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[smoky fable]

https://twitter.com/nwagoner/status/1422637076944543747

Nick Wagoner (@nwagoner)

Strong day for #49ers QB Trey Lance. Had him down as 13-of-14 with lone incompletion coming on an overthrow in final rep of practice. Also effective in run game again. Only the one rep with first team OL but adding pads didn’t slow Lance at all today.

Twitter · Aug 3, 2021, 7:14 PM

@proud coyote

Seems to be a good sign

Safe to say you like the news.

[proud coyote]

yeah, he's playing well

but camp buzz is usually nonsense anyways

I'm just glad he looks good out there

[smoky fable]

It's better than looking poor in camp.

[proud coyote]

yep lol

jimmy basically always looks bad in camp/practice

but much better in games

[haughty moss]

yeah shooting was the problem so I'm happy

[celest zephyr]

Since the Lakers have improved drastically

[proud coyote]

I bet they unlock malik

[celest zephyr]

Do we think they can beat Brooklyn?

[proud coyote]

he played really well last year

gonna improve again with the focus off him

[celest zephyr]

🤔

[smoky fable]

Probably like the monk signing the best.

[proud coyote]

brooklyn just added patty mills

which is also a great signing

[celest zephyr]

Lemme look at Brooklyn’s depth chart

[haughty moss]

we got malik for the min too

🔥

[celest zephyr]

https://www.nba.com/nets/roster

Not bad at all

I think im taking the lakers tho

[proud coyote]

blazers added Ben McLemore? Kenneth FARIED to the summer squad?

[smoky fable]

Dame going to be gone in a year.

[celest zephyr]

Blazers need to go to the lottery

[proud coyote]

the big thing is trading for siakam

everyone wants it

CJ for Siakam with something in between

[smoky fable]

not sure if the Raptors want McCollum

[proud coyote]

they were interested

[dry surge]

i am now a lakers fan

[proud coyote]

and we'd have to overpay a bit but still

[dry surge]

sorry everyone

[celest zephyr]

I get tired of elite players playing for bum/slightly good teams

[haughty moss]

welcome to the gang

[proud coyote]

what happened jeff

[dry surge]

melo

[proud coyote]

oh, right lol

godspeed

[celest zephyr]

I’m putting in my 2 weeks in Boston

[smoky fable]

Melo??

[celest zephyr]

I am a Lakers fan for the year

[dry surge]

also the monk signing was really really good, that is a great spot for him

but melo my guy

finally getting to play w lebron must feel so good

[celest zephyr]

Melo is just an amazing player to me. Something about him is just mesmerizing idek

He has such a good handle on the game

[smoky fable]

I just want Russ to win, so I understand the sentiment.

[celest zephyr]

Without even being in good shape

[dry surge]

my appreciation for melo is moreso geared towards his overall career trajectory rather than his individual performance

[smoky fable]

Guess the knicks were relegated then in your support.

[dry surge]

sucks so bad he never won a ring, and it keeps people from including him in conversations about great players

2013 was the year

[celest zephyr]

But no one was beating Bron in 2013

[dry surge]

knicks destroyed the heat in regular season

with their big 3 all playing big mins

no rests

[smoky fable]

What about the Spurs?

I thought they would be better than the Knicks at that time.

[proud coyote]

https://www.nba.com/blazers/news/2021/8/3/trail-blazers-announce-2021-nba-summer-league-roster

[celest zephyr]

They were very good

[simple seal]

[proud coyote]

Kenneth Faried
Michael Beasley
Emmanuel Mudiay

[smoky fable]

oh wow

look at those names

[proud coyote]

we'll give you picks :)

[celest zephyr]

😷

[smoky fable]

do you have picks after the norman powell deal?

[dry surge]

hard to tell because they only played twice in that season, but i'm not kidding, NO team was prepared for the knicks' play style. and i'm not just saying that as a knicks fan. they sort of set the precedent of the NBA spacing we see in the game now

[smoky fable]

D'antoni

[dry surge]

knicks got blown out by spurs at their home, and knicks blew out the spurs at msg

[proud coyote]

we didn't trade any picks in the norm deal

it was hood + trent for norm

[simple seal]

Is Gasol still in the Lakers?

[smoky fable]

ah

[celest zephyr]

I have my qualms about Mike Dantoni but he is an innovator for sure

[proud coyote]

Lakers still have the taxpayer 5.9m MLE

[smoky fable]

yeah

[dry surge]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvlaqTMWgn4

[smoky fable]

he's staying for one more year

[dry surge]

this was THE team man

[celest zephyr]

I can’t even be like “but muh fundamentals” cuz dantoni teams can hoop

[dry surge]

this was a woodson team btw

not a dantoni team

[celest zephyr]

Oh ik

[proud coyote]

lmao, woodson

[dry surge]

kk just making sure

[celest zephyr]

I remember the beard lol

😂😂😂

[dry surge]

the offensive scheme was moreso orchestrated entirely by kidd

[smoky fable]

oh I forgot

D'antoni left the year before

[proud coyote]

one of the stranger looking individuals to ever participate in the NBA

[robust grotto]

https://twitter.com/nyknicks/status/1422640997612261376?s=21

NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks)

Introducing the 2021-22 Classic Edition uniform.

75 years in the making. #NewYorkForever

Twitter · Aug 3, 2021, 7:30 PM

[celest zephyr]

Bro facts

[dry surge]

oh shit

[robust grotto]

Beautiful. Hopefully they drop those black kits

[dry surge]

these are pretty sick

[robust grotto]

these are fire

[smoky fable]

Did you like the Knicks moves so far?

[dry surge]

not really

[smoky fable]

that was expected

[dry surge]

but it's not the end of the world bad like they used to be in terms of FA moves

[robust grotto]

is Fournier decent ?

[dry surge]

has future flexibility, pretty fair contracts that are very tradeable

fournier is good

[celest zephyr]

Debatable

[dry surge]

naw, he's good

[robust grotto]

Ooo

[dry surge]

need to look at his usage in offensive schema that work in his favor

i think he is a pretty good fit for knicks' half court O

especially as a secondary creator

[celest zephyr]

Yeah he’s not a general use player Id put it that way

[dry surge]

wym?

he is a high impact starter

[celest zephyr]

I wouldn’t throw him out there and expect much

[dry surge]

the eye test fails you

[celest zephyr]

He’s good but not great

[dry surge]

how can you say someone is good, but also say that you wouldn't throw them out there and expect much

[celest zephyr]

By good I mean a serviceable NBA player

[robust grotto]

sounds decent then

[celest zephyr]

But I wouldn’t expect them to carry a decent load or anything

[smoky fable]

I wish the Knicks paid for Chris Paul.

[dry surge]

he wasn't going anywhere

[smoky fable]

Paying a then 40 year old that much money in those latter years.

sigh

[haughty moss]

yeah that was a given for cp3 the min he opted out

[smoky fable]

yeah I know

[celest zephyr]

well he’s a GOAT they all get that much money usually

[smoky fable]

I just don't expect Paul to be good then. He'll regress at that point.

[dry surge]

but also on fournier, people use the eye test and fail to consider that he was underutilized in ORL for one, and then put into a system that restricted his natural playstyle in BOS

[proud coyote]

he shot incredibly well in boston

[dry surge]

look at his splits between BOS and his last year in ORL where he had a higher USG

[proud coyote]

oh, D Rose re-signed

[dry surge]

no

mavs

d-rose is a signing that normie fans love

but d-rose was not my top choice

[smoky fable]

never mind

[proud coyote]

was he not that good last year?

[dry surge]

i'll say this

he was decent, but when he was bad, he was BAD. and when he eventually had a good game, it would cover up all of the bad that preceded it

[celest zephyr]

3yr/43 for Derrick rose lol

[dry surge]

those numbers aren't right

but also, that's still a good deal for a player of his caliber

i just preferred utilizing the cap space on someone else

[smoky fable]

They did re-sign gibson

Didn't expect that

https://twitter.com/IanBegley/status/1422609085338431488

Ian Begley (@IanBegley)

Taj Gibson has agreed to a one-year, $2.7 million deal to return to the Knicks, Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports tells SNY.

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Twitter · Aug 3, 2021, 5:23 PM

[proud coyote]

thibs keeps his guys

[dry surge]

continuity, which i can respect

the boon of the knicks organization was thinking overnight overhauls could work for them, when it's only backfired time and time again

i can appreciate being this consistent 7th or 8th seed that can change player feelings on the franchise

[smoky fable]

??

https://twitter.com/IanBegley/status/1422352347733372941

Ian Begley (@IanBegley)

League sources confirm Knicks have reached a deal with Derrick Rose for 3 years and $43 million in total. Still some details being worked through but Knicks will have Rose back at point guard. ESPN first reported agreement between Rose and NYK.

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Twitter · Aug 3, 2021, 12:23 AM

woj and shams have that too

[dry surge]

nope

inaccurate

[smoky fable]

what is the number then

didn't see the details anywhere else

[dry surge]

unconfirmed but it's being fit into early bird slot

in which case, it would open up 12 mil in cap space

[proud coyote]

that'd be smart

[smoky fable]

https://twitter.com/StevePopper/status/1422596830412562435

Steve Popper (@StevePopper)

Hearing that the Derrick Rose deal may not hamstring the Knicks the way it's been talked about - think he's fitting into an early bird slot, so Knicks could have at least $9 million - which could escalate easily to $12 million.

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Twitter · Aug 3, 2021, 4:34 PM

ok

[dry surge]

i still can't believe that monk deal

what a fucking home run

[proud coyote]

yeah, christ

[dry surge]

if the lakers don't win my boy melo a chip

[smoky fable]

they should win the west at least.

[dry surge]

😤

the rich get richer

[haughty moss]

[smoky fable]

not normal for a 23 year old player on that deal.

guess it helps to be a contender.

[dry surge]

also i say this but meanwhile, the nets did literally this and got away with it. even after billy king tore a hole through that franchise. this shit makes me so mad

[smoky fable]

don't know why it makes you mad

[dry surge]

these fuckin hipsters drinking their cold brews and ipas after moving from bumfuck, arkansas to brooklyn, ny filling their playlist with biggie smalls albums and shouting "broooooooklyn" while pushing out the local residents by raising the overall cost of living

[smoky fable]

....

did you get hacked?

where did this come from?

[dry surge]

i mean

[proud coyote]

jeff is angry at gentrification, as are we all

it's way beyond saving in SF

[smoky fable]

I didn't expect that from basketball

[proud coyote]

the inter-city rivalry runs DEEP

it's like Clippers/Lakers

or A's fans hating the Giants for some reason

[smoky fable]

liked them better when they were the new jersey nets speaking of which.

ha

[haughty moss]

brooklyn court side fans full of hipsters

[robust grotto]

As an NYR fan.. this hurts my soul

[dry surge]

Mr. Spencer "blockchain fund my crypto scam joe tsai, brooklyn is the silicon valley of the east coast, AR VR crypto doge coin video game poggers" Dinwiddie

[robust grotto]

I felt that @dry surge

[smoky fable]

oh yeah, dimwiddie ran that scam didn't he.

[proud coyote]

he did? lmao

[smoky fable]

Luckily no one was stupid enough to do anything with it.

[dry surge]

idk if it's a scam or not i'm just assuming it is because that's funnier

[smoky fable]

he does angry when it's called that.

[dry surge]

also don't act surprised about my hatred for the nets organization

i'm friends with a lot of actual nets fans who are just as angry about them moving to brooklyn

[celest zephyr]

Remember when the Nets used Jay Z as marketing to appear local

Good times

[smoky fable]

oh yeah ratner moved the nets

[robust grotto]

Jay Z literally bought stake in the team my man

He was one of the first to vocally speak about them moving to BK

[celest zephyr]

.15%

[smoky fable]

surprised you didn't mention the fact that KD and Kyrie could have came to the Knicks instead of Brooklyn. Lebron to an extent as well, but his wife wanted LA.

Dolan influenced that first statement though if the rumors were correct.

[haughty moss]

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1422648840574881801?s=20

Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania)

Sources: The San Antonio Spurs are finalizing sending DeMar DeRozan to the Chicago Bulls for Thad Young, a future first-round pick and two second-round picks.

Twitter · Aug 3, 2021, 8:01 PM

[celest zephyr]

Bulls have a squad?!?!

[robust grotto]

yup. I can’t remember fully but I want to say Jay Z also put money into Barclay’s, like the development of the arena. He was a big voice at the time

[smoky fable]

I thought he wanted to contend.

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1422649013069832193

Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania)

DeMar DeRozan is finalizing a three-year, $85 million-plus deal to join the Chicago Bulls, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.

Twitter · Aug 3, 2021, 8:02 PM

[haughty moss]

they always say that

[honest umbra]

Dang so lakers got monk and melo?

[celest zephyr]

[dry surge]

ye fate

love it

[honest umbra]

I love the pickups

Monk is such a good pickup

[dry surge]

also derozan going to the bulls is surprising but

[celest zephyr]

looking like we might not be a first round exit after all

[honest umbra]

And love watching Melo work

[dry surge]

idk about that pacing for the bulls team lOL

i'm sure they'll figure it out

but yeesh

[honest umbra]

I’m surprised derozan is going to a non contender

[smoky fable]

pacing or spacing?

[dry surge]

spacing

[smoky fable]

ok

[dry surge]

my keyboard is being bad

[smoky fable]

that makes more sense

[celest zephyr]

yeah i really didn't think he'd go to us

[honest umbra]

I mean they might be but not heavy contenders

[celest zephyr]

thought for sure he'd reunite with lowry

[smoky fable]

They won't make it out of the east.

[celest zephyr]

They’ll make the playoffs and will compete

[dry surge]

ehhhh

[honest umbra]

I’m gonna watch bulls games for ball and caruso lol

[proud coyote]

they better hope Lauri figures it out

[celest zephyr]

Definitely will be a top team for highlights

[honest umbra]

Lavine vucevic and derozan are cool too

Who else did they sign?

[proud coyote]

lonzo

[celest zephyr]

wow we kept lauri

[proud coyote]

oh, you said em

hmm, no clue lol

[smoky fable]

man, what are the lakers going to do now, they don't have caruso anymore.

[haughty moss]

"it's all about winning at this point" - demar last week

[celest zephyr]

Yeah they do

[honest umbra]

I just need AB and we good

[celest zephyr]

They have Mac mclung

[honest umbra]

Mac mcclung is cool

[celest zephyr]

He’s the closest u can get to Caruso 🤣🤣

[smoky fable]

tucker's the youngest on the Lakers.

followed by monk

that team is old.

[haughty moss]

vogel gotta get them to buy in

[honest umbra]

Did mills sign somewhere?

[smoky fable]

Lebron**

[smoky fable]

Brooklyn

[honest umbra]

Wow that’s such a good signing

Unfortunate

[smoky fable]

yep

rich get richer

[honest umbra]

but I don’t mind , I like monk

[haughty moss]

https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1422650177081331714?s=20
fully guaranteed

Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes)

It’s a three-year, $85 million fully guaranteed deal for DeMar DeRozan negotiated by Aaron Goodwin of @GoodwinSports. https://t.co/jPt1o6MsLK

Twitter · Aug 3, 2021, 8:06 PM

[honest umbra]

hopefully he stays out of trouble

[smoky fable]

?

[honest umbra]

LA and his past don’t mesh well lol

[frozen mesa]

What in the uniting the avengers type shit is this free agency

[honest umbra]

that is so much money

wtf

[haughty moss]

got the bag

[smoky fable]

thought he did something

[frozen mesa]

LA vs BKN is gonna be captain America’s civil war

[celest zephyr]

theres like 2 super teams and 4 really good teams now

[honest umbra]

I think BKN has the edge on the big 3 but LAL has better overall squad

[frozen mesa]

Bulls leveled the fuck up

From last season

And my poor raptors

🥺

[honest umbra]

Yea it’ll finally be fun to watch some Bulls games

[celest zephyr]

i hope the players stay healthy this season

[dim kettle]

The Bulls got their guy. The name of the game isn't the 4th or 5th seed. DeRozan would elevate them higher.

[smoky fable]

guess Derozan was the last domino to fall in free agency.

[celest zephyr]

nets vs la is gonna be fun

[smoky fable]

it will? I have doubts.

[frozen mesa]

Don’t think so

[proud coyote]

Siakam trade please

[smoky fable]

oh yeah

Forgot about siakam

[frozen mesa]

Get him tf out of my city

[proud coyote]

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1422651403131105282

Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn)

Free agent guard Tony Snell has agreed to a one-year deal with the Portland Trail Blazers, his agent Austin Brown of @CAA_Basketball tells ESPN.

Twitter · Aug 3, 2021, 8:11 PM

lol

[honest umbra]

Lol Drummond went to Philly?

That is not a good move

[proud coyote]

snell is actually a good signing for us

[honest umbra]

How you gonna go sit behind one of the best centers in the league

[frozen mesa]

Siakam the only player to actually not deserve all star title and that’s coming from a die-hard raps fan

[smoky fable]

He took Howard's place in essence

[honest umbra]

I feel like he is such a POR-lite player lol

[honest umbra]

yea but they serve different roles

[smoky fable]

true

[dim kettle]

They have Zach LaVine and Vuch there already. Along with the signings of Ball and Caruso now. Yeah, Derozen does a lot for the Bulls.

[honest umbra]

I would much rather have Dwight

He understands his role

[smoky fable]

I still see them as a 4th seed at best.

[frozen mesa]

At this point I’m even down for siakam for Simmons

But raps need a center

[smoky fable]

they got baynes though. boucher too I think

[honest umbra]

A closing lineup of ball lavine derozan caruso and vucevic is elite

That’s some good defense

[smoky fable]

Guess the next young star to ask out will probably be KAT. Don't know if Beal will do it.

[honest umbra]

Idk what’s going on with Beal

[frozen mesa]

I doubt that

[smoky fable]

you do?

[frozen mesa]

They brough Russel to pair him with it

[smoky fable]

That ain't good enough if KAT wants to win.

[frozen mesa]

They just haven’t really gotten the chance to play

I mean they tried to do a deal with book at the same time as Russel to get that UNC chemistry but I fell through

[dim kettle]

You know, the Bulls would be a lot better rn if a certain Reinsdorf actually believed his team plays in the 3rd largest city in the US

[smoky fable]

Suns were never trading Booker

[frozen mesa]

Yeah that was obvious

Hence it failed

[honest umbra]

I mean def not now they contended

But Suns could have traded him

you never know

or he could have left

[frozen mesa]

Book might want out next year on his own anyways

[smoky fable]

no

[frozen mesa]

Since it’s the norm nowadays for players

To ask out

[smoky fable]

that's not happening till later in the future.

[frozen mesa]

I put him in the same category as trae and lillard

There is only so many times you can lose until you get tired of it and want out

[smoky fable]

they just went to the finals

[frozen mesa]

These super teams are proof of that

[smoky fable]

They'll be good enough to make the playoffs

[dim kettle]

I wish more superstars were like Giannis. Actually gives a fuck about the city he plays for.

[frozen mesa]

They went to the finals during the most whirlwind of seasons

[smoky fable]

they still went there.

It was an opportunity they didn't capitalize on, but they still earned the right to get there.

[frozen mesa]

Yeah I give it to them but if the league ever goes back to normal they are going to go back just making playoffs

[celest zephyr]

Eh

I don’t

[frozen mesa]

Loyalty is only cool when it’s for the team your rooting for and that loyalty being synonymous with winning

[celest zephyr]

A lot of em end up stuck on bum teams and need to get out if they want to make something of their career and play with non-bums

Why would someone want to be a generational talent and play with bums

A lot of players did just that 🤮

[honest umbra]

how many HOFers do lakers have

[smoky fable]

26

That played

[dim kettle]

It's one thing if one superstar is fucked for 5-8 years with little to no playoffs. It's another thing to be like Durant or Harden and be a big chicken shit and jump to teams and take the easy way out. They have the right to do it of course. But it doesn't excuse them from being called out for being a punk ass.

[celest zephyr]

https://basketball.realgm.com/nba/teams/Los-Angeles-Lakers/13/Hall-of-Fame

[honest umbra]

I mean oh the team rn lol

[smoky fable]

That’s why they’re criticized for that

Oh

3 of them

Maybe 4 with Russ?

[celest zephyr]

5-8 years is too much even

[smoky fable]

And gasol too?

[honest umbra]

Def melo Lebron and Howard are hofers

[celest zephyr]

Imagine being an engineer and working with people who don’t know their job 😭😭😭

[honest umbra]

Westbrook AD and Gasol will make it too

[smoky fable]

There’s 6 then

[honest umbra]

So I think 6 overall

[dim kettle]

5-8 years is too much? That's a regular contract for any other sport.

[smoky fable]

Yeah that makes sense

I forgot about Howard

[honest umbra]

That’s crazy

04 lakers had less lol

[smoky fable]

To be fair three of them are past their primes

[celest zephyr]

That’s because other sports give the front office too much power

[smoky fable]

Russ is in his prime

[honest umbra]

Albeit it didn’t work out for us

[celest zephyr]

8 years is a ridiculous amount of time

[smoky fable]

Still went to the finals

[celest zephyr]

That’s half an NBA career for a good player

[honest umbra]

Yea but the thing about Lebron not being in his prime is that he’s still a top 5 player in the NBA lmao

[smoky fable]

The Kobe Nash Howard team was a bigger mess

[smoky fable]

That’s why I didn’t include him really. Exception to the rule

[honest umbra]

But yea, I just want AB/Gay and we should be good

We haven’t even used our MLE which is weird lol

[smoky fable]

Gay went to the Jazz

He’s out

[celest zephyr]

Anthony Bennett????

[smoky fable]

Who’s AB

[honest umbra]

Ahh I should catch up

[celest zephyr]

[honest umbra]

Avery Bradley

[smoky fable]

Oh

[celest zephyr]

😂

[honest umbra]

LOL how is the first name u thought it was Bennett

[smoky fable]

He did play well for Canada

[celest zephyr]

I still have nightmares about him

[honest umbra]

If gay and mills are off

I just want Ab now

[smoky fable]

Not much out there

[honest umbra]

But we still have a MLE available

[smoky fable]

In free agency

[honest umbra]

Who can we even get?

MLE and sign/trade Hield

[smoky fable]

I just want to see a pissed off Russell Westbrook this season. Dunk it hard, or get into it with Pat Bev.

[honest umbra]

I could see pelinka doing something

No way he’s saving the MLE

[smoky fable]

I think Hield is an option I guess

For the lakers

[honest umbra]

it’ll be fun to watch him play for my team

[smoky fable]

It will

[honest umbra]

legit been a personal fan of his even though he’s frustrating

but so is everyone on the lakers not named Lebron

some days will piss me off but some days will be really fun

[dim kettle]

Is it though? You do realize in this league that has players come to the NBA too early in their careers and are draft to bad teams. You know, the reason why they're drafted there in the first place is because the team was bad. If you think every NBA team can build a championship team in 3-5 year stretch, you're out of your mind.

[smoky fable]

Sounds about right

[honest umbra]

when Brody and melo have bad nights, they will get slandered

but then we will love em next night

as long as I don’t gotta deal with kuzma no more

[smoky fable]

Think Russ will probably get heat this season. But he’ll be a positive

[celest zephyr]

8 years is “wasting your career” territory. Quite frankly I don’t care if these small market bum teams never get good I just want to see good players hoop

[dim kettle]

Look at Zion. Not even 2 years in his career is already bitching. Like he doesn't understand the concept of what a building a team is.

[celest zephyr]

The Pelicans is a bum organization stop it

[smoky fable]

Does he need to care?

[celest zephyr]

Zion is a generational talent in a bum organization

[honest umbra]

Tbf zion is right

[celest zephyr]

Do you want him to end up with people talking about him like they talk about Barkley?

[honest umbra]

David griffin had to be an absolute dumb head to ruin that team

And he did

[celest zephyr]

Players see the writing on the wall nowadays

There’s no reason to stay with a bum organization

[honest umbra]

He made one of the most promising teams in the NBA just outright bad

[smoky fable]

Yeah griffin screwed this up pretty badly

[dim kettle]

How do you expect this league to get healthy then? Contract majority of the league?

[honest umbra]

I agree players should be more patient but NO is just a special case

[smoky fable]

Don’t think the Stan van Gundy hire made sense

[celest zephyr]

Also it’s not a players job to build a team. The GM is paid to do that

[dim kettle]

Because a healthy league isn't one where 98% of the league is fucked from the beginning.

[honest umbra]

Who’s even on the Pelicans squad lmao

They got Ingram and Zion and that’s it?

[celest zephyr]

🤣🤣🤣

People say stuff like this but like

If YOU were an NBA star would YOU play for the Pelicans?

[smoky fable]

Garrett Temple

[honest umbra]

they actually got temple

like bro

lol

[haughty moss]

fleeced

[dim kettle]

You'd try to make the Pelicans a team to be respected.

[haughty moss]

dumpster FO lol

[smoky fable]

Jaxson hayes

[dim ledge]

Yes I like money and Cajun cuisine thank you

[celest zephyr]

Players should continue to leave bum organizations until they get their business together

[smoky fable]

Would you like the area?

[dim ledge]

Nawlins? Hell yeah

[celest zephyr]

Good players can’t fix a bad FO

[smoky fable]

I figured as much

[dim kettle]

The Bulls sure won a lot of championships with bad FO, no?

[celest zephyr]

Wow

I can’t believe you used that example

[smoky fable]

Krause was an excellent GM

[celest zephyr]

With the greatest player of all time

[smoky fable]

That roster was well constructed

[celest zephyr]

They had great squads too

[smoky fable]

Even with Jordan

[celest zephyr]

Also.. the greatest player of all time

[honest umbra]

Krause was a good GM, Just the bulls players hated him

He made good signings and moves

He even brought Phil in

Bulls prob don’t win 6 without him

[smoky fable]

They probably don’t

[honest umbra]

But it’s a matter of fact he also has the greatest player ever on his team so he a little bit more lee way

[celest zephyr]

My thing is: players are only being smart avoiding poorly run teams. Would you go work for a poorly run company if someone else can offer you the same salary?

[smoky fable]

Even without Jordan, they still made it far in the playoffs.

[dim ledge]

Not really the same even though I understand your argument

Winning is a bonus

You're still getting paid stacks and you'll still have fans. Let's consider this in PL terms for a moment

[dim kettle]

Must I also point out. That Michael Jordon was drafted in 84 and didn't make a NBA Finals till 91. If Jordan played today, you really think he would've stayed with the Bulls past year 6?

[celest zephyr]

The contracts were terrible back then

The way the league was run was terrible

[dim ledge]

You really think players that play for WHU or CP care that they're the smaller teams in London when they get paid to those levels and still have fans and play in a great city?

Imo it's the same concept w a team like the pelicans

But again you prob know more than me so

[celest zephyr]

No the Pelicans is a bad organization

Much like my hometown team

Orlando

Horrible organization

Even tho it’s a big city

[dim ledge]

So is WHU, with full respect to their players and fans

Yet they play in London, legit the biggest sport market in the world arguably

We give professional athletes too much leeway when at the end of the day they have the capital to do whatever the fuck they want and thats paramount

[celest zephyr]

It depends on what’s important to you. A lot of players don’t like being around dysfunction. I completely understand that. If I myself were a player I’d like to be on a team like Golden State or the Spurs ideally

[honest umbra]

Football is far different imo

[dim ledge]

It is

[smoky fable]

Yeah it’s different

[dim ledge]

For sure

[honest umbra]

Playing in the EPL is in of itself a privilege

[dim ledge]

It's just the thing I'm most familiar with so it's my basis ya dig

[honest umbra]

The NBA only has 30 teams and that’s it

[dim kettle]

I'm not trying to blame players themselves here. They all have the rights to do so. This is more of a league problem because at the end of the day, you look at any other league. There's always a chance for every team to win a championship every year. With the NBA, can you really say that? No, you can't.

[celest zephyr]

Idk man I have pro athletes in my family so I see it differently

[dim ledge]

Honestly Siren I get you but the NHL has the same problems

[celest zephyr]

Like some of these teams are so bad to play for even tho they’re really wealthy folks

[dim ledge]

If that's your argument, I agree totally

Sorry I'm slightly intoxicated and tired and just kinda came in

But yeah like...ain't a mf soul in the NHL fanbase that thinks the sabres, yotes, etc have a chance at a championship

[celest zephyr]

😂😂😂

[honest umbra]

There is a chance in other league for “more” teams to contend but I don’t see that as a problem in the NBA

[dim ledge]

I don't see it as a problem per se, my issue w the NBA is that like

[dim kettle]

Those TV Ratings say otherwise.

[dim ledge]

How do I say this

[honest umbra]

People don’t watch NBA for their own political reasons

[dim ledge]

Its kinda fucked up that teams can clinch/be eliminated so early for me

[honest umbra]

Not the competition

[smoky fable]

It’s always mentioned with basketball for tv reasons

[honest umbra]

Let’s be honest

[dim ledge]

You're absolutely right Fate

[honest umbra]

The face of the NBA is not a well liked man in some parts of America

[dim ledge]

Mhm

Though it's Giannis now

:)

[smoky fable]

Thought it was going to be Luka soon

But that’s just me being bitter

[honest umbra]

And yea idk why tv ratings are only a thing when it comes to NBA

Only NFL does better lmao

[smoky fable]

They don’t talk about that with other sports

Tv ratings

[dim ledge]

I mean

[celest zephyr]

Lol hmmm

[rustic ore]

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1422654412401618948

Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter)

Vikings now have released 2020 1st-round pick, CB Jeff Gladney, after he was indicted today by a grand jury in Dallas on a charge of allegedly assaulting a woman in Dallas in April.

Twitter · Aug 3, 2021, 8:23 PM

Big oof

[honest umbra]

I don’t mean to expand on that phrase in hopes of not getting into some political thing

[dim ledge]

As fate said it's political. TV ratings are used, quite arbitrarily imo, as basis for how good something is or isn't, and people will apply that to the NBA to push certain agendas

[honest umbra]

But if you know, you know

[dim ledge]

However let's not delve too deep into that

Yeah exactly fate

[celest zephyr]

TLDR hillbilly’s hate Bron

[smoky fable]

That’s a whiff

[rustic ore]

Whiff indeed

[smoky fable]

Oof also applies

[dim ledge]

See also: England fans after penalty misses and how English media spoke about those players prior to that event

[smoky fable]

I mainly see it as a way to prop big market teams up

[dim ledge]

Naw

Agendas>marketing for big teams

[celest zephyr]

Yeah sports is bigger than just the game

People sort of assign values and feelings to sports

[dim ledge]

Another point^

[rustic ore]

You have to wonder if certain dudes ever consider that they’re throwing away millions of dollars by doing stupid shit off the field/court

[celest zephyr]

[celest zephyr]

Well the thing about big time athletes is like

[dim ledge]

Sports, specifically footy, are way more politically oriented than American sports in terms of who you support, and I think that's starting to bleed into American sports culture

[celest zephyr]

For some of them

[rustic ore]

Saying that in reference to Gladney btw

[celest zephyr]

Especially blue chip prospects

[smoky fable]

Probably not

[celest zephyr]

They don’t really live regular lives after like 12-14 years old

They don’t grow up normal

So they kinda just do whatever

Their whole lives become oriented towards sports because as long as they can play someone will get them out of trouble

My friend from high school who was recruited by D1 schools used to turn his homework in like a week late every time and he was a great guy. Imagine how it scales down 😂😂😂

[rustic ore]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/08/03/x-rays-of-matthew-staffords-right-thumb-were-negative/

[smoky fable]

That’ll probably be a lingering issue.

It always seems to be the case

Worse than they report it to be

[rustic ore]

Might considering his durability issues, but I’m sure they’ll just rest him the entire preseason

[honest umbra]

Hey hey hey

He better rest up

[smoky fable]

If he plays below standards, it’ll be brought back up.

[dim kettle]

You better get used to seeing Matt get injured at the worst times

[rustic ore]

2 days until the HOF game, football is almost back 🥳

[smoky fable]

Time for disappointment

[rustic ore]

No preseason last year made me appreciate it

[smoky fable]

It did

?

I just wanted the season to start

[rustic ore]

Yeah, cause the first month of the season everyone was so rusty

[smoky fable]

Ah that’s fair

[rustic ore]

Also saw a lot of injuries

Early I mean

[dim kettle]

Look at the Bucs for first 2 games. A lot rusty

[rustic ore]

Indeed

[smoky fable]

That saints game was not good

And it could apply to both

[robust grotto]

Damn I missed a good topic before

[rustic ore]

The 2nd one more so

[smoky fable]

Since you were there

Live

[rustic ore]

1st one at least had some semblance of competitiveness

[robust grotto]

@dim ledge you’re right, the idea that the NHL has parity is false. Every league has to deal with it and hockey isn’t different

[rustic ore]

Only good things I can say about the 2nd one was the I can say that I got to see both Tom Brady and Drew Brees play live before they retired, and that the food and company were good

[robust grotto]

2. if Jack Eichel was a basketball player, he would’ve been traded months ago let’s be real

[smoky fable]

How fast did the fans leave.

[rustic ore]

I mean it’s not like it was sold out

There were still in person restrictions back then

[smoky fable]

I forgot about that

[rustic ore]

I’d say the crowd was more or less the same from start to finish

[smoky fable]

Just subdued

[dim kettle]

The NHL doesn’t have parity not even a little? You telling me, you don’t ever see miracle runs of teams that look dead last year or even in the regular season in hockey?

[robust grotto]

nah I don’t think so. I think some teams are just drowning in shit bc of poor ownership, maybe bad luck.Basically my point is that no league has an majority of teams that are equal in talent

[rustic ore]

I mean if you’re paying out the ass to see a sporting event you might as well get your money’s worth and watch it to the end

[robust grotto]

Regular season hockey is far and away better than regular season basketball and you’re right that you have a better chance in the NHL to make something from nothing but like Balkan said, we still have teams like Buffalo and Arizona that are waste pits

I keep saying we smh

Hockey bias lmao

[smoky fable]

Regular season basketball seems kinda pointless to watch

[robust grotto]

definitely

[dim kettle]

Yeah, but in the NHL a bad team like the Sabres or the Yotes could make a run compared to a bad team in the NBA.

[robust grotto]

I can’t disagree because like you said we’ve seen before with St Louis for example. Dallas last year, Montreal this year

[smoky fable]

The coyotes won’t ever make a run

At all

After that mess with Chayka

[honest umbra]

thats what they said about the suns

anything is possible

[smoky fable]

The suns had a decent chance of making the playoffs

[robust grotto]

anything is possible, that’s the truth. just gonna take them longer now to figure that out

[honest umbra]

but making the finals and being up 2-0?

[smoky fable]

They had a better front office and coach and better talent

[haughty moss]

idk about that all that

[robust grotto]

I’m horrible at making arguments lmfaooo I just agree with everyone smh

[smoky fable]

They benefitted from their chances

[honest umbra]

better than being a contrarian

[robust grotto]

LMAO true. I appreciate that. It’s just my nature man, idk

[dim ledge]

"klopp will be sacked"

[robust grotto]

The man himself @dim ledge

[dim ledge]

[honest umbra]

theres prob like a list of 3 managers in the world rn that cant get sacked

[haughty moss]

how's that different that any others? lol

[honest umbra]

and klopp is like on it

[celest zephyr]

It’s good basketball

[dim ledge]

Klopp, Zidane, Pep?

[honest umbra]

well

zidane is currently jobless

lol

[dim ledge]

I forgot this

[sweet tree]

simeone

[honest umbra]

i didnt enjoy reg szn last szn

[dim ledge]

Dude left and went back in lmao

[smoky fable]

Lost my point somewhere.

Forget that

[dim ledge]

Nah I think simeone can be sacked idk

[robust grotto]

I think the NBA regular season is just more predictable once you hit that 1/4 stage into the season. It’s not that the basketball is bad. It’s that you can start guessing on who wins and losses early on in the season. Whereas in other sports it doesn’t happen until say trade deadline and beyond

[sweet tree]

hes lived far too long at atleti

[robust grotto]

but I don’t watch much nba so I could be VERY wrong

[sweet tree]

but won the title last season

[haughty moss]

still good to watch

knicks could be ass and I'l go watch a game in MSG

[robust grotto]

facts I can’t argue that. You’re still watching pros at the highest level in the world

[sweet tree]

too many regular season games in the nba, last season and bubble was nicer for me as it had a bit less than the norm

[celest zephyr]

I just like watching good players hoop

[smoky fable]

You would? Even at that cost? Forget that for me.

[sweet tree]

I enjoy it tho

[celest zephyr]

Same as if I was at the park

[dim ledge]

me catching the AMTRAK to Penn and paying $125 to watch the rangers play

[haughty moss]

yeah shit is expensive but just saying if I had the chance to actually see lol

[dim ledge]

[haughty moss]

if nose bleed seats then yeah nah

[honest umbra]

lakers good or bad

i go watch them

[haughty moss]

either way

even bad teams still got the seats filled ppl just be cappin online

[celest zephyr]

If you really like the game it’s always amazing unless a really terrible team is playing

[robust grotto]

Me in a few months

[dim ledge]

Worth

Never forget the time I went to msg and some dude almost got into a fight w the people in back of me

Then bought me and my friend beers

NU YAWK

[dim kettle]

The regular season means nothing in the NBA because 98% of the league is fucked from the start. Like you don't get the elements to get you to care about the regular season compared to other North American sports.

[celest zephyr]

Well do you like the game?

[haughty moss]

lol classic

[proud coyote]

https://twitter.com/shamscharania/status/1422666384765603844

Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania)

Kendrick Nunn has agreed to a two-year, $10M deal with the Lakers, his agent Adam Pensack tells @TheAthletic @Stadium.

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Twitter · Aug 3, 2021, 9:11 PM

what the hell

when are they gonna stop

[celest zephyr]

LOLOLOL

[haughty moss]

let's gooooo

[celest zephyr]

Let’s gooooo

[honest umbra]

WAIT

[haughty moss]

[honest umbra]

WHAT

NUNN?

[celest zephyr]

We got a squad 😤😤😤

[honest umbra]

no way

was that even an option?

you know whats funny in the finals

[dim kettle]

I like the game. But the game alone doesn't want to watch a game that has little to no story and no journey till the playoffs. And even then, the first round usually bombs. It makes you want get to the 3rd or even the Finals for basketball to actually matter.

[smoky fable]

How the hell did the lakers get nunn

[honest umbra]

he was actually killing us

[smoky fable]

Bullshit

I can’t believe it

[honest umbra]

but spoelstra didnt play him too much

[haughty moss]

I was just telling a friend he'd be a good sign

[smoky fable]

I didn’t expect this

At all

[haughty moss]

[honest umbra]

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1422666628999827463

Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania)

Nunn's deal has a player option in Year 2. He turned down more money with the Knicks and other teams to join the Lakers. https://t.co/rQbY7PI0XJ

Twitter · Aug 3, 2021, 9:12 PM

[haughty moss]

https://tenor.com/view/los-angeles-lakers-lebron-james-anthony-davis-lakers-lakers-win-gif-18773790

[honest umbra]

how is he defensively?

[proud coyote]

not great

[honest umbra]

so another non defender

[proud coyote]

PG: Russell Westbrook, Kendrick Nunn, THT

SG: Malik Monk, Wayne Ellington

SF: Lebron James, Kent Bazemore, Trevor Ariza

PF: Anthony Davis, Carmelo Anthony

C: Marc Gasol, Dwight Howard

[haughty moss]

he solid enough

[smoky fable]

They’ve got a squad

[honest umbra]

lakers were number 1 defensively last year and pelinka said " f that, id rather have offense"

becuz defense dont win u nothing now

(this is a joke)

[smoky fable]

Vogel is good at defense though

[proud coyote]

Ariza is good on D

[haughty moss]

he competes im fine with it

[smoky fable]

Which helps

[celest zephyr]

Yeah see that’s the problem. I don’t care about narratives or fiction-ified basketball. I like seeing good players play

[honest umbra]

vogel made kuzma a good defender

so anything is possible

ariza is amazing on D but hes 1 player and older

[smoky fable]

Too bad he couldn’t help him develop everything else

[haughty moss]

bench won't go to shit when lebron sits
a better feeling

[honest umbra]

nunn can lead the second group

[dim kettle]

You see, this is where we have to agree to disagree then.

[honest umbra]

we are DEFINITELY not getting schroder now

[celest zephyr]

Why do narratives matter in sports lol

This is real life not fiction

[smoky fable]

Tucker also resigned for the lakers

THT right

Yeah he did

[haughty moss]

yeah he did

[honest umbra]

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1422634683758678017

Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania)

The Miami Heat have pulled the qualifying offer on Kendrick Nunn, making him an unrestricted free agent, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.

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Twitter · Aug 3, 2021, 7:05 PM

wait so this took 2 hours?

[smoky fable]

https://twitter.com/ThatDudeMCFLY/status/1422638409944870914

Waiting to Oxtail (@ThatDudeMCFLY)

Free agent G Wilt Chamberlain has agreed to a deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, source tells ESPN.

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Twitter · Aug 3, 2021, 7:20 PM

[honest umbra]

he signed in 2 hours?

[dim kettle]

Because stuff like NFL Films wouldn't exist if people didn't care about narratives and storylines. It's how people get emotionally invested in the game.

[honest umbra]

or do u think they told him before?

[silk notch]

We dont need him now lol

[honest umbra]

no way

im good with the squad we have

[haughty moss]

lmao

[honest umbra]

so we'll go with howard-gasol?

and AD?

[dim kettle]

People root for underdogs in sports because the story of how they got to where they're at is very interesting and people get invested in it.

[celest zephyr]

Narratives and fiction-ified stuff ruins the game of basketball

[simple seal]

A good story is always appealing to watch

Also helps when it's teams you dont follow much cause time is limited

[honest umbra]

https://twitter.com/ovocartier/status/1422667738351378436

ovocartier++ 👑⁶𓅓* (@ovocartier)

Kendrick Nunn and malik monk def getting dat under the table money cause aint no way😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

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Twitter · Aug 3, 2021, 9:16 PM

^

[smoky fable]

Rich paul has power in this league

and connections

[celest zephyr]

Narratives are good if you don’t like the game but I hate seeing stuff like what Rachel Nichols does and First Take sometimes and creates a Narnia version of basketball

[simple seal]

Actually not being scripted makes the stories even more appealing cause is the real deal and not some cheesy movie lol

[celest zephyr]

And tbh the fact that people like that stuff so much is the reason the NBA definitely has some scripted elements

[simple seal]

I'm a sucker for Jon Bois type of vids lmao

[haughty moss]

they be doing too much

[honest umbra]

https://twitter.com/jasonrmcintyre/status/1422668540314718209

Jason McIntyre (@jasonrmcintyre)

Rob Pelinka and LeBron are doing things. 3-point shooting was a question ... FRIDAY. Since then ...

Kent Bazemore 41%
Wayne Ellington 42%
Malik Monk 40%
Carmelo Anthony 40%
Kendrick Nunn 38% https://t.co/DtXM4SU1IT

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Twitter · Aug 3, 2021, 9:19 PM

they better make their 3's

[celest zephyr]

Like the LeBron and D Rose drafts were so incredibly scripted

[smoky fable]

His mariners video was excellent

Lions video was also fun

[simple seal]

Nothing will ever pass The Decision lmaooo

[celest zephyr]

Bro omg

That was so cornball

[dim ledge]

Did Lakers pull a man city

[simple seal]

Pretty much

[celest zephyr]

Lakers in 5

[dim kettle]

Michael Jordon's legacy wouldn't have impacted so many if the players and teams he fought didn't create drama and narratives.

[dim ledge]

[celest zephyr]

Jordan’s legacy was because of marketing

[smoky fable]

He was also pretty damn good

[celest zephyr]

And Nike

[celest zephyr]

So was Magic but here were are discussing Jordan specifically

[haughty moss]

his brand power was on another level

[celest zephyr]

That’s marketing

[simple seal]

I mean he also won 6 out of 6 finals w/o ever needing a game 7 each time

[honest umbra]

not rlly, most of these players arent in their prime

theyre just pieces being put together

[celest zephyr]

And you’re still talking about him right now out of anyone else you could be discussing

[simple seal]

He was the best and marketed as such

[dim ledge]

Wow

[smoky fable]

A deep team.

[dim ledge]

Most of the Lakers over 32????

[sweet tree]

more like 36

[simple seal]

This is a win now team

This season only

[honest umbra]

yea 32 is being nice

who are our players under 30?

[simple seal]

Most will scram afterwards most likely lol

[sweet tree]

https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1422655290600615937?s=19

Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral)

The Lakers are definitely a veteran squad. 😳

(via @ArashMarkazi)

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Twitter · Aug 3, 2021, 8:27 PM

[honest umbra]

we have THT, monk, nunn, mckinnie

[haughty moss]

new lakers about to be posting like bron
#striveforgreatness

[honest umbra]

thats it, isnt it

[celest zephyr]

So old

[honest umbra]

but all have been in the NBA for so long

they know how the game work

westbrook being 32 is still pretty good

but that man has MILEAGE

oh lol i forgot AD hes 28

but ya hes AD, he dont count. dudes body like 40

[sweet tree]

who's the youngest

tht?

[simple seal]

Yeah lol

[honest umbra]

THT

hes like 20 lol

[sweet tree]

loool

[simple seal]

This team could work really well or get injured easily

[honest umbra]

and i still bet u

he has more confidence

than half them players

dude gives no F's lmao

[smoky fable]

They're either old or young

[smoky fable]

Think he is 20 exactly

[silk notch]

Ad is also under 30

[honest umbra]

,

[honest umbra]

.

[silk notch]

Lmao that's true

[honest umbra]

https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1422670414451412993

Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport)

Ages for next year's Lakers:

Melo: 37
Bron: 36
Gasol: 36
Ariza: 36
Dwight: 35
Ellington: 33
Bazemore: 32
Russ: 32
AD: 28
Nunn: 26
Monk: 23
THT: 20

Twitter · Aug 3, 2021, 9:27 PM

[smoky fable]

Look at that

So many 30s

[honest umbra]

i didnt realize monk was so young lol

[smoky fable]

He was drafted by the Hornets not too long ago

so it made sense

Didn't think he was drafted that young though

[honest umbra]

dodgers play the cheaters in their home for the first time since the scandal with fans

the reactions will be fun

[dim kettle]

That game is free on MLB TV.

Should be fun to watch.

[smoky fable]

I expect something akin to Joe Kelly fireworks

[honest umbra]

we got buehler going today

and scherzer tomorrow

we have everyone on the team healthy except for trea

this is the best we can give HOU

[smoky fable]

man, it's so weird seeing sherzer on the dodgers.

It is nice though

haha

[honest umbra]

if he goes crazy tomorrow

he will be immortalized by dodgers

trust me

[smoky fable]

Is he still pitching at an elite level?

[honest umbra]

very much so

[smoky fable]

Surprised that the nationals were willing to trade him

[honest umbra]

he just has weird phases like when a reliever hit a GS off of him lol

but other than that, elite

but our actual most elite and should actually be cy young pitcher is pitching today in buehler

been so amazing

only hope the offense shows up when needed for once

only decision buehler has lost in 3 years is when cubs no hit dodgers lmao

including playoffs

[smoky fable]

I remember that

sigh.

At least they won a world series

[honest umbra]

hope we can win another for scherzer and kershaw (and pujols)

[smoky fable]

me too

In any case, I do want to see the Astros face the white sox though

[honest umbra]

https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1422673749879316486

Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral)

Top Free Agents remaining:

Kawhi Leonard
John Collins
Spencer Dinwiddie
Lauri Markkanen
Reggie Jackson
Avery Bradley
Dennis Schroder
Paul Millsap
Josh Hart
Lou Williams
Danny Green
Kelly Oubre
Hassan Whiteside
Victor Oladipo
Andre Iguodala
JJ Redick
Frank Kaminsky
Ish Smith

Twitter · Aug 3, 2021, 9:40 PM

if i had to get only one player (not counting kawhi and collins), id def prefer bradley or williams or iguodala

[smoky fable]

https://tenor.com/view/iwantiguodala-iguodala-andre-iguodala-max-kellerman-steph-curry-gif-19366452

Oubre's still out there huh

https://twitter.com/AllbrightNFL/status/1422676077168693257

Benjamin Allbright (@AllbrightNFL)

Nah. It's supposed to be like the Smith - Mahomes transition, with some packages for Lance sprinkled in this year. https://t.co/ssVsYSjLBj

Twitter · Aug 3, 2021, 9:49 PM

Sounds like jimmy is starting then

@proud coyote

[robust grotto]

That’s the right move ( starting Jimmy )

[proud coyote]

yep, that's the move

[smoky fable]

I expected that.

[proud coyote]

no doubt in my mind

[smoky fable]

I still think he gets a start from Jimmy getting hurt though

this year.

[haughty moss]

https://twitter.com/49ers/status/1422678353014755330?s=20

San Francisco 49ers (@49ers)

Got the deep ball on speed dial 📞

#49ersCamp https://t.co/KXTjL2YOgv

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Twitter · Aug 3, 2021, 9:58 PM

[fair skiff]

Ryo

Did you watch raw or see the highlights

The amount of punk and Wyatt chants

They can't edit them out either

[smoky fable]

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1422685273100587013

Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn)

Free agent F Markieff Morris is finalizing a deal with the Miami Heat, sources tell ESPN.

Twitter · Aug 3, 2021, 10:26 PM

[smoky fable]

I thought you were a Patriots fan

[haughty moss]

I am just saw it on the TL yall brought up Lance

[haughty moss]

heard about the chants but I missed the show, what part was the chants?

[fair skiff]

During when Goldberg came out

They were so loud

https://youtu.be/7hlku7CWyLw

You can hear them in the beginning of this video

[smoky fable]

ah

[haughty moss]

lmao as expected of chicago

[dim kettle]

Old man Vince and doing petty shit go hand and hand. Like Luffy and Meat.

[fair skiff]

We gotta gold an old fart to fight the champ again

Instead of a talent that we made the headliner and made him lose time after time for established talent

[dim kettle]

You hear the reports that the WWE dry snitched AEW to mainstream reporters?

[fair skiff]

Yeah I did

I can totally see Vince doing that

[dim kettle]

"We don't see AEW as real competition!"

[fair skiff]

They have been real competition ever since Sami mentioned them

[dim kettle]

The best part is that if the reports are true, then the WWE might have just boosted AEW's popularity. People cling onto controversy. As Eric Bischoff once said, "Controversy creates cash."

[haughty moss]

[fair skiff]

It isn't like aew has a lot of WWE alums or anything

But also just alot of independent people too

And they are allowed to work at other promotions too unlike wwe

Like evil uno and Cassidy fought at pwg earlier this week

You would never see any wwe person under contract be able to do that

And now they are pretty much doing 3 shows a week just like wwe

[dim kettle]

I hear they can't even Twitch stream under their WWE name. Which IDK how that's legal considering WWE wrestlers are independent contractors.

[fair skiff]

Technically 4 with dark included

You got dark elevation, dynamite, dark, and in two weeks rampage

The only thing I hate is that any time a wwe wrestler is released people are like omg the new dark order leader

Like brodie will always be the leader

[dim kettle]

I swear it's like a meme at this point. I once said in 2013 that this was the worst year of WWE TV I've seen. And ever since I said that, it feels like it get's worse and worse.

[fair skiff]

I would argue that smackdown is doing great rn

Raw is just so shit

[dim kettle]

Hey, it get's people speculating and watching the show.

The dark order stuff

[fair skiff]

Yeah but they clearly have said that no one will replace Brodie but like new members are fine

Like hangman

[haughty moss]

Raw is so bad

[dim kettle]

Yeah, I don't even pay attention to Raw or Smackdown anymore. I know Cena is back there and that Roman is being a good heel 3-4 years too late.

[fair skiff]

Imagine them burying the nxt champ

Oh it is for sure late

[haughty moss]

SD good tho esp with Roman

[fair skiff]

Tbh it should of been finn

Finn with the prince gimmick

I would rather have that

[fair skiff]

But nontheless Cena is an ok replacement

[dim kettle]

I swear being sent to Raw is like being sent to hell.

[fair skiff]

At this point it is

[haughty moss]

that roman clip so funny cuz it's 100% the truth

[fair skiff]

Nxt is now gonna be carried by joe

And Cameron grimes and la knight

[dim kettle]

Heyman, you work for them. Stop spitting facts!

[fair skiff]

All former indie people

[haughty moss]

heyman don't miss a chance to throw a dig

love it

[fair skiff]

Heyman has so many stories of doing shit and getting away with it

Him and punk were almost able to get away with anything

[dim kettle]

It's gonna be nice to see Punk with a mic again.

[fair skiff]

It is gonna be great

I think him vs Darby, jungle boy, and andrede are gonna be amazing

And of course omega

The only people on raw worth watching are ali and mansoor

[dim kettle]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FouccjzEEPU&ab_channel=WWE

"That's the problem, you don't give a damn. And my problem is I care too much."

That quote hits harder now.

[fair skiff]

Would love to see and Kingston go at eachother

They would have great promos

[honest umbra]

https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/1422644434529710080

StatMuse (@statmuse)

Lakers now have a combined:

5x MVP
4x DPOY
55x All-Star
46x All-NBA
17x All-Defense
4x Scoring Champion
5x Rebounding Leader
4x Assists Leader
5x Blocks Leader

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Twitter · Aug 3, 2021, 7:43 PM

albeit most past their prime

but still good to see

[haughty moss]

https://tenor.com/view/soccer-cheer-yes-portugal-uefa-gif-5770439

[smoky fable]

it'd be a shame if they lose.

I'd be rooting for them if they played the Nets.

[rustic ore]

https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1422634018793656320

Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport)

Stephen Curry has agreed to a four-year, $215M extension with the Warriors, per @wojespn

He becomes the first player in history to sign multiple $200M deals 🤯

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Twitter · Aug 3, 2021, 7:02 PM

[dim kettle]

https://twitter.com/scoreboard_hq/status/1422635703763185673?s=20

the scoreboard 📈 / LeMagic (@scoreboard_hq)

@BleacherReport @wojespn Comparing extensions:
Curry: $53 million / yr
Mahomes: $45 million / yr

That’s a lot of bread 🍞

Twitter · Aug 3, 2021, 7:09 PM

[smoky fable]

makes sense

[dim kettle]

https://fxtwitter.com/BarnHasSpoken2/status/1422700472197165059?s=20

[proud coyote]

you guys posting randy in here made me think he had a whole lot more HRs this year than he has

[honest umbra]

yea he didnt blow up

as much as one would have thought

after the postseason

but hes been good

[celest zephyr]

Florida on top per usual

[dim kettle]

Chad Mottola isn't exactly the best hitting coach either. Willy Adames and Hunter Renfroe join different teams this year and both of them have been hot at bat.

[honest umbra]

all we want is wander

[dim kettle]

Wander has been getting hot at bat. Not homeruns but a hell a lot of doubles and triples.

[honest umbra]

thats good result

[dim kettle]

He needs to work on his fielding though. Lots of mistakes.

[smoky fable]

tampa has been spoiled with title teams

[dim kettle]

Could be worse. You can be Boston.

Did you know there are 2 year olds out there who haven't seen a Boston team make a championship game?

[smoky fable]

let them suffer more

[celest zephyr]

https://youtu.be/OEq3drddyKY

Small world breh

Yes they’re related 🤯

[honest umbra]

wait he homered off of kikuchi

unsubscribe

just saw the seattle homer, they lead now

and now another one

they lead 3-1

some of these pitches are BP by patino

[dim kettle]

Meatballs for sure.

[honest umbra]

the curve was just hanging

and fast ball was literally mid-mid

weird becuz some of his other pitches look elite

[rustic ore]

https://twitter.com/iMiaSanMia/status/1422685416029884418

Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia)

Chris Richards is allowed to leave the club, but only if Hoffenheim agree to a permanent transfer and pay at least €10m [@SPORTBILD]

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Twitter · Aug 3, 2021, 10:26 PM

[honest umbra]

lol

[dim kettle]

4-1 Marlins again. What are the Mets doing?

You know you have to face the Dodgers and Giants countless times this month,

[honest umbra]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeiNy58tUD4

this looks so fun

[honest umbra]

yea dont think its looking too good for them, they gotta face the NL west a lot this month

[dim kettle]

Meet the Mets...

Beat the Mets...

Step right up and Yeet the Mets.

[honest umbra]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtYlaNxqnJc

[dim kettle]

Already saw this.

I hate Indians pitching. Every damn game Abreu got hit by a baseball at least once.

[smoky fable]

https://twitter.com/bensimmons_/status/1422687134465634312

Ben Simmons (@bensimmons_)

Ben Simmons on Chris Johnson Instagram Story 🔥 https://t.co/UoanCm03GM

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Twitter · Aug 3, 2021, 10:33 PM

[honest umbra]

that pitch

was literally a death ball

hopefully abreu is good

[dim kettle]

I actually yelled at my TV on the Sunday game when Abreu got hit again.

[dim kettle]

He took it like a MVP. Went right to first base like it never happened.

The worst was that La Russa run.

Other than that La Russa tried to get the ump to warn a pitcher on Sunday. But that's about it.

https://twitter.com/TBTimes_Rays/status/1422717459279273989?s=20

Marc Topkin (@TBTimes_Rays)

More on #Rays Glasnow opting for Tommy John surgery https://t.co/ce9FArFEAU

Twitter · Aug 4, 2021, 12:34 AM