The Official NBA Season Thread: USA Setting Up for a SFA

[finessence]

Highly underrated movie

Mongo Slade

Fish and Chips Freddie



Bubble Top Woodson

 

[rolaholic]

Can someone add context? I don't even get it lol

Insecurity + Jingoism

 

[osh kosh bosh]

Edwards is the best player though, not even close

i agree. im just saying the team is built around defense fundamentally.

when that happens we tend to overcredit the best player.

 

[elpablo21]

Im confused (by this not you obviously), there were 2 non-Americans drafted in the first last year and one of them was Victor

I went to the Euroleague next gen tournament this year a few months back and while the team play was kinda fun to watch, from an athleticism standpoint it wasn't even in the same league as American Highschool players, almost like a completely different game tbh

That's why I called it fear mongering because idk wtf Jalen is going on about

Especially when I posted a tweet earlier mentioning ANT, Tatum and Hali all being AAU kids earlier

It's like his post was made in freeze time idk

 

[sonunox34]

Minnesota lifer here. I can't believe this. I woke up today thinking last night could have been a dream. It's absolutely unreal to be in this position.

 

[rolaholic]

That's why I called it fear mongering because idk wtf Jalen is going on about

Especially when I posted a tweet earlier mentioning ANT, Tatum and Hali all being AAU kids earlier

It's like his post was made in freeze time idk

Got premier AAU representation on the Mavs too

 

[MajinZuub]

Look at the amount of US players that have made an all star team that are in the conference finals vs International.

 

[dman14]

Got premier AAU representation on the Mavs too

doesn't kyrie have dual citizenship

 

[rolaholic]

doesn't kyrie have dual citizenship

He was born in Australia to American parents but he was was raised in the States since he was like 2.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

The fear mongering is getting out of hand

C'mon Jalen.

I remember my grandfather telling me back when we lost the 04 Olympics that euro players gonna take over and these guys over here don't know how to play "the right way".

I was sitting there like

 

[HIM]

Somebody quick, tell Ant he had 8 rebounds so he actually played great

 

[lovehateself]

These are horrific.

These look like something Bret Hitman Hart would wear on a job interview at Enterprise Rent-A-Car

No #Adrienbroner over here

Im
Byke
Up


Post ya bootie boots

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Chuck lit them up from everywhere

 

[chao7]

Chuck lite the up from everywhere

His story about how excited he got when Don Nelson said he wouldn't double him is a classic

 

[moe200069]

The fear mongering is getting out of hand

jalen rose coming through with the "they're coming for our jobs!" xenophobia was the last thing i expected. bro must be trying out to be the GOP VP nominee

 

[OTG]

Yessir

 

[Mark Antony]

jalen rose coming through with the "they're coming for our jobs!" xenophobia was the last thing i expected. bro must be trying out to be the GOP VP nominee

I wonder if people hear themselves when they speak. Sometimes I wish I didn't have that ability, them dudes are having a blast.

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

The Wolves have said, and I have reiterated, that was the entire game plan defensively for almost the entire series. The Wolves goal in the regular season vs. Denver was to focus on his passing/assists because Jokic was always going to get his, but if they stifle Murray, MPJ and Gordon, they won't stand a chance.

You do that by freeing up Rudy to protect the rim and the entire paint, even on the perimeter vs smalls. They put KAT and Naz on Jokic not because theyre the better defender, they both have enough length and athleticism to hopefully make it less easy for Jokic. They went to crowding Jokic game 6, back to the game 1-5 strategy that worked so effectively games 1 and 2 on making sure Murray, MPJ and Gordon don't do any damage...it worked...again. Best defense in the NBA gonna have more than 1 elite defender, typically or a crazy good understanding of team defense...Wolves have both, but Rudy always been the key...that's why they made the trade. What you're saying and seeing is very surface level.

This is exactly what Vogel did with AD in 2020 when the Lakers beat DEN in the WCF.

McGee and Howard were your KAT and Naz while AD, the Lakers best rim protector, roamed free a la Rudy

The reason the Lakers haven’t beaten DEN the last two years is because the idiot franchise has him playing the 5 without any additional big man help therefore AD is using up all his energy having to guard Jokic for 40 minutes, something he never had to do 4 years ago

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

As I've said, foul trouble the only way you can soften their defense, so the physicality of Gafford, Washington, Lively is where the battle to win will be.

100% Facts

 

[Platinum State]

3 people had indiana in the east finals and only one had minnesota in the west finals in our NT bracket

 

[pums]

This is exactly what Vogel did with AD in 2020 when the Lakers beat DEN in the WCF.

McGee and Howard were your KAT and Naz while AD, the Lakers best rim protector, roamed free a la Rudy

The reason the Lakers haven’t beaten DEN the last two years is because the idiot franchise has him playing the 5 without any additional big man help therefore AD is using up all his energy having to guard Jokic for 40 minutes, something he never had to do 4 years ago

isnt it like the Kobe two peat lakers?

Got the two bigs Pau/ Bynum and the 6Moty in odom.

The veteran lefty PG

Lockdown wing in and the two way 3 level scorer. Kyle Anderson is also def the luke walton

Fish
Kobe
World Peace / Ariza
Gasol
Bynum
Odom

Not too far off from Minny

 

[Cashflow]

 

[carver]

bringyaass.com

 

[Cashflow]

 

[pmatic]

Couldn't imagine logging into Threads to hate on the Lakers.