2021 Offseason

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Re: 2021 Offseason

Postby Andrew on Tue Aug 31, 2021 3:26 pm

The Lakers are looking pretty stacked on paper. Of course, we'll see how evenly the credit is distributed after the season.
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Re: 2021 Offseason

Postby Jeffx on Sun Oct 03, 2021 9:42 am

Andrew wrote:The Lakers are looking pretty stacked on paper. Of course, we'll see how evenly the credit is distributed after the season.


As with the Nets, it comes down to which team is healthy come playoff time.

Always drama with Kyrie;

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Re: 2021 Offseason

Postby Andrew on Sun Oct 03, 2021 1:22 pm

I like the moves that the Bulls have made. It hasn't propelled them to the status of legit contenders or anything, but I expect they'll finally be out of the basement and fun to watch.
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Re: 2021 Offseason

Postby Jeffx on Mon Oct 04, 2021 10:57 pm

Andrew wrote:I like the moves that the Bulls have made. It hasn't propelled them to the status of legit contenders or anything, but I expect they'll finally be out of the basement and fun to watch.


After a solid off-season, if they're not a lower seed playoff team in the east, heads should roll.
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Re: 2021 Offseason

Postby Andrew on Tue Oct 05, 2021 1:33 pm

Agreed, probably starting with Billy Donovan. The talent's there on paper.
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Re: 2021 Offseason

Postby Phil89 on Wed Oct 06, 2021 2:17 am

Giddey looked good in his first pre-season game. No doubt he will be getting a decent amount of playing time on that rebuilding OKC team this season. Should be fun (Y)

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Re: 2021 Offseason

Postby Andrew on Wed Oct 06, 2021 4:34 am

Hope he does well. I'll always cheer for Aussies in the NBA.
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Re: 2021 Offseason

Postby Jeffx on Wed Oct 06, 2021 10:52 am

Andrew wrote:Agreed, probably starting with Billy Donovan. The talent's there on paper.


At some point, the team has to take the next step. Bulls are out of excuses. IMO, Donovan should be on the clock....playoffs or else.
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Re: 2021 Offseason

Postby Andrew on Wed Oct 06, 2021 11:53 am

Absolutely. There's enough talent to be competitive and in the mix at the very least.
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Re: 2021 Offseason

Postby Patr1ck on Wed Oct 06, 2021 1:34 pm

Just tank, trade for LaMelo, sign Gelo, and you've got the Bulls Balls.
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Re: 2021 Offseason

Postby Andrew on Wed Oct 06, 2021 2:21 pm

The t-shirts would be a license to print money!
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Re: 2021 Offseason

Postby Jeffx on Sun Oct 10, 2021 2:44 am

I just smh at stories like this. How could these clowns think they'd get away with this?

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Re: 2021 Offseason

Postby Patr1ck on Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:28 am

Jeffx wrote:I just smh at stories like this. How could these clowns think they'd get away with this?

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/323 ... aud-scheme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz18AMy76bc&t=554s


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Re: 2021 Offseason

Postby Andrew on Mon Oct 11, 2021 12:02 am

In a statement, the NBA called the allegations "particularly disheartening" because the benefit plans provided by the league and the National Basketball Players Association are critically important to support players' health and well-being throughout their careers and post-retirement lives.


It's a shame, because the players fought hard for this, and rightfully so. It's great that there have been more efforts to support former players, especially those that came along before salaries really took off as the league became globally popular and profitable. Those 18 players may have jeopardised the situation for a lot of innocent NBA alumni, to say nothing of the further reaching impact it'll have on other people.
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Re: 2021 Offseason

Postby Jeffx on Wed Oct 13, 2021 8:19 am

Good for Sean Marks and the Nets - enough of Kyrie's drama.

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Re: 2021 Offseason

Postby Andrew on Wed Oct 13, 2021 5:55 pm

No surprises there. Hard to build chemistry when he's guaranteed to not be there for half the season.
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Re: 2021 Offseason

Postby mp3 on Sun Oct 17, 2021 5:05 pm

I've been watching a ton of basketball this week, Luri I think is gonna be solid in Cleveland, zero pleasure on him here.

Same for Dennis Smith Jr in in Portland, get them out of the spotlight and they are shining
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Re: 2021 Offseason

Postby Jeffx on Thu Oct 21, 2021 8:16 am

For the first time in nearly a decade, I'm actually looking forward to a Knicks season. They open tonight against the Celtics.
Curious to see how the Ben Simmons situation in Philly gets resolved.

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