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Hope to God that kid is ready for the hate he’s about to inherit
2020-21 NBA Offseason thread: Officially a wrap
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Hope to God that kid is ready for the hate he’s about to inherit
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Bron jr should look to become a Klay/Kiwi wing player. If you’re an athletic knock down shooter who plays defense & don’t need to dribble all day, you’re a precious commodity.
I’m making some assumptions after watching a couple scouting videos & projecting growth.
And as always, he should be working on his footwork like everyone else.
I’m making some assumptions after watching a couple scouting videos & projecting growth.
And as always, he should be working on his footwork like everyone else.
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I hope Bronte charts his own path as a conservative and reaches out to Eric and Don Jr. to discuss how to live on a legends shadow.
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Foregone conclusion he still has a long ways to go.
At the absolute minimum though he will get signed undrafted to Bron’s team like one of Giannis’ brothers & be a human victory cigar like young Darko for a season or two.
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what shirt is Lebron wearing??
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Tatum at 22 as thee guy, playing alongside two all-star caliber players and a DPOY candidate isn't exactly setting him up for failure
Call me crazy, but I root for NBA players to be happy and successful in the places they choose to play for a prolonged period. Possibly a little too optimistic for this thread.
Kobe in LA his whole career. Magic. Bird. Russell. DRob/Duncan. That's cool to me.
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Tatum at 22 as thee guy, playing alongside two all-star caliber players and a DPOY candidate isn't exactly setting him up for failure
Call me crazy, but I root for NBA players to be happy and successful in the places they choose to play for a prolonged period. Possibly a little too optimistic for this thread.
I don’t think Boston as a franchise is setup to win It all. It’s not a destination that attracts the type of stars needed to win in today’s game. Can Tatum become that type of star? Possibly, but who’s gonna go to Boston to play with him?
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There are only two places that are really star destinations though. Maybe 3 if you count NY. Does that mean every other franchise is not set up to win? That's a weird concept. Might as well just make it a 4 team round robin between LAL-GSW-MIA-LAC-BK.
Hoford, Kemba, Hayward, IT and Kyrie aren't exactly players to thumb your nose at either, regardless if it didn't work out chemistry wise either. The talent has been there. Just hasn't jived.
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You literally might as well. At least for the next 3-5 years.
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Tatum at 22 as thee guy, playing alongside two all-star caliber players and a DPOY candidate isn't exactly setting him up for failure
Call me crazy, but I root for NBA players to be happy and successful in the places they choose to play for a prolonged period. Possibly a little too optimistic for this thread.
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Sounds fun.
Expand the Big 3 to the rest of the teams so they have a place to run. Or get McMahon on board to start the XBA.
But I do agree as long as Bron is the league he should be regarded as the favorite every year. He's earned that. But doing away with the rest of the league or just conceding?
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Happy turkey day
Hope y’all spend it with ur loved ones
F the warriors
Hope y’all spend it with ur loved ones
F the warriors
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Sounds fun.
Expand the Big 3 to the rest of the teams so they have a place to run. Or get McMahon on board to start the XBA.
But I do agree as long as Bron is the league he should be regarded as the favorite every year. He's earned that. But doing away with the rest of the league or just conceding?
The only reason to watch any other teams is to follow the growth of the young stars as individuals. If they want to win, they will have to move like the rest.
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Weird because I don't remember Steph and Klay going anywhere. Unless my memory is failing me.
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I thought we were talking 2020 and beyond, not 2014.............
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I don't think it's impossible to grow a young team into eventual winners. That was my point.
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I don’t think it’s IMPOSSIBLE. It’s just not very likely over the next few years. And with the influence of the current superstars/all time greats, the younger players will eventually follow the strategy they are learning from.
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It's not. But Bron is about to be 36. So the road might get a little easier for a lot of teams in the next few years. Probably don't need to panic when you're only 20-23 years old.
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It will be time to panic, if/when Luka gets another piece.
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I'm not going to panic too much that Tatum hasn't made the finals in his first 3 seasons in the league when guys like Bron/KD/Curry didn't do it either
Leading scorer on 2 conference finalists in 3 years isn't a bad start though.
Leading scorer on 2 conference finalists in 3 years isn't a bad start though.
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Yeah I'm not ready to give Luka Lebron status yet
Also, Dallas isn't exactly a destination city either since we on that....
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I'm not going to panic too much that Tatum hasn't made the finals in his first 3 seasons in the league when guys like Bron/KD/Curry didn't do it either
Leading scorer on 2 conference finalists in 3 years isn't a bad start though.
No doubt Tatum is off to a great start. Not taking away from him individually.
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Counting out Boston seems a little silly. They made it to the ECF two out of Tatum's first three years. Lost in 7 to Bron his rookie year and 6 to a hot Miami team in his third. Him and Jaylen are only going to get better plus their core has a season together under their belt.
No one really knows what KD will look like and Kyrie is made out of glass. It's also unclear how Kyrie+KD will fit in with the exisitng pieces. The Bucks treaded water in free agency. Philly got better but if Simmons still refuses to shoot their ceiling is limited. Toronto is limited by Mild P's skills in the playoffs. I like The Heat but it might just be a case of them getting hot in The Bubble.
Just thinking about it and looking at the facts on paper, they're right there with the rest of the them in the East IMHO.
No one really knows what KD will look like and Kyrie is made out of glass. It's also unclear how Kyrie+KD will fit in with the exisitng pieces. The Bucks treaded water in free agency. Philly got better but if Simmons still refuses to shoot their ceiling is limited. Toronto is limited by Mild P's skills in the playoffs. I like The Heat but it might just be a case of them getting hot in The Bubble.
Just thinking about it and looking at the facts on paper, they're right there with the rest of the them in the East IMHO.
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Looks like a Trump 2020 shirt but I can't fully tell from that angle.
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Him and JB are WAY ahead of the curve. Most of their contemporaries haven't even sniffed what they've done in their careers thus far. Teams built around young players are rarely ever successful. If they haven't done anything more in 3-4 years, I'll entertain the argument a bit further.
