NBA season 2019/20
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Big move by GM Sean Marks and the Brooklyn Nets.
Steve Nash is the new head coach of the Brooklyn Nets.
I think it's a good move - Durant loves Nash from Nash's time consulting with the Golden State Warriors.
Either way Nets are going to be a fascinating watch.
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@KiwiMurph Nash is potentially a Phil Jackson type coach. In demeanor, I mean as well as having some very left-field ideas.
It will be interesting to see if he and Kyrie mesh.
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@raznomore said in NBA season 2019/20:
@KiwiMurph Nash is potentially a Phil Jackson type coach. In demeanor, I mean as well as having some very left-field ideas.
It will be interesting to see if he and Kyrie mesh.
Apparently Kyrie and KD signed off on him, so you'd assume so. They could be anything next season.
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@raznomore said in NBA season 2019/20:
So the big take away from the OKC exit is that Adams is soft and overpaid. TBH in this series, he was bullied by PJ Tucker and he looked soft.
Yes it hurt to write that.
Adams doesn't seem cut out for the modern NBA. He's in the wrong era.
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@KiwiMurph said in NBA season 2019/20:
@raznomore said in NBA season 2019/20:
So the big take away from the OKC exit is that Adams is soft and overpaid. TBH in this series, he was bullied by PJ Tucker and he looked soft.
Yes it hurt to write that.
Adams doesn't seem cut out for the modern NBA. He's in the wrong era.
The boy from Rotorua has that big contract fortunately
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For a guy with good size and bulk, who is mobile but not rapid, and has soft hands, I thought he would expand his offensive game but he hasn't. Didn’t help that Russ probably didn't leave him many touches. That slam at the start of G7 should have sparked him into a rampage against the Houston midgets. But no
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I think had he stayed under the tutelage of Scott Brookes he may have developed more of an offensive game. Donovan inherited a long term project player and has made do with the abilities he already has. I don't doubt there were provisions made for Adams when they signed Donovan and I don't doubt that they tried to get more out of him. But Donovan came in thinking he had a raw centre but 2 bonified superstars in KD and Russ. He wasn't expecting to have him be a major figure in 2 years after signing.
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@KiwiMurph I only saw soundless highlights of the last couple of minutes. Who took the last shot? No one was guarding him.
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@shark said in NBA season 2019/20:
This isn't the first time Adams has underwhelmed in the play-offs. Remember a year or two ago he was thoroughly outplayed by Enes Kanter in a match up OKC were reliant on winning.
He's always been a complimentary player, I've never seen him called upon to play a prominent scoring role. Just isn't aggressive enough
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I dont think its fair to say Adams has disappointed these playoffs. You can definitely make the case that he's overpaid, but he is hardly the outlier in the leagie, loads of worse contracts than his.
In terms of his efforts, his Per36min numbers these playoffs are spot on - 12.2pts and 13.9rbs on 60% shooting. Thats all you could ever expect from him.
Defensively this was always going to be a tough series for him with Tucker and Convington drawing him away from the basket.
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@KiwiMurph said in NBA season 2019/20:
What a season by Butler and Heat. Shows you the importance of culture and fit.
Butler is a fucking boss and has found his spiritual home with Riley and Spo. As ESPN alluded to the other day, it appears that all that talk of him being a locker room cancer came from snow flakes who didn't like the sound of truth according to him
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Bucks were terrible, TGF especially (don't give me any injury BS, this was effectan elimination game). Jacking 3's, woeful from the line, then they froze in the 4th quarter.
Lots to like about this Miami team, they could be great next year when they shift some of their deadwood contracts (Solomon Hill, Leonard etc)
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Absolutely garbage offence from the Bucks in the 4th quarter. Dante, Middleton and Lopez all jacking up 30 footers. Jimmy Buckets has that edge and when the game is there to be one, for better or worse you know he wants it. Got it done today.
