2018-2019 Around The NBA thread

[KevinLoveFan]

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25348550/no-disrespect-thanksgiving-slam

This is part of why I can't respect Kyrie the way I do LeBron and Love.

Yes, Kyrie is a talented player, and we owe him much for The Shot in the 2016 Finals. But he abandoned us first (before LeBron did), got caught up in the flat Earth nonsense, spewed SJW "woke" garbage following his trade, and now pretends to celebrate his Native American heritage, all while he has a daughter with a white European slut.

LeBron at least respects his own black women, and Love wants to avoid toxic white masculinity. Kyrie is just a hypocrite ignoramus by comparison, and he's not as great a player as he likes to think he is. He will continue losing with the Celtics, and I won't have concern. Every bit as moral scum as Kobe, but not even as good a player. He will be remembered as riding James' coattails.

 

[MediumBaller]

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25348550/no-disrespect-thanksgiving-slam

This is part of why I can't respect Kyrie the way I do LeBron and Love.

Yes, Kyrie is a talented player, and we owe him much for The Shot in the 2016 Finals. But he abandoned us first (before LeBron did), got caught up in the flat Earth nonsense, spewed SJW "woke" garbage following his trade, and now pretends to celebrate his Native American heritage, all while he has a daughter with a white European slut.

LeBron at least respects his own black women, and Love wants to avoid toxic white masculinity. Kyrie is just a hypocrite ignoramus by comparison, and he's not as great a player as he likes to think he is. He will continue losing with the Celtics, and I won't have concern. Every bit as moral scum as Kobe, but not even as good a player. He will be remembered as riding James' coattails.

Oh

 

[brownindian]

Yeah watch, this will be the year GS falls apart, gets hit with massive injuries and we would have a legit shot at ring if Lebron and Kyrie had stayed. Weird how these things play out.

You are welcome to set yourself up for failure but the Golden Street Walkers will win another one and the media will be shitting itself about all the "adversity" that it went through !!!!!!

My only advice to you will be to not fall for all the BS.

 

[JayDD1972]

You are welcome to set yourself up for failure but the Golden Street Walkers will win another one and the media will be shitting itself about all the "adversity" that it went through !!!!!!

My only advice to you will be to not fall for all the BS.

Oh i fully expect them to win it all. I was just saying it would be our luck this is the season they get hit with some major injury to Curry. Fully loaded they are winning it all.

 

[blommen]

Jaren Jackson Jr in the 1st quarter against the Clippers: 8 points, 2 assists, 1 rebound, 2 blocks in 8 minutes

 

[Jstock12]

Jaren Jackson Jr in the 1st quarter against the Clippers: 8 points, 2 assists, 1 rebound, 2 blocks in 8 minutes

Yeah, he's my co-rookie of the year so far, together with Doncic. JJJ's rim-protection has been fantastic. He's lowering opponents FG efficiency by 10% around the basket.

 

[Pioneer10]

Jimmy Butler should have gone to Detroit: if they can just can get a good wing to pair with Drummond and Griffin that team could be tough to handle. Drummond's actually hitting his FT's nowadays so they're playing like a better version of the old Jordan/Griffin pair

 

[Jontibs]

Philly. They don't have the depth to win a title do they? Thought they were a better team last year with the likes of Illyasova and Belllinelli as shooters off the bench. Very top heavy now with the Butler trade, all their moves played after years of tanking.

Would it be fair to say that not winning a title, or at the very least getting to the finals would mark the Process as a failure?

 

[blommen]

Philly. They don't have the depth to win a title do they? Thought they were a better team last year with the likes of Illyasova and Belllinelli as shooters off the bench. Very top heavy now with the Butler trade, all their moves played after years of tanking.

Would it be fair to say that not winning a title, or at the very least getting to the finals would mark the Process as a failure?

I think they're out of the process period, them trading away RoCo and Saric ended that part. Bringing in Butler signals the beginning of them aggressively going for centending. They're obviously not ready yet, now they have to start bringing in depth on the wings and more spacing, but with Butler there they have commited to winning in the short term. I think by next year, when they've had a chance to stock up on depth, is when you can start judging them on whether this was worth it or not

 

[JayDD1972]

I think they're out of the process period, them trading away RoCo and Saric ended that part. Bringing in Butler signals the beginning of them aggressively going for centending. They're obviously not ready yet, now they have to start bringing in depth on the wings and more spacing, but with Butler there they have commited to winning in the short term. I think by next year, when they've had a chance to stock up on depth, is when you can start judging them on whether this was worth it or not

The question is though will Butler sign there this summer? Philly wasnt one of his preferred destinations.

 

[JayDD1972]

Philly. They don't have the depth to win a title do they? Thought they were a better team last year with the likes of Illyasova and Belllinelli as shooters off the bench. Very top heavy now with the Butler trade, all their moves played after years of tanking.

Would it be fair to say that not winning a title, or at the very least getting to the finals would mark the Process as a failure?

And that Fultz pick has really hurt them. Oh just imagine if they had taken Tatum.

 

[blommen]

The question is though will Butler sign there this summer? Philly wasnt one of his preferred destinations.

I think the money and the posssibility of playing alongside Embiid and Simmons is enough to persuade him. Jimmy is a relatively simple guy, he wants to compete, he wants to get paid, that's it. The fit between those 3 isn't great but they can work with what they have. For now it's just a matter of bringing in more shooters and defenders.

 

[JayDD1972]

Boston has problems. Taking it on the chin from Dallas.

 

[tonyn]

Dwight howard

 

[Pioneer10]

Boston has problems. Taking it on the chin from Dallas.

Horford has nosedived this season: is he old? not using to playing to C this much? or it's just Kyrie?