Welcome, Guest: Register On Nairaland / LOGIN! / Trending / Recent / NewStats: 3,195,343 members, 7,957,912 topics. Date: Wednesday, 25 September 2024 at 12:46 AM |
Nairaland Forum / Entertainment / Sports / The NBA Begins (1723760 Views)
Two Nigerian Players In The NBA Finals / Miami Heats Wins The NBA Final / Unbelievable! Kobe Bryant The Nba Player Of The Decade: (2) (3) (4)
(1) (2) (3) ... (333) (334) (335) (336) (337) (338) (339) ... (2277) (Reply) (Go Down)
Re: The NBA Begins by SIRcumalot: 10:34pm On Jul 07, 2016 |
@eruditor Firstly Durant earns more if he stayed with OKC,this says that the move is not about money which I respect. Also, OKC didn't plateau,things were looking up for that franchise they beat the highly rated spurs and took you guys to 7 games. There is no reason why witg a few roster tweaks they can't win the whole thing alas,we'll never find out. KD made the right choice for his legacy (which is really all that matters) but make we no rewrite history. I blame the people that count the rings to judge a player if not he wouldn't leave same for others too. 1 Like |
Re: The NBA Begins by borngeologist(m): 10:47pm On Jul 07, 2016 |
Kd on his way to gsw |
Re: The NBA Begins by birdman(m): 11:08pm On Jul 07, 2016 |
Eruditor: season will answer your riddle, one way or the other. shikena. whats done is done - lets see 1 Like |
Re: The NBA Begins by SmooshCHN: 11:45pm On Jul 07, 2016 |
Some can't wait to see us fail already
|
Re: The NBA Begins by aliondo: 12:14am On Jul 08, 2016 |
Mizzzbeee:Yeah...its the same thing...they made all those trades to please him supposedly.....Just like when you mentioned earlier that the Pacers were building a team around Paul George....How will Pacers feel if Paul George (if he was a free agent) left after they were building a team around him??Trust me, that is how OKC feel now cos i believe if they knew Durant was going, probably Ibaka would have not gone..Its really left a huge void in the team but he's a grown man and still my favourite player, so i respect his decision. |
Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 12:17am On Jul 08, 2016 |
Eruditor:Even that rotund buffoon Charles Barkley dey join them to yab Durant. Amnesia no kuku allow am remember say he ran to go and join Hakeem and Drexler to play for a ring in 96 2 Likes |
Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 12:23am On Jul 08, 2016 |
That Warriors team would run people out of the gym next season. The days of trapping Steph are pretty much up |
Re: The NBA Begins by SmooshCHN: 12:36am On Jul 08, 2016 |
aliondo:OKC did that to trap him into staying and also offered him an important position at Oklahoma all to make him stay but the dude already mentioned he'll be making Basketball decisions come off season why gamble?? They gambled and lost. |
Re: The NBA Begins by aliondo: 12:45am On Jul 08, 2016 |
SmooshCHN:Trust me, in a way. I think we should trade Westbrook so we can get a decent point guard and a superstar that can shoot. Except that, we are literally done..Am thinking trading Westbrook and getting a Mike Conley or Chris Paul and a star shooter in Paul George?? |
Re: The NBA Begins by Nobody: 12:54am On Jul 08, 2016 |
aliondo:Those teams are not trading their best players lol... When things like these happens, Things often have to rebuild from scratch...... Unless you are the spurs |
Re: The NBA Begins by Mizzzbeee(f): 1:51am On Jul 08, 2016 |
aliondo:with Westbrook definitely leaving next season? You bring in oladipo? And of cuz AL Horford has signed to the Celtics. With what KD wants:A ring. Do you really think they had a shot? With that lineup sincerely.. With Ibaka gone who was huge defensively? 1 Like |
Re: The NBA Begins by SIRcumalot: 3:13am On Jul 08, 2016 |
aliondo:cp3 too old and Conley is in a good position. trade him to the Lakers and get D'angelo ,another young guy(ingram or thay young SF) plus some draft pick. and tank this season. or the Celtics but I don't think WB wants to go there |
Re: The NBA Begins by Skywalker5(m): 4:45am On Jul 08, 2016 |
Donlittle:I think the east is getting stronger with the bulls and Knicks.want to see how the cavs play this season. |
Re: The NBA Begins by chic2pimp(m): 11:21am On Jul 08, 2016 |
A40: Different though. Charles Barkley was already on the decline then(Durant is in his pomp). Plus the bulls were the best team not the Rockets. What Durant did is Akin to Sir Charles teaming up with Jordan and Pippen back in 91-92. Or Zeke teaming up with the Celtics back in the mid 80s. Don't blame him though. A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do. |
Re: The NBA Begins by aliondo: 11:37am On Jul 08, 2016 |
Mizzzbeee:Did you watch Steven Adams and Roberson in the playoffs??They were huge....Even Dion Waiters......We were arguably the best team in the playoffs not to win the championship.....Give us a superstar thats a good scorer, we will still contend for the ring next season....... |
Re: The NBA Begins by aliondo: 11:38am On Jul 08, 2016 |
SIRcumalot:The guy i wanted from the Lakers has already re-signed a new deal...i.e Jordan Clarkson...Boy can play... |
Re: The NBA Begins by Eruditor: 12:47pm On Jul 08, 2016 |
SIRcumalot: Where was the new spark for OKC coming from? You mean things were looking up for them the way things looked up for Rockets after 2015? |
Re: The NBA Begins by Eruditor: 12:49pm On Jul 08, 2016 |
aliondo: Ok, if OKC was the best team in the playoffs, why is it a problem now that KD went to a team that OKC was better than? |
Re: The NBA Begins by Eruditor: 12:53pm On Jul 08, 2016 |
chic2pimp: 1. Charles left Philly at age 29. He forced a move to Lakers but somehow it broke down and he went to Suns (that were better than Philly at the time) 2. He forced a move again to Houston at age 33 yes, but his numbers were 23ppg and 11 boards when he joined Rockets. I don't see this as a decline. Charles ported to back to back Champions with 2 other HOFers in Drexler and Olajuwon. 3. If Jordan, Pippen, Rodman, P. Jackson had recruited Charles from Suns to Bulls, he would have gone there. Make no mistakes about it. |
Re: The NBA Begins by Roland17(m): 1:07pm On Jul 08, 2016 |
chic2pimp: Can we stop making exceptions and exaggerating this move? whether Chuck joined a power house when he was 18 or when he turned 50 and desperate, it does not matter. Durant loves Oklahoma dearly, infact OKC offered him more money to stay that i can tell you, however he understands there is absolutely no way he can win a championship with Westbrook, bench players, or management not investing in a consistent perimeter scorer. Durant is not just any kind of player, he is a beast and even your competition would recruit him, that is how good he is. he would turn 27 in September, he not getting any younger, this is purely basketball decision, i doubt he is interested in the struggle for who the captain of the ship in Oakland, this is all about chips and legacy, that is his ego. There has been so much noise about how much power the Warrior offense would exert, however, on the current roaster the Warriors have only 3 world class defender, whom you trust would show up in a series and it does not include Curry (simply force him to defend at the top of the pick and roll and u are fine) or Durant. Klay, Green and Iggy whom i doubt would be effective this season because the beginning of the end started this past season with the back injury, the most he has left in the tank with that back at 32 is 1 year, so basically u have 2 world class defenders. The warriors have no big or interior presence and this contributed to why they lost the final series to Lebron, they would be pounded under the rim again. My trust in Steve Kerr as a tactically sound coach faded this past season, i would spare the details as i already discussed this extensively during the series. The warriors would be fun to watch especially with one of my favorite players (Durant) joining them, i would be rooting for Durant and this crop of Warriors to win chips together. #greenrunsdeep 1 Like |
Re: The NBA Begins by chic2pimp(m): 1:13pm On Jul 08, 2016 |
Eruditor: 1. Where the Suns the best team in the NBA when He moved there? NO they weren't. So I don't see how you can compare the two. 2.Charles was definitely on the decline (compare those stats to when He was vying for the MVP title)with a well documented back problem unlike KD who is right in his pomp. Plus the rockets were not even the best team on their conference never mind the NBA so yet again it's a different scenario. 3. Ifs and Buts. He did not go there so yet again two uncomparable situations. As I said already I don't blame KD. He wants the rings and is only giving himself the best possible chance of doing just that but abeg it's not comparable to Sir Charles's. |
Re: The NBA Begins by kenturkish(m): 1:15pm On Jul 08, 2016 |
aliondo:Lakers really believe in their young core and I don't think they will break that up, not yet anyways. Clarkson is legit, even Russell and julius then add Ingram things are looking up |
Re: The NBA Begins by SmooshCHN: 4:20pm On Jul 08, 2016 |
1 Like |
Re: The NBA Begins by SIRcumalot: 4:20pm On Jul 08, 2016 |
aliondo:the Lakers will trade Clarkson for WB so fast your head go spin. but you guys have to ask,losing Westbrook for nothing go send the franchise into the dark ages. |
Re: The NBA Begins by SIRcumalot: 4:32pm On Jul 08, 2016 |
Eruditor:new coach, a fully recovered superstar able to play to his Max ability an exciting new players under rookie contract like Adams. again defeating the spurs and taking the warriors they even traded away ibaka because he wasn't happy with his role anymore. 2015 this team wasn't even in the playoffs. James Harden is the leader of the 2015 rockets and you saw he started 2016 not the same thing. some of this reporters are saying Durant acted preemptively because WB was going to join the Lakers. if he was fully assured that WB would remain,maybe This don't happen |
Re: The NBA Begins by Manutd19: 5:21pm On Jul 08, 2016 |
A40: you sir know this game not like some people. I wish all the other teams luck though. Cleveland most especially. I'll say it again, if no rig for LBJ to win, no way they beats win 2 games in a series against the warriors. |
Re: The NBA Begins by Manutd19: 5:37pm On Jul 08, 2016 |
Skywalker5: The east is still what it was. A very weak conference made for their king easy road to the finals every season. Knicks are only a 5-7 more wins better than last season. Not cos of the handicapped D.Rose but Poz. Pray Rose plays half of the games next season. Bulls: that franchise just can't get it right after Jordan. You've Rondo, Butler, Wade as ur core, who's shooting the damn ball? That team is just there to make the playoff. No team in the east is capable of taking 2 games from a full dedicated Cavs team. East is still Shit! |
Re: The NBA Begins by Manutd19: 5:46pm On Jul 08, 2016 |
Kerr gotta up his game. Somehow i still feel Luke did better with the squad than him last season. |
Re: The NBA Begins by SmooshCHN: 7:28pm On Jul 08, 2016 |
Mizzzbeee Speights has left to Clippers So we let 5 players go Burbosa, Speights, Brandon Rush, Festus and Barnes.. . must be hard for the Staffs and players. |
Re: The NBA Begins by Manutd19: 7:53pm On Jul 08, 2016 |
SmooshCHN: not so good but won't complain. Getting Durant is huge. |
Re: The NBA Begins by Mizzzbeee(f): 9:53pm On Jul 08, 2016 |
SmooshCHN:I won't lie I am pained especially speights and Barbosa leaving.... Since speights signed with the clips for a min why ddn't Warriors sign him for the min Speights showed max improvement, staffs invested in him, started shooting the three, our hype bench is gone.... Especially when that three goes in and the sleeve dance is out.... Wud miss all that All this oldies vet that we are packing on the bench ehn it's all short term dnt see them staying with the team like Mo, SDot, Rush and Barbosa did Just as the saying goes: You can't eat your cake and have it I am sad. |
(1) (2) (3) ... (333) (334) (335) (336) (337) (338) (339) ... (2277) (Reply)
"The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup
Viewing this topic: 3 guest(s)
(Go Up)
Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 65 |