Harden lands in Brooklyn

[lebron23james]

Irving won't suit up for them, care to wager?

Sure, loser can't post here for 6 months as soon as kyrie suits up...

Deal?

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

DJ ain’t going 6 months without posting

 

[DJ Fieri]

Sure, loser can't post here for 6 months as soon as kyrie suits up...

Deal?

Talking Hoop cash.

 

[lebron23james]

DJ ain’t going 6 months without posting

LOL...It might do him some good. I would change it to 3 weeks

 

[lebron23james]

Talking Hoop cash.

Do i have any? I don't even know how to check...But i will make a hoops cash bet with you i guess lol

 

[Gman]

Apples and Oranges

the C’s trade was literally “let’s try to really squeeze one title” out of a group clearly past their primes

I’m not predicting this at all, but we are talking about 3 top 10-12 players in the league in their primes for what could be a 3-4 year run so it’s a much more understandable approach

I don't know, man... Durant is 32... Harden is 31... Irving is a headcase... there are real personality concerns... leadership concerns... there are style/fit concerns too, as these guys are gonna need to change the way they play to make it work.

I don't think you're giving enough credit to the downside risk.

Agree to disagree, I guess.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Do i have any? I don't even know how to check...But i will make a hoops cash bet with you i guess lol

200.

I will start it up, you just have to accept it.

 

[lebron23james]

200.

I will start it up, you just have to accept it.

Aight

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

I don't know, man... Durant is 32... Harden is 31... Irving is a headcase... there are real personality concerns... leadership concerns... there are style/fit concerns too, as these guys are gonna need to change the way they play to make it work.

I don't think you're giving enough credit to the downside risk.

Agree to disagree, I guess.

I totally totally hear you and am not ruling out disaster at all

I just am not guaranteeing it, I’m just recognizing the upside is pretty crazy and so much higher than that Celtics deal

that C’s deal was that Russian owner for the Nets who knew he was on his way out and wanted one crack at it, it was a bad idea from the get go

 

[DJ Fieri]

Aight

https://sportshoop.la/sportsbook/bets/kyrie-irving-wont-ever.9211/

It has to be approved, takes like 20-30 minutes.....you have 24 hours to accept.....just click on accept when you can.

 

[Mebert]

Morey replacement is killing it. Back to back trade wins.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Morey replacement is killing it. Back to back trade wins.

Did very well for a player the whole world knew he had to trade

 

[lebron23james]

I don't know, man... Durant is 32... Harden is 31... Irving is a headcase... there are real personality concerns... leadership concerns... there are style/fit concerns too, as these guys are gonna need to change the way they play to make it work.

I don't think you're giving enough credit to the downside risk.

Agree to disagree, I guess.

They didn't get a boost in the odds to win for no reason. Plus just Harden/Durant is easily the best team in the East. Having 3 youngish stars for multiple years...It was like Lebron/Irving/Love and Lebron/wade/bosh....All those 3 showed you don't need much depth to make it work...

Plus you can interchange the stars at different times, plus if you do have an injury they still have 2 stars..They will get tons of veteran role players in the offseason that will sign for cheap...So this year will be their worst version i guess...Which is not good for the league

They still have joe harris to hit 3's and Jordan at Center. They are stacked

They can also trade any 1 of 3 if it doesn't work out for better players than they gave up. There is no downside to the trade...It was theft

 

[jontaejones]

They didn't get a boost in the odds to win for no reason. Plus just Harden/Durant is easily the best team in the East. Having 3 youngish stars for multiple years...It was like Lebron/Irving/Love and Lebron/wade/bosh....All those 3 showed you don't need much depth to make it work...

Plus you can interchange the stars at different times, plus if you do have an injury they still have 2 stars..They will get tons of veteran role players in the offseason that will sign for cheap...So this year will be their worst version i guess...Which is not good for the league

They still have joe harris to hit 3's and Jordan at Center. They are stacked

They can also trade any 1 of 3 if it doesn't work out for better players than they gave up. There is no downside to the trade...It was theft

I definitely think they can win.

It's just not exactly clear who they are winning for.

A victory parade saying we won this for the fans or ... for the City of Brooklyn would be a little awkward to say the least. They are clearly doing for themselves, which TBH I find a bit awkward, especially because Durant and Irving have already won.

But we'll see what happens...

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

 

[flyerhawk]

late first round picks in the NBA are virtually worthless

time will tell if giving up Levert and Allen was wise, the picks they shouldn’t worry about

Those 2 later picks could be a real problem because it is pretty unlikely that Harden and KD will be playing for the Nets much less at a high level.

 

[flyerhawk]

Somewhere, @flyerhawk is breathing a sigh of relief.

Best news all week for me.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Those 2 later picks could be a real problem because it is pretty unlikely that Harden and KD will be playing for the Nets much less at a high level.

Sure they are definitely banking on a title or 2 in a 3-4 year window

 

[RobToxin]

I'll take awkward moments for a thousand, Alex:

 

[jontaejones]

Honestly, I don't think it matters if they win. It matters to the players, but not necessarily ownership.

I think as long as they compete (reach the ECF and/or NBAF) and play some memorable series with those 3, that is what ownership wants.

They want to inspire a new era of young kids to become fans, and those are three of the most popular players in the NBA.