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I was actually referring to Stephon Castle on the Spurs. I’d call him on it literally every time down.

 

I don't think teams would try to game plan to attack williams on defense - I don't recall last year any playoffs trying to get him into mismatches. Reaves OTOH - uggh. Hoping Reaves can improve on this - needs to get stronger so he can hold his base and take the initial contact without giving up space. OKC exploited him not just with Shai or Mitchell but even in the regular season Cason Wallace just bully balled him in iso.

I have hope for AR because you could see that JJ got to Luka who got a ton better on defense IMO as the season progressed even in iso but AR's defense is going to be a concner for this team. Teams have gameplanned to go at him too many times now to ignore it (from denver to okc)

 

A team rebuilding around Chet?
Hilarious.
This is the guy who said he and FloppyLips could take Shaq and Kobe then proceeded to sh$t the bed for nearly every game of the series.
As Abeer said, this guy can’t get his own shot- all he can do is finish a lob and make a three. He can also easily be scored on in the post by anyone who drives it into his body. He’s extremely easy to knock off balance because he’s so weak.
Thanks for the laugh.

 

More than half the NBA carries the ball, including LeBron.
They stopped calling this around 15 years ago.

 

You get the award for “Troll Comment of the Year” for this take.
Hilarious.
Haven’t you learned what they say about those who assume too much?

 

One of the game was the NBA cup finals game - this is website is for basketball junkies.

 

Yeah Ayton disappointed me that he couldn’t destroy him. He looked small against Holmgren.

 

Yeah weird, another better than you type of comment Vlade? Why do you do those? Especially since You didn’t watch.

 

I don’t know why it’s laughable. I said he would be a tank commander because he can’t win games in his own… if you put him with a high end wing like a Flagg, I can see him being a good building block. He can guard the rim and spread the floor, that’s a really useful mix.

 

It’s weird that people have so much attitude towards one another when they haven’t met or know each other from a bar of soap. I get we have different opinions - but we’re basketball nerds posting on an old school forum… it’s not that deep.

 

Wemby is different. This Sours team is a different watch. They are entertaining. This is Mitch Johnson’s blueprint not Greg Popovich offense. Not boring. Tony Parker Sean Elliot Bruce Bowen Manu Ginobli Mario Ellie Tim Duncan it was the big fundamentals.

Wemby plays aggressive. He dunks he’s empathic. Step back 3’s. Funny is OKC was the boring team.

So this Spurs team we all watch. It’s not like those boring 2007 Spurs champion team. I still hate them though.

But guys like Castle and Harper are interesting to watch.

 

Allllll you people talking about basketball!! What the heck, dontcha all have anything better to do with your time??

 

awwwww no. Everyone spends time doing something they like doing. Watching basketball, playing games, reading, watching movies, fixing cars, drinking, hanging at bars, etc. The OKC Spurs series was entertaining. It also made me realize Lakers will not win a title with Austin as the second best player. Well thats unless the refs call a ton of fouls. I dont think Austin is better than Fox.

 

you dont need to be a d***head no one said Chet is a franchise player

but Milwaukee can buy low on him, meaning they can get him and a truckload of picks, then evaluate him for a season, get his numbers and value up, and then either keep him or flip him for more picks. It's not rocket science, they're going to be bad anyway.

if you go read the Bucks reddit, most of their fans agree with this

 

Austin’s better then Fox.

Chet is a franchise player. He had a bad series. Players are allowed to have those. Magic Johnson had one.

I don’t think OKC would trade him. One trade that would shake up the NBA is Chet for Jaylin Brown. You give Shai Jaylin Brown and Jalen Williams that’s pretty good.

or Chet for Jalen Johnson. And don’t say none of these trades are crazy because a series ago against us We would’ve said yes to any trade for Chet as if it was Luka.

He looked like Mchale Kareem against us. And dude was making 3’s getting alley oops on us. And they were laughing joking toying with us.


The staples game he got the rebound score when he traveled.

Like I said Wemby destroyed his a**. It’s tough going against “7,5” that can do that. He got humbled. That whole team got humbled. Same reason the Knicks will.

And look yes we all watch basketball. Me picking the Spurs is looking at the body of work.

I saw these guys destroy in my opinion the most complete 3-D team Minnesota. We say Knicks. But Towns is a better version of Naz Reid and Wemby went to eat in that series and Rudy was probably the best defensive center in the playoffs up until that point. So looking at that and what they did to Ant Man.

And then Shai and company that Spurs team is good. They play hard. Last season we said OKC was young. I think it’s the Spurs season. OKC started the season 24-1 and they couldn’t beat the Spurs that should tell you something.

Back to Chet we don’t have a shot at him. But the prospect I like. Skilled big that can shoot and protect the rim. He just got owned. But Presetis got some decisions to make. 2nd apron is a thing and Chet makes a lot of money. Presti is so cocky. You’re move.

 

oh. well then SGA shouldn't be allowed on the court, lol. guy moves the ball all the way across his body laterally on the regular. iverson's blushing.

my argument is that because okc has holmgren (and to a lesser extent hartenstein) and at least two elite perimeter defenders on the floor (plus SGA, who's solid) at all times makes it MUCH harder to target anyone at all. people really don't understand that we have almost no back line defenders that scare anyone, and smart was the only guy who could defend on the perimeter. houston was clearing out and isoing sengun on lebron (to good effect, i might add) from the perimeter before reaves got back, lol.

anyway, i was just kind of remarking on the idea that reaves is fully expendable but williams is untouchable. they're not that different, imo. williams is probably a little better, similarly injury prone, not a superstar but on a max contract.

 

Why does OKC need to break up their team unless its for $$ reasons. They lost but were not fully healthy. They are young still in the mix. They are a top 3 team in the league. Giannis is breaking down. Its best to get young cheaper talent and retain depth than to get old, broken and financially strapped.

 

Put Jalen Williams on a team by himself and he is a Reaves level player imo. Pretty good two way guy, but would struggle to consistently create as the lead guy. I’d probably trade him if I was OKC personally.

I’d pull some outlandish stuff. Trade Jalen Williams plus 12, 17 and 37 for #1. Draft Dybansta.

Resign Dort and Hart to friendlier contracts. Let Wiggins and Kenrich go.

SGA / Ajay / Topic
Wallace / Joe
Dybansta / Caruso
Chet / Dort
IHart / Williams / Sorber

It’s an embarrassing amount of riches and keeps their team young and cost controlled.

 

in the case of a possible Giannis trade, it's because they can afford to outbid everyone else, and go all out next season by upgrading Chet with a Top 5 player in the league, and all this while still probably remaining the franchise with most first round picks.

and they will shed salary, that's a given. I'd love if we could get Isaiah Joe from them, that wasn't even part of their rotation in these playoffs, but is an elite shooter.

 

Meanwhile back in laker land… I’m still on the, let’s pickup under utilised talent for cheap.

Spencer Jones (Caruso like Swiss Army knife defender)
Thybulle (excellent perimeter defender)
Ellis (3&D guard but undersized)
Wizard Champagnie (rebounder and scrappy defender but poor shooting)
Isaiah Joe (shooter but undersized)
Portis (shooter and physical but can be a bad defender)

We could buy low on some of these guys.