Around the NBA - Randle >>>> Harden etc

robillionaire · Post #1101 » by **robillionaire** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:47 pm

sol537 wrote:Unintended benefit for the Knicks: Rockets have improved with this trade (Harden was a dark cloud) so I expect them to fight for that 8th seed the rest of the way which should decrease the Mavs chances ever so slightly... silver lining...

so you're saying there's absolutely no silver lining and we should get prepared for another decade of pain and misery

i don't know who needs the hear this but the rockets are not going to pass the mavs in the standings :lol:

TheGreenArrow · Post #1102 » by **TheGreenArrow** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:48 pm

robillionaire wrote:
ADeP7 wrote:Anyone else worried about Dolan and his timetable really accelerating now.
Nets steal headlines with a superstar demanding to play there.
Meanwhile we have 0 franchise potential players

There's nothing he can do, there's nobody left we can even trade for

Man it’s going to suck to have to sit here and watch elfrid Payton and Julius Randle mix it up while those three rack up titles.

Absolutely suck!!!!!!!!

Post #1103 » by **mpharris36** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:48 pm

3toheadmelo wrote:Lol

Read on Twitter

I guess he just has to go on a five guys binge and they will trade him :lol:

Riot Randolph · Post #1104 » by **Riot Randolph** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:48 pm

Those Nets will implode...You have harden at the strip club and kyrie busy going to quincieras mid season

YouthMovement · Post #1105 » by **YouthMovement** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:48 pm

Jay10 wrote:
BugginOut wrote:Honestly this nets team still isn’t stopping Lebron. Who is stopping AD? Deandre Jordan lmao. There is only one ball to
go around

All the Nets have to do is rest 1 player with Lebron when he goes to the bench, and have 2 go up against Anthony Davis when he's on the court by himself.

that's not exactly how basketball works

Post #1106 » by **dakomish23** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:48 pm

robillionaire wrote:
ADeP7 wrote:Anyone else worried about Dolan and his timetable really accelerating now.
Nets steal headlines with a superstar demanding to play there.
Meanwhile we have 0 franchise potential players

There's nothing he can do, there's nobody left we can even trade for

Oladipo

3toheadmelo · Post #1107 » by **3toheadmelo** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:48 pm

Read on Twitter

Post #1108 » by **mpharris36** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:49 pm

Read on Twitter

what I thought

Riot Randolph · Post #1109 » by **Riot Randolph** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:49 pm

YouthMovement wrote:
Jay10 wrote:
BugginOut wrote:Honestly this nets team still isn’t stopping Lebron. Who is stopping AD? Deandre Jordan lmao. There is only one ball to
go around

All the Nets have to do is rest 1 player with Lebron when he goes to the bench, and have 2 go up against Anthony Davis when he's on the court by himself.

that's not exactly how basketball works

Lol someone went to the Ranadive School of Basketball

god shammgod · Post #1110 » by **god shammgod** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:50 pm

dakomish23 wrote:
robillionaire wrote:
ADeP7 wrote:Anyone else worried about Dolan and his timetable really accelerating now.
Nets steal headlines with a superstar demanding to play there.
Meanwhile we have 0 franchise potential players

There's nothing he can do, there's nobody left we can even trade for

Oladipo

he just got traded

SelbyCobra · Post #1111 » by **SelbyCobra** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:50 pm

Honestly, I'm not really worried about the Nets winning a championship at this point, it's more just...fascinating to see how it all unfolds. In the future it'll unquestionably be a mess, but even this year is really nebulous.

I mean this trade was just completed while one of their max cats has gone AWOL. Phew, there's a LOT of potential in all directions for this team. Very entertaining.

3toheadmelo · Post #1112 » by **3toheadmelo** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:50 pm

TheGreenArrow wrote:
robillionaire wrote:
ADeP7 wrote:Anyone else worried about Dolan and his timetable really accelerating now.
Nets steal headlines with a superstar demanding to play there.
Meanwhile we have 0 franchise potential players

There's nothing he can do, there's nobody left we can even trade for

Man it’s going to suck to have to sit here and watch elfrid Payton and Julius Randle mix it up while those three rack up titles.

Absolutely suck!!!!!!!!

Then go root for Brooklyn. You already rocked a Brooklyn sig anyways :lol:

Post #1113 » by **mpharris36** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:50 pm

I pray for Steve Nash have to coach that group....

HEZI · Post #1114 » by **HEZI** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:50 pm

mpharris36 wrote:
HEZI wrote:
mpharris36 wrote:
I'll just agree to disagree...Rockets wanted the deal done today and there leverage was to play philly against the nets...who blinked first.

I think it also makes sense they didn't love the allen and levert package (which was reported as well) since they shipped both to other teams for players/picks they wanted.

Flipping Lavert and Allen was always an option and it was easy peasy as they have reasonable contracts and not 30 mil plus like Simmons.They picked up Oladipo and already have Wood so don't need Allen. Now they got all those picks to use in trades to upgrade the rest of the roster. The Nets deal was always better

I am agreeing with you. I think the nets deal made more sense for the rockets. I'm saying that they leaked that simmons was inolved in the deal so the nets would give them everything they had. If there was no pressure that the philly offer on the table what would be the incentive for the nets to give up levert, allen, and 8 draft picks (4 1sts and 4 swaps) Nets put there final best offer which was the whole team outside of KD and Kyrie. Rockets did a good job.

That Nets deal was on the table for weeks now, there were reports about this very same deal being on the table from the Nets back when the season was about to start. There was no need for Philly to apply any pressure on Brooklyn when Brooklyn was all in on Harden from the get go. Houston was the one who was holding out on trading him in hopes of repairing their relationship with Harden and making it work with him but it got nowhere. Morey loves Harden and we'd have to be foolish in thinking he didn't legit try to get him in Philly and all this was him just attempting to put some pressure on Brooklyn. Not buying it for one second.

knicks94 · Post #1115 » by **knicks94** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:50 pm

Time for Dolan to counter by trading RJ Barrett, Mitch, Knox and picks for Melo.

Post #1116 » by **mpharris36** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:50 pm

god shammgod wrote:
dakomish23 wrote:
robillionaire wrote:
There's nothing he can do, there's nobody left we can even trade for

Oladipo

he just got traded

I'm sure the rockets would be more than fine about getting a 1st round for him if we want to take him.

god shammgod · Post #1117 » by **god shammgod** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:51 pm

the rockets didn't want any of those great nets pieces lol

Post #1118 » by **dakomish23** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:51 pm

How the hell did CLE turn Exum into Allen & Prince

Read on Twitter

god shammgod · Post #1119 » by **god shammgod** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:51 pm

mpharris36 wrote:
god shammgod wrote:
dakomish23 wrote:
Oladipo

he just got traded

I'm sure the rockets would be more than fine about getting a 1st round for him if we want to take him.

they can have rj

Jay10 · Post #1120 » by **Jay10** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:51 pm

YouthMovement wrote:
Jay10 wrote:
BugginOut wrote:Honestly this nets team still isn’t stopping Lebron. Who is stopping AD? Deandre Jordan lmao. There is only one ball to
go around

All the Nets have to do is rest 1 player with Lebron when he goes to the bench, and have 2 go up against Anthony Davis when he's on the court by himself.

that's not exactly how basketball works

Tell that to Lebron when the Warriors waited until he went to the bench before taking the Cavs to the woodshed.