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Post#141 » by DY_nasty » Wed Sep 16, 2020 9:56 pm

Doc has always been a sham coach. Ruined McGrady's career and would've never won a thing without 3 HoFers...
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Post#142 » by 316Hornets » Wed Sep 16, 2020 11:22 pm

UNCNYC wrote:Us not signing Kemba to the max is looking good so far. He has played poorly and I doubt will improve given he is ageing ad would have to all of a sudden become a STAR again. I just wish we would have gotten SOMETHING even a 2nd rounder thrown in for him


The problem with Kemba on Boston is he is so redundant.

Jaylen Brown likes to drive to the rim and is better at it than Kemba.
Tatum likes to throw up 3s and be the point and is arguably better at it than Kemba. Not only that, it seems like Boston/NBA wants to make Tatum a superstar.

So, what does Kemba do? He stands around and tries to create opportunities for these 2 guys through spacing and moving around off ball. It's obviously not what he is used to, but I don't think he's really dropped off much from last season. Shooting percentage has been crap this playoffs, but that probably has more to do with teams attacking Kemba on defense a lot/making him more fatigued. he was sweating buckets last night.
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Post#143 » by UNCNYC » Wed Sep 16, 2020 11:39 pm

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UNCNYC wrote:Us not signing Kemba to the max is looking good so far. He has played poorly and I doubt will improve given he is ageing ad would have to all of a sudden become a STAR again. I just wish we would have gotten SOMETHING even a 2nd rounder thrown in for him


The problem with Kemba on Boston is he is so redundant.

Jaylen Brown likes to drive to the rim and is better at it than Kemba.
Tatum likes to throw up 3s and be the point and is arguably better at it than Kemba. Not only that, it seems like Boston/NBA wants to make Tatum a superstar.

So, what does Kemba do? He stands around and tries to create opportunities for these 2 guys through spacing and moving around off ball. It's obviously not what he is used to, but I don't think he's really dropped off much from last season. Shooting percentage has been crap this playoffs, but that probably has more to do with teams attacking Kemba on defense a lot/making him more fatigued. he was sweating buckets last night.


yap thats what I thinks going on. Kemba has been relegated to the relegator. He needs to be kemba and not sure he will have the confidence to do so. Boston is a bigger market and Tatum is supposed to be one of the NEXT BIG THINGS which I don't know if he will. I think coach needs to let kemba do him.
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Post#144 » by yosemiteben » Wed Sep 16, 2020 11:53 pm

I haven't watched that much but did watch Game 1 against Miami and that narrative was way off from what I saw. Kemba just made knucklehead decisions, it wasn't a system issue.
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Post#145 » by LofJ » Fri Sep 18, 2020 3:34 am

I wonder if Bam Adebayo is displeased that the Heat are going to wait a year to give him his big extension to maximize their cap space. If he is I want Mitch to pull a reverse Zo and offer him a player favorable contract the first day of free agency next summer.
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Post#146 » by wilson115 » Fri Sep 18, 2020 4:07 am

LofJ wrote:I wonder if Bam Adebayo is displeased that the Heat are going to wait a year to give him his big extension to maximize their cap space. If he is I want Mitch to pull a reverse Zo and offer him a player favorable contract the first day of free agency next summer.

He says he wanted us to draft him. There's a chance at least.

Adebayo's final pre-draft workout came with the Charlotte Hornets, who held the No. 11 pick. He felt he performed well. He loved the idea of playing close to home -- close to Mom. "I wanted Charlotte," he says.

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Post#147 » by Diop » Fri Sep 18, 2020 9:37 am

Miami aren't letting Bam go
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Post#148 » by Diop » Sat Sep 19, 2020 1:53 am

Dwight Howard playing well as he's finally playing a role to his strengths.
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Post#149 » by UNCNYC » Sun Sep 20, 2020 2:29 am

The BUBBLE has been cool so far. It's like basketball in it's purest form.

This kinda sums it up
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Post#150 » by luciano-davidwesley » Sun Sep 20, 2020 11:58 pm

Denver is a terrible defensive team for a conference finalist.
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Post#151 » by Diop » Mon Sep 21, 2020 12:32 am

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Post#152 » by BigSlam » Mon Sep 21, 2020 3:33 am

Why on earth did Plumlee switch off Davis on that last play?

Dumb move.


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Post#153 » by LofJ » Tue Sep 22, 2020 2:17 am

The guys started mini-camp today. Everyone is there except Batum and Biz. Hopefully some clips will get posted this week.

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Post#154 » by Liver_Pooty » Tue Sep 22, 2020 12:42 pm

Hope our guys stay injury free next 2 weeks.
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Post#155 » by 316Hornets » Tue Sep 22, 2020 11:51 pm

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Post#156 » by Snidely FC » Fri Sep 25, 2020 1:29 pm

https://kentuckysportsradio.com/nba-cats/tyler-herro-has-best-selling-jersey-in-the-nba/
This is amazing to me - Herro the #1 jersey right now - but also shows me that you don't have to draft based on "Star Potential" if you draft guys who really know how to play they turn into stars through excellence ... and winning
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