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Lol @ nick young being talked about making any sort of impact. It's pretty obvious nobody has watched him outside his highlights on espn. Guy will score 20 pta one night then score less than 10 the next 3 nights and his defense is worst than Steve Nash.
Then people talk about kwame fucking brown sealing the paint. The way people are talking in here the wizards have had a championship line up for years.
Yea philly is a lock for a 2 seed with an immature "star" and a lineup of all the most inconsistent players in the nba.
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I don't recall saying that at all. I'm saying worrying about your depth is not a big deal. At the end of the day, the Finals will be stars vs. stars and whichever team's stars plays better usually wins. Of course you'll have games where guys like Mario Chalmers or Mike Miller have big games, but that's not exactly something you plan for.Comment
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Nick Young will make a minimal impact on the team. He might win 4-5 games for you through out the year, but hes also gonna shoot you out of 10 games during the year. He needs to chuck up at least 10-15 shots if hes gonna get his numbers, and most games his shot is not on. When the guy gets hot, hes a huge offensive talent but he's incredibly inconsistent. His defense is one of the worst in the NBA, anyone matched up with him is guaranteed at least 10.
Jason Richardson is basically coming into the same situation with a different team name. In fact, he's coming into a place with a 2nd rate version of the center he used to play with. I'm not exactly seeing how he's gonna play any better than he did in Orlando which was lackluster at best. He may be a better FT shooter than Iggy, but he's not as physical and again has almost 0 defensive abilities.
Dorell Wright is another one of these average so-so players which Philly for some reason believes will blossom into a star. He's only played 1 full season in the NBA, so we'll see if he can do anything. He's really only had 1 good season in his 8 years as a pro so I don't think there's much potential left. What you see is what you get with him pretty much. He may a be long forward, but it would appear he's past his peak and is nothing more than another so-so player on Philly's roster. To say he's going to "be a Paul George" is only proving my point as he's been in the league 4 times as long as Paul George.
Just because players are a year older doesn't mean they're going to be any better. Jrue Holiday is nice, I like him at PG but every other player on 76ers roster (except bynum) is lack luster at best. Philly has been waiting for Evan Turner to turn that corner for years though but I don't seem him coming up big next season. Spencer Hawes and Kwame Brown may be decent rebounders, but that's all they'll ever be. Neither one has an offensive game, Hawes has the slight advantage defensively. I doubt Kwame sees much of the court next year, it's Kwame fucking Brown.
Bynum, as I've said previously, is extremely immature and inconsistent. He's known to not just take plays off, but take entire games off and not care. He had good numbers last year, but he did it being around 2 other all star caliber players. Bynum was usually the third player teams game planned against and teams were much more willing to allow Bynum be 1 on 1 rather than Gasol and Kobe. It'll be interesting to not only see how bynum is gonna handle the double teams down low next year, but also the scrutiny that comes with being a franchise player. I think the latter is going to kill him and he's going to duck and run after the season to another team (Cleveland maybe?).
All in all, it would seem Philly is taking the Indiana/Denver approach to building a team and attempting to collect a bunch of players the same caliber so that there's minimal drop off when subs come in. Theory is great in sense, but it's proven in the NBA you need more than 1 star player to be successful. Denver can't get out of the first round and Indiana is routinely beat in the playoffs by teams with multiple stars. Not to mention the caliber of players on the 76ers is no where near the caliber Indiana had. Most of philly's players are under performers and known for being inconsistent on the court. The players Indiana and Denver went after were guys who played great while on the court in their respective roles (George Hill, Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari etc).
To say Philly is not only a lock for a two seed, but a possible championship contender with this roster is laughable at best. They have nobody who matches up with any of the big names in the east, in fact there are multiple teams in the east with favorable matchups with philly. The Pacers and Heat match up the best with Philly solely because Philly has no one to defend the 3 with Iggy gone. Danny Granger and Lebron are gonna have huge games against this team. Bynum may match up well against the heat, but I think when they face the pacers, Roy Hibbert can help minimize the impact of Bynum on the game. I still see Brooklyn as the better team as Philly isn't gonna be able to keep up the offensive output of Brooklyn through 7 games. Deron Williams, Joe Johnson and Gerald Wallace again will have great games while Brook Lopez is big enough to weather the storm (Obviously Bynum should win this matchup) against Bynum.Comment
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It's an interesting approach for sure. I see them a lot like the Bulls of the last two years, great regular season team, probably end up as a top 4 seed, lots of big regular season wins against the top teams thanks to depth, hustle, defense, etc. (similar to Indiana). At the end of the day though when rotations shrink and everyone is hustling and trying their hardest, they'll likely fall to the star-driven teams.
It's the best approach for a team like the Sixers who likely won't get a top-top star, so I honestly don't mind the approach at all, just the idea that this is a Finals team or even a top two team in the East is not realistic.Comment
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By the way, you fuckers better give that piece of shit as much crap as you give LeBron for "The Decision".
Again, one guy was a free agent and agreed to do a television show which donated money to charity while the other hijacked and largely destroyed a franchise while still a member of that team. This included an ever-changing list of teams he could trade him to and publicly saying which teams he wanted to be traded to killing any and all leverage.Comment
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I am just confused as to why you guys don't think Bynum is a STAR PLAYER when NBA players like Shaq and Webber think he's actually the best center in the league. I mean what do some of you guys know better than former NBA players? I guess we'll just have to wait and see. I am sure we will revisit this thread down the road; should be interesting. I think we can all agree on one thing; it should be a very fun NBA season for the fans with these solid teams. I think the gap between the HAVES and the HAVE NOTS is getting wider just like in the 80's.Comment
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LMAO How Long before Kobe screams at Dwight during practice and hurts his feelings
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We're really going to use Chris Webber and marble mouthed Shaquille O'Neal the smiling, chuckling studio analysis as the be-all end-all of NBA opinions? Great.
Why do any of us talk or discuss anything about the NBA? Why not wait to see what Dennis Scott says?! I think we all agree Bynum has the physical tools of a star, but he's not there mentally yet.Comment
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I think being the best at a position and being a star are two different things. Bynum may be the best Center, but that doesn't mean he is a star player. He won't take over a game, he won't be asked to take the last shot, etc. I remember when Pau Gasol was considered the best PF in the game and at no point would I say he is really a star player.Comment
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Dwight deserves just as much grief for his antics in Orlando as LBJ. The thing that made Lebron shit look REAL bad was teh whole 1 hr TV show, followed by the homecoming celebration where he promised more than like 7 NBA titles. Dwight killed Orlando and Van Gundy and sounded like a big bitch throughout the whole thing.Comment
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