Official 2018 NBA Preseason Thread - Jimmy Butler Does Things

[User 15002]

Popovich, teammates, whole Spurs organizations are scumbags for trying to rush this man back from injury. Never question a man about his health. Kawhi also went through losing his father to murder so, you know this guys been through adversity.

He’s built differently. The Spurs blew it. Pop and the organization poked the bear too much. I’m a Spurs fan and, the fans should be upset at the team and staff. Not Kawhi. They ruined it.

The guy’s been injured most of his Spurs career and sure he himself is tired of being injured. That quad injury probably frustrated the heck out of him.

Then, you got idiots like Tony Parker talking sideways about the man. Deal with it.

If this was a trash organization like the Kings or Knicks, I might agree with you. But this is the Spurs, who always handle everything correctly. So I don’t see how the repeatedly poked the bear.

I believe they gave him plenty of time to come back. Then he was cleared and refused to play. And they permitted him to go seek a second opinion/treatment.

Tony Parker is qualified to comment on his teammate. He’s far more in the know than any of us.

Kawhi is coming off like a diva. Then he demands to be traded to one team and one team only? Give me a break.

I was thinking the same thing. The Spurs are one of the best ran organizations in professional sports. As much as I’d love the Lakers to get Kawhi. It’s a red flag what’s going on with his situation with the Spurs. Who is to say that if he’s not happy in LA that he doesn’t try to force his way out of there as well.

Would be nice to have him, but giving up way too much considering these circumstances doesn’t make sense to me.

Kawhis an idiot with a terrible management team - he allows his uncle to push and pull him in all the wrong directions. LeBron can’t trust this brain dead mental ****** to help him get passed GS...

I’ve waffled back and forth on who is at fault in this debacle. As more of the facts come out it is just simply that Kawhi has put his trust in an under qualified family member that is mismanaging his career. Uncle Daddy is costing him marketability.

Longer this goes on its beginning to look like one of two things: Kawhi’s injury is really bad and they trying to cover it up. In that case he is a risk for any team to invest in long term.

Or he is a diva/head case who is putting himself above team. Still something teams will take a long look at before investing long term.

All of this is so stupid. Two years ago I was hoping he was the next recipient of multiple MVPs.

He needs to kick Uncle Daddy to the curb.

 

[D_eezus]

Calling it now!

OKC-Utah in the playoffs
PG gets shut down be Allen and Ingles

 

[HIM]

I'm gonna bet that none of you guys have had a conversation with Grayson or Ky. I've been able to speak with both. Grayson works his friggin' butt off, and is pretty much the nicest kid you'll ever meet. He's a fearsome competitor, and I'd want him on my team every day of the week. Ky is just... different. I can tell you in no uncertain terms that he doesn't believe the world is flat. He just wants folks to question their sources. My discussions with him were pre-Bron. So I won't claim some knowledge of his perspective, but he's always wanted one thing -- peace. Jimmy Butler and AD and Harden wanna play with him for a reason.

I'm going to assume you've never been to either of their homes. I don't judge anyone until I've seen them when they are not in a basketball or public setting. Gray is one of the worst players I've ever been around. Entitled, condescending, and just plain rude. I wouldn't want him on my team or in my lockerroom.

Ky Ky is a funny dude. He wants to retire before he's 30 and had a goal to play for 3 teams before he does so. Boston won't ve his last team. He also makes some of the best guac I've ever had.

 

[jjs07]

In an era where everyone is mad at ring chasing and teaming, Myrie went his own way.

I can run off a list of *** things lebron has done but it doesn’t matter. They don’t get along. Big deal

Going his own way...but aren't there reports of him WANTING to team up w/ Jimmy Butler?

It would make sense, those two bonded in Brazil over Vanessa Charelton.

 

[lamekilla]

I completely forgot about Dion Waiters dotting Kyrie’s eye holy ****

 

[yobyellav]

Think okc is gonna be nice, more consistent this year.

 

[juanvaldez]

I’ve waffled back and forth on who is at fault in this debacle. As more of the facts come out it is just simply that Kawhi has put his trust in an under qualified family member that is mismanaging his career. Uncle Daddy is costing him marketability.

Longer this goes on its beginning to look like one of two things: Kawhi’s injury is really bad and they trying to cover it up. In that case he is a risk for any team to invest in long term.

Or he is a diva/head case who is putting himself above team. Still something teams will take a long look at before investing long term.

All of this is so stupid. Two years ago I was hoping he was the next recipient of multiple MVPs.

He needs to kick Uncle Daddy to the curb.

This really comes down to difference of medical opinion. Which is why it's so absurd. Folks are so delusional about there being one single medical answer for every situation, when the reality that even we MD's have differences of opinion that are supported by the literature on both sides...

 

[youngthundercat]

Think okc is gonna be nice, more consistent this year.

Will Billy be better this year?

 

[lamekilla]

Son, I feel like their are memories missing in my brain I’m smoking too much weed

 

[getback]

I'm gonna bet that none of you guys have had a conversation with Grayson or Ky. I've been able to speak with both. Grayson works his friggin' butt off, and is pretty much the nicest kid you'll ever meet. He's a fearsome competitor, and I'd want him on my team every day of the week. Ky is just... different. I can tell you in no uncertain terms that he doesn't believe the world is flat. He just wants folks to question their sources. My discussions with him were pre-Bron. So I won't claim some knowledge of his perspective, but he's always wanted one thing -- peace. Jimmy Butler and AD and Harden wanna play with him for a reason.

Do nice people really consistently try to hurt other players though?

 

[hardens beard]

 

[jjs07]

Do nice people really consistently try to hurt other players though?

You gotta separate on-court persona from the off-court persona.

 

[Cashflow]

He has to be seething.

No money on the market.

Boogie takes his spot at his preferred destination.

No chance at a Championship.

But Indiana can be Top 3 in the East next year.

 

[getback]

You gotta separate on-court persona from the off-court persona.

Nah. If you're a nice guy when I meet you at Chipotle but you're a scumbag at your job....you're a scumbag.

 

[Tony $now]

Ya mean when his SG was Alonzo Gee and the main other scoring option was the corpse of Antawn Jamison.

Yeah, how dare he not make the playoffs!![/QUOTE]

This excuse only applies to Bron as he is the in reason for a teams success but is not at fault when a team losses. That cavs team kyrie had was terrible, yet kyrie isn’t good enough to lead? By December every member of the Lakers roster outside of Bron will get the blame if the team isn’t playing well.

 

[juanvaldez]

Do nice people really consistently try to hurt other players though?

lol he stuck out his butt, tried to stop a fast break, committed a foul (THE HORROR), and retaliated against XRM after FSU tried to beat the f$%^ outta him for the 5 minutes preceding the event.

My hope is that the UN Human Rights Council makes him pay, personally.

And, while we're at it, let's just examine what exactly happened tonight. His left arm got caught with a frustrated 0-fer Trae Young, and Young tried to body slam him. GA fell forward. Twitter exploded.

Its absurd.

 

[juanvaldez]

Nah. If you're a nice guy when I meet you at Chipotle but you're a scumbag at your job....you're a scumbag.

How weird that all his teammates love him...

 

[superblytrife]

You’re doing the most right now, sir.

 

[D_eezus]

So potentially we have Kyrie/Butler/Porzingis on one squad....boy that’s scary

 

[juanvaldez]

So potentially we have Kyrie/Butler/Porzingis on one squad....boy that’s scary

I think it would be better described as... fun.

 

[cashbanks]

poor grayson first he had it sooo rough being a white kid at duke, now people want to unfairly point out all times he acted like a childish scumbag

cut the kid a break

plus he's 6'5 with 5% body fat so he's obviously bruce lee and would kick everyones ***

 

[getback]

How weird that all his teammates love him...

Not weird at all. They're his teammates. Rodney Harrison's coaches and teammates all loved him yet he was a cheater and intentionally concussed other players.

 

[cashbanks]

WTH could they possibly claim?

that folks were mean to him

 

[bballkid11]

So potentially we have Kyrie/Butler/Porzingis on one squad....boy that’s scary

How, I thought knicks only would have 1 max spot. Plus paying Zinger

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

What is the word on Lavine?

He should take a prove it deal on a contender

I've only heard the kings linked with him and that the bulls would match up to 10-11 Ms

He has to be seething.

No money on the market.

Boogie takes his spot at his preferred destination.

No chance at a Championship.

But Indiana can be Top 3 in the East next year.

Indy Toronto Milwaukee philly Boston. Same tier