2022 NBA Offseason Thread: Preseason kicks off; Things are fine in Los Angeles, Draymond beats the charges

[pmatic]

Tim hardaway was that guy. My cousin used to love them heat teams. Dude was shooting 7 threes a game in the mid-early 90s

That NBA Live with him on the cover, are some great childhood memories. Remember him “jumping forward” on 3s.

Tim Hardaway and Nick Van Exel were probably my first two favorite players when I started following the NBA.

The Heat were kind of my Eastern Conference team back then.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Blake, Marc gasol, rondo

If we’re using the Mitch Richmond test then lamarcus Aldridge and Al horford have a case. Gotta have a good lawyer

 

[VARNELL HILL]

Blake, Marc gasol, rondo

If we’re using the Mitch Richmond test then lamarcus Aldridge and Al horford have a case

Mitch made more all nba teams and all star games than all of them except Blake and LMA

 

[pmatic]

Besides a couple of playoff runs with the Pelicans and Lakers (save it), Rondo has been a journeyman since 2012ish. ACL tear dampened his career outlook, but I'm not sure it changed his career trajectory that much.

 

[B Sox]

You're a shoe-in if you have 5 or more All-NBAs, IMO.

 

[DLF]

Any chance you could kind of summarize what they said for those guys?

Like Paul George is 6x All-NBA, 4x All-Defense, and has 2 Top 10 MVP finishes (One of which was 3rd). That's definitely better than a lot of dudes currently in the hall.

Don’t recall but the general theme was you either were elite elite elite stats wise over long Periods or you were a winner. (Russ and klay, respectively).

Other reasons were “just needs to continue this for longer time” like Embiid. Hell get there but needs more seasons like the last two. Jokic got in bc of 2 mvp even though similar length of elite was as embiid.

Long stupid pod. As usual arguing hypotheticals

 

[VARNELL HILL]

Besides a couple of playoff runs with the Pelicans and Lakers (save it), Rondo has been a journeyman since 2012ish. ACL tear dampened his career outlook, but I'm not sure it changed his career trajectory that much.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Mitch made more all nba teams and all star games than all of them except Blake and LMA

Yeah but gasol international accolades plus defensive ability gets him in for sure

Rondos defense and assists gets him in

Horford and Aldridge are the stretches

 

[Mister Meaner]

So the Knicks basically shouldn't make any advances towards guards for the next 6 years?

I wholeheartedly believe he’s not a shoe-in to sign that rookie extension with Charlotte.

Coming into the league a hundred millionaire changes things.

 

[B Sox]

Yeah but gasol international accolades plus defensive ability gets him in for sure

Rondos defense and assists gets him in

Horford and Aldridge are the stretches

LMA is 44th all-time in points and 57th in rebounds.

5x All-NBA and 3 Top 10 MVP finishes.

What's the stretch?

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

LMA is 44th all-time in points and 57th in rebounds.

5x All-NBA and 3 Top 10 MVP finishes.

What's the stretch?

Put him in

 

[wavycrocket]

Blake career….man oh man .

 

[P C H]

Blake has 6 all stars and 5 all NBA’s right? A top 3 MVP finish?

Unusual career arc, but I think he’s clearly in too

 

[wavycrocket]

5th ring coming

The Warriors Defense: An unyielding refusal to cede control to opponents

An ode to the Warriors’ elite yet underappreciated defensive pedigree.

www.goldenstateofmind.com

 

[Mister Meaner]

With a healthy Zion, no one is making out of the West passed NO btw.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Content creation 101

Step 1: make a list
Step 2: leave certain players off the list
Step 3: list certain players above/below other players

Rinse/repeat

 

[HIM]

HOF Blah blah blah

Check out some greatness

 

[CJMcfly26]

Pau will be a lock
Klay Lock
TP9 lock
Embiid will be a lock just stay healthy

Question does D Rose make it?

 

[Based Jesus]

No offense to D Rose but he probably gets a pity entrance. Every other known MVP has or will make it.

 

[DLF]

I think people don’t know the definition of “he’s a lock” or “he’s clearly in” as it pertains to the list.

If you have to squint, you can’t make the list

 

[WASHED KING]

Rose getting in off the strength of 1 illegitimate MVP?

Take away 2011 what's really there?

 

[tomdiginson]

Rose getting in off the strength of 1 illegitimate MVP?

Take away 2011 what's really there?

ROY

 

[WASHED KING]

ROY

If thats the case we gotta let in Tyreke Evans and MCW too.

NBA fans love Derrick though so he will probably get in. Kind of weird how some players get passes for being injury prone while others are joked about it.

 

[tomdiginson]

If thats the case we gotta let in Tyreke Evans and MCW too.

Rose got the ROY and MVP. The other two just got a ROY. Rose also had his career derailed by injuries. One got banned for trying to live double lives and the othe4 played himself out of the league. Rose still playing and shoes glimmers of his old self from time to time.

 

[CJMcfly26]

yeah D-Rose will get in on fan fare alone. But still debatable to put him in.