⭐ OFFICIAL 2020-2021 NBA Off-Season Thread: Olympics begin 7/23; NBA Draft 7/29⭐

[nick.]

speaking if coattailin, rondo really about to win his 3rd championship with the Clippers while CP0 is still stuck with a donut.

be a shame if da point gawd of our era retires with none.

have you ever rode another man's coattail?

 

[sneeker]

CP0's best chance for a ring went away with Stern's veto of that trade almost a decade ago. He' may also be a candidate after his deal is up to Payton his way to a ring as well.

I never wanted that trade since I didn't want the Lakers to have that advantage. on the otherhand, Stern's involvement was even way worse.

 

[storm2006]

have you ever rode another man's coattail?

We all have at some point.

 

[JD617]

Like I've always said, the Russ hate is DIFFERENT.

You realize a lot of the Russ backlash on here is because you spent a whole season calling him the best player in the league and saying he had the greatest individual season of all time.

 

[dman14]

Rondo really referred to CP as "number 3"
won't even say the man's name in the interview

 

[yobyellav]

Russ the only dude in the league that can have a ridiculous game and it only intensifies the slander.

 

[storm2006]

Russ the only dude in the league that can have a ridiculous game and it only intensifies the slander.

You mean because his team loses?

 

[MVP]

You mean because his team loses?

Y'all slander him when his team wins too. DIFFERENT

 

[nick.]

Are we acting like Westbrook slander is not deserved & accurate?

 

[getback]

Rondo and CP go way back

 

[storm2006]

Y'all slander him when his team wins too. DIFFERENT

Yes, Russ is different. So are the Wizards when he's on the court.

When Westbrook shares the floor with Bradley Beal, the Wizards score 110.7 points per 100 possessions (or good for about the 19th-best offense in the league). When Beal is alone that number ticks up to 113.1 points per 100 possessions (right outside the top 10). When Westbrook plays without Beal the team’s offensive rating is ... 98.6. This is “makes the Cavs look like the Lakers” bad. And at -221 he ranks 504 out of 514 players in plus-minus.

Are we acting like Westbrook slander is not deserved & accurate?

The slander writes itself. They talmbout "MoNsTeR nUmBeRs ThO!"


Yeah, that 0.222% winning percentage is very spooky

 

[MVP]

Yes, Russ is different. So are the Wizards when he's on the court.





The slander writes itself. They talmbout "MoNsTeR nUmBeRs ThO!"


Yeah, that 0.222% winning percentage is very spooky

Where Y'ALL or where Y'ALL not hyping up Beal's numbers these past couple seasons on these same hapless Wizards. Saying he missed AS games and All NBA selections unreservedly because of it?

NOBODY is saying anything to that effect of what Russ is doing this season.

Wizards have lost their last like 11 or 12 games in a row where Beal has scored 40 points. Where's the thinkpieces about that?

 

[sneeker]

Are we acting like Westbrook slander is not deserved & accurate?

maybe take a poll if the slander is deserved or not here on NT, and ask why he does or does not deserve it. personally, I don't think that personality alone did that.

 

[keko jones]

April Fools

 

[storm2006]

Where Y'ALL or where Y'ALL not hyping up Beal's numbers these past couple seasons on these same hapless Wizards. Saying he missed AS games and All NBA selections unreservedly because of it?

NOBODY is saying anything to that effect of what Russ is doing this season.

My guy. The Wizards are 14-29 (0.326) with Russell Westbrook this season. 4-3 (0.571) without him.

Last year they were 25-47 (0.347) and the year prior they were 32-50 (0.390).

Last time Beal played with a non-stat padding All-Star PG they were 43-39 (0.525). And that was before his glow up.

Stop it, man. The numbers aren't supporting him here.

 

[akajae]

Wizards were bad before Russ

 

[datznasty]

Damian Lillard out here putting up empty numbers too but ****** like him because he raps. And he got a real Lebron, "you'll have to go back to your regular lives and regular problems," default response energy on social media

I dont care because I agree, but eventually the media gonna get on him about it if he gets too popular

Really everybody who isn't on a LeBron or Kawhi or Curry (not this year though) team is empty numbers because you're not winning a title otherwise going back for the last decade to the 2011 Dallas Mavericks

 

[keko jones]

Wizards were bad before Russ

 

[MVP]

My guy. The Wizards are 14-29 (0.326) with Russell Westbrook this season. 4-3 (0.571) without him.

Last year they were 25-47 (0.347) and the year prior they were 32-50 (0.390).

Last time Beal played with a non-stat padding All-Star PG they were 43-39 (0.525). And that was before his glow up.

Stop it, man. The numbers aren't supporting him here.

Yes let's use the 7 game sample size as opposed to all the games where Beal has played with and without Russ on the court over the last couple seasons where he's been scoring and losing to pinpoint Russ as THE problem. They've sucked no matter what as you've outlined.

I'm assuming you believe they'd be near .500 if Russ never suited up at all. Like what point are you trying to make here?

 

[lawdog1]

I would assume that if Beal is rating as poorly as Russ in all the advance metrics cited in the article about Russ, someone would point it out.

 

[storm2006]

Wizards were bad before Russ

Yes let's use the 7 game sample size as opposed to all the games where Beal has played with and without Russ on the court over the last couple seasons where he's been scoring and losing to pinpoint Russ as THE problem. They've sucked no matter what as you've outlined.

I'm assuming you believe they'd be near .500 if Russ never suited up at all. Like what point are you trying to make here?

No one said he is the "problem". So you're confirming what we've all been saying which is that Russ doesn't make teams better despite his "monster numbers"? Thank you.

 

[MakeNTGreatAgain]

Damian Lillard out here putting up empty numbers too but ****** like him because he raps. And he got a real Lebron, "you'll have to go back to your regular lives and regular problems," default response energy on social media

I dont care because I agree, but eventually the media gonna get on him about it if he gets too popular

Really everybody who isn't on a LeBron or Kawhi or Curry (not this year though) team is empty numbers because you're not winning a title otherwise going back for the last decade to the 2011 Dallas Mavericks

dame got to the wcf 2 seasons ago tho

 

[MVP]

Nah even when the advanced metrics favored Russ Y'ALL still called it stat padding and downplayed what he was doing. Just say you don't like him and his style of play, it's blatantly obvious at this point. He's a polarizing dude, it is what it is.

 

[MakeNTGreatAgain]

lowkey I legit saw a dude in the gym with those booty lifting/separating leggings all the ig celebrities been pushing. They did have son's hams looking right but I was like cmon B, that's for girls

love this energy

 

[dman14]

Rondo and CP go way back