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etidy:
I was thinking about the clippers and bucks collapse, both teams have some good shooters then something struck me. No team has won the NBA in the last decade without one of the following
1. An elite facilitator or
2. A team of multiple average facilitators/intelligent players playing In a coordinated offense.

You look at the clippers the best facilitator was Kawhi averaging 4.2 assist, on the raptors he had Lowry averaging 8.7 Assists in the finals.

It's not enough to have shooters but when the game grinds to an half court offense in the playoffs you need some coordinating the offense and creating easy buckets. This is why LeBron will always be a big plus in any team in the playoffs.
Get Giannis a Chris Paul who is a an elite facilator + respectable shooter and he can play more off the ball. He can get some easy buckets off alley Oops, offensive rebounds etc.

It's one deficiency that Giannis can't shoot. It's another problem that he's the best creator on his team.

Giannis plays like a guard but in a big man's body. The problem is when push comes to shove he lacks the skills of a guard. I think we need to understand though that this kid is 25.

MJ, Bron and almost every other great had flaws in their game. A generational talent like AD sef could not win on his own and went to team up, same with KD, even Bron himself.

What Giannis needs to do is work on his post game. He already has the size to stand and bang in the paint so he needs to realize that come playoff time it's time to move closer to the basket. Play under the rim and put opposing bigs in foul trouble

Use Naija we we level and call Olajuwon to teach him footwork and a low post game

raumdeuter:
The aim of the club is to win all trophies and we appreciate anyone who contributes to winning such like Thiago did this last season but to say Thiago was the best Bayern midfielder through his stay is a huge lie and an insult to those who held the forte at Bayern while Thiago was faffing around

I wish Thiago luck in his new base except in the CL where I hope he fails anytime they face Bayern

You see that Sane and Gnabry combo, I dey fear make dem no injure cos who no know go know

Me I feel say them be Wind up merchant. Nobody who followed Bayern will call Thiago our best midfielder. He had zero assists in the league.

Thiago is a likeable chap. He embraced Bayern and I found his goodbye message very touching. I'd be rooting for him in their league

Gnabry is far less injury prone than Sane but we just have to hope for the best. These guys are our present and future. I think with a bit of luck and blending of the young guns we can reduce the chances they get hurt. You cannot keep 4 elite wingers happy barring injuries, that's just the truth

raumdeuter:
Jamal Musiala sef pitch in

Schalke needs to relegate this season

Anyone who can hire a tool like David Wagner deserves relegation

I hope they relegate.

What do you think of this 4th winger banter? Personally I no think say we need to spend on one. I'm all in on the youth for this season and certain positions especially on the wings. I will make exceptions for Szoboslai from Salzburg

Let's thank Chelsea another EPL club for dashing us a gem

If we can get that Dest guy from Ajax I'm fine for the season.

I thought we were in a bubble. Why the home cooking? The Lakers are already the better team so why were the refs calling everything for the Lakers. There was a foul Bron literally stomped on Grant's foot and still they called it in his favor. Second incident few seconds to the half same thing. A blatant charge on Grant by Bron they turned it to a 3pt play.

Start of the 3rd quarter AD pushes Jokic the refs looked away for an easy lob for the Lakers

These refs were a crying disgrace pure and simple

Abeg let them just call it down the middle. The Lakers are winning anyway so at least make it interesting

raumdeuter:
These are posts on thiago in his Bayern stay before last season


2016

This revisionist history go always dey funny to me. Same Thiago that was chopping bench steady. No be here we dey always drag am for him big game disappearances for Champions League.

Lol no need to drag this matter make e no look like we dey salty. Thiago did his bit but better players have left Bayern and heaven did not fall

birdman:
I dont like this award for Giannis. Just like I hate the hype Harden gets. These guys have a loooong way to go to becoming legit superstars. All these accolades are entering these guys heads and they are not putting in the work in the summers. How is a 50 year old Lebron outworking you during the pandemic break?

As we speak theres one wicked black @ss spider in new jersey right now, feeling like he should get to the finals next year, minimum. If Giannis stays with bucks, he could be a permanent regular season performer. Can any older nba player reach this guy and talk to him nitori olorun. This life is not stronghead ooo

I see where you're coming from however I think we are being a bit unfair on Giannis.

This is only his second postseason where he has been expected to do anything. Other big names got multiple opportunities to try and fail so he deserves it too. What I will say is it appears to me like he is now conscious of his limitations and it is clearly fuqin with his head. I am no longer seeing the Giannis that wants all the smoke but a confused Giannis

I think it's become abundantly clear that he needs to either develop a post game or get elite perimeter players. Milwaukee either surround him with that or let him leave

birdman:
Yep. That's the problem with pointing fingers all the time. Eventually you find you either stay consistent or become a hypocrite.

These guys should piss in one place make e foam. After shouting about why black coaches don't get a look in you're advocating for them to stay but in the same breath suggesting Brett Brown who was missing Ben Simmons should be fired. Meanwhile Doc Rivers, Ty Lue and Cassell failed spectacularly with a team that is supposed to be the prohibitive favorite.

It's these double standards that make people not take black people serious

FBS:
You mean the same period Vettel was driving a "jet"?
Or LH's four-race wins in 2012?
Anyone denying LH is GOAT is just hating. Pure and simple.

Lol so Vettel was driving a jet but in 2012 Hamilton won 4 races and Button won 3.

Vettel's teammate finished 6th in the standings.6th!!

Hamilton is merely a beneficiary of Merc's monopoly. Put Alonso, Seb, Max in that same car. Same result.

LH is not the GOAT. Stop this fanboyism. The GOAT will not go 4 years outside the top 3 without driving the fastest car on the grid

chic2pimp:
It doesn't matter. Given the right equipment, He would have dominated any era of F1, yes He is that good. I really don't see any driver past or present better than that dude. Schumi is a close second in my books but unfortunately for Him by the time my boy is done, every single one of His record would be well consigned to the history books.

He has only dominated the era he's in because he has had the fastest car by far for the past 6 years. A luxury none of the other all time greats never enjoyed. Not in this lifetime can Hamilton be tagged greater than Schumacher or Senna. Those guys actually drove the cars not this autopilot on display nowadays

chic2pimp:
Second o third o seventh o they all mean the same to me.....It screams LOSER!. No one cares about best placed loosers in the grand scheme of things. History also more often than not looks at them as a sidenote unless they turn out to be succesful later on in their careers. So Let's leave the fight for Second position in the Driver Championship to Lower tier drivers abeg.

All my Lad cares about are the "W's" as we don't accept "L's" around here. He'd gladly swap all of His second positions in the Driver's championships for more Grand Pix wins.

This is such a casual take. You think Hamilton would compete with Max if they swapped cars? Hamilton has never finished in the top 3 without the fastest car on the grid. These are the facts. From 2009 to 2013 he didn't finish in the top 3. Evidence he's incapable of competing without the fastest car on the grid.

etidy:
Dragic has been low key heat's mvp in the bubble.
He's has been dropping steady 20+ points, clutch shots, and he's significantly outplaying kemba

I'm suprised nobody seems to be talking about Dragic. So much noise is being made about Butler but they have so many hitmen. Tyler Herro is another savage never mind Bam

afrodoc2:
Stephen A actually called him out and said his job is in jeopardy. Doc can't dodge the blame in this one.

Same Stephen A is now backing him to stay. While I don't suggest he uses his platform to advocate for another black man to lose his job.

He will need to be called out on his hypocrisy the day he ever advocates for a white underperforming coach to lose his job. Because he did it with Brett Brown

afrodoc2:
LOL. Rodgers might be the BOAT but he is definitely not the GOAT. This is coming from a Rodgers fan.

Even as the BOAT Mahomes already has him beat. Rodgers has no leg to stand

chic2pimp:
Men lie women lie but Numbers don't lie. Check the STATS bruh. Btw Brace up for win Numero 100, it's around the corner. That will clear any lingering doubt anyone has about His GOAT status.

Forget that thing. If you have the fastest car for 6 uninterrupted years this is bare minimum. No top driver will not match this whether Schumacher, Prost or Senna.

We saw Ham when he didn't have the fastest car on the grid circa 2009-2013 he did positively fuckall. Never finished in the top 3 even once. Not my GOAT

raumdeuter:
Thiago leaves. Same sentiments. Thanks for his time here at least he was part of the treble team. He delivered at last after many seasons of injury and underperforming

All the best in Liverpool

Yup soldier come soldier go barracks still remain.

I don't quite understand what the board is doing but this season I don dey take style see am as rebuilding season based on the moves Bayern has been making. Personally I don't even mind this so long as the board are upfront about it.

Guys like Fein, Cuisance, Arp, Zirkzee let's see what they bring to the table. And let's see if Tolisso, Hernandez were not absolute waste of funds

FBS:
So you expect the slowest car to win? How does that make any sense?

That's what you gleaned from that??

Roland17:
@A40 I hope you watched the GOAT Rodgers yesterday? No be after you come dey disrespect the GOAT.

Mschewww on top Vikings wey no get any decent cornerbacks? Come on now any decent QB will carve that their weak secondary very easily. We know how Rodgers folds when he comes across legit defenses

chic2pimp:
90TH WIN IN FORMULAE......Are you not entertained?

I was initially going to wait till He secured His Historic 100th win in the sport but not anymore. Let Me just come out and say it as it is.....All Hail the Greatest Driver in the History of the Sport!

Lmaoooo abeg x3.

When has he been Champ without the absolute fastest car on the grid?

budaatum:
Vettel gets new job! https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/54098516

Can't keep a good man down

donlittle25:
I don talk am say doc is overrated.

Ballmer can't fire him tho, whole world will scream racism

Lmaoooo then the world is crazy. Loudmouth Stephen A will not chat megedefegede about privilege now for a coach that has been shittin the bed for the past 7 seasons. The only coach that has ever blown 3, 3-1 leads.

The Ty Lue, Cassell etc they kept shouting were passed over by the Nets. Shey you can see their hand work with a loaded roster.

SmooshCHN:
A40 called it.


And I said it. Being deep doesn't always mean shíiit.

Kawhi thinks he's slick moving from team to team and then stacking up in L.A thinking he's the next Jordan.

I have been hyping Denver the last 3 seasons now because I legit believed something was brewing there, and really they should be back to back conference finalists tbh

As for Kawhi and Clippers I blame and will always blame Doc Rivers and the coaches. They set the tone for all of this all season long and it's only right they reap the rewards

Thiago don waka €27m plus add-ons

Thanks for the good job. After a few under performances in big games finally showed up big time last season. This is Bayern and the show must go on

raumdeuter:
What is happening with our transfers.

Ulli alleged that Zahavi demanded a 20M sign on bonus as his cut if Alaba extends

I won't be suprised. Zahavi is Raiola lite.

I don't know what to say about Alaba because he has been an excellent servant of the club. I hope some compromise can be reached as we can't afford to lose him and Thiago in one window

kendrick9:
Alaba was Bayern Munich best defender last season, says a lot doesn't it?
A LB deputizing at CB
What does that tell you about Boateng?

Alaba is no different than Mascherano at Barca. He has been playing at CB since 15/16 season. So tagging him purely as a LB at this point is naïve, because even on current form this same Alaba will not start at LB. So what does that say about Alaba?

Jokic with 16-22-13 FFS. What does this even mean?? In a Game 7

Afr0mentalist:
Kawhi you legacy is on the line baba. It is now or you will be disrespected for a long time. You have been sitting out one night out of 3 during The regular season for this time. Now the time has come oo

And forget about next year, KD will be back Curry will be back with klay Giannis lebron it will be harder.

The time is now! You have 12 minutes to show up or get shown the way out of the pantheon

Game wey dem don lose since Game 6. From 3rd quarter of Game 6 na him e dawn on me say Clippers go lose this series.

To be frank they could have lost to the Mavs if Porzingis was healthy.

This team's lack of discipline is biting it's behind big time

Jamal is cooking these fools. Jesu okokomaiko

SmooshCHN:
I want Denver to win but I question their mental toughness. I'm not convinced they can beat the Lakers. Maybe A40 can convince me.

You're still questioning the toughness of a team that has come back from 2 3-1 deficits? Ok oh

How many Clipper leads do they have to come from? With what I'm seeing from these Clippers I'm not even sure I want to see them face the Lakers. Doc's rotation is all over the place rn. Baba don confuse

birdman:
Including Kawhi?

Especially him. Are you watching?

Kai. Kawhi don cast

SmooshCHN:
I want Denver to win but I question their mental toughness. I'm not convinced they can beat the Lakers. Maybe A40 can convince me.

Omo as Denver come dey play like who wan win wetin make we do? Let's hope for the best. The Clippers have shown themselves to be frauds