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Scoots1994 · Post #1721 » by **Scoots1994** » Wed Jun 9, 2021 3:29 pm

ChuckDurn wrote:
Scoots1994 wrote:What idiot voted Derek Rose MVP this year?

Apparently “the fans” were able to place a vote somewhere. (Maybe NBA.com.)

Not sure why they weren’t given a narrow list of choices, such as the top-10 “most likely” candidates. But apparently they weren’t, and the fans voted for Derrick Rose.

Hehe, that sounds like the sort of story the NBA would come up with to cover for some idiot "sports journalist".

I remember years ago there was some idiot vote that the journalist was pissed when it became public knowledge.

xdrta+ · Post #1722 » by **xdrta+** » Wed Jun 9, 2021 3:41 pm

ChuckDurn wrote:
Scoots1994 wrote:What idiot voted Derek Rose MVP this year?

Apparently “the fans” were able to place a vote somewhere. (Maybe NBA.com.)

Not sure why they weren’t given a narrow list of choices, such as the top-10 “most likely” candidates. But apparently they weren’t, and the fans voted for Derrick Rose.

For the last twelve years fans can vote online and it becomes the 101st ballot for MVP. There's a lot of people in New York.

and1GS · Post #1723 » by **and1GS** » Wed Jun 16, 2021 4:36 pm

Very impressive year from Stan Van Gundy somehow making the Pels even worse on defense when that was meant to be his main calling card. Shame we won't see an encore and I'd imagine his career as a head coach is over.

GSWFan1994 · Post #1724 » by **GSWFan1994** » Wed Jun 16, 2021 7:13 pm

Yep. Seems like it's over for Stan. Nice riddance. Good coach on his Orlando days, but couldn't adapt to the modern game in the recent years.

Post #1725 » by **FNQ** » Wed Jun 16, 2021 8:01 pm

and1GS wrote:Very impressive year from Stan Van Gundy somehow making the Pels even worse on defense when that was meant to be his main calling card. Shame we won't see an encore and I'd imagine his career as a head coach is over.

Flashing back to when this board was pounding the table for SVG over Kerr

Not knowing **** about coaches has never stopped us from planting flags, thats for sure

cdubbz · Post #1726 » by **cdubbz** » Wed Jun 16, 2021 8:09 pm

congratulations to Lamelo Ball for Rookie of the year!!!!!

RichmondWarrior · Post #1727 » by **RichmondWarrior** » Wed Jun 16, 2021 11:31 pm

I knew we should have picked Lamelo over a guy who cries over pressure

and1GS · Post #1728 » by **and1GS** » Wed Jun 16, 2021 11:51 pm

I swear saying LaMelo is like a bat signal for lazy takes on this forum.

ILOVEIT · Post #1729 » by **ILOVEIT** » Mon Jun 21, 2021 11:53 pm

Curry decides not to play in olympics...I like it.

and1GS · Post #1730 » by **and1GS** » Tue Jun 22, 2021 12:40 am

ILOVEIT wrote:Curry decides not to play in olympics...I like it.

Yeah, well ILOVEIT!

Quazza · Post #1731 » by **Quazza** » Wed Jun 23, 2021 4:10 am

Paul G with the epic choke and the clips lose in the most clips way

You love to see it

Scoots1994 · Post #1732 » by **Scoots1994** » Wed Jun 23, 2021 3:09 pm

Quazza wrote:Paul G with the epic choke and the clips lose in the most clips way

You love to see it

I almost feel bad for him. But ... LA team, no, not sorry.

Scoots1994 · Post #1733 » by **Scoots1994** » Wed Jun 23, 2021 3:16 pm

OKC are the new Celtics.

Kemba Walker makes more than the rest of the roster combined for next year ... much more.

They have 3 first round picks this year and, I think, 18 first round picks in the next 5 years total.

Add to that that SGA and and several other young interesting players are on cheap deals for a couple years ... OKC is going to be a player in NBA player movements like Philly was during the Process in the next couple years is my guess just because they will have a full roster and loads of cap space.

mos_def · Post #1734 » by **mos_def** » Wed Jun 23, 2021 3:29 pm

Scoots1994 wrote:OKC are the new Celtics.

Kemba Walker makes more than the rest of the roster combined for next year ... much more.

They have 3 first round picks this year and, I think, 18 first round picks in the next 5 years total.

Add to that that SGA and and several other young interesting players are on cheap deals for a couple years ... OKC is going to be a player in NBA player movements like Philly was during the Process in the next couple years is my guess just because they will have a full roster and loads of cap space.

The Process was a complete waste of time for Philly. Boston has done what with their picks? They got lucky when Philly traded with them to get Fultz and Tatum fell to them. Picks are nice to have, but this isnt the NFL. If we are having trouble shipping the 7th pick, mid to late 1st dont mean squat to me.

Scoots1994 · Post #1735 » by **Scoots1994** » Wed Jun 23, 2021 10:38 pm

mos_def wrote:
Scoots1994 wrote:OKC are the new Celtics.

Kemba Walker makes more than the rest of the roster combined for next year ... much more.

They have 3 first round picks this year and, I think, 18 first round picks in the next 5 years total.

Add to that that SGA and and several other young interesting players are on cheap deals for a couple years ... OKC is going to be a player in NBA player movements like Philly was during the Process in the next couple years is my guess just because they will have a full roster and loads of cap space.

The Process was a complete waste of time for Philly. Boston has done what with their picks? They got lucky when Philly traded with them to get Fultz and Tatum fell to them. Picks are nice to have, but this isnt the NFL. If we are having trouble shipping the 7th pick, mid to late 1st dont mean squat to me.

It didn't work, but the reality is that OKC has a HUGE haul of assets and very little cap ... they will TRY to maximize both by taking bad contracts (see Walker, Kemba) to stay above the minimum while trying to develop young talent.

Quazza · Post #1736 » by **Quazza** » Thu Jun 24, 2021 12:18 pm

Trae Young ....Sheesh

Impuniti · Post #1737 » by **Impuniti** » Thu Jun 24, 2021 3:59 pm

RichmondWarrior wrote:I knew we should have picked Lamelo over a guy who cries over pressure

Lamello doesn't have as much pressure as Wiseman does though. He is the second brother so even his dad's crying can't mess with expectations too much. Wiseman is joining a team that has 3 championships and went to 5 straight finals, have lost many top-end level talents and need to get a lot better fast.

Either way if Wiseman balls out next season, no one will care much about that pressure interview he said.My main issue is the interview that he said he talks to KD every day. What the **** dude? :crazy:

Post #1738 » by **FNQ** » Fri Jun 25, 2021 3:31 am

If Mavs name Kidd the HC, either he or zouks will be gone by the 2023 season. He’s a prick and Luka seems to be alienating a lot of people too.. gonna be fun to watch though

Scoots1994 · Post #1739 » by **Scoots1994** » Fri Jun 25, 2021 1:43 pm

FNQ wrote:If Mavs name Kidd the HC, either he or zouks will be gone by the 2023 season. He’s a prick and Luka seems to be alienating a lot of people too.. gonna be fun to watch though

There is something about owners being blind when it comes to former players who think they can coach.

GS Warriors 1 · Post #1740 » by **GS Warriors 1** » Fri Jun 25, 2021 6:13 pm

I don't get the infatuation with Kidd. Portland was said to be initially interested early in the process, then there seemed to be backlash with local media and fans about his name being mentioned, due to his past. Apparently, withdrew his name. Both terms with Milwaukee and Brooklyn did not end well. We'll see how this goes, but it is a risky hire, especially when a player on your roster is one of the best players in the league.

I like the hire of new blood into the HC ranks. Ime Udoka is exactly that with Boston. He's been on HC watch-lists for a while now, since he was an assistant with the Spurs, so it's good that he's getting an opportunity.