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[Wildcat]

Jimmy is 1 bad game from everyone saying he's washed. With that said, Rockets are too green. If they don't get it together, this is Warriors series to lose.

[HopelessKnick]

Warriors are overrated and they won't get to the finals barring any bad injuries to the west's top teams.

They stand zero chance against OKC. But they will also lose to the Clippers and Wolves and likely to the Nuggets and Lakers as well. The Rockets were the only team in the top 6 they could beat. And that's due to the Rockets inexperience but also lack of shooting and true go-to scorer. While the Warriors' defense improved a lot with Butler there, it is more the Rockets inability to hit shots that sunk them in game 1. They had multiple open looks they just missed--even at the rim. They closed a 25point deficit to 4 points within like 8-10 minutes of play basically with just hitting a couple 3 pointer.

Outside OKC, to me the Wolves and Clippers are the most well-rounded teams out west. If the Wolves manage to oust the Lakers, they will stomp the Warriors for sure.

OKC has proven me wrong over and over, but I don’t see them contain Stephen Curry (or Kawhi). It’ll be a very interesting postseason. These are my three favorites in the West: OKC, GSW, LAC. Let’s see if we can beat Boston

Luckily for the Warriors they likely won't face OKC because they won't get to the WCF to begin with. I honestly think OKC would sweep them. They wouldn't even need to contain Curry much---Think they way Curry played last night--yet Houston really only needed to hit a couple more open 3 pointer to turn that game around. They were 6-29 from 3. Many of them open looks...Had they managed to go 10-29 they could very well have won the game already despite some insane shots by Curry and Butler playing great as well. GSW stands zero chance against OKC. Zero.
Think Houston type defense with two bigs that can score and a MVP candidate and shotmaker as well as a perfect 2nd option that can put up 20-25points. No one in the west will ultimately beat OKC and they are overwhelming favorites to win the title. I'll give the Clippers a minimal chance to hang with them because they have Kawhi who could give SGA some trouble maybe. No one else can guard SGA remotely in the west. OKC has the leader, size, depth, defense, offense and coaching.

SGA-Dortz-J-Dubb-Holmgren-Hartenstein....I mean literally look at that 2-way line-up. Elite both sides of the court. 5 strong defenders, all of them can score. And then you have Caruso, Wallace, Williams and Wiggins off the bench. Excellent coaching to go along with it. If they stay healthy, they win.

[The Vo Show]

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/44704219/inside-end-luka-doncic-era-dallas-mavericks

Nico fired Casey Smith (who now works for the Knicks thank the gods) while he was taking care of his terminally ill mom. Casey Smith was credited by Dirk for extending his career, was considered so important by Mavs that he'd sit in on free agency meetings and was with the Mavs for 2 decades...

Nico is the worst GM I've ever seen and I've been a Knick fan for 30 years... we've seen some realllllly bad GMs but this guy takes the cake

[Knicksfan1992]

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/44704219/inside-end-luka-doncic-era-dallas-mavericks

Nico fired Casey Smith (who now works for the Knicks thank the gods) while he was taking care of his terminally ill mom. Casey Smith was credited by Dirk for extending his career, was considered so important by Mavs that he'd sit in on free agency meetings and was with the Mavs for 2 decades...

Nico is the worst GM I've ever seen and I've been a Knick fan for 30 years... we've seen some realllllly bad GMs but this guy takes the cake

I think this is more of an example of bad ownership. A GM shouldn't have THIS much power...Especially one that doesn't really have any formal NBA front office experience.

Even with Leon, while Dolan clearly gives him a lot of leeway, Leon made sure to bring in FO people who had a ton of experience working within the NBA. Also Leon has been in negotiating rooms and around teams way more often than a shoe exec would have been..

Nico has seemingly said eff all that and ownership seems to either not care or know any better to stop him.

[Jeff Van Gully]

this should be the last one.

zoom in on nico!

previous thread: viewtopic.php?f=24&t=2442367

jfc nfw this gon b the last one!

[GettinitDone]

Wait so Kuminga is suddenly in a doghouse...?

Can we get him on the cheap??

Is he low iq? Non impactful on winning??

I followed his season pretty closely because I have him in BAF. He was starting to put up some big games in December and then had an ankle injury that kept him out a few months. By the time he returned, the Warriors had traded for Butler which took him out of the mix as a primary option at any point of the game. I think he could be one of the primary options somewhere but not yet on a team that has real playoff aspirations, which the Warriors now do. The Warriors have enough and better chiefs.

He needs to find a new home. From there, I think it really depends where he lands. As his fantasy owner, I was REALLY hoping he'd unite with Spo in the Butler trade. I think he really would have taken off there. He's not high IQ but when he gets cooking he can impact wins and his defense has improved to where he's no longer a liability and sometimes even good.

On that note, I don't think he's a great fit here. We have Brunson and KAT (I would assume we'd move Mikal) here and he again falls the wayside. I'd rather have Mikal. I think he needs to land in a situation where a team can build up with him. Maybe Houston.

Thanks ! Great info !!

Leon likes to take chances on young studs (e.g. Reddish), maybe he takes a chance on Kuminga... I agree with you it may not work, but he could be an All Star if he's the consistent primary or secondary option.

The Dubs now imo have a team that can go to WCF WITHOUT him, that means he can be traded to get even more star vet help for next season, if they don't win a chip this year, then imo they still have 1 more year window to win.

If you're JK it has to be a frustrating situation... he gotta be complaining behind the scene for Kerr not to play him at all... I can't imagine someone with that skill behaving perfectly doesn't even see playing time off the bench... so it must have something to do with his off court behavior

[Capn'O]

Wait so Kuminga is suddenly in a doghouse...?

Can we get him on the cheap??

Is he low iq? Non impactful on winning??

I followed his season pretty closely because I have him in BAF. He was starting to put up some big games in December and then had an ankle injury that kept him out a few months. By the time he returned, the Warriors had traded for Butler which took him out of the mix as a primary option at any point of the game. I think he could be one of the primary options somewhere but not yet on a team that has real playoff aspirations, which the Warriors now do. The Warriors have enough and better chiefs.

He needs to find a new home. From there, I think it really depends where he lands. As his fantasy owner, I was REALLY hoping he'd unite with Spo in the Butler trade. I think he really would have taken off there. He's not high IQ but when he gets cooking he can impact wins and his defense has improved to where he's no longer a liability and sometimes even good.

On that note, I don't think he's a great fit here. We have Brunson and KAT (I would assume we'd move Mikal) here and he again falls the wayside. I'd rather have Mikal. I think he needs to land in a situation where a team can build up with him. Maybe Houston.

Thanks ! Great info !!

Leon likes to take chances on young studs (e.g. Reddish), maybe he takes a chance on Kuminga... I agree with you it may not work, but he could be an All Star if he's the consistent primary or secondary option.

The Dubs now imo have a team that can go to WCF WITHOUT him, that means he can be traded to get even more star vet help for next season, if they don't win a chip this year, then imo they still have 1 more year window to win.

If you're JK it has to be a frustrating situation... he gotta be complaining behind the scene for Kerr not to play him at all... I can't imagine someone with that skill behaving perfectly doesn't even see playing time off the bench... so it must have something to do with his off court behavior

There's some overlap with Reddish for sure though Kuminga's floor is substantially higher. I was thinking as I wrote this that a lot of what I wrote could have applied to Reddish at one point.

My sense is the Warriors ask is pretty high on him though this season's events may force the issue. A bit of a hostage situation.

[3toheadmelo]

I followed his season pretty closely because I have him in BAF. He was starting to put up some big games in December and then had an ankle injury that kept him out a few months. By the time he returned, the Warriors had traded for Butler which took him out of the mix as a primary option at any point of the game. I think he could be one of the primary options somewhere but not yet on a team that has real playoff aspirations, which the Warriors now do. The Warriors have enough and better chiefs.

He needs to find a new home. From there, I think it really depends where he lands. As his fantasy owner, I was REALLY hoping he'd unite with Spo in the Butler trade. I think he really would have taken off there. He's not high IQ but when he gets cooking he can impact wins and his defense has improved to where he's no longer a liability and sometimes even good.

On that note, I don't think he's a great fit here. We have Brunson and KAT (I would assume we'd move Mikal) here and he again falls the wayside. I'd rather have Mikal. I think he needs to land in a situation where a team can build up with him. Maybe Houston.

Thanks ! Great info !!

Leon likes to take chances on young studs (e.g. Reddish), maybe he takes a chance on Kuminga... I agree with you it may not work, but he could be an All Star if he's the consistent primary or secondary option.

The Dubs now imo have a team that can go to WCF WITHOUT him, that means he can be traded to get even more star vet help for next season, if they don't win a chip this year, then imo they still have 1 more year window to win.

If you're JK it has to be a frustrating situation... he gotta be complaining behind the scene for Kerr not to play him at all... I can't imagine someone with that skill behaving perfectly doesn't even see playing time off the bench... so it must have something to do with his off court behavior

There's some overlap with Reddish for sure though Kuminga's floor is substantially higher. I was thinking as I wrote this that a lot of what I wrote could have applied to Reddish at one point.

My sense is the Warriors ask is pretty high on him though this season's events may force the issue. A bit of a hostage situation.

This is sorta like the Giddey situation. Stuck on a really good team that doesn’t need him

[Capn'O]

Thanks ! Great info !!

Leon likes to take chances on young studs (e.g. Reddish), maybe he takes a chance on Kuminga... I agree with you it may not work, but he could be an All Star if he's the consistent primary or secondary option.

The Dubs now imo have a team that can go to WCF WITHOUT him, that means he can be traded to get even more star vet help for next season, if they don't win a chip this year, then imo they still have 1 more year window to win.

If you're JK it has to be a frustrating situation... he gotta be complaining behind the scene for Kerr not to play him at all... I can't imagine someone with that skill behaving perfectly doesn't even see playing time off the bench... so it must have something to do with his off court behavior

There's some overlap with Reddish for sure though Kuminga's floor is substantially higher. I was thinking as I wrote this that a lot of what I wrote could have applied to Reddish at one point.

My sense is the Warriors ask is pretty high on him though this season's events may force the issue. A bit of a hostage situation.

This is sorta like the Giddey situation. Stuck on a really good team that doesn’t need him

Huh, yeah, it's a lot like that one.

[3toheadmelo]

There's some overlap with Reddish for sure though Kuminga's floor is substantially higher. I was thinking as I wrote this that a lot of what I wrote could have applied to Reddish at one point.

My sense is the Warriors ask is pretty high on him though this season's events may force the issue. A bit of a hostage situation.

This is sorta like the Giddey situation. Stuck on a really good team that doesn’t need him

Huh, yeah, it's a lot like that one.

The bulls should actually go after him too lol. Patrick Williams has been a massive bust so Kuminga would be a pretty good replacement.

[Capn'O]

This is sorta like the Giddey situation. Stuck on a really good team that doesn’t need him

Huh, yeah, it's a lot like that one.

The bulls should actually go after him too lol. Patrick Williams has been a massive bust so Kuminga would be a pretty good replacement.

Playoff Melo on FIRE

[NoDopeOnSundays]

As a young team the Rockets showing a lot of heart to battle back, their defense has held up like crazy, their offense is horrible though.

Fred VanFelton killing them 3/16 fg 1/10 3pt 7pts

Nodope was calling for us to sign him too

I wanted a champion in his 20s before we got Brunson.


You want LaVine in his 30s in 2025. We are not the same.

[Wildcat]

Wait so Kuminga is suddenly in a doghouse...?

Can we get him on the cheap??

Is he low iq? Non impactful on winning??

I followed his season pretty closely because I have him in BAF. He was starting to put up some big games in December and then had an ankle injury that kept him out a few months. By the time he returned, the Warriors had traded for Butler which took him out of the mix as a primary option at any point of the game. I think he could be one of the primary options somewhere but not yet on a team that has real playoff aspirations, which the Warriors now do. The Warriors have enough and better chiefs.

He needs to find a new home. From there, I think it really depends where he lands. As his fantasy owner, I was REALLY hoping he'd unite with Spo in the Butler trade. I think he really would have taken off there. He's not high IQ but when he gets cooking he can impact wins and his defense has improved to where he's no longer a liability and sometimes even good.

On that note, I don't think he's a great fit here. We have Brunson and KAT (I would assume we'd move Mikal) here and he again falls the wayside. I'd rather have Mikal. I think he needs to land in a situation where a team can build up with him. Maybe Houston.

Thanks ! Great info !!

Leon likes to take chances on young studs (e.g. Reddish), maybe he takes a chance on Kuminga... I agree with you it may not work, but he could be an All Star if he's the consistent primary or secondary option.

The Dubs now imo have a team that can go to WCF WITHOUT him, that means he can be traded to get even more star vet help for next season, if they don't win a chip this year, then imo they still have 1 more year window to win.

If you're JK it has to be a frustrating situation... he gotta be complaining behind the scene for Kerr not to play him at all... I can't imagine someone with that skill behaving perfectly doesn't even see playing time off the bench... so it must have something to do with his off court behavior

Or they're playing hard ball to tank his value so no one can offer him a high qualifying offer. Personally, I don't think he's better than any other wing on this team (OG, Bridges, Hart) else on this team. And he'll end up with

[MrDollarBills]

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/44704219/inside-end-luka-doncic-era-dallas-mavericks

Nico fired Casey Smith (who now works for the Knicks thank the gods) while he was taking care of his terminally ill mom. Casey Smith was credited by Dirk for extending his career, was considered so important by Mavs that he'd sit in on free agency meetings and was with the Mavs for 2 decades...

Nico is the worst GM I've ever seen and I've been a Knick fan for 30 years... we've seen some realllllly bad GMs but this guy takes the cake

I read the article. Harrison is clearly an ego maniac who wanted to surround himself with Yes men instead of qualified individuals.

He did Luka a favor.

[sol537]

Deuce + Precious (re-signed) for Kuminga in the off-season? Not a bad gamble...

[3toheadmelo]

Fred VanFelton killing them 3/16 fg 1/10 3pt 7pts

Nodope was calling for us to sign him too

I wanted a champion in his 20s before we got Brunson.


You want LaVine in his 30s in 2025. We are not the same.

That’s like saying this

[NoDopeOnSundays]

Nodope was calling for us to sign him too

I wanted a champion in his 20s before we got Brunson.


You want LaVine in his 30s in 2025. We are not the same.

That’s like saying this

Didn't you want him in 2016? I could be mistaken?

[3toheadmelo]

I wanted a champion in his 20s before we got Brunson.


You want LaVine in his 30s in 2025. We are not the same.

That’s like saying this

Didn't you want him in 2016? I could be mistaken?

Hell no lol I was calling him Fred Van Felton for the longest

[NoDopeOnSundays]

That’s like saying this

Didn't you want him in 2016? I could be mistaken?

Hell no lol I was calling him Fred Van Felton for the longest

Nah, I was talking about big Perk, I'm certain you wanted him in 2016 or 2017.

[3toheadmelo]

Didn't you want him in 2016? I could be mistaken?

Hell no lol I was calling him Fred Van Felton for the longest

Nah, I was talking about big Perk, I'm certain you wanted him in 2016 or 2017.

Why tf would I want Kendrick Perkins. The audacity. We need receipts for these allegations