The Official NBA Season Thread: Las Vegas Summer League

[ALNotSure]

Dream Team had Lattener on it. He’s certainly not better than Derrick White

The requirement was one college player. Lattener was considered the best. Try again.

 

[pmatic]

Booz, Redd and Tayshaun were definitely at the bottom of the totem pole of the 2008 team.

 

[WASHED KING]

Jimmy is basically a poor man's Kawhi

The slight edge as a player Kawhi has is eliminated by his lack of availability.

Kawhi is the greatest System player of all time.

 

[JMB10215]

The requirement was one college player. Lattener was considered the best. Try again.

Not true. Shaq was the best. Try again again.

 

[ALNotSure]

To be fair the redeem team A.K.A the goat Olympic squad had Michael Redd and Carlos Boozer on it. Sometimes role players are needed.

Redd was an All-Star multiple times. Boozer I think twice.

 

[WASHED KING]

I’m taking Jimmy or Demar over Kawhi.

Jimmys 2020 run in the playoffs was more impressive than Kawhis in 2019.

 

[picasso swerve]

Welp.

JB and his FMVP dont mean nothing huh.

 

[art vandelay]

At least we got to see prime Kawhi win a ring. Too bad we couldn't see that for Penny, Grant Hill and Roy.

B Roy was a whole beast, damn he was it.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Booz, Redd and Tayshaun were definitely at the bottom of the totem pole of the 2008 team.

Yea THAT wasn't the argument though.

On THAT squad they were on the bench.

But in the wild, they were not role players.

Derrick White IS.

It was a wild claim to make.

 

[ALNotSure]

Not true. Shaq was the best. Try again again.

I said considered. Not was without a doubt the best.

The point is, he was there as a requirement for one college player.

 

[lawdog1]

Rooting for Kawhi but I can’t see the clippers as a playoff team if he plays less than 65 games.

It’s a fair assessment.

Might have a better chance of staying in playoff range if we can somehow turn a combo of any of Norm, Bones, PJ — maybe Mann if absolutely necessary - second round picks into a LaVine or Ingram.

 

[JMB10215]

Redd was an All-Star multiple times. Boozer I think twice.

Boozer has always been a role player. Even in his all star seasons. He was not a super star player. I'll concede Michael Redd. But there were other players that were higher echelon that could have been picked over him. The team is about fit and politics.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

 

[pmatic]

 

[sohi 23]

Trouble in paradise?

 

[ALNotSure]

I’m taking Jimmy or Demar over Kawhi.

Jimmys 2020 run in the playoffs was more impressive than Kawhis in 2019.

Yeah Jimmy brought home the championship didn’t he….

oh wait

 

[WASHED KING]

Yeah Jimmy brought home the championship didn’t he….

oh wait

Oh wow beating Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid is impressive

GS with no Klay or KD was such a threat

 

[B Sox]

The requirement was one college player. Lattener was considered the best. Try again.

Cool. He’s not actually good though.

 

[HIM]

Ty Lue is an assistant coach, probably saw Kawhi hobbling and was like nah.

Team USA wasted everyone’s time

 

[ill steelo]

I assumed Kawhi was gonna play the Larry Bird role.

There aren’t any ‘08 Spains out there so no harm in wasting a roster spot.

If he was gonna drop now he coulda let someone else come to camp and get the reps

 

[nick.]

Who do people think Jimmy Butler is?

He's played 65+ games one season since 2017.

 

[Moheezy]

 

[elpablo21]

The slight edge as a player Kawhi has is eliminated by his lack of availability.

Kawhi is the greatest System player of all time.

55, 58, 52, 57 , 64 and 60 is Jimmy's last 6 seasons of games played.

And he's been hurt in almost every postseason run

and Pat just called him broken a month ago

Poor man's Kawhi

 

[B Sox]

Boozer was literally All-NBA when he was on the 08 team

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Perception has you believing Jimmy Butler is some sort of Iron Man when being compared to Kawhi. Check his GP Over the last 6 or so years.