Skrrrrrrr:
Lol. The Suns are trying to sign Kyrie....

Im confused. Didnt they just sign Beal?. wetin dey happen

May the Lord deliver us from employees and girlfriends like Bradley Beal. Tantalizing you with potential year after year, until one day you are forced to admit all na cap, nothing of substance will ever come of this relationship. You just wasted 5 precious years, you might as well have slept in, smoked w33d and used all that money as toilet paper. smh.

Roland17:


More importantly, CP3's style is polar opposite of how the Warriors play.

CP3 played princeton offense well under dantoni in houston. That game he missed versus warriors was our ring that got away with his injury. Ever since then, he gets injured at the time it matters most - in the playoffs in must win games.
EDIT: Yeah he bumped heads with Harden, but that was more about Hardens behavior than the system we ran

So as an NBA fan, I want to see what a Curry Cp3 combo looks like, since I never got to see a Kobe Cp3 combo. On the other hand, getting older seems to be the wrong move for the warriors.


Everytime you say Big Al, I keep thinking Al Jefferson - till today I am shocked how he never became the superstar center

afrodoc2:


There are 2 sides to that Mayweather/Pacquiao story, and we can debate it from now until the rapture. It is not debatable though that Mayweather started this obsession with the 0.

What other side. Im all ears o

afrodoc:


Yeah Okolie is not cultured.

The problem is that there are enough good fights to go around especially between lightweight and super middle weight., but somehow these boxers keep ducking one another like gymnasts.

P.S It was IBF that came along earlier to join WBA and WBC. WBO came along later.

mayweather started this nonsense. That he ducked a prime pacquiao will always be an asterisk on his record

Kibbs:
😹😹😹🤲🏾

Oh yeah?

Hes still rolling with the same friends? Thats not a very good sign

Khanben:


Release him in America for owning a gun and having it with him will on a video call on social media. Dude will sue and he will certainly win. Be real this is the USA if the commissioner oversteps it will become a 2nd Amendment issue before anyone can say Jack.
People who were expecting a harsher sentence are just projecting their bias. Again if it was Real madrid or man utd in Europe then a full season suspension might be visible, but in the USA, give me a break

lol just stop. you dont know what you are talking about. and i say that respectfully

donlittle25:
I had some kids break into my car two weeks ago. In the middle of the night, saw them and banged on the window to scare them off. you would not believe what these kids did, They actually shot at me. Twice.

Someone died in my neighborhood two days ago, Drive by shooting. I do not live in the projects, Nor do I live in a low income area. It a house, not apartments. A subdivision.

My point here is, If you have a gun, one day, You will make use of it especially if you do not have trainings. They are not toys that should be used on social media.

I was expecting him to be suspended for the whole year honestly.

Arent you in the atl area? Its open season right now, nowhere is exempted, not even buckhead.

I think that is the local effect khanben cannot get. That gun flashing image is a no-no in the NBA. In fact there are corporations and fans that will never touch Morant again, barring some major image cleanup. If Morant were playing in any other city than memphis, they would have released him. I think the grizzlies will try to manage him, because memphis itself may very well be the worst hood in the country right now. So like begets like I guess.

This Beal to Suns trade is a terrible idea if the aim is to win a ring. 3 superstars who need the ball does not a championship team make. The only thing that can save Suns next year is to to get rid of Ayton and build up the bench

Khanben:
For those who are interested this is the exact nba bylaws that the commissioner used as a guideline alongside precedent.

PS:
(d) The Commissioner shall have the power to suspend for a definite or indefinite period, or to impose a fine not exceeding $50,000, or inflict both such suspension and fine upon any Player who, in his opinion, (i) shall have made or caused to be made any statement having, or that was designed to have, an effect prejudicial or detrimental to the best interests of basketball or of the Association or of a Member, or (ii) shall have been guilty of conduct that does not conform to standards of morality or fair play, that does not comply at all times with all federal, state, and local laws, or that is prejudicial or detrimental to the Association.

That is why the players association was consulted and they agreed to a stricter punishment. Or you think players association is wrong as well.

Khanben:



This punishment is in line with precedent Arenas got 50 games for his gun stuff and in his case it was him and a teammate pulling guns on each other. They not broke nba conduct rules but they also broke star and federal laws, heck arenas plead guilty to felony charges because of that issue.
In Ja's case he flashed a gun on social media, like I said he didn't break any laws, I have heard some people calling the nba PC for denying an American the right to bear arms freely and openly, now I am hearing others calling them PC for not punishing him more severely.
We sometimes forget that punishment like this are subject to pushback from the players association if precedent is not followed, so IMHO if the Arenas case with all the felonies attached to it is 50 games then Ja's punishment is as firm as it could be.

its not just the flashing gun on social media. He has waved the same gun in several fights, with bouncers, security guards, high school kids. Anyone of those could have turned deadly. if its just the insta, it would not have this level of play. But Ja is showing up repeatedly at fights with his boys. What could possibly go wrong?

shey they should kuku not suspend him at all?

A40:
I still struggle to see who they can actually guard tbvh.

With 3 volume scorer guys on the team somebody's touches is going to dip. Who is going to willingly sacrifice not shooting the ball as much and commit to doing other things that help winning

Let's see how it pans out. I like their chances against other teams in the West but I still can't see them beating Denver

Frankly I dont see them beating the warriors either. Lets see what the new coach does

Roland17:


Your MCM was triggered by M. Malone’s joke about retiring. He clapped back with an epistle.. It was a joke fam…

Which kin joke. If Malone cannot kneel in the middle of the 405 during rush hour traffic and apologize, the king will not forgive him. We go see next year na

A40:
KD. Give me freedom give me fire

Give me Superteam or I retire

beal, KD andbooker on one team. This is unfair na, are we playing NBA Jam?

Roland17:
Ajala is in his feelings again oh! The traveler needs to own his sensitive side. It was a joke man!

what happened again o

Khanben:



I get that it's part of the code of conduct, but if we are going through a list of agregious things a nba player can be accused of flashing a gun in an ig post in way down the list especially since it's the USA. My point is I heard some people say the 25 games without pay was too light a sentence and IMHO the nba actually got it right.

It is NOT low on the list. It is very high in fact. If you are using the media, you will get a false sense of what carrying a gun means in the USA. Contrary to what most of the world thinks, people are not toting guns around like yahoos.

In fact, the first thing an arms trainer will tell you is to 1. NEVER remove your gun unless you intend to use it. Once you bring it out, the tactical options are impossible to control. And 2. to never advertise you have a gun. 99% of the populace abides by these rules, wether right or left leaning, florida or california. And that is because it is way too easy to do something stupid and irreversible, like a stray bullet killing a baby. Those things go in straight lines farther than your human mind accounts for, and they will enter bedrooms, cars etc regardless of your intent. And its not like the movies - bullets have gone through homes and killed sleeping kids.

Only a few crazies are going around toting guns. Even in open carry states, no fool is carrying his gun around openly. In that context, what Ja is doing is extremely foolish. And if he accidentally injures or kills someone, the NBA will be added to a lawsuit, even if it is frivolous.

Khanben:


When people where talking 40+ games it surprised me a bit, yes he broke rules but this is the USA, owning a gun is not a crime. This is the country where politicians use guns in election campaign adverts.

Its part of the contract. All the talking heads and pro athletes know this. Even the amateur athletes have rules, things that are legal, but you cannot participate in. And its for good reason - how would the headline NBA superstar murdered father of four in clold blood play out? The press would be all over the court proceedings, corporate sales of tickets would tank and NBA would absorb a billion dollar loss easily. So its not out of the ordinary to have conduct codes on things that others can do freely.

Ja is getting only 25 games suspension. So by December guy man will be back in the league. I hope the behavioral requirements are stricter this time.

I think many folks will be dissappointed as they were expecting like a 40+ game suspension at least. But Im ok with it, even though I think its a little light. Lets hope the young man grows up quick and gets back to good things. even though I know his family is partly the reason he is in this situation, and those guys will likely not change

https://www.nba.com/news/ja-morant-suspended-25-games

A40:
Saw an interesting take by Richard Jefferson on NBA today. Basically said this Jokic run is a combination of

KD scoring
Magic passing
Tim Duncan rebounding
Steph shooting
Giannis defense

And he brought out numbers and a solid argument to back it up. As we know the NBA is a copy cat league so it will be interesting to see if the league goes back to the traditional big man route. They will ultimately fail cos it takes a 1 of 1 like Jokic to pull that off

Just like teams have failed trying to spam 3pters like Steph. Denver showed that you can shoot horribly and still win,

We will see if teams will be able to come up with an antidote for Jokic, another underrated aspect of his game is his defense. Even till now people still bring up Embiid being better on defense I don't know maybe cos Embiid is black people just assume he's better but he was holding guys to 39% shooting as the closest defender

Jefferson's take on this is nonsense. What he does is have a complete set of skills. I know media always needs something to make noise about, but if Joker is as good as they are saying, what happened last 4, 5 years?

Could it be the fact that Nuggets revamped the roster and Jamaal Murray is finally healthy have to do with anything? Anyhow what do I know, its summer, media must come up with nice soundbites

Has Steph's shooting? What are folks smoking! And no, he does not have Magics passing. Youtube dey nah, ahn ahn

Khanben:


We only talked about Tatum and there was clear improvement in his game. Jaylen on the other hand I did not see any, that is why I asked incase someone noticed what I did not

What part of Tatum's game has improved. For real, I'm curious. From last season to this one o

donlittle25:
Honestly forgot about melo. This buttress someone point on this thread about European being loyal to their teams than Americans.

Melo left denver and went to the knicks? wetin you wan do there? Fashion? Anyways, we don see am now. Among that class, he is the only one without a ring.

His wife Lala was from new york, and I think she was a model at the time, so it sorta made sense. Even she admitted everything started falling apart after that trade, the spotlight was too bright. Plus imho, its a very bad idea to move back into your wife's family's sphere of influence. Women will say there is nothing wrong with it, but I have never seen it work out well for the marriage. Cut dem strings and keep em cut.

Roland17:


From what we have seen Butler has a unique personality and thrives ONLY in certain situations that is catered towards that personality. He has the tendency to be disruptive in the locker room in certain situations

Chicago Bulls
He wasn't regarded as a good locker room guy in Chicago, he had issues with Rose and Noah which ultimately led to him being traded to the Sixers. He tried to usurp the leadership of Rose and Noah causing disruption and a divided locker room. Infact, he asked that players not interact around certain members of the coaching staff/ leadership.

Sixers
The same issue plagued him in Philly. He couldn't get along with other players except Embiid and had several disrespectful arguments with coach Bret Brown. Remember the 'Tobias over me" comment? while legitimate, buttresses the point about him being disruptive in the locker room.

wow. I missed all that. I wonder if he is the one udonis kept referring too frustrating his voice in the lockeroom

A40:
I guess you can call it that. Jimmy as far as I'm concerned has maxed out his talents. 2 NBA Finals and a Game 7 conference Final as the best player on his teams.

30th picks are simply not supposed to go that far.

The question really now for the Heat is can Jimmy coexist with another superstar. I know the new CBA will make it nigh impossible to create a Superteam but I don't think it will be fair if we never get to find out if Jimmy is just the plucky underdog or is he a guy capable of winning it all with another superstar or All NBA level player

Wasnt he initially a Chicago Bull, back in the day with D Rose? I think he has the personality type that will play hard wether he is #1 or #2 . He might request a trade, but he gon max out on the court in the meantime

A40:
Definitely a flaw on his game. The Nuggets did not bite on those fakes all series which meant Jimmy had to work for every bucket. Not sure he crossed 30 in any game and it was a huge reason why

I missed this game, but I think that is Butler's feature, not a flaw. Its why he will always be an all star. But he will never be a super star imo. The fuundamentals that he knows, he owns them and maxes them out. But you know what you gon get every night

Khanben:


Tatum and Brown have a lot of growing to do, Brown needs either develop a tighter handle or if he cannot learn how to score with less dribbles. As for Tatum this is the 2nd year in a row the team has struggled in zone coverage, if non of the big men can do the inside work, he has no choice but to learn how to post up, he needs to take one for the team.
Watching that Heat vs Celtics series I truly believe if you switch Luka and Tatum the Celtics will win in 5, because you are not deploying that zone with such success against Luka


PS: can you see anywhere Jalen improved from last finals appearance to this season, I cannot see any? He had the same handling issues in the conference and nba finals last year

When I mentioned this 2 or 3 weeks back, you were arguing with me tho. These cats have regressed this season big time. Tatum plays like he did year 3, year 4. Jaylen is essentially a streaky jumpshooter. Udoka really brought out the diamond in those two

donlittle25:
Birdman when will your team will s championship?

Old glory no matter again o

Im enjoying denvers ring at the moment. couldnt happen to a better city, easily the best quality of life in yankee, and the best cultured people. I found it hard to support them when I lived there though. AI was on the team, and every weekend e go enter club scoop up all the chicks. I was glad to see the brother leave town

Speaking of which, Melo gon feel low today, all that pride and noise, no ring. If he had been a little humble and worked things out with the front office, I think he would have retired a nugget

Nigeriagood:
And Michael Malone has said in his latest press conference that jokic is pulling out of the playoffs while Jamal Murray will pull out too to assist him with household chores

ah, the nigerian god. master of failed prophecies

Jabari thunder fire you there . Come home to where? We must not waste this cap space on nonsense

Roland17:


The Sixers have hired Nurse, coach Bud is the only one left.

Well then, lets see whats motzarella can do Apparently you guys enjoyed this heartburn of a season so much you want to do it again. Like free amusement park ride

donlittle25:
Why them go pay untested coach a lot of money?

Nurse, Vogel and Monty W were available. As of now, I think only Nurse is left. any of those is more than worth it. Explain to me how Mazulla is better than even Coach Bud.

Roland17:
When 3 coaching assistants jump ship at the first chance to join the previous coach and the Celtics are aggressive in hiring experienced assistant coaches like Sam Cassell, Charles Lee, that should tell you all you need to know about my wailing!

I dont understand the stance behind Mazulla. There are much better coaches out there and it is obvious he cant bring out the best in this team. Is it contractual? Must be a lot of money to risk experimenting another season with

Roland17:


It was never going to work. Too many egotistic personalities who barely had minutes together on the floor.

To be fair, Durant was willing to do what it takes. I am besides myself the Houston would consider taking Harden back. Madness!