2020-21 Around the NBA Thread

[Hoop Head]

The talent on this Nets team is just unfair. Those three guys are so good.

Plus Joe Harris, who is one of the best shooters in the league.

I'm kind of glad they don't have Dinwiddie because then they'd have solid depth behind Kyrie and Harden.

Its also clear watching them that Blake Griffin was totally phoning it in for Detroit. He's not the same guy he was on the Clippers but he's got a lot more in the tank than he's shown in the last few years.

 

[RockinDaMike]

No ones beating these Nets. Unfair indeed


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[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

No ones beating these Nets. Unfair indeed


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They’re a bit at the silly end of the spectrum.

 

[Suns_fan69]

Say what you will about Kyrie, but his jump shot is so pretty.

He's got one of the most aesthetically pleasing games. Insane handles, pure jumpshot, and at least going off memory, isn't as prone as some of the other stars with the foul baiting.

 

[Finito]

Does Boston blow it up?

it’s kind of clear they’ve been passed by in the East

 

[Sunburn]

Does Boston blow it up?

it’s kind of clear they’ve been passed by in the East

Brown and Tatum are still at the beginning of their careers.

 

[Finito]

Brown and Tatum are still at the beginning of their careers.

Are either of those guys a 1 on a championship team?

because they ain’t new to the playoffs and it ends the same every year

 

[Sunburn]

Are either of those guys a 1 on a championship team?

because they ain’t new to the playoffs and it ends the same every year

Brown has been out with injury. They still took one off the Nets, probably the most talented team in history. Taytum and Brown are the same age or younger than Booker. Should the Suns blow it up if they don't win the chip this year?

 

[AzStevenCal]

Brown has been out with injury. They still took one off the Nets, probably the most talented team in history. Taytum and Brown are the same age or younger than Booker. Should the Suns blow it up if they don't win the chip this year?

I agree with most of your post. I don't think they're the most talented team in history but they probably are right up there near the top when you view it from how talented they are in comparison to the rest of the league. They are loaded with superstars and quality role players but before the last round or two of expansions there were some incredible rosters such as the Showtime Lakers and Bird's Celtics.

 

[Sunburn]

I agree with most of your post. I don't think they're the most talented team in history but they probably are right up there near the top when you view it from how talented they are in comparison to the rest of the league. They are loaded with superstars and quality role players but before the last round or two of expansions there were some incredible rosters such as the Showtime Lakers and Bird's Celtics.

OK fair enough. The Nets are one of the most talented teams in history.

 

[GatorAZ]

I had to watch the game at a bar which I absolutely hate doing but the Portland/Denver game was on the next screen. Y’all need to watch what Lillard did at the end of 4th qtr and overtime cause I’ve never seen anything like it.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Are either of those guys a 1 on a championship team?

because they ain’t new to the playoffs and it ends the same every year

Tatum maybe. He’s a machine scoring the ball. He needs help.

 

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[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

McCollum loses game by stepping outta bounds in 2OT. Ouch.

 

[Hoop Head]

Does Boston blow it up?

it’s kind of clear they’ve been passed by in the East

How young should they get? Teams dont blow it up and get rid of a bunch of guys that are under 25. That makes no sense.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

Boston will be fine. Could use a little more around Brown and Tatum, but they are pretty potent top two guys for them.

 

[Hoop Head]

Boston will be fine. Could use a little more around Brown and Tatum, but they are pretty potent top two guys for them.

Yeah, Ainge hasnt done a great job building the team around them. They had a boatload of extra picks that they ended up wasting, basically. They should have been making trades to add pieces but oh well.

 

[Raindog]

Yeah, Ainge hasnt done a great job building the team around them. They had a boatload of extra picks that they ended up wasting, basically. They should have been making trades to add pieces but oh well.

Ainge has largely misplayed his hand over the last three years, given all the assets he had at one point. A case of outsmarting himself by trying to be too clever.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Lillard scored 55 points... on 24 SHOTS.

55 POINTS.

24 SHOTS.

That's ridiculous. If that dude was playing with Klay and Draymond, people might be calling him the best hybrid PG/SG ever. He's marooned in Portland with a team that plays zero defense around him.

 

[Finito]

Dame might be the most fun guy in the NBA to watch.

he’s a straight killer in the clutch to his end of the game highlight reel is hilarious.

 

[Mainstreet]

Danny Ainge is considering his future with Celtics, even the possibility of stepping down.

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[AzStevenCal]

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Ainge has largely misplayed his hand over the last three years, given all the assets he had at one point. A case of outsmarting himself by trying to be too clever.

Danny did an incredible job accumulating draft picks and had a decent amount of lottery luck but they've turned that treasure trove into far less than he should have. It's not all his fault though.

It's hard to blame him on the Irving fiasco and the fact that a couple of his first round picks lost value when Sacramento and Brooklyn both outperformed expectations. And then there's the year they actually did get lucky in the lottery but the draft class proved to be lackluster. I think it just goes to show that there's more than one way to build a great team but no matter what method you use, you have to get lucky.

 

[Proximo]

Brown and Tatum are still at the beginning of their careers.

Tatum has been incredible, and Brown is not a slouch either.

They have a few other good young pieces too.

No, there is no need to blow it up, they just need to add a couple pieces.

 

[Mainstreet]

Without Jalen Brown it's hard to see how the Celtics could have done much better in the Nets series.

 

[Mainstreet]

This story seems to have developed quickly with Danny Ainge expected to step down.

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