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donlittle25:
I even forget Jazz and Nuggets with good interior defense.

We go see. Last last, they will make midseason trades to put shooters on the floor. Because what they have now, will get them no where.

.it was obvious Portland came with some kind of urgency and that is the heat every western conference team will bring.

"You can't come to our conference and bully us"

They play the Rockets on Saturday. Should be dope

donlittle25:
LeBron James is going to play western conference teams multiple times with these same legs? I they laugh. Especially if he has to waste more energy going into the paint to score. I they laugh

I just dey observe. People think the West is a game

Hmmmm surprisingly guys like McGee and Josh Hart were the ones that really impressed me. And Nik Stauskas? Lmaooo just give him MVP already

I hope the Lakers know that there is some type of target on their backs though. LeNomad would realize very quickly why this is the Wild Wild West. Early days yet but I'm very keen to see how they fare having to play with the likes of the

Warriors
Jazz
Rockets
Blazers
Nuggets
OKC
Spurs
Pelicans

3 to 4 times each year

iamJ:
kdb is hype and smoke, he is like ozil

Well marketed product, he will score a few goal and his hype machine Will call him world class

all he has is passing vission and accuracy

What else does a player at his position need?

Roland17:
Baba, Bell's situation (NFL) is more intricate and critical in comparison to the NBA because the franchise tag does not guarantee anything except for one season and this is very risky for a player, particularly the RB position in NFL. In comparison to other positions in the NFL, the running back (RB) position has the shortest life span, consequently, they must maximize their times.

If Bell blows his ankle under the franchise tag the Steelers have offered, his career is done as there are no financial guarantees past the franchised year, versus if he gets his deserved contract with guaranteed sum over a long period. Don't forget this is the 2nd consecutive season the Steelers are offering him the franchise tag. The Steelers are being petty and cheap because Bell has earned his pay and he does not want to risk another season playing under the tag, that is why he is forgoing his weekly paycheck.

I have no doubt that Bell will get another team that will invest in him financially.

The franchise tag was not slapped on him for fun. It was due to the inability to agree a deal. Prior to the Gurley deal Leveon Bell was getting $6.5m more than the next highest paid running back for two seasons!!
So it's a bit unfair to claim Bell hasn't been fairly compensated.

You have to realize that the Steelers have an elite Quarterback and one of the best offensive lines in the league. Our ability to take care of everyone would be difficult if we overpay the Running Back.

Bear in mind that this same Bell has been suspended TWICE for missing and failing a drug test. Abi you don forget? That's even overlooking his injury history

Don't you think that played a role in the team being a little tentative to pay him more guaranteed money? Do you realize if he gets into any drug related trouble he could be suspended for an entire season like Martavis Bryant was? Or is the team not entitled to protect itself as well?

I personally hope he gets traded. I always suspected that his impact had been a tad overrated and that the strength of the Steelers offense was in the Offensive Line which makes it possible for his running style to work. I'm glad this new James Conner kid is proving just that.

Let him go wherever he likes. I wish him well. This infographic should help. Add the last 3 games we've played to it and that tells you the record without Bell

odizeey:
bros no be fa cup we dey hype na. na ucl, and two finals in three years. they deserve the hype. they beat juve, leverkusen, your darling chelsea and milan to clinch the trophy. what more can i say

I don hear. They are better than Madrid, Bayern, and Ajax combined

donlittle25:
look at the nerlens Noel issue... I think he turned down almost $70M and ended up with like a $5M contract.

I don't know if it's greed and why these players can't be honest with themselves. Same problem Leveon Bell is facing with my Steelers. He's missed almost half his paycheck this year and as God go catch am his replacement Running back has been playing out of his mind. If he plays poorly after the bye week let's now see which team will pay big money for him

odizeey:
why did age not tell on them when they won the ucl. scholes you ppl are saying is not world class played till 38 years, still hot, now you are giving excuse for somebody's age. who is the world class now

Which kin Mgbeke question is this? In what planet was Scholes hot at 38? No one even questioned Scholes quality. I personally don't think Gerrard was as good as he was but that Liverpool team was definitely punching above their weight.

Tell us why from 2004-2007 Liverpool never challenged for the league title.

2004 - 30pts behind the winner
2005 - 37 pts behind the winner
2006 - 9pts behind the winner
2007 - 21pts behind the winner

This is the team you're coming here to try and hype? Nwanne comot for my circumference

odizeey:
abeg who be number 1 now

Go and ask Lopetegui

odizeey:
and so what, who asked about age. wetyn u dey yarn bros

I'm telling you why they finished 6th. They had an aging core. If you don't get that by now then don't be wasting my time

aliondo:
I dont want to believe the Spurs will miss the playoffs but on a second thought,the west is very tough....I even fear for my team...

Wassup with Mavs na?

So long as Gay, DeRozan and Aldridge are healthy they are not missing playoffs

Lol Mavs na team? When they went to sign DeAndre Jordan that's when I knew they were not serious. Let's see if Doncic can perform. And DSJ improves in his second year

odizeey:
bros is navas now otu since courtous dey bench am?

For Champions League?

odizeey:
please what position was chelsea when they won ucl. drogba, lampard, terry, mikel, cech all na calamity.

You're a funny guy

Drogba - 34
Lampard - 34
John Racist - 32
Cech - 31

aliondo:
I see your boy i.e Booker...Dude is slick...

This Phoenix team have to level up this year. Booker and T.J Warren are bonafide offensive studs, Ayton is looking like one too! I know it's just the Mavs they beat but surely they can't be settling for worst team in the West anymore. The talent is there now

Secondly I found it a bit bizarre that almost all the basketball analyts, especially on ESPN were unanimous in agreement that the Spurs would miss the playoffs. A team with LaMarcus Aldridge and DeRozan? Really?

Anyway long season ahead

odizeey:
shebi navas na waste now wen cortouis don enter madrid

Are you comparing Navas to Dudek?

odizeey:
why didn't the great Chelsea and arsenal team not win the UCL.
and point of correction you said they were rubbish from keeper to attack not even ok

Thank God you mentioned Arsenal. A shining example of a team that grossly underperformed in the Champions League despite their squad quality.

I don't mean Ikorodu United level rubbish but they definitely were not as good as majority of the teams they faced

Jemi7:
Okay, so they punched above their weight twice in three seasons? Is this what you are saying?

Absolutely what I'm saying. How can you win the CL and not compete for your league title the entire period. They had to qualify via playoffs twice!!

Hardetayour:
Just read Patrick McCaw's dad is the one telling his son not to sign a 4million 2 year deal because he thinks his son is worth more than that.

Sometimes it's not good to mix family and business together.

These guys always listen to terrible advice. It's like a curse!!

You're fresh off a down year, instead of you to take a short prove it deal and play well so some desperate lottery or borderline contender with cap room splurges for you. You're displaying erratic tendencies that you're not good enough to get away with. He would wind up out of the league if he's not careful

Weidman x Rockhold should be epic!

That was absolutely not a penalty tbvh. But when your time don pass everything will just work against you


I heard Bayern passed on signing Jordon Sancho as he was offered to us on a plate. Not sure what to make of this but all I know is Ribery and Robben have to bounce at the end of the season

With what Gnabry played vs France Kovac would be very daft to still start with Ribery. I don't even mind if this year is a transitional one so long as it's devoted to us giving these young ins a shot

raumdeuter:
You studied Botany, you now work as an accountant and are going for a second degree in Mass Comm. whats the correlation

The Yaba you dey stay is it those apartments to the left?

odizeey:
stop making things up. Madrid bought that dudek. risse was not as bad as u guys are painting. finan too

He was bought as a backup. Why are you talking like Madrid have not bought worse players? No be them buy Gravesen? Abeg bone that level

Riise was a Nordic Taye Taiwo. No make am look like one excellent fullback

Jemi7:
It was also the team that had Hyypia, Riise, Carragher, Alonso and crouch. Calling this team average is like Calling Liverpool of last season average. First final? I agree, but a second final two seasons after? That is more than a team that punched above its weight IMO

Na wa oh. Can you compare Liverpool's squad circa 2004-2007 to Arsenal or Chelsea's? Hyypia, Riise? These were OK players not greats. How many Liverpool players would get into the Milan squad they faced that year? They are a team that punched above their weight as showed by their standings in the league where they never came close to competing for the title at any point in time.

Other teams were competing with Shevchenko, Crespo, Inzaghi, Eto'o, Drogba, Rooney etc and you're mentioning Peter Crouch. Guy fear God oh

odizeey:
what were his flaws sir

He was meh. Nobody would list top 10 RB's from that era and include Steve Finnan

odizeey:
stop making things up. Madrid bought that dudek. risse was not as bad as u guys are painting. finan too

As a Backup!! Abi no be the same Madrid buy Thomas Gravesen?

We're calling fullbacks you're calling Steve friggin Finnan

nihilistjnr:
Data structure, that suppose be year 2

well unless you're a programmer now, in what case you're a crappy one

Lmaooo. It haff teyed

odizeey:
Alonso, carragher dudek, risse, finnan,

Lool. Riise? Taye Taiwo's Viking Brother?

Dudek?

Steve Finnan? Haha you're making my point for me.

Jemi7:
Liverpool made and won the final after Owen and made another final before Torres, They made two finals in 3 seasons. This doesn't really say average in my opinion

Wasn't that the team with Djimi Traore and Jerzy goddamn Dudek in goal? Milan Baros?

That team punched above its weight tbvh

Final Season at the Oracle. Hope it's a great one

Embiid been dey show himself earlier on with some blocks. Dem don dey give am him size

If you are genuinely tired of Golden State, this is the team you should root for. They are the most equipped and the only team wey get small hope

I hope Ainge is also creating cap room for Jayson Tatum. By the next two seasons he would need to cut a check. And they better be heavy as anvils

Embiid first on this year's Posterized Frame

What a dunk