2016-2017 NBA Free Agency/Offseason Thread

[Houston911]

Imagine a starting 5 where no one is shorter than 6'8", all of them can move with the speed and agility of pointguards, and score for days.

Giannis - 6'11"
Middleton - 6'8"
Jabari - 6'8"
Thon Maker - 7'1"
Monroe - 6'11"

That's pretty much the Bucks with Giannis at PG assuming everyone pans out. They probably won't keep Monroe long term either. I don't know how any team in the L plans to fukk with that. Dudes could switch everything on defense without ever suffering from a mismatch then eat your shyt on the offensive end.

You clearly havent watched the bucks play

 

[360Waves]

You clearly havent watched the bucks play

HAVE YOU watched them play is the better question.

They switched Giannis to PG towards the end of the season and dude was out there racking up triple doubles and looking like a legitimate 5 tool player.
Towards the second half of the season Jabari started to come into his own and was an efficient 19ppg scorer. He's also one of the most athletic SFs in the league despite his flabby frame.
Khris Middleton is a Klay Thompson mold player who's coming off an 18ppg season, can shoot the fukk outta the 3, but actually has wrinkles to his offensive game outside of the longball and is pretty versatile. As a 6'8" SG he's also a nightmare matchup on both sides of the ball.
And Greg Monroe is a proven scoring big man. Although he's the odd man out in what they're trying to do because he's slow footed and unathletic.
The wild card is Thon Maker but that's why I said IF the team pans out. If they do they've got a low budget KD playing PF for them.

Dawg it's pretty much a team of the 7 foot demi-god PGs from 2k all on 1 squad and you're tryna tell me they won't be a problem?

 

[BujuBoombastic]

Imagine a starting 5 where no one is shorter than 6'8", all of them can move with the speed and agility of pointguards, and score for days.

Giannis - 6'11"
Middleton - 6'8"
Jabari - 6'8"
Thon Maker - 7'1"
Monroe - 6'11"

That's pretty much the Bucks with Giannis at PG assuming everyone pans out. They probably won't keep Monroe long term either. I don't know how any team in the L plans to fukk with that. Dudes could switch everything on defense without ever suffering from a mismatch then eat your shyt on the offensive end.

Have you even watched their games?

Giannis was beasting and feasting at the PG position.

 

[Poitier]

You clearly havent watched the bucks play

breh read this nonsense

They won 73 games and never lost 3 straight in the Kerr era then proceeded to lose 3 straight with the only major factor on Cleveland's end being LeBron feeling a little motivated. You can't bring up that Draymond shyt when dude was there for the next 2. Keep in mind all of the games Cleveland DID lose, were close throughout. Game 1 they were right in it then LeBron went on the bench for all of a minute and the shyt blew open. Pretty much all of their losses followed a similar route of them being close but LeBron never putting his foot on the gas and them losing out in the 4th. Had LeBron come in with the mentality he had after being down 3-1 Cavs would've won in 5. They were clearly the better squad and dudes forget they'd have won 65+ games if they had a healthy Irving from the jump.

 

[RubioTheCruel]

Damn, Bird is killing it right now.

If I'm Bird, I have to make the call to Presti for Westbrook. If they can keep most of their major parts while acquiring him, they can come out of the east.

 

[Houston911]

HAVE YOU watched them play is the better question.

They switched Giannis to PG towards the end of the season and dude was out there racking up triple doubles and looking like a legitimate 5 tool player.
Towards the second half of the season Jabari started to come into his own and was an efficient 19ppg scorer. He's also one of the most athletic SFs in the league despite his flabby frame.
Khris Middleton is a Klay Thompson mold player who's coming off an 18ppg season, can shoot the fukk outta the 3, but actually has wrinkles to his offensive game outside of the longball and is pretty versatile. As a 6'8" SG he's also a nightmare matchup on both sides of the ball.
And Greg Monroe is a proven scoring big man. Although he's the odd man out in what they're trying to do because he's slow footed and unathletic.
The wild card is Thon Maker but that's why I said IF the team pans out. If they do they've got a low budget KD playing PF for them.

Dawg it's pretty much a team of the 7 foot demi-god PGs from 2k all on 1 squad and you're tryna tell me they won't be a problem?

You just said their entire starting lineup moves with the speed and agility of pg's

Their starting lineup includes middleton, jabari parker, and GREG MONROE.

That was hand down the woat basketball opinion ive ever seen.

You dont watch basketball fames you juat watch lebron highlights.

 

[Malta]

If I'm Bird, I have to make the call to Presti for Westbrook. If they can keep most of their major parts while acquiring him, they can come out of the east.

Nah, they really don't have anything for the Thunder outside of Turner & George and I don't see Bird moving either of those guys for a rental.


Danny Ainge is the only dude who I think would risk it.

 

[Houston911]

Larry bird = executive of the year*

(Durant dont count)

 

[str8up]

 

[Black White Sox Hat]

Ray Allen!?

 

[360Waves]

You just said their entire starting lineup moves with the speed and agility of pg's

Their starting lineup includes middleton, jabari parker, and GREG MONROE.

That was hand down the woat basketball opinion ive ever seen.

You dont watch basketball fames you juat watch lebron highlights.

Speed and agility of PGs is obviously hyperbole but of course you'd take it literal to make what I said seem any less truthful.

But you obviously, very clearly, have never actually watched the Bucks play.

Middleton is one of the best defenders on the entire team and dude isn't slow or unathletic in any sense of the word. You don't have to be a LeBron out there to be considered agile for your size.

I CLEARLY SAID that Greg Monroe was slow and unathletic and that they probably won't keep him long term BECAUSE of that. Either you're retarded and can't read, or stopped reading and jumped to conclusions.

But I REALLY REALLY know you don't watch the Bucks because you just called Jabari Parker unathletic. Jabari Parker posted some of the best raw physicals out of his class, but you wouldn't know that because you haven't watched shyt and are just assuming he can't move due to his dough boy physique. If you really watched him play you'd know dude is agile af and can be extremely explosive, he can fly and dunks damn near everything near the rim. But you haven't.

KIM.

 

[NoMorePie]

 

[Houston911]

Speed and agility of PGs is obviously hyperbole but of course you'd take it literal to make what I said seem any less truthful.

But you obviously, very clearly, have never actually watched the Bucks play.

Middleton is one of the best defenders on the entire team and dude isn't slow or unathletic in any sense of the word. You don't have to be a LeBron out there to be considered agile for your size.

I CLEARLY SAID that Greg Monroe was slow and unathletic and that they probably won't keep him long term BECAUSE of that. Either you're retarded and can't read, or stopped reading and jumped to conclusions.

But I REALLY REALLY know you don't watch the Bucks because you just called Jabari Parker unathletic. Jabari Parker posted some of the best raw physicals out of his class, but you wouldn't know that because you haven't watched shyt and are just assuming he can't move due to his dough boy physique. If you really watched him play you'd know dude is agile af and can be extremely explosive, he can fly and dunks damn near everything near the rim. But you haven't.

KIM.

Ive been watching middleton since college and ive met the dude multiple times. He dont move like a pg

I didnt call jabari unathletic, but im laughing at him having pg speed and agility

You just dont know what youre talking about

 

[str8up]

Bird needs to move Miles or Stuckey next, not sure if Joe Young is ready for backup minutes every night yet, he has been interesting though

We might have too much depth, Niang is going to be an option on day one, Christmas looks like he's ready for some minutes and Robinson is looking good too

Either way we'll have a ton of flexibility with the lineups we can put out there, can play small/big or fast/slow

 

[360Waves]

Ive been watching middleton since college and ive met the dude multiple times. He dont move like a pg

I didnt call jabari unathletic, but im laughing at him having pg speed and agility

You just dont know what youre talking about

You're clinging to a statement I made that was clearly hyperbole because you know you're wrong.

I can imagine you telling some nikka that he doesn't watch the NBA because he said LeBron can "jump out the gym" and you're on your, "Umm correction...NO ONE can jump out of a gym."

Let me put it this way, to make Houston911 happy. If the Bucks pan out (and throw Monroe into the bushes), they'll have a starting 5 where no one is shorter than 6'8" and has enough athletic ability and agility to defend point guards. They would be literally the ONLY team in the NBA that could switch everything defensively and never TRULY be suffering from a mismatch. Happy?