting 16.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Wed Jun 23, 2021 8:09 pm

Postmaster · Post by **Postmaster** » Thu Jun 24, 2021 4:08 pm

Dusan signed a new deal to play in Russia.
Kadeem Allen signed somewhere in Europe.
PJC named MVP in his French league.

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Fri Jun 25, 2021 9:35 am

PJC....hehehe

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