TOPICS TO DRIVE:
=NBA PLAYOFFS:
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*WILL WARRIORS BE LAST OLD TEAM IN WEST STANDING (LEBRON OPT OUT LEAVE, DURANT COULD WANT OUT IN PHX)
*OLD GUARD IS DONE - CURRY, LEBRON, DURANT NONE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2005 IN 2ND ROUND
*IS LEBRON DONE AS A LKER (NOT LIKELY), BUT DARVIN HAM IS - LEBRN THE COACH KILLER
*WHY DONT HTEY FORM THE OLD MAN TEAM?
*YOUNG GUNS — NOT GETTING CLOER TO NUGGETS, WOLVES, OKC —- THEY ARE ALL ON WAY UP — LOOK AT WEST STARS
-WARRIORS:
-DURANT, LEBRON - WHO COULD CURRY TEAM WITH? (MARCUS THOMPSON PIECE)
-DURANT: HOW WOULD IT WORK? WOULD HE COME BACK WITH TAIL BETWEEN LEGS?
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| "Kevin Durant is eligible for a contract extension... If it becomes clear in June that he or the Suns don't want to, then you have some kindling for something to happen." Brian Windhorst on the possibility of KD being traded 🗣️ (via @PatMcAfeeShow pic.twitter.com/ | |||||
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DUNLEAVY BY FAR—- THIS ISNT THE LAST DANCE FOR THE 49ERS—- IT LIKELY IS FOR WARRIORS—
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49ERS:
-NOW THAT OFFSEAOSN IS ESSENTIALLY OVER - BETTER , SAME , WORSE?
-WHAT DOES NFC LOOK LIKE?
-DO YOUJ BUY LAST DANCE?
PRETTY GOOD FOR READING NAMES—
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| NFL Draft viewership (over 3 days) finished around 3% lower after a strong Thursday start. 5.7 million viewers across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, NFL Network. 5.9 million last year (number could rise a little with some NFL digital numbers tossed in) pic.twitter.com/ | |||||
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MORE—
GUESTS:
MARCUS THOMPSON—
PIECE—
What can the Warriors do to improve? Here are eight possible trade targets
SOUND:
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TOPICS:
1- WARRIORS:
A- HOW DO THEY GET PAPA’S OBCESSION DURANT BACK?
STEPS:
-DOES HE WANT TO COME BACK?
-HE WOULD BE ADMITTING FAILURE— WHICH HE HAD IN BRROKYN AND PHOENIX
-KERR SAID HE DID NOT ENJOY THE END - BUT IM SURE EVERYONE WOUILD WELCOME EACH OTHER BACK TO WIN
-YOUNG TEAMS COULD OFFER BETTER ASSETS - WHAT COULD WARRIORS OFFER AND NOT BE WHAT THE SUNS WERE- 3 AND NOTHING-
THE DEAL: - SUNS WANT TO WIN BUT GET YOUNGER…
NBA PLAYOFFS:
A- IS LEBRON DONE AS A LKER? ( I DOUBT IT) - THEY ARE WORSE OFF THAN WARRIORS
-LEBRON WON A BUBBLE TITLE, MADE IT TO WEST FINALS LAST SEASON — NOTHNG ELSE …..
-OL;D GUARD (CURRY, DURANT, LEBRON DONE)
Asked how he would approach his decision about Year 22, James replied, "I don't have an answer ... to be honest. I haven't given it much thought."
He said he would eventually sit down with his agent, Rich Paul, and family to evaluate "what's best for my career."
We'll cross that when we need to," James added.
When asked if he considered whether Monday's game could be his last with the Lakers, James said, "I'm not going to answer that."
James has until June 29 to either opt into the final year of his contract with the Lakers for $51.4 million or become an unrestricted free agent.
JAMES ON RETIREMENT:
Retirement is not far off.
"It's still coming," James said. "It's not like, 'Oh s---, I'm playing so great this year, you know what? I might play and stick around for even more [time].' No. It's coming.
"It's cool. Because, to be honest, I don't see myself falling off anytime soon. But then like, what am I doing?"
No matter how the Lakers choose to address their problems this summer after their first-round flameout, James has a personal timeline all his own.
"I got a family," James said. "I got a 9-year-old daughter. I got a son that's in college, that's deciding if he's going to go to college or go pro. I got a son that's about to be a senior in high school. I've missed a lot of family time and they've allowed me to do that and never put no pressure on me. ...
"That s--- is important too. What more [is left]? I've done everything I can do. There's nothing I haven't accomplished in this league that I've wanted to accomplish. So like at some point you got to [hang it up]."
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RUSSELL:
Hell of a year by D'Angelo. Humbly saying that," Russell said. "Through the ups and downs, through all the whatever you want to call it, it never bothered me. I always kept myself sane. When I look at my phone, my family, my friends, my circle were texting me and telling me how proud they are of me. So, for me, that's all I need. I don't need anything else."
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WHAT IF WARRIORS DRAFT BRONNY AHEAD OF LAKERS? (I WOULDNT I THINK HIS CEILING IS GPII)
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YOU PAYING LEBRON THIS FOR 3 MORE YEARS UNTIL HES 42?
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2- 49ERS / DRAFT —
A- WHAT DOES NFC LOOK LIKE NOW?
B- LAST DANCE ISNT THE RIGHT COMP - SEAHAWKS EARLY 2010’S WITHOUT TITLE…
C- CANT LAST DANCE W OUT WINNING IT….
LIKELY GONE AFTER SEASON - DEEBO - DOESNT MEAN IT’S OVER ….
STILL HERE:
KITTLE
AIYUK
BROCK
CMC IS 29 - 2-3 MORE YEARS
SHANNY CAN ALWAYS FIND A RB - EVERYOEN CAN —LOOK AT RB MOVEMENT IN THE OFF-SEASON
REVEVERS — THERE IS NO SHORTAGE VERY YEAR …..
WARNER, GREENLAW COMES BACK…
-PROBABALY KEEP WARD, LET DEMO WALK ….
-SAFETGIES ARE YOUNG…
-NEED TO FIND LONE TERM DL/ EDGE HELP
-SHANNY WILL ALWYS BUILD AN OFFNSE, BROCK IS 24 …..
—NEXT YEAR IS NOT IT….
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JAMAL ADAMS 49ERS WEAK SIDE LB???
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| Since 2017, every time the #49ers have drafted a RB, that player's been outperformed by a RB acquired later in same draft '17: Joe Williams/Matt Breida '21: Trey Sermon/Elijah Mitchell '22: Ty Davis-Price/Jord You’ve been warned, Isaac Guerendo theathletic.com/ | |||||
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IM GOOD W THAT
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CAN YOU WIN HAVING THE HIGHEST CAP HIT— IF YOUVE GOT MAHOMES
2024:
1. $63.8M Deshaun Watson PLAYOFFS
2. $55.5M Dak Prescott PLAYOFFS
3. $53.0M Russell Wilson NO
4. $49.5M Matthew Stafford PLAYOFFS
5. $49.1M Kyler Murray NO
6. $47.9M Daniel Jones NO
7. $37.0M Patrick Mahomes PLAYOFFS
8. $32.4M Lamar Jackson PLAYOFFS
9. $32.3M Jared Goff PLAYOFFS
10. $31.6M Trent Williams FIRST NON QB
11. $31.3M Tyreek Hill
12. $30.4M T.J. Watt
13. $30.4M Josh Allen
14. $29.8M Cooper Kupp
15. $29.7M Taylor Moton
2025: PURDY YEAR TO GET PAID
1. $66.3M Patrick Mahomes
2. $64.0M Deshaun Watson
3. $60.7M Josh Allen
4. $51.5M Aaron Rodgers
5. $51.5M Derek Carr
6. $50.5M Matthew Stafford
7. $46.3M Joe Burrow
8. $45.6M Kyler Murray
AVERAGE OF TOP 8 QB CAP HITS: 54.5M
9. $44.1M Davante Adams. FIRST NON QB —
10. $43.7M Lamar Jackson
11. $41.6M Daniel Jones
12. $40.5M Dak Prescott
13. $40.0M Kirk Cousins
14. $39.4M Josh Allen
15. $38.5M Geno Smith
3- GIANTS:
A- OFFNESE IS OFFENIVE — UT HOW CAN THEY CHNAGE IT?
RANKS:
RUNS - 4.0 (20)
HRS 27 (21)
BA .245 (13)
OPS .694 (17)
HARD HIT RATE: 41% (7)
SB% 60 (29)
ON BASE ,311 (19)
XB% 7.1 (20)
RSIP: .235 (24)
HOW DO THEY FIX IT?
SET IN LINE UP EVERYDAY: (8) C BAILEY, 1B WADE JR, 2B ESTRADA SS AHMED, 3B CHAPPY LF CONFORTO CF LEE DH SOLER
RHP: YAZ
LHP: FLORES, SLATER
DAY OFF GUYS: MURPHY, FITZGERALD
HELP:
-MORE FLORES
MINORS: RAMOS, WISELY OFF TO GOOD STARTS
WATCHING: MATOS, LUCIANO
TRADE: DEADLIONE IS JULY 30–
*WILLY ADAMES. (3-13 .269 / .785)
*PETE ALONSO 8-14 .241 (FA)
*HA SONG KIM .214. 4-17 .719 (FA)
*PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT (37, 2-11 - .214 .591 OPS)
*RHYS HOSKINS. 6-18 .223 .779
*MARK CANHA 5-15 .272 .913
*TYLER O NEIL 9-12 .329 1176
B- IS THIS THE NEXT GREAT GIANTS ROTATION?
THE NUMBERS:
QS% 52 (3)
15 QUALTY STARTS (30 - MARINERS AND PHILLIES HAVE 18
GIANTS ONLY HAVE ONE WIN IN A NON QUALITY START (CALLED CHEAP WINS) - GUARDIANS HAVE 7 - 6 OR MORE IP W MORE THAN 3 RUNS
RUNS SUPPORT FOR STARTERS: 4.1 (19)
INNINGS PER START 5.3 (13) - PHILLIES LEAD AT 6 IP PER START - LEAGUE AVERAGE 5.2
-84 PITCHES PER START (23)- YANKEES LEAD W 93 PER START
-ERA 3.67 (10) —
-ER 63 -
-HRS 14 (5TH BEST)
-27 WALKS 5T W SEATTLE
-SO 127 (25)
-INDUCED 18 DP (2)
-185 GO (3)
RANKED 6TH BY FAN GRAPHS TO START SEASON:
Giants
| Logan Webb | 166.0 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | .305 | 72.0% | 3.41 | 3.23 | 3.0 |
| Kyle Harrison | 112.0 | 9.9 | 3.8 | 1.2 | .295 | 72.2% | 4.12 | 4.11 | 1.0 |
Blake Snell  | 109.0 | 11.1 | 4.3 | 1.0 | .298 | 75.4% | 3.58 | 3.56 | 1.5 |
| Jordan Hicks | 103.0 | 9.3 | 4.3 | 0.8 | .304 | 72.2% | 3.90 | 3.88 | 1.0 |
| Keaton Winn | 85.0 | 8.0 | 2.9 | 1.0 | .305 | 70.8% | 4.09 | 3.98 | 0.8 |
| Alex Cobb | 81.0 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 0.8 | .311 | 72.2% | 3.63 | 3.51 | 1.2 |
| Robbie Ray | 31.0 | 9.7 | 3.0 | 1.2 | .290 | 73.7% | 3.91 | 3.90 | 0.3 |
| Landen Roupp | 22.0 | 8.1 | 3.4 | 1.0 | .295 | 70.8% | 4.20 | 4.11 | 0.2 |
| Mason Black | 15.0 | 8.7 | 3.1 | 1.0 | .294 | 72.5% | 3.85 | 3.87 | 0.2 |
| Tristan Beck | 7.0 | 7.5 | 2.9 | 1.1 | .296 | 71.5% | 4.22 | 4.22 | 0.1 |
NOW: WEBB, HARRISON, HICKS, WINN
HEALTH: SNELL, COBB, RAY
YOUNG: BLACK,
MORE: WISENHUNT, BIRDSONG,
Mason Black, RHP
It’s not just Black’s shiny ERA that’s impressive, but he’s doing it in ways that aren’t typically done in the Pacific Coast League. He’s allowed one homer, and it came in Reno, which means it should technically count as a half-homer. He’s walked five of 87 batters, even though the PCL is using robot umps with a tight strike zone. The average BB/9 for the league is 4.7; Black’s BB/9 is a cool 2.0.
It’s a matter of when, not if. If Black had pitched like this in the spring, it’s possible that he would’ve made the Opening Day roster instead of Landen Roupp, and you know the Giants will need innings sooner than later.
Takeaway: He’ll be up soon, and he might not go back down.
Even with Blake Snell on the IL, this is trickier than it should be. Black needs to be added to the 40-man roster, and while there are players on there who aren’t exactly in the Giants’ long-term plans, the front office doesn’t want to jettison a player for no good reason. Still, if they get tired of using Sean Hjelleand Mitch White as tandem starters in Snell’s place, expect Black to be the next one up.
MORE:
WE DO THIS ALREADY —
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