Random NBA Observations 2020 - 2021

[TOAD99]

Games like this show why jokic is an elite talent and gobert is overrated defensively

 

[Chris Cool]

Campazzo.

 

[Jaylen Tatum]

did the nuggets announcer say kyrie went ape?

 

[Mars]

If Drummond had that type of value, the Cavs would’ve traded him yesterday. There’s a reason why Detroit traded him for peanuts and why the Cavs are struggling to find a market. Stop judging players strictly off box score stats.
The Celtics have their starting center of the future. The last thing they need to do is trade for another stopgap veteran that will stunt his development.

* Why would a team trade their best trade asset 15 gms into the season instead of fielding all offers up until the trade deadline?

* Just because Cleveland doesn't let a GM like D.Ainge butt rape them does not mean they're struggling to find a market for Drummond.

* Maybe the Cavs would prefer to let Drummond walk and free up 28m in cap space.

* Detroit had to trade Drummond. He was talking about testing the FA market and Blake just had another season-ending knee surgery one month prior. Detroit needed to re-build and get some salary-cap relief. Trading Griffin and his bloated salary were impossible (injured/surgery) so Detroit did the next best thing by trading Drummopnd's contract.

Detroit's owner wanting to keep Drummond...

Initially, there was uncertainty about whether Pistons owner Tom Gores would sign off on a trade involving Drummond.
Gores told reporters in October that keeping the 26-year-old center was a priority for the organization.

"We know how dedicated we are to each other," he said. "I've said it many times: He's very underrated in a lot of ways for what he does, and culturally he's been so good for this team, just in terms of his attitude, and just watching him really grow up. I met him when he was 18."

....but things took a turn after Blake got injured/had surgery. It made no sense to re-sign Drummond to a huge contract with a deteriorating Blake Griffin making 37m per year for the next 2 seasons.

I'm not saying Drummond is a world-beater or a top 3 center, but he's better than what Boston has right now.

 

[Nero Christ]

Bridges for as dope as an athlete he is still don’t get up like Vince..



That’s Vince version...and u see much higher he got up. Vince was truly a once in a generation athlete foreal...Bridges a top 5 athlete in the league today and look pedestrian in comparison...

didn't even have to click play...that oop vs the clippers is etched in my mind

the other thing is VC's dunks had flash wit em (that And 1/streetball era)...Bridges got up but it doesn't have the same flash

cats now a days get up but they don't look like they're flying like players from the past...I think it's the fact they don't really kick their legs out in the air

 

[WhatsGoodTy]

Only good thing about the wizards is the broadcasting team damn can’t believe I’m watching a second wizards game.

 

[Wiirdo]

Watching this Wiz game is so depressing man. There is no way they spend one second of practice or film study on defense

 

[I AM WARHOL]

Harris is such a nasty shooter, KD, Kyrie, and Harden pass up comfortable shots for an open Harris 3

 

[SchoolboyC]

* Why would a team trade their best trade asset 15 gms into the season instead of fielding all offers up until the trade deadline?

* Just because Cleveland doesn't let a GM like D.Ainge butt rape them does not mean they're struggling to find a market for Drummond.

* Maybe the Cavs would prefer to let Drummond walk and free up 28m in space.

* Detroit had to trade Drummond. He was talking about testing the FA market and Blake just had another season-ending knee surgery one month prior. Detroit needed to re-build and get some salary-cap relief. Trading Griffin and his bloated salary were impossible (injured/surgery) so Detroit did the next best thing by trading Drummopnd's contract.

Detroit's owner wanting to keep Drummond...



....but thgings took a turn after Blake got injured/had surgery. It made no sense to re-sign Drummond to a huge contract with a deteriorating Blake Griffin making 37m per year for the next 2 seasons.

I'm not saying Drummond is a world-beater or a top 3 center, but he's better than what Boston has right now.

You can do whatever mental gymnastics you want to convince yourself otherwise, but if the Cavs could get an all-star caliber player and multiple 1sts in return for Drummond he would've already been shipped out. There's a reason why the Pistons traded him for scraps, there's a reason why the Cavs don't want to give him a big contract and traded for another center. Stop letting those flashy numbers fool you, the idea of Andre Drummond is better than the reality.

Drummond doesn't elevate the Celtics to being a legitimate title contender this year. The only thing Drummond offers the Celtics that they don't have right now is elite rebounding. He's not a better shooter than Theis, he's not more athletic or a better shot blocker than Robert Williams. And the emphasis is on this year because that's also the only season he's under contract.

 

[WhatsGoodTy]

Beal a better man than me... this wiz defense is trash Jeff green literally walked to the basket for a dunk.

 

[CantStop]

why are the wizards always down 20 mdiway through the first every single game?

 

[WhatsGoodTy]

Scott brooks spamming timeouts like it’s 2k

 

[CarltonJunior]

Nets so damn good jesus

 

[WhatsGoodTy]

why are the wizards always down 20 mdiway through the first every single game?

Ain’t nobody DECENT on this team. Damn near the whole team is BBQ chicken

 

[Jplaya2023]

Nets 2 good brehs


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