GUESTS:
350 CHAD MILLMAN ACTION NETWORK
-LIKES/HATES
-TRENDS
-WHAT DOES HE LOOK AT
-1ST ROUND
430 BAGGS
| Henry Schulman (@hankschulman) | |
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Regarding my analysis piece. If I ran #SFGiants I would absolutely want Pablo, nobody flat told me he won't here, just that it's not settled. I'd also be lying if I said I knew all the behind-the-scenes machinations. Tough to gauge with new boss. sfchronicle.com/giants/article…
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-KLAY THOMPSON PIECE ON ATHLETIC
-OBSERVATIONS
BASEBALL AND LARRY BAER NO CRIMNAL CHARGES -WHO IS RUNNING THINGS?
-MATT JOYCE
-DUGGAR
-PABLO CUT, MEANCON STATUS
-BEEDS DOWN , BLACK DOWN
STILL MOVES TO MAKE?
5 PM BILLAS
TOUGHEST --EAIST ROADS / BRACKSTS
-DUKE
-4 1'S -- ACC VIRGINIA, DUKE, UNC ---ZAGS
--1ST ROUND MOST INTRUGUING
-PLAYERS TO WATCH --ZION ...THEN.....
530 -RANDY
-TJHE DRAW
-MID MAJORS
-HAVING TIME TO PREPARE VS TURN AROUND FOR WEEKEND
-CONFIDENCE FROM ZAGS WIN
TOPICS:
WARRIORS:
BEST THING ON THE INTERNET TODAY ---KLAY AT WSU:
| Andrew Baggarly (@extrabaggs) | |
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When Klay Thompson was at WSU, did he:
A) Set up an archery range in his apartment complex. B) Get on the PA and apologize to an entire arena C) Go streaking as a consequence for losing at Mario Kart D) All of the above. The oral history from @JaysonJenks: theathletic.com/805684/2019/02… | |
Harmeling: I’d never seen anyone with a finish like that on his shot. It was just so steady. We just counted: 12 in a row, 13 in a row. It was either 24 or 26 NBA 3s in a row with his sandals on. I just remember thinking, “This kid is different.”
Lodwick: When he left on his visit, we all thought, “OK, there’s no way he’s coming to Washington State.”
FIREWORKS:
Johnson: I remember the fireworks story. My wife was like, “Oh, my gosh. Klay loves fireworks.” We couldn’t get him to leave! They were shooting them off, and then we shot them off for another hour after the fireworks were done. He just loved that kind of stuff. And a lot of that was Pullman, a place where you had to make your own fun.
Lodwick: We would get these clementines and we would put fireworks in them and call them clemen-ades and we’d drive around town and throw them around in Pullman.
Thompson: (Clementines) make a great firework enhancer. You just put a Black Cat in them, and it’s fun to blow them up.
Five observations from the Warriors' 117-107 win over the Wolves
-The Warriors made 44 shots against the Wolves. Thirty-nine of them were assisted. slater - Lower the bar to 37 assists and, the last three seasons, the Warriors are 26-0 when they reach that lofty passing plateau. So that 39-assist total against the Wolves was the stat of the night, signifying a team not only hitting shots but whipping the ball around to get consistent great looks.
-bogut --first 3 minutes of game new nba - towns hits trail 3 bogut was slow to get out, 1 minute later---town out at 3 line pump fakes, bogut flies at him , towns driblles by for a dunk. Cousins back thursday.
-Jerebko hit three 3s in the second quarter and had 14 points by halftime. He finished with 18 points in 18 minutes after failing to reach double-digits since December. It was a reminder that, on the right night in the right matchup and if his 3-point shot is falling, Jerebko remains a useful wild-card option.
SCHEDULES: PLAYOFF STATUS
47-22 NUGGETS: (W) @WIZ, BACK TO BACK (W) AT KNICKS, (L) @PACERS SUNDAY (3 IN 4) , (W) PISTONS @ NUGGETS, (l) @ROCKETS 3/28, (L) @THUNDER BACK TO BACK 3/29, (W) WIZ @ NUGGETS, (L) NUGGETS AT WARRIORS 4/2, (W) BACK TO BACK SPURS AT NUGGETS 4/3, (W) BLAZERS AT NUGGETS 4/5 , (L) NUGGETS AT BLAZERS 4/7, (L) NUGGETS AT JAZZ, (W) TWOLVES AT NUGGETS 4/10.
NUGGETS: 13 LEFT: 7-6 (L'S: @PACERS ON A 3-4 NIGHT), L AT ROCKETS, l AT OKC ON A BACK TO BACK, L NUGGETS AT WARRIORS 4-2, L ON A HOME AND HOME W BLAZERS IN PORTLAND, AT JAZZ 4/9.
PLAYOFF TEAMS: 8 (AT PACERS, AT ROCKETS, @OKC BACK TO BACK, AT WARRIORS, AT BLAZERS, AT JAZZ ) --- SPURS, BLAZERS AT HOME.
SUB .500- KNICKS, TWOVES. (2)
BACK TO BACK: 3
ROAD GAMES: 8
WARRIORS:
48-22 / 12 LEFT: PACERS, MAVS, PISTONS AT HOME THUR-SUN. ALL WINS. OFF UNTIL WEDNESDAY -- @GRIZZ, FRI @TWOLVES, SUNDAY 3/31 HORNETS, TUE 4/2 NUGGETS, @ LAKERS 4/4, CAVS @ WARRIORS 4/5, CLIPPERS AT WARRIORS 4/7, AT PELICANS 4/9, AT AT GRIZZ 4/10.
BACK TO BACKS: (3) (HOME MAVS-PISTONS), @LAKERS---CAVS, @PELICANS-@GRIZZ 9FINAL GAME OF SEASON)
ROAD GAMES (5) - GRIZZ(2) , TWOLVES, LAKERS, PELICANS. (0 PLAYOFF TEAMS)
-PLAYOFF TEAMS: (4) PACERS (H), PISTONS (H), NUGGETS (H), CLIPPERS (H).
SUB .500 (8) -MAVS 28-42 CAVS 18-53, HORNETS 31-39, TWOLVES 32-29, LAKERS 31-40, PELLS 31-42, GRIZZ 2X 28-42.
NBA:
DEANGELO RUSSELL IS MAKING THE LAKERS SEAOSN EVEN WORSE---27 OF CAREER HIGH 44 IN COME BACK WIN OVER KINGS...
| Michael Lee (@MrMichaelLee) | |
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The Lakers should get blasted for giving up on a young player like D'Angelo Russell so early in his career. Was a huge blunder considering how he's blossomed into an all-star. But let's not discount what a change of scenery & a splash of cold water in Brooklyn did to wake him up.
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SO THEY COULD DRAFT LONZO:
The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to trade D'Angelo Russell and Timofey Mozgov to the Brooklyn Nets for Brook Lopez and the 27th overall pick in Thursday night's NBA Draft, according to a report from Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski.
THE TRADE TURNED OUT:
LAKERS: DRAFT LONZO, TAKE KUZMA.
NETS: DEANGELO RUSSELL.
LET JULIUS RANDLE WALK
NCAAS:
| For The Win (@ForTheWin) | |
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The 11 biggest first-round NCAA tournament upsets of the last decade pic.twitter.com/yLWE17YrJ0
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49ERS:
KREUGER CONVINCED CARDS ARE BLUFFING ON MURRAY ---IF THEY ARE AND CARDS TAKE BOSA AT 1 ---DO 49ERS GO WILLIAMS OR JOSH ALLEN??
| Matt Maiocco (@MaioccoNBCS) | |
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#49ers GM John Lynch and VP of player personnel Adam Peters met with Quinnen Williams on Tuesday. Today, they are having a late lunch with Nick Bosa. Lynch says he believes free agency set the table for what SF will do with No. 2 pick.
nbcsports.com/bayarea/49ers/… | |
UNSUNG HERO -
| Matt Maiocco (@MaioccoNBCS) | |
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After the first wave of the free-agent signing period, here’s a look at the #49ers projected starters. There will be some competition at a handful (or so) of positions before the draft picks get in the mix, too.
nbcsports.com/bayarea/49ers/… | |
49ers' updated depth chart: Free-agency haul points to the focus of next month's draft
BREER:
| Spotrac (@spotrac) | |
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49ers 4 new multi-year deals:
Kwon Alexander’s 4 yr, $54M deal can be 1 yr, $14.5M Tevin Coleman’s 2 yr, $8.5M deal can be 1 yr, $3.6M Dee Ford’s 5 yr, $85.5M deal can be 1 yr, $21M Kyle Nelson’s 4 yr $4.54M deal can be 1 yr, $1.3M | |
| Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) | |
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The structure to the Ford deal is like Kaepernick's was, with April 1 roster bonuses giving the team time to decide on whether or not to go forward.
And the team basically paid $3 million over the tag to get 4 years of team options back. Niners killed it. | |
| Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) | |
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Details on #49ers OLB Dee Ford’s 5-year contract, which can turn into a 1-year, $20.5 million pact:
$19.75M fully guaranteed by next week. Remaining $25.25M guarantee is for injury only, with $13.65M “rolling” to full guarantee April 1, 2020. Base value $85M. Max $87.5M. | |
-EXPECTATIONS NOW AFTER SOLID FA.??
-PREAAG ALWAYS STRUCTURES DEALS RIGHTS---HUGE THING
-NEED A WR ALMOST AS MUCH OR ORE THAN PASS RUSHER NOW.....
NFL:
RAIDERS REAL INTEST IN HASKINS RO SMIKE SCREEN FOR A TRADE UP??
| Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) | |
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In the coming days, Ohio State QB Dwayne Haskins is scheduled to work out for Raiders and Dolphins in Columbus, and then he’s also scheduled to visit the Redskins, Broncos and Giants, per league sources
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DID ANTONIO BROWN FAKE CRAZY - BREER:
’m not saying it was or it wasn’t. All I’m saying is that I don’t think my theory of Tuesday was far off (or off at all). Think about it. If you really wanted out, you’d want the problems you had to seem unfixable. And what can’t you fix? You can’t fix crazy. So Brown makes sure the Steelers think he’s just crazy enough to do anything, and gets a ticket out of town, along with a fat new contract. Once it’s over? Mustache gone. And Brown’s crazy like a fox. And I’m not crazy for thinking this all along.
Raiders reunite Vontaze Burfict with Paul Guenther and the linebacker insists he's healthy and 'not a dirty player'
BOTH KING AND BREER CONFORM FA IS PHONY: FOOLS GOLD
BREER:
Most good teams didn’t spend. And here’s proof, using Spotrac’s offseason spending tracker for 2019 as our guide:
• Five of the six lightest-spending teams made the playoffs last year, and two of the three lightest spenders played in the Super Bowl. Ten of the 12 playoffs teams from last year are in the bottom 14 in spending thus far. And two of the four in that cluster that didn’t make the playoffs (Atlanta, Carolina) have been in the Super Bowl and made the playoffs multiple times over the last four years.
• That leaves two of the 18 heaviest spenders that made the playoffs. One was eighth (Philly), the other was 12th (Baltimore).
• It’s not unusual that it’d skew this way—good teams don’t spend because they’ve already paid a lot of their own guys and likely don’t feel as desperate. But a quick look at the recent past shows that this year the divide between the habits of the haves and have-nots was much more pronounced.
• That leaves two of the 18 heaviest spenders that made the playoffs. One was eighth (Philly), the other was 12th (Baltimore).
• It’s not unusual that it’d skew this way—good teams don’t spend because they’ve already paid a lot of their own guys and likely don’t feel as desperate. But a quick look at the recent past shows that this year the divide between the habits of the haves and have-nots was much more pronounced.
KING:
Just Look At 2018
While getting excited about the new class of free agents, remember these Pro Football Focus ratings of some of the richest players who changed teams in the 2018 free-agency class.
Kirk Cousins ($28 million per year) was PFF’s 11th-rated quarterback.
Case Keenum ($18 million per) was the 28th-rated quarterback.
Sammy Watkins ($16 million per) was the 38th-rated wide receiver.
Nate Solder ($15.5 million per) was the 38th-rated tackle.
Trumaine Johnson ($14.5 million per) was the 43rd-rated cornerback.
Allen Robinson ($14 million per) was the 35th-rated wide receiver.
Andrew Norwell ($13.3 million per) was the 13th-rated guard.
Malcolm Butler ($12.2 million per) was the 73rd-rated cornerback.
Ryan Jensen ($10.5 million per) was the 36th-rated center.
Case Keenum ($18 million per) was the 28th-rated quarterback.
Sammy Watkins ($16 million per) was the 38th-rated wide receiver.
Nate Solder ($15.5 million per) was the 38th-rated tackle.
Trumaine Johnson ($14.5 million per) was the 43rd-rated cornerback.
Allen Robinson ($14 million per) was the 35th-rated wide receiver.
Andrew Norwell ($13.3 million per) was the 13th-rated guard.
Malcolm Butler ($12.2 million per) was the 73rd-rated cornerback.
Ryan Jensen ($10.5 million per) was the 36th-rated center.
Seriously: How many GMs who signed those players, 12 months later, wish they hadn’t? Keenum in Denver, Watkins in Kansas City, Johnson in New York and Butler in Tennessee … Those would be the top on my list.
The Contracts Are Phony
Some insightful work done by Jason Fitzgerald at Over The Cap. I asked him for the total number of contracts of three years or longer in the last few free-agency periods. Let’s isolate on 2015 and 2016. Of the 197 lengthy (three years or more) free-agent contracts signed in those two years, 121 of the players never made it to the third years of their deals. That’s 61.4 percent of big free-agents, gone after one or two years. The clear majority of free-agent contracts beyond two years: window-dressing.
The Belichick Way
You saw the pictures, I assume, of Bill Belichick and girlfriend Linda Holliday in Barbados on the weekend before free-agency began. They have phones there, and Belichick was using them. “Don’t let those photos fool you,” Rosenhaus the agent told me Sunday. “We talked one morning at 4:30 about Trent Brown. They wanted to keep him.” Brown, of course, went to Oakland. As Mike Reiss reported, the Patriots were heavily into the Adam Humphries bidding before the slot receiver went to the Titans. But as usual, New England was mostly a Triple-A player in free agency, willing to play the long game while Trey Flowers and Brown left for gigantic contracts. New England will be content to use their six picks in the first three rounds (32, 56, 64, 73, 97, 101) and at least five in the first three rounds next year as currency. It’s easy to wonder why other teams don’t copy this model, but I wonder: Why don’t other teams copy this model?
GIANTS:
-MATT JOYCE IS THE ANSWER -----A'S REJECTS...
WHO'S NEXT AND CAN THE GIANTS GET ONE ??
BETTS NEXT OFF-SEASON
2021:
So who else in the universe was smiling over that Trout deal? The Next Wave of free agents after Mookie. Who else?
The 2020-21 class would include Francisco Lindor (who will be entering his age-28 season), Carlos Correa (27), Kris Bryant (30) and Corey Seager (28). Great group. Happy group. And what are they smiling about? They’re smiling because they’ve learned the most important economic lesson of this winter:
| KNBR (@KNBR) | |
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Lurie: There may not be a compelling reason to keep Mark Melancon
knbr.com/?p=769990 pic.twitter.com/qRZ62fDSRG | |
| Andrew Baggarly (@extrabaggs) | |
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Giants optioned Ray Black and Tyler Beede.
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VERY TRADEABLE
| Henry Schulman (@hankschulman) | |
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Now Bumgarner is done. 6 2/3 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K (including his final batter). Ovation as he walks off. #SFGiants
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MLB:
WILL MORE AND MORE TEAMS DO THIS AND BUY OUT ARB YEARS TO AVOID THE TIME THING??
| Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) | |
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Eloy deal with #WhiteSox will be six years, $43M with two club options, source tells The Athletic.
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| Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) | |
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The good news is this: Eloy Jimenez will start the season with the Chicago White Sox, presumably as their everyday right fielder. There's no reason to keep him in the minor leagues anymore.
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OTHER:
| ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) | |
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Robert Kraft will not accept offer to resolve solicitation charges, according to @CNN wp.me/p14QSB-aVH4
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| New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) | |
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It's like the Raiders are begging "Hard Knocks" to cover them trib.al/of00JDW
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| Someone's An Idiot (@SomeonesAnIdiot) | |
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Guy tried to steal an ATM and take it home.....on a bus. pic.twitter.com/d4V9F8qDvE
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| NME (@NME) | |
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Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter confirm ‘Bill & Ted 3’ title and release date expi.co/01n8iV pic.twitter.com/fZNa72lNQC
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