OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA THREAD - June 2021

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  1. AldoTrapani

    AldoTrapani Well-Known Member

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    Hell naw.. cp3 doesn’t rely on athleticism and separation moves to make 3s. Cp3 is all cerebral the way he plays basketball
     
    AldoTrapani, Jun 9, 2021
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    AldoTrapani Well-Known Member

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    Ya see why I said there was no point of the 2nd round even if we beat the Nuggets lol
     
    AldoTrapani, Jun 9, 2021
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Yep, defense is a lot of just simple effort, and schemes. Yeah, having longer arms or being taller helps (same with being fast), but it's not as hard to play passable defense.
     
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    I hope our next head coach can have the same impact as Monty Williams has had on the Phoenix Suns.
     
    RipCity4Life0, Jun 9, 2021
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    AldoTrapani Well-Known Member

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    Lmao tell me about it
     
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    Monty is from Pop Pedigree. Why not give Udoka or Becky a chance
     
    DDolla, Jun 9, 2021
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    James Jones, the Phoenix GM since 2018, is the kind of GM Portland needs instead of Mr Snakeoil

    in four seasons, he has guided the Suns from the worst record in the NBA; from consecutive seasons of 21 and 19 wins, to then the equivalent of 38 wins, then this season, the equivalent of 58 wins and the 2nd best record in the NBA

    How? well unlike Olshey he didn't spend all his time dumpster diving and rearranging the rotational pieces in the 2nd and 3rd rows. He had his all-star SG and went out, took a big risk, and added a older HOF player to pair with his existing elite player. He didn't overrate his role players for 6 years. And he didn't enlist the whole fucking team into being the dumbfuck custodian of some over the hill star's legacy.

    he also didn't fuck up his full MLE either. While Olshey was overpaying for an ill-fitting SF, Jones signed a perfect fit in Jae Crowder

    a tale of two GM's and the one in Phoenix is clearly better, while the inferior one in Portland apparently gets a 10th season to drive the Blazers into the ditch....again
     
    wizenheimer, Jun 9, 2021
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  8. KSF-ERIC

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    Suns have played 14 guys tonight. Is that legal?
     
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    Jones chose Ayton over Doncic. I know they’re up 2-0 in the second round but that pick won’t age well. He could’ve looked elsewhere for a big man and taken the guy with Top 10 all time potential. We shouldn’t be praising Jones here. At least not yet.
     
    KSF-ERIC, Jun 9, 2021
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    Suns are a nice team. But they wouldn’t be where they’re at without Paul. I’m curious what’s going to happen in a year or two.
     
    MickZagger, Jun 9, 2021
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  11. wizenheimer

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    that was before Jones took over
     
    wizenheimer, Jun 9, 2021
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    Blazers are a nice team. But they wouldn’t be where they’re at without Dame. I’m curious what’s going to happen in a year or two.
     
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  13. MickZagger

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    I agree. I think Lillard leaving will hurt a lot more
     
    MickZagger, Jun 9, 2021
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    Btw Ayton had another 15 and 10 game with just 2 fouls. TWO FOULS! my god Nurkic is so garbage please get rid of that mental case
     
    AldoTrapani, Jun 9, 2021
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    Takes one to know one right ? Officiating dictates big men. Joker has shot 6 FTs in the second round. He averaged that per game against the Blazers.
     
    HailBlazers, Jun 9, 2021
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    One Team Played Hard
     
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    I’m not even going to get mad if Dame ask for a trade. Dude gave it all and deserves to get a ring.
     
    DDolla, Jun 10, 2021
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    ...you can only feel this way if you had unrealistic expectations about the 6th seed Blazers :dunno: they showed us who they were all year long!
     
    Haakzilla, Jun 10, 2021
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    Mental case? That's such a dumb thing to call him. Clown show still exists in the ignored section I see.
     
    BonesJones, Jun 10, 2021
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