gratefuldead
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looks like jabari is enjoying NYC today
I can understand why Jabari wants to go to the Bucks. Close to home and a wipe open space to build his brand.
looks like jabari is enjoying NYC today
He should be staked out to be sure he's on a 1000 calorie diet prior to the draft. Unless he's only eating kale salads, I'd say he's undraftable. I'd be concerned if it were a box of pizza, not a slice.
It's more surreal when the guys your age start retiringThis is irrelevant but just the fact that we are debating prospects that are my age, or younger than me (i'm going to be a sophomore in college) who are about to make millions of dollars.. It's kind of surreal.
If winning is your number 1 goal you wouldn't pick the Bucks over the Cavs.
Lurking Bucks fan here. I understand the sentiment if this was a few months ago. Our former owner, while a wonderful guy, didn't have a clue how to run the basketball operations.
Now we've got two pretty sharp billionaires who are all in on this thing and remaking everything from the ground up. Whether they ultimately are successful remains to be seen, but they didn't seem to have any issues getting all four guys into Milwaukee for workouts (Embiid's injury came out the day before) and one of them (Parker) clearly wants to be there, which is a new experience for us. The new owners Edens and Lasry are pretty brilliant guys, so I wouldn't bet against them.
I think both Parker and Wiggins will be great pros and neither team can go wrong here. That said, for the moment, I think Cleveland has a bigger challenge than the Bucks. We've watched a dysfunctional owner in action for 25-years. Over time, they develop a reputation as being hard to work for. Talented front office people go elsewhere and players tend to try and avoid those franchises. At the moment Dan Gilbert is in the Dan Synder/Jerry Jones realm. Other than having some amazing luck in lottery drawings, from an outsiders perspective Gilbert spent the last decade mismanaging a lot of situations as it relates to the Cavs. Those type of owners have a hard time changing their stripes and can be problematic for a loyal fan base. We know this from experience as Bucks fans.
The Cav's are clearly farther along in their rebuilding than the Bucks. But whether Gilbert is able to create the type of organization and chemistry to get the Cavs back to a 50-win team remains to be seen.
I disagree with your statement that Parker clearly wants to be in Milwaukee, if you are suggesting he wants to be there over Cleveland. You do realize, do you not, that the Cavs put out the rumor (since who else could, since he/she would have to be at the Cleveland workout) to make it appear that they are taking Wiggins to try to increase Philly's offer. FWIW, Parker's father denied the rumor, stating, if Parker did not want to go to Cleveland, he would just not show up.
I also disagree with your sentiments about Dan Gilbert. He is seen by many in Cleveland as a strong owner with a passion to win who will spend big bucks to do so. His letter scolding LeBron was seen very favorably in Cleveland following the Decision. Attendance has been quite high despite a lackluster record. He has been involved in turning around downtown Cleveland.
Don't know much about your owner, but his daugher made a pretty big splash at the lottery.
You do realize, do you not, that the Cavs put out the rumor (since who else could, since he/she would have to be at the Cleveland workout) to make it appear that they are taking Wiggins to try to increase Philly's offer.