KD's side, he's trying to get things moving
― call all destroyer, Monday, 8 August 2022 18:56 (one year ago) link
And what’s his beef with marks?
― Spottie, Monday, August 8, 2022 2:53 PM (two minutes ago)
that the franchise is a complete shitshow?
― J0rdan S., Monday, 8 August 2022 18:57 (one year ago) link
iirc hes mad at marks for the way he treated kyrie (did not give him a max contract)
― lag∞n, Monday, 8 August 2022 18:59 (one year ago) link
if all it takes to smooth everything over w/ KD is to fire steve nash (should not be an NBA head coach) and sean marks (orchestrator of a giant mess of a team) that might actually be a small price to pay
― J0rdan S., Monday, 8 August 2022 19:01 (one year ago) link
read some thing that tsai already thinks the players are making him look like a bitch so idk
― lag∞n, Monday, 8 August 2022 19:04 (one year ago) link
it's one thing for shams to tweet various abuses of the english language from his own account, but it's infecting his employer's accounts:
The Nets understand that Kevin Durant will continue to be resolute in his stance of a trade request.Which teams are the potential destinations?@ShamsCharania has the latest intel: https://t.co/W3w4ZCqDcg pic.twitter.com/CH2tIPk2Pm— The Athletic NBA (@TheAthleticNBA) August 8, 2022
― call all destroyer, Monday, 8 August 2022 19:34 (one year ago) link
god I hate KD so much
― k3vin k., Monday, 8 August 2022 19:37 (one year ago) link
he should retire and embrace his natural endpoint as a chump steamroller on a local sports radio show
― in places all over the world, real stuff be happening (voodoo chili), Monday, 8 August 2022 19:49 (one year ago) link
Marks is not the gm tho that’s Kyrie and KD until now so all they can do is turn the mirror on themselves. Marks pulled off the rare 3 man super team that Kd wanted and they fumbled it. Marks should leave on his own accord and air all the laundry.
― Spottie, Monday, 8 August 2022 21:43 (one year ago) link
he can't get credit for "pulling it off" but then take none of the blame for running a front office that wasn't able to keep it together for even one full season. at best he doesn't have enough clout to stand up to the superstars on his team and keep any semblance of chemistry going or ward off bad ideas, at worst he's made a number of decisions that have made the situation worse. either way he's unfit for the job he has... maybe he'd be fine running a small market team that would love to win 45 games and scrap its way into the play in tourney but that's not what the nets want to be
― J0rdan S., Monday, 8 August 2022 22:44 (one year ago) link
a trio like KD, kyrie, and harden is always gonna have a certain level of sway and power w/in an organization but we've seen franchises *actually* pull this off before. pat riley had the juice. bob myers had the juice. sean marks does not. it all seems pretty cut and dried to me
― J0rdan S., Monday, 8 August 2022 22:46 (one year ago) link
those three guys on the same team was just fundamentally a bad idea
― lag∞n, Monday, 8 August 2022 23:11 (one year ago) link
kyrie on any team might just be a bad idea
both of those things may be true
― J0rdan S., Monday, 8 August 2022 23:26 (one year ago) link
it seems pretty clear that the thing that broke them apart was kyrie not getting vaxed and maybe that fact alone soured harden on the whole thing and there was nothing anyone could do but i also think it's obvious that the front office allowing him to come back and play road games was a catastrophic decision that created a complete circus around the team and made harden want to get out asap. they took a strong public stance against kyrie playing and then buckled under the first bit of roster strain, they were weak and short sighted and couldn't stand strong as a franchise. if you break that easy you're never gonna be able to make it work w/ multiple superstars.
― J0rdan S., Monday, 8 August 2022 23:29 (one year ago) link
sean marks traded a first round pick for royce o neal
― J0rdan S., Monday, 8 August 2022 23:30 (one year ago) link
Our front office and coaching staff have my support. We will make decisions in the best interest of the Brooklyn Nets.— Joe Tsai (@joetsai1999) August 8, 2022
― Spottie, Tuesday, 9 August 2022 00:27 (one year ago) link
well i'm convinced
― Clay, Tuesday, 9 August 2022 00:34 (one year ago) link
heh
The Pro City Hoops team consisting of Julius Randle, Obi Toppin and Jalen Brunson lost by 13 tonight pic.twitter.com/yj9sh2QthU— Rob Lopez (@r0bato) August 9, 2022
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 9 August 2022 02:38 (one year ago) link
the knicks
― terence trent d'ilfer (m bison), Tuesday, 9 August 2022 02:41 (one year ago) link
i dont have anything substantive to offer
You absolutely hate to see it
― Spottie, Tuesday, 9 August 2022 03:01 (one year ago) link
That’s like 18ppl, he’ll be okay. https://t.co/TiJmFrvhSp— A.K (@Kungu_NBA) August 9, 2022
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 9 August 2022 03:07 (one year ago) link
You have to give KD credit for goosing a slow news cycle and giving us something to talk about.
― God of Snore (2018) (Leee), Tuesday, 9 August 2022 03:26 (one year ago) link
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 9 August 2022 23:57 (one year ago) link
Furthermore, the first-year head coach said one wrinkle he will implement and stick with is having the offense run through Anthony Davis, and James concurred, sources said. The team has been encouraged with Davis’ offseason progression and believe he’ll be in optimum shape to avoid serious injuries and carry a heavier load.The team is also hopeful for a corner-3 shooting percentage bump from Russell Westbrook next season, sources said.
The team is also hopeful for a corner-3 shooting percentage bump from Russell Westbrook next season, sources said.
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― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 10 August 2022 02:04 (one year ago) link
that is from this highly credible reporting btw https://sports.yahoo.com/inside-lebron-james-meeting-with-lakers-front-office-darvin-ham-offensive-plan-rob-pelinka-roster-patience-014115495.html
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 10 August 2022 02:05 (one year ago) link
good luck los angeles lakers
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 10 August 2022 02:15 (one year ago) link
a bunch of fun young upstarts trying to disrupt the league, kudos
― Clay, Wednesday, 10 August 2022 02:18 (one year ago) link
one cannot help but wonder if the nets are actually trying to trade kevin durant
The Nets reportedly asked Boston for Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown initially when opening up trade talks centered around Kevin Durant, per @AdamHimmelsbach pic.twitter.com/e1HCIe41vP— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) August 10, 2022
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 10 August 2022 18:27 (one year ago) link
New: Kevin Durant reportedly now has the #Celtics on his preferred list of landing spots. Examining the impact that might have on potential future trade talks between Boston and Brooklyn: https://t.co/XU9nOTPk84— Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) August 10, 2022
― Spottie, Wednesday, 10 August 2022 19:48 (one year ago) link
Robert Williams III is reportedly off limits in trade talks for Kevin Durant, per @basketballtalk pic.twitter.com/S5Wzw75XHd— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 11, 2022
― lag∞n, Friday, 12 August 2022 00:33 (one year ago) link
?
― J0rdan S., Friday, 12 August 2022 01:28 (one year ago) link
not coming up short again is reportedly off limits
― look like Farley smoke like Marley (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 12 August 2022 01:41 (one year ago) link
smh would love to see the haters get all the way to the nba finals, but they wont, hearts too full of hate
― lag∞n, Friday, 12 August 2022 15:40 (one year ago) link
Somebody ask Skip Bayless "could you do better!?"
― look like Farley smoke like Marley (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 12 August 2022 16:35 (one year ago) link
he can get to the nba finals of being a very normal man
― lag∞n, Friday, 12 August 2022 16:54 (one year ago) link
Is Durant really going to sit out his age 34 season? I don't see it.
― doomposting is the new composting (PBKR), Sunday, 14 August 2022 16:41 (one year ago) link
I mean maybe he just dngaf.
― doomposting is the new composting (PBKR), Sunday, 14 August 2022 16:42 (one year ago) link
hmm i thought he was a guy who actually liked playing basketball but maybe none of the basketball players do after all
― ciderpress, Sunday, 14 August 2022 17:03 (one year ago) link
all these instances of stars bailing on their teams mid-contract in the past 5 years feels like ruinously bad optics for the league. it used to happen occasionally but not like this
― ciderpress, Sunday, 14 August 2022 17:16 (one year ago) link
yeah its a bummer
― lag∞n, Sunday, 14 August 2022 17:22 (one year ago) link
i don’t think it actually matters at all. ppl have been handwringing about stars leaving teams for 10+ years now and the league has likely never been more popular. certainly from a financial POV it’s never been in a better place
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 14 August 2022 18:22 (one year ago) link
it feeds the huge and ever expanding social media gossip mill, keeps the league in the news year round, makes for dramatic boxing match level narratives once the games roll around… i don’t think the league suffers from it really at all. whether it makes the sport less enjoyable to you on a personal level is a diff question and entirely fair but i think the league long ago won the “optics” battle on this stuff
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 14 August 2022 18:25 (one year ago) link
and tbh i’d rather see KD on an actually good team than this non competitive mess in brooklyn. the nets don’t even have fans. if you look at donovan mitchell likely quasi forcing his way out of a soon to be irrelevant jazz team vs bradley beal clinging to the wizards so he can make a bunch of money playing for a team that will never win more than 2 playoff games… which is worse for the league, in real terms and optics? it’s not the case of the great player trying to get to a more competitive team
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 14 August 2022 18:29 (one year ago) link
fair enough, i don't really mind when its guys like mitchell trying to get off their original team after giving them a chance
― ciderpress, Sunday, 14 August 2022 19:00 (one year ago) link
I have no problem with it. Drama is messy.
― doomposting is the new composting (PBKR), Sunday, 14 August 2022 22:32 (one year ago) link
Current odds to win the NBA Finals @BetMGM 🏆 +450: Celtics+600: Warriors, Bucks+700: Clippers+1000: Suns+1200: 76ers+1400: Lakers, Heat+1600: Nets, Nuggets+2000: Grizzlies+2200: Mavs+3000: Raptors+3500: Timberwolves+4000: Bulls, Pelicans+5000: Hawks+6600: Knicks pic.twitter.com/C5qrUIgBJR— NBABet (@nbabet) August 15, 2022
― Spottie, Monday, 15 August 2022 18:22 (one year ago) link
dats right baby celtics #1
― lag∞n, Monday, 15 August 2022 18:59 (one year ago) link
the clippers are just the western conference nets i dont believe in that team/org. on paper that squad is pretty deep though, lots of lineup flexibility/switch-ability. but so much riding on older vets and/or guys coming off big injuries and/or john wall.
― Spottie, Monday, 15 August 2022 19:10 (one year ago) link