2021 NBA OFFSEASON THREAD: Media Day...SHENANIGANS

[The Glove]

 

[ill steelo]

But it wasn't put away forever. Because then it became about "that's absurd Riley paid James Johnson, Wayne Ellington, Dion Waiters, etc all of that money" similar to what is occurring right now with Kyle Lowry.

One thing we've all learned at this point is that no contract is untradeable. So giving Lowry & Butler these bags don't really phase me because Riley always finds a way to move off of a contract.

Are they favorites to come out of the Eastern Conference? Nope.
But as these last few seasons have shown us, everything doesn't always play itself out how it's supposed to.

Right, the sentiment had shifted to them being on a treadmill & Riley was criticized for throwing money at a treadmill… which is exactly what they were until LeBron left the conference, Kawhi left the conference, Durant couldn’t play, and Bud was limiting to Giannis to 36 mpg & running HB dives 30 feet out with Bledsoe spotting up.

The conference has significantly shifted. Good luck. Again, they have a chance just like Phoenix did & that’s all you can really ask for since Riley isn’t doing a rebuild at this point in his life.

 

[wavycrocket]

Right and had Steph won that chip it would be paragraphs about how hard it was, not having homecourt, how he climbed a impossible mountain.

And it's the only time wavycrocket sh's on white dudes. Any other time he loves white NBA players.

Very Weird post.

But speaking of white players I like….

 

[clyde the glide]

Jimmy Butler, some White boys and Kendrick Nunn.

I gotta say, I gotta give ole Stringer some credit for CARRYING that team to an almost 7 game series against a fully healthy Bron/AD team. And he averaged a near triple triple double. Wowwwwww

Bubble*

Without bam and Dragic healthy

 

[niceshoes247]

“White boys ”

 

[ill steelo]

Drummond going to to play back up to Joel now?

15 minutes per night…. In his prime…..

Absurd

 

[antidope]

That's shaping up to be like 19 three point attempts a game for that Chicago team....good luck.

 

[shuges]

It didn’t dawn on me until P posted that they didn’t have Jeff or Blake’s full bird rights, and both of them dudes played too well.

Tough break for Brooklyn.

Luckily for them Milwaukee lost PJ, Lakers lost both Caruso & KCP.

There were very low expectations for Uncle Jeff coming into the season for the Nets.

Remember, he signed pre-Harden trade (with a healthy Dim, Caris, and Fro all still there) and he wasn't looked at as more than an extra body up front.

Jeff benefitted big time from the spacing that Durant/Kyrie provided and then really took off when Harden arrived. He wasn't expected to be some sharpshooter when he was signed. He eventually started wettin as the season went on.

So I think JJ will eventually be able to contribute in a similar way.

 

[trynafeelmink]

Folks still mad Jimmy made a finals?

A lot of the hoops gurus in here trashed Jimmy & the entire Lakers team construction... only to see them in the finals

 

[jab step]

Jimmy Butler, some White boys and Kendrick Nunn.

I gotta say, I gotta give ole Stringer some credit for CARRYING that team to an almost 7 game series against a fully healthy Bron/AD team. And he averaged a near triple triple double. Wowwwwww

Bubble*

Dragon, Bam, and Herro were huge just to get to the finals. I remember when Dragic was the one scoring because Jimmy was going through his usual offensive droughts.

 

[blakep267]

15 minutes per night…. In his prime…..

Absurd

Joel is going to probably miss 20+ games this season

 

[wavycrocket]

Every year…a team picks up Drummond and Whiteside…..and the analysts and nba world look at their raw numbers and size/athleticsm and gush.

And every year, they predictably disappointed

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Brooklyn Resigned Blake , Bruce Brown and got Jevon , Cam Thomas and Dayron

Lost spencer and Jeff Green

GSW got two lottery picks Otto Porter and Bjelica’s on minimums.

Lakers got Dwight, Ellington,Bazemore, Ariza and lost caruso.

Lakers really getting so much older even compared to the other old teams.

Yall realize the teams that go deep in the playoffs are always some of the oldest in the league right? Kinda how you knew the bucks would beat the suns ( youngwolf ). Lakers might be pushing it to the limit but still

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Without bam and Dragic healthy

Bam was there during the blowout in game 1

 

[Rootin4EverybodyBlack]

It’s been a harsh dose of reality for Schroder. Buddy name ain’t even been mentioned

 

[DCAllAfrican]

 

[trynafeelmink]

I'm confused at the backlash Drummond is getting, he got signed for a minimum last year & people were saying how much he brings down teams, & that was for a contender.....

So why would anyone expect him to get a decent deal & demand big minutes somewhere else?

 

[moe200069]

i almost feel bad for always laughing at jokes where the chinese basketball association is the butt of them but here we are

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Very Weird post.

But speaking of white players I like….

If Duncan Robinson and Tyler played for one of your 8 teams you would have all types of cool nicknames and paragraph posts about their impacts.

 

[pmatic]

Schroder's next Youtube video is going to be a 18 minute video of him sitting next to his phone.

 

[clyde the glide]

Bam was there during the blowout in game 1

Yea I just remember him being pretty awful that series especially last few games

 

[jpzx]

 

[pmatic]

Daily trips to Disney World.

 

[jpzx]

 

[moe200069]

if you’re the wiz owner, you’ve gotta be extremely relieved you were able to trade away russ’ contract. people were constantly saying he was unmovable because of it