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MrFortune3 · Post #1321 » by **MrFortune3** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 5:00 pm

MAQ wrote:Giannis has thrown 2 shots at Harden. I dislike harden as much as the next, but I won't fault him for standing his ground.

Plus, defense aside, I kinda agree with him.

Harden is awful to watch. That’s not basketball.

Hangtime84 · Post #1322 » by **Hangtime84** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 5:12 pm

MrFortune3 wrote:
MAQ wrote:Giannis has thrown 2 shots at Harden. I dislike harden as much as the next, but I won't fault him for standing his ground.

Plus, defense aside, I kinda agree with him.

Harden is awful to watch. That’s not basketball.

Harden last year MVP comments were directed at Giannis

Mech Engineer · Post #1323 » by **Mech Engineer** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 7:07 pm

MAQ wrote:Giannis has thrown 2 shots at Harden. I dislike harden as much as the next, but I won't fault him for standing his ground.

Plus, defense aside, I kinda agree with him.

Actually, Harden is a pretty smart team defender.

Post #1324 » by **coldfish** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 9:20 pm

MAQ wrote:Giannis has thrown 2 shots at Harden. I dislike harden as much as the next, but I won't fault him for standing his ground.

Plus, defense aside, I kinda agree with him.

I’m just happy NBA competitors are actually being competitive. I wish more of them would take shots at each other

BeKuK · Post #1325 » by **BeKuK** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 9:33 pm

coldfish wrote:
I’m just happy NBA competitors are actually being competitive. I wish more of them would take shots at each other

Yah, just wait for the NBA to fine Players for taking shots at each other! (if this becomes common)

dumbell78 · Post #1326 » by **dumbell78** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 9:37 pm

MAQ wrote:Giannis has thrown 2 shots at Harden. I dislike harden as much as the next, but I won't fault him for standing his ground.

Plus, defense aside, I kinda agree with him.

This goes back to Harden/Rockets last year and their shots at Giannis regarding MVP, it wasn't Giannis that started this silly back and forth.

And if you think Giannis is dominant on offense because he's 7 foot tall and can dunk, well why is he the only one in the league doing it? How many seven footers in league history? How many were/are able to do what Giannis is doing.

Its a ridiculous POV and has salt all over it.

jc23 · Post #1327 » by **jc23** » Sun Mar 1, 2020 4:40 am

Read on Twitter

basketball might not be what it was but it should remain a physical sport, cant let these wing guys just dance all day and not get some contact from time to time.

Indomitable · Post #1328 » by **Indomitable** » Sun Mar 1, 2020 5:07 am

dumbell78 wrote:
MAQ wrote:Giannis has thrown 2 shots at Harden. I dislike harden as much as the next, but I won't fault him for standing his ground.

Plus, defense aside, I kinda agree with him.

This goes back to Harden/Rockets last year and their shots at Giannis regarding MVP, it wasn't Giannis that started this silly back and forth.

And if you think Giannis is dominant on offense because he's 7 foot tall and can dunk, well why is he the only one in the league doing it? How many seven footers in league history? How many were/are able to do what Giannis is doing.

Its a ridiculous POV and has salt all over it.

Harden has behaved like this the past season.

GameBredAPBT · Post #1329 » by **GameBredAPBT** » Sun Mar 1, 2020 5:52 am

Oladipo slowly but surely rounding back into form. He & Brogdon beginning to figure it out. If they can both stay healthy & progress alongside one another, that’s a potential best backcourt in the league

Westbrook was unreal tonight. Wouldn’t have loved for the Bulls to have found a way to get him. What rockets are doing right right now is really amazing

dumbell78 · Post #1330 » by **dumbell78** » Sun Mar 1, 2020 9:25 pm

This Milton kid in Philly showing out with being called up from the GLeague. It's what I was talking about a couple weeks back, just bring in some kids last part of the season and see if anything can be found. Instead we just carry dead weight.

JohnnyTapwater · Post #1331 » by **JohnnyTapwater** » Sun Mar 1, 2020 10:09 pm

I don't know where to put this...

...but I hear great things about Damon Stoudamire as HC. His BBIQ, His people/ leadership skills.

I'll take it.

Post #1332 » by **RedBulls23** » Sun Mar 1, 2020 10:29 pm

Read on Twitter

Chi town · Post #1333 » by **Chi town** » Sun Mar 1, 2020 11:12 pm

coldfish wrote:
MAQ wrote:Giannis has thrown 2 shots at Harden. I dislike harden as much as the next, but I won't fault him for standing his ground.

Plus, defense aside, I kinda agree with him.

I’m just happy NBA competitors are actually being competitive. I wish more of them would take shots at each other

Me too!!!

dice · Post #1334 » by **dice** » Mon Mar 2, 2020 3:32 am

MrFortune3 wrote:
MAQ wrote:Giannis has thrown 2 shots at Harden. I dislike harden as much as the next, but I won't fault him for standing his ground.

Plus, defense aside, I kinda agree with him.

Harden is awful to watch. That’s not basketball.

the crime is that he'd be good to watch if he didn't work the refs and they allowed themselves to be worked

it would be cosmic justice if he suffered a major injury while flopping. or sprained an ankle while shuffling his way from the elbow to the 3 pt line w/o dribbling

dice · Post #1335 » by **dice** » Mon Mar 2, 2020 3:34 am

Mech Engineer wrote:
MAQ wrote:Giannis has thrown 2 shots at Harden. I dislike harden as much as the next, but I won't fault him for standing his ground.

Plus, defense aside, I kinda agree with him.

Actually, Harden is a pretty smart team defender.

really good in the post as well

dice · Post #1336 » by **dice** » Mon Mar 2, 2020 3:45 am

dumbell78 wrote:This Milton kid in Philly showing out with being called up from the GLeague. It's what I was talking about a couple weeks back, just bring in some kids last part of the season and see if anything can be found. Instead we just carry dead weight.

what do you think max strus and mokoka are? do you think the bulls are intentionally bringing in BAD end-of-bench guys? of course not

milton was signed to a FOUR YEAR deal over the offseason. after playing like trash in 268 total minutes as a 2nd round pick last season. he is NOT a late season "throw **** at the wall" acquisition. he just got virtually no playing time until 5 weeks ago. garpax would have been endlessly trashed for signing shake milton to that deal ("doesn't give us flexibility, blahblahblah"). garpax gave shaq harrison a ONE year deal after he actually proved that he could compete in the league

dumbell78 · Post #1337 » by **dumbell78** » Mon Mar 2, 2020 3:49 am

dice wrote:
dumbell78 wrote:This Milton kid in Philly showing out with being called up from the GLeague. It's what I was talking about a couple weeks back, just bring in some kids last part of the season and see if anything can be found. Instead we just carry dead weight.

what do you think max strus and mokoka are? do you think the bulls are intentionally bringing in BAD end-of-bench guys? of course not

milton was signed to a FOUR YEAR deal over the offseason. after playing like trash in 268 total minutes as a 2nd round pick last season. he is NOT a late season "throw **** at the wall" acquisition. he just got virtually no playing time until 5 weeks ago. garpax would have been endlessly trashed for signing shake milton to that deal ("doesn't give us flexibility, blahblahblah"). garpax gave shaq harrison a ONE year deal after he actually proved that he could compete in the league

It's not about Milton, I couldn't care less about him. We have FIVE PG's on this roster that can't play the position to great effect and a guy like Shrek still around. Lotta dead weight.......Strus and the French kid have hardly seen the floor this year.

dice · Post #1338 » by **dice** » Mon Mar 2, 2020 4:02 am

dumbell78 wrote:
dice wrote:
dumbell78 wrote:This Milton kid in Philly showing out with being called up from the GLeague. It's what I was talking about a couple weeks back, just bring in some kids last part of the season and see if anything can be found. Instead we just carry dead weight.

what do you think max strus and mokoka are? do you think the bulls are intentionally bringing in BAD end-of-bench guys? of course not

milton was signed to a FOUR YEAR deal over the offseason. after playing like trash in 268 total minutes as a 2nd round pick last season. he is NOT a late season "throw **** at the wall" acquisition. he just got virtually no playing time until 5 weeks ago. garpax would have been endlessly trashed for signing shake milton to that deal ("doesn't give us flexibility, blahblahblah"). garpax gave shaq harrison a ONE year deal after he actually proved that he could compete in the league

It's not about Milton, I couldn't care less about him. We have FIVE PG's on this roster that can't play the position to great effect and a guy like Shrek still around. Lotta dead weight.......Strus and the French kid have hardly seen the floor this year.

we have 5 rotation guards on the roster in total. i suppose they could cut felicio, strus and mokoka and shuffle other guys through though

Post #1339 » by **HomoSapien** » Mon Mar 2, 2020 4:08 am

The issue I have with Shaq is that his strengths are so similar to Kris Dunn's. We really didn't need both of them on the roster.

dice · Post #1340 » by **dice** » Mon Mar 2, 2020 4:25 am

HomoSapien wrote:The issue I have with Shaq is that his strengths are so similar to Kris Dunn's. We really didn't need both of them on the roster.

perhaps they couldn't deal dunn's expiring...would've been a very garpaxdorf cost-cutting move