Bear Down Wildcats

Alieberman wrote: ↑Sun Jun 20, 2021 7:53 pm

Shooting 100% in the fourth quarter. Give that man a lifetime contract.

I have never seen a player take such a huge downturn. He actually looked afraid on the court.

Philly looked atrocious.

The guy who passed up a wide open dunk in the 4th quarter of a playoff game has something he’d like to say…


He might not make it out of Philly alive.

Chicat wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 4:54 am The guy who passed up a wide open dunk in the 4th quarter of a playoff game has something he’d like to say…

He might not make it out of Philly alive.

My lord, talk about major denial.

I actually think he has something non-physical going on so while he deserves to be bashed he should seek some help right away.

Being an NBA player takes an incredible amount of discipline. Simmons is such a rare talent, he's good enough to be role player without having the discipline to learn how to shoot the basketball.

He doesn’t even have the discipline to keep his body at peak performance level. The dude has an entire room in his house dedicated to candy. Nothing says “I’m a professional athlete” like a candy room.

The Sixers could trade Simmons and Embiid together to the Lakers for Lebron, Caldwell-Pope, and Harrell.

If you are a Sixers fan, it might be time to stop trusting the process.

- In 2013 they draft Michael Carter-Williams who goes on to win rookie of the year. Where is he now? Orlando.

- In 2014 they draft Embiid at #3 and Elfrid Payton at #10. Embiid is a stud. Payton is traded on draft night for Dario Saric & picks. Where is Saric now? On the Suns. And Payton is helping with the Knicks resurgence.

- In 2015 they draft Jahlil Okafor at #3. They then totally fuck him over and bench him to build around Embiid and Ben Simmons. He’s now in Detroit.

- In 2016 they draft Simmons #1. Then they give him a max contract after he wins Rookie of the Year in his second season because he sat out his real rookie year and after putting up some triple doubles in his second (third) season. He now won’t shoot even when he has open layups and is owed $145M over the next four years. Everyone wants him to be traded, but no one is eating that kind of money for a role player.

- In 2017 they draft Markelle Fultz #1 basically because of his high school stats. He sucks, is constantly injured, can’t shoot, and gets traded to Orlando.

- In 2018 they draft Mikal Bridges at #10 and trade him to the Suns on draft night for Zhaire Smith and a future draft pick. Bridges is currently in the Western Conference Finals after putting together his best season to date while Zhaire is on the Memphis Hustle of the G League.


Yeah, fuck your process Philly. All those high level picks and only Embiid to show for them?

Terrible…

You didn't even mention what they did to TJ.

Chicat clearly doesn't understand the process.

Scouting was not part of the process apparently.

Chicat wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 2:24 pm If you are a Sixers fan, it might be time to stop trusting the process.


- In 2014 they draft Embiid at #3 and Elfrid Payton at #10. Embiid is a stud. Payton is traded on draft night for Dario Saric & picks. Where is Saric now? On the Suns. And Payton is helping with the Knicks resurgence.

The pick used on Payton was acquired by trading Jrue Holiday off of an all star season, also.

They had not plan, they loaded up on bigs (Embiid, Noel, Okafor, Saric) and then took a PG number 1 in back to back drafts. Never once taking a wing.

The Markelle Fultz pick when you are planning to start Simmons at the point made no sense. The best non PG in that draft was Jayson Tatum that year.

That's an amazing timeline. Thank you, Chi.

It's all made so much worse by using the Process to suck all of those years just tanking for lottery picks.

And yet there's no fan base that deserves to be dicked over more than Philadelphia's, so we welcome all this.

EastCoastCat wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 2:43 pm You didn't even mention what they did to TJ.

TJ wanted to win, not follow the process.

I realize that everyone knows that these eastern finalists are sooooooo much better than the Suns and Clippers, but to my naive eyes, both WCF teams would kick both these ECF teams' respective asses. And outcoach them in the process.

I have no idea what I'm missing, but I guess I'll find out.

538 has the Suns winning the whole thing. Don't worry what the pundits are saying. I don't see anyone that will take the Suns past 6 games. The Clippers with a healthy Kawhi is the only team with a chance imho

But don't you think the Clippers as is -- without Kawhi -- would raze the East? I feel like the media went overboard in connecting PG's two missed free throws to what happened in the bubble last year. That team is a machine and PG has seriously stepped up. In multiple sequences per playoff game, they're downright scary on offense and defense. Other than the hypothetical Nets, I can't say that about anybody in the East.

Yes, I think the Western conf championship is for the NBA title barring any further injuries

84Cat wrote: ↑Wed Jun 23, 2021 8:21 pm Yes, I think the Western conf championship is for the NBA title barring any further injuries

And where it should be.

West is best and has been since Jordan retired imo.

This looks awful but the MRI confirmed no structural damage

The "Shaq teammate in an NBA finals" streak ends at 37 years.

I hope the Bucks can hold down the fort because I really, really want to see Giannis in the Finals.

Longhorned wrote: ↑Thu Jul 01, 2021 12:13 pm I hope the Bucks can hold down the fort because I really, really want to see Giannis in the Finals.

Me too. Just for the free throw entertainment value.

LMAO at the Clippers trying to make the Suns prepare for Kawhi. I guess NBA injury rules are a lot different than the NFL.

Good start

UAEebs86 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 14, 2021 6:16 pmGood start

Especially for Booker. Hope he keeps rolling.

Milwaukee came to play. If the Suns don't play their "A" game they will get beat. This is an entertaining basketball game so far.

UAEebs86 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 6:49 pm LMAO at the Clippers trying to make the Suns prepare for Kawhi. I guess NBA injury rules are a lot different than the NFL.

That absolutely was not a thing.

TucsonClip wrote: ↑Wed Jul 14, 2021 6:40 pm

That absolutely was not a thing.

Took him 3 weeks to get an MRI? Clippers need better medical insurance.

Suns announced Saric the day after it happened.

UAEebs86 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 14, 2021 6:52 pm

TucsonClip wrote: ↑Wed Jul 14, 2021 6:40 pm

That absolutely was not a thing.

Took him 3 weeks to get an MRI? Clippers need better medical insurance.

Suns announced Saric the day after it happened.

The dude wasn't traveling with the team, at all, other than the day after it happened and was sitting in a suite for 2 weeks.

They announced it as a partial tear, which, if true, gives you your answer.

Phoenix has to fight through this. The game is very intense now.

TucsonClip wrote: ↑Wed Jul 14, 2021 6:56 pm

UAEebs86 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 14, 2021 6:52 pm

TucsonClip wrote: ↑Wed Jul 14, 2021 6:40 pm

That absolutely was not a thing.

Took him 3 weeks to get an MRI? Clippers need better medical insurance.

Suns announced Saric the day after it happened.

The dude wasn't traveling with the team, at all, other than the day after it happened and was sitting in a suite for 2 weeks.

They announced it as a partial tear, which, if true, gives you your answer.

Then why not announce it?

Without CP3 bringing up the ball our flow is way better.

Milwaukee wants it more. Chris Paul is not good in the clutch.

Really bad start for Phoenix. They are lucky that Milwaukee isn't playing much better.

Peace out Phoenix.

Giannis was magnificent.

Odds that Chris Paul is a _______________ next season:

Sun
Laker
Clipper

is retired an option?

The Lakers would love to have him but not even Durant bailed to be a small fish on the team that his team beat. The Suns are Paul's creation and a work-in-progress.

EDIT: Looking at it another way, I guess the Suns instead of Paul could possibly push a trade to the Lakers and Paul would agree.

EastCoastCat wrote: ↑Wed Jul 21, 2021 10:19 am is retired an option?

The talk is he is going to opt out of next years deal ($45m I believe) and pursue a 3 year deal.

azgreg wrote: ↑Wed Jul 21, 2021 9:28 am Odds that Chris Paul is a _______________ next season:

Sun
Laker
Clipper

EastCoastCat wrote: ↑Wed Jul 21, 2021 10:19 am is retired an option?

“I ain’t retiring, if that’s what you’re asking. That’s out. So, back to work.”

If the Suns were to want to trade Paul (insanity), they'd probably do a sign-and-trade that sends Lakers players to Toronto and Lowry to the Suns. But this is all pretty much ridiculous to talk about.

84Cat wrote: ↑Wed Jul 21, 2021 2:21 pm

azgreg wrote: ↑Wed Jul 21, 2021 9:28 am Odds that Chris Paul is a _______________ next season:

Sun
Laker
Clipper

EastCoastCat wrote: ↑Wed Jul 21, 2021 10:19 am is retired an option?

“I ain’t retiring, if that’s what you’re asking. That’s out. So, back to work.”

God, I hope the Lakers don't do anything crazy to get him.

I'm sorry, CP3 is a great, great player...just not a finisher imo. I appreciate what he did for the Suns and he would certainly help the Lakers backcourt situation but I wouldn't want to be stupid about obtaining him.

The Lakers wouldn't lose anything from their core because they'd have leverage over a third team needing to get just something rather than nothing in a sign-and-trade.

How about Russell Westbrook ecc? Almost anyone is better than Dennis Schroeder. I think Schroeder, Kuzma & Horton-Tucker are what LA wants to trade