The Official NBA Season Thread: I’m like Jayson Tatum in the Olympics I'm not playing

[ill steelo]

Tie Bron ?

Why’d I think Bron already had 5? My b

 

[don ramon]

big accomplishment from the knicks this season after a complete waste last year

 

[moe200069]

the adam silver treatment

should’ve replaced him with dolan

 

[moe200069]

right in time for the final playoff push.. scary hours for some of you beezys

 

[pmatic]

Scary hours.

 

[RustyShackleford]

right in time for the final playoff push.. scary hours for some of you beezys

 

[DripNick]

Hope Wiggins really back and put whatever he was dealing with behind him. Good player with a great future, hopefully. Most likeable warrior too

 

[MVP]

 

[pmatic]

That's not cool by Shams.

 

[jpzx]

 

[elpablo21]

ppl were eating up those wild rumors about his girl and kid

 

[jpzx]

Nothing Shams said was bad

 

[moe200069]

a dubs v. suns first round would be glorious .. I WANT THE

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

At least it put an end to all that other bs

 

[getback]

a dubs v. suns first round would be glorious .. I WANT THE

Dubs in 5 or 6.

 

[earldagoat]

 

[king j]

That's not cool by Shams.

I’m assuming Wiggins gave the ok to put this out

 

[RustyShackleford]

a dubs v. suns first round would be glorious .. I WANT THE

 

[moe200069]

man i was dead wrong about CWood joining the mavs. I thought he’d be the stretch big and rim protector they needed for their starting 5. swore that pick up last off-season would’ve done wonders for them

whatever the case is, do the mavs need to do a luka sign and trade before he walks in free agency? media turning on him could prompt him to say **** it and leave when he has a chance

 

[moe200069]

Dubs in 5 or 6.

in a wild twist of fate, dubs win game 7 on the road in phx. NT in shambles and Rusty can root for the lakers without worrying about the potential lakers vs suns match up

 

[VARNELL HILL]

ppl were eating up those wild rumors about his girl and kid

People were dead *** making content off that **** and it literally came from a RANDOM twitter account.

The same thing happened last year when a RANDOM YouTube account sparked madness about an incident w/ a popular player that wasn't substantiated at all...and ****** ate it the **** up because the lie was more provocative (Not even gonna bring it up)

 

[rolaholic]

He should sue for defamation over some of those bogus rumors that were coming out about why he was missing games

 

[Mister Meaner]

the adam silver treatment

should’ve replaced him with dolan

Dolan hasn’t been a detriment to the team in the last 5-6 years. Umm, I can’t even remember his last interview or commentary regarding the team.

Dude has largely been ghost besides fangirling over Randle earlier this szn.

Rightfully so the country blues legend ain’t even in the picture

 

[N41D]

Luka's got growing up to do. Got some real looking into the mirror time ahead of him. His body language, his leadership, his level of participation defensively and his conditioning, how emotionally wound up he allows himself to get in officiating... All problems to varying degrees.

He's got some **** going on off the court that obviously factor in here and you've gotta sympathize with it - but the on-court stuff has been obvious for awhile now.

You can watch the end of the Atlanta game and stretches throughout the year where it's OBVIOUS he can defend at a high enough level to be functional within a good defensive unit. He doesn't have to be a hinderance. But he often is - whether it's failing to get back because he's barking or mad at calls or just straight up refusal to get into a defensive stance.

It's hard not to look at the down-the-stretch results here and wonder how much his approach and leadership has contributed to some of the loafing around and half-assed efforts from the secondary guys.

It all goes so far beyond the stupidity of "Kyrie and Luka was never gonna work" narratives that people have latched onto. Offensively - it's working. And it's working at a wildly efficient level. The secondary guys and young guys RAVE ABOUT Kyrie as a leader, a mentor, whatever.

Roster has obvious issues that need to be addressed -- but some of it doesn't matter unless the kid at the top of it all doesn't take multiple steps forward mentally with his approach to the game on and off the court.

 

[earldagoat]