Official 2017 NBA Offseason Thread: Media Days begin

[toneagain]

gs was the only team that made sense, except sas, he probably wanted to play on a team, not 5 iso players in one uniform

 

[DCAllAfrican]

ok . as an nba star . no matter what you do some people aint going to like it. simple as that.

And those same people would probably make the same decisions if they were presented with similar situations in their own professional lives

 

[Mr Dink]

It's obvious Melo only cares about the money when he signed that extension with the Knicks.

 

[Lovetohate3000]

Going to a stacked team that doesnt need you really

Going to a team and handpicking players to join

Leaving a championship-proven team to do your own thing

Taking as much money as possible because you're at the beginning of the tail-end of your career

Which is the worst?

none of them. nba players all have different priorities and should do what they want and what makes them happy. miss me with the unspoken code and what career decisions are right or wrong for them.

 

[lamekilla]

I wish Social Media (in this iteration) was around when KG was a "loser."

Would have loved to see how folks responded to that and when he went to BOS.

Athletes can't win.

Yall are unfair and irrational.

KG doesn't get clowned because Paul Pierce and Ray Allen weren't names synonymous with the best anything when they formed. But KG know's the code, which is why they clown Ray Allen. I'm sleep though....

All you same people who think KD winning a championship in OkC would have been "weighed differently" world have been the same people saying "Westbrook did all the work and KD was the sidekick" had they done so.

Westbrook could never be the alpha with KD on the court. KD's skill set is just too great. It's why he went to Golden state. There was only 2 teams in the league where KD wouldn't be the alpha on and play comfortable without the added pressure of being the person who HAS to make something happen. All KD had to do is pick who he liked more; Lebron or Steph?

 

[toneagain]

gs def needed kd, they had no real threat to create a shot from inside the arch and closer

 

[antidope]

gs def needed kd, they had no real threat to create a shot from inside the arch and closer

Steph Curry doesn't exist?

 

[toneagain]

It's obvious Melo only cares about the money when he signed that extension with the Knicks.

this is FACT

 

[addict4sneakers]

It took 7 games to beat GSW last season, hobbled Steph and all.

KD just made it unfair

 

[toneagain]

Steph Curry doesn't exist?

bruh when did steph do what kd did this last finals?

 

[Lovetohate3000]

No Im not...and you're a damn liar if you sit up here and say that narrative didn't reverse in KD's last couple years in OKC. Isn't that how the whole alpha/beta thing made its way here?

russ averages a triple double and wins mvp " kd was holding westbrook back " ... okc fans still hurt and havent moved on from kd.theyll get over it someday.

 

[IATT]

ok . as an nba star . no matter what you do some people aint going to like it. simple as that.

Steph was beloved by almost everyone until dude started showing his true colors when things started going wrong..

Also his wife saying the league is rigged, again when things ain't goin their way, doesn't help

A lot of people still love dude, obviously, but he got knocked off that pedestal per se

criticism ain't the end of the world, no one is perfect.. melo could have waited til the end of year and went to the Knicks without forcing them to give up assets that could help to build a better team around him or if it was just about money he could have stayed in Denver

 

[toneagain]

It took 7 games to beat GSW last season, hobbled Steph and all.

KD just made it unfair

no kd made it fair, there was no player comparable to bron on gs before kd

 

[antidope]

bruh when did steph do what kd did this last finals?

That isnt what you said though, but since you asked.... He did it for an entire season in 2016

 

[lamekilla]

ok he was dominate in orlando, but they didn't win, the Lakers may have been down but they are still the lakers, did you look at shaq and say but he didn't win in orlando?

No. Because Shaq in his 3rd year in the league led an expansion franchise in its 6th year of existence to an NBA finals. He also averaged 24 in a playoff series where he beat Michael Jordan and the bulls. How many players can say they beat Michael Jordan in a playoff series? That's a championship in itself.

 

[pmatic]

gs def needed kd, they had no real threat to create a shot from inside the arch and closer

Hot take; I agree with this, sort of.

 

[lamekilla]

gs was the only team that made sense, except sas, he probably wanted to play on a team, not 5 iso players in one uniform

KD in Toronto >>>>

 

[DCAllAfrican]

It's obvious Melo only cares about the money when he signed that extension with the Knicks.

And there is nothing wrong with that.

 

[VARNELL HILL]

NT is going to have to come to a consensus on who Golden State was prior to KD.

Are they the team who got lucky in 2015 because every team they faced had injuries?

Are they biggest frauds of all time who won 73 meaningless regular season games before losing up 3-1 in the finals?

Or are they this great team who was going to dominate the league for years to come without KD?

 

[toneagain]

That isnt what you said though, but since you asked.... He did it for an entire season in 2016

it's def what I said reread my statement, gs had no player that could create their shot inside the arch and closer, and curry didn't do that in 2016 either

 

[toneagain]

No. Because Shaq in his 3rd year in the league led an expansion franchise in its 6th year of existence to an NBA finals. He also averaged 24 in a playoff series where he beat Michael Jordan and the bulls. How many players can say they beat Michael Jordan in a playoff series? That's a championship in itself.

but does it matter he didn't win one for orlando, the answer is no because he got one

 

[IATT]

gs was the only team that made sense, except sas, he probably wanted to play on a team, not 5 iso players in one uniform

OKC, Celtics, wizards, rockets or Clippers didn't make sense?

 

[lamekilla]

NT is going to have to come to a consensus on who Golden State was prior to KD?

Are they the team who got lucky in 2015 because every team they faced had injuries?

Are they biggest frauds of all time who won 73 meaningless regular season games before losing up 3-1 in the finals?

Or are they this great team who was going to dominate the league for years to come without KD?

They were a team that went to the finals back to back, won a championship and had the greatest three point shooter ever who won back to back MVP's and the first ever unanimous MVP...

***** got a UNANIMOUS MVP!! I promise you I can't get 100 people in a room to all agree on what day it is but he got 100 people to all say he was the most valuable player in the league. Every single one. KD knows who the real MVP is....

Oh yeah they won 73 games in the regular season

 

[antidope]

Is he Kevin Durant level? No. But Steph Curry did a fair amount of work inside the Arc

 

[toneagain]

KD in Toronto >>>>

bruh they don't play team ball like gs, gs, like sas, is a well oiled machine