2021 NBA regular season thread

[bksballer89]

 

[DJ]

Harden showed up today.....LOL.

 

[trojanfan12]

Don't remember one time a nba player sat out the entire season.

Who said he'd have to sit out the entire season?

The point of a hold out isn't to sit out the entire season. It's to sit out until either the team gives the player what he wants or until the player/his agent figures out the team isn't going to give them what they want.

Why are you trying to address things no one said?

 

[bksballer89]

Who said he'd have to sit out the entire season?

The point of a hold out isn't to sit out the entire season. It's to sit out until either the team gives the player what he wants or until the player/his agent figures out the team isn't going to give them what they want.

Why are you trying to address things no one said?

You clearly missed the discussion me and DJ had this morning......

 

[DJ]

You clearly missed the discussion me and DJ had this morning......

DJ and I.

 

[DJ]

And he has a net worth of 165 million....I think he could afford sitting out until traded.

I'll own it. Here it is @trojanfan12.....I thought Harden was serious about wanting to be traded and thought he may not report to training camp to force Houston's hand at trading him ASAP.

 

[DJ]

Been swamped working from home the last 2 days.....I'll be happy when my Holiday vacation starts.

 

[bksballer89]

DJ and I.

I graduated from college years ago and this isn't work....

 

[Shanemansj13]

And he has a net worth of 165 million....I think he could afford sitting out until traded.

 

[DJ]

@tlance

why did the wizards sign trash instead of Shabazz at PG?

They have Ish Smith to backup RW.

 

[The Q]

They have Ish Smith to backup RW.

my question stands

 

[DJ]

my question stands

Ish Smith is a capable backup to RW.....he averaged 11ppg and 5apg when Wall was hurt last season. His numbers were better than Napier and Smith is under contract for this coming season. He signed a 2 year deal with Washington in 2019.

 

[trojanfan12]

You clearly missed the discussion me and DJ had this morning......

I'll own it. Here it is @trojanfan12.....I thought Harden was serious about wanting to be traded and thought he may not report to training camp to force Houston's hand at trading him ASAP.

Sitting out until he's traded doesn't necessarily mean sitting out all year.

In fact, I'd go as far as to say that a player who chooses to hold out, has no intention of sitting out for the entire year. No professional athlete wants to sit out an entire season for a variety of reasons, several of which don't involve money.

The idea is to see who blinks first. If the team does, the player gets what he wants. If they don't, he doesn't.

 

[DJ]

Sitting out until he's traded doesn't necessarily mean sitting out all year.

In fact, I'd go as far as to say that a player who chooses to hold out, has no intention of sitting out for the entire year. No professional athlete wants to sit out an entire season for a variety of reasons, several of which don't involve money.

The idea is to see who blinks first. If the team does, the player gets what he wants. If they don't, he doesn't.

I agree.....but it's BKS so I wasn't about to beat a dead horse.....we all know how he can get.

Mr Always right.

 

[bksballer89]

Sitting out until he's traded doesn't necessarily mean sitting out all year.

In fact, I'd go as far as to say that a player who chooses to hold out, has no intention of sitting out for the entire year. No professional athlete wants to sit out an entire season for a variety of reasons, several of which don't involve money.

The idea is to see who blinks first. If the team does, the player gets what he wants. If they don't, he doesn't.

If im Houston I'll trade him under 2 conditions this season

1) i clearly win the trade

2) trade him to a shitty team and let him rot there the next 3 seasons for being ungrateful. No way am i trading him to Brooklyn or Philly

 

[trojanfan12]

If im Houston I'll trade him under 2 conditions this season

1) i clearly win the trade

2) trade him to a shitty team and let him rot there the next 3 seasons for being ungrateful. No way am i trading him to Brooklyn or Philly

I agree to a point. What you said should be their conditions right now. It's not like they have to trade him any time soon.

But, there may be a point where they just have to take what they can get from whoever they can get the best deal from. Just so, as an organization, they can move on from him.

Even if it means sending him to a good team.

Also, I'd say it would depend on what they can get. For example, if the Sixers include Simmons in a trade...I think you do that if you're the Rockets.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

If im Houston I'll trade him under 2 conditions this season

1) i clearly win the trade

2) trade him to a shitty team and let him rot there the next 3 seasons for being ungrateful. No way am i trading him to Brooklyn or Philly

Brooklyn would be hilarious.

No way KD, Kyrie or Harden would be OK being the #3 option.

The chemistry in the locker room would be abysmal.

 

[Black Adam]

Brooklyn would be hilarious.

No way KD, Kyrie or Harden would be OK being the #3 option.

The chemistry in the locker room would be abysmal.

not enough balls to go around in that scenario...

 

[tlance]

@tlance

why did the wizards sign trash instead of Shabazz at PG?

Well, not a lot of minutes to get there, so there is that.

But also we are still talking about the Wizards.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

DJ and I.

 

[bksballer89]