2021-2022 NBA Season

[DJ Fieri]

Lakers???

No.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Pitch & putt: NCAA golfer J.R. Smith has NIL rep

Former NBA player J.R. Smith, who is now a freshman golfer at North Carolina A&T, has signed with Excel Sports for NIL representation.

www.espn.com

 

[DJ Fieri]

Would it kill you three assholes to jack each other off on a separate Cavs thread? I promise to stop by now and then.

Great Odin's Raven enough with the Cavs you bastards @Shanemansj13 @dtgold88

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Some players get paid and then don't have the drive that got them there. Seems the case here.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Would it kill you three assholes to jack each other off on a separate Cavs thread? I promise to stop by now and then.

Great Odin's Raven enough with the Cavs you bastards @Shanemansj13 @dtgold88

How about you do the same in a Warriors thread? Deal

 

[Shanemansj13]

The Suns Warriors western conference finals gonna be lit

Suns in 3

 

[Stakesarehigh]

How about you do the same in a Warriors thread? Deal

Doesn't bother me any. We only have like 20 regulars and it's a pretty clear split who they root for.

 

[msgkings322]

How about you do the same in a Warriors thread? Deal

There's only 3 of us and one of us barely posts. You guys plaster your endless Cavs spiel all over this thread. The Twolves have a thread. The Lakers have a thread. The Celtics have a thread. Seriously though.

 

[msgkings322]

Doesn't bother me any. We only have like 20 regulars and it's a pretty clear split who they root for.

It doesn't bother me either, as you know I take nothing seriously here. But those 3 dominate this thread

 

[bksballer89]

It doesn't bother me either, as you know I take nothing seriously here. But those 3 dominate this thread

To be fair shane post regular nba stuff as well

 

[flyerhawk]

To be fair shane post regular nba stuff as well

Yeah Shane definitely isn't quite as Cavs obsessed as the others.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Maybe the answer has been in Philly all along? Now dude just needs to realize that he can be this guy when 21 plays as well.

 

[flyerhawk]

Maybe the answer has been in Philly all along? Now dude just needs to realize that he can be this guy when 21 plays as well.

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I think it will just take time for him, and Jo, to get comfortable with him him making his shot when Jo is on the court.

 

[msgkings322]

To be fair shane post regular nba stuff as well

I'm mostly just giving them shit, they all post about other teams sometimes. But come on the Cavs stuff for pages and pages....Okoro this, Garland that. For fuck sakes no one cares.

 

[Shanemansj13]

There's only 3 of us and one of us barely posts. You guys plaster your endless Cavs spiel all over this thread. The Twolves have a thread. The Lakers have a thread. The Celtics have a thread. Seriously though.

Only 3 Cavs fans too. Just bc we talk about our team more doesn't mean we need our own thread. We talk about the Lakers more than team. The Celtics have more fans on this board

 

[fightinfunbags]

Only 3 Cavs fans too. Just bc we talk about our team more doesn't mean we need our own thread. We talk about the Lakers more than team. The Celtics have more fans on this board

At least the Cavs are compelling this year. Last year? Woof. The daily trials and tribulations of a lottery team.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Maybe the answer has been in Philly all along? Now dude just needs to realize that he can be this guy when 21 plays as well.

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If Maxey can become that #2 then whatever they get for Simmons is icing on the cake. Then Harris can feel comfortable in a clear #3 and they just have to make sure they get players that fit in the system and their roles for Simmons.

 

[Shanemansj13]

At least the Cavs are compelling this year. Last year? Woof. The daily trials and tribulations of a lottery team.

Yeah there wasn't much Cavs talk the last couple other than mentioning the rebuild. Wiggy still posts his regular stuff

 

[Shanemansj13]

 

[fightinfunbags]

If Maxey can become that #2 then whatever they get for Simmons is icing on the cake. Then Harris can feel comfortable in a clear #3 and they just have to make sure they get players that fit in the system and their roles for Simmons.

I’m just being a fan and getting giddy over a mid to late first round find. Kid is just 21 and has a long way to go but he looks promising. That’s why I’m pushing back on people saying the Sixers have wasted a year. I don’t think they have. At a minimum:
- they’ve handed the keys to Maxey and for the most part kid has shown out. He takes care of the ball. His game has evolved. He still needs a ton of work defending his position (Bane lit him up last night). But he doesn’t get that growth without minutes and if Simmons is there or they brought in a vet PG he doesn’t get those minutes
- Embiid has figured out that next level…how to dominate every night out and how to make the team better by playing through him. His assist numbers are misleading because of the way the stat works. The way most teams play him, he has to pass out of the double and it takes one more pass to get the best shot. No assist for Embiid but he is the spark that gets that open look. I have always felt like the Ben Jo partnership actually held both back in evolving their game. Checks out so far on Embiid. He’s the clear cut alpha now and he can be that guy without fear that the other dude would be all up in his bag of feelings.
Sixers have made progress this year. With the growth of Maxey, I’m now more in favor of doing something this trade deadline than rolling the dice on Harden, Dame, Beal etc…this summer. A deal for that player will likely cost you Maxey with Simmons. Maxey is still 3 years away from entering his prime. He’s never gonna threaten to be the Batman the way Harden could threaten to be that guy with Embiid. Roles are more clear. If they round out the group with Barnes and Halliburton they can close with:
PG Halliburton/Maxey
SG Maxey/Curry
SF Barnes/Thybulle
PF Harris/Barnes
C Embiid

They have flexibility there to match up with a ton of different styles and a ton of different teams.