Game 32: Pacers @ Heat 01/02/2025 7:30 PM ET

Umbooki · Post #141 » by **Umbooki** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 2:47 am

Jimmy is my favorite player in a Post-Wade league.

Divorce and unleash the kids. If we can get a pg in the process, then that’s even better.

Post #142 » by **MettaWorldPanda** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 2:48 am

I really hope Keshad’s effort opened Spo’s eyes.

Dmcdani6 · Post #143 » by **Dmcdani6** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 2:48 am

3ammy3uck3ts wrote:Bitch and moan all you want about Bams inconsistent scoring start but you can’t deny he bust his ass every night and he’s ALWAYS available. Love you Jimmy, 2nd favorite player in the league, 3rd or so favorite player ever but if you’re going to miss 2 weeks then additional days than you were supposed to for your own personal “conditioning” and this is the effort you give in back to back games literally quitting on your guys then you can fuxk all the way. Sit his ass and trade him to the highest bidder. I’m sick of this ****, misses massive chunks of every season and then spends 30 other games half assing it at best, that’s not how we operate.

Im w/ you 3ammy, dead ass. His attitude has stunk since last season. Im convinced the boys like playing without him.

Beenie · Post #144 » by **Beenie** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 2:49 am

Hallstar wrote:
Beenie wrote:Herro dribbles into and bricks an ill advised 3 and later dribbles into trouble and puts ware in a bind

Get him off the ball where he belongs!

YOu realize who has been running our only effective offense this season right? on or off ball

He wouldnt be running the offense if he’s off the ball for one

He’s excellent when he limits his dribble to 3 dribbles or less - and the lesser the better

And the idea he’s been the only one good at running the offense this season is false

marson · Post #145 » by **marson** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 2:51 am

Missed the times when a player played out their contract to the fullest. This generation are bunch of crybabies that wants that fatty extension first.

If Kobe Bean Bryant is alive today, he would've called them soft.

Dmcdani6 · Post #146 » by **Dmcdani6** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 2:51 am

MettaWorldPanda wrote:
Dmcdani6 wrote:Whoa, Keshad came in? 5 pts, 6rebs, 2 blks?? Ware having a game. Interesting w/ Ware, Jovic, and KJ, thats a big lineup.

Never felt so good in a loss. I’m in cloud 9 right now

MWP keep in your pants man, he’ll get his chance. LOL
Edit:
But foreal, he’ll be able to get his chance. Whats **** up is Butler. He has leverage, where he can opt in, ppl are hoping we’ll take peanuts so we can get rid of him. Tough **** right niw

AirP. · Post #147 » by **AirP.** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 2:52 am

3ammy3uck3ts wrote:Bitch and moan all you want about Bams inconsistent scoring start but you can’t deny he bust his ass every night and he’s ALWAYS available. Love you Jimmy, 2nd favorite player in the league, 3rd or so favorite player ever but if you’re going to miss 2 weeks then additional days than you were supposed to for your own personal “conditioning” and this is the effort you give in back to back games literally quitting on your guys then you can fuxk all the way. Sit his ass and trade him to the highest bidder. I’m sick of this ****, misses massive chunks of every season and then spends 30 other games half assing it at best, that’s not how we operate.

I think when Riley went after him publicly at the EOY conference, it was over. Kinda of a bad feeling to have done what he's done and then have Riley say something like that publicly. It should have been done privately, sadly, I doubt this won't be the last time Riley runs a high-level player out of town.

Post #148 » by **Wiltside** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 2:53 am

Jimmy really pouting on court huh. Guess we can’t be surprised, I’d hoped it wouldn’t come to this but Jimmy has precedent. He was always going to go nuclear when there’s millions at stake.

Time to make the call, sadly.

3ammy3uck3ts · Post #149 » by **3ammy3uck3ts** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 2:53 am

Bench Jimmy and start Ware, it’s time to start getting those reps on.

Herro
Duncan
Highsmith
Bam
Ware

Use the assets from trading Jimmy to go get Fox.

Fox
Herro
Duncan
Bam
Ware

We’ll add the final championship piece after that. Imagine Fox at point with the spacing of Duncan and Herro operating with bigs like Bam and Ware, it would be insane

3ammy3uck3ts · Post #150 » by **3ammy3uck3ts** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 2:54 am

AirP. wrote:
3ammy3uck3ts wrote:Bitch and moan all you want about Bams inconsistent scoring start but you can’t deny he bust his ass every night and he’s ALWAYS available. Love you Jimmy, 2nd favorite player in the league, 3rd or so favorite player ever but if you’re going to miss 2 weeks then additional days than you were supposed to for your own personal “conditioning” and this is the effort you give in back to back games literally quitting on your guys then you can fuxk all the way. Sit his ass and trade him to the highest bidder. I’m sick of this ****, misses massive chunks of every season and then spends 30 other games half assing it at best, that’s not how we operate.

I think when Riley went after him publicly at the EOY conference, it was over. Kinda of a bad feeling to have done what he's done and then have Riley say something like that publicly. It should have been done privately, sadly, I doubt this won't be the last time Riley runs a high-level player out of town.

That was 100% the beginning of the end

Umbooki · Post #151 » by **Umbooki** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 2:54 am

MettaWorldPanda wrote:I really hope Keshad’s effort opened Spo’s eyes.

There’s a lot to work with there, Panda.

oreon · Post #152 » by **oreon** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 2:54 am

Back to back games Butler played quarter a$$ed. If he was sick, he should have stayed out. His poor effort is contagious. Minus Bam, the starters all played with low energy. We are almost half a season in, and half of his games Butler has been lackluster. Riley can't justify giving the money and the years he wants. Just trade him to Houston and get one of their young PFs. And lets play the season with the young guys who got something to prove. If we are going to loose games I'd rather loose watching the young guys get their reps in. And while we are at it, just move Rozier. I know he had an okay game but man I hate watching him play. He's so tunneled vision. Whenever he decides he's gonna put a shot up, his gonna out a shot up. If we move Butler, swap Rozier out for anyone. I don't care who.

AirP. · Post #153 » by **AirP.** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 2:55 am

Wiltside wrote:Jimmy really pouting on court huh. Guess we can’t be surprised, I’d hoped it wouldn’t come to this but Jimmy has precedent. He was always going to go nuclear when there’s millions at stake.

Time to make the call, sadly.

Can Riley just reverse course after going public saying Miami won't trade Butler?

Flash4thewin · Post #154 » by **Flash4thewin** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 2:55 am

marson wrote:Missed the times when a player played out their contract to the fullest. This generation are bunch of crybabies that wants that fatty extension first.

If Kobe Bean Bryant is alive today, he would've called them soft.

Kobe is not the right example here :lol:

Soft is telling team you wont sign and go back to the draft the next year.
Soft is demanding a trade. The last person you want to talk about not being a crybaby is Kobe.

Post #155 » by **MettaWorldPanda** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 2:55 am

Warebanyama deserves to play with Bam

oreon · Post #156 » by **oreon** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 2:55 am

AirP. wrote:
Wiltside wrote:Jimmy really pouting on court huh. Guess we can’t be surprised, I’d hoped it wouldn’t come to this but Jimmy has precedent. He was always going to go nuclear when there’s millions at stake.

Time to make the call, sadly.

Can Riley just reverse course after going public saying Miami won't trade Butler?

Yeah. GMs lie all the time. Its part of the job

Hallstar · Post #157 » by **Hallstar** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 2:55 am

Beenie wrote:
Hallstar wrote:
Beenie wrote:Herro dribbles into and bricks an ill advised 3 and later dribbles into trouble and puts ware in a bind

Get him off the ball where he belongs!

YOu realize who has been running our only effective offense this season right? on or off ball

He wouldnt be running the offense if he’s off the ball for one

He’s excellent when he limits his dribble to 3 dribbles or less - and the lesser the better

And the idea he’s been the only one good at running the offense this season is false

so who? It's him and Bam and Bam is not a perimeter ballhandler.

Hoops3355 · Post #158 » by **Hoops3355** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 2:55 am

Herro usage is gonna warrant TOs. In General he's been good to great more than he's been bad. I like what I'm seeing if they're gonna let him do the thing then keep it coming.

Think Spo's rotations were pretty bad tonight. Running Ware with Jimmy was an interesting choice.

Post #159 » by **MettaWorldPanda** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 2:56 am

AirP. wrote:
Wiltside wrote:Jimmy really pouting on court huh. Guess we can’t be surprised, I’d hoped it wouldn’t come to this but Jimmy has precedent. He was always going to go nuclear when there’s millions at stake.

Time to make the call, sadly.

Can Riley just reverse course after going public saying Miami won't trade Butler?

He can say Jimmy forced his hand

Scizzup · Post #160 » by **Scizzup** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 2:57 am

AirP. wrote:
Wiltside wrote:Jimmy really pouting on court huh. Guess we can’t be surprised, I’d hoped it wouldn’t come to this but Jimmy has precedent. He was always going to go nuclear when there’s millions at stake.

Time to make the call, sadly.

Can Riley just reverse course after going public saying Miami won't trade Butler?

Don't think that matters much. It was just more of a ""if you want Jimmy stop sending me **** deals". If they get a good deal they will absolutely trade him. The only problem is because of new cba the list of teams that can trade for Jimmy is small. It's basically Suns/GSW unless they want a Lavine?

would Pat rather pay Beal than Butler? because Beal has 2+ player option which is pretty much 3 years.