Playoffs 2018 Thread

[Deleted member 365]

Seriously.
Rubio
Spida
Ingles
Bron
Gobert

Helluva starting lineup

I’m not even joking. Lebron has enough money. If he wants to chase rings then his best chance is to come here.

Philly doesn’t have it. Simmons is too similar And their center is made of glass.

Los Angeles doesn’t feel like the right fit to me. Will he always want to be compared to Kobe? To me that’s still kobe’s Town. And again, ball, kuzma, George, and Lebron aren’t good enough.

So who else is he going to go to? San Antonio? Don’t they have to unload kawhi?

Portland isn’t good enough.

If Lebron wants to chase rings he should come to Utah where he has a team good enough to win a few rings, can see his role gradually and gracefully, diminish as he ages, and be a hero to another small market team.

 

[fishonjazz]

Lebron can somehow pull this off and win the championship you can just crown him the best ever. Its gonna take him averaging about 50 to do it though.

Ya as great as Lebron is I don’t think the cavs have a chance in hell against the warriors.

 

[Hotdog]

He was getting them so many wide open threes..... unfortunately he can’t make his teammates make the open shots every time.

I didnt really mean he really does make them worse. Its just odd that they all look worse than they did on other teams. I blame Tyronn Lue first. But its worth pointing out.

 

[fishonjazz]

I didnt really mean he really does make them worse. Its just odd that they all look worse than they did on other teams. I blame Tyronn Lue first. But its worth pointing out.

Gotcha. And it’s a good point. Who has looked better there? No one? Is Korver better in Cleveland? I don’t think so. I guess Jeff green has looked good for a couple games.

It is weird though. Lebron should make everyone better but guys just suddenly can’t make open shots when the play with him. Doesn’t make sense

 

[Deleted member 365]

'Think it's pretty clear I don't care for him much, no matter how great of a player he is. It would feel like buying a championship, which makes it difficult to have any emotional investment.

Also, I think it would mess up our team's chemistry.

Adding potentially the most unselfish superstar in league history would hurt our chemistry?

And yet everyday I see threads on this website acting as if mirotic won’t? He’s a chucker who plays zero defense

 

[mellow]

Mixed feelings here. I suffer from Lebron fatigue but cant stand hearing how great Bostons coach is for coaching 6 lottery picks to wins in the east.

Part of me wanted Biston to win it all without That injured player.

 

[Deleted member 365]

Gotcha. And it’s a good point. Who has looked better there? No one? Is Korver better in Cleveland? I don’t think so. I guess Jeff green has looked good for a couple games.

It is weird though. Lebron should make everyone better but guys just suddenly can’t make open shots when the play with him. Doesn’t make sense

I think Cleveland’s stars are aging and played out.

Hill looked worse and worse I thought as the season dragged on even last year.

Korver played with Iverson in Philly. That’s a long time ago.

Love is getting older.

I thomas looked bad even in Los Angeles.

After seeing the homes crowder built this postseason, I can see why Lue didn’t give him a long leash and put up With his chucking.

JR Smith and Thompson are what they are. They’ve maxed out.

Larry nance is basically jeremy Evans.

And hood is a *****.

 

[fairweather]

Adding potentially the most unselfish superstar in league history would hurt our chemistry?

That's an arguable point, and yes.

 

[Jack Strop]

No one's getting through the East til Lebron retires or dies.

What if Boston could go out and get an all-star caliber PG and another wing who averaged 20 pts/per with his previous team?

How about internal development from Philadelphia, the addition of a top-10 pick and $30m+ in cap space?

Meanwhile, Cleveland is already in the tax even if they don't re-sign Hood (assuming James returns). Cavs have had a nice run, but I think GS and Houston are superior. I think Cavs are 3rd or 4th seed next year and don't make it past the 2nd round.

 

[fairweather]

Don’t all championship teams buy the championships by contracting big stars?

Not exactly, no. There's a difference between seeing something in a college or high school player and bringing them up through your system and paying big money for a hired gun that's already won championships for two other teams. It's just hard for me to get excited for that, sorry. It's not the way I want to win.

It would be a great feather in Lebron's cap, no doubt. I'm not as down on Hayward as others in this forum, but one thing that bothered me was the talk of going to "a team with a winning tradition." Wouldn't winning a championship for a team that's not had one despite having two of the best players of all time be a much better accomplishment than earning yet another trophy for Boston, the team that has the most in the NBA?

 

[fairweather]

Part of me wanted Boston to win it all without that injured player.

Same. That would've been sweet. And now I really want Tatum...

 

[Brsn]

Jayson Tatum is going to be a superstar. I'd already take him over Hayward. I wonder how they're going to coexist? Seems like you have to give up one or the other eventually. At what point does Hayward regret signing with Boston lol.