ATL - 20-21 Season Begins

lvckv · Post #601 » by **lvckv** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 1:09 am

It'll come at some point but people have been saying that for years.

I think it would be more gradual in any case. His athleticism will degrade but the insane BBIQ, passing, vision and his shooting aren't going anywhere.

Post #602 » by **Prez** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 1:12 am

Gasol looked cooked in the bubble and especially in the playoffs, not super concerned about that pickup honestly. Non zero chance he’s just totally done by this next postseason.

Also Baynes/Boucher isn’t getting it done, good backup plan by Masai but they’re not one of the East elites anymore IMO. It’s Miami/Brooklyn/Boston and probably Philly as our competition.

Gun to my head, Brooklyn wins the East.

WRau1 · Post #603 » by **WRau1** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 1:14 am

LAL definitely is more talented than last year.

lvckv · Post #604 » by **lvckv** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 1:17 am

Gasol is lumbering and slow and can't do anything defensively on the perimeter but he is way better than McGee/Howard...

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LikeABosh · Post #605 » by **LikeABosh** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 1:18 am

WRau1 wrote:LAL definitely is more talented than last year.

Curious to see how everyone gels. That's a lot of turnover for a championship team. LeBron/AD/Carus/KCP/Kuzma are the only ones returning who played significant minutes I think.

But on paper, this might be the most talented team LeBron has ever been on

awd4cy · Post #606 » by **awd4cy** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 1:18 am

Lakers going to repeat. Sure makes it fun when you know the champion before the season starts

SupremeHustle · Post #607 » by **SupremeHustle** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 1:31 am

Prez wrote:Gasol looked cooked in the bubble and especially in the playoffs, not super concerned about that pickup honestly. Non zero chance he’s just totally done by this next postseason.

Also Baynes/Boucher isn’t getting it done, good backup plan by Masai but they’re not one of the East elites anymore IMO. It’s Miami/Brooklyn/Boston and probably Philly as our competition.

Gun to my head, Brooklyn wins the East.

That's who I put my $65 on.

Coach Carter · Post #608 » by **Coach Carter** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 1:36 am

I wanted Baynes, oh well, at least Giannis can still dunk on him.

drone3 · Post #609 » by **drone3** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 1:42 am

Ahhh there goes Baynes. We really needed an Aussie on the squad.

dbrodz7 · Post #610 » by **dbrodz7** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 1:42 am

As far as I'm concerned all this movement around the league and the east specifically doesn't matter if Giannis learned how to make a free throw and mid-range shot. IMO it doesn't much matter what everyone else looks like, our title hopes hinge on those two things.

Plossum · Post #611 » by **Plossum** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 3:31 am

LikeABosh wrote:
WRau1 wrote:LAL definitely is more talented than last year.

Curious to see how everyone gels. That's a lot of turnover for a championship team. LeBron/AD/Carus/KCP/Kuzma are the only ones returning who played significant minutes I think.

But on paper, this might be the most talented team LeBron has ever been on

I’d put the 12/13 Heat and 17 Cavs ahead. That 17 Cavs team he played on is particularly underrated because they lost to arguably the greatest team ever. But that was a really good Cavs roster.

ANTETOKOUNBROS · Post #612 » by **ANTETOKOUNBROS** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 3:32 am

drone3 wrote:Ahhh there goes Baynes. We really needed an Aussie on the squad.

Well, we can still get Bogut I am sure.

LikeABosh · Post #613 » by **LikeABosh** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 4:02 am

Plossum wrote:
LikeABosh wrote:
WRau1 wrote:LAL definitely is more talented than last year.

Curious to see how everyone gels. That's a lot of turnover for a championship team. LeBron/AD/Carus/KCP/Kuzma are the only ones returning who played significant minutes I think.

But on paper, this might be the most talented team LeBron has ever been on

I’d put the 12/13 Heat and 17 Cavs ahead. That 17 Cavs team he played on is particularly underrated because they lost to arguably the greatest team ever. But that was a really good Cavs roster.

2017 Cavs were bad defensively though (ranked 21st). Offense was insane

Post #614 » by **Prez** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 4:12 am

dbrodz7 wrote:As far as I'm concerned all this movement around the league and the east specifically doesn't matter if Giannis learned how to make a free throw and mid-range shot. IMO it doesn't much matter what everyone else looks like, our title hopes hinge on those two things.

The only team that truly scares me in the East is Brooklyn if Durant is more or less Durant. Or I guess whichever team trades for Harden if he goes East.

Probably gonna sound like bitter Bucks fan but I really don’t think they Miami beats us with Jrue instead of Bled, and Crowder not there to go Klay Thompson for a series. I think we beat them in a rematch.

Toronto, Philly, Indiana, Boston just don’t have enough.

I think the Lakers kill everyone tbh.

theFireBlanket · Post #615 » by **theFireBlanket** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 4:30 am

Giannis isn't losing the east this year. He's training with the right guy to goto his next level. Lakers signed Marc because Giannis admitted he gave him nightmares. They want to pickup Wes, toyed around on Bogdanovic. Brought in Kidd last year. They're obsessed with Giannis & the Bucks. Can they beat them? Can they lure Giannis to Hollywood?... It's all there. Would be sweet to finally meet at the end of this year.

blazza18 · Post #616 » by **blazza18** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:32 am

How did I miss Marcus Morris getting $64 million the other day? That's almost a 2016 level contract.

crkone · Post #617 » by **crkone** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 2:54 pm

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WeekapaugGroove · Post #618 » by **WeekapaugGroove** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 4:01 pm

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Baynes is a damn solid player. Now Toronto shouldn't expect him to fully hit those numbers this year because they really need to play him less than Phoenix did. He was forced into too many minutes with the Ayton suspension and while he was good it seemed to really take a toll on him physically. He's more effective in a 20 minute a night type role.

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Matches Malone · Post #619 » by **Matches Malone** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 5:29 pm

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M-C-G · Post #620 » by **M-C-G** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 7:26 pm

Honestly could not have been more wrong about the spending this off season. I thought it would be low on the point of collusion yet MLE type guys are getting Michael Redd type deals. It’s nuts.

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