Greatness wrote:So this guy, who attempts wild backwards flip shots in crunch time, was not traded for Kyle Lowry?
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Greatness wrote:So this guy, who attempts wild backwards flip shots in crunch time, was not traded for Kyle Lowry?
lessthanjake wrote:Kyrie was extremely impactful without LeBron, and basically had zero impact whatsoever if LeBron was on the court.
lessthanjake wrote: By playing in a way that prevents Kyrie from getting much impact, LeBron ensures that controlling for Kyrie has limited effect…
Doctor MJ wrote:I like the analogy with Curry as Coca-Cola. And then I'd say Iverson was Lean.
PaulieWal wrote:Will this finally end this Drummond as a key piece experiment? He needs to be used sparingly based on matchups. Not be the 3rd option on this team.
Greyhound wrote:PaulieWal wrote:Will this finally end this Drummond as a key piece experiment? He needs to be used sparingly based on matchups. Not be the 3rd option on this team.
Man, to think I vouched for that guy.
Now I would pay money to have him shipped away in a shipping crate back to Cleveland. I have officially reached worst case scenario point with him. “At least he was kept away from the Nets and Clippers”, rock bottom.
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Never has my mind flipped on a player so fast.
Hopefully he can be salvaged as a rebounder/token contributor in the playoffs.
JordansBulls wrote:The Warriors are basically a good college team until they meet a team with bigs in the NBA.
donnieme wrote:The unfortunate thing is Gasol was actually balling out long before Drummond was signed but it tends to take a while for a narrative to change. Didn't think Drummond was coming to be a 3rd star. Might actually be a poor man's Javale.
He'll be lucky to see 10m in the coming free agency. He's getting brutally exposed on the big stage. No point denying reality at this stage. Even Harrell plays better on both ends. Gasol should get those minutes and whoever is left can play tic tac toe over the rest
lessthanjake wrote:Kyrie was extremely impactful without LeBron, and basically had zero impact whatsoever if LeBron was on the court.
lessthanjake wrote: By playing in a way that prevents Kyrie from getting much impact, LeBron ensures that controlling for Kyrie has limited effect…
homecourtloss wrote:Greatness wrote:So this guy, who attempts wild backwards flip shots in crunch time, was not traded for Kyle Lowry?
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donnieme wrote:The unfortunate thing is Gasol was actually balling out long before Drummond was signed but it tends to take a while for a narrative to change. Didn't think Drummond was coming to be a 3rd star. Might actually be a poor man's Javale.
He'll be lucky to see 10m in the coming free agency. He's getting brutally exposed on the big stage. No point denying reality at this stage. Even Harrell plays better on both ends. Gasol should get those minutes and whoever is left can play tic tac toe over the rest
lessthanjake wrote:Kyrie was extremely impactful without LeBron, and basically had zero impact whatsoever if LeBron was on the court.
lessthanjake wrote: By playing in a way that prevents Kyrie from getting much impact, LeBron ensures that controlling for Kyrie has limited effect…
PistolPeteJR wrote:2011 was not that good. I don’t buy that. Is this RS or both RS+PS?
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penbeast0 wrote:Guys, if you don't have anything to say, don't post.
E-Balla wrote:LeBron is Jeff George.
G35 wrote:Lebron is not that far off from WB in trade value.
Colbinii wrote:PistolPeteJR wrote:2011 was not that good. I don’t buy that. Is this RS or both RS+PS?
The 2011 Heat were one of the better regular season teams for LeBron. 58 Wins, 6.76 SRS. After starting 9-8 the team finished 49-16.
PistolPeteJR wrote:Colbinii wrote:PistolPeteJR wrote:2011 was not that good. I don’t buy that. Is this RS or both RS+PS?
The 2011 Heat were one of the better regular season teams for LeBron. 58 Wins, 6.76 SRS. After starting 9-8 the team finished 49-16.
I had to do a double take. I DO NOT remember them winning 58 games LOL.
I remember them starting 9-8, and I remember them getting wrecked in regular season series vs their conference rivals in the Celtics and Bulls that year, only to slap them 4-1 each in the playoffs.
That said, I’m still surprised they’re ranked that high on this list.
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penbeast0 wrote:Guys, if you don't have anything to say, don't post.
E-Balla wrote:LeBron is Jeff George.
G35 wrote:Lebron is not that far off from WB in trade value.
PistolPeteJR wrote:Colbinii wrote:PistolPeteJR wrote:2011 was not that good. I don’t buy that. Is this RS or both RS+PS?
The 2011 Heat were one of the better regular season teams for LeBron. 58 Wins, 6.76 SRS. After starting 9-8 the team finished 49-16.
I had to do a double take. I DO NOT remember them winning 58 games LOL.
I remember them starting 9-8, and I remember them getting wrecked in regular season series vs their conference rivals in the Celtics and Bulls that year, only to slap them 4-1 each in the playoffs.
That said, I’m still surprised they’re ranked that high on this list.
lessthanjake wrote:Kyrie was extremely impactful without LeBron, and basically had zero impact whatsoever if LeBron was on the court.
lessthanjake wrote: By playing in a way that prevents Kyrie from getting much impact, LeBron ensures that controlling for Kyrie has limited effect…
kayess wrote:Was the Lowry trade really happening though or was that smoke and mirrors? I HIGHLY doubt THT was stopping Pelinka.
Also, Jesus can you imagine if LeBron's antivax bull derails him from winning a title in 2021? lmaooo
Colbinii wrote:PistolPeteJR wrote:Colbinii wrote:
The 2011 Heat were one of the better regular season teams for LeBron. 58 Wins, 6.76 SRS. After starting 9-8 the team finished 49-16.
I had to do a double take. I DO NOT remember them winning 58 games LOL.
I remember them starting 9-8, and I remember them getting wrecked in regular season series vs their conference rivals in the Celtics and Bulls that year, only to slap them 4-1 each in the playoffs.
That said, I’m still surprised they’re ranked that high on this list.
The more I look back at that season the more I think of how big of a fluke and **** up it was not winning. They legitimately had the #1 and #2 basketball players in the world on the same team.
MisterHibachi wrote:kayess wrote:Was the Lowry trade really happening though or was that smoke and mirrors? I HIGHLY doubt THT was stopping Pelinka.
Also, Jesus can you imagine if LeBron's antivax bull derails him from winning a title in 2021? lmaooo
Honestly, I didn't expect this vaccine stuff from LeBron. I thought he would be more progressive on this stuff, and be a leader. I don't really understand him here. Unless he's worried about the vaccine interacting with his ahem performance boosters.
It would be absolutely awful if he has to sit two weeks in the middle of the playoffs.
JordansBulls wrote:The Warriors are basically a good college team until they meet a team with bigs in the NBA.