Around the NBA 2018 (Non-Celtics Talk)

CeltsfanSinceBirth · Post #1641 » by **CeltsfanSinceBirth** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 1:25 am

djFan71 wrote:I thought when Kyrie had to wear the mask, he couldn't go black. Am I remembering that wrong? Or does Embiid's have just enough clear in it to circumvent that?

Nah, that baby cried about his clear mask fogging up so the league let him wear the black one.

CeltsfanSinceBirth · Post #1642 » by **CeltsfanSinceBirth** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 1:27 am

truth18 wrote:Wade is a piece of ****.

Was hoping that Anderson would deck him and send him into early retirement.

3D Chess · Post #1643 » by **3D Chess** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 1:27 am

Whiteside sucks ass

Post #1644 » by **djFan71** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 1:28 am

CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:
djFan71 wrote:I thought when Kyrie had to wear the mask, he couldn't go black. Am I remembering that wrong? Or does Embiid's have just enough clear in it to circumvent that?

Nah, that baby cried about his clear mask fogging up so the league let him wear the black one.

Lame.

KGboss · Post #1645 » by **KGboss** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 1:33 am

djFan71 wrote:
CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:
djFan71 wrote:I thought when Kyrie had to wear the mask, he couldn't go black. Am I remembering that wrong? Or does Embiid's have just enough clear in it to circumvent that?

Nah, that baby cried about his clear mask fogging up so the league let him wear the black one.

Lame.

Kyrie didn't want to wear the black mask. He had the option but didn't want to. Said he couldn't see the floor to pass in the black mask.

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Post #1646 » by **djFan71** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 1:42 am

KGboss wrote:
djFan71 wrote:
CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:
Nah, that baby cried about his clear mask fogging up so the league let him wear the black one.

Lame.

Kyrie didn't want to wear the black mask. He had the option but didn't want to. Said he couldn't see the floor to pass in the black mask.

Ah, that makes sense. Though, I enjoy the Embiid cry baby answer better.

GoCeltics123 · Post #1647 » by **GoCeltics123** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 1:49 am

Sixers are kinda weird this year...when they make their threes they're extremely dangerous but when they're missing, they can be beat by anyone, literally anyone. Embiid/Simmons are great, but they honestly rely on the JJ Redicks/Marco Belinellis/Ersan Illyasovas of the world a lot more than people think.

CelticsPride18 · Post #1648 » by **CelticsPride18** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 1:51 am

Simmons/Embiid/Saric are going to do they’re thing but you cannot get torched by Belinelli and Ilyasova

BigTrade92 · Post #1649 » by **BigTrade92** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 1:53 am

I think the dream of Anthony Davis in green is finally dead.

New Orleans is about to be up 3-0 and Cousins is definitely resigning in the offseason.

I’m honestly relieved. Getting sick of hearing it.

exculpatory · Post #1650 » by **exculpatory** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 1:55 am

Rondo doing Blazers YET AGAIN in G3.
Controlling the game totally.
And a 3 just now.

ConstableGeneva · Post #1651 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 1:56 am

Say goodbye to dreams of Anthony Davis. Pelicans finally found a team that can compete. Rondo and Jrue are playing out of their minds right now. Mirotic is a better fit alongside AD than Boogie (I'm not a fan of this dude anyhow). They just need to shore up their wing position. It might not be enough to win a title but it could be enough to convince AD to play out his contract.

Edit: Can they S&T Boogie to the Wizards for Otto Porter perhaps?

CelticsPride18 · Post #1652 » by **CelticsPride18** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 1:57 am

Might be a good time to revive the thread that said the blazers are better then the Celtics.

DoubleHappiness · Post #1653 » by **DoubleHappiness** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 2:13 am

ConstableGeneva wrote:Say goodbye to dreams of Anthony Davis. Pelicans finally found a team that can compete. Rondo and Jrue are playing out of their minds right now. Mirotic is a better fit alongside AD than Boogie (I'm not a fan of this dude anyhow). They just need to shore up their wing position. It might not be enough to win a title but it could be enough to convince AD to play out his contract.

Edit: Can they S&T Boogie to the Wizards for Otto Porter perhaps?

You hit the nail on the head. They are a big defensive wing away from being really really good. Gentry has really improved. I watched the Pels before Rondo got there because AD. But their defense is something else. Rondo still gambles and reaches a lot and dies on screens, but he's more engaged for sure in the playoffs.

Fire Danny · Post #1654 » by **Fire Danny** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 2:53 am

RONDOS is FULL PERFORM

robdog_5 · Post #1655 » by **robdog_5** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 2:58 am

Playoff Rondo

DoubleHappiness · Post #1656 » by **DoubleHappiness** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 3:01 am

I'm not a Boogie hater like half this board (I actually like him), but watching Gentry open the lane and use Mirotic as a stretch 4 has been eye-opening. I watched Mirotic in Chicago because I lived there. They tried to space the floor a bit too. But he looks like a completely different player in New Orleans. If I'm New Orleans I explore trading Boogie for an elite defensive wing with length.

Lack of length is the main reason NOLA will get slaughtered against GSW if they go on to win this Portland series. They just won't have the length to defend. A starting lineup of Rondo, Jrue, (Kawhi?), Mirotic, and AD is pretty darn good. Boogie goes to someone who loves having a low-post presence in San Antonio and Pop, and the Pels get to keep AD and become maybe the best defensive team in the league. Not sure Pop would do this, but the NOLA reporters say Boogie has been great in that locker room.

exculpatory · Post #1657 » by **exculpatory** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 3:04 am

Rondo 16-10-5 with 10 min to play
NO up 26
LOL

meatball sub · Post #1658 » by **meatball sub** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 3:06 am

Why the hell is Embiid allowed to wear a black mask but nobody else is?

Baller1234a · Post #1659 » by **Baller1234a** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 3:24 am

Horford + SAC pick for Cousins?

Gets us our franchise level big that could match up with (and best) Embiid we solve the salary cap concerns by consolidating and I believe Brad will make Cousins follow the System.

Kyrie Brown Hayward Tatum Cousins

GoCeltics123 · Post #1660 » by **GoCeltics123** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 3:31 am

Baller1234a wrote:Horford + SAC pick for Cousins?

Gets us our franchise level big that could match up with (and best) Embiid we solve the salary cap concerns by consolidating and I believe Brad will make Cousins follow the System.

Kyrie Brown Hayward Tatum Cousins

1. NO won't trade Cousins.

2. He doesn't fit Brad's defensive system so no.

3. He just tore his achilles, which is an injury almost no one returns the same from.