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[joseph @usanyg]

@SpoonyBard34 @fakelogic Don't think that solves the non Steph time in any way near jimmy does

[joseph @usanyg]

@AndyKHLiu Ya exactly, likely not winning anything but want to compete and no way to do better for 15m
If don't make moves that don't "solve" everything than just asking to run it back.

Also with bron would be a jimmy for Kawhi or AD trade away from actually having the talent to compete

[joseph @usanyg]

@iHateShaun 🤣
consistent big game performance and four championships - his age 35 performance irrelevant to his credibility

[joseph @usanyg]

@AndyKHLiu Steph one of one, but he also had Draymond behind him not kat. That pairing is what made it extra special

[Sam Esfandiari @samesfandiari]

If Steve steps away. It doesn’t change the fact that he’s the greatest coach in franchise history and a Hall of Famer who changed the NBA.

If Draymond leaves ditto for the above.

[joseph @usanyg]

@samesfandiari Was any of that new info? Wasn't explicitly reported saw specialist, but setback over all star, how surprised he was at pace, that kept swelling, etc was all out there?

[joseph @usanyg]

@JoeVirayNBA You do a great job

[Rob Perez @WorldWideWob]

Draymond Green’s solitary confinement of Kawhi Leonard compilation, final 3 minutes:

[joseph @usanyg]

@mehdirhasan It should obviously be ro Khanna

And only not zohran cause hes not eligible

[joseph @usanyg]

@ggreenwald In other words, follow @DropSiteNews and @ryan

[joseph @usanyg]

@orrdavid @MaxAbrahms This is so embarrassing. Worth it for Americans to devastate a country of 90m across the world? For what? How is this making Americans life better?

So pathetic to cheerlead depriving citizens of bare minimum needed to live.

And delusional to think whatever comes next is better.

[joseph @usanyg]

@davidsirota @RoKhanna @ChrisMurphyCT @AOC @ChrisVanHollen @JBPritzker It's Ro and then a huge gap....

[joseph @usanyg]

@matthewstoller Right by the Congress that was overwhelmingly bipartisanly in favor?

Trump is a shitshow and certainly should not be in power but issues run much deeper. Schumer has wanted this for a looong time too

[joseph @usanyg]

@ShipTheJustice https://t.co/xrcSKjtXHR

[Kostya Medvedovsky @kmedved]

Anti-tanking idea I’ve been kicking around for a while, and came up at Sloan this year: teams aren’t allowed to use their own draft picks.

That’s it. If you still own your pick when the season starts, it moves to the end of the first round. Nothing else needed.

Bad teams still have a valuable asset. They just have to trade it before the season begins. So hopeless teams (say Kings and Pacers) pair off and swap picks before the season. Both get value back. Neither has any reason to tank in-season. Or your can just trade your pick for players, future assets, etc. Anything you want. You just can’t use your own pick.

Eliminates the incentive to lose without eliminating the mechanism that helps bad teams improve. Clean, elegant, easy to explain.

Note it doesn’t prevent Hinkie-style tanking. Teams can still build terrible rosters on purpose. But it does prevent the Utah Jazz from this year, where you bench your starters in the 4th Q to chase ping pong balls. The latter is more pernicious and more detrimental imo, but I appreciate there is some disagreement on this.

[joseph @usanyg]

@ShipTheJustice Actually really like this option too!

I am sure there are some unintended consequences of forcing actions/trades that require two parties, but overall think it's pretty intuitive and simple and solves biggest issue

[joseph @usanyg]

@fakelogic @gswcba Hopefully dray on a smaller contract

[joseph @usanyg]

@ShipTheJustice Yepp, definitely agree this is best approach.
A little confusing but maybe that's fine. Fans can just root for wins especially late season, treat the randomized game draw as almost second "lottery" where "decide" the lottery odds.

[joseph @usanyg]

@ShipTheJustice Ya this makes most sense - basically randomized cutoff in that teams don't know until after the season?
Something like random game between 50-75? Chosen on a pre lottery post reg season date?