2021 nba offseason draft free agency etc

yeah i mean it starts with him not being able to do anything on offense which then allows teams to go small on him and pull him away from the basket on D where hes not great

i think giannis is better either way but gobert at 2 is fine

jazz have done great with him obvs but players like him have kind of been solved

the contrast between him and ayton in the offs was telling, ayton can punish you for going small and moves his feet better on the perimeter, where rudy was just getting wrecked in both of those situations

surely theres some value to your team getting 50 wins every year with a medium roster even if you need other guys to win you games in the offs

idk you need your stars to be good in the playoffs its kinda the whole deal, hes basically a guy who plays very well in his system but is too easy to scheme against to be getting defense player of the year consideration IMHO

giannis and dray type guys is what you want super physical players who run around blowing up plays guarding everyone doing everything

simmons is like that too except it would be better if he liked basketball

DPOY has always been biased towards defensive anchors

After these playoffs I’d probably vote Jrue tbh

Asked if he expects to have Kyrie Irving at practice this week in Brooklyn when the Nets return from their trip, Steve Nash said he has no new update on Kyrie’s status.

— Ohm Youngmisuk (@NotoriousOHM) October 3, 2021

can someone check on matt after lagoons recent posts

xp nvm!

i think the thing these playoffs showed about gobert is that you can’t really separate his offense from his defense. one of the main issues the jazz had vs the clippers is that gobert was such a non threat on offense that the clippers felt like they didn’t need to put anyone taller than 6’ 8” on the floor. even in terms of offensive rebounding they didn’t care. ayton can move his feet on defense & all that which is obv important but he also needed to be accounted for on the other end of the floor, and it’s not like he shoots the ball or anything. but he could get his own bucket from within 2-3 feet, make FTs and hurt you enough on the offensive glass. the suns and jazz both got into shootouts with the clippers where their center’s defense didn’t really matter all that much, but the suns had an offensive weapon at that position where the jazz were basically playing 4 on 5 on both ends

lol xp

Robert Sarver once called Amar’e into his office in his prime and told him that he’s “got guys who can replace you tomorrow”. pic.twitter.com/UNtwAaVIeN

— Mike Vigil (@protectedpick) October 5, 2021

Fuck you, pay me.

lmao sarver what a dumbass acting like a business man from a movie

"ive got guys who can replace you tomorrow"

tbf, they are much shorter guys but

literally will replace you with "guys", i.e. a Megazord-like amalgam of normal sized individuals

the guys were the morris twins lol

+ channing frye

and then sarver was like, "and i have guys to replace *you* guys" and it was alex len, marquise chriss and dragan bender

tbf those are all guys

"at forward... six foot two... from Middle Arkansas State... THESE GUYS!"

"the refs have stopped the action. 'the guys' are clutching their lower left guy, and it doesn't look good. now 'the guys' are struggling to even begin the coordinated dance that emulates a single larger individual walking off the court."

I mean how can you even pick the worst Sarver business decision at this point

It seems like they still have the best training staff somehow?

At this point it seems basically impossible to run a franchise into the ground so badly that you don't make an enormous capital gain when you sell it. It's an idiot-proof investment for idiot billionaires.

Sources with @WindhorstESPN: The Brooklyn Nets remain unclear on All-Star guard Kyrie Irving’s ultimate intentions to get vaccinated and have made no decision on whether the organization will accommodate him as a part-time player this season. Story soon on ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 6, 2021

Kyrie situation is trending towards being sad again

the guy needs help

the guy needs help

Agree. But if Kyrie wants help, he can easily get some. The Nets would be happy to oblige him in seeking it. So would the league. And the out-of-pocket cost to him would be less than a pin prick. And if he doesn't think he needs help, then he is voluntarily placing himself beyond the reach of help. And when you are easily worth more than $100 million, you can live rather comfortably with whatever mental disorder** it is that Kyrie is exhibiting.

**by 'mental disorder' I don't mean to imply he fits into any category listed in the DSM-IV, just that his words and actions show a disorderly, somewhat chaotic mind.

embiid should try to become kyries best friend seems like it could solve a lot of problems for everyone

It's with a heavy heart that I must inform you all.... I'm getting optimistic about the Timberwolves

Please bookmark for future clowning purposes

optimistic to do what exactly?

they might have some fun out there

Be semi good

https://i.imgur.com/4Eb3WG8.gif

Loool

It's with a heavy heart that I must inform you all.... I'm getting optimistic about the Timberwolves

Please bookmark for future clowning purposes

This is the life we chose

i thought kd talked kyrie into getting a jab already? i swear, this dumb fucking situation.

The bulls gave a lot of minutes to a Ball-Caruso-Lavine-Derozan-Vucevic lineup and I have to say it’s an entertaining mix

have no sympathy for kyrie and his need for attention

saw in one of the wiggins stories, he's still only 26! seems like he's been in the league forever

every year wiggins is on your team feels like two

i do feel sad that i have to cheer for him

If I can root for a cretin like Bogut I'm sure I can root for Wigs

At least he doesn't have a podcast