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Negrodamus wrote:
Wait, I didn't realize Powell was waived by the Knicks. Currently has 19pts and 4 asts in the third. If a consolidating trade occurs, I'm 100% on board with signing him. It's absurd that he's not on a team right now.
Fischella wrote:I think none of you guys that are pro-Embiid no how basketball works today.. is way easier to win it all with Omer Asik than Olajuwon.
Actually if you ask me which Center I want for my perfect championship caliber team, I will chose Asik hands down
LloydFree wrote:Negrodamus wrote:
Wait, I didn't realize Powell was waived by the Knicks. Currently has 19pts and 4 asts in the third. If a consolidating trade occurs, I'm 100% on board with signing him. It's absurd that he's not on a team right now.
He's a pudgy, 6'2 SG, who doesn't play a lick of Defense.
Negrodamus wrote:Raptors are trading for Drummond? Are they really trying to make another run?
Kobblehead wrote:Andre Drummond is the best defensive C of all-time and nobody believes it but me.
ivysixer2000 wrote:Negrodamus wrote:Raptors are trading for Drummond? Are they really trying to make another run?
Rather them do it than the Nets, at least they can drive the price of him up.
Fischella wrote:I think none of you guys that are pro-Embiid no how basketball works today.. is way easier to win it all with Omer Asik than Olajuwon.
Actually if you ask me which Center I want for my perfect championship caliber team, I will chose Asik hands down
76ciology wrote:
An exaggerated comparison is entertainment wrestling.
A lot of jabbing early on. Punch here punch there. Until the superstars will pull off their “rock bottoms” “choke slam” “stone cold stunner” to win games.
In the NBA, they’ll run mostly their sets. Then they’ll just go into PnR and 1v1. Superstars will make step backs, fade aways, shoot those 30 to 40 footers.
Defense is just an illusion just as hurting is in entertainment wrestling. It exists but the power is minimal.
This way you’ll see superstars like LeBron being able to play until they’re 40. Just as you see old wrestlers like Hulk Hogan and etc.
You say its watering down the sport. But its really relative.
This way they also can inflate the number of star caliber players because scoring is very easy and you just have to develop the right skillset. This is why guys like Drew Hanlen and Chris Johnson rise to their fame.
Kids are now being developed the right skillset. Run pick and roll, shoot and develop an ISO game. And you get guards like Maxey, Milton, SGA, Schroeder, coby white, Sexton, Jamal Murray, darius garland, cole anthony, fred van fleet and etc. being able to run PnR and shoot every draft. There’s maybe close to a hundred similar guys out there right now.
So being goodis easy compared to before but being special, its tougher than before.
In some ways i find that whenever you inflate a system, you’ll just increase inequality.
With this in mind, you have to look at talent as there is a huge surplus of low to mid end talent in the entire league.
So be quick to trade non top end talent. Find some dumb team who’d trade top end talent for a handful of low to mid end talent.
Value is relative to the supply.
76ciology wrote:
76ciology wrote:76ciology wrote:
An exaggerated comparison is entertainment wrestling.
A lot of jabbing early on. Punch here punch there. Until the superstars will pull off their “rock bottoms” “choke slam” “stone cold stunner” to win games.
In the NBA, they’ll run mostly their sets. Then they’ll just go into PnR and 1v1. Superstars will make step backs, fade aways, shoot those 30 to 40 footers.
Defense is just an illusion just as hurting is in entertainment wrestling. It exists but the power is minimal.
This way you’ll see superstars like LeBron being able to play until they’re 40. Just as you see old wrestlers like Hulk Hogan and etc.
Stanford wrote:I don't know why the league doesn't just award LeBron the MVP now. Or two months ago.
76ciology wrote:Would you guys go hard (All picks with Ben and Tobi) for Giannis if he eventually asks for a trade? I would and I do think he’d be perfect for Embiid.
Giannis could be the beast from first to third then have Embiid take over late game.
Giannis could also carry the team whenever Biid is off the floor or Biid is not playing.
If you have your center on Embiid, Giannis could just feast against smaller PFs where he’s probably the most dominant paint scorer since shaq.
76ciology wrote:Would you guys go hard (All picks with Ben and Tobi) for Giannis if he eventually asks for a trade? I would and I do think he’d be perfect for Embiid.
Giannis could be the beast from first to third then have Embiid take over late game.
Giannis could also carry the team whenever Biid is off the floor or Biid is not playing.
If you have your center on Embiid, Giannis could just feast against smaller PFs where he’s probably the most dominant paint scorer since shaq.