**OFFICIAL 2019 NBA OFFSEASON THREAD**

[HIM]

People upset with the Clippers for trading Blake? Why? Because it doesn't show loyalty? F that. It was the right move. If you're a player and that trade bugs you that much, I don't want you.

KD left OKC holding their nuts. CP0 forced a trade. F all that.

They act like nba is any different than a regular job.


Say you’re a manager at Office Depot. You walk into a Staples one day and notice the customer service rep there attentive, has a positive attitude, and has an answer to every question you ask. You’re telling me you’re not going to try to make some moves to make sure you have enough hours for this guy when/if he decides move on?

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

It’s all relative to that persons experiences, but generally no

I grew up in LB but am now out of state. If I was offered a job back in the IE I would say “I’m going home”. Shrugs

Yea I definitely wouldn't

 

[lawdog1]

Loyalty is giving your franchise star a bag after he has a devastating career injury and not amnestying him or sending him out to pasture like so many called for. Apparently it's something that does resonate with players.

Remember that time the Lakers dumped Lamar Odom and he never was the same again and even almost died in a Nevada brothel...

 

[casper90403]

I see both sides of the argument. But the clips putting the blake's jersey in the rafters to get him to sign then flipping him was cold

Yeah, it happens. Like a divorce. You aint getting married hoping to get divorced. Circumstances change. They had to blow it up, unlike most teams, who will keep the roster in place and not go anywhere. Jerry West knew it had to be done.

 

[numbah1grimey]

Kyrie can't claim BROOKLYN, but he can claim the region and call that home.

Bron can claim Cleveland though??? Kyrie’s dad is from the Bronx so evidently he has roots there. He has ties to the city. Period

 

[harlemtothebronx]

Kyrie is home.

Just like everyone else that’s gentried Brooklyn beyond the point of recognition

It's mostly jokes, but this is accurate. Brooklyn isn't Brooklyn anymore.

Not totally relalted, but feel like I should post this:



***** looked like The Shockmaster.

 

[MVP]

Kyrie really a weird dude if he grew up wanting to play in the Izod Center

Nets were a really good team when he was growing up. In fact they were in the finals consecutive years while the Knicks were in the genesis of their ineptitude.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Oh did he say Brooklyn was home or do you honestly believe he WASN'T talking about the general area.

 

[SpittaJetLife]

Kyrie really a weird dude if he grew up wanting to play in the Izod Center

The team that played there at least made the finals twice recently

 

[harlemtothebronx]

What team?

The Newark Chakras.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Kyrie really a weird dude if he grew up wanting to play in the Izod Center

Nah he would be weird if he grew up wanting to play for the Knicks.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

**** it. I'm from Brooklyn too

 

[Air Pope]

**** it. I'm from Brooklyn too

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Bron can claim Cleveland though??? Kyrie’s dad is from the Bronx so evidently he has roots there. He has ties to the city. Period

I never heard LeBron claim CLE (specifically) home.

I have always heard him refer to AKRON

 

[numbah1grimey]

LeBron makes it a point that he's not from Cleveland

And the point I’m making, is the FANS make a big hubbub about LeBron “leaving home, HOMECOMING, should stay in Cleveland, etc”.

On the flip side, that man has no allegiance to Cleveland. So, what’s wrong with Kyrie calling BK/The Nets home? The Nets and Jason Kidd made the finals TWICE during Kyrie’s youth, what’s hard to understand about him possibly being a lifelong Nets fan?

Had they not relocated, it would’ve been even easier for him to make claim.

The fans threw hissy fits about LeBron departing Cleveland (a place that’s not even his home) by crying “oh, he should’ve stayed home, etc etc”

But now it’s a big deal to certain fans about Kyrie and the Nets?

 

[Air Pope]

Bron can claim Cleveland though??? Kyrie’s dad is from the Bronx so evidently he has roots there. He has ties to the city. Period

Cleveland and Akron are in the same state.

South Orange and Brooklyn are not. But I have no issue w/ Kyrie saying he’s home b/c idc

 

[ballinsam23]

Kyrie just wants to feel loved. Dude was singing "i'm coming home", was kind of cringe worthy actually.

 

[junglejim]

CP3 wanted to leave. He would have done it as a FA, but he opted in so they could do a sign and trade to help the Clippers. Kind of like what KD did with GSW this Summer. Not the same situation as Blake at all.

And for the record, I don’t have a problem with the Blake trade. He’s really good, but not a Top tier player and he has chronic injury problems. And if they didn’t trade him, they wouldn’t be in a position to even have a chance at someone like Kawhi now.

It just makes me laugh that they did this the MORNING after meeting with Kawhi. Not the day of, not the day before, the day after. Clearly something was said about it in the meeting about loyalty and they reacted to it by guaranteeing an extremely team friendly contract. The timing of it made me laugh, that's all.

 

[bostoiah]

Real Brooklyn street cats gotta pull up on Kyrie for claiming Brooklyn like that

That’s like a dude from Palmdale claiming LA

 

[SpittaJetLife]

So I guess he was coming home to play in Akron

I never heard LeBron claim CLE (specifically) home.

I have always heard him refer to AKRON

 

[Mike dunleavy]

Boogie waiting to go to the Lakers

 

[lawdog1]

It just makes me laugh that they did this the MORNING after meeting with Kawhi. Not the day of, not hte day before, the day after. Clearly something was said about it in the meeting about loyalty and they reacted to it by guaranteeing an extremely team friendly contract. The timing of it made me laugh, that's all.

Has it been confirmed they actually met last night? I know Perkins said that, but if it really happened I would expect there to be more press coverage about it.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Oh did he say Brooklyn was home or do you honestly believe he WASN'T talking about the general area.

He said I always wanted to play at home. Where do the nets play?

 

[P C H]

Lmao the meeting last night now

 

[the 718 truth]

Bron can claim Cleveland though??? Kyrie’s dad is from the Bronx so evidently he has roots there. He has ties to the city. Period

Nah