2024-2025 Around the NBA Thread

[Chaplin]

KD's play has not been why we haven't won the title. Dude has balled out, ESPECIALLY at his age. You can argue we paid too much all you want. It's not KD's fault we haven't won it all.

No, aren't you paying attention? It's because we don't have a late round pick in 2027. And because we don't have good role player for some reason.

 

[Yuma]

Teams have up’s and down’s, patience builds contenders.

Knee jerk, panic trades are the hallmark of bad teams.

Best argument I have read for giving KD that $60 million dollar extension!

This thread is going to be a delight when that happens.

 

[Hoop Head]

KD's play has not been why we haven't won the title. Dude has balled out, ESPECIALLY at his age. You can argue we paid too much all you want. It's not KD's fault we haven't won it all.

Its the total picture though. Trading for KD cost a fortune. He's not producing more than what we gave up for him. That's a large part of the problem.

 

[Hoop Head]

True. But that wasn't the deal Ishbia made. Yes, we did trade for KD, and truthfully, he's been healthier and played better than many here thought he would. Here we go again about picks that will be at the end of round one. Yes we could have held this picks and traded for lesser players than KD, or get one great player in KD, yada, Yad, yada. We all know each sides points by now. I should have @Chris_Sanders give bans to people bringing this topic up again. Last time I made my points about the trade everyone brow beat me over it. Now @Mainstreet is saying we could trade for Beal without including Bridges who we didn't even have his rights anymore. WTF kind of argument is that? I love you @Mainstreet, but those gummies must be good!

When did you buy this site? The level of arrogance in that statement is off the charts. I really thought you were better than that.

I guess the rules need amended to include

Commandment 8 - No one can mention why we're in the mess we are now because Yuma said so. He'll sic mods on you if you do, even if things are discussed in a respectable manner.

 

[Hoop Head]

No, aren't you paying attention? It's because we don't have a late round pick in 2027. And because we don't have good role player for some reason.

Good job omitting the 2023 pick, 25th, and 29th 1st round picks as well as the 26th and 28th swaps. Also how are you sure those picks will be end of the round since we barely avoided the play in this season. There's a very real chance those picks end up in the lottery.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Hindsight is 20/20 and it is hilarious that the haters are trying to use the "I told you so" argument when the results of the trade aren't even determined yet. That's b9th on the title side and yes, on the pick side as well.

Eh, for the posters that didn’t like the trade at the time it isn’t hindsight. They had the foresight to say the trade wouldn’t result in a championship.