Anfernee Simons is unbelievable

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  1. Wade Garrett

    Wade Garrett Exactly right.

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    Same here.
     
    Wade Garrett, Feb 16, 2022
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    Honestly, like I just said in the game thread the game against the Nets on March 18th will be nine weeks and one day after Dame's surgery, a surgery that takes four to six weeks to recover from. Dame should be back by then because we will be competitive. If Dame and Ant don't show major synergy by the time our clock runs out on this season... obviously hoping that's in the playoffs, then we need to get the best star running mate we can for Ant that really fits in Chauncey's system and better fits Ant's timeline. I think a package centered around Jaylen Brown would make a lot of sense for both teams.

    We'll see though, maybe Dame and Ant will play complementary ball and we'll have the best back court in the league along with some great role players. If that's the case I would want to send two future firsts to Detroit for Grant and fit him into the TPE. He's never even said he wants to be the number one guy or that he needs a max contract but honestly if we get Ant to re-sign for around 25M per season at a discount, we should be able to extend Grant for that amount at full price. We could draft BPA with the Pelicans pick. We would have a rotation of Dame, Ant, Nas, Grant, Nurk, Hart, Winslow, Trendon, the Pelicans first rounder and one of Keon, GB3 or Elleby. If Dame and Ant make each other better then that's a contending team.
     
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    Baby Dame.
     
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    That is IDENTICAL to dame. Footwork and all.

    Imagine a team having to guard two people that can do that at any time.
     
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    Genuinely surprised
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    The dude is night and day different from last year. Billups has clearly been a huge influence for him.
     
    Natebishop3, Feb 16, 2022
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    He's definitely more aggressive than last year.
     
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    no we have to trade one of them because dame and CJ didn’t work under Stotts or something.
     
    Scalma, Feb 16, 2022
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I think that Billups has empowered him. You can just see the confidence now. Stotts was a shit coach.
     
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    He very much makes Lillard expendable so we can balance out this roster. Lillard very much is who he is at this point. Great player, limited time at peak level of play and he doesn’t really fit in with Billups vision of what he wants his teams to do.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Name the last time that two undersized guards as your best players has worked for a team.
     
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    Talk less please.
     
    Scalma, Feb 16, 2022
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  14. Wade Garrett

    Wade Garrett Exactly right.

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    Walt Frazier and Earl Monroe, 1973 NY Knicks.
     
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    Isiah Thomas/Joe Dumars
     
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    It’s called typing, snatch.

    Undersized, below average defensive back courts won’t take you far in the playoffs.

    If it’s too hard for you to understand that, maybe you shouldn’t post anymore.
     
    MickZagger, Feb 16, 2022
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    You need to fucking talk less if you're going to treat people like shit all of the time. What the fuck dude?
     
    blazerkor, Feb 16, 2022
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Exactly. 30+ years ago.
     
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    The trade return for Dame would definitely be HUGE!
     
    BigGameDamian, Feb 16, 2022
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    Lmao I thought about that for a few second but then realized Ant brings playmaking and he wins by default lol
     
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