OFFICIAL NBA 2017-2018 Off-Season Thread

[ninjahood]

I don't even want to touch the Wade/Defense thing but muscle memory will never overcome age.

he's on a deeper team that won't ask him to expell da amount of energy Miami and da Bulls did.

you're talking age, Richard Jefferson was their 3rd best defender before all these trades and he's basically a Jurassic park exhibit.

 

[Peep Game]

 

[Mark Antony]

Y'all know Voldemort don't watch sports . Take his sports opinions like you do his political ones.

Ignore em. Da wiiiind

the **** Nina doing out here

 

[ninjahood]

He hasn't been a elite defender in years.

fixed, but his still a above average defender at this point of his career, when motivated.

 

[Lovetohate3000]

How'd that work for d will last year. Very little responsibility and still was a minus player. I don't get why people think just cause someone has a smaller role they are going to be good in that small role. Washed is washed.

 

[antidope]

No he is not but whatever. Have fun with da hope and da faith in DAwyane Wade

 

[a-friend]

Richard Jefferson has thighs, knees and toes.
Wade has, well...

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[Maximus Meridius]

Y'all know Voldemort don't watch sports . Take his sports opinions like you do his political ones.

Ignore em. Da wiiiind

Whats a Voldemort? For real?

excuse me?

politics is just one of my many Chambers b.

don't make me bring da drama over here...have your shirt tucked around me.

anyways

D wade is still comparable on defense, until i see cavs footage of him not..that bulls season is a aberration.

A man can't start with "excuse me" dawg.

 

[dacomeup]

fixed, but his still a above average defender at this point of his career, when motivated.

You couldn't be more wrong . Wade is a terrible defender at this stage in his career. Muscle memory or motivation ain't it.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

So a aging and declining dude with bad knees is gonna look better on defense than he did the year before?

 

[freeze]

bruh lemme find out drake a booster for kentucky

 

[ballinsam23]

lol at people correlating muscle memory to defense

top 5 dumbest things i've heard on NT

 

[freeze]

So a aging and declining dude with bad knees is gonna look better on defense than he did the year before?

of course because..Bron.

He'll make Wades knees better knees.

 

[addict4sneakers]

lol at people correlating muscle memory to defense

top 5 dumbest things i've heard on NT

Don’t say people, that’s ninja saying that

 

[Based Jesus]

Whats a Voldemort? For real?

Harry Potter's main antagonist. He's casually known as "He who shall not be named".

 

[ninjahood]

So a aging and declining dude with bad knees is gonna look better on defense than he did the year before?

less minutes, more motivated situation.

JR smith couldn't pass for a crossing guard at a school street his last year in NY and all of a sudden he got to LeBron and learn how to be decent defender.

my consensus mirrors this.

Once a strong defender and tremendous shot-blocker for his size, Wade's play on that side of the ball slipped noticeably last season. Although age isn't on his side, some believe a return to a championship contender should help.

"Wade can still provide offense but didn't show much willingness to defend last year," one NBA scout told Bleacher Report. "Could have been the team he was on and situation."

Going from sharing a backcourt with Rajon Rondo on an eighth-seeded Bulls team to making a Finals run next to James should coax the best effort out of Wade, or at least as much as his body will allow.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2735389-what-dwyane-wade-brings-to-cavaliers-championship-pursuit

 

[a-friend]

How many minutes did Wade play last year?

 

[Mark Antony]

Who knew that all bad knees and father time needed was motivation.

 

[a-friend]

less minutes, more motivated situation.

JR smith couldn't pass for a crossing guard at a school street his last year in NY and all of a sudden he got to LeBron and learn how to be decent defender.

my consensus mirrors this.

Once a strong defender and tremendous shot-blocker for his size, Wade's play on that side of the ball slipped noticeably last season. Although age isn't on his side, some believe a return to a championship contender should help.

"Wade can still provide offense but didn't show much willingness to defend last year," one NBA scout told Bleacher Report. "Could have been the team he was on and situation."

Going from sharing a backcourt with Rajon Rondo on an eighth-seeded Bulls team to making a Finals run next to James should coax the best effort out of Wade, or at least as much as his body will allow.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2735389-what-dwyane-wade-brings-to-cavaliers-championship-pursuit

I would Read a different article and mirror that.

 

[Lovetohate3000]

LeBron d will probably get worse this year as well. Cleveland will be a very bad defensive team once again.

Celtics in 7.

 

[a-friend]

LeBron d will probably get worse this year as well. Cleveland will be a very bad defensive team once again.

Celtics in 7.

I don't know bro.
We expected a decline a couple of years back and he's getting better somehow.
They said he spends "1million+" annually on a personal trainer and dietician.
I bet there is very little trash going in his shell.
That thing is tuned up to perfection.
I expect an MVP year as always.

 

[Lovetohate3000]

Offensively I don't expect a drop off but d wise he looked real bad last year and d is always the first thing to go.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Da knees are done ninja.

He'll make Wades knees better knees.

For some reason that reminded me of "turn white pies into _ pies" Lol

Harry Potter's main antagonist. He's casually known as "He who shall not be named".

Right.

 

[charlie parker]

I would Read a different article and mirror that.

ninja is right
"many people have repped me"

 

[ninjahood]

Offensively I don't expect a drop off but d wise he looked real bad last year and d is always the first thing to go.

well im giving him da benefit of da doubt being on that Bulls team.

no one is expecting 2nd all defense caliber...im expecting a more comparable Richard Jefferson on defense, and waaay better offense.