2019 Offseason Thread

[DJ]

Dumb

It's going to be interesting to see if it can work.

 

[Heatles84]

That Spurs team was just as much Duncan’s team as Leonard’s team. If you were to say Leonard was the most valuable player it was by the slightest of margins, which doesn’t equate to the Spurs being Leonard’s team in the truest sense. During those playoffs Leonard was the 3rd leading scorer on the team with Duncan and Parker having higher ppg average. Duncan was the anchor of those defenses so he was just an important part of the defense of the Spurs. The Spurs team weren’t driven by one superstar like the MJ and Lebron teams were, so it’s a bit unfair to label that team as “Leonard’s team” and give that ring the same weight as true “lead dog” ring. Moreover, Leonard hasn’t gone into a season with a target on his back like he will this season. He will be studied more than ever and teams will figure out his tendencies and game plan for him better. He, also, has to deal with expectations and trying to meet those expectation and the pressure that goes along with that. He has to prove himself under those circumstance or else he will be considered a fluke.

Hate to break to you. But Kawhi's not exactly some phenomenon that has come out of nowhere all of a sudden. He's been on the radar as a top 10 player since 2015.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

It's going to be interesting to see if it can work.

I don't get this at all from OKC's perspective. It does make Houston must see TV but this is a bizarre trade

 

[Black Adam]

It's going to be interesting to see if it can work.

THAT part...

2 ball dominant guards together even moreso than before...

 

[Bart]

Houston is going to be a disaster...lol

 

[naslundfan19]

It's going to be interesting to see if it can work.

My early thought is no, it won’t. We’ll see, obviously.

 

[DJ]

My early thought is no, it won’t. We’ll see, obviously.

Both have been accused of being big time ball hogs so we'll see.....

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Miami was never going to bend over backwards as i said several times

Who knows if we’ll ever get true details, but it seems like thats the case.

Theres just no way CP3 can be happy about this, though.

 

[DJ]

Poor Capela and the rest of the players on Houston.....LOL.

 

[bksballer89]

Poor Capela and the rest of the players on Houston.....LOL.

Why? Capela going to get even easier buckets now....

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Can CP3 just be bought out?

 

[Heatles84]

Heat have sucked balls without Wade.

Really? How much of a sample size do you have? A year and a half?

We were pretty good without him prior to drafting him. After that, you're hitting the era where we were an expansion team.

What have the Cavs accomplished without Lebron?

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Can CP3 just be bought out?

For like a hundred million?

 

[DJ]

Why? Capela going to get even easier buckets now....

RW and Harden are going to be chucking it at a record pace.....


JH: "First to 50 wins, Russ."

 

[MizzouFalcon]

Honestly though, this puts them close to championship level. Could you imagine if they got Durant too?

A team of Harden, Westbrook and KD would be unstoppable.

 

[bksballer89]

Exactly what Houston needed

 

[bksballer89]

RW and Harden are going to be chucking it at a record pace.....


JH: "First to 50 wins, Russ."

This narrative that russ is a chuck is sooo dumb

 

[bksballer89]

Russ shot selection is bad at times but he isn't a chuck. That narrative is BS

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

Can CP3 just be bought out?

Just wondering that myself.

If he is, you just know he’ll want to join Lebron

 

[bksballer89]

Is Lillard a chuck? What about Donovan Mitchell?