New Album & The Beginning of Basketball Season

[Steve Williams]

So who’s the Lakers PG

 

[jadis]

The name Rondo floats, Steve. But then again, everyone knows LeBron is the PG, Rondo or another will only be the sub, when James need to rest.

 

[jadis]

Imagine the ticket prices of the first Lakers - Clippers game.

 

[WLVCA]

Just woke up and checked HoopsHype and was shocked to see boh Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are coming to the Clippers.

Stunning news. Have to digest that one.

 

[Steve Williams]

This whole thing has shown me that no top shelf players are lining up to sign on with the King and his court. Everyone is forming their own alliances so they can beat him at his own game.

The Kings days are numbered. There is a new King now in LA and he’s playing for the Clipps.

Jeannie’s plan backfired. She traded everyone to get AD and then traded everyone left to make more cap space. So now she has a bunch of journeymen and over the hill gang as the rest of the team.

Vogel’s days are numbered and he hasn’t coached a game yet

 

[Steve Williams]

Crazy!

Beverly, PG and the claw up front. Talk about a defensive nightmare for any opposing team. Who will they have in the middle? Imagine if they get Myles Turner? LOL

Cousins is still available

 

[WLVCA]

Until 5 minutes ago I thought the Lakers had returned to historical form and signed all the best free agents.

They will still be a formidable team with LeBron and AD but the Clippers will be right there with them.

Will be a fun season next year.

 

[jadis]

This whole thing has shown me that no top shelf players are lining up to sign on with the King and his court. Everyone is forming their own alliances so they can beat him at his own game.

The Kings days are numbered. There is a new King now in LA and he’s playing for the Clipps.

Jeannie’s plan backfired. She traded everyone to get AD and then traded everyone left to make more cap space. So now she has a bunch of journeymen and over the hill gang as the rest of the team.

Vogel’s days are numbered and he hasn’t coached a game yet

That's what a team, or an owner, or a GM will get - the scourge of having to deal with the super ego of one LeBron James. With all his past antics in Miami and Cleveland, you will now even pity Dan Gilbert in that final year. The same way one will pity Jeannie, who is now entirely beholden to anything James will say and do, since he did his share by orchestrating from the start the transfer of AD to the Lakers. The saving grace is the presence of Kuzma, a would be great player and hope that LeBron does not destroy the kid's future. You never what who he will blame if he gets on some losing skid. History has shown that. Poor Luke, poor Vogel, and maybe lucky Kidd.

 

[Steve Williams]

Until 5 minutes ago I thought the Lakers had returned to historical form and signed all the best free agents.

They will still be a formidable team with LeBron and AD but the Clippers will be right there with them.

Will be a fun season next year.

So the Nets have a dynamic duo

The Lakers have a dynamic duo

The Clipps heave a dynamic duo

Either each team's bench is going to have to rise to the occasion and/or their ancillary players have to perform for one of these teams to prevail

 

[jadis]

Vegas odds now has Clippers 1, Lakers 2, and Bucks 3.

That a difference a day makes.

https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/n...n-wake-of-kawhi-signing-and-paul-george-trade

 

[jadis]

And what's next for Westbrook? Should he be traded? Maybe to Houston to team with old pal Harden? For CP3?

 

[Steve Williams]

To take this a bit further


So the Nets have a dynamic duo but have to be excluded this year because of KD. IMO the Nets have taken the biggest risk in their future

The Lakers have a dynamic duo but no one other than or two players who can back up and play with their big three and the Lakers must win now or next year as they are "royally" screwed if they don't. They will be bottom feeders once again for another 10 years rebuilding

The Clipps heave a dynamic duo and do have decent back up players and a bench as they showed they could play with the Warriors in the playoffs so they have the best chance of the 3 teams

However wouldn't it be ironic if at the end of the season these three super teams can't make it work and get beaten out by the likes of the Pels in the west and the (don't laugh) Raptors in the East

Beverly must be happy he re-signed with the Clipps before the news of Leonard's signing

The Lakers have mortgaged their future for this year and next. Time to become a Clippers fan

 

[Steve Williams]

Vegas odds now has Clippers 1, Lakers 2, and Bucks 3.

That a difference a day makes.

https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/n...n-wake-of-kawhi-signing-and-paul-george-trade

I place little in Vegas odds especially when a game has yet to be played

Vegas odds several years ago made the Lakers favorites to win with Dwight Howard and Steve Nash.

And lastly one must never rule out the possibility of serious injuries which are always a part of the game

I believe Kawhi knew the Raptors got lucky with a much depleted Warriors team and returning to Toronto with the same team would give no guaranty of a repeat

 

[jadis]

To take this a bit further


So the Nets have a dynamic duo but have to be excluded this year because of KD. IMO the Nets have taken the biggest risk in their future

The Lakers have a dynamic duo but no one other than or two players who can back up and play with their big three and the Lakers must win now or next year as they are "royally" screwed if they don't. They will be bottom feeders once again for another 10 years rebuilding

The Clipps heave a dynamic duo and do have decent back up players and a bench as they showed they could play with the Warriors in the playoffs so they have the best chance of the 3 teams

However wouldn't it be ironic if at the end of the season these three super teams can't make it work and get beaten out by the likes of the Pels in the west and the (don't laugh) Raptors in the East

Beverly must be happy he re-signed with the Clipps before the news of Leonard's signing

The Lakers have mortgaged their future for this year and next. Time to become a Clippers fan

In the West, I will root for the Clippers. I usually root for any team that would destroy LeBron, be it Spurs, Warriors, or on the Clippers. And Doc Is there.

 

[Steve Williams]

The other consideration is that AD's entourage says he WILL enter free agency at the end of this year and there is no guaranty he will stay with the Lakers. He could join the Clipps and then there is no one that will beat them

 

[jadis]

I place little in Vegas odds especially when a game has yet to be played

Vegas odds several years ago made the Lakers favorites to win with Dwight Howard and Steve Nash.

And lastly one must never rule out the possibility of serious injuries which are always a part of the game

I believe Kawhi knew the Raptors got lucky with a much depleted Warriors team and returning to Toronto with the same team would give no guaranty of a repeat

True Steve. Vegas odds gave Boston best odds to win the east last season due to the return of Kyrie and Hayward. But they didn't foresee that Kyrie has his heart set in New York all along while his backup scary Terry felt left out in the bench. And Hayward was not his own self.

 

[rblnr]

However wouldn't it be ironic if at the end of the season these three super teams can't make it work and get beaten out by the likes of the Pels in the west and the (don't laugh) Raptors in the East

I’d be thrilled if this was the case though I think it’s hard to bet against the Clips the way things look now. I think I’m rooting for the Bucks.

Does anyone think the league will have to do something at some point to help smaller market teams? Seems they’re in danger of being farm systems for the coasts when their players develop and emerge.

 

[jadis]

However wouldn't it be ironic if at the end of the season these three super teams can't make it work and get beaten out by the likes of the Pels in the west and the (don't laugh) Raptors in the East

I’d be thrilled if this was the case though I think it’s hard to bet against the Clips the way things look now. I think I’m rooting for the Bucks.

Does anyone think the league will have to do something at some point to help smaller market teams? Seems they’re in danger of being farm systems for the coasts when their players develop and emerge.

I agree but I doubt Silver has this in his mind.

 

[jadis]

Westbrook almost got traded...

https://www-sportingnews-com.cdn.am...ors-likely-deal-him/5lzmnndq178z11xazi5a6pji0

 

[Steve Williams]

I agree but I doubt Silver has this in his mind.

Silver has nothing it seems on his mind ever