SLAB
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Was unaware of that. Resigning at that $$$ would be a mistake.
NBA Playoffs, Round One
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Was unaware of that. Resigning at that $$$ would be a mistake.
steelevt
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Whatever disagreement you and I might have just went away with this post wahahahaha
I would, and have, and I've been proven right. Tina Charles is a name that immediately springs to mind. So is Elena Delle Donne. Angel McCoughtry said she'd never leave Atlanta; she's in Vegas, now.
Fair enough.
So, just so that we're clear, you don't actually have a problem with "superteams," as long as it's management who gets to get the credit for making them happen?
Sure, hoss, whatever you say. Do I think that strong personalities are a thing, in the abstract? Sure. Do I think that strong personalities are a thing, specifically in the way that that term is used in the context of sports? No. The same way that I don't believe in momentum, the same way that I don't believe that there's such a thing as a "humble superstar."
Strong personalities, the way that that term is used in sports, is just a way of mythologizing the athletes. And, more often than not, it's used as a cudgel to belittle whatever athletes the speaker doesn't like. Case in point, Damian Lillard versus Kevin Durant. The myth of "strong personality," depending on who's in the designate hot take role, would have you believe that Damian Lillard, who has more career 60-point games than wins in the conference finals, has a stronger personality than a guy who's been named Finals MVP, twice, because that guy had the nerve to not want to stay on a "treadmill" team. It's utter nonsense.
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Vlade is vindicated! Porter should pee us off more than luka. If Porter was able to walk leading up to the draft we take him at 2 ya he’s no Luka but dudes a walking 25/8 guy whose a lights out shooter. Having a scorer who doesn’t commands the ball at all next to fox is literally a perfect fit
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Ya 6-7 years ago as a role player dude hasn’t been an elite defender for a couple years now
Career-altering injuries tend to have that effect on people.
SLAB
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It appears I spoke too soon.
Tetsujin
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Buddy + a first for Dame. Make it happen Monte.
I'd rather see Buddy play with Dame
kingsboi
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absolutely. if management has the assets to put together a team of multiple all-stars, then it's deserved. It's part of being in a management role, constructing the best roster with the assets at your disposal.
your two time NBA Finals MVP wasn't on a treadmill team though, he just didn't want much competition so he decided to join a superior opponent.
Believe me when I say, don't bother. You're wasting your time and energy
Sorry, but I don't root for the guys in the suits... Guess I'm just built different.
A team that can't get over the hump is just as much a treadmill team as a team that finishes in tenth place, every year. Their treadmill is just in a nicer part of the gym.
LeBron is desperate to get somebody, anybody, on that team to show up, besides himself. And that whole squad is like, "Nah, I'm good."
steelevt
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His play was mediocre while Chris Paul was out but since he’s been back, booker has been playing at an all star level. If he played like this the whole series (or maybe if Paul never got hurt), suns would be at home resting for the next series. This first quarter tho, booker must’ve drank whatever Dame was drinking the other night. Unstoppable.
steelevt
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I’d gladly eat crow and hope booker scores 80 as long as they eliminate the lakers.
kingsboi
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Sorry, but I don't root for the guys in the suits... Guess I'm just built different.
A team that can't get over the hump is just as much a treadmill team as a team that finishes in tenth place, every year. Their treadmill is just in a nicer part of the gym.
we shall revisit this conversation another time. let's watch some semis
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