2021 NBA OFFSEASON THREAD: Media Day...SHENANIGANS

[100027]

Taking bets on which month will have Melo’s one good performance that goes viral on social media.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

How can you trust Westbrook in a 7 game series?

Lakers can get to the Finals in spite of him because of... LeBron and AD

 

[bostoiah]

Taking bets on which month will have Melo’s one good performance that goes viral on social media.

bleacher report and house of highlights already has it queued up

 

[ballinsam23]

Lakers can get to the Finals in spite of him because of... LeBron and AD

Idk. Something is off about this team. Nunn and Monk wont get significant minutes in the playoffs. Half the roster cant switch. Half court sets are gonna look bad without AD on the floor. They have their flaws.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

And them

Prime 4 Horsemen

 

[100027]

Lakers can get to the Finals in spite of him because of... LeBron and AD

Exactly. And Lebron will bench or sideline him if he gets out of line and starts going headless chicken in the 4th again.

 

[atlsfinest]

Nevermind. Dennis really goofed. He really might have to sign a mini MLE "prove it" deal.

Imagine having to sign a prove it deal when you already had the money you asked for on the table. That's tuff

 

[Air273]

How old was the Spurs roster when they won the. 1999 chip. Pretty sure they wasn’t young. Age don’t matter, players conditioning and coaching counts

You mean the team that had one of the youngest finals mvps ever?

 

[art vandelay]

Taking bets on which month will have Melo’s one good performance that goes viral on social media.

Usually that happens over the summer ala Hoodie Melo, or whatever type of Melo

 

[CJMcfly26]

You mean the team that had one of the youngest finals mvps ever?

Yup besides Timmy, everyone over 30. Years

 

[atlsfinest]

How can you trust Westbrook in a 7 game series?

Personally, I don't think you can. This is why I was so against the Lakers making the trade. I believe that Russ has the chance to be a good secondary ball handler who will help the Lakers during the regular season but Russ has a long track record of being horrendous in the playoffs.

Once the game slows down and teams can game plan for Russ, he's very easy to neutralize. Look at how his already low shooting percentages plummet in the playoffs. I remember the Lakers literally didn't guard him in the bubble and just let him shoot the Rockets out of games.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Idk. Something is off about this team. Nunn and Monk wont get significant minutes in the playoffs. Half the roster cant switch. Half court sets are gonna look bad without AD on the floor. They have their flaws.

Yup there are some definite flaws just like every other west team. I trust their top 2 more than anyone else's the west's top 2

Seem like they got a roster full of dudes who are same tier so roles and pecking order will need to be established

Perimeter foot speed/defense will need attention. THT will need to shoulder much of that burden most likely

 

[moonman818]

Just catching up here... So it appears the consensus in here is the Lakers are team of washed individuals?

Just in case the super team talk begins

 

[CJMcfly26]

Far Fromm Laker fan. We will let the season play out, but definitely a conf finals team, depending on injuries

 

[EZMONEY SERVANT]

ESPN 2 now

lakerz title run begins

finalz preview

 

[ahat]

How old was the Spurs roster when they won the. 1999 chip. Pretty sure they wasn’t young. Age don’t matter, players conditioning and coaching counts

 

[MVP]

Wait am I in the denier camp based on my comment? I just said they have a great team lol

No not you. The non-believers and ALA

 

[shuges]

If Dame wants out, the sixers will be a viable trade partner.

I swear, y’all gotta TRY to have some nuanced conversation regarding the Sixers and Ben Simmons instead of just ****ting on them every time they’re mentioned

Don't waste your breath bro.

 

[akajae]

Big Lakers Thread.

Offseason off to a great start

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Easy to scoff at old LAL roster but which west team(s) y'all trust more than LAL in the playoffs

 

[ill steelo]

Cold Hard Takes

Either way it ends up, the last 20 pages of this thread are getting pulled back up in June

Don’t see it with the Bulls. Y’all overrating them

Playoff time they can’t defend, Miami can’t score. A series would be entertaining

 

[EZMONEY SERVANT]

9 PM ESPN

finally made it to the finals, bout to put a foot on team 23's nex

baltimores finest cj fair gonna do it for me tonight




in tha house, omg

 

[CJMcfly26]

Age don’t matter, look at that lineup. Malik Rose… really. He did help though

 

[pmatic]

Curious where Danny Green goes. Looks like Philly is out?

Kelly Oubre too.

 

[MVP]

Easy to scoff at old LAL roster but which west team(s) y'all trust more than LAL in the playoffs

This is the real question...
Utah?
Denver w/o Murray?
Clips w/o Kawhi?
Luka?
Phoenix who everybody knows had a fluke run?
Wardell/ Klay coming off of 2 major leg injuries?

Like c'mon.