He’s winning MVP this year fosho. Putting up numbers comparable to Wilt is insane (even if it was against the Spurs)
Legend, Embiid is special. That Mid-Range shot he has now is automatic.
He’s winning MVP this year fosho. Putting up numbers comparable to Wilt is insane (even if it was against the Spurs)
I feel bad for Wemby tho bc no matter how great he becomes in the future, being stuck on that Spurs team means he’ll be losing more often than winning
Give him a few years. Spurs are one of the best drafters and recruiters. They were the Heat before the Heat.I feel bad for Wemby tho bc no matter how great he becomes in the future, being stuck on that Spurs team means he’ll be losing more often than winning
I'm not going to lie personally I'd like to see the offensive players get less calls, because defense is just extremely difficult to play right now. In other words the league is too soft and I don't like it. I prefer early 2010 style any day of the week.Interesting video I watched yesterday, particularly at the 14:50 mark. Would you guys rather see the 2000s/early 2010s style of bball or do you like today's game?
Defense is virtually non-existent these days; the sheer number of 60+ point games by the leagues stars shows how much offense dominates the NBA right nowI'm not going to lie personally I'd like to see the offensive players get less calls, because defense is just extremely difficult to play right now. In other words the league is too soft and I don't like it. I prefer early 2010 style any day of the week.
They should bring back the hand check lolDefense is virtually non-existent these days; the sheer number of 60+ point games by the leagues stars shows how much offense dominates the NBA right now
On another note, the Heat are on a 7 game losing streak. Hope they can turn things around soon.
And on yet another note, the Lakers should swap Darvin Ham for Adrian Griffin
swap a 2nd year head coach for a first year head coach who got fired for also losing the locker room and drove away Terry Stotts? That sounds like trading Charmeleon for Charmander.And on yet another note, the Lakers should swap Darvin Ham for Adrian Griffin
swap a 2nd year head coach for a first year head coach who got fired for also losing the locker room and drove away Terry Stotts? That sounds like trading Charmeleon for Charmander.
It's almost enough to make a grown-man cry.Please don't come at me for my take, but I don't think a new coach will solve LAL's issues, and like you said, a terrible decision for middle of the season. They should create a package for Murray and do whatever it takes. I also think they would be in a much better position if Gabe Vincent didn't get hurt. He's a high IQ player both offensively and defensively with a respectable shot and he has shown he can run the offense. As a Heat, I miss him.
Speaking of Heat, we finally snapped that L-streak!
Ngl you hit everything on the head except trashing Austins defense, its actually not bad for his size. I also think Austin Reeves is a diamond in the ruff cus bro is a straight up catch on any team, bro really shined and I don't think its a fluke I think he's a solid 3rd / 2nd best player on any team.I have an even hotter take about the Lakers.
It's not Ham's fault. It's not the players' fault.
I think the Lakers franchise and LeGM have made counterproductive moves the past few years to get them in their current position. Even the moves before the 2020 championship.
Notice the teams above them in the standings: Minnesota, Oklahoma City, Denver, Sacramento, Dallas, New Orleans, Houston, and let's throw in Memphis because we know they'd have a better record if they started with Ja.
The common denominator for all of these teams is that their franchises built them through drafting and starting youth movements. They have young, talented players who are built for the modern regular season of high pace, scoring, and wing athleticism.
What did the Lakers do?
Traded away Ingram, Hart, Kazuma. All individually great today. Randle is better than anyone they have today other than Lebron and AD. Let go of Zubac, who is now a starting center across the street on a team consistently beating them year after year. Same for Westbrook, who is now thriving off the bench. Caruso and Lonzo became the league's two favorite defensive guards. Caldwell-Pope won a ring on the team that swept them last season. Malik Monk is one of the best sixth men for another youth movement team above them.
Cycling through damn near 4 coaches now with one of them winning them a ring. All to appease LeGM. Mortgaging their future picks, young players, and veteran coaches every year, shuffling the roster every year as LeBron ages. Yeah, he can still get numbers, but they're less impactful without a young, capable core to support him. It's not that Ham is that bad of a coach, or Reaves, Russel, Vanderbilt, etc. are bad players.
Being in constant win now mode with LeBron has drained the organization of assets year after year, with very few huge draft hits. With little development into youth. That leaves them with middling roleplayers who all fell out of favor at their respective teams and two stars who primarily rely on 2's. Any team with decent wings and average 3-point shooting can beat them.
But all the past young players they let go, are now beating their ass.
Their signings have always been strange to me. Christian Wood fell out of Dallas' and Houston's rotation. Reddish was a journeyman likely because he can't shoot. Washington, one of the worst lead organizations of the league, wanted to get rid of Hachimura for some reason. Vanderbilt fell out of Minnesota's rotation the last couple of the years. No offense to the Heat fan above me, but I imagine Miami didn't want to bring Vincent back because they weren't going to overpay what is likely more of a system player who was easily replaceable, and like magic, he suddenly can't shoot on the Lakers and running his best Kendrick Nunn impression. D'Angelo is another journeyman constantly falling out of favor. Lastly, Austin was a great draft hit, but the scouting report has brought him down to Earth and teams are targeting him constantly on defense. If we're being real, his playoff success is more likely flukish.
So... when we account for the fact that they have the same roster that took them to the WCF, and this is the healthiest Davis and LeBron have been at least up to the halfway point, why the heck do they have almost the same exact record with Westbrook?
Who really is to blame? Is it Ham? Is it the players? Or is it LeGM and the organizational decisions for the last few years?
Edit: of course the same day I make this post they beat the beat team in the league without LeBron and AD.
Celtics are weird man....like they on paper should be the best team in the league but it just doesn't work all the time...I think the East might be wide open again for whichever team has the most momentum in the playoffs.Jaylen Brown on fraud watch right about now
I trust in the Zombie Heat to make another deep playoff run and bounce them Celts out again in the ECFCeltics are weird man....like they on paper should be the best team in the league but it just doesn't work all the time...I think the East might be wide open again for whichever team has the most momentum in the playoffs.
I find him usually targeted more often than not from athletic wings, and usually it's in transition. He could of course improve because he is still a young talent, but I don't trust him with heavy minutes in the playoffs.Ngl you hit everything on the head except trashing Austins defense, its actually not bad for his size. I also think Austin Reeves is a diamond in the ruff cus bro is a straight up catch on any team, bro really shined and I don't think its a fluke I think he's a solid 3rd / 2nd best player on any team.