2016-17 NBA Regular Season Thread

[WiggyRuss]

No one is buying any of this. Not one word.

no one is buying that 2 does not equal 3? lol

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

What if Cavs offered TT & Shump for Melo, Kyle O'Quinn, & Brandon Jennings?

It works out salary wise, if the Cavs use up one of their several available exceptions

Dude, Jackson didn't want Shump @ 3mil.

You think he's gonna take him back @9?

 

[trojanfan12]

no one is buying that 2 does not equal 3? lol

Nice try. No one is buying anything you say when it comes to the Lebron and KD.

 

[WiggyRuss]

No one is buying any of this. Not one word.

just for conversation sake-

how do you reconcile that?

that LeBron joined 2 all stars with zero playoff experience while Durant joined 3 with championship experience?--- how do you say that is the same? im being honest when i say i would LOVE to hear the argument and what its based on.

im just saying- i dont know where 2 equals 3...never seen that before.

 

[trojanfan12]

just for conversation sake-

how do you reconcile that?

that LeBron joined 2 all stars with zero playoff experience while Durant joined 3 with championship experience?--- how do you say that is the same? im being honest when i say i would LOVE to hear the argument and what its based on.

im just saying- i dont know where 2 equals 3...never seen that before.

Try taking things out of context again.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Dude, Jackson didn't want Shump @ 3mil.

You think he's gonna take him back @9?

very true....though jackson was trying to rid himself of Smiths deal which was part of his motivation.....so he could eventually sign- Joakin Noah, lol.

jackson - not the brightest of gms, lol.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

You think Melo is going to rebound? Seriously???

.....6.6 ppg career average for a sf.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

very true....though jackson was trying to rid himself of Smiths deal which was part of his motivation.....so he could eventually sign- Joakin Noah, lol.

jackson - not the brightest of gms, lol.

I concede...lol

 

[CitySushi]

Durant joined a team already in progress. He took a max salary and wanted to fit in to make what they already had even greater.

Durant tells Steph Curry to be more selfish and be himself and that he'll work around it and make it work.

Durant has never played much 4 in his life and is being asked to a ton this year. Does so without complaint and is averaging a career high in rebounds and blocks.


Lebron has basically held the Cavs hostage with respects to coaching, staffing, teammates and even calling out the owners.

Lebron says talks shit about teammates and say they have no place being out there on a playoff team.

Lebron bitches about having to play backup PG or PF.


So Durant still the bad guy here?

 

[WiggyRuss]

Try taking things out of context again.

did i mischarecterize something?

my argument is that i dont see how joining 2 all stars that have no playoff experience is the same as joining 3 al lstars with championship experience--- thus far no one has told me how that is somehow the same.

tahts why i am legitimately asking why you think the situations are the same. I honestly have no clue how it could be and am at a total loss.

if there is a good argument as to why its the same- honest to God i am all ears.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Not total shit but very close.

Help em out, send them m Bogut!

 

[trojanfan12]

did i mischarecterize something?

my argument is that i dont see how joining 2 all stars that have no playoff experience is the same as joining 3 al lstars with championship experience--- thus far no one has told me how that is somehow the same.

tahts why i am legitimately asking why you think the situations are the same. I honestly have no clue how it could be and am at a total loss.

You took things out of context yet again. The smart thing for you to do would be to drop it. You probably won't, so you likely won't be posting in this thread anymore.

Joining an all star team is joining an all star team. Period. Just because KD was smarter than Lebron and "out all starred" him, doesn't make him "weak minded" as you have said nor does it make Lebron more hungry.

That was the entire context of the conversation.

Now go ahead and try taking things out of context again.

 

[LAD]

.....6.6 ppg career average for a sf.

Yes....when guards are averaging equal or better IMO that's not great. Sorry.

 

[WiggyRuss]

You took things out of context yet again. The smart thing for you to do would be to drop it. You probably won't, so you likely won't be posting in this thread anymore.

dude - i am seriously trying to just realize your point of view on this

i just want to hear your argument becuase i seriously just dont see it--- maybe you do have a great argument

at this point we are obviously going in circles- and its pretty apparent that we are just going to have to agree to disagree.

anyway.....

im out--- think its gonna be a Wendy's night and HOPEFULLY a victory over the Twolves so i dont have to hear from people how great Wiggins is. lol....

 

[trojanfan12]

dude - i am seriously trying to just realize your point of view on this

i just want to hear your argument becuase i seriously just dont see it--- maybe you do have a great argument

at this point we are obviously going in circles- and its pretty apparent that we are just going to have to agree to disagree.

anyway.....

im out--- think its gonna be a Wendy's night and HOPEFULLY a victory over the Twolves so i dont have to hear from people how great Wiggins is. lol....

Check post 9932 again. I was editing it when you posted this.

 

[LAD]

just for conversation sake-

how do you reconcile that?

that LeBron joined 2 all stars with zero playoff experience while Durant joined 3 with championship experience?--- how do you say that is the same? im being honest when i say i would LOVE to hear the argument and what its based on.

im just saying- i dont know where 2 equals 3...never seen that before.

Because the # of All Stars is irrelevant. They each had the same intent. To join the team that offered them the best opportunity to win. Simple as that.

 

[trojanfan12]

im out--- think its gonna be a Wendy's night

They got Wendy's in Ohio? There's an outside chance that at some point in the future I could find myself living in Chillicothe. Hope they have Wendy's there. I don't remember if they had one or not from the last time I was there. I do remember that they had a White Castle, which you can't get out here unless it's the freezer section of the grocery store.

 

[trojanfan12]

Because the # of All Stars is irrelevant. They each had the same intent. To join the team that offered them the best opportunity to win. Simple as that.

Exactly. The bold is why I never criticized either of them for doing what they did. Why wait until you are old and no longer an elite player to chase rings when you can do it when you're younger and be one of the main guys? Especially if you have already given the team you're leaving ample opportunity to get you what you need to win.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Yes....when guards are averaging equal or better IMO that's not great. Sorry.

Who? Westbrook and Harden?

Westbrook averages more rebounds than Durant, Cousins, Thompson, Greene.....actually, it would be easies to list the 10 guys that don't average less than him.

Dr. J average 6.7 a game Worthy 5.1.

Melo is fine.

 

[LAD]

Exactly. The bold is why I never criticized either of them for doing what they did. Why wait until you are old and no longer an elite player to chase rings when you can do it when you're younger and be one of the main guys? Especially if you have already given the team you're leaving ample opportunity to get you what you need to win.

Yep and to KD's credit he stayed in OKC longer than LBJ stayed in Cle the first time.