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[3toheadmelo]

I’m sooo sick and tired of 3tothehead stanning for these scrub ass players!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ingram Stinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Be better 3tothehead!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BEEEE BETERRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[Wildcat]

I’m sooo sick and tired of 3tothehead stanning for these scrub ass players!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ingram Stinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Be better 3tothehead!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BEEEE BETERRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I watched a little of this game yesterday. He looked like arse. Dunn was fun to watch.

[Wildcat]

There was really people here in the summer telling me they rather have Tobias bridges over Ingram. Hell I even rather have Ingram over KAT.

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I can't get on that train. We're already worried about OG potential injury concerns. Throwing BI in the mix is going to send the fan base into a frenzy. I can at least trust Bridges to find his shot and pick up the defensive intensity. I don't think I can trust BI to play more than 70 games this season (other than his rookie here, he's never played more than 65 games and only 3 seasons of playing over 60). He's also needs to more involved in the offense. I can't see that with JB. BI has a fairly high usage rate himself, and one of the disconnects with him and the team (other than the contract status) was taking the ball out of his hands and into Zion's.

I don’t trust Mikal at all to find his shot and defense. Ingram would be our second option.

I don't know, man. He's been playing losing basketball much longer than Mikal and I'm getting some serious PG13 vibes from him. He'll have a great year for that contract, then he'll go back to having that injury prone label on him next.

[3toheadmelo]

I’m sooo sick and tired of 3tothehead stanning for these scrub ass players!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ingram Stinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Be better 3tothehead!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BEEEE BETERRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I watched a little of this game yesterday. He looked like arse. Dunn was fun to watch.

I’m trying to make fun of green Satan over here. What r u doing???

[3toheadmelo]

I can't get on that train. We're already worried about OG potential injury concerns. Throwing BI in the mix is going to send the fan base into a frenzy. I can at least trust Bridges to find his shot and pick up the defensive intensity. I don't think I can trust BI to play more than 70 games this season (other than his rookie here, he's never played more than 65 games and only 3 seasons of playing over 60). He's also needs to more involved in the offense. I can't see that with JB. BI has a fairly high usage rate himself, and one of the disconnects with him and the team (other than the contract status) was taking the ball out of his hands and into Zion's.

I don’t trust Mikal at all to find his shot and defense. Ingram would be our second option.

I don't know, man. He's beeing playing losing basketball much longer than Mikal and I'm getting some serious PG13 vibes from him. He'll have a great year for that contract, then he'll go back to having that injury prone label on him next.

Worth the risk imo

[NoDopeOnSundays]

He wasn’t healthy this past playoffs.

Last time he was healthy he played very well. He destroyed the hell out of Mikal. Mikal can’t guard the big time wings.

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He makes $14 million more than Mikal and wants a max which would be 4 years $208 million, he also doesn't really like taking threes. He basically only plays his best whenever Zion isn't around and doesn't have to share the ball.

Being better individually doesn't mean you're a better fit for a team. He's better than Herb Jones and Trey Murphy and the Pelicans would rather have those two.

They only rather have Murphy and herb because they’re cheaper to keep. They’re not better with those guys than having Ingram. They probably miss with playoffs with out Ingram.

All I know is that having Ingram would be better than going all in on Mikal and KAT.

It's not just because they're cheaper, it's because they can play with Zion. The Pelicans would rather have Dejounte Murray as a ball handler than Ingram, and those two guys can play off the ball within a system, to this point Ingram has never shown that he can do that. It's never a good sign when a guy can only play well when he's the center of the offense.


And there's no way to know if we would have been better with him instead, what we do know is that his team seems content with letting him walk for nothing if it comes to that.

[Wildcat]

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I watched a little of this game yesterday. He looked like arse. Dunn was fun to watch.

I’m trying to make fun of green Satan over here. What r u doing???

Lmao, ooooops.

[Wildcat]

Woof. Just looked at some highlights of the 76ers and Bucks game. Not sure why some people are screaming the Bucks are back for beating down a team they should beat down. But also, Maxey has no help. I thought their depth was suppose to help when PG13 and Joel are out. No real ball movement, no shot creators, just woof.

[Zenzibar]

If you stay up with the ex-Knicks post updates here:


Might as well start with our boy Julius.

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NBA Fans Slam Julius Randle's Performance In Timberwolves-Lakers Game



n Tuesday evening, Julius Randle made his debut for the Minnesota Timberwolves when they faced off against the Los Angeles Lakers in California.

The All-Star forward had 16 points, nine rebounds and four assists while shooting 5/10 from the field and 1/3 from the three-point range in 34 minutes.

However, the Timberwolves lost by a score of 110-103.

Despite Randle having a sold stat line, many NBA fans reacted negatively to his performance against the Lakers.

Via Kevin O'Connor: "Julius Randle's performance is a good reason why +/- can be so deceiving. Felt like he brought zero/negative effort. SVG rightfully called it out on the broadcast. Yet somehow he was the only starter that had a positive +/-"

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Via Andy Bailey: "Julius Randle plays like the rec league guys who can't go around people anymore"

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Via @meyerNBA: "Julius Randle not boxing out and lightly jogging in transition isn’t the greatest first look as far as first looks go."

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Via Jason Timpf: "Just one game, so nothing to overreact to, to the Julius Randle lowlight film from last night isn't pretty..

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Via @bryant_gotgame: "The Wolves really dumped KAT for Julius Randle lmaooo. Like what a downgrade. "

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Via @SalCali5: "His body language was awful already..I wish best luck yall"

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[mpharris36]

this doesn't need its own thread to hate on a player already gone. Use the around the NBA thread to do this if you want.

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[Iron Mantis]

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Might as well start with our boy Julius.

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NBA Fans Slam Julius Randle's Performance In Timberwolves-Lakers Game



n Tuesday evening, Julius Randle made his debut for the Minnesota Timberwolves when they faced off against the Los Angeles Lakers in California.

The All-Star forward had 16 points, nine rebounds and four assists while shooting 5/10 from the field and 1/3 from the three-point range in 34 minutes.

However, the Timberwolves lost by a score of 110-103.

Despite Randle having a sold stat line, many NBA fans reacted negatively to his performance against the Lakers.

Via Kevin O'Connor: "Julius Randle's performance is a good reason why +/- can be so deceiving. Felt like he brought zero/negative effort. SVG rightfully called it out on the broadcast. Yet somehow he was the only starter that had a positive +/-"

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Via Andy Bailey: "Julius Randle plays like the rec league guys who can't go around people anymore"

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Via @meyerNBA: "Julius Randle not boxing out and lightly jogging in transition isn’t the greatest first look as far as first looks go."

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Via Jason Timpf: "Just one game, so nothing to overreact to, to the Julius Randle lowlight film from last night isn't pretty..

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Via @bryant_gotgame: "The Wolves really dumped KAT for Julius Randle lmaooo. Like what a downgrade. "

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Via @SalCali5: "His body language was awful already..I wish best luck yall"

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Somebody convinced the Wolves that "toughness" is more important than talent and actually giving a @#$% about winning.

Bye Julius

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[Guano]

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someday melo will pay for his crimes

[stuporman]

Frank stealing the inbound pass and air balling a game winner is his NBA career in one play

[Guano]

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i'm sorry i know his hands are big but that's fcking ridiculous.

[god shammgod]

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someday melo will pay for his crimes

lord knows i made fun of him to get at melo but i feel bad for the kid. that might be the end of his career.

[Guano]

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someday melo will pay for his crimes

lord knows i made fun of him to get at melo but i feel bad for the kid. that might be the end of his career.

for sure his nba career.

hopefully he can get his mental right and have a nice overseas career. i can't imagine what that fall off does. cause the reality of being able to travel and get paid to hoop still sounds dope from my perspective but prolly not from a top 3 pick.

[3toheadmelo]

He makes $14 million more than Mikal and wants a max which would be 4 years $208 million, he also doesn't really like taking threes. He basically only plays his best whenever Zion isn't around and doesn't have to share the ball.

Being better individually doesn't mean you're a better fit for a team. He's better than Herb Jones and Trey Murphy and the Pelicans would rather have those two.

They only rather have Murphy and herb because they’re cheaper to keep. They’re not better with those guys than having Ingram. They probably miss with playoffs with out Ingram.

All I know is that having Ingram would be better than going all in on Mikal and KAT.

It's not just because they're cheaper, it's because they can play with Zion. The Pelicans would rather have Dejounte Murray as a ball handler than Ingram, and those two guys can play off the ball within a system, to this point Ingram has never shown that he can do that. It's never a good sign when a guy can only play well when he's the center of the offense.


And there's no way to know if we would have been better with him instead, what we do know is that his team seems content with letting him walk for nothing if it comes to that.

They were trying to move Ingram before they got Murray. It's mainly because they don't want to pay him. When Ingram and Zion played together they were like top 5 in the west I think.

I still rather have him over Mikal by far. He destroyed him in the playoffs.