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aliondo:
You get mouth Sha....Your boy one comot Rockets...you no go beg am make him stay?

Beg wetin. We cant win a ring with his style of play, but he refuses to change playoff after playoff. We cant get equal value, but I hope we get some excellent pieces.

steady986:
Last year's ring still hurts them. LeBron haters right now

Hehehe. They had barely recovered from the comeback from 1-3. To make it worse, nobody is disputing Lebrons #1 status anymore. No more Kawhi, Durant, Harden (lol). 18 years in the league, MVP type numbers every year, 4 rings with different coaches and systems, in quarantine and out of quarantine. Na yam?

Maybe thats why Kyrie is mad, Lebron was the Uncle Drew in last years finals

A40:
Harrell averaged 18pts last season if he scores fewer points this season will you agree LeNomad downgraded him or will you solely blame Harrell again?

Yup. The LeKings table is open, up to you how much you want to eat!

A40:
George Hill, Kevin Love, Hell Chris Bosh became a spot up shooter playing with LeNomad

K Love and Bosh are easy to explain and have little to do with with Lebron per se. If you go from being #1 option on a bad team to #3 option on a good team, your stats will drop. But they both got really good contracts out of it, no? And championship pedigree. Except both just decided to retire after rather than test the market. Yeah Love hasnt retired, but d guy wan peme for cleveland. Bosh also had health issues

George Hill was a great system guy with the spurs. But he is not a scorer so there isnt much Lebron can do for that type of guy. But its not Lebron's fault. Look at how Caruso and Rondo capitalized on all those open looks, Rondo was looking like a slasher. Hill had those same looks, and couldnt make them. Not Lebrons fault.

Lebron is not turning everybody into stars, but I dont see anybody in the league upgrading as many fellow players. An example to watch will be Harrell. If he changes his game a bit, his stats will go up playing with Lebron.

A40:
You people won't stop this fallacy. When we bring up the many players that worsened under LeNomad you will blame them and not him for their failures. I beg make all analysis dey balanced. If you will distant LeNomad from the failure of his teammates then I don't see why you give him credit when they ball.

For real, Im all ears. Name 2 or 3 players that worsened under Lebron

I don't see why you would be comparing Kyrie to friggin Draymond Green

before last season some people would have given draymond max contract. people were touting hes a positionless player, etc

Kyrie didn't play his best and I doubt any knowledgeable basketball analyst would tell you you can win a title with Kyrie as your #1

All I'm saying is whatever happens in Brooklyn, Kyrie should get his deserved credit for pulling off the greatest Robin performance perhaps in Finals history and the entire 2016 postseason. Even Paul George never pulled that off

No doubt, he deserves props for that series. And no doubt without him they likely dont make those clutch jumpers to seal the win. But you can see why people are bagging on him. I dont know what is going on on his head, of all the people you could attack, you take down your teamate from a championship run, same thing talk down your team mates in boston. I hope he knows Durant can be even more vengeful should he try this on the Nets

steady986:
E say Kyrie averaged 5 more points than the unanimous MVP. As usual, giving us false information whenever it comes to LeBron. I'll give you a chance to go back and check the stats again

And he said LeBron didn't win when Kyrie got injured. But he didn't tell us that Love also got injured

see sense

Thanos:
I really wished the Lakers ran it back. Rondo is a huge loss. While Schroeder is a better scorer, a planning guard is what they really need. And letting Dwight go has made them defensively weaker. I don't know if gasol still has much left in the tank after what I saw last season. Dwight was the anti-jokic last season and there are very few players that match up with him. But I guess time would tell.

Rondo was not a big loss, father time has caught up with him, and he will be even slower this year. Dont let the 3s he made fool you, its not going to be repeated this season.

I like Howard as an active big, but Jokic schooled him thoroughly. The only thing Howard did in that series was be an extra body to help make Jokic tired. Im happy for Howard tho, the guy has been through a lot, most of it his own fault. At least he can end his career shoulder held high - if he stays healthy, he will be a coveted one year rental for a while.

A40:
Una don come again. Which one is LeBron made it work? Why una no dey like give players individually their credit? You're comparing Kyrie to Caruso. When Kyrie got hurt did LeBron win? Didn't they lose the series?

Kyrie that averaged 5 more pts than the unanimous MVP in that series, he's a player we know is well capable of making unassisted buckets. So what's this LeBron business

We all know Kyrie can be a bit of a bellend but give the man credit where it's due. He balled in that entire postseason and whatever happened in Boston Kyrie has never had an MVP caliber outside LeBron so this judgement is a bit unfair

If KD stays healthy they have LeVert and enough complementary pieces around KD to compete for the title

Haba, obviously, Kyrie is not Caruso. What I meant was Lebron is an excellent facilitator and will distort defenses. Which makes other players look really good. Its like Draymond eating off of the splash brothers. Draymond is good no doubt, but he got exposed last season.

Same way Kyrie is good no doubt, but not as good as his mouth. See how he bombed on the Celtics, then tried to blame it on the youngns.
Add to all this, he used to be explosive off the dribble, but once you dont bite, he had to shoot those crazy jump shots. And his jump shots are nowhere near as reliable as Lillard. Plus he is now older, less explosive, and his shooting ability will likely never get better. Imo he is going to be a paul george level of dissapointment - Durant will have to ball to make Kyrie look decent.

DeeMain:
Kyrie has issues and baggage and is injury prone and has proven over time that he can't lead a team, i.e., he is a number 2 but don't conflate these facts with his immense talent or his game or his huge contributions to Cleveland winning that 2016 ring.

Of course, Lebron is Lebron and any star that pairs with Lebron is automatically going to be placed in a good position to contest for a championship.

But to say Kyrie was carried? No mehn, Kyrie not only balled to the core, he cold-bloodedly snatched souls in that championship run.

Lol. Kyrie is a #3 on a championship team. His jump shot is streaky, and no one is biting on those dribbles anymore. Lebron made it work in Cleveland, like he does everywhere else. Even Caruso is feeling like a don in lakerland these days.

Kyrie as #1 option has never worked. We are about to find out why Kyrie as #2 will not work either on the Nets. Unless of course they get Harden and bounce his insecure @ss in which case he can continue whining about Lebron like he owe him money. Nevermind, he gon keep whining about Lebron for the next 10 years regardless where he at.

I wish there was some sort of radar you could buy to identify shady brothers like this - you think they got your back until they dont.

Harden confirming what Ive been saying for some seasons now. Even if most ardent fans have put down the kool aid

mattfeuter:
Sometimes you wonder if NBA gms are on crack.

What does this trade solves now?

Get rid of westbrook. Bad contract with no upside. Wall hasnt played in 2 seasons at least so question mark there too. Both teams are tired of their situation.

steady986:
Just like Westbrook subtracted from Harden?

Yep. Just like that. OKC almost beat us, remember?

steady986:
Washington with Westbrook and Beal just made them a playoff contender. The East is stacking up real good.

Westbrook will subtract from Beal, so I expect them to miss the playoffs. Just the facts

Roland17:
John Collins is a player I will trade for without even batting an eye. He is so intelligent under the rim and an excellent rebounder of the ball for his size.

His lower body looks like he squats and deadlifts every other day. This alone lets him play bigger than he looks

Thanos:
Bruh, Imma sleep on them with the lights out and the AC on. As long as it's doc rivers, there's no way he is getting out of the second round. People are really sleeping on the hawks. Now that is a team to watch out for. Trae young is already a star, John collins is beefing up, capela is returning, Bogdanovic is a grossly underrated baller, and the floor general himself rondo would be there to lead the bench mob. The east better be scared

Agree. Guys are sleeping on atl. And they have a good coach

Haaaa, baba, na so miracle dey happen?!! John Wall for westbrick olori okuta. Make it happen, let this not be a dream

steady986:
Everybody's talking about the Bucks and the Nets in the east, but watch out for the Sixers. Don't sleep on them. They added tremendously to their roster. They got shooting from Danny Green and Seth, and defence from Danny and Dwight. Add that to their core of Simmons, Embiid and Harris and you have a decent six. If healthy I think they'll make it to the conference finals at least.

Bucks? ok ive been sleeping apparently...

SmooshCHN:
We know you called the fantasy gods to bring a pandemic to stop me. New flash, you can't stop the unstoppable. Birdman!!! Run it. I got space and time.

Lol u think you Thanos? space and time where

mattfeuter:
Halting the season will mean a huge loss in revenue to the NFL and trust me, them billionaires don’t mess with their money.

To make matters worse, football cannot be played in a bubble.

Pretty sure the two teams that’ll love the season to be halted ASAP will be the cowboys and the 0-11 jets

until aaron rodgers and tom brady catch coro abi. una go fit hold roland17?

Killrhymz:
what the heck was wrong with the broncos?

time to halt the season like SAS suggested? The NBA made avoiding covid injuries look easy, but its not working well for the NFL. Everyone is expecting a post thanksgiving wave, so this could get worse

joephemzyz:
Been working jare, been a long year.

femooooo. i think sey buhari don lock u up ni

Killrhymz:
birdman let's kick that fantasy sh*t off

dis weekend mehn. poetic how corona killed smooshchn's ring last year. The wicked will never know peace

Marc Gasol! Not at the top of his game, but a skilled big man who can get some buckets. This could be huge for Lakers in terms of playoff matchups

etidy:
Warriors adding Kelly oubre. Mehn! steph, Kelly, Wiggins, draymond and Wiseman, Paschall, Kevon looney, marquies Chriss + a few roster adjustments is still a dangerous squad.
They are definitely not contenders but that's a mixture of vets and young hungry athletic players.
They could be a dangerous lower bracket playoff team that's going to but sand in a top team's garri In a 7 game playoff series.
Chocking Clippers beware!

How are they not contenders? Can you name one team you sure can beat them 4 out of 7 if spiritual steph returns? Unless Lakers add a legit gunner like a Beal, they will beat the Lakers. KCP cannot be the most reliable sharpshooter on the Lakers team, as good as he is.

Just so it doesnt look like Im downing Klay, if I had to choose between Klay and Steph being injured, I would choose Klay. I can live with Klay getting 30. If Steph gets 30, game over because he is a very good floor general and will get every one else involved. I still see warriors making noise this year. Clippers, better pray you dont meet warriors or nuggets this year

SmooshCHN:

That right leg was compensating for his ACL injury and doing way too much work. I'm hurt ngl. I thought we'd just need to draft Wiseman and pick up where we left off. I hope he comes back strong.

Its very easy to favor the uninjured leg. He should have played himself into shape during the season.. Looks like he was trying to come back hot and ready

What?!!! On the same leg?

My igbo brothers I greet you You have like 5 picks in round 1 if the draft. Lots of players to watch next season. This will be sweet

steady986:
Well, Ayton is not a championship piece. Not yet.

CP3 has a way of elevating players, there is no telling how that suns team will look mid season. We may have another Denver danger in the west

The beast is fully grown! Former GM had been massaging Harden's ego for years, even firing coaches just so Harden could play iso and rack up points. But now the beast can no longer be tamed - instead of looking in the mirror and changing his game, he wants out. I know it will end in frustration, wether he stays in houston or not because Harden is selfish.

Personally, I have been hoping Harden and Morey got shipped out as early as 3 seasons ago. I want to see what Silas jr can do - we need some young guns who can take instructions, and if we make the trades right, maybe even wait one season, we can get a team better than what we have now.

aliondo:
In as much as we bash Westbrook here,I don't know why I feel there's a right team and coach out there for him to succeed and maybe probably win a chip.....

I might be wrong tho....

If WB goes to a championship team, their chances of winning goes down. Now you have to tamper with team chemistry, and watch out for a disgruntled all star. No championship team will risk this, unless they stupid like the rockets. Granted he was recovering from injury last playoffs, but he was worse than many of the bench players. If he cant shoot, cant provide instant offense, cant facilitate, whats the point?

Abi Thunder should provide homecoming package for their son

A40:
Do you have any takers? How much of Westbrook's ego can he put to the side? Will he be willing to morph from scorer to facilitator? And be ready to run an efficient offense

You want to pay someone 40mill per year to morph into a facilitator? Something he has never been good at all his career? That is the koko. May Morey's career never recover from what he saddled us with

benji93:
Did Stephen A Smith just call Russell Westbrook Russell "Westbrick"?

loool. the same guys that were hyping westbrook coming to htown? The only analyst I trust is shannon sharpe - he is not the best analyst out there, but he says it like he sees it. SAS and co have personal relationships with these players, and sometimes they dont say what they really think so as to be in their good books