Around The League: 2021-2022 Season 2.0

phillynative · Post #1901 » by **phillynative** » Tue Jan 10, 2023 9:19 pm

Jailblazers7 wrote:Every time I watch the Celtics I come away convinced they’d kick our ass in a playoff series.

Why wouldn't they kick our a**. They have two athletic scoring wings. We have two slow undersized PFs to defend them. They have a bunch of peremiter defenders to throw at Harden and Maxey. We do not rebound and we do not get back on defence.

Iverson Armband · Post #1902 » by **Iverson Armband** » Tue Jan 10, 2023 10:03 pm

phillynative wrote:
Jailblazers7 wrote:Every time I watch the Celtics I come away convinced they’d kick our ass in a playoff series.

Why wouldn't they kick our a**. They have two athletic scoring wings. We have two slow undersized PFs to defend them. They have a bunch of peremiter defenders to throw at Harden and Maxey. We do not rebound and we do not get back on defence.

Yeah that’s an asswhoopin ready to happen.

Jailblazers7 · Post #1903 » by **Jailblazers7** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 3:06 am

Heartbreaker for OKC, I hate seeing Miami grind out a prime time win like that.

76ciology · Post #1904 » by **76ciology** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 3:17 am

Jailblazers7 wrote:Heartbreaker for OKC, I hate seeing Miami grind out a prime time win like that.

Lol i was just about to comment on this.

Jimmy is just a superb vet with that 3 pt play. He makes the most simple but effective moves. OKC also did a tank job there at the end. SGA should have not taken that 3 and they should have fouled early when heat got the ball

76ciology · Post #1905 » by **76ciology** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 4:01 am

Cavs vs Jazz is the game to watch. Exciting potential upset. Cavs losing help us in standings. Both playing my ideal brand of basketball

Negrodamus · Post #1906 » by **Negrodamus** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 4:25 am

76ciology wrote:Cavs vs Jazz is the game to watch. Exciting potential upset. Cavs losing help us in standings. Both playing my ideal brand of basketball

It's the double big matchup you've been clamoring for!

76ciology · Post #1907 » by **76ciology** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 4:30 am

Negrodamus wrote:
76ciology wrote:Cavs vs Jazz is the game to watch. Exciting potential upset. Cavs losing help us in standings. Both playing my ideal brand of basketball

It's the double big matchup you've been clamoring for!

And double combo guard backcourt haha
Conley-clarkson: 45pts
Garland-Mitchell: 62pts

Clarkson comes out big and looks like jazz is gonna win it. The team that played double big wins it this game (j.allen is out, cavs playing okoro-mobley frontcourt)

Rebs
Cavs 37
Jazz 54

76ciology · Post #1908 » by **76ciology** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 4:41 am

Warriors down almost 30 now against Suns without CP3, Booker and Ayton :lol:

76ciology · Post #1909 » by **76ciology** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 5:07 am

My gahd.. Kawhi looks to be at 90% now

Negrodamus · Post #1910 » by **Negrodamus** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 5:30 am

76ciology wrote:
Jailblazers7 wrote:Heartbreaker for OKC, I hate seeing Miami grind out a prime time win like that.

Lol i was just about to comment on this.

Jimmy is just a superb vet with that 3 pt play. He makes the most simple but effective moves. OKC also did a tank job there at the end. SGA should have not taken that 3 and they should have fouled early when heat got the ball

23-23 from FT in a 1 pt win is big time stuff. That's insane from Jimmy.

76ciology · Post #1911 » by **76ciology** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 4:07 pm

Watch on YouTube

LordCovington33 · Post #1912 » by **LordCovington33** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 5:01 pm

76ciology wrote:

Watch on YouTube

A 5-step travel at 0:45
He want my first choice on draft day. I wanted to trade down for Fox and Monk (Kentucky boys and so biased) at the time. Hope he lives up to his potential, even if not with us. The draft can be a crapshoot.

youngcrev · Post #1913 » by **youngcrev** » Thu Jan 12, 2023 3:14 am

Read on Twitter

Peak Zach LaVine

Murray_17 · Post #1914 » by **Murray_17** » Thu Jan 12, 2023 4:24 am

LOL

that's the guy some want to trade for Maxey.

76ciology · Post #1915 » by **76ciology** » Thu Jan 12, 2023 5:30 am

Read on Twitter

Yikes

Negrodamus · Post #1916 » by **Negrodamus** » Thu Jan 12, 2023 5:59 am

Murray_17 wrote:LOL

that's the guy some want to trade for Maxey.

Doesn’t make sense, LaVine is trash.

76ciology · Post #1917 » by **76ciology** » Thu Jan 12, 2023 5:59 am

Murray_17 wrote:LOL

that's the guy some want to trade for Maxey.

Thats the problem with the game nowadays. Everyone wants to be THE scorer. Scorer gets PAID.

Personally, I find Lavine to be jealous of Derozan’s success in crunch time. So when the ball gets to Lavine, he gets to tunnel vision and goes mamba mentality too often

LeonJordanJr24 · Post #1918 » by **LeonJordanJr24** » Thu Jan 12, 2023 6:10 am

Lavine doesn't know what to do on the bulls hence his playing style. But the talent level is crazy and he's a all-star caliber top tier SG. Hell yeah I would trade Tobias with Maxey to acquire him.

Murray_17 · Post #1919 » by **Murray_17** » Thu Jan 12, 2023 10:56 am

The issue is not only what he tried to do, the Bulls needed a 3 to tie the game and Lavine goes for a midrange shot, he could not get a 3 so he tries to go into the paint even when that's useless and Vuc is on the top of the 3 point line....He isn't even aware of the score

LeonJordanJr24 wrote:Lavine doesn't know what to do on the bulls hence his playing style. But the talent level is crazy and he's a all-star caliber top tier SG. Hell yeah I would trade Tobias with Maxey to acquire him.

Lavine almost has no knees and he's only 27 on the first year of a Max contract.

His style is already what it is, he's not changing at his age and he's as bad on defense as Maxey while having the athletic tools to be better. He's a poor rebounder given his athleticism too.

He's averaging 23 points this season on 18 FGA, which is 2 points below what Maxey does on 17 FGA. The only difference is that Lavine shots 3s on more volume.

Sorry, i just don't see the point in adding him, on his horrible contract, while we have similar production on a rookie contract

the_process · Post #1920 » by **the_process** » Thu Jan 12, 2023 11:25 am

76ciology wrote:
Murray_17 wrote:LOL

that's the guy some want to trade for Maxey.

Thats the problem with the game nowadays. Everyone wants to be THE scorer. Scorer gets PAID.

Personally, I find Lavine to be jealous of Derozan’s success in crunch time. So when the ball gets to Lavine, he gets to tunnel vision and goes mamba mentality too often

This is the problem IMO. Not enough ball for DDR and LaVine. Pecking order not defined well enough. This is also why LaVine and Donovan do not get along.

That team in Chicago is begging for a locker room guy like Books Harris. :lol: