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Duff Man

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  1. Goodwin started last night in the Lakers' win vs the Spurs, scoring 15 on 6-9 FG, 3-6 3PT, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL, 1 BLK, 0 TO in 33 minutes.

    In 14 games, Goodwin is averaging 7.1 PPG and 4.1 RPG in 21.1 MPG. 

    The Lakers seem content to exhaust his "free" games before converting him to a full NBA contract which should happen by next week. Once that happens, he'll be officially eligible for the Lakers postseason games this year and will most likely be locked up for 2026 if not 2027.

  2. 21 hours ago, 2010andBeyond said:

    JJ Redick LOVES him some Jordan Goodwin. JGood got his second consecutive start today because LA has had some guys out with injury. After the game, JJ called out Goodwin as being “incredible” despite his box score of 2 pts, 4 fouls. 
     

    If anyone else is like me and is getting somewhat disillusioned by the Billikens seemingly being stuck at mediocrity and the state of college basketball in general, I highly encourage you to check out the Lakers. They are on TV frequently and Goodwin has become a key piece for them. 

    Here's video of JJ Redick waxing Jordan Goodwin's car saying "he set the tone for us" in yesterday's win...

     

  3. Jordan Goodwin now part of a Lakers rotation in that includes LeBron and Luka. He is living the dream.

    He defends, he rebounds, he wins those loose balls, and as long as he continues to knock down open 3s, (first year Lakers coach) JJ Redick is going to keep giving him real minutes.

    The Lakers still have time to decide if and how they're going to convert Goodwin from a two-way into a standard NBA contract which would make him eligible for the playoffs, but it's certainly trending in that direction. 

  4. obviously Hughes had a longer career and played alongside Iverson, MJ, and LeBron but it's very cool that Goodwin will add LeBron and Luka to his list of teammates that already includes Durant, Booker, Beal, Porzingis and an injured Ja Morant.

    The Lakers have roster problems as thetorch mentioned above due to their deadline replacement big for Anthony Davis failing a physical, but ultimately Goodwin has made the most of his opportunity. He put in his time in the G-League, and when the opportunity came, he scored 10 points (all in the 4th quarter) with 2 All-Time NBA greats cheering from the bench in street clothes.

    Regardless if he gets converted into a full contract and/or makes the postseason roster, he does have at least a limited bench role on a roster that is lacking in what he brings to the table. Now if he can just patent the banked in 3 pointer, and botched alley oop pass to himself off the glass...

  5. 16 hours ago, billiken_roy said:

    who is matthew rocchio?  he seems to know basketball.  

    Rocchio has worked in local radio for nearly a decade, producing at 590 and 101. He's been covering the Billikens for a while.

    As was mentioned, he was recently laid off by 101 along with Randy Karraker and others.

    He's a sharp journalist but doesn't take himself too seriously.

  6. 1 hour ago, Pistol said:

    Funny how he didn't disclose his relationship to the station in his write-up.

    Also, Dan Caesar's brief history of 590 left out

    -the format change in 2013 from 590 the Fan to 590 the Man

    -Markel's decision to put John Hadley in charge of the station

    -Hadley's subsequent resignation over his handling of the station’s finances

  7. With last night's performance, Jordan Goodwin passed Willie Reed on the SLU alumni NBA all-time scoring list...a rather short list but an interesting one nonetheless

    Ed Macauley  11234
    Larry Hughes  10242
    Bob Ferry      5780
    Anthony Bonner 5594
    Jordan Goodwin  767
    Willie Reed     751
    Bevo Nordmann   571
    Robin Jones     370
    Barry Orms      181
    Marv Schatzman  115
    Rich Nieman     113
    DC Wilcutt       77
    David Burns      23

    NOTE: these are strictly NBA regular season numbers, no playoffs, no ABA, no BAA

  8. 12 hours ago, thetorch said:

    "He’s a fundamental player. You know you can trust him with the ball, not gonna turn it over, make crazy plays that’s outside of himself," Durant said to praise Goodwin after Saturday's game. "He’s just gonna play the right way. Me and Brad (Beal) was talking about it on the bench how fundamental J. Good is"

    Having the trust of Durant is huge in terms of carving out a permanent spot in the rotation after Booker and Beal return. 

    Suns play Wemby and the Spurs coming up at 9pm on TNT with Booker and Beal still out.

  9. 7 hours ago, thetorch said:

    Beal out tonight. Goodwin played in crunch time. 2 points, 4 boards, 3 assists, 1 steal and +7 in 14 minutes.

    I know it's just 1 game into the season, but Jordan Goodwin is in the rotation on the NBA team with the 4th best odds to win the title. Given the Suns top heavy roster makeup, If Goodwin can stay healthy, he's going to continue to get significant minutes off the bench. This is really an ideal situation for him.

     

     

  10. I think it's interesting how some outlets are listing Yuri at 6'0 while the NBA dot com news article lists him at 5'11

    During the 2022-23 NBA season, only 4 players listed (by NBA dot com) as under 6ft appeared in a regular season game and between the four of them combined for 72 appearances.

    Glass half empty: Yuri has 2 major strikes against him in that he can't shoot from long range and he's under 6ft

    Glass half full: If any organization can teach Yuri to shoot, it's the Warriors. If any organization can get Yuri's head straight in terms of where he is and where he needs to be, it's the organization w/ 2 all time PGs on their roster (Curry, Paul).

    If he can develop skills in the G-League he couldn't at SLU and embrace his role the way Goodwin and Willie did, he could very well find some time on the NBA roster given that the Warriors will surely be load balancing their aging HOF point guards 

  11. with the more restrictive "2nd Apron" salary cap in the new CBA, increasingly the title contenders are going to be a handful of guys making 8 figures, and everyone else making $1-2M.

    The best case scenario for a fringe NBA player is to land on one of these contenders and have a legit role to play. 

    You would be hard pressed to find a team that had less at stake last season than the Wizards - they were too good to be in contention for Wemby but not good enough to compete for a play in spot.

    Conversely, there's no team with more at stake in the next 2 years than the Phoenix Suns (and Boston Celtics and I guess the Dubs). If JGood can be part of that Suns rotation, he could find himself playing meaningful minutes in the postseason - which increases his chances of earning another deal, and sticking as a utility player for bargain shopping contenders going forward.

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