NBA 2021-22 Season Thread - [Insert Whitty Title Here]
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Westbrick's impact on the Lakers starting about as expected - still such a weird deal for them to add him as an obviously poor fit with Lebron. I'm starting to wonder if we might not see a Kyrie for Westbrick swap. Kyrie undoubtedly a better fit with the Lakers, and if he can't play with the Nets because of the vax shit, KD and Harden may actually prefer Westbrick. Reuniting the Thunder, and Kyrie with Lebron, would make things pretty interesting.. I'd hate to see it cause it'd make the Lakers substantially better. But maybe KD would say nah, really not sure how he and Harden would view that.
Jordan Poole MIP... can't wait for Klay's return.
Jordan Poole MIP... can't wait for Klay's return.
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Springbok
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Russ is a terrible fit on any team to be honest - he's really great at certain things, and has one of the greatest seasons ever by an individual (stats-wise) but he simply can't play in a "team". When he was here in OKC, I'd hear constantly how much better he was than KD, OKC got the right end of the deal etc etc and would audibly laugh out loud every time. He's not a guy who can take you to the ship', and I'm pretty convinced that he can't even be a major contributor to a title winning team. At best he could be like a 4th - 6th option on a great team that limits him offensively and hides him defensively in the rotation.
He's one of the greatest one on one guys of all time though, so I guess he's got that going for him....
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Mostly agree, but we've seen that he can be a big part of a finals team. I think he's not as bad a fit next to KD and Harden / Joe Harris etc - more shooters there. The big thing for him to help his team to be successful is that he needs to shoot less. If he can do that and then focus more on D / rebounding / assists, he could help his team win. If he shoots too much, he clearly hurts his team's chances of winning. Although he's getting less adept at getting the to the rim and the line, so probably less useful than he was when he played on OKC even if he tries to adjust his game.
Kaines
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Celtics off Chinese media after Kanter statements
Chinese media has pulled Boston Celtics games after center Enes Kanter tweeted a video of himself expressing support for Tibet and condemning the Chinese government.
www.espn.com
I wonder how Silver will kiss China's ass after this incident to try and get the Celtics back on Tencent.
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Alex
Still a Music Elitist
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I think it's funny how many of my hardcore Lakers fan friends kinda hate them temporarily while he's on the team.
Ameraves
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That's the boat I am in! I stopped cheering for them, and won't really pull for them again until he is gone.
Brahma
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popsicledeath
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I sorta understand some players not getting back on defense.. But not getting, err, forward on offense? That's some lazy ass YMCA level shit right there. WTF lol.
