Official NBA General Discussion 2022-23 V5.0

Madvillainy2004 · Post #2001 » by **Madvillainy2004** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:12 am

WuTang_OG wrote:Windhorst most connected said maxey was not included for lowry. Knowing morey this was likely the case.

Houston up 10’on denver 4 minutes to go. Udoka coaching

Masai stubborn but Morey might the worst person to negotiate with in the NBA lol this is the same guy that wanted Lowry/Fred/OG + picks for Ben Simmons

HumbleRen · Post #2002 » by **HumbleRen** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:12 am

Ado05 wrote:LMAO @ anyone who thinks Maxey was actually being offered for Lowry

Maxey wasn’t even playing 20 minutes a game during that season. He was not untouchable lol.

HumbleRen · Post #2003 » by **HumbleRen** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:14 am

Just looking across the league lol, it’s unreal how far behind we are in sheer offensive talent.

Masai really wasted the first half of the 2020’s.

Scizzup · Post #2004 » by **Scizzup** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:14 am

Rockets winning more games than the Raptors this season would be hilarious.

Also Sengun is as good as Barnes. Worse defender but better offensive player.

TheRealDeal · Post #2005 » by **TheRealDeal** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:15 am

I don’t understand how some of our fans could “hate” Fred. The guy was a key piece of the team that won us a championship. I’m not saying you have to root for him but hating the dude is kinda ridiculous if you’re actually a Raptors fan

Basketball_Jones · Post #2006 » by **Basketball_Jones** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:16 am

Scizzup wrote:Rockets winning more games than the Raptors this season would be hilarious.

Also Sengun is as good as Barnes. Worse defender but better offensive player.

Dillon is an elite shooter and Freddy cookin so they have a chance!

MiamiSPX · Post #2007 » by **MiamiSPX** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:19 am

HumbleRen wrote:Just looking across the league lol, it’s unreal how far behind we are in sheer offensive talent.

I watch too much basketball and I think this every damn night. The biggest mistake they made, IMO, is thinking they can teach anyone to shoot. I don't know if it's arrogance, hubris, delusion, bad data, etc, but it's not working.

TheRealDeal · Post #2008 » by **TheRealDeal** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:22 am

Basketball_Jones wrote:
Scizzup wrote:Rockets winning more games than the Raptors this season would be hilarious.

Also Sengun is as good as Barnes. Worse defender but better offensive player.

Dillon is an elite shooter and Freddy cookin so they have a chance!

Not to mention the gritty defense. Both guys are always up in your face, trying to pick your pocket. Must be a nightmare to play against

Coco Costanza · Post #2009 » by **Coco Costanza** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:23 am

HumbleRen wrote:
___Rand___ wrote:
HumbleRen wrote:
Masai got too greedy as usual. I also think he really wanted to honor Lowry’s wishes, which was to go to Miami.

I thought Lowry was fine going to Sixers till talks broke down wasn't it? Then he shut down the trades after a certain point and said he wants to finish the season with Raps. Sixers were out after that.

I think he wanted Miami the whole time. Even said this has been in the making for the last 3 years when he finally signed with them.

Philly wanted Lowry, don’t think it was mutual.

Which is surprising given Lowry is from Philly.

MiamiSPX · Post #2010 » by **MiamiSPX** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:24 am

Coco Costanza wrote:
HumbleRen wrote:
___Rand___ wrote:
I thought Lowry was fine going to Sixers till talks broke down wasn't it? Then he shut down the trades after a certain point and said he wants to finish the season with Raps. Sixers were out after that.

I think he wanted Miami the whole time. Even said this has been in the making for the last 3 years when he finally signed with them.

Philly wanted Lowry, don’t think it was mutual.

Which is surprising given Lowry is from Philly.

He wanted to golf and is good friends with Jimmy.

Coco Costanza · Post #2011 » by **Coco Costanza** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:25 am

MiamiSPX wrote:
Coco Costanza wrote:
HumbleRen wrote:
I think he wanted Miami the whole time. Even said this has been in the making for the last 3 years when he finally signed with them.

Philly wanted Lowry, don’t think it was mutual.

Which is surprising given Lowry is from Philly.

He wanted to golf and is good friends with Jimmy.

Still, his family always showed up when the Raptors were in town, you'd have thought he'd want to go home.

HumbleRen · Post #2012 » by **HumbleRen** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:26 am

MiamiSPX wrote:
Coco Costanza wrote:
HumbleRen wrote:
I think he wanted Miami the whole time. Even said this has been in the making for the last 3 years when he finally signed with them.

Philly wanted Lowry, don’t think it was mutual.

Which is surprising given Lowry is from Philly.

He wanted to golf and is good friends with Jimmy.

Yep. He was not spending his mid 30’s in a city with cold winter. :lol:

HumbleRen · Post #2013 » by **HumbleRen** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:26 am

MiamiSPX wrote:
HumbleRen wrote:Just looking across the league lol, it’s unreal how far behind we are in sheer offensive talent.

I watch too much basketball and I think this every damn night. The biggest mistake they made, IMO, is thinking they can teach anyone to shoot. I don't know if it's arrogance, hubris, delusion, bad data, etc, but it's not working.

He gambled and he lost.

Gonna take us a while to rebuild this roster back up.

Los_29 · Post #2014 » by **Los_29** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:27 am

HumbleRen wrote:
Ado05 wrote:LMAO @ anyone who thinks Maxey was actually being offered for Lowry

Maxey wasn’t even playing 20 minutes a game during that season. He was not untouchable lol.

Maxey was a rookie that year. Morey isn’t going to offer Maxey while other teams are offering Kendrick Nunn. Even the Lakers refused to part with THT. There was nothing being offered at the deadline.

TheRealDeal · Post #2015 » by **TheRealDeal** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:28 am

MiamiSPX wrote:
Coco Costanza wrote:
HumbleRen wrote:
I think he wanted Miami the whole time. Even said this has been in the making for the last 3 years when he finally signed with them.

Philly wanted Lowry, don’t think it was mutual.

Which is surprising given Lowry is from Philly.

He wanted to golf and is good friends with Jimmy.

He probably knows what it’s like playing for a team in Philly. At this stage in his career? No thanks. Not worth potentially tarnishing your reputation in your home city

ForeverTFC · Post #2016 » by **ForeverTFC** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:29 am

Nurse is 8-1 and has Maxey taking a massive leap. FVV is 6-3 with Sengun breaking out and Jalen Green playing decent basketball as of late.

Whichever team trades for Pascal might get an MVP season and a championship out of it at this point.

Randle McMurphy · Post #2017 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:31 am

Amazing that FVV was actually an impactful player after all. Who could have expected it?

TOStateofMind · Post #2018 » by **TOStateofMind** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:32 am

maxey is a damn stud, went up another level

also who knows what was truly on the table but i doubt any trade was getting done with masai and morey involved anyway lol

Los_29 · Post #2019 » by **Los_29** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:34 am

It is pretty funny that the Rockets are 6-3 and just beat the defending champs. They won about 20 games last year.

ForeverTFC · Post #2020 » by **ForeverTFC** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:45 am

TOStateofMind wrote:maxey is a damn stud, went up another level

also who knows what was truly on the table but i doubt any trade was getting done with masai and morey involved anyway lol

Way better than i ever expected him to become. Let’s see if he can hold up on defense in the POs, but he’s definitely arrived.