OFFICIAL NBA 2017-2018 Off-Season Thread

[trynafeelmink]

Dude Kyrie left a guaranteed finals trip and threatened to sit out a season to get away from Lebron but yea he'll just deal with it

Also AD has more of an overall impact on the game then Harden & is a complete mismatch, for all that Harden does in the regular season, he has well documented meltdowns in important games & his play drops significantly in the playoffs.

For as much of a inefficient chucker ya'll blame Russ for being these are there playoff numbers (Hardens is adjusted for when he got to Hou)

Russ 41/30/84 on 4 To's per game
Harden 41/32/88 on 4 To's per game

Now you add in these efficiency numbers to the fact that Harden has a rep for not making the big plays when needed come playoff time AND being disastrous on defense... I can't say he's tier 1

 

[freakydestroyer]

He's coming to the Lakers for sure.

he gets to play with the poor man's KD

 

[ill steelo]

I guess that eliminates the Rockets too

Kyrie is always hurt, Embiid has missed full seasons, Paul has had untimely injuries going back to LAC.

Who does that leave? Him + PG to the Lakers? He’d believe in PG and a bunch of kids that much? He doesn’t have much time left

That could just be an empty quote

 

[freeze]

I forgot where I saw it but they were discussing on some sports show how when Curry goes off and is draining 3s effortlessly it usually leads to a blowout win, and when KD goes off it’s often a close game because the offense has to adjust to his ISO’s and there’s less ball movement

pretty much anybody that watches and know ball can see that when curry eats, everybody and they neighbor eats. when kd eats, kd eats. but thats not a shot at kd, that's his gift. They didnt bring him in to facilitate. He's a sniper. An easy money sniper. Trained killer. You want you killers to kill. Difference is, the team isn't as strong when he's killing at the sacrifice of others. Curry can destroy a team and finish with 15 points. He can also destroy a team and finish with 40. Kd can really only destroy teams scoring wise. For as good as he is, he doesnt have that gravity.

Look at game 3, They let kd iso all game despite how ruthless he was, and they stayed trapping curry even though he had no rhythm, and many times without the ball. They knew what it meant if he got it going, even a little bit. Was able to squeeze 7 in the 4th. Him being on the court is really all the warriors need. That gravity is actually something tangible. You can see it and feel it. More than any other player in history.

 

[ballinsam23]

Neither has Kawhi since the Spurs 3 aged and his role expanded

Atleast Kawhi will guard the opposing teams best player if his shot isn’t falling.

 

[leavemeglazzies]

I guess that eliminates the Rockets too

If he didn't get constantly injured, he would get a free pass for being a bit on the chubby side, but the fact that Chris Paul always seems to get injured come playoff time might be because he doesn't take care of his body too well:

 

[nomnom]

Kyrie is always hurt, Embiid has missed full seasons, Paul has had untimely injuries going back to LAC.

Who does that leave? Him + PG to the Lakers? He’d believe in PG and a bunch of kids that much? He doesn’t have much time left

That could just be an empty quote

Warriors heh

 

[Mr Dink]

Why are we so sure he'll come to the Lakers? Just cuz he has a few homes in LA?

 

[geno90221]

Bron believes in Magic and Rob

 

[freeze]

bron staying. quote me.

 

[geno90221]

bron staying. quote me.

Staying in Cleveland?
Nonsense

 

[Upptempo]

If Demarcus Cousins was for sure healthy, I think Pelicans would be an intriguing choice. They’d be tight on cap space but how many guards saying no to roster of Lebron/Davis/Cousins (if he was 100%)

 

[Mr Dink]

Bron not going anywhere near that awful Deng contract.

 

[geno90221]

Bron not going anywhere near that awful Deng contract.

So he rather stay close to Hill,Jr,Kardashian,and Clarkson contracts?

 

[nomnom]

Bron not going anywhere near that awful Deng contract.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/contracts/LAL.html

 

[Lizakers]

Kawhi has the talent to be MVP and DPOY in the same season. When’s the last time that happened?

 

[geno90221]

Kawhi has the talent to be MVP and DPOY in the same season. When’s the last time that happened?

MJ

 

[HOU$TON]

Kawhi has the talent to be MVP and DPOY in the same season. When’s the last time that happened?

Hakeem

 

[atlsfinest]

Why are we so sure he'll come to the Lakers? Just cuz he has a few homes in LA?

1. only team with enough money to sign 2 max players (potentially room for Lebron and Paul George)
2. owns homes there
3. better lifestyle (subjective)
4. young players to play with (or trade for another star)
5. wants to become a mogul/get into the film industry

 

[noblekane]

edit wrong thread

 

[second2nonee]

Kawhi has the talent to be MVP and DPOY in the same season. When’s the last time that happened?

Only Hakeem and MJ have done it.

The 2 true GOATs.

AND Dream had the FMVP that same year (only one to ever do it).

 

[atlsfinest]

If he didn't get constantly injured, he would get a free pass for being a bit on the chubby side, but the fact that Chris Paul always seems to get injured come playoff time might be because he doesn't take care of his body too well:

Not everyone has a thin or muscular physique. Paul Pierce looked like he was carrying an extra 15-20 lbs his entire career. We can't judge based off of just looks

 

[Lizakers]

Only Hakeem and MJ have done it.

The 2 true GOATs.

AND Dream had the FMVP that same year (only one to ever do it).

Ironically Dream did all that when MJ took his sabbatical

 

[second2nonee]

Ironically Dream did all that when MJ took his sabbatical

Meh. We pretty much washed the Bulls when Jordan was playing (he did come back at the end of the 2nd year though) and Jordan has gone on record saying he didn't wanna face Hakeem anyways or something like that. And acknowledges him as the other GOAT.

 

[noblekane]

Ugh, I wish Harden didn't forget how to shoot 3's after game 1

CP's damb body

How things could have turned out

The chaos would have been lovely

man if they just went to the paint instead of missing all them 3’s