hes opting out, regardless of whatever hes going to do, opting out is the most beneficial for him.

on the post thing, i havent even watched the games cause i dont really care about either teams lol, id prefer the bucks to win, but not enough to actually tune in.

but the viewership is up from last year, but WAY down from 2019, and thats with the raptors (their market doesnt count toward the ratings) involved.

JimmiC

Canada22817 Posts

July 14 2021 18:22 GMT

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JimmiC

Canada22817 Posts

July 21 2021 03:39 GMT

#1447

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Kitai

United States880 Posts

July 21 2021 04:13 GMT

#1448

Happy Milwaukeean here. Normally I don't follow basketball very closely, but first championship in 50 years... I suppose I can make an exception just this once

rabidch

United States20289 Posts

July 21 2021 10:24 GMT

#1449

insane FMVP performance from giannis. remember when he almost got severely injured against the nets?

virpi

Germany3599 Posts

July 21 2021 14:00 GMT

#1450

Giannis was just unreal last night . There has been only one player I've seen in my lifetime that has been as dominant down the stretch of a finals series: MJ. Don't get me wrong, Giannis ist NOT on the level of MJ yet. But if you look at his accolades, the MJ comparison kinda holds up. Both Giannis and MJ had won MVP, FMVP, All Star MVP and DPOY at 26. Giannis also has won MIP.

This is Giannis' league now. I'm also happy for the whole Bucks team. They built around Giannis and Khris and got the best reward possible. Gutted for CP3, might have been his last good chance at winning that damn ring. But he did everything he could. He also looked kinda gassed last night. Ayton being absolutely lost also didn't help, but that kid is still so young. He's gonna be a great player. Bucks defended insanely well, especially Jrue was excellent. Booker had not one single easy shot last night.

Overall, I really enjoyed this season, even though something has to be done about the sheer number of games in a short span of time. Imho, it's unacceptable for a professional sports league to sacrifice the players' health for entertainment / money. In the long run, the league will suffer from it. Just from the top of my head: AD, Kawhi, Murray, Conley, Harden, Kyrie, all of them went down. (Streetclothes does go down every year, though.) Giannis also almost destroyed his knee. This has to stop. At least most players get a good rest before the next season, I'm a bit worried for the Olympic athletes. But being at the Olympics is also a once in a lifetime thing for some, so I totally get why they want to represent their country.

cLutZ

United States19574 Posts

July 21 2021 20:59 GMT

#1451

On July 21 2021 23:00 virpi wrote:

This is Giannis' league now.

If his free throw performance is repeatable, definitely. Even if it is only 70% or so he is an insane threat.

On July 21 2021 23:00 virpi wrote:
Gutted for CP3, might have been his last good chance at winning that damn ring. But he did everything he could. He also looked kinda gassed last night.

Good. Dude is a dirty player, flopper, crybaby, and overall represents the worst of the NBA players.

zev318

Canada4306 Posts

July 30 2021 22:53 GMT

#1452

damn cant hate on russ as much anymore

JimmiC

Canada22817 Posts

July 31 2021 02:55 GMT

#1453

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JimmiC

Canada22817 Posts

August 02 2021 23:31 GMT

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cLutZ

United States19574 Posts

August 03 2021 01:03 GMT

#1455

Chicago is a trash fire, change my mind.

JimmiC

Canada22817 Posts

August 03 2021 01:09 GMT

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FlaShFTW

United States10382 Posts

August 03 2021 01:25 GMT

#1457

On August 03 2021 10:03 cLutZ wrote:
Chicago is a trash fire, change my mind.

how dare you disrespect the team that just took my caruso away from us.

NovaTheFeared

United States7232 Posts

August 03 2021 04:36 GMT

#1458

At least we got a new contender for GOAT backcourt : BallZach.

Seriously though, how can the Lakers justify not making a counter offer to Caruso's 4-37 when they have full bird rights? I saw a few people arguing that they want clear books for 2023 free agency but by then Caruso would only have 2 years and 18 million at the most, an easily tradeable contract. Additionally given the top heavy nature of the Lakers roster and the fact that the Bulls have more guards on roster better than Caruso, the Lakers have a better more prominent role on a team with a better chance to win. They could have offered slightly less than the Bulls and it been a better offer to Caruso. Or made the contract structured descending, or with the same guaranteed money but a higher starting salary and a partial guarantee on the last season. All of which would make Caruso's contract in 2023 very unlikely to turn negative value.

What this comes down to is that after years of not paying the luxury tax and raking it in, the Lakers ownership was not ready to pay such a hefty tax bill to keep a useful player when the team is a top contender for a championship this year. The Lakers only have the tax MLE and *maybe* whatever they can get back in a possible Schroder sign and trade to add players above the minimum. Losing Caruso at 9m/per year is plainly stupid and an example of cheaping out.

cLutZ

United States19574 Posts

August 03 2021 15:49 GMT

#1459

How the duck are the bulls gonna play Ball, Caruso, and Lavine? This is just trash fire city

andrewlt

United States7702 Posts

August 03 2021 22:45 GMT

#1460

Count me in as one of the people who have no idea what the fuck the Bulls are doing. They are going all in to make the playoffs at the expense of removing any ceiling the team might have. They're planning on getting Derozan as well. So their core is going to be Vucevic, Lavine, Derozan, Markannen and Ball. That's good enough to make the playoffs but expensive enough that they have virtually no room to get any better. And they're not scaring any contenders with that team.

Knicks are kinda in the same boat. Their moves look like they want to be the strongest non-contender in a shallow East. Like those Hawks teams that would get eliminated by Lebron in the conference semifinals for 10 straight years.