Sorry, I was confusing. I meant that Simmons is better than Brown straight up. Hayward might be better than Horford at this point, but not enough to make me want to trade Simmons.I would probably trade Embiid before I traded Simmons. Simmons wants to be better and has worked on his game in subtle ways (not saying he doesn't need to work on some not so subtle things as well). Embiid is great, but is immature. I'm not sure he actually likes basketball.
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 15:35 (three years ago) link
Another issue I see with simmons and embiid being your stars is that they both belong in the post. And unless Phil Jackson is coming back there’s not really a coach out there who knows how to make that work.
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 15:37 (three years ago) link
What makes you think Simmons doesn't like basketball? I've never gotten that vibe from him.
― Tōne Locatelli Romano (PBKR), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 16:41 (three years ago) link
some serious galaxy-braining going on with the pro-lou williams takes
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 28 July 2020 17:41 (three years ago) link
Horf was legitimately very good in the playoffs vs. the Bucks a couple years ago, that probably factored into it
― frogbs, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 17:47 (three years ago) link
it’s really just a question of resource allocation... there’s no other team in the NBA paying $60m in salary to two centers (with good reason). they’re both good players but that’s not really the point.
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 28 July 2020 17:55 (three years ago) link
its too bad we never really got to see the boogie/brow pairing in full health and in the playoffs.
― Spottie, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 17:59 (three years ago) link
there are pro-lou williams takes? like it should not be a big deal that he went into a club to order food during the pandemic?
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 18:11 (three years ago) link
you should get a pass if its a place that has a dish named after you
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 19:04 (three years ago) link
come get the "can you believe this dipshit" wings while they last!
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 19:23 (three years ago) link
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 19:44 (three years ago) link
Simmons is a reserved guy. I don't think that means he doesn't care. I might agree he cares more about perception of himself than the team, but that doesn't mean he doesn't like basketball.
― Tōne Locatelli Romano (PBKR), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 21:39 (three years ago) link
he seems pretty aloof which is maybe not that great for team sports but who knows thats just what he looks like on tv
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 22:46 (three years ago) link
i think the aussie guys in general put themselves at a little bit of a remove but i don't think it really matters much.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 22:49 (three years ago) link
i have not followed any insider gossip re ben simmons
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 22:49 (three years ago) link
aron baynes wears his heart on his huge sleeve mate
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 22:50 (three years ago) link
ya and patty mils is always like, game day bala and yelling and shit
― methinks dababy doth bop shit too much (m bison), Wednesday, 29 July 2020 00:00 (three years ago) link
that sixers team is def a case of 2k-itis
simmons was regarded as putting himself at a remove from the other australians, partly because hes not very aussie
― micah, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 00:05 (three years ago) link
they are a very racialist folk tbf
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 00:06 (three years ago) link
When simmons was in college he treated those games like tech demos
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 02:04 (three years ago) link
Anyway, very impressed by Jonathan Isaac in these scrimmages
He was having a great season before the injury.
― Spottie, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 02:49 (three years ago) link
watching the grizzlies/heat scrimmage from earlier today. man, i love how the grizz play on offense. such a young team but they really move the ball and play with rhythm and tempo. super unselfish. with so many athletes sharing the ball it's a very fun style to watch. and ja is amazing which helps.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 02:52 (three years ago) link
Michael porter jr is an antivaxer and coronavirus conspiracy therorist?
― Spottie, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 03:42 (three years ago) link
he was homeschooled
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 12:16 (three years ago) link
everyones picking the lakers now even tho they only have two players and milwaukee has been destroying the league all season +11 point diff! https://www.theringer.com/nba/2020/7/29/21345882/nba-power-rankings-contenders-lakers-clippers-bucks
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 14:00 (three years ago) link
AND the lakers have to get by the clippers
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 14:01 (three years ago) link
Porter claims he’s never been vaccinated in his life. Apparently his family has strange religious beliefs and there’s lots of theories about how he and his brother’s injuries were caused by the advice of some weird physical therapist
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 16:32 (three years ago) link
Forgot he was also the pray for the cops guy after the George Floyd murder
― Spottie, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 16:49 (three years ago) link
Bucks still unproven in the playoffs, last two years their gameplan fell apart as they got eliminated by less talented teams
― frogbs, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 16:53 (three years ago) link
imagine being super christian home schooled then in the nba a year later with all satans pleasures at your fingertips lol
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 16:53 (three years ago) link
anyway nba is gonna be on all day every day in a few days something im thinking about
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 16:54 (three years ago) link
porter family is pretty weird and that was clear from before he even started college
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 29 July 2020 16:55 (three years ago) link
frogbsPosted: July 29, 2020 at 12:53:23 PMBucks still unproven in the playoffs, last two years their gameplan fell apart as they got eliminated by less talented teamsthey were so much better this year tho but yeah coach bud doesnt have a great playoff record
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 16:56 (three years ago) link
Let’s not get into the hawks thing again plz
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 17:02 (three years ago) link
Didn’t porter’s dad get hired as an assistant coach at mizzou or something sketchy like that?
― circles, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 17:03 (three years ago) link
did we do a hawks thing lol
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 17:07 (three years ago) link
he has 9 siblings, the family is super religious & obv you can see from his college experience that his father has a huge role in his life... he basically grew up in a cult
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 29 July 2020 17:09 (three years ago) link
recall watching a hs interview w him where he said all we do is praise god and get buckets lol
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 17:11 (three years ago) link
they were so much better this year tho but yeah coach bud doesnt have a great playoff record
their regular season stats were pretty fucking good last year too. fwiw they were a double OT game away from being up 3-0 on the Raps last year and I am pretty sure they would have beaten the hobbled Warriors in the finals. I think they've got a good shot at it this year but I can see why people are skeptical. Bud seems bad in a series, both Boston in '18 and the Raps in '19 were able to disrupt their key strategies and he had no recourse. then again he's clearly the best coach the Bucks have had since I've started watching them so who knows. he's had a long time to think about this.
― frogbs, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 17:14 (three years ago) link
to me you can make a case for the bucks being a vulnerable no 1 seed w/o even bringing up bud. they still have to prove they can score enough in the halfcourt in the fourth quarter of playoff games & that's a personnel issue not a coaching one imo. the bucks played better this year and the continuity has to count for something but the roster around giannis hasn't changed from last year (arguably has gotten worse w/o brogdon). when teams start walling off the paint against giannis in the final 5 mins of games and there's no more transition, middleton, bledsoe, and brook are gonna have to step up and make plays.... george hill and divencenzo are going to have to hit shots. the bucks placed their bets on these guys. it's all been gravy in the regular season but we shall see... is george hill a 50% three point shooter? can middleton take over a crucial game if giannis can't get to the rim? can bledsoe contribute anything? these are open questions on all the players
bucks are still clearly the favorite bcuz every other team in the east is flawed but i think they're way closer to toronto, boston, philly and miami in a playoff scenario than the season long point differential indicates
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 29 July 2020 17:16 (three years ago) link
playoff bledsoe is the problem
― Spottie, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 17:19 (three years ago) link
they just seem like theyve got the stuff this year, theyve been together where a bunch of teams in their way are on overhauled rosters, theyve come close before and have steadily improved, tho obvs the layoff and the bubble are huge wildcards
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 17:19 (three years ago) link
if middleton can maintain his level of play i think theyve got it hes been so good this year, and thatll allow bledsoe et al to do less be the role players they are
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 17:21 (three years ago) link
*personally* i think a 1-4 bucks-heat match up would be mighty interesting.... giannis only averaged 21 points in two games vs the heat this year (both losses) and i think the heat have the no 1 giannis defender in the east (bam), plus they're crazy deep at wing defender now after the memphis trade. ultimately the heat can't score enough to win that series but they'd put the bucks to the test imo in a real way especially in the scenarios i'm describing above.
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 29 July 2020 17:25 (three years ago) link
lakers have a lot of good vibes but i still have no clue what their best 5 looks like. rondo and bradley are out and thats two playable vets.
clippers have much more depth and paul george finally got to let his shoulder heal.
― Spottie, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 17:27 (three years ago) link
― lag∞n, Wednesday, July 29, 2020 1:21 PM (four minutes ago)
yeah to me he is the key. giannis gets all the pub and rightly so but if you take a step back, they're paying middleton $137 million. he needs to be able to get buckets in playoff games pretty much at will when the defense is throwing everything at giannis. if he can't do that, the bucks probably made a bad bet and it could very well cost them giannis. no pressure!
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 29 July 2020 17:27 (three years ago) link
i would love that heat/bucks matchup and hope it happens
― Spottie, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 17:28 (three years ago) link
saw someone else say p much the same and idk it might be a good matchup for them but ultimately i think the heat just arent that good
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 17:28 (three years ago) link