NBA season 2018/19
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@barbarian said in NBA season 2018/19:
@canefan said in NBA season 2018/19:
He doesn't strike me as a particularly ego driven guy. He is driven to win though
Is he? I haven't got a clue what drives him. If it was the pursuit of victory alone, why did he leave the most successful team over the last two decades?
This post season proved he can win wherever the hell he wants to. He's good enough to take a team to the title.
The question is does he want to do it in LA, and then beyond that does he want to have his own team (Clippers) or be third banana to Lebron in arguably the greatest superteam of all time.
He seemed happy enough with the Spurs until they fucked up the management of his injury. Whether that is all we'll never know. But whoever wants him will need to let him know that they are all good with load management. I figure he'll be able to take nights off with AD and LBJ just like in Toronto. But LAL aren't going to be as deep
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@canefan said in NBA season 2018/19:
@barbarian said in NBA season 2018/19:
@canefan said in NBA season 2018/19:
He doesn't strike me as a particularly ego driven guy. He is driven to win though
Is he? I haven't got a clue what drives him. If it was the pursuit of victory alone, why did he leave the most successful team over the last two decades?
This post season proved he can win wherever the hell he wants to. He's good enough to take a team to the title.
The question is does he want to do it in LA, and then beyond that does he want to have his own team (Clippers) or be third banana to Lebron in arguably the greatest superteam of all time.
He seemed happy enough with the Spurs until they fucked up the management of his injury. Whether that is all we'll never know. But whoever wants him will need to let him know that they are all good with load management. I figure he'll be able to take nights off with AD and LBJ just like in Toronto. But LAL aren't going to be as deep
waaaah, oh petal. So sensitive. Just play you pussy, you're getting paid a fuck load to be the guy, be the guy.
Why would Kawhi be the #3 at LAL? He's better than Davis, and it's a pretty easy argument to make that right now, he's better than LBJ too. It should be his team, with the other two working around him .
I mean, in reality, it's LBJs team and the rest are there to help him and his legacy.
Will all the bitchy little Lebron stans be whinging about super teams now? Or will they go strangely quiet?
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@mariner4life these guys are more concerned about their own future than ever before. Just look at KD. I know he was cleared to play by a bunch of advisors, but the Achilles and the calf are connected so there was always risk. I think he was going anyway but the handling of his injury wouldn't have helped.
As far as the pecking order is concerned, Kawhai definitely option 1A. I could see lebron deferring more and more to him to ease the strain on himself
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@canefan said in NBA season 2018/19:
@mariner4life these guys are more concerned about their own future than ever before. Just look at KD. I know he was cleared to play by a bunch of advisors, but the Achilles and the calf are connected so there was always risk. I think he was going anyway but the handling of his injury wouldn't have helped
of course they are . This is a players league now, not a teams league. And that's cool, i actually have no problem with it. And the NBA are totally cool with it, because it nearly markets itself.
But I'm going to call you a bitch.
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@mariner4life said in NBA season 2018/19:
@canefan said in NBA season 2018/19:
@mariner4life these guys are more concerned about their own future than ever before. Just look at KD. I know he was cleared to play by a bunch of advisors, but the Achilles and the calf are connected so there was always risk. I think he was going anyway but the handling of his injury wouldn't have helped
of course they are . This is a players league now, not a teams league. And that's cool, i actually have no problem with it. And the NBA are totally cool with it, because it nearly markets itself.
But I'm going to call you a bitch.
Well not me right coz I'm not the one taking nights off 🤔
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@canefan said in NBA season 2018/19:
@mariner4life said in NBA season 2018/19:
@canefan said in NBA season 2018/19:
@mariner4life these guys are more concerned about their own future than ever before. Just look at KD. I know he was cleared to play by a bunch of advisors, but the Achilles and the calf are connected so there was always risk. I think he was going anyway but the handling of his injury wouldn't have helped
of course they are . This is a players league now, not a teams league. And that's cool, i actually have no problem with it. And the NBA are totally cool with it, because it nearly markets itself.
But I'm going to call you a bitch.
Well not me right coz I'm not the one taking nights off 🤔
Nah man you da b45tch for not even making the team in the first place!!
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@canefan said in NBA season 2018/19:
@mariner4life said in NBA season 2018/19:
@canefan said in NBA season 2018/19:
@mariner4life these guys are more concerned about their own future than ever before. Just look at KD. I know he was cleared to play by a bunch of advisors, but the Achilles and the calf are connected so there was always risk. I think he was going anyway but the handling of his injury wouldn't have helped
of course they are . This is a players league now, not a teams league. And that's cool, i actually have no problem with it. And the NBA are totally cool with it, because it nearly markets itself.
But I'm going to call you a bitch.
Well not me right coz I'm not the one taking nights off 🤔
not you mate...
today.
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@Hooroo said in NBA season 2018/19:
@canefan said in NBA season 2018/19:
@mariner4life said in NBA season 2018/19:
@canefan said in NBA season 2018/19:
@mariner4life these guys are more concerned about their own future than ever before. Just look at KD. I know he was cleared to play by a bunch of advisors, but the Achilles and the calf are connected so there was always risk. I think he was going anyway but the handling of his injury wouldn't have helped
of course they are . This is a players league now, not a teams league. And that's cool, i actually have no problem with it. And the NBA are totally cool with it, because it nearly markets itself.
But I'm going to call you a bitch.
Well not me right coz I'm not the one taking nights off 🤔
Nah man you da b45tch for not even making the team in the first place!!
I guess that makes all of us on the Fern then. Unless there are some elite athletes hiding in plain sight 🤫
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So #KawhiWatch is reaching fever pitch. After meeting the Clips & Laks in LA, he met with the Raps and jumped on a plane to Toronto.
Not since that OJ Simpson road trip across LA has there been a more watched SUV going along a highway moment.
Jalen Rose from ESPN thinks Kawhi will sign a two-year deal with the Raps which means he gets more money on his next deal when he's 30.
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@antipodean Where did you find footage of my Sunday team?
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@canefan said in NBA season 2018/19:
Breaking news, Kawhai Leonard and Paul George will unite for the LA Clippers after OKC traded PG13 for a load of draft picks and make weights. LA just got more crowded
Wow.... I expect Westbrook will also now be traded.
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@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in NBA season 2018/19:
@canefan said in NBA season 2018/19:
Breaking news, Kawhai Leonard and Paul George will unite for the LA Clippers after OKC traded PG13 for a load of draft picks and make weights. LA just got more crowded
Wow.... I expect Westbrook will also now be traded.
They are a lottery team for the foreseeable future.Not sure, I don't think so. The ESPN article says PG13 asked for a trade and their hand was forced. Clearly he thinks playing with Leonard will be more fun and successful than playing with Russ. Or he simply wants to go home to LA after all. Statistically he is a very good player but I haven't seen him come up big in the playoffs ever. I don't know enough about the rest of the clippers roster except that they were good enough to make the playoffs last season and they took a game off the GSW
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My favourite player plays for Clippers, Sweet Lou Williams. They resigned him and Harrell is still there.
They were the highest scoring duo off the bench this season and Lou won 6th Man (again). Stoked about this news.
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Sources: Clippers to land Leonard, George
The Clippers are set to acquire Paul George in a blockbuster trade with the Thunder, clearing the path for Kawhi Leonard to sign a four-year max contract, sources told ESPN.
The Lakers will spend their money on mid level guys, which I think makes better sense anyway. They have Jared Dudley, despite his lack of finals production they just signed Danny Green to a 2 year deal. I reckon they are trying to get Andre Iguodala. They need a point guard, Patrick Beverly is one name going around but I don't know his status at the Clips. If they can get those two guys they will be more rounded and all 3 would improve LALs defense and take the load off Bron
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Great news for the NBA.
The West is going to be an absolute bloodbath next season.
Lakers take a huge L here. Their constant drama and soap opera antics lose out.
@canefan Beverly has already agreed to stay with Clippers.
This is a win for well run franchises.
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Clippers shoved all their chips in to ensure they won the Kawhi signing. OKC do really well out of that deal.
Big win for the secondary teams in the NBA's two main markets. Shows the Knicks and Lakers don't have the pull they use to have back in the 20th century.
My Raptors won the championship and that was all they wanted from Kawhi. Still a playoff team in the East although the 76ers and Bucks look the two to beat there.
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@Sneakdefreak the Lakers still got LBJ and AD. LA is spoilt for basketball riches now. GSW will be lucky to make the playoffs if Boogie leaves and Klay doesn't get back soon enough
