I think it's safe to say at this point that Gilbert is trying to run LeBron out of town
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I think it's safe to say at this point that Gilbert is trying to run LeBron out of town
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D'Antoni just said when asked about cp3 and mid-range that Steve Nash was a great mid range shooter and that they might not shoot as many 3s as Morey wants and that you play to your team's strengths and that the shot charts might not look the same as last year
Im in heaven
Also according to Marc Stein D'Antoni said you can never have enough point guards on the floor XD
Also Blake is apparently out to his toe injury till December.
Im in heaven
Also according to Marc Stein D'Antoni said you can never have enough point guards on the floor XD
Also Blake is apparently out to his toe injury till December.
Crimson_Gold
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The Land knows who to blame this time
As much as I like Millsap, if they have to gut their bench even more to get Millsap I wouldn't do it. They have a really good starting five and at the very least an average bench right now. Is it worth making your bench shit to take your starting five from really good to great?
LockOfTheWeek
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I think if the Clippers want to get serious about this rebuild, they need to punt Deandre off somewhere and trade for Jahlil Okafor, he's only 19 and rolls out of bed getting 20 and 10 and can lead this franchise from out of the wilderness into the light.
Plus, as we've seen with all the talk around the draft, everyone loves a guy who was a proven WINNER at the college level. It almost makes too much sense!
Plus, as we've seen with all the talk around the draft, everyone loves a guy who was a proven WINNER at the college level. It almost makes too much sense!
32 is a bit old, thought he was 29 or somethin
Shamrock7r
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pfft Trump won Ohio. They are probably thrilled to see Dan Gilbert there
ratcliffja
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Vault Dweller 111
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Can you imagine free agent LeBron in the meeting room.
"I'll sign but you have to give big deals to my washed up banana boat crew"
Someone will do it too.
"I'll sign but you have to give big deals to my washed up banana boat crew"
Someone will do it too.
Danny: "I've got just the assets we need to do it"
Bam, banners 18-21 are ensured and a statue of Lebrong is unveiled in front of the Boston Garden.
Cuyahoga county is a Democratic stronghold
BeautifulMemory
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Can't wait for more foul baiting from both harden and Paul!!
You can't do a top 3 all time PG list without listing Isiah Thomas.
His Game 6 of the 1988 NBA Finals is one of the most impressive individual performances ever seen. It remains awe inspiring to watch to this day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDB2SCT-vg0
He sprained his ankle and literally was hopping around on one foot and scored 4-fucking-3 points in a finals game despite that.
Even Magic agrees.
https://twitter.com/MagicJohnson/status/687328370560876545
You certainly can if Steph continues on his current trajectory or CP3 wins a ring
Yes, I agree Steph can and likely will top him. But as of today IT's career is more impressive. As of *right now* Thomas is in the top 3 with Magic and Oscar.
What's with Atlanta and these ugly ass stadiums? Get it together ATL.
Barbershop pretty dope though.
Peter Ian Staker
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You can't do a top 3 all time PG list without listing Isiah Thomas.
His Game 6 of the 1988 NBA Finals is one of the most impressive individual performances ever seen. It remains awe inspiring to watch to this day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDB2SCT-vg0
He sprained his ankle and literally was hopping around on one foot and scored 4-fucking-3 points in a finals game despite that.
Even Magic agrees.
https://twitter.com/MagicJohnson/status/687328370560876545
Hey Isiah was great. People sleep on him because he was on a hated team and he said some dumb shit but he was definitely on of the best point guards of all time.
I still find it hard to put him over Magic/Steph/Robertson though. He would probably be my number 4.
the_darkness
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Is there any other player that even sniffs the top 50 who never made a conference final?
Maaaaaybe 'Nique but nobody has him as a top-5 PF.
Maaaaaybe 'Nique but nobody has him as a top-5 PF.
I think Steph eventually will be up there but not yet. He's only been an all star caliber player for 5 seasons. He's got to continue at near his current level for a few more seasons before I put him over a guy like Isaiah Thomas. And hell Curry wouldn't even be over Chris Paul at this point in his career. CP3 was an all star prior to Curry even being in the league.
It's a team sport. Mitch Richmond was a phenomenal basketball player that never played on a single quality team throughout his entire prime. And it's not as if CP3 has never come close. The two years his best teams in LA were healthy he came awfully close to the conference finals.
Andrew Korenchkin
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Curry is not top three right now.
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https://youtu.be/e0Z-OyXE07g
Daryl Morey and Mike D'Antoni talking about the Chris Paul trade
They're so tired XD
Daryl Morey and Mike D'Antoni talking about the Chris Paul trade
They're so tired XD
Peter Ian Staker
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In the last 3 years he has accomplished more that Isiah and CP3 have done their entire careers.
I know all time rankings should account for continued success(that's why I would still put Magic over Steph) but the stuff Steph has done since 2014 have been absurd.
NBA Champion, Unanimous MVP, best shooter any of us has witnessed, revolutionized the position like no one since Magic.
He could retire tomorrow and he would still be in my top 3 point guards.
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They said their goal is to have an adjusted field goal percentage of around 50-55% and that chris paul shoots something like 53% from 2 and would be fine playing as is
I totally agree that what Steph has done in the last three years is better than any 3 year stretch of Isaiah Thomas or CP3's career. But longevity matters. Shaq's prime was better than Duncan's but I'd take Duncan's career over Shaq's any day.
Huh. Curry in the last few years is doing stuff far, far beyond anything CP3's ever done.
Like the bolded doesn't really mean much. Other than that CP3 just happens to be an older human being I guess.
You'd take CP3's career over Steph's...?
Steph was a way higher peak but CP3 has a much more consistent body of work over the years. Gotta respect the consistent quality for now, but I think after a few more years Steph will be a clear tier above CP3.
LyleLanley
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Wow, Ainge did it again!
If both retired today, yes I would pick CP3. I fully assume when it's all said and done that Curry will be above CP3. If I had to win a single game, I'd take prime Curry as well. But asking who's had a better career is a different question entirely. CP3 has been an elite point guard for twice as long as Steph has.
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Wow, Ainge did it again!
Ninja Scooter
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Sounds like the Clippers are not going to blow it up, and instead make a run at maxing out Blake. Bev, Austin, Blake and DAJ makes for a solid 43 win core. Gotta do it!
Blowin it up is no guarantee of anything.
Wow, that's shocking. Think even CP3 himself would trade his career for Steph's right now lol
Oh I respect it, he's an obvious hall of famer, but I guess I've just never put as much stock into longevity as other fans. I feel pretty comfortable ranking Steph significantly ahead of CP3 historically.
yeah they have to do that. They become irrelevant if Blake leaves.
Peter Ian Staker
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Longevity mattered in Shaq's case because players in his position like Kareem and Bill Russell had a long run of excellence while he was journeyman by the end of his career.
Meanwhile out of the top point guards nobody but Magic had a long run of success.
The hate the bad boys Pistons got was always absurd. They had one of the best runs. 3 straight finals with back to back championships.
The IT led Pistons swept the Magic Johnson Lakers and were the only team to cause prime Michael Jordan to choke.
One of the forgotten things of the NBA is late 80's Michael Jordan, who was a better MJ than the post-baseball late 90's MJ. MJ would have one a title or two in the late 80's if it wasn't for Isiah Thomas's Pistons.
Late 90's MJ seemed to sort of lock in peoples mind of how they remember MJ but my god was late 80's was something else to behold. His dunks then were the best of his career. Pistons always beating them in the late 80's sort of made that era of MJ fade from memory.
StanleyStutters
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Nah, they should just blow it all up and build around Austin Rivers, he is the franchise.
No fuckin way
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I'd rather have two rings and be considered the best shooter ever than whatever CP3 is.
Magic won finals MVP in his fucking rookie year. A ROOKIE. And continued to be just unstoppable for over a decade year in year out. No PG has pulled off that sort of run but him.
This is what too many assets does to your brain brehs