2015 NBA Off-Season Thread

[jonathanlambert33]

Lance shouldn't start and JJ shouldn't come off the bench, he's important to what that starting lineup does.

 

[CameronCrazy06]

That starting 5 would have no floor spacing

 

[Pugz]

That's fine, Doc the GM has proven he can't put together a supporting cast. He's just gonna get "names" that won't play well together. I'll take fit.

Point remains as well, these are two teams that will be within a couple games of each other at the end of the season and both will be second or first round outs.

well he cant really target the guys he'd love to have because theyre taxed out. he has to make due with what he has for now.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

He has made a number of bad moves with what he was given though.

 

[Mexi]

Luke Walton is the next Phil

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Hopefully he can be a better GM than that lol

 

[RipCity32]

Old man Andre Miller to the TWolves.
Cause they don't have enough points. 

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Did you mean points as in points scored or point guards? Because even a sleeper playoff team like the Twolves could benefit from a few more points scored lol

 

[RipCity32]

Point guards lol

 

[RipCity32]

Stackhouse is an assistant coach for the Raptors. Dope. 

 

[elcheato]

https://twitter.com/mcten/status/626397226366029824
 
Besties 

 

[BwareDWare94]

When will you get off this "lance should start" train lol

 
Dude's an all-star when at the top of his game. I just don't see how it most benefits the Clippers to bring that caliber of a player of the bench in favor of a non-starter like JJ Redick.
 
I'm not saying Lance at the 2 would work immediately. Matter of fact, it'd probably look disastrous, but given time it'd be the better move.

 

[Hurricane Season]

JJ was fairly close to a 50-40-90 season last year, and averaged over 16 a game.  How is he a non-starter?

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Lmao I can't even talk to this dude if he thinks Redick is a non-starter

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Yeah that's a pretty out there statement

 

[CameronCrazy06]

He's never liked him for some reason and everytime Redick has proved something he's said wrong he ducks out of a conversation

 

[bosoxlover12]

I think his point was to have more floor spacers in the 2nd unit

That said, if for some reason you do that, because the starting line is already it's best, I'd bench Pierce not Redick

 

[bosoxlover12]

Gilbert Arenas on Lebron James [re-formatted]
 

KINGJAMES: this person comes around once in a blue moon. This is a man who is so physically gifted he could walk into any sport and be a HOF'ER off his natural and God given ability. The last person who was this gifted in sports might have been Bo Jackson.
 
Let's take away very start and start from scratch. His natural gifts: 6-8, 275 pounds, 44 inch vert, once at top speed can't be stopped. He also has vision like Magic Johnson and is a natural lefty who plays basketball as a righty. Him stepping on an NBA floor with no effort = stats at 25/6/7.
 
Now his WEAKNESSES that he had to work on to be the G.O.A.T: James is more like a train then a cheetah in movement; his first 2 steps aren't very powerful so this hurt him on iso's and the ability to blow past players from a standstill position. This hints at why he's at the point; he needs to be moving at all times so when he decides to attack, he's already in full motion.
 
Notice that he doesn't change direction well because he doesn't bend much. He plays straight up and down, like Jason Kidd did, which limits him from crossovers and spinning.
 
James isn't a number one option, and yes (I didn't stutter) he lacks selfishness so he will always need a go-to-guy like Wade was or Kyrie now.
He lacks what jordan and kobe were, great 1-on-1 players. He needs a pure scorer beside him so he can carry the TEAM load. He gets bashed a lot by media because he doesn't take over like MJ or Kobe, but Lebron is Magic with Jordan-like athleticism, so he walks into stats without trying and when forced, he will give you 41/12/8.
 
The finals was the first time in his career he was physically pushed to the limit because he had no one to defer to. When players like Magic, Barkley and analysts bash him I cringe. Like, you people have no idea what he could do if he had one season, just one selfish season, like Kobe did in 2005-06, he would average 40+/11/9, and no one could do shit about it.
 
It's sad the world won't get to see who I'm talking about because his legacy is built on winning. If you doubt what I'm saying: look at every game he was pissed off and was challenged. This man could be the second best, 3rd for sure, player to ever play when it's all said and done around 2020+, and he didn't even tap into his ability to be GREATEST.

 

[elcheato]

There's no way he could average 40/11/9 over a full season. He was physically spent in the finals, and that was just 6 games. 

 

[Pugz]

you would think bware would love jj. hes white, plays good defense, and shoots the ball well from anywhere on the court. and he's white.