NBA (whenever)...

[Federberg]

Hmm I may be remembering wrong but I dont remember Steph saying much politically. I know he declined a visit to the White House and Trump predictably insulted him and then LeBron went after Trump in defense of Steph. LeBron has made other comments on Trump and then was outspoken about a couple questionable police shootings around the time of the Bubble. He also posted a pic of one of the cops on social media and said “you’re next”. And to make matters worse for him he totally jumped the gun on one of the police shootings which ended up being completely justified (Jacob Blake).

So there was quite a lot. I personally thought it was hilarious that the US team was calling him Captain America at the last Olympics. Oh man did that piss off a lot of people

lol! I missed the Captain America thing.

I was referring to stuff like this...

 

[DarthFed]

lol! I missed the Captain America thing.

I was referring to stuff like this...

I’m surprised Trump didnt go after Curry hard for that unless maybe he did? He usually goes nuts when someone high-profile goes after him haha. Maybe he has too many enemies to keep track of

 

[Federberg]

 

[Murat B.]

Enes, the triple double machine ! My girl is going to kick some ass....

 

[Federberg]

Now I fully understand why AD never takes the bubble ring seriously

 

[PhiEaglesfan712]

Is it just me, or are people seriously overrating LaMelo Ball? People are mentioning him in the same sentence as Giannis and LeBron, and think he is going to be the difference maker that leads Minnesota to a Championship. I just don't see it. Ball is a defensive liability, and that makes Minnesota a much worse team defensively, especially getting rid of Naz Reid and Julius Randle.

 

[Federberg]

Is it just me, or are people seriously overrating LaMelo Ball? People are mentioning him in the same sentence as Giannis and LeBron, and think he is going to be the difference maker that leads Minnesota to a Championship. I just don't see it. Ball is a defensive liability, and that makes Minnesota a much worse team defensively, especially getting rid of Naz Reid and Julius Randle.

It's a tough one mate. I think in reality people are making a bet on AntMan. The argument is this... AntMan is likely to explode as an offensive player off the ball. Say whatever you want about LaMelo, he's one of the best assist makers in the league. AntMan has been complaining for years that he's getting double and triple teamed. With Lamelo controlling the ball, AntMan will be unleashed. I actually think there's a strong case that AntMan will be a serious contender for MVP this year because of this. As to LaMelo's defensive deficiencies, let's wait and see. He's not been in a team with serious winning aspirations before. I have a suspicion that not only will he contribute more defensively than people think, but Finch will create schemes that protect him. Besides all that, I think Lamelo is going to be dishing out so many dimes that the likes of Rudy, McDaniels and AntMan will be only too happy to protect him. I think they'll be a fun team to watch. I also think that they'll be better defensively that people think. Naz Reid and Randle were competent defensively but when you think Timberwolves defence most people would mention Rudy, McDaniels and AntMan before those two. That's not to say they won't be missed but the proof of concept will be whether their offence takes a quantum leap more than their defence is impaired. To me... it's not certain, but I wouldn't be surprised if the offence is more turbo charged than folks think

PS, I think the real danger for them is whether LaMelo is able to stay on the floor and not have injuries than any defensive weaknesses

 

[Federberg]

Is this true?

 

[the AntiPusher]

Is it just me, or are people seriously overrating LaMelo Ball? People are mentioning him in the same sentence as Giannis and LeBron, and think he is going to be the difference maker that leads Minnesota to a Championship. I just don't see it. Ball is a defensive liability, and that makes Minnesota a much worse team defensively, especially getting rid of Naz Reid and Julius Randle.

I bitched about it when they made the damn trade. It makes no sense to give up Reid when they could have given up one of my favorite wings Ayo or Terrance Shannon Jr aka TJ plus some picks. The Ball Brothers are damaged goods due to being physically overtrained before they bodies grew and developed into their adult bodies by the greatest Hype Man since Ser Davos of Game of Thrones. Naz Reid's had a high basketball IQ and I have championed him for doing the dirty work on the team. Can you imagine what happens now when Denver plays them or if Victor elbows LaMelo in his kisser?

 

[Federberg]

I bitched about it when they made the damn trade. It makes no sense to give up Reid when they could have given up one of my favorite wings Ayo or Terrance Shannon Jr aka TJ plus some picks. The Ball Brothers are damaged goods due to being physically overtrained before they bodies grew and developed into their adult bodies by the greatest Hype Man since Ser Davos of Game of Thrones. Naz Reid's had a high basketball IQ and I have championed him for doing the dirty work on the team. Can you imagine what happens now when Denver plays them or if Victor elbows LaMelo in his kisser?

If I didn’t already know you’re also partial to the Dubs I wouldn’t understand this. But I’ve also seen Naz torch us with threes over the years. Problem is he’s not that guy against most other teams