* Quite a weekend hosting out of towners, two of which were celebrating 40th birthdays. Did a lot of the usual, with some local flair mixed in. Bike tour of the brewery scene -- Miel, Nola, Urban South, Courtyard, Parleaux. Dinner at Emeril's. Game Watch party at Fat Harry's. Bourbon Street. Had one guy end up in jail for getting out of hand at Harrah's. Good time were had by all (except for that guy).
* Good to see Nick Richards turned into a dependable role player. We mostly know what we're going to get (and NOT get) from him -- defense, energy, and rebounding. Good enough.
* Jones needs to read GYERO more, as we've pointed out consistently all season that Herro's poor shooting rarely effects his energy or performance otherwise.
* I guess that's why the NBA sees such a high upside for PJ. Given space to work with, he's just so gd athletic against other big men. And his shot eventually will start falling, which will make him a dangerous threat at the next level. Wouldn't surprise me if he's one of those guys that's better as a pro than in college.
* I'll never quit hating Brad Calipari and his appearance. Don't think it has even the tiniest little effect on the team -- I just simply hate him. That's fair, right?
* Anthony Davis demanding a trade......what's unique about the NBA is how limited a superstar's choices are. Within about 3 minutes, some nerdy writer over at SI has scanned thru every contract in the league and determined there's only about 4 places he can end up, and each one involves a tremendously complicated process.
the lakers are a great fit, because they're already $17 under the salary cap for 2021. if they can forgo the draft rights to combo guard nikila bolshkvili, who they drafted with a compensatory pick in the 2nd round last year then stashed in the French league, they can sign and waive the retired rony turiaf, use their veterans exception, and offer 2 protected first rounders and kyle kuzma for davis.
* I'm so done with food delivery apps. It's never delivered under an hour, the food is always cold, and you're lucky if 1 out of 4 times it's actually the person/vehicle as described in the app. God forbid you need to contact someone, you're SOL. Totally done. Waitr, Uber, etc -- all the same. Terrible. Just too many working parts for those guys to deliver.