2023 offseason thread

[DJ Fieri]

LOL.

 

[fightinfunbags]

And Robert Williams will back up Porzingis at PF and Al at C. Robert is better than Grant.

Grant was catching playoff DNPs. Don’t get me wrong. He’s a solid role player but he’s still a role player.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Grant was catching playoff DNPs. Don’t get me wrong. He’s a solid role player but he’s still a role player.

Exactly. Good move for both teams in that trade.

 

[bksballer89]

Dallas working

 

[fightinfunbags]

I agree, people crap on Zinger, they need to look closer at his numbers. He makes them the favorite in my opinion.

He and Williams give them elite rim protection. Zinger can stretch the floor as well. He’s a big time fit for what they like to do. He can shoot and he can post his cover. He’s not going to blow by his cover but he doesn’t need to. He’s also just an enormous screener.

 

[The Q]

Pritchard will get more playing time now.

So depth wise it’s staying pretty similar to before

It’s more offense focused now

 

[fightinfunbags]

Dallas working

I hope it works out for him. Another young player that got Doc Riversed.

 

[The Q]

I hope it works out for him. Another young player that got Doc Riversed.

I mean, he is what he is

An elite defender who can’t hit earth if he fell off an airplane

Dallas is in a unique position roster wise to really be able to use him

Philly traded him to avoid the luxury tax

 

[trojanfan12]

His presence is fucking with my boy BBall Paul.

I'm not quite as high on Bamba as some of my fellow Lakers fans.

I like him and he does appear to have some talent. But from what I saw of him before he got hurt...he's a little bit of a project.

Right now, he's a decent end of the bench, emergency big who could be developed into a solid backup. He may even be able to help some later in the season if your coaches put some time into him.

Going up against Embiid in practice everyday should help him too.

 

[trojanfan12]

Manute Bol-esque

Chuck Nevitt-esque

 

[fightinfunbags]

I mean, he is what he is

An elite defender who can’t hit earth if he fell off an airplane

Dallas is in a unique position roster wise to really be able to use him

Philly traded him to avoid the luxury tax

As soon as he went to Portland and wasn’t looking over his shoulder because he was getting a quick hook and getting verbally beat on constantly he went from a 33% 3 point shooter in Philly to a 38.8% 3 point shooter in Portland.

 

[The Q]

As soon as he went to Portland and wasn’t looking over his shoulder because he was getting a quick hook and getting verbally beat on constantly he went from a 33% 3 point shooter in Philly to a 38.8% 3 point shooter in Portland.

Or it’s a small sample size


Or he was playing in meaningless games

 

[The Q]

As soon as he went to Portland and wasn’t looking over his shoulder because he was getting a quick hook and getting verbally beat on constantly he went from a 33% 3 point shooter in Philly to a 38.8% 3 point shooter in Portland.

He also lost time to Melton, a better player

And he played 2 years over 20mpg in Philly and shot 30 and 31% those years

 

[fightinfunbags]

Or it’s a small sample size


Or he was playing in meaningless games

And meaningless games and being able to play through mistakes is what the kid needs.

 

[fightinfunbags]

He also lost time to Melton, a better player

And he played 2 years over 20mpg in Philly and shot 30 and 31% those years

Shooting is confidence and Doc stole all of his.

 

[trojanfan12]

So, on the Harden to the Clippers rumors....

If you're the Clippers GM...how do you sell Ballmer on him?

"Hey Steve, we've got a chance to trade for a future 1st ballot Hall of Famer to add to Kawhi, PG and Westbrook for that new arena".

Ballmer..."Yeah? Tell me about him."

"Ok, he has a style of play that many find unwatchable, in the playoffs he'll have at least 2 or 3 games where he shoots 2 for 15 or 3 for 20 in whatever round we get eliminated in, he's allergic to defense and as an added bonus,,,he'll demand a trade in about a season and a half."

 

[The Q]

So, on the Harden to the Clippers rumors....

If you're the Clippers GM...how do you sell Ballmer on him?

"Hey Steve, we've got a chance to trade for a future 1st ballot Hall of Famer to add to Kawhi, PG and Westbrook for that new arena".

Ballmer..."Yeah? Tell me about him."

"Ok, he has a style of play that many find unwatchable, in the playoffs he'll have at least 2 or 3 games where he shoots 2 for 15 or 3 for 20 in whatever round we get eliminated in, he's allergic to defense and as an added bonus,,,he'll demand a trade in about a season and a half."

Good thing he’s only signed for one season then!

 

[trojanfan12]

Good thing he’s only signed for one season then!

He'll sign an extension, then demand a trade halfway through the 1st season.

 

[thunderc]

So, on the Harden to the Clippers rumors....

If you're the Clippers GM...how do you sell Ballmer on him?

"Hey Steve, we've got a chance to trade for a future 1st ballot Hall of Famer to add to Kawhi, PG and Westbrook for that new arena".

Ballmer..."Yeah? Tell me about him."

"Ok, he has a style of play that many find unwatchable, in the playoffs he'll have at least 2 or 3 games where he shoots 2 for 15 or 3 for 20 in whatever round we get eliminated in, he's allergic to defense and as an added bonus,,,he'll demand a trade in about a season and a half."

“He’s a real friendly guy though. As soon as the game is over he invites the whole other team out for a night on the town. He knows how to not let losses bother him. It’s always right on to the next thing.”

 

[The Q]

Celtics Twitter doesn’t understand how this abomination of a cba forced this deal to happen