The Official Off-Season NBA Thread

[Vincent Van Goat]

Is Herb Jones close to making All-Defensive Team

 

[DCAllAfrican]

From an "organic vs. Gmo" standpoint How does this compare to Westbrook's triple double seasons.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

James Harden really going out SAD this is wild to me.

Not that wild when you think about it. His numbers were inflated in MDA's system. He was allowed to only play one side of the ball. He never had a plan b in his game when his 3 and he couldn't live at the FT line. Now he's not as quick as he used to be, he's never been in good shape and this is the result.

 

[pmatic]

He Nice hope he gets a real chance in the league

One of my buddies worked with dude, before he blew up on the radar. Nice to see he on his way. He just flat out knows how to play

He was nice for the Lakers in summer league.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Herb Jones barely misses

After further review, imo are the best 10, idk about the positions

First Team
Smart, Bridges
Giannis, Bam
Williams

Second Team
Payton, Thybulle
Jackson, Green
Embiid

Bev, Jrue, Herb, Mobley and Gobert/Allen could all make it on other people's lists, they deserve to

 

[Coupé It]

People on the team and around the league began to wonder if something was wrong with his hands or eyes. It's not often a player makes just 65% of his dunks in a season.

Sources close to Westbrook insist he has had his hands thoroughly checked by a specialist and that the treatment he receives regularly is no different than the regular treatment he does on his ankles and knees.

Westbrook jammed the fingers on his right hand last season in Washington, but he never missed time with the injury. In 2014, he'd broken that hand and had surgery. But that was eight years and six All-Star appearances ago.

Whatever the case, Westbrook was struggling and openly being mocked around the league -- the Sacramento Kings in-house DJ played "Cold as Ice" each time he missed a shot on Jan. 13.

He needed support, publicly and privately. But there was little to be found.

Told y’all…….

YIPS

Why this Los Angeles Lakers season was doomed from their first team outing in October

Injuries. Egos. Constant turmoil. It seemed like nothing could go right for Russell Westbrook, LeBron James and the Lakers in one of the franchise's most disappointing seasons yet.

www.espn.com

 

[WASHED KING]

Lol what they do?

Let’s not be obtuse. This is what they wanted.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

It never made sense to make Ben the victim before and it certainly doesn't now

 

[amitt5504]

It never made sense to make Ben the victim before and it certainly doesn't now

He victimized himself but now Maltese gonna be the next victim lol

 

[WASHED KING]

Ben was the victim due to poor leadership.

 

[lovehateself]

It never made sense to make Ben the victim before and it certainly doesn't now

the real victim is glen rivers

he wasnt put in a postion to succeed ....ever

 

[Moheezy]

Ben was the victim due to poor leadership.

Yeah, his own leadership deficiencies

 

[addict4sneakers]

Y’all going to learn to scroll past WASHED KING Ben simmons takes one day

 

[spiderjericho]

the real victim is glen rivers

he wasnt put in a postion to succeed ....ever

Agreed. The amount of mental trauma this man has endured during his coaching career. The source of it Simmons, Point God and Kawhi Leonard.

 

[Air Pope]

Embiid is from Florida. Giannis is one of us. Jokic wore a headband last night. Paperwork going to be good on him in 2025

I like this

 

[Moheezy]

James Harden really going out SAD this is wild to me.

What boggles my mind is that he was great, even transformational the first four games with the Sixers.

What nobody cared to mention was that after his first game off to rest his hamstring against Miami, he was never the same. Look at the FG%

 

[WASHED KING]

Y’all going to learn to scroll past WASHED KING Ben simmons takes one day

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

What boggles my mind is that he was great, even transformational the first three games with the Sixers.

What nobody cared to mention was that after his first game off to rest his hamstring against Miami, he was never the same. Look at the FG%

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He also played the Knicks twice in his first three games

 

[WASHED KING]

Yeah, his own leadership deficiencies

Interesting.

Joel “Media Hates me if I’m not MVP” Embiid and Doc Championship Coach with one ring Rivers aren’t the leaders of the team?

 

[rolaholic]

 

[Moheezy]

He also played the Knicks twice in his first three games

And the Cavs and Wolves who are solid defensively. Plus the post rest games, he played weaker defensive teams and it's not just that, the sudden drop off in performance make no sense. He couldn't even dribble pass Markannan the second time they played. I'm just surprised no one is talking about the potential that he might be injured.

 

[getback]

Interesting. They made is sound like they both had breakthrough cases when they got COVID before the season started.

 

[rolaholic]

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

And the Cavs and Wolves who are solid defensively. Plus the post rest games, he played weaker defensive teams and it's not just that, the sudden drop off in performance make no sense. He couldn't even dribble pass Markannan the second time they played. I'm just surprised no one is talking about the potential that he might be injured.

Yeah I watched that game fully against Markannen. That was a lil telling that it took that much effort to dribble past him

 

[Moheezy]

The first thing that comes to mind is damn...Kyrie took all the heat for those guys.