NBA Season - now 24/25
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@shark said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
Anyone else see that Rachel Nicholls IG post re Cedric Ceballos? He's in ICU on a ventilator with Covid, saying it's kicking his butt. He looks bloody enormous, like he'd make Kendrick Perkins look like Paris Hilton
That even made the news here in Oz. Not great photos and not talking about his weight either.
And I maintain that his dunk comp blindfold was see through.
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Ben feels unappreciated after what happened at the end of last season, appears to be intent on taking his talents elsewhere, regardless of the financial cost
Sources: Simmons won't report, done with 76ers
Ben Simmons does not plan to report to the Sixers or play for the team again, sources told ESPN.
No way the 76ers get value for him right now
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@canefan said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
Ben feels unappreciated after what happened at the end of last season, appears to be intent on taking his talents elsewhere, regardless of the financial cost
Sources: Simmons won't report, done with 76ers
Ben Simmons does not plan to report to the Sixers or play for the team again, sources told ESPN.
No way the 76ers get value for him right now
My most hatiest (TM @Hooroo ) player by a long way. How the heck did he get his contract structured to receive 50% of it by October?!
Also bizarre that he earns $33m in salary, but can play zero games and only get fined a total of $18m - what's he doing to earn the other $15m??!!!
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@voodoo Ben must have the same agent as Anthony Davis….
Apparently there’s only a few players in the league that have that upfront payment structure. It’s high risk and ridiculous when there is a potential standoff between player and club.
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@voodoo said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@canefan said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
Ben feels unappreciated after what happened at the end of last season, appears to be intent on taking his talents elsewhere, regardless of the financial cost
Sources: Simmons won't report, done with 76ers
Ben Simmons does not plan to report to the Sixers or play for the team again, sources told ESPN.
No way the 76ers get value for him right now
My most hatiest (TM @Hooroo ) player by a long way. How the heck did he get his contract structured to receive 50% of it by October?!
Also bizarre that he earns $33m in salary, but can play zero games and only get fined a total of $18m - what's he doing to earn the other $15m??!!!
How can you consider yourself to be a top line NBA player when you can't even make jump shots and free throws FFS!!!
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@canefan I don’t mind the whole jump shot thing as long as it’s compensated with other positive play. It was clear last season he had lost all confidence and giving up open layups and making dumb decisions.
Perhaps all the off court stuff caught up with him.
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@act-crusader hard to build a play off offense though when guys can sag off him and clog the paint around Embiid, then just hack Simmons whenever he drives. I think if he stays a poor shooter, he has to be able to make >65% at the line to compensate.
Shaq was a terrible FT shooter but at least that didn't stop him attacking. His attempt numbers are outrageous.
Simmons is just a scared little kid now. Too worried about his image I reckon.
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@act-crusader said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@canefan I don’t mind the whole jump shot thing as long as it’s compensated with other positive play. It was clear last season he had lost all confidence and giving up open layups and making dumb decisions.
Perhaps all the off court stuff caught up with him.
Once Rivers and Embiid gave up on him in the media I guess he felt too butthurt to work hard to try and prove them wrong. Rather take his ball somewhere else
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And in the biggest surprise, ultimate team mate Kyrie Irving can not join the Nets as he has not been vaxxed, or he gets an exemption which is unlikely. Because of the rules in NY Irving can't practice there, can't play games, can't play in Denver, San Francisco and a bunch of other cities with similar rules
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@canefan said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
And in the biggest surprise, ultimate team mate Kyrie Irving can not join the Nets as he has not been vaxxed, or he gets an exemption which is unlikely. Because of the rules in NY Irving can't practice there, can't play games, can't play in Denver, San Francisco and a bunch of other cities with similar rules
saw a great description of this idiot the other day
a contrarian without a cause
just a deadshit consumed by his own self-importance trying to pass it off as a conscience
I bet Marks sits at home trying to work out ways to trade him for Simmons
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@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@canefan said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
And in the biggest surprise, ultimate team mate Kyrie Irving can not join the Nets as he has not been vaxxed, or he gets an exemption which is unlikely. Because of the rules in NY Irving can't practice there, can't play games, can't play in Denver, San Francisco and a bunch of other cities with similar rules
saw a great description of this idiot the other day
a contrarian without a cause
just a deadshit consumed by his own self-importance trying to pass it off as a conscience
I bet Marks sits at home trying to work out ways to trade him for Simmons
Apparently KD vetoed that
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@voodoo said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@canefan said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
And in the biggest surprise, ultimate team mate Kyrie Irving can not join the Nets as he has not been vaxxed, or he gets an exemption which is unlikely. Because of the rules in NY Irving can't practice there, can't play games, can't play in Denver, San Francisco and a bunch of other cities with similar rules
saw a great description of this idiot the other day
a contrarian without a cause
just a deadshit consumed by his own self-importance trying to pass it off as a conscience
I bet Marks sits at home trying to work out ways to trade him for Simmons
Apparently KD vetoed that
yeah, i know. Fuck trying to be the guy tasked with running an NBA team. you don't run shit.
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@mariner4life yeah, it's all changed, player power! All LeBrons fault, right?
But I can't blame KD here, I wouldn't want Simmons either. Partially because of his obvious flaws and inability / unwillingness to improve on them, but mainly because he seems like a Grade A fuckwit. Looks like a cancerous presence. It's a shame, because his game would be clearly complimentary to the Nets, if he could make FT's at 70% they'd be unstoppable.
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@voodoo said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@mariner4life yeah, it's all changed, player power! All LeBrons fault, right?
But I can't blame KD here, I wouldn't want Simmons either. Partially because of his obvious flaws and inability / unwillingness to improve on them, but mainly because he seems like a Grade A fuckwit. Looks like a cancerous presence. It's a shame, because his game would be clearly complimentary to the Nets, if he could make FT's at 70% they'd be unstoppable.
whereas Kyrie is...
LBJ helped fuel it and even you know it. He opened their eyes to what is possible
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@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@voodoo said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@mariner4life yeah, it's all changed, player power! All LeBrons fault, right?
But I can't blame KD here, I wouldn't want Simmons either. Partially because of his obvious flaws and inability / unwillingness to improve on them, but mainly because he seems like a Grade A fuckwit. Looks like a cancerous presence. It's a shame, because his game would be clearly complimentary to the Nets, if he could make FT's at 70% they'd be unstoppable.
whereas Kyrie is...
LBJ helped fuel it and even you know it. He opened their eyes to what is possible
Kyrie is a nutcase for sure.
Be interesting to see if the owners and league try to clamp down on this stuff - it's not healthy having players demanding trades and sitting out. AD, Harden, Simmons, Kawhi. They should have their salaries immediately suspended as a starting point
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@voodoo said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@voodoo said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@mariner4life yeah, it's all changed, player power! All LeBrons fault, right?
But I can't blame KD here, I wouldn't want Simmons either. Partially because of his obvious flaws and inability / unwillingness to improve on them, but mainly because he seems like a Grade A fuckwit. Looks like a cancerous presence. It's a shame, because his game would be clearly complimentary to the Nets, if he could make FT's at 70% they'd be unstoppable.
whereas Kyrie is...
LBJ helped fuel it and even you know it. He opened their eyes to what is possible
Kyrie is a nutcase for sure.
Be interesting to see if the owners and league try to clamp down on this stuff - it's not healthy having players demanding trades and sitting out. AD, Harden, Simmons, Kawhi. They should have their salaries immediately suspended as a starting point
the next bargaining should be interesting for sure.
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@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@voodoo said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@canefan said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
And in the biggest surprise, ultimate team mate Kyrie Irving can not join the Nets as he has not been vaxxed, or he gets an exemption which is unlikely. Because of the rules in NY Irving can't practice there, can't play games, can't play in Denver, San Francisco and a bunch of other cities with similar rules
saw a great description of this idiot the other day
a contrarian without a cause
just a deadshit consumed by his own self-importance trying to pass it off as a conscience
I bet Marks sits at home trying to work out ways to trade him for Simmons
Apparently KD vetoed that
yeah, i know. Fuck trying to be the guy tasked with running an NBA team. you don't run shit.
The inmates run the asylum
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@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@voodoo said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@voodoo said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@mariner4life yeah, it's all changed, player power! All LeBrons fault, right?
But I can't blame KD here, I wouldn't want Simmons either. Partially because of his obvious flaws and inability / unwillingness to improve on them, but mainly because he seems like a Grade A fuckwit. Looks like a cancerous presence. It's a shame, because his game would be clearly complimentary to the Nets, if he could make FT's at 70% they'd be unstoppable.
whereas Kyrie is...
LBJ helped fuel it and even you know it. He opened their eyes to what is possible
Kyrie is a nutcase for sure.
Be interesting to see if the owners and league try to clamp down on this stuff - it's not healthy having players demanding trades and sitting out. AD, Harden, Simmons, Kawhi. They should have their salaries immediately suspended as a starting point
the next bargaining should be interesting for sure.
So under current rules the players sit out if they aren't vaxxed. And I don't think there is any provision for teams so censure them or cut them
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LA is ready
Vaxxed LeBron: Road to title starts with health
One of the reasons Lakers star LeBron James said he got the COVID-19 vaccine was because staying healthy is "the No. 1 thing" on the team's road to winning an NBA championship this season.
Nice to be able to concentrate on the on court stuff now
