⭐ OFFICIAL 2020-2021 NBA Off-Season Thread: Olympics begin 7/23; NBA Draft 7/29⭐

[finessence]

shannon was a pitbull!!!

 

[pmatic]

Ayton holding back the suns smh

 

[QU!K]

 

[Zo gif]

Was watching the highlights and idk how someone can be that lost on defense.

 

[pums]

That’s on Monty as well for not taking him out

 

[Peep Game]

Lebron tweets like Rachel Nichols tweets for him

 

[yobyellav]

Can’t blame Ayton there. That shouldn’t have happened more than 1 time.

 

[atlsfinest]

I've never understood why teams so easily give up switches. Why not fight through it? Why your team so willing to concede matchups that their opponent wants? I understand that you're giving the ball handler extra space to shoot it but in a lot of cases that's better than the alternative. I'd rather LeBron or James Harden shoot a three-pointer than get a switch and be matched up on Lou Williams or a slow-footed big man like Ayton. LeBron does a lot of matchup hunting as well and it amazes me that teams know what he wants to do and just allow him to do it over and over.

I've never played at the collegiate or NBA level so maybe some of you guys who've played at higher levels can explain this phenomenon to me.

 

[703 hwy]

I get not wanting to fall for Harden’s foul searching antics but you gotta still get up on him

 

[lawdog1]

LeBron James and Just-A-Kid-From-Akron Records present “My Friends Who Can Rap: An Anthology”

 

[pums]

I've never understood why teams so easily give up switches. Why not fight through it? Why your team so willing to concede matchups that their opponent wants? I understand that you're giving the ball handler extra space to shoot it but in a lot of cases that's better than the alternative. I'd rather LeBron or James Harden shoot a three-pointer than get a switch and be matched up on Lou Williams or a slow-footed big man like Ayton. LeBron does a lot of matchup hunting as well and it amazes me that teams know what he wants to do and just allow him to do it over and over.

I've never played at the collegiate or NBA level so maybe some of you guys who've played at higher levels can explain this phenomenon to me.

it’s a cop out .
Dudes are just lazy to fight it so just switch it

 

[WASHED KING]

LeBron James and Just-A-Kid-From-Akron Records present “My Friends Who Can Rap: An Anthology”

If Khaled can do it...why can't Bron?

 

[sneeker]

it’s a cop out .
Dudes are just lazy to fight it so just switch it

I must say there is a truth to this.

 

[getback]

Miami is the flukiest Finals team since the 2000 Knicks. These cats are about to miss the playoffs in the awful Eastern conference

The season isn't even half way over and they are 3.5 games back of the 4th seed.

 

[finessence]

Yep. I'm sure they'll talk extension this summer, though.

Whether they get something done or opt to wait & see if he can do it again next season is a different story.

All this sneaker talk for 5 ppg

Bruh delusional

 

[xxpizzo]

not sure whats up with the sixers getting comfortable leads in the 1H and than here comes the 2H and they just play so lousy

would love for us to maintain big leads to where as embiid can rest up

 

[getback]

not sure whats up with the sixers getting comfortable leads in the 1H and than here comes the 2H and they just play so lousy

would love for us to maintain big leads to where as embiid can rest up

NBA is a game of runs. At least they're not coughing up the game like the Celtics. In the playoffs.

 

[atlsfinest]

not sure whats up with the sixers getting comfortable leads in the 1H and than here comes the 2H and they just play so lousy

would love for us to maintain big leads to where as embiid can rest up

That's every team in the league. It's almost impossible to blow a team out wire to wire nowadays. The Lakers do exact same thing. Sometimes they come out strong and have lapses later in the game and sometimes they come out slow and have to put on big runs in the second half

 

[yobyellav]

LeBron James and Just-A-Kid-From-Akron Records present “My Friends Who Can Rap: An Anthology”

If DJ Khaled can do it, bron said why not him.

 

[antidope]

"Heat Culture" is one of the biggest lies in basketball. They got their titles the same way all the other teams get them... On the back of top 5 guys, two of those titles are LeBron James titles. This whole fantasy of them having some secret sauce over there needs to end. What has it yielded? A bunch of middle-of-the-pack teams now led by Jimmy Butler who can't do much besides draw fouls?

 

[nick.]

 

[pmatic]

Boil it down, #HEATculture is just being in insane shape and being held accountable.

 

[firstclass]

"Heat Culture" is one of the biggest lies in basketball. They got their titles the same way all the other teams get them... On the back of top 5 guys, two of those titles are LeBron James titles. This whole fantasy of them having some secret sauce over there needs to end. What has it yielded? A bunch of middle-of-the-pack teams now led by Jimmy Butler who can't do much besides draw fouls?

Cashflow

 

[atlsfinest]

Honestly, I respect Josh Jackson for showing restraint in that situation. He's one of those NBA players that's actually ready to fight and it shows growth that he was willing to just walk away.

 

[pums]

Boil it down, #HEATculture is just being in insane shape and being held accountable.

It’s amazing how miami is the only one it seems forces their players to take care of their body