Around the NBA: 2018—19

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Re: Around the NBA: 2018—19 

Post#181 » by bondom34 » Wed Nov 14, 2018 11:17 pm

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spearsy23 wrote:Somebody tell Draymond he ain't Kobe, they don't love him like that.

He called KD a bitch. Just seems like a regular guy.

Yeah, but if it comes down to KD v Draymond the warriors will let green walk so fast he won't have time to write his players only article.

Ultimate revenge, sign for the min in OKC, go after cupcake alongside Westbrook. Make up with Adams and kill em.
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Re: Around the NBA: 2018—19 

Post#182 » by ThunderBolt » Wed Nov 14, 2018 11:25 pm

bondom34 wrote:
spearsy23 wrote:
bondom34 wrote:He called KD a bitch. Just seems like a regular guy.

Yeah, but if it comes down to KD v Draymond the warriors will let green walk so fast he won't have time to write his players only article.

Ultimate revenge, sign for the min in OKC, go after cupcake alongside Westbrook. Make up with Adams and kill em.

I won’t lie, I got a little turned on reading that.
bisme37 wrote:If there were magnets in basketballs so strong they changed the path of the ball as it flew through the air, wouldn't the ball then stick magnetically to the rim when it got there?
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Re: Around the NBA: 2018—19 

Post#183 » by RalphSampsonJr » Wed Nov 14, 2018 11:39 pm

bondom34 wrote:
spearsy23 wrote:
bondom34 wrote:He called KD a bitch. Just seems like a regular guy.

Yeah, but if it comes down to KD v Draymond the warriors will let green walk so fast he won't have time to write his players only article.

Ultimate revenge, sign for the min in OKC, go after cupcake alongside Westbrook. Make up with Adams and kill em.


I dont think donkey and Adams have any type of beef. He said nice things about Adams after the wcf and seemed to run to his aid when Adams was down the 1st game of this season
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Re: Around the NBA: 2018—19 

Post#184 » by Old Man Game » Thu Nov 15, 2018 12:06 am

bondom34 wrote:
spearsy23 wrote:Somebody tell Draymond he ain't Kobe, they don't love him like that.

He called KD a bitch. Just seems like a regular guy.


Hey I hate Draymond as much as anyone but when he's right he's right.
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Post#185 » by RalphSampsonJr » Thu Nov 15, 2018 12:16 am

Durant seems like he will stop at nothing until his time as a warrior is absolutely tarnished with him behaving like an insecure highschool girl.
People wont remember the finals mvps as much as they remember the burner account and this ugly spat which has just shown not even the very man that recruited him as any respect for him
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Post#186 » by ThunderBolt » Thu Nov 15, 2018 1:05 am

What a great job bob Myers and Steve Kerr have doing keeping a tight lid on this. Every time I refresh realGm there is a new headline with more juicy details.
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Post#187 » by spearsy23 » Thu Nov 15, 2018 1:30 am

RalphSampsonJr wrote:Durant seems like he will stop at nothing until his time as a warrior is absolutely tarnished with him behaving like an insecure highschool girl.
People wont remember the finals mvps as much as they remember the burner account and this ugly spat which has just shown not even the very man that recruited him as any respect for him

This wasn't Durant's fault. Draymond clearly crossed a line.
“If you're getting stops and you're making threes and the other team's not scoring, that's when you're going to see a huge point difference there,” coach Billy Donovan said.
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Post#188 » by spearsy23 » Thu Nov 15, 2018 1:31 am

Knrstz wrote:What a great job bob Myers and Steve Kerr have doing keeping a tight lid on this. Every time I refresh realGm there is a new headline with more juicy details.

Imagine if this happened here. I dont think the local media would even acknowledge there was more than a spirited discussion.
“If you're getting stops and you're making threes and the other team's not scoring, that's when you're going to see a huge point difference there,” coach Billy Donovan said.
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Re: Around the NBA: 2018—19 

Post#189 » by ThunderBolt » Thu Nov 15, 2018 1:34 am

spearsy23 wrote:
Knrstz wrote:What a great job bob Myers and Steve Kerr have doing keeping a tight lid on this. Every time I refresh realGm there is a new headline with more juicy details.

Imagine if this happened here. I dont think the local media would even acknowledge there was more than a spirited discussion.

True but there wouldn’t be the leaks that have been slowly weeping out either. There are some advantages to Presti’s culture.
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Post#190 » by spearsy23 » Thu Nov 15, 2018 1:42 am

Knrstz wrote:
spearsy23 wrote:
Knrstz wrote:What a great job bob Myers and Steve Kerr have doing keeping a tight lid on this. Every time I refresh realGm there is a new headline with more juicy details.

Imagine if this happened here. I dont think the local media would even acknowledge there was more than a spirited discussion.

True but there wouldn’t be the leaks that have been slowly weeping out either. There are some advantages to Presti’s culture.

I believe it was Esfandiari, but one of those warriors guys said it was pretty clear that the leaks were being organization approved. Especially the article by Thompson. Also, you don't really keep Draymond from saying whatever he's thinking, he's always been candid.
“If you're getting stops and you're making threes and the other team's not scoring, that's when you're going to see a huge point difference there,” coach Billy Donovan said.
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Post#191 » by RalphSampsonJr » Thu Nov 15, 2018 2:18 am

spearsy23 wrote:
RalphSampsonJr wrote:Durant seems like he will stop at nothing until his time as a warrior is absolutely tarnished with him behaving like an insecure highschool girl.
People wont remember the finals mvps as much as they remember the burner account and this ugly spat which has just shown not even the very man that recruited him as any respect for him

This wasn't Durant's fault. Draymond clearly crossed a line.


Yea he must have. It just shows the lack of respect guys have for him though. Draymond isnt wrong when he tells KD their the reason hes a champ. KD rode their coat tails but now wants to be the man? I can see why tension would build around that
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Re: Around the NBA: 2018—19 

Post#192 » by getrichordie » Thu Nov 15, 2018 4:24 pm

Knrstz wrote:
bondom34 wrote:
spearsy23 wrote:Yeah, but if it comes down to KD v Draymond the warriors will let green walk so fast he won't have time to write his players only article.

Ultimate revenge, sign for the min in OKC, go after cupcake alongside Westbrook. Make up with Adams and kill em.

I won’t lie, I got a little turned on reading that.


I was thinking about this when I heard about all the GSW drama going on. Would be crazy if Green did want to come here. A sign and trade isn’t out of the question with Green.


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Post#193 » by Pillendreher » Thu Nov 15, 2018 5:51 pm

Knrstz wrote:What a great job bob Myers and Steve Kerr have doing keeping a tight lid on this. Every time I refresh realGm there is a new headline with more juicy details.


I still wonder who's doing all the leaking.
"I don't know of any player that, when the shot goes up, he doesn't want it to go in," Donovan said
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Post#194 » by spearsy23 » Thu Nov 15, 2018 9:32 pm

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Knrstz wrote:What a great job bob Myers and Steve Kerr have doing keeping a tight lid on this. Every time I refresh realGm there is a new headline with more juicy details.


I still wonder who's doing all the leaking.

There's not really much in the way of actual leaks, Thompson was pretty clear that he discussed it with players including curry. It's just been handled very openly.
“If you're getting stops and you're making threes and the other team's not scoring, that's when you're going to see a huge point difference there,” coach Billy Donovan said.
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Re: Around the NBA: 2018—19 

Post#195 » by ThunderBolt » Fri Nov 16, 2018 1:26 am

Saw this in the GB:
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Re: Around the NBA: 2018—19 

Post#196 » by Dadouv47 » Fri Nov 16, 2018 1:38 am

Never liked the guy (even less after his year in OKC) but I still feel bad for him though.

He pretty much has no future in the NBA (outside of some tanking teams that he could help)
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Post#197 » by NaturalThunder » Fri Nov 16, 2018 3:12 am

I know there's some semi-serious locker room issues going on with the Warriors right now, but man, they are getting it put on 'em by the Rockets. Looks like we caught the Rockets just in time. They're starting to turn the corner towards being elite again.

This is about to be their 3rd straight win (up 25 in the 4th) and the three wins will have come against the Pacers, Nuggets, and Warriors.
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Post#198 » by Old Man Game » Fri Nov 16, 2018 2:43 pm

Dadouv47 wrote:Never liked the guy (even less after his year in OKC) but I still feel bad for him though.

He pretty much has no future in the NBA (outside of some tanking teams that he could help)


He's definitely good at helping your odds of winning the draft lottery that's for sure.
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Post#199 » by Old Man Game » Fri Nov 16, 2018 2:45 pm

I bet everyone internally with the Thunder feels so vindicated by the way this Carmelo thing has gone down in Houston. He's shown it wasn't Russ, it wasn't P.G., it wasn't Donovan or the role players. Dude just can't play in this league anymore. His game is diametrically opposed to the NBA game at this point. Just retire before this gets any sadder, Melo.
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Post#200 » by spearsy23 » Fri Nov 16, 2018 7:47 pm

NBA players keep defending him because they hope he'll sign with another team and defend them.
“If you're getting stops and you're making threes and the other team's not scoring, that's when you're going to see a huge point difference there,” coach Billy Donovan said.

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