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Roland17:
At 87 Hubble Brown remains one of the best basketball commentators I have listened to, by far one of the most intelligent keepers of the game. Listening to his hoarse voice as he battles through the game makes me realize that only Father Time is undefeated. I hope he is okay.

Roland17:
The Mavs and Bucks offense is just too similar. Give Doncic/ Giannis the ball and everybody else get out of the way. This is not a sustainable pattern especially for Doncic/ Mavs who will end up burned out before the post season or injured. This has been something I have observed since last season I must clarify.

Roland17:
Your rookie KJ Martin is the player that tested positive for the virus. As for Harden there are small rumors they are trying to tempt D. Ainge to work a trade with the Celtics with my boy J. Brown being the center piece of that trade scenario. Na God I take beg Ainge.. He should not allow the devil to use him oh!

Memberclub:
I will definitely trade Ben Simmons for harden

A40:
Harden's recklessness has led us to the first postponement of the season. I'm confused. They allowed him play preseason. No? Either way with Harden's antics I don't see why any responsible GM will trade for him.

You're not beating AD and LeNomad, KD and Kyrie or Paul George and Kawhi with Harden as your best player so what's the point

Crystalom3:
Why not start issuing out the new one simultaneously while those with the ones use theirs up?

It's not everything we give unreasonable deadlines for chrisake.

aliondo:
Anything you do..leave my K.D for me...

aliondo:
Anything you do..leave my K.D for me...

Hohenheim:
Coldworld33424@gmail.com

SmooshCHN:
Guy, lemme alone.

Birdman, jowo dakun. You were supposed to draft first. You are used to it. It's unfair.

Roland17:
I am struggling to see how the personnel will mesh in Philly.
D. Morey is an analytics guys which is opposite of Doc Rivers because Doc is old fashioned and does not necessarily believe in the numbers. He is does not play the percentages with his rotation. Then you have Embiid who runs hot/ cold and wants to play how he wants and not how the analytics project his numbers. This is going to be interesting

Hohenheim:
How can i join?

A40:
Won't be suprised if it's Daryl Morey's handwork. The name Harden gives him erections.

SmooshCHN:
I wasn't wrong when I called you the Knicks of our fantasy �����
I get owambe that day. I hope I don't miss the draft.

Roland17:
The Rockets are playing differently with J. Wall at the PG and Cousins at C. Silas is obviously going to do away with jacking up 3’s as the only strategy. They are moving the ball, playing inside out with a lot of penetration.

THE HOUSTON ROCKETS' culture in the James Harden era, which bridges two owners and now four head coaches, might be best summed up by a former staffer's three words:

"Whatever James wants."

Unless they were on the front end of a back-to-back set, it was essentially a sure thing that the Rockets stayed overnight -- or even an extra day -- after games in Los Angeles, Phoenix and other road cities that rank among Harden's favorite stops.

If the Rockets had two or three days between games, it was a good bet Harden would call for an off day and charter a private jet to party in Las Vegas or another city. He always gets an excused absence from the first practice after the All-Star break for the same reason.

"Just James being James," those currently within the franchise say. But these circumstances are drastically different than at any previous point of the perennial All-Star's eight-year Houston tenure.

Harden has pushed the Rockets to upgrade every offseason, saying he would want to be traded if they couldn't contend, sources said. And he had final say on things beyond just travel and practice schedules as well. He could call the shots on personnel moves, both on the roster and the coaching staff, a power he flexed to push for the firing of head coach Kevin McHale and departures of co-stars Dwight Howard and Chris Paul, sources said.

And the Rockets considered it good business to do what Harden wanted to keep a historically elite player happy. But when Harden tried to rush the Rockets to trade him in recent weeks despite the lack of an offer that they considered fair value, it wasn't the annual ultimatum for improvement. It was something more.

By leaving the Rockets twisting in the wind while camp opened with little communication, Harden made his absence the focus of rookie head coach Stephen Silas' first days of practice. And by blowing off the NBA's COVID-19 protocols, partying maskless during the pandemic and boasting about it on Instagram, Harden revealed what could come if he doesn't get his way.

"Yeah, he's going to act up," a former Rockets staffer said.

"He's never heard 'no' before."

Roland17:
Giannis has agreed a 5 year supermax contract extension with the Bucks.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30526147/giannis-antetokounmpo-milwaukee-bucks-reach-five-year-228m-supermax-extension

donlittle25:
omo i no know my email again

A40:
This is your cop out after exposing your lies. Sad

birdman:
For everybody else in nairaleague, I resent invites for this year, please check your emails. Draft is coming up this Saturday Dec 19, 6AM PST. Please check your email and renew, or let me know if you cant join this go around.

I have also listed everyone in the league below. Please check if you have a "pls confirm" next to your name, then you need to let me know if you will be playing.

Anybody else on nairaland who want to join, let me know. If we have open spots we can slot you in, or maybe expand to 12 teams.

donlittle donlittle25 (pls confirm)
oisujeh (pls confirm)
killrhymz
joephemzyz
KNIGHTBlaed
smooshchn
skywalker5 (pls confirm)
Hardetayour
aliondo

aliondo:
Savage Smoosh....This your mouth...

Hardetayour:
I'm in!!!!!!

Killrhymz:
As always for the third year in a row birdman would pick harden

birdman: I sent renew emails out. It is feeling like a SmooshCHN year . Killrhymz abeg no naija factor dis year lol

KNIGHTBlaed:
Na wa for Bron o. How him go say this na the toughest ring him don win na. Even if some of us knew before the season started that Lakers will emerge champions, but for baba to say it was the toughest, e no gel na. Him sha wan glorify the ring, but for where? Comma still dey. .

A40:
Loool you people are so dishonest. Jesu Kristi. How can someone boldly come here to claim the Lakers were in trouble and out of rhythm going into the playoffs when they were already assured of the #1 seed even if they went 0-7 in the bubble and would be facing sub .500 teams in the first round.

DeeMain:
A40, you need to understand the psychological toll these stories can take on the minds of athletes and why Lebron would say that. Of course, it's possible you are saying all these to score cheap points.