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Sixers desperately need a guy like CJ

 

Doc Rivers doesn't want to use his challenge with a minute left? What? Could have used the TO to come up with a better play also.

 

That Harris guy looked pretty good. Would any of the guys who didn't want to trade him and Richardson for CJ be willing to get him and Curry for CJ?

 

Jazz about to go 14-4. They're for real.
Meanwhile, the Mavs aren't taking off like they were supposed to. Maybe they miss Seth Curry?

 

half their team has been out cuz of Covid and they just recently got KP back. They'll turn it around once guys get back into shape

 

Beal's wife

 

Lucky franchise to recover after Hayward bailed on them so quick. Can’t wait to rebuild and find a gem

 

I feel bad for Bradley Beal. Putting up all-star numbers and keep losing. Kind a like Dame, fighting for us every year and losing teammates left and right.

 

there have been some teams underperforming their expectations so far:

* Miami is now 6-11 after making it to the ECF 4 months ago. Of course, they have been bit by injuries and Covid real hard: Butler has missed 11 games; Avery Bradley has missed 10; Herro missed 7; Nunn has missed 5; Dragic 4; Adebayo 2. And of course, Meyers, Mr. Swish-3 himself, has missed 14

* after a hot start, Phoenix has lost 4 of 5 and gone from 7-4 to 8-8. They've been really healthy too. But 3 games in a row were cancelled and that time off seemed to take away their Mojo

* Dallas has struggled so far and is 8-10. But there are some major mitigating factors for the Mavs. They've had perhaps the toughest schedule in the NBA. And even though HCA doesn't mean as much as it normally does, it's still a factor, and the Mavs have played 12 of their 18 games on the road. Then you have to factor for injuries and Covid: Porzingas has missed 10 games; Josh Richardson, Maxi Kleber, and Dorian Finney-Smith have missed 9 each; Dwight Powell missed 8; Jalen Brunson 5. Doncic and Hardaway have both missed a game

 

This pisses me off. You want to get paid 127,000,000 for five years? Then it’s on YOU to win games. Make someone better. If you don’t want that, you get role player money. This drives me crazy. If he’s so good that he’s “wasting away and deserves to win”, then why can’t his team win anything? You can’t expect to get max money and not be the man. This is why the NBA screwed itself. Don’t give guys who can’t help you win games max money.

 

Is he stat chasing? I forget how it works.

 

Do you think there is a forum member in Miami, Phoenix or Dallas making a list like this and breaking down all the injuries we've had, yet complimented us on our record in spite of it?

 

Go read any forum and there are multiple. Not just Miami, Phoenix or Dallas.

 

i mean, have you seen their roster...

 

yeah it sucks right now. But just two years ago they were 32-50 with:

Beal
Wall
Ariza
D Howard
Markieff Morris
Oubre
Rivers
Otto Porter

 

Didn't Wall just return from a 2-year injury absence? That would mean he didn't play 2 years ago... Also, Beal is considerably better now than he was at the time, and Dwight was deep in his downward spiral between LA stints. There's some talent in that group, but lots of red flags.