2020-21 Around the NBA Thread

[Mainstreet]

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It's frustrating to see teams improve and the Suns stand pat.

 

[elindholm]

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Whew, I hope he can still shoot 35% on contested 22-footers early in the shot clock. Without that, he has no game.

 

[JCSunsfan]

It's frustrating to see teams improve and the Suns stand pat.

Players are looking for contenders, but they are looking for a hole, a role that they can fill.

The Suns don't really have that. Back up big is not really that appealing.

 

[Mainstreet]

Players are looking for contenders, but they are looking for a hole, a role that they can fill.

The Suns don't really have that. Back up big is not really that appealing.

I think we are watching different teams. Suns will need more size against bigger teams.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Insane shot by Book!

 

[Raindog]

Deing to the spurs. In corresponding move Chriss will be released by the spurs

So you're saying Chriss is available?

 

[Finito]

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I thought he was on a Golden State wasn’t he Draymonds project

 

[Brian in Mesa]

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[Mainstreet]

Celtics will consider signing DeMarcus Cousins.

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[GatorAZ]

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[Bufalay]

If Harden wins, he'll be the heaviest MVP since O'Neal in 2000.

I read a rumor that he was wearing a fat suit so that Houston would trade him.

 

[Bufalay]

didn’t think about that. I’d rather see Nash get a ring as HC than LeBron and the Lakers get another one.

If we’re not in it, I still want to see Lakers v. Nets so we can have the equivalent of a rubber match between LeBron and KD if they’re both healthy.

Bron beat him with the stacked Heat. KD beat him with the stacked Warriors. One final showdown with both teams stacked would just be fun for history sake.

I urge you to reconsider this post. There is nothing fun about the Lakers in the finals.

 

[Hoop Head]

I urge you to reconsider this post. There is nothing fun about the Lakers in the finals.

Watching them lose in the finals is fun and its twice as good nowadays since LeBron is there. I enjoy watching him lose in the finals also.

The Pistons title in 02 or 03 when they smoked the super Lakers with Malone and Payton was probably the most satisfying NBA finals I've seen in the last 25 years or so.

 

[Mainstreet]

Knicks waive Terrance Ferguson and Vincent Poirier.

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[GatorAZ]

Watching them lose in the finals is fun and its twice as good nowadays since LeBron is there. I enjoy watching him lose in the finals also.

The Pistons title in 02 or 03 when they smoked the super Lakers with Malone and Payton was probably the most satisfying NBA finals I've seen in the last 25 years or so.

08’ finals were better when they blew a 24 pt lead in game 4 vs Boston. Of course they won the next two but still...

 

[Cheesebeef]

08’ finals were better when they blew a 24 pt lead in game 4 vs Boston. Of course they won the next two but still...

and then capped the Finals by getting thumped by 38 points... in a game where Kobe hit a tough shot in the first and yelled at the camera NOT TONIGHT!

that destruction was delicious to watch.

 

[Ronin]

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[Hoop Head]

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I miss Nash

 

[Mainstreet]

Spurs sign Gorgui Dieng.

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[Mainstreet]

Bucks sign Jeff Teague.

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[Mainstreet]

If the Spurs waive Trey Lyles I hope the Suns give him a strong look.

In the 2015 draft Trey Lyles, Devin Booker, Cam Payne and Kelly Oubre were selected #12-15.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nb...rtedly-wants-to-leave-san-antonio/ar-BB1eVdef

 

[95pro]

Suns no luck in the buyout market. Who’s left?

 

[Mainstreet]

Suns no luck in the buyout market. Who’s left?

DeMarcus Cousins may still be available. If the Spurs waive Lyles I would be interested.

 

[Hoop Head]

Do we even have a roster spot available? I thought Torres Craig used the final spot.

I'm not sure who would be waived and I don't see James Jones waiving someone here for someone who was bought out. I guess I'd waive Galloway if I had to cut someone loose but I wouldn't be eager to.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Charles Barkley is not walking through that door, posters. Amare Stoudemire is not walking through that door, and Steve Nash is not walking through that door. And if you expect them to walk through that door, they’re going to be fat, gray and old. What these Suns are, mostly, is young, exciting, hardworking, and they’re going to improve. People don’t realize that, and as soon as they realize those other guys are not coming through that door, the better this forum will be for all of us because there are guys in that locker room playing their asses off. I wish we had a lot of space under the salary cap. I wish we could buy the world. We can’t; the only thing they can do is work hard, and all this negativity sucks. I’ve been around when Frank Kush was booed. I’ve been around when Connie Hawkins was booed. And it stinks. The only thing that will turn this around is being upbeat and positive like they are in that locker room.

Spoiler

Rick Pitino speech with a Phoenix spin for those that don't recognize it - offered mostly for fun