@John_Karalis Not all fans hate this trade either, btw.
I love Jaylen. I will miss Jaylen. But I understand the trade and think there’s a very easy path where we look back in a few years and realize everyone overreacted to this and Brad knew what he was doing all along.
@FCHWPO There was once a day when you needed sourceS because everyone knew one person stating something means nothing - especially when anonymous.
To say something as @BobbyMarks42 did isn’t reporting. It’s gossiping and being dramatic for attention.
@PatrickTuriano@BillSimmons Comparing the trade value of anyone pre 2010 to anyone now is insane, man.
Gobert, Mikal and Bane going for 14 first rounders these days.
Iverson, Kidd, Pau, were all two picks. CP3 was one pick. (All had young assets, same w/ KG).
@DanKelley66 Bizarre post. Their offense isn’t just shooting 3s - not supposed to be, at least.
It’s about forcing 2 on 1s and switches and taking advantage of that to generate the best shot - usually an open 3.
No one is better at doing that than Giannis.
He literally fits perfectly lol
@Alexzachary305 -a top two pick. Reset tax completely. Build completely around JT with more money + a young, cost-controlled stud.
-Okongwu, NAW, top 10 pick (plus)
-AD (plus)
-Trey Murphy III (plus)
-Something built around Jalen Duren or Ausar. (Unlikely)
-Steph (very unlikely)
@MarkDondero@985TheSportsHub I’m genuinely curious to see if anyone can even make a valid argument to support the pacers side and actually make this kind of a debate
@John_Karalis I don’t love it. Same way I didn’t love it when Kyrie did it in the finals.
Game is still going on and there is literally a time and place for that after the game.
Not going to go crazy over it, but I understand others being upset about it.
Imagine how badly Eagle fans would try to destroy cowboy fans if the cowboys beat them in a first round playoff game, shit the bed in the next round, then said it doesn’t matter bc they beat the eagles - who recently won a Super Bowl
Such loser energy lmao
I feel like the reason I don’t really care as much about this series is cuz we came back 3-1 vs Boston, idc if u call that loser shit either, watching that entire fanbase sick to their stomach for a week straight while we came back was genuine happiness
@JuanIsidro@gordix134969@GrooveyMacc@Novig@TheNBACentel Yeah, I’m definitely not defending the OP lol
I do think it’s a fascinating conversation regarding GS tho. Like there’s a fair argument they only win one if not for KD. But also, like you said, they could’ve turned elsewhere and been better off long term and won even more.
@MikeTerril@wzftl@BunsHoop@Novig With a roster they were able to create and maintain only because KD’s salary was on the books previously and they could replace it with other important pieces
@gordix134969@GrooveyMacc@JuanIsidro@Novig@TheNBACentel Yes, but him going to GS allowed them to inflate their salary and improve the roster to a point that they wouldn’t have been able to otherwise.
No KD, likely no ring in 2022 for GS.
This is hilarious bait when the Spurs won the game Wemby sat, Luka’s team is up 3-1 without him and Reaves, Ant’s team beat Denver without him and Donte … and all that happened in the last three days lmao
SGA
Wemby
Luka
Kawhi
Ant
Giannis
Cade
Mitchell
Curry
KD
Brunson
Put up this stat line in a playoff game and their team is getting blown out.
Guess who is up 18 with this stinker?
Saying someone should’ve won MVP 3 years ago bc he hasn’t had a ton of playoff success in the years following the MVP is stupid.
Saying it should’ve gone to someone else who has done even less is insanity.
Im ngl Kendrick Perkins was right for what he said about that 2023 MVP race and I’m glad he called that shit out because the Bill Simmons mafia was deadass gonna give this guy every fucking MVP for eternity if their bullshit wasn’t called out
@solaravoss@HPbasketball I’m saying the league is just missing them or consistently getting them wrong. I don’t think it’s a conscious decision to rig games lmao - but the inconsistency is a consistent trend.
Not like this. Definitely not Heat, LA or GS. That’s just nonsense to compare lmao.