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I saw this loss coming from the 1st quarter. We never looked engaged. And LeBron's integration took away some of our aggressiveness. We go again on Wednesday.

LeBron and AD combined for 19 shot attempts? Nah, we didn't deserve to win this one.

A40:
Do I want Kyrie as a team moving forward? If he's willing to play at mid level or maybe $15m per annum?

I don't believe any team remotely serious about winning a title gives Kyrie significant money

But you cant say that out loud yet, the hype on Kyrie means everyone has to pretend he can be that missing piece for a championship contender. Truth is, if Kyrie wants to play on teams chasing a ring, he will have to take a reduced, disciplined role, but I dont think he is ready to.

Im sure there will be some GM willing to take a risk next season and give Kyrie a huge payday

steady986:
I saw this loss coming from the 1st quarter. We never looked engaged. And LeBron's integration took away some of our aggressiveness. We go again on Wednesday.

I was hoping they delayed Lebron coming back, but Lakers were due to lose one anyways.

Patrick Beverley at the end proving Mario Chalmers right

Say what you want about that man. They are 10-5 since he joined the Bulls

birdman:
But you cant say that out loud yet, the hype on Kyrie means everyone has to pretend he can be that missing piece for a championship contender. Truth is, if Kyrie wants to play on teams chasing a ring, he will have to take a reduced, disciplined role, but I dont think he is ready to.

Im sure there will be some GM willing to take a risk next season and give Kyrie a huge payday

No way any sane or competent GM tries to get Kyrie. Not for anything more than a rental anyway without giving away anything

The issue with Kyrie is not even his ability per se. It's about the buy in required to win, the selflessness it will take. Kyrie does not have it in him. In a way that 2016 chip is a gift and curse cos he's a made man for life and that's the fact, however that urgency and the will to win on the court has been replaced by the desire to be a cult hero of sorts off it

To be a serial winner basketball has to be your one and only. I don't get that with Kyrie

Any GM dumb enough after seeing what happened with the Nets and Ben Simmons to hand Kyrie a huge payday only have themselves to blame.

Luka is even missing next game. Mavs are cooked Imagine being an average defensive team and then you trade your best defenders for a guy who plays zero D. Worst is that Kyrie could walk at the end of the year.

Anyway, the Lakers would be here to scoop Luka when they break it all up

birdman:
I was hoping they delayed Lebron coming back, but Lakers were due to lose one anyways.

They had to integrate him at some point. The earlier the better. I'm sure they didn't want to wait till the Lakers are out of contention, if not what's the point?

Y'all were right. Trade Draymond ASAP

A40:
This Mavericks team is so embarrassing to watch. They couldn't stop blind paraplegics

I called it. You can't line 2 turnstiles next to each other when there are no equalizers elsewhere on the team. If they had Mobley and Bam Adebayo behind them maybe the turnstile effect would have been attenuated.

A40:
Do I want Kyrie as a team moving forward? If he's willing to play at mid level or maybe $15m per annum?

I don't believe any team remotely serious about winning a title gives Kyrie significant money

for this nba? I guarantee you someone will pay him 25M a year.

Congratulations to Jaylen Brown for winning the EC NBA player of the week.

Make I hear say e no make All NBA!

birdman:
But you cant say that out loud yet, the hype on Kyrie means everyone has to pretend he can be that missing piece for a championship contender. Truth is, if Kyrie wants to play on teams chasing a ring, he will have to take a reduced, disciplined role, but I dont think he is ready to.

Im sure there will be some GM willing to take a risk next season and give Kyrie a huge payday

No other player that I can remember has coasted on performing during one playoff series like Kyrie has. If we talk they will start to mention his bag, dude has done next to nothing since leaving Cleveland but somehow has still been given allstar and all-nba nods.
This is why I will never respect takes where people judge team basketball as if it's a 1v1 match-up, Kyrie with his flashy handles might make for an exciting 1v1 game, but when it comes to playing winning team basketball the dude is negative and has been for at the very least for 5 years

Khanben:
No other player that I can remember has coasted on performing during one playoff series like Kyrie has. If we talk they will start to mention his bag, dude has done next to nothing since leaving Cleveland but somehow has still been given allstar and all-nba nods.
This is why I will never respect takes where people judge team basketball as if it's a 1v1 match-up, Kyrie with his flashy handles might make for an exciting 1v1 game, but when it comes to playing winning team basketball the dude is negative and has been for at the very least for 5 years

He leveraged his role on that cleveland team to the max. People forget how complete that team was, not just the starting 5. Kyrie played a role, but so did KLove, Ty Lue and Lebron. And that bench was deep, like the Celtics had when they won the ring with Garnett, Pierce and Ray.

But folks cant get those last dagger 3pters out of their head, and they keep waiting for a repeat performance that will bring them a ring. They forget that before Lebron's return to Cleveland, Kyrie was ok with scoring and never making playoffs. Well, one of these GMs will learn eventually.

Ben Simmons my goodness! The Nets have to be the most dysfunctional NBA team of the decade.

Roland17:
Ben Simmons my goodness! The Nets have to be the most dysfunctional NBA team of the decade.

The nets front office and owner are incompetent. Just like the knicks were a few years ago. Everybody wants that high profile, cushy job in NYC. I think it means skilled people who cant play politics have no chance, so these orgs are being run by yes men who cant ties their own shoes.

Nets actually had a core, that would have made noise in this years playoffs. They lost that core, lost 3 "superstars" and will now have to rebuild. If the owner is wise, heads need to roll. Keep the coach because that guy knows the game.

Roland17:
Ben Simmons my goodness! The Nets have to be the most dysfunctional NBA team of the decade.

Ben Simmons wasting everyone's time. That dude isn't ready to play

donlittle25:
for this nba? I guarantee you someone will pay him 25M a year.

Only a m0ron GM. Kyrie like that old beauty queen. The ROI is not worth the high maintenance

Who else is following the Lamar Jackson saga. I feel bad for him in a way. He really should have had an agent. I struggle to believe a Mulughetta or one of those other big boy agents wouldn't have gotten him a quality deal. You can't play the race card. Russell, Dak, Kyler, Deshaun are guys that have been paid and don't necessarily or haven't necessarily deserved their pay.

It almost feels like musical chairs and the music stopped with Lamar still dancing. It's tough to convince me the rest of the league aren't in solidarity with the Ravens to keep fully guaranteed contracts from being normalized

If you're Lamar what you should be looking for is a short term deal with heavy pay. $140m fully guaranteed 3 years. Barring a catastrophe in 3 years time he would be up again to make even more money

Draymond 💪🏽

Maynman:
Draymond 💪🏽

This IMHO is actually true, GSW needed a player with Draymond skillset on offense to fully unlock both Steph and Klay but especially Steph. If GSW did not have Draymond Steph would have been forced to play the role of running the entire offense thing like a traditional PG and that would have reduced what he has become in some fashion. Same thing with Klay, without Draymond he would have been forced to initiate some offense as a 2 guard, but with Draymond he can actually just shoot and guard exclusively which is his optimal role

A40:
Who else is following the Lamar Jackson saga. I feel bad for him in a way. He really should have had an agent. I struggle to believe a Mulughetta or one of those other big boy agents wouldn't have gotten him a quality deal. You can't play the race card. Russell, Dak, Kyler, Deshaun are guys that have been paid and don't necessarily or haven't necessarily deserved their pay.

It almost feels like musical chairs and the music stopped with Lamar still dancing. It's tough to convince me the rest of the league aren't in solidarity with the Ravens to keep fully guaranteed contracts from being normalized

If you're Lamar what you should be looking for is a short term deal with heavy pay. $140m fully guaranteed 3 years. Barring a catastrophe in 3 years time he would be up again to make even more money

Roland17:
This past offseason, he was offered 5yrs/ $250M by the Ravens, with $133M guaranteed, a top 5 contract in the league which I think is a good deal. However, Lamar turned it down wanting all $250M guaranteed and ended contract conversation.

While I understand it is his body, I think the Ravens have acted in good faith and Lamar may end up losing on everything. He is a running QB with average throwing accuracy, who relies on his athleticism and frequently hurt because of the style of his game.

He should have taken what was offered in my opinion. I pray he knows what he is doing, especially when you consider he is representing himself.

Didn’t I warn you? Give me my due cos I called it to a T!

A40:
$133m guaranteed? For Lamar Jackson??

I'm pretty sure if they gave him a $180m or $200m guaranteed he would have taken it.

Why should a league MVP at 25 agree to less money than Kyler Murray, Dak Prescott and Russell Wilson?

He's also led the league in passing touchdowns. Neither of the 3 guys I listed has achieved that. I don't consider Lamar Mahomes, Burrow or Allen level but Lamar is up there and he has no business accepting Ravens bullshit offer. The market is the market

Lamar will get his money and if the Ratbirds are in doubt they are free to fvck around and find out. As it stands whether they give him a long term deal or not they're still going to cough out a combined $100m in the next two years. And then he's a free agent at 27-28. Whatever option he chooses is better than accepting that terrible deal the Ratbirds offered him

His franchise tag over 2 years on the non-exclusive tag is 62M, way shorter and with every year that passes his value drops if he chooses not to play because that MVP will o look old.

The Colts and the Commanders are the 2 teams I see making that call. The Colts need a QB and J. Irsay likes Jackson but he is also the strongest voice against guaranteed contracts amongst all the owners.

The NFL/ other owners are trying to force D. Synder to sell his Commanders. He can decide to screw other owners by signing Jackson for Jackson’s demands, accept the $6B offer to sell and dump Jackson’s contract on the Commanders, thereby ruining the market even further for the owners.

Roland17:
Didn’t I warn you? Give me my due cos I called it to a T!

The Ravens have done many things. Acting in good faith is not one of them.

You were right but I didn't expect the Ratbirds to be this classless or maybe that was my error. I gave them too much credit.

If you're Lamar you don't want any part of the Ravens moving forward

Khanben:
This IMHO is actually true, GSW needed a player with Draymond skillset on offense to fully unlock both Steph and Klay but especially Steph. If GSW did not have Draymond Steph would have been forced to play the role of running the entire offense thing like a traditional PG and that would have reduced what he has become in some fashion. Same thing with Klay, without Draymond he would have been forced to initiate some offense as a 2 guard, but with Draymond he can actually just shoot and guard exclusively which is his optimal role

I think they complement each other all round

Roland17:
His franchise tag over 2 years on the non-exclusive tag is 62M, way shorter and with every year that passes his value drops if he chooses not to play because that MVP will o look old.

Naah he would get a bump in the second year to almost $45m if not more. You can't put someone on non exclusive back to back

The Ravens can only play this game two seasons after which the price becomes catastrophic.

Are they really sure they want a demotivated, disgruntled Lamar Jackson? Will that help them win? How do you think other players are looking at the Ravens after seeing how they're treating their quarterback

Not to be insensitive or anything but this Andew wiggins shit confuses me. He hasn't suited for the warriors in over a month. Not like he was injured. Even if someone died, this is surely more than enough time to be done mourning.

Skrrrrrrr:
Not to be insensitive or anything but this Andew wiggins shit confuses me. He hasn't suited for the warriors in over a month. Not like he was injured. Even if someone died, this is surely more than enough time to be done mourning.

It's the weak PC era we're in right now. You can't even ask what is going on without some sensitive noob all in your mentions and their feelings giving you emotional and sensitivity classes.

There was no way on God's green earth the Lakers were gonna let Pat Bev laugh at them twice. I guess it's no more over his dead body

And Austin Reaves hit Pat Bev with that "too small" gesture too

Lakers breathing a sigh of relief. Mavs feeling like taking a dump

"Probably just all the guys sitting, resting," Edwards responded. "That’s the only thing I probably don’t like.
Just play, man. If you’re 80%, 70 – you gotta play. I don’t like all the sitting, missing games and stuff like that. These people might have enough money to come to one game, you know what I’m saying? That might be the game they come to and then you’re sitting out.
"I take pride in trying to play every game because you never know if there’s one fan that might never seen me play and I’m trying to play."

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/timberwolves-anthony-edwards-takes-shot-nba-players-rest-regular-season.amp

Anthony Edwards on load management and rest!

BUT! BUT!! Our resident denier swears load management and rest doesn’t exist in the NBA..