Around the League Discussion - 2018-2019 (Playoffs)

Kobblehead · Post #581 » by **Kobblehead** » Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:13 pm

Klutch has been running organizations since LeBron left Pat Riley. And if it wasn't for Kyrie closing games in the Finals, they'd have no success to point to. Why are we supposed to believe in what they're doing with the Lakers. Bron and Brow are a mediocre synergy match, on paper. Both seem to have flakey resolve and weak durability (newly, in LeBron's case). I ain't betting on that and feeling good about it.

FireMorey · Post #582 » by **FireMorey** » Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:35 pm

Apparently Horford plans to leave the Celtics, has a team willing to give him 4 years elsewhere.

smittybanton · Post #583 » by **smittybanton** » Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:46 pm

PhilaOwnsBoston wrote:Apparently Horford plans to leave the Celtics, has a team willing to give him 4 years elsewhere.

i hope its the clippers. they'll need a really good five if they get kawhi. horford will be the best on the market, perhaps including vucevic. sga, shamet, leonard, gallinari, horford. keep weakening the east. hopefully leaves boston paying a lot for demarcus cousins.

Negrodamus · Post #584 » by **Negrodamus** » Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:46 pm

Wow, Horford leaving is huge for us. He was in Embiid's head. Celtics are done.

ProcessDoctor · Post #585 » by **ProcessDoctor** » Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:51 pm

Negrodamus wrote:Wow, Horford leaving is huge for us. He was in Embiid's head. Celtics are done.

Barring injury, it's looking like us and Milwaukee as the only real threats in the East. *Maybe* Indy as a darkhorse?

XtremeDunkz · Post #586 » by **XtremeDunkz** » Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:52 pm

Man I hate to see Boston fall apart like this.

the_process · Post #587 » by **the_process** » Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:54 pm

PhilaOwnsBoston wrote:Apparently Horford plans to leave the Celtics, has a team willing to give him 4 years elsewhere.

EDIT: NM. Went and found it.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.celticsblog.com/platform/amp/2019/6/18/18684419/rumor-al-horford-now-expected-to-leave-boston-celtics-too

the_process · Post #588 » by **the_process** » Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:59 pm

XtremeDunkz wrote:Man I hate to see Boston fall apart like this.

Yes, I feel terrible for them.

FireMorey · Post #589 » by **FireMorey** » Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:59 pm

Negrodamus wrote:Wow, Horford leaving is huge for us. He was in Embiid's head. Celtics are done.

Would rather him just overcome it tbh. Never liked just accepting that as a viable excuse, he's Joel Embiid.

the_process · Post #590 » by **the_process** » Wed Jun 19, 2019 12:00 am

ProcessDoctor wrote:
Negrodamus wrote:Wow, Horford leaving is huge for us. He was in Embiid's head. Celtics are done.

Barring injury, it's looking like us and Milwaukee as the only real threats in the East. *Maybe* Indy as a darkhorse?

Kawhi still probably signs a 1+1 to stay in Canada. And MIL probably doesn’t have the money to keep their band together.

nitocobola · Post #591 » by **nitocobola** » Wed Jun 19, 2019 12:06 am

Maybe it's about money but I think that is more about locker room issues and bad vibes from everyone. Considering how boston was playing last year, this was going to happen no matter what.

Negrodamus · Post #592 » by **Negrodamus** » Wed Jun 19, 2019 12:07 am

PhilaOwnsBoston wrote:
Negrodamus wrote:Wow, Horford leaving is huge for us. He was in Embiid's head. Celtics are done.

Would rather him just overcome it tbh. Never liked just accepting that as a viable excuse, he's Joel Embiid.

I'm fine with just winning, even if it involves removing a path of strong resistance.

smittybanton · Post #593 » by **smittybanton** » Wed Jun 19, 2019 12:11 am

Negrodamus wrote:
PhilaOwnsBoston wrote:
Negrodamus wrote:Wow, Horford leaving is huge for us. He was in Embiid's head. Celtics are done.

Would rather him just overcome it tbh. Never liked just accepting that as a viable excuse, he's Joel Embiid.

I'm fine with just winning, even if it involves removing a path of strong resistance.

if the clippers score kawhi and horford, we might have to see him again.
sga, shamet, kawhi, gallinari, horford?

joel must develop an alonzo mourning simple jump hook!

Post #594 » by **Stanford** » Wed Jun 19, 2019 12:12 am

It would be so **** nice to have Horford out of the east, holy ****.

Negrodamus · Post #595 » by **Negrodamus** » Wed Jun 19, 2019 12:13 am

smittybanton wrote:
Negrodamus wrote:
PhilaOwnsBoston wrote:
Would rather him just overcome it tbh. Never liked just accepting that as a viable excuse, he's Joel Embiid.

I'm fine with just winning, even if it involves removing a path of strong resistance.

if the clippers score kawhi and horford, we might have to see him again.
sga, shamet, kawhi, gallinari, horford?

joel must develop an alonzo mourning simple jump hook!

If we're meeting Horford in the Finals, then I'm okay with it.

ProcessDoctor · Post #596 » by **ProcessDoctor** » Wed Jun 19, 2019 12:13 am

the_process wrote:
ProcessDoctor wrote:
Negrodamus wrote:Wow, Horford leaving is huge for us. He was in Embiid's head. Celtics are done.

Barring injury, it's looking like us and Milwaukee as the only real threats in the East. *Maybe* Indy as a darkhorse?

Kawhi still probably signs a 1+1 to stay in Canada. And MIL probably doesn’t have the money to keep their band together.

Because there haven't been reports that he's staying makes me think he's leaving. After winning a championship, it should be a no-brainer, right? The fact that there's doubt speaks volumes.

VDT · Post #597 » by **VDT** » Wed Jun 19, 2019 12:17 am

If Kawhi leaves the East would be a wasteland, basically us and the Bucks assuming both teams keep their free agents.

Post #598 » by **Stanford** » Wed Jun 19, 2019 12:18 am

ProcessDoctor wrote:After winning a championship, it should be a no-brainer, right?

Who the hell knows with that dude.

Sixersftw · Post #599 » by **Sixersftw** » Wed Jun 19, 2019 12:19 am

the_process wrote:
XtremeDunkz wrote:Man I hate to see Boston fall apart like this.

Yes, I feel terrible for them.

This has been just a heartbreaking offseason for them but we will all get through it together.

FireMorey · Post #600 » by **FireMorey** » Wed Jun 19, 2019 12:20 am

Negrodamus wrote:
PhilaOwnsBoston wrote:
Negrodamus wrote:Wow, Horford leaving is huge for us. He was in Embiid's head. Celtics are done.

Would rather him just overcome it tbh. Never liked just accepting that as a viable excuse, he's Joel Embiid.

I'm fine with just winning, even if it involves removing a path of strong resistance.

Me too, but I think they go hand in hand. For us to win, Joel Embiid needs to reach his full potential, and for him to do that, he needs to get over being owned by players inferior to him. That's a big reason why we didn't beat Toronto in the first place. Gasol is a chump. Embiid should've clowned him.