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Hello everyone, Nets fan here.

I'll be brief, I hope that James works well for you guys. Here are my offerings based on 13 months of #13:

-- I don't blame him for souring on Brooklyn. We're toxy AF right now, and there doesn't seem to be a sense of urgency to fix the culture. Harden also seems hungry for a ring, while KD and KI already have theirs. He didn't have time to wait for them to want it at much as he does. I believe that this difference contributed to the rift.

-- Harden is really really good, y'all. He can lift a team of scrubs into contention, and he's never played with a bigman as dominant as Joel. It could be dynamite. However...

-- his J is off. I believe he injured his right hand in training camp, and suffered a setback with it while weightlifting last month. James is a gamer, so he'll play through it, but the touch on his 3 and his floater have been wonky all season. I believe that Brooklyn's training staff is not good, so hopefully James will get back to 100% health soon. And I for one believe that his game will age gracefully once he's healthy, since he doesn't rely on run/jump athleticism to achieve elite efficiency.

-- his defense is embarrassing at times. You'll see big steal and block numbers, but they indicate more gambling than actual D. With guys like Matias and Embiid around to clean up his messes, it may not be as much of a problem, but it hurt Brooklyn's morale to see such poor effort on that end from their leader.

-- I would be on high alert for Portland to poach him this offseason. He and Morey claim that him not opting into his 22-23 season when the deal finished was a paperwork snafu, but I don't believe him here. James has little "tells" that indicate deception, just like I knew when the smoke around his last 2 trade requests was real. Back to the Blazers, it is clear that Dame wants a running mate. They cleared max capspace with their deadline deals, and he makes the most sense among the max UFAs for them to pursue. Harden wants to be courted this summer, I think he wants his The Decision moment.

All that said, I think it was a shrewd move by Morey, and Marks was unable to extract great value return. Ultimately, it was a prudent trade for both teams. It should be fun to see it all unfold, cheers!

Hello. I hope Ben works well for you. He's great on defense.

However...

Lol nah

ecuhus1981 wrote:Hello everyone, Nets fan here.

I'll be brief, I hope that James works well for you guys. Here are my offerings based on 13 months of #13:

-- I don't blame him for souring on Brooklyn. We're toxy AF right now, and there doesn't seem to be a sense of urgency to fix the culture. Harden also seems hungry for a ring, while KD and KI already have theirs. He didn't have time to wait for them to want it at much as he does. I believe that this difference contributed to the rift.

-- Harden is really really good, y'all. He can lift a team of scrubs into contention, and he's never played with a bigman as dominant as Joel. It could be dynamite. However...

-- his J is off. I believe he injured his right hand in training camp, and suffered a setback with it while weightlifting last month. James is a gamer, so he'll play through it, but the touch on his 3 and his floater have been wonky all season. I believe that Brooklyn's training staff is not good, so hopefully James will get back to 100% health soon. And I for one believe that his game will age gracefully once he's healthy, since he doesn't rely on run/jump athleticism to achieve elite efficiency.

-- his defense is embarrassing at times. You'll see big steal and block numbers, but they indicate more gambling than actual D. With guys like Matias and Embiid around to clean up his messes, it may not be as much of a problem, but it hurt Brooklyn's morale to see such poor effort on that end from their leader.

-- I would be on high alert for Portland to poach him this offseason. He and Morey claim that him not opting into his 22-23 season when the deal finished was a paperwork snafu, but I don't believe him here. James has little "tells" that indicate deception, just like I knew when the smoke around his last 2 trade requests was real. Back to the Blazers, it is clear that Dame wants a running mate. They cleared max capspace with their deadline deals, and he makes the most sense among the max UFAs for them to pursue. Harden wants to be courted this summer, I think he wants his The Decision moment.

All that said, I think it was a shrewd move by Morey, and Marks was unable to extract great value return. Ultimately, it was a prudent trade for both teams. It should be fun to see it all unfold, cheers!

If he goes to a third team Iam going to publicly burn his jersey ..

ecuhus1981 wrote:-- I would be on high alert for Portland to poach him this offseason. He and Morey claim that him not opting into his 22-23 season when the deal finished was a paperwork snafu, but I don't believe him here. James has little "tells" that indicate deception, just like I knew when the smoke around his last 2 trade requests was real. Back to the Blazers, it is clear that Dame wants a running mate. They cleared max capspace with their deadline deals, and he makes the most sense among the max UFAs for them to pursue. Harden wants to be courted this summer, I think he wants his The Decision moment.

If Harden is really looking to win a ring, then he won't find a better option this summer than he has here, and certainly not in Portland, which is a dumpster fire with a quickly declining star in Lillard. I suppose we're going to find out what James' priorities really are. If all goes well the rest of this season, I can't imagine him wanting to leave.

"well wishes" --> "he's gonna bounce to Portland in a few months" lol

Here are all of my notes on Simmons' play this year:

ecuhus1981 wrote:Hello everyone, Nets fan here.

I'll be brief, I hope that James works well for you guys. Here are my offerings based on 13 months of #13:

-- I don't blame him for souring on Brooklyn. We're toxy AF right now, and there doesn't seem to be a sense of urgency to fix the culture. Harden also seems hungry for a ring, while KD and KI already have theirs. He didn't have time to wait for them to want it at much as he does. I believe that this difference contributed to the rift.

-- Harden is really really good, y'all. He can lift a team of scrubs into contention, and he's never played with a bigman as dominant as Joel. It could be dynamite. However...

-- his J is off. I believe he injured his right hand in training camp, and suffered a setback with it while weightlifting last month. James is a gamer, so he'll play through it, but the touch on his 3 and his floater have been wonky all season. I believe that Brooklyn's training staff is not good, so hopefully James will get back to 100% health soon. And I for one believe that his game will age gracefully once he's healthy, since he doesn't rely on run/jump athleticism to achieve elite efficiency.

-- his defense is embarrassing at times. You'll see big steal and block numbers, but they indicate more gambling than actual D. With guys like Matias and Embiid around to clean up his messes, it may not be as much of a problem, but it hurt Brooklyn's morale to see such poor effort on that end from their leader.

-- I would be on high alert for Portland to poach him this offseason. He and Morey claim that him not opting into his 22-23 season when the deal finished was a paperwork snafu, but I don't believe him here. James has little "tells" that indicate deception, just like I knew when the smoke around his last 2 trade requests was real. Back to the Blazers, it is clear that Dame wants a running mate. They cleared max capspace with their deadline deals, and he makes the most sense among the max UFAs for them to pursue. Harden wants to be courted this summer, I think he wants his The Decision moment.

All that said, I think it was a shrewd move by Morey, and Marks was unable to extract great value return. Ultimately, it was a prudent trade for both teams. It should be fun to see it all unfold, cheers!

Lmao

Good luck with flat earth dude and Mr injured KD.

I know people say this will make the Nets/Sixers rivalry the biggest in Philly, but sorry not for me. I have no emotional feelings about the Nets aside from Ben Simmons who I'm obviously going to be rooting against. But Sixers/Nets won't even be the biggest rival for me in the NBA let alone all of sports. I'll always hate the Celtics more than the Nets.

FireMorey wrote:I know people say this will make the Nets/Sixers rivalry the biggest in Philly, but sorry not for me. I have no emotional feelings about the Nets aside from Ben Simmons who I'm obviously going to be rooting against. But Sixers/Nets won't even be the biggest rival for me in the NBA let alone all of sports. I'll always hate the Celtics more than the Nets.

Nets are like the red headed step child no on cares. Watch a Knicks / Nets game in Brooklyn/ 90% are Knicks fans.

Nets/Sixers will be a huge rivalry among the players which will be incredible to watch. But I agree, as a fan beating the Celtics will always mean more.

Good OP but Harden ain't going to Portland to team up w/an aging Dame.

Come on brah.

ecuhus1981 wrote:Hello everyone, Nets fan here.

I'll be brief, I hope that James works well for you guys. Here are my offerings based on 13 months of #13:

-- I don't blame him for souring on Brooklyn. We're toxy AF right now, and there doesn't seem to be a sense of urgency to fix the culture. Harden also seems hungry for a ring, while KD and KI already have theirs. He didn't have time to wait for them to want it at much as he does. I believe that this difference contributed to the rift.

-- Harden is really really good, y'all. He can lift a team of scrubs into contention, and he's never played with a bigman as dominant as Joel. It could be dynamite. However...

-- his J is off. I believe he injured his right hand in training camp, and suffered a setback with it while weightlifting last month. James is a gamer, so he'll play through it, but the touch on his 3 and his floater have been wonky all season. I believe that Brooklyn's training staff is not good, so hopefully James will get back to 100% health soon. And I for one believe that his game will age gracefully once he's healthy, since he doesn't rely on run/jump athleticism to achieve elite efficiency.

-- his defense is embarrassing at times. You'll see big steal and block numbers, but they indicate more gambling than actual D. With guys like Matias and Embiid around to clean up his messes, it may not be as much of a problem, but it hurt Brooklyn's morale to see such poor effort on that end from their leader.

-- I would be on high alert for Portland to poach him this offseason. He and Morey claim that him not opting into his 22-23 season when the deal finished was a paperwork snafu, but I don't believe him here. James has little "tells" that indicate deception, just like I knew when the smoke around his last 2 trade requests was real. Back to the Blazers, it is clear that Dame wants a running mate. They cleared max capspace with their deadline deals, and he makes the most sense among the max UFAs for them to pursue. Harden wants to be courted this summer, I think he wants his The Decision moment.

All that said, I think it was a shrewd move by Morey, and Marks was unable to extract great value return. Ultimately, it was a prudent trade for both teams. It should be fun to see it all unfold, cheers!

And this is why he stopped giving effort and wanted out. The LEADER should have been KD, it should have been KI. It was and is neither. There won't be any question who the leader is on Sixers.

I almost liked the post until I got past the halfway point.

ecuhus1981 wrote:Hello everyone, Nets fan here.

I'll be brief, I hope that James works well for you guys. Here are my offerings based on 13 months of #13:

-- I don't blame him for souring on Brooklyn. We're toxy AF right now, and there doesn't seem to be a sense of urgency to fix the culture. Harden also seems hungry for a ring, while KD and KI already have theirs. He didn't have time to wait for them to want it at much as he does. I believe that this difference contributed to the rift.

-- Harden is really really good, y'all. He can lift a team of scrubs into contention, and he's never played with a bigman as dominant as Joel. It could be dynamite. However...

-- his J is off. I believe he injured his right hand in training camp, and suffered a setback with it while weightlifting last month. James is a gamer, so he'll play through it, but the touch on his 3 and his floater have been wonky all season. I believe that Brooklyn's training staff is not good, so hopefully James will get back to 100% health soon. And I for one believe that his game will age gracefully once he's healthy, since he doesn't rely on run/jump athleticism to achieve elite efficiency.

-- his defense is embarrassing at times. You'll see big steal and block numbers, but they indicate more gambling than actual D. With guys like Matias and Embiid around to clean up his messes, it may not be as much of a problem, but it hurt Brooklyn's morale to see such poor effort on that end from their leader.

-- I would be on high alert for Portland to poach him this offseason. He and Morey claim that him not opting into his 22-23 season when the deal finished was a paperwork snafu, but I don't believe him here. James has little "tells" that indicate deception, just like I knew when the smoke around

Arsenal wrote:Good OP but Harden ain't going to Portland to team up w/an aging Dame.

Come on brah.

his last 2 trade requests was real. Back to the Blazers, it is clear that Dame wants a running mate. They cleared max capspace with their deadline deals, and he makes the most sense among the max UFAs for them to pursue. Harden wants to be courted this summer, I think he wants his The Decision moment.

All that said, I think it was a shrewd move by Morey, and Marks was unable to extract great value return. Ultimately, it was a prudent trade for both teams. It should be fun to see it all unfold, cheers!

My money is on Ben asking out of BKN before the end of his current contract.

We'll see how it plays out.

did he make this thread for this horrible Blazers conspiracy theory?

HardenToSixers wrote:did he make this thread for this horrible Blazers conspiracy theory?

HardenToBlazers

You’re about to be obsolete

Nets fan here

I wish James the best and I'm glad he looks motivated and happy playing for you guys.

I'd rather play with Embiid and Maxey too. Kyrie is a clown that isnt all in on winning. KD clearly doesnt care enough because he tolerated Kyrie basically sabotaging the season. The decision was an easy one for him to make.

I'll always root for Harden. Dude wanted to win so badly he played on a severe hamstring injury in the playoffs. That says it all to me. He was all in, until he saw that other guys weren't.

ecuhus1981 wrote:Hello everyone, Nets fan here.

I'll be brief

lmao - don't understand your passive aggressive post at all, most of us here have no hard feelings against Brooklyn. Not to mention that we've had our fair share of washed-up rentals over the years (i.e. C-Webb, Andrew Bynum) to know that the Beard is far from done and has another gear in his gearbox.

MrDollarBills wrote:Nets fan here

I wish James the best and I'm glad he looks motivated and happy playing for you guys.

I'd rather play with Embiid and Maxey too. Kyrie is a clown that isnt all in on winning. KD clearly doesnt care enough because he tolerated Kyrie basically sabotaging the season. The decision was an easy one for him to make.

I'll always root for Harden. Dude wanted to win so badly he played on a severe hamstring injury in the playoffs. That says it all to me. He was all in, until he saw that other guys weren't.

Appreciate the genuine well wishes, my man. You couldn't have said it better.

The guy comes to wish us well passive aggressively, and gets ratioed. You love to see it.

I don't know about you guys but I missed the game last night because I was doing a deep dive on the Blazers cap situation.