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Re: The NBA Begins by Roland17(m): 1:59am On Jun 29, 2021 |
If you are the Clippers and you lose tonight what do you do with Kawhi? Do you pursue him for another contract or allow him explore the market? |
Re: The NBA Begins by Roland17(m): 2:52am On Jun 29, 2021 |
Here we go with another clear robbery...Jason Tatum should have absolutely made the All NBA Team. At least the 2nd All NBA. I am tired of the league making very bad decisions that affect players and their efforts. Tatum had a better season this past season than the one he had when he was elected into the 3rd All NBA. Lets look at the numbers.. Tatum: 26.4PPG/7.4RPG/4.3APG PG13: 23.3PPG/6.6RPG/5.2APG Julius Randle: 24.1PPG/10.1RPG/6.0APG LeBum James: 25.0PPG/7.7RPG/7.8APG Jimmy Butler: 21.5PPG/6.9RPG/7.1APG Outside of LeBum, I don't see anyone else on this 2nd and 3rd All NBA that had a better season than Tatum..Maybe Julius Randle? That is quite debatable. |
Re: The NBA Begins by Roland17(m): 3:19am On Jun 29, 2021 |
Palat makes it 3 |
Re: The NBA Begins by Roland17(m): 3:31am On Jun 29, 2021 |
Closeout games are the hardest. |
Re: The NBA Begins by Roland17(m): 3:54am On Jun 29, 2021 |
Monty needs to ride this current lineup with Nader/ Craig/Johnson/ Ayton and Booker..They have been very productive on both ends. |
Re: The NBA Begins by Roland17(m): 4:01am On Jun 29, 2021 |
PG13 don catch fire eh! |
Re: The NBA Begins by birdman(m): 4:40am On Jun 29, 2021 |
Roland17: and it gets harder the further into the playoffs. |
Re: The NBA Begins by blacksta(m): 4:48am On Jun 29, 2021 |
Roland17: If Kawhi was playing .. I dont think the Clippers will have any issues closing out this Suns team - Game wrapped in 5 |
Re: The NBA Begins by Khanben: 4:48am On Jun 29, 2021 |
Roland17: I disagree on Giannis having a weak mentality, does he have clear holes in his game? Yes. But his mentality is not weak, he is one of the few super stars in the league currently that gives it his all every time he is on the court, he never takes plays off and goes hard each time. Yes, his game is limited, but so was Shaq, Shaq in his prime was never a closer that is why he only won with all time wing players i.e Kobe and Wade. The issue is most fans are carried away with this eras positionless basketball and the shooting spree that came with it, and think all players should be able to shoot. The fact is historically that has never been true a lot of bigs have played in the nba who were liabilities at the free throw line and that is not a mentality issue but one of ability 3 Likes |
Re: The NBA Begins by Khanben: 4:53am On Jun 29, 2021 |
Roland17: The issue with the all-nba team is how the voting is done and the fact that team records count in the voting criteria |
Re: The NBA Begins by Android17: 4:59am On Jun 29, 2021 |
Should the floor General have been passing the ball to Booker or Ayton instead of playing heroball in the 4Q? A lie can be in office for long, it will never become the truth. I declare the CP3 propaganda dead and buried now. Thank you. |
Re: The NBA Begins by blacksta(m): 5:00am On Jun 29, 2021 |
from Suns in 4, to Suns in 5, now Suns in 6?? |
Re: The NBA Begins by Android17: 6:10am On Jun 29, 2021 |
Roland17: Kawhi will run it back. It is either that or he will move to another team in LA as we all know he bought a very huge house over there. |
Re: The NBA Begins by Roland17(m): 2:01pm On Jun 29, 2021 |
Khanben: You and & @birdman have further buttressed my point that Giannis gets cut a lot of slack because of his likability (bird man) and he plays hard (you). How does that excuse the fact that his holes have not been talked about in the same manner holes in other superstars are being exaggerated? Who plays harder than Brodie in this league? Yet Brodie never gets the respect he deserves! The first thing we talk about are his flaws when we discuss Brodie! How about AD? No be here we dey when many of you questioned AD’s mentality? Body language, he is not a leader.. very superficial things that are not associated to his game..How about Simmons? He plays just as hard and should be likable but what do we do when we watch him? Weak mentality is obvious with Giannis and it is not just with FT. He has a weak mentality about his weaknesses. Shaq was horrible at the FT line but Shaw never traded his barbecue chicken points under the rim for the fear of missing FT.. That is a strong mentality! Shaq was not interested in learning to shoot jump shots or 3 balls because he was afraid of the fans counting down.. Shaq called out his team mates when they did not pass the ball to him after 8 seconds. This is not about shooting the ball but the obvious bias in the way we discuss superstars in this league. No player in the NBA over the last two seasons has enjoyed more whistles than Giannis.. LeBum catches a lot of heat in this league even from haters like me but he has developed tremendously from the man that took his talents to South Beach.. Still we don’t let him have any excuses aged 37 but somehow Giannis should catch a break every time he flops. KD puts a superhuman performance yet it is the airball for the final shot that some choose to remember. Whenever the Slimreaper is mentioned, it’s about his outside life and how he manages his social media life.. not even about his basketball. Giannis was the defensive player of the year last season but is always afraid to guard the best player of the opposing team! We watched the Bucks/ Nets series where he avoided guarding the “Slimreaper” in all the 4th quarters of that series and I am not supposed to question his mentality. Even Chuck said it and he was not bothered if he was hated! Enough with all the excuses, it is becoming very boring and making it more obvious! 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The NBA Begins by Roland17(m): 2:08pm On Jun 29, 2021 |
Khanben: I had that in the back of my mind when I typed this and that is why I stated it discredits the efforts of the players. There is no reason why Tatum shouldn’t have made this team. We have seen players with bad teams make the All NBA in previous seasons. Now the guy will be missing out on $33M incentive.. |
Re: The NBA Begins by Roland17(m): 2:11pm On Jun 29, 2021 |
birdman: Absolutely does! Monty needs to play his stronger lineup longer. |
Re: The NBA Begins by birdman(m): 4:36pm On Jun 29, 2021 |
Roland17: You sure sey you no be lawyer Forgive and forget nau, Durant will be back next year. Be magnanimnous! A40 pls send your man a case of seamans schnapps to cam him down. Make una free Giannis abeg, na God pikin - I decree that no evil eye against greek freak shall prosper!!! |
Re: The NBA Begins by Khanben: 9:45pm On Jun 29, 2021 |
Roland17: Name me one player (apart from Kobe) who was the number 1 option on his team and not a big who had to guard the opposing teams best player (when said player is a wing). MJ never did, that was the job of Pippen, Magic, Bird, Carmelo, KD, TMac, etc all of them never takes the defensive duties until crunch time cause you cannot give your all on defense and then be the guy on offense. The media has buried Giannis for the past 3 years for not being able to get a consistent jumper which is the reason why as back to back MVP nobody mentions him as having a chance to be the best player in the league. I even heard some people saying he does not have a signature moment in his career. PS: You cannot on one hand claim that he refuses to go to the hole and also say that he has the most calls. Logic says that he gets those calls because he goes to the hole. Should he totally eliminate taking 3s from his game? IMHO Yes. Also before i forget most of the praise and slander on players and mostly reserved for players in the big markets, there are days even though the Bucks played nobody talks about them and even if they do it is just briefly 1 Like |
Re: The NBA Begins by Roland17(m): 9:59pm On Jun 29, 2021 |
Khanben: What are you talking about? KD guarded Giannis throughout the series and guarded Middleton several times.. LeBum historically is renowned for guarding all 5 and that includes the best or hot perimeter scoring player of the opponent so what are talking about here? How about Kawhi? He guards the best player of the opposing team including wing players who catch fire! How about Butler? You guys just need to stop with these excuses. You are absolutely making my case when I say the NBA is bent on rewarding Giannis for remaining in a small market. More so, you are very wrong when you claim Giannis getting foul calls is primarily associated with his under the rim plays because that is totally false. He gets his whistles when he goes ISO as the ball handler driving to the bucket. His calls comes when opponents try to build a wall to stop his driving lane.. not because he is under the rim, so there goes your answer. Giannis does not play under the rim, everyone knows that and that is one of the issues Shaq has with him. No one is questioning Giannis’s ability but the difference is, I am not afraid of calling him out. Please go watch the GOAT very well again for the tin wen you type up there.. The GOAT made NBA ALL DEFENSIVE 1st TEAM 9 times! Not 2nd all NBA defensive, 1st..There is a reason! |
Re: The NBA Begins by Roland17(m): 2:34am On Jun 30, 2021 |
Its a game of 2 halves. Excellent adjustments by Nate but I expect the Bucks to come out aggressive in the 2nd half. The Hawks have gotten good minutes from Cam Reddish and Okongwu, both players have size and that is important in defending this Bucks team. Without Trae, the Hawks have become unpredictable with their offense. |
Re: The NBA Begins by Roland17(m): 2:57am On Jun 30, 2021 |
Full left knee hyperextension! oh my goodness... That is sickening to even watch.. Glad to see Giannis walk through the tunnel on his own.. Man I hope he is okay. Sports no easy oh |
Re: The NBA Begins by Roland17(m): 3:19am On Jun 30, 2021 |
Cam Reddish wants this! He is doing it on both ends! |
Re: The NBA Begins by chic2pimp(m): 3:26am On Jun 30, 2021 |
Oh boy another Injury. Hope Giannis is ok and the injury is not serious. If Both Trae and Giannis are out of the series, then the Hawks will win in Six. The Hawks as a unit are much better plus more importantly they have the better coach. |
Re: The NBA Begins by DeeMain(m): 3:42am On Jun 30, 2021 |
Worst time for an injury. I am gutted. End of the road for Bucks. I pray for healing for Giannis. The number of injuries in this playoffs is staggering. The schedule is merciless. Any of the remaining teams is an injury or two away from becoming champions. |
Re: The NBA Begins by birdman(m): 3:51am On Jun 30, 2021 |
DeeMain: They have no one to blame but themselves. The lazy way they started this game was ridiculous and shameful. There are some life lessons here for procrastinators. Got just one life! |
Re: The NBA Begins by birdman(m): 4:01am On Jun 30, 2021 |
Roland17: Pls pls pls, after you jinxed the man. Na so we beg u no gree. Ok. |
Re: The NBA Begins by steady986(m): 10:35am On Jun 30, 2021 |
We about to have a Hawks vs Suns NBA finals 1 Like
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Re: The NBA Begins by steady986(m): 10:45am On Jun 30, 2021 |
Did someone in this thread just say that KD guarded Giannis the whole series? Like the KD we all watched? KD that was doing absolutely nothing on defense. KD that was busy standing under the rim on defense waiting to grab rebounds because he could afford to give P.J some space because he was always stationed on the corner. Hian. After dem go talk say people no dey watch the games. The people that guarded Giannis the most in that series were Blake and Green. Even Harden and Brown guarded Giannis more than KD. 1 Like |
Re: The NBA Begins by steady986(m): 10:53am On Jun 30, 2021 |
birdman: Well said. |
Re: The NBA Begins by mattfeuter(m): 11:02am On Jun 30, 2021 |
Roland17: I disagree with this notion as well. Giannis is anything but weak. Are there elements of his game that needs to be improved? Absolutely, but to say he has a weak mentality is just wrong. The same goes for Westbrook. Would you say he has a weak mentality? They both give their all every night and the only knock I have against them is that they do not play smart. 3 Likes |
Re: The NBA Begins by Roland17(m): 10:48pm On Jun 30, 2021 |
birdman: Haha! I expected this from your mouth Thankfully there is no structural damage. |
Re: The NBA Begins by Roland17(m): 10:55pm On Jun 30, 2021 |
mattfeuter: Let me ask you, is playing hard and having physical strength the same thing as having a killer mentality? |
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