Stephen A. Smith says we're a piece away from winning it all

Ditto

 

Everything he says good. Not everything he says.

We differ. I think its a joke that people are happily posting quotes from guys they have despised because they are now saying nice things. You don't. No reason to argue about it

 

You guys completely misunderstand the point of posting links to national pundits like Smith.

It's not because they suddenly have credibility, it's because you know you've arrived when the pundits like Stephen A. jump on your bandwagon. Apparently we haven't come far enough to convince Skip Bayless though.

 

I'll listen to the guy when it comes to cheez doodles, but i don't care what he has to say about basketball.

 

It's a pleasant diversion to see something like that, but too often I feel like people try to turn it into some kind of validation. That said if it's coming from people whose basketball opinions I respect then that's a different story. If it was Steve Kerr for example then you start to get my attention.

 

It doesn't carry any weight, other than the justification that we're playing well enough that someone like Smith would publicly say we could be title contenders.

Did he say anything substantive? No. I love when people say "they could beat any team on any give night." That could be said about literally any team in the league. He offers nothing about what piece is needed, or who, or where we could get it. We're playing well and Smith wants to be able to say that he was on our bandwagon since early in the season.

It's only interesting because it's funny.

 

Is there some unwritten rule where you have to agree with everything a writer or on air guy says 100% of the time? I just dont get this angle of yours mm.

Guy: "pizza is good"
Me: "I agree!"

Guy: "I like to get my scrotum stapled to other guys scrotums"
Me: "me too!"

Guy: the blazers suck
Me: "whoa, not really feeling that"

Clearly, one can differ occasionally. Not sure why you think they can't.

And 2 out of 3 ain't bad

 

I think you're pretty close to the mark ... a more reliable sixth man scorer type wouldn't be a bad way to go too (also, I wouldn't cry if they found a reserve point-guard who was more of a pass-first guy).

 

You know it's funny though, Wes would be a great bench player. He plays good defense and when he's hot, you leave him in. Getting someone like Evan Turner would be great because you start Turner and then move Wes to the bench where I think he could be very strong.

 

You'd think Wes would be perfect for the bench scoring role. He's one of those streaky guys that can go off for 30. If he's coming off the bench, you can afford to either ride him when he's hot, or play someone else when he's struggling (like last night.)

 

Evan Turner looks so much better this season (or he did early). Tough to imagine getting him for anything less than Wesley and other "significant" pieces.

 

Yeah, I watched some of their segments last season. Joke would be good description for Stephen A. Smith. Skip has some interesting takes once in a while.

 

They're trying to tank though, right? Hawes and Turner are both free agents after this season. You might be right, but I was hoping they'd bite on a trade for CJ, Robinson, and Mayers. Three young, talented guys that won't affect their win percentages right now.

 

Dame's defense has been disappointing this year. He was getting burned left and right last night.

 

Seems to me he is at the point of either or. Earlier he was really focusing on defense and shooting poorly. The last few games he has not focused on defense and shot well

 

It looked to me like he was expecting help when he was funneling his man to the baseline, but no help came. Aldridge really isn't a very good help defender, as shown on that last shot by Monta.