Around The NBA : 21-22 Edition

Post #661 » by **Michael Jackson** » Wed Dec 8, 2021 2:01 pm

DuckIII wrote:Luka’s career is at an interesting place. In theory he should be running a free flowing offense as a facilitator. But he does not play on a team even remotely structured for that and his coach sucks. The whole organization looks like a bit of a dumpster fire lately.

Moreover, Luka is being a prima donna.

The question is if you put him in the right circumstances with different teammates would he fulfill his potential as a historically elite leading man who can get everyone involved in a fluid style of play?

I would think so honestly. The situation is bad. It clouds everything.

BeatDaCavs420 · Post #662 » by **BeatDaCavs420** » Wed Dec 8, 2021 2:58 pm

Ernie Johnson on NBA said he thinks the Bulls make the ECF and Chuck agreed

sco · Post #663 » by **sco** » Wed Dec 8, 2021 3:46 pm

https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-rumors-zion-williamson-shocking-weight-amidst-viral-photo-per-reports/

Mountain Dew's fault?

erlim · Post #664 » by **erlim** » Wed Dec 8, 2021 4:12 pm

BeatDaCavs420 wrote:Ernie Johnson on NBA said he thinks the Bulls make the ECF and Chuck agreed

Yeah and Bill Simmons believes the Bulls will make the ECF and was gushing about them---saying he watches them more than the Celtics.

I think it was Raja Bell who kind of dug his heels in and said we don't have a real #1 option on that podcast. Bill Simmons disagreed and said there's always easy shots manufactured by us by our top four guys in the crunch. It was surprising listening that Raja Bell loves LOVES Westbrook and got mad at Simmons for saying that trade was a bust...

NecessaryEvil · Post #665 » by **NecessaryEvil** » Wed Dec 8, 2021 5:01 pm

erlim wrote:
BeatDaCavs420 wrote:Ernie Johnson on NBA said he thinks the Bulls make the ECF and Chuck agreed

Yeah and Bill Simmons believes the Bulls will make the ECF and was gushing about them---saying he watches them more than the Celtics.

I think it was Raja Bell who kind of dug his heels in and said we don't have a real #1 option on that podcast. Bill Simmons disagreed and said there's always easy shots manufactured by us by our top four guys in the crunch. It was surprising listening that Raja Bell loves LOVES Westbrook and got mad at Simmons for saying that trade was a bust...

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FriedRise · Post #666 » by **FriedRise** » Wed Dec 8, 2021 6:22 pm

sco wrote:https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-rumors-zion-williamson-shocking-weight-amidst-viral-photo-per-reports/

Mountain Dew's fault?

Geez... 6'6' at 330 lbs??

Freakin po boys man...

sco · Post #667 » by **sco** » Wed Dec 8, 2021 6:34 pm

FriedRise wrote:
sco wrote:https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-rumors-zion-williamson-shocking-weight-amidst-viral-photo-per-reports/

Mountain Dew's fault?

Geez... 6'6' at 330 lbs??

Freakin po boys man...

NO has to be one of the, if not THE hardest city to eat healthy. I think they fry the water.

Post #668 » by **DuckIII** » Wed Dec 8, 2021 7:03 pm

erlim wrote:
BeatDaCavs420 wrote:Ernie Johnson on NBA said he thinks the Bulls make the ECF and Chuck agreed

Yeah and Bill Simmons believes the Bulls will make the ECF and was gushing about them---saying he watches them more than the Celtics.

I think it was Raja Bell who kind of dug his heels in and said we don't have a real #1 option on that podcast. Bill Simmons disagreed and said there's always easy shots manufactured by us by our top four guys in the crunch. It was surprising listening that Raja Bell loves LOVES Westbrook and got mad at Simmons for saying that trade was a bust...

I’m not sure which take is worse, the Bulls not having a #1 scoring option (we have 2 MVP candidates based specifically on their individual scoring) or supporting the Westbrook trade that is effectively ending the career of LeBron James.

Post #669 » by **Michael Jackson** » Wed Dec 8, 2021 7:11 pm

sco wrote:
FriedRise wrote:
sco wrote:https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-rumors-zion-williamson-shocking-weight-amidst-viral-photo-per-reports/

Mountain Dew's fault?

Geez... 6'6' at 330 lbs??

Freakin po boys man...

NO has to be one of the, if not THE hardest city to eat healthy. I think they fry the water.

Sure but that’s no excuse for someone with a personal chef and a team staff.

erlim · Post #670 » by **erlim** » Wed Dec 8, 2021 7:37 pm

FriedRise wrote:
sco wrote:https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-rumors-zion-williamson-shocking-weight-amidst-viral-photo-per-reports/

Mountain Dew's fault?

Geez... 6'6' at 330 lbs??

Freakin po boys man...

He needs to be traded to the west coast like Portland where he can just eat health food

erlim · Post #671 » by **erlim** » Wed Dec 8, 2021 7:49 pm

DuckIII wrote:
erlim wrote:
BeatDaCavs420 wrote:Ernie Johnson on NBA said he thinks the Bulls make the ECF and Chuck agreed

Yeah and Bill Simmons believes the Bulls will make the ECF and was gushing about them---saying he watches them more than the Celtics.

I think it was Raja Bell who kind of dug his heels in and said we don't have a real #1 option on that podcast. Bill Simmons disagreed and said there's always easy shots manufactured by us by our top four guys in the crunch. It was surprising listening that Raja Bell loves LOVES Westbrook and got mad at Simmons for saying that trade was a bust...

I’m not sure which take is worse, the Bulls not having a #1 scoring option (we have 2 MVP candidates based specifically on their individual scoring) or supporting the Westbrook trade that is effectively ending the career of LeBron James.

I really don’t understand why Raja Bell, known for his defense, continues to put Westbrick on such a high pedestal.

Here’s the podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-collapse-of-the-lakers-and-nets-the/id1109271715?i=1000544144400

madvillian · Post #672 » by **madvillian** » Wed Dec 8, 2021 11:14 pm

sco wrote:https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-rumors-zion-williamson-shocking-weight-amidst-viral-photo-per-reports/

Mountain Dew's fault?

IMO:

Po Boys
Etouffee
Gumbo
Fried Oysters
Beignets
Red Beans and Rice
Jambalaya

Post #673 » by **Michael Jackson** » Wed Dec 8, 2021 11:43 pm

erlim wrote:
DuckIII wrote:
erlim wrote:
Yeah and Bill Simmons believes the Bulls will make the ECF and was gushing about them---saying he watches them more than the Celtics.

I think it was Raja Bell who kind of dug his heels in and said we don't have a real #1 option on that podcast. Bill Simmons disagreed and said there's always easy shots manufactured by us by our top four guys in the crunch. It was surprising listening that Raja Bell loves LOVES Westbrook and got mad at Simmons for saying that trade was a bust...

I’m not sure which take is worse, the Bulls not having a #1 scoring option (we have 2 MVP candidates based specifically on their individual scoring) or supporting the Westbrook trade that is effectively ending the career of LeBron James.

I really don’t understand why Raja Bell, known for his defense, continues to put Westbrick on such a high pedestal.

Here’s the podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-collapse-of-the-lakers-and-nets-the/id1109271715?i=1000544144400

Raja has takes to have takes sometimes it feels. He might just like Russ's swagger? Maybe he wished he could have been Russ and c'mon we all kinda loved Russ's MVP year if not for the only reason of manning up when KD left. Since then he has gotten more and more disappointing for sure but in that moment, he was pretty awesome to watch, even if silly inefficient. So maybe Raja still has the ole man crush from then? Plus he was was also like the indestructible Derrick Rose, he just didn't get hurt and took as much abuse.

erlim · Post #674 » by **erlim** » Thu Dec 9, 2021 12:24 am

Michael Jackson wrote:
erlim wrote:
DuckIII wrote:
I’m not sure which take is worse, the Bulls not having a #1 scoring option (we have 2 MVP candidates based specifically on their individual scoring) or supporting the Westbrook trade that is effectively ending the career of LeBron James.

I really don’t understand why Raja Bell, known for his defense, continues to put Westbrick on such a high pedestal.

Here’s the podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-collapse-of-the-lakers-and-nets-the/id1109271715?i=1000544144400

Raja has takes to have takes sometimes it feels. He might just like Russ's swagger? Maybe he wished he could have been Russ and c'mon we all kinda loved Russ's MVP year if not for the only reason of manning up when KD left. Since then he has gotten more and more disappointing for sure but in that moment, he was pretty awesome to watch, even if silly inefficient. So maybe Raja still has the ole man crush from then? Plus he was was also like the indestructible Derrick Rose, he just didn't get hurt and took as much abuse.

Maybe, but we are pretty far removed from all Westbrook’s silly empty calorie triple doubles years ago.

d boy gentleman · Post #675 » by **d boy gentleman** » Thu Dec 9, 2021 2:54 am

Michael Jackson wrote:
sco wrote:
FriedRise wrote:
Geez... 6'6' at 330 lbs??

Freakin po boys man...

NO has to be one of the, if not THE hardest city to eat healthy. I think they fry the water.

Sure but that’s no excuse for someone with a personal chef and a team staff.

You've obviously never had fried water :wink:

kodo · Post #676 » by **kodo** » Thu Dec 9, 2021 6:25 am

sco wrote:https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-rumors-zion-williamson-shocking-weight-amidst-viral-photo-per-reports/

Mountain Dew's fault?

Looks like he lost most of that offseason weight.

Read on Twitter

bearadonisdna · Post #677 » by **bearadonisdna** » Thu Dec 9, 2021 8:05 am

Thought this would be funny .
This guy reaming out thibs .
We’ve all been there before.
Thought it’s funnier now since you don’t have to deal with it anymore.
George is a nice guy but thibs antics finally got to him .

From 3:00 to about 6:00 + is the climax .

Watch on YouTube

step · Post #678 » by **step** » Thu Dec 9, 2021 9:47 am

kodo wrote:
sco wrote:https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-rumors-zion-williamson-shocking-weight-amidst-viral-photo-per-reports/

Mountain Dew's fault?

Looks like he lost most of that offseason weight.

Read on Twitter

Man, he could make a killing if he marketed that weight loss plan.

Post #679 » by **Michael Jackson** » Thu Dec 9, 2021 1:21 pm

step wrote:
kodo wrote:
sco wrote:https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-rumors-zion-williamson-shocking-weight-amidst-viral-photo-per-reports/

Mountain Dew's fault?

Looks like he lost most of that offseason weight.

Read on Twitter

Man, he could make a killing if he marketed that weight loss plan.

He is and it is the plan all long by PepsiCo…. He switched from regular dew to diet dew and that is how he lost all the weight (and likely developed many worse health problems from all the chemicals but he is thinner).

Honestly the couple of shots that make him look huge like the MD commercial with Zach and the recent court one are him in a baggy hoodie. Now he is not thin, but that exaggerates it too. The 330 claim is also super tongue in cheek it looks like. Read that article. All that being said, Zion needs to lose some weight still. It’s clear he has to play closer to his Duke weight, just so his body holds up.

sco · Post #680 » by **sco** » Thu Dec 9, 2021 6:45 pm

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2950974-re-grading-every-nba-teams-2021-free-agent-signings

We got the only A+