Around the NBA 2025-26 - Vol 2... Hard Knock Season
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Is Phoenix that bad or Denver that good this year. Looking like space jam 3 in Denver - Murray from half court, Payton Watson with vicious facial, Gordon with 360 dunk.
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Damn shame your coach hated him

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Capn'O wrote:NoDopeOnSundays wrote:Paolo just doesn't know how to use his body, the kid is 6'10" 250lbs and you wouldn't know it based on his playstyle. He should be a wrecking ball.
And he should also facilitate a lot more. He's AWFUL in the iso. Get him in positions to go downhill.
He think he's Tatum, when he's 2" taller and 30lbs heavier. All these dumb ass difficult mid range shots he takes, just makes no sense.
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NoDopeOnSundays wrote:Capn'O wrote:NoDopeOnSundays wrote:Paolo just doesn't know how to use his body, the kid is 6'10" 250lbs and you wouldn't know it based on his playstyle. He should be a wrecking ball.
And he should also facilitate a lot more. He's AWFUL in the iso. Get him in positions to go downhill.
He think he's Tatum, when he's 2" taller and 30lbs heavier. All these dumb ass difficult mid range shots he takes, just makes no sense.
He is very unlucky to play for one of the top 5 bummest orgs in the league. He needs to go quickly before his game is damaged too much. There hasn't been a single person in this org like ever that knows what's he is doing from a development or strategy perspective. I am sure Shaq, T-Mac Dwight and Aaron Gordon will align with this statement.
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Montmorencie wrote:Is Phoenix that bad or Denver that good this year. Looking like space jam 3 in Denver - Murray from half court, Payton Watson with vicious facial, Gordon with 360 dunk.
Phoenix is that bad! No defense no offense & their bigs still suck.
Baf: Heat Culture
Brandin Podziemski | Dosunmu| Shead
Devin Booker | Dosunmu
Jabari Smith Jr | Derozan | Okoro
Karl Towns | Barnes | Highsmith
Brook Lopez | Kornet | Achiuwa
Brandin Podziemski | Dosunmu| Shead
Devin Booker | Dosunmu
Jabari Smith Jr | Derozan | Okoro
Karl Towns | Barnes | Highsmith
Brook Lopez | Kornet | Achiuwa
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NoDopeOnSundays wrote:
Damn shame your coach hated him
He would’ve thrived under mike brown’s offense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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3toheadmelo wrote:Guano wrote:Ctorres might be right. This is horrendous
Salute to banchero for keeping the mid range alive!
Me all year
Chanel Bomber wrote:This board really is full of bad people.
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Fat wrote:Montmorencie wrote:Is Phoenix that bad or Denver that good this year. Looking like space jam 3 in Denver - Murray from half court, Payton Watson with vicious facial, Gordon with 360 dunk.
Phoenix is that bad! No defense no offense & their bigs still suck.
I am watching this game and if you go just by the roster - they should be a lottery team for sure. But they are actually playing hard. Brooks and Allen is a menace backcourt. Gillespie and O'Neal are streaky scorers. The former Lakers messiah Mark Williams is expected to play soon so the center position shouldnt be that terrible either. And you have Booker and Green with a lot to prove.
I think this is a solid play-in team. I don't see them at the bottom with Blazers, Pelicans, Jazz and Kings
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Montmorencie wrote:NoDopeOnSundays wrote:Capn'O wrote:
And he should also facilitate a lot more. He's AWFUL in the iso. Get him in positions to go downhill.
He think he's Tatum, when he's 2" taller and 30lbs heavier. All these dumb ass difficult mid range shots he takes, just makes no sense.
He is very unlucky to play for one of the top 5 bummest orgs in the league. He needs to go quickly before his game is damaged too much. There hasn't been a single person in this org like ever that knows what's he is doing from a development or strategy perspective. I am sure Shaq, T-Mac Dwight and Aaron Gordon will align with this statement.
Might be some truth to this. ColeSlaw is balling out with the Bucks.
Chanel Bomber wrote:This board really is full of bad people.
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Montmorencie wrote:Fat wrote:Montmorencie wrote:Is Phoenix that bad or Denver that good this year. Looking like space jam 3 in Denver - Murray from half court, Payton Watson with vicious facial, Gordon with 360 dunk.
Phoenix is that bad! No defense no offense & their bigs still suck.
I am watching this game and if you go just by the roster - they should be a lottery team for sure. But they are actually playing hard. Brooks and Allen is a menace backcourt. Gillespie and O'Neal are streaky scorers. The former Lakers messiah Mark Williams is expected to play soon so the center position shouldnt be that terrible either. And you have Booker and Green with a lot to prove.
I think this is a solid play-in team. I don't see them at the bottom with Blazers, Pelicans, Jazz and Kings
If I’m the suns I’m trading Booker for more young talent and picks especially a pick in this draft since I don’t think they own their own pick.
Send brooks and Allen to a contender too and get what you can get out of that.
Give the keys to Jalen Green
Baf: Heat Culture
Brandin Podziemski | Dosunmu| Shead
Devin Booker | Dosunmu
Jabari Smith Jr | Derozan | Okoro
Karl Towns | Barnes | Highsmith
Brook Lopez | Kornet | Achiuwa
Brandin Podziemski | Dosunmu| Shead
Devin Booker | Dosunmu
Jabari Smith Jr | Derozan | Okoro
Karl Towns | Barnes | Highsmith
Brook Lopez | Kornet | Achiuwa
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Guano wrote:Montmorencie wrote:NoDopeOnSundays wrote:
He think he's Tatum, when he's 2" taller and 30lbs heavier. All these dumb ass difficult mid range shots he takes, just makes no sense.
He is very unlucky to play for one of the top 5 bummest orgs in the league. He needs to go quickly before his game is damaged too much. There hasn't been a single person in this org like ever that knows what's he is doing from a development or strategy perspective. I am sure Shaq, T-Mac Dwight and Aaron Gordon will align with this statement.
Might be some truth to this. ColeSlaw is balling out with the Bucks.
Problem is that Franz it makes it difficult to use that excuse, he's clearly better than Paolo right now.
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NoDopeOnSundays wrote:
Damn shame your coach hated him
Mike brown hates grimes? Wow!

It’s like when lil bitches make subliminal records, if it ain’t directed directly at me, I don’t respect it
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If we got rid of thibs earlier we would still have Grimes 

NiceLikeChrist wrote:We are going to deeply regret this. We traded away the best player in the trade and still had to give up a great role player AND a pick?
so many people are going to eat their words about randle
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NiceLikeChrist wrote:If we got rid of thibs earlier we would still have Grimes
And no Bridges. I'd rather have Bridges.
But kudos to Grimes, he had confidence issues, and that is the hardest thing to overcome. He seems like a different person today then he was 2 years ago. He's also not staying with Philly long term, so that's a plus too.
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TheGreenArrow wrote:NoDopeOnSundays wrote:
Damn shame your coach hated him
He would’ve thrived under mike brown’s offense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why do you love losing players so much???

It’s like when lil bitches make subliminal records, if it ain’t directed directly at me, I don’t respect it
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gavran wrote:NiceLikeChrist wrote:If we got rid of thibs earlier we would still have Grimes
And no Bridges. I'd rather have Bridges.
But kudos to Grimes, he had confidence issues, and that is the hardest thing to overcome. He seems like a different person today then he was 2 years ago. He's also not staying with Philly long term, so that's a plus too.
Then that means we have all those picks and we can scoop Giannis before the season starts most likely
Brunson
Grimes
OG
Giannis
Towns
Easy dynasty. Thank you thibs
NiceLikeChrist wrote:We are going to deeply regret this. We traded away the best player in the trade and still had to give up a great role player AND a pick?
so many people are going to eat their words about randle
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3toheadmelo wrote:TheGreenArrow wrote:NoDopeOnSundays wrote:
Damn shame your coach hated him
He would’ve thrived under mike brown’s offense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why do you love losing players so much???
Ball is Tae Young 2.0.
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NiceLikeChrist wrote:gavran wrote:NiceLikeChrist wrote:If we got rid of thibs earlier we would still have Grimes
And no Bridges. I'd rather have Bridges.
But kudos to Grimes, he had confidence issues, and that is the hardest thing to overcome. He seems like a different person today then he was 2 years ago. He's also not staying with Philly long term, so that's a plus too.
Then that means we have all those picks and we can scoop Giannis before the season starts most likely
Brunson
Grimes
OG
Giannis
Towns
Easy dynasty. Thank you thibs
And if your grandma had wheels...
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3toheadmelo wrote:TheGreenArrow wrote:NoDopeOnSundays wrote:
Damn shame your coach hated him
He would’ve thrived under mike brown’s offense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why do you love losing players so much???
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Be better 3tothehead!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Wildcat wrote:3toheadmelo wrote:TheGreenArrow wrote:
He would’ve thrived under mike brown’s offense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why do you love losing players so much???
Ball is Tae Young 2.0.
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Trae young 2.0 is better than Julius Randle 2.0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!











