Steve

Lapsed historian. PhD - Michigan. Sorry about my Spurs & Liverpool tweets.

[Steve @historianed_]

DONT TRADE ANY OF THESE PLATERS @spurs #porvida

[Steve @historianed_]

@RealTomPetrini i mean it will be really interesting in the coming years to see what castle and harper do. if either one of them were to make all nba in their rookie contract extension years. does wemby taking a haircut pressure other guys to do the same?

[Steve @historianed_]

if this were to become a trend, i feel like this would benefit the owners if they can get their gms to sell loyalty over big paydays to their players the collective bargaining agreement notwithstanding

Dundon already salivating at the thought of a avdija discount

[Betsey @Betsycashmoney]

I'm very curious how the opposing 29 GMs/Owners will respond to this....

They weren't happy when Brunson did something similar. Historically, they've complained when players make too much *OR* not enough.

TLDR-- basically, they just like to complain.

[Steve @historianed_]

I mean Danny is a color commentator and not a play by play guy. Two very different skill sets. This wouldn’t happen.

[CLAN the SPURS fan @ClanTheSpursFan]

OH GOD NO LMAO

[Steve @historianed_]

@EricSal_7 @ClanTheSpursFan This is such a dumb argument. Like, a really dumb argument.

The issue behind the infidelity is not really the cheating, it’s the lack of character that undergird the action. The lack of moral compass.

I suspect that fact, in addition to bad PR, is why the spirs took action.

[Steve @historianed_]

Outside of the people involved, I feel like only Very Online people—and then only those on twitter, so a small subset of those people—care about this.

[Carter Bryant with the Braids @BraidedCarter11]

Loren is NOT part of the Spurs organization so sleeping with her is "fine" HOWEVER the optics look absolutely horrendous and i dont see how the Spurs move on with Tobey knowing EVERYONE is gonna be thinking about this when hes on TV.

[Steve @historianed_]

I mean Harris is gonna eat up KJ’s already dwindling minutes.

He’s on an 18M expiring without any hint at extension talks so it’s not unwarranted to wonder about his future with the spurs and who might be a suitable replacement.

[Dude @DPGSpurs]

The Keldon disrespect is INSANE to me from Spurs fans. I mean, I know he sucked really bad this playoffs, but he had a really great season and for me he gets a pass on this playoffs.

If it continues? Sure. But so many acting like Keldon sucks or that saying hes better than Tobias is “stupid and indefensible” is wild to me personally ESPECIALLY because it was not like Tobias had some efficient awesome playoffs.

He wasnt very good either so acting like Tobias has been or was some playoff baller is a very weird dynamic to me.

I will take Keldon and Carter Bryant and more impactful next season even I think Tobias will have a good regular season as well.

[Steve @historianed_]

I mean of course the spurs will find a way to make it work, until they can get off his contract. That was the likely plan from the start. He was never intended to finish out his contract with the spurs.

[Mr Ass @JohnchoVilla]

Make sure all the Fox detractors/over reactive morons listen to this so they can be talked off a ledge that doesn’t exist.

Tim Legler much smarter than you and I, with a touch of reality and normalcy.

Explains Fox is still a good player and you find ways to make that work.

[Steve @historianed_]

Isn’t that normally how it works? You people are fucking nuts.

[Bleacher Report @BleacherReport]

🚨 LeBron has instructed his agent, Rich Paul, to gauge league-wide interest and come back with options before making his free agency decision, per @mcten

[Steve @historianed_]

This is chefs kiss

[Marques Brownlee @MKBHD]

Cannot wait for Olden State

[Steve @historianed_]

Nah, Portland went the damaged but more improtantly cheap superstar route

[Evan Sidery @esidery]

A potential near exact salary match trade framework between the Celtics and Trail Blazers involving Jaylen Brown:

Boston ($68.4 million): Jrue Holiday, Shaedon Sharpe, Scoot Henderson, draft compensation

Portland ($67.9 million): Brown + Sam Hauser

[Steve @historianed_]

@PaulGarciaNBA What is the status of Garcia’s injury? Fully healed?

[Steve @historianed_]

I mean I think the hornets are thinking to get off LaMelo is worth the step back. They get off his contract and no longer have to deal with his idiosyncrasies & potential injury history. They can focus on building a team around Kon & Miller then get a third piece later

[Jack @J_Hooper_]

I'm really not entirely convinced that

Coby White
Kon Knueppel
Brandon Miller
Naz Reid
Moussa Diabate

is much worse than

LaMelo Ball
Kon Knueppel
Brandon Miller
Miles Bridges
Moussa Diabate

[Steve @historianed_]

This is just dumb.

[Steve @historianed_]

uh, sorry to tell you this but julian is getting a new contract and devin is locked. hb is likely gone and kj has a great, tradable expiring next year.

you can't say the spurs are committed to KJ on the one hand then imply everything is a business/$ decision on the other.

[Steve @historianed_]

Local beat reporters do not know anything more. They didn’t break the Kawhi story. They know what the spurs PR team feeds them.

He’s just saying what anyone that can do basic math understands. Fox won’t be on the team at the end of his contract. Not next year. But after? 🤷

[Mike Taylor @MikeTaylorShow]

This is telling. @mikefinger doesn’t have a history of calling for trades. I said it’s 95% that Fox is back. Perhaps that number is around 80%. Perhaps the local columnist knows something we don’t.

[Steve @historianed_]

@Spurs_Nation now talk about how they fair at holding those leads.

what a brain dead post.

[Steve @historianed_]

@PaulGarciaNBA i mean what do you expect them to say? We have our bags already packed for cancun?

[Steve @historianed_]

I mean you purposely stripped that sentence out of its context for engagement purposes and now are wondering about reactions?

[Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps]

I am baffled at the reaction to this quote.

He was asked if his teammates believe they can come back, and he said everyone believes they can do it.

What else is he supposed to say - they believe they are going to lose?

People are just looking for things to be mad about.

[Steve @historianed_]

@ringer @kirkgoldsberry Yeah I can’t believe you gave Mitch Johnson a pass on this one, Kirk.

[Steve @historianed_]

@PaulGarciaNBA De’Aaron Fox is gonna take another coach down with him. 🤣