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winforlose wrote:Calinks wrote:Wiggins did the right thing staying with the Warriors, love it for his legacy/career. Signing a big deal to be a tank commander somewhere else would have been a diaster. GS is where he needs to be.
Only in GSW can role players make 27.5 per year and be praised for it. He isn’t even their fourth best player.
whatisacenter wrote:winforlose wrote:Calinks wrote:Wiggins did the right thing staying with the Warriors, love it for his legacy/career. Signing a big deal to be a tank commander somewhere else would have been a diaster. GS is where he needs to be.
Only in GSW can role players make 27.5 per year and be praised for it. He isn’t even their fourth best player.
he was probably the Warriors second most important player in the finals behind Curry...
Devilzsidewalk wrote:Philly has some issues I think. I was envisioning Tucker as a role player, but they were using him like he's prime Bruce Bowen. He was playing heavy minutes and shadowing Tatum right out of the gate. I didn't know they were going to be asking so much from him. He played 33 minutes - I wouldn't be surprised if Gobert plays less than that tonight.
Then their bench...no Thybulle, no Shake Milton, no Paul Reed? I was somewhat surprised. I think they could've used those guys. At least Reed and Thybulle. House/Niang/Tucker/Harris seems like a really unreliable quartet of forwards.
winforlose wrote:Devilzsidewalk wrote:Philly has some issues I think. I was envisioning Tucker as a role player, but they were using him like he's prime Bruce Bowen. He was playing heavy minutes and shadowing Tatum right out of the gate. I didn't know they were going to be asking so much from him. He played 33 minutes - I wouldn't be surprised if Gobert plays less than that tonight.
Then their bench...no Thybulle, no Shake Milton, no Paul Reed? I was somewhat surprised. I think they could've used those guys. At least Reed and Thybulle. House/Niang/Tucker/Harris seems like a really unreliable quartet of forwards.
Gobert’s minutes will likely be a function of the game situation. A big lead (15+) probably means he gets more rest. A closer game probably means more minutes. Also the knee brace and health are a question. I don’t think he has a serious injury, but we might try and shorten his stints if that becomes an issue.
Calinks wrote:I really like the Sixers but I think they are screwed if Harden can't be elite most nights. The NBA makes it really hard to build a championship team around a big and as great as Embiid is, I'm starting to think it will be very very difficult for him to carry his team to a title if he's the top-scoring threat.
They really need an elite guard/wing and some other reliable players in those positions then they would be really hard to stop. Relying on Joel to get all the big buckets will be too easy to disrupt for elite defensive teams. If Harden is truly done, they are in big-time trouble.
Devilzsidewalk wrote:Philly has some issues I think. I was envisioning Tucker as a role player, but they were using him like he's prime Bruce Bowen. He was playing heavy minutes and shadowing Tatum right out of the gate. I didn't know they were going to be asking so much from him. He played 33 minutes - I wouldn't be surprised if Gobert plays less than that tonight.
Then their bench...no Thybulle, no Shake Milton, no Paul Reed? I was somewhat surprised. I think they could've used those guys. At least Reed and Thybulle. House/Niang/Tucker/Harris seems like a really unreliable quartet of forwards.
KGdaBom wrote:Devilzsidewalk wrote:Philly has some issues I think. I was envisioning Tucker as a role player, but they were using him like he's prime Bruce Bowen. He was playing heavy minutes and shadowing Tatum right out of the gate. I didn't know they were going to be asking so much from him. He played 33 minutes - I wouldn't be surprised if Gobert plays less than that tonight.
Then their bench...no Thybulle, no Shake Milton, no Paul Reed? I was somewhat surprised. I think they could've used those guys. At least Reed and Thybulle. House/Niang/Tucker/Harris seems like a really unreliable quartet of forwards.
Harris is about as consistent and reliable as forwards get.
KGdaBom wrote:Calinks wrote:I really like the Sixers but I think they are screwed if Harden can't be elite most nights. The NBA makes it really hard to build a championship team around a big and as great as Embiid is, I'm starting to think it will be very very difficult for him to carry his team to a title if he's the top-scoring threat.
They really need an elite guard/wing and some other reliable players in those positions then they would be really hard to stop. Relying on Joel to get all the big buckets will be too easy to disrupt for elite defensive teams. If Harden is truly done, they are in big-time trouble.
Harden sure didn't look done when I watched him last night.
Calinks wrote:The major media is still sleeping on us big time, we never get mentioned among the good teams in the NBA or west. It's always Memphis, Dallas, Clippers, Golden State, Denver, and then someone goes "The Pelcians are gonna be up there though!" The Pelicans have been getting a lot of love but we are chopped liver. It's like they expect us to be worse than last year. Even if we were the same we would still be battling for the 8-6 spot. It's weird how no one seems to expect us to be better.
tsherkin wrote:The important thing to take away here is that Klomp is wrong.
Esohny wrote:Why are you asking Klomp? "He's" actually a bot that posts random blurbs from a database.
Klomp wrote:I'm putting the tired in retired mod at the moment
Calinks wrote:The major media is still sleeping on us big time, we never get mentioned among the good teams in the NBA or west. It's always Memphis, Dallas, Clippers, Golden State, Denver, and then someone goes "The Pelcians are gonna be up there though!" The Pelicans have been getting a lot of love but we are chopped liver. It's like they expect us to be worse than last year. Even if we were the same we would still be battling for the 8-6 spot. It's weird how no one seems to expect us to be better.
tsherkin wrote:The important thing to take away here is that Klomp is wrong.
Esohny wrote:Why are you asking Klomp? "He's" actually a bot that posts random blurbs from a database.
Klomp wrote:I'm putting the tired in retired mod at the moment
D1SGRUNTL3D wrote:KGdaBom wrote:Devilzsidewalk wrote:Philly has some issues I think. I was envisioning Tucker as a role player, but they were using him like he's prime Bruce Bowen. He was playing heavy minutes and shadowing Tatum right out of the gate. I didn't know they were going to be asking so much from him. He played 33 minutes - I wouldn't be surprised if Gobert plays less than that tonight.
Then their bench...no Thybulle, no Shake Milton, no Paul Reed? I was somewhat surprised. I think they could've used those guys. At least Reed and Thybulle. House/Niang/Tucker/Harris seems like a really unreliable quartet of forwards.
Harris is about as consistent and reliable as forwards get.
In reality he makes super Star money and is an above avg role player.
Sixers board already had his thread bumped this morning without anything good to say
winforlose wrote:When Butler took the Wolves up the Western Conference standings we got more attention. The same should happen this year. ESPN loves 3 things more than just about anything else:
1. A young superstar that they can tell a story about. Zion and Ja are just two easy examples.
2. A drama surrounding a team and it’s fit. Lakers with Westbrook, Wolves with big ball/twin towers, ect…
3. An underdog who way over-preforms, like Memphis and Chicago last year.
We just happen to have all 3. Win 9 of the first 10 and we will be the talk of the national media.
winforlose wrote:Jazz leading Denver 72 to 50 nearing the end of the first half. Did Hell freeze over and I missed the memo?
KGdaBom wrote:winforlose wrote:Jazz leading Denver 72 to 50 nearing the end of the first half. Did Hell freeze over and I missed the memo?
Utah not only beats Denver, but beats them bad. Wolves lead the Division.
tsherkin wrote:The important thing to take away here is that Klomp is wrong.
Esohny wrote:Why are you asking Klomp? "He's" actually a bot that posts random blurbs from a database.
Klomp wrote:I'm putting the tired in retired mod at the moment
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