Anthony Davis to the Lakers
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The key to lebron would be having someone with the track record and name to tell him to FO or GTFO. A green GM isn't going to have the balls to do that, and the lakers surely don't have that sitting in the office now. Too bad the lakers can't get riley back, what a sweet homecoming that would be!RaceBannon said:FreeChavez said:
This is where I think there is daylight between @RaceBannon and @dnc. Lebron could have won more finals if the GM was able to build a team on skills and not just on who Bron' wanted to hang out with. Kevin Love was a terrible use of assets, as were so many other signings. It was basically lebron carrying a team on his back in the playoffs until Kyrie showed up. If they had a stronger front office they could have built a better team with all the salary cap implications that Bron's camp likely never hashed out.RoadDawg55 said:
I’ve said LeBron is the best player of all time at his peak, but he needs someone to tell him to fuck off when needed. That’s not happening in LA.RaceBannon said:All that comes with Lebron
Like 8 straight Finals
He didn’t in Cleveland, but he played in the East when it was shitty and he was in his peak years.
Granted, you could also say if you didn't give him control, he would have told Cleveland to fuck off and he's taking his talent to the city which will let him choose his squad.
I just can see how having a strong front office could have afforded him a much better roster.
To your point and @RoadDawg55 and @dnc when Lebron was in Miami Pat Reilly was the boss and when Lebron wanted Spoelstra fired he was told to LEAVE the office
Those were the best teams he played on
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*-'77RaceBannon said:The Sixers are fascinating historically
Some of the greatest teams to never win a title and some of the all time worst teams
I believe they have two rings all time. One with Wilt and one with Moses and the Doctor. They famously lost the 76 title to Walton and the Blazers with a super team.
They had Wilt but faced the Russell Celtics every year
The 80's team faced Larry and Magic
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If the Sixers breakthrough to even the ECF hangs on Ben Simmons developing a jumpshot, they may as well do a cap clear right now.Doogles said:The sixers will break through if Simmons works at his jumpshot. Imagine the room Embiid would have If Simmons could hit 35% from outside.
The fact he's not even attempting threes his 3rd year into the league points to his jumper development being unlikely. But that's the key for them. -
If you can't shoot at 22 years old, you can't shoot.FreeChavez said:
so the chance that it develops if he isn't concerned about it by year 3 seems unlikely. Or better yet, if they can't even get a guy to be able to shoot better than a 10yr old(mr Fultz), i doubt they are building simmons into a threat.Doogles said:The sixers will break through if Simmons works at his jumpshot. Imagine the room Embiid would have If Simmons could hit 35% from outside.
The fact he's not even attempting threes his 3rd year into the league points to his jumper development being unlikely. But that's the key for them.
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Kawhi disagreesPurpleThrobber said:
If you can't shoot at 22 years old, you can't shoot.FreeChavez said:
so the chance that it develops if he isn't concerned about it by year 3 seems unlikely. Or better yet, if they can't even get a guy to be able to shoot better than a 10yr old(mr Fultz), i doubt they are building simmons into a threat.Doogles said:The sixers will break through if Simmons works at his jumpshot. Imagine the room Embiid would have If Simmons could hit 35% from outside.
The fact he's not even attempting threes his 3rd year into the league points to his jumper development being unlikely. But that's the key for them. -
dnc said:
Kawhi disagreesPurpleThrobber said:
If you can't shoot at 22 years old, you can't shoot.FreeChavez said:
so the chance that it develops if he isn't concerned about it by year 3 seems unlikely. Or better yet, if they can't even get a guy to be able to shoot better than a 10yr old(mr Fultz), i doubt they are building simmons into a threat.Doogles said:The sixers will break through if Simmons works at his jumpshot. Imagine the room Embiid would have If Simmons could hit 35% from outside.
The fact he's not even attempting threes his 3rd year into the league points to his jumper development being unlikely. But that's the key for them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tO-9Xvymw0
Wrong.
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Blake Griffin is a better example, didn't shoot at all early in his career and shot 36% from 3 last season. He's really polished his game over the last few seasons, just plays on a mediocre teamdnc said:
Kawhi disagreesPurpleThrobber said:
If you can't shoot at 22 years old, you can't shoot.FreeChavez said:
so the chance that it develops if he isn't concerned about it by year 3 seems unlikely. Or better yet, if they can't even get a guy to be able to shoot better than a 10yr old(mr Fultz), i doubt they are building simmons into a threat.Doogles said:The sixers will break through if Simmons works at his jumpshot. Imagine the room Embiid would have If Simmons could hit 35% from outside.
The fact he's not even attempting threes his 3rd year into the league points to his jumper development being unlikely. But that's the key for them. -
There are examples but the issue is they’re outliers. Jason Kidd is another guy that couldn’t shoot at the start of his career. But the guys that couldn’t shoot and never became shooters is everybody else.NEsnake12 said:
Blake Griffin is a better example, didn't shoot at all early in his career and shot 36% from 3 last season. He's really polished his game over the last few seasons, just plays on a mediocre teamdnc said:
Kawhi disagreesPurpleThrobber said:
If you can't shoot at 22 years old, you can't shoot.FreeChavez said:
so the chance that it develops if he isn't concerned about it by year 3 seems unlikely. Or better yet, if they can't even get a guy to be able to shoot better than a 10yr old(mr Fultz), i doubt they are building simmons into a threat.Doogles said:The sixers will break through if Simmons works at his jumpshot. Imagine the room Embiid would have If Simmons could hit 35% from outside.
The fact he's not even attempting threes his 3rd year into the league points to his jumper development being unlikely. But that's the key for them. -
If you can get Kawhi you have to take him (no shit sherlock). If you don't get Kawhi do not get another max contract. Get some shooters and good role play guys.
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