2018 OFF-SEASON DISCUSSION THREAD

[DJT]

Several players and some coaches have said there was no meeting. So that's interesting. 
 
Maybe it was a players meeting with Wiggins, KAT, Butler and Gibson or something.

 

[Paulius]

There was insight sought from a Chicago media person who had watched Butler from the start of his career. The suggestion was that Jimmy came into the league driven by his underdog status, and that changed a few years later when he started hanging out with Wahlberg and seeing himself as a star.

The feeling in Chicago was that Butler’s game stopped growing three, four years ago, as his head grew ever larger.


http://m.startribune.com/once-an-underdog-jimmy-butler-has-turned-into-an-egomaniac-nba-star-now/496786741/

I told yall how i see it and its big facts. Good to know im not the only one who noticed that

 

[Paulius]

Thibs was fired after the 2014-15 season. He was out of the picture as Jimmy’s head — meaning, ego — grew larger, to the point the Bulls decided to trade him before the Butler distraction grew into something more serious.

The legend was that Thibodeau was getting back his No. 1 guy, Butler, when the Wolves traded what are now three players for Butler in June 2017.

We now know Thibodeau was wrong. He wasn’t getting hard-nosed, underdog Jimmy Butler, the player he had coached in Chicago. He was getting bigheaded Jimmy, a star with no interest in having a co-star, an egomaniac the Bulls were delighted to trade.



Big facts again

 

[Paulius]

RIP the good ol Jimmy. It was fun while it lasted but you dead now

 

[bosoxlover12]

So lakers beat the warriors in this pre season game and now people going crazy?

Theyll have a lot of growing pains

im not basing anything off a preseason game

i just think theyre being slept on

 

[Mexi]

People sleeping on okc

if anything people are getting their hopes up with okc

 

[Paulius]

im not basing anything off a preseason game

i just think theyre being slept on

I was replying to DJTs betting post

But what do you slept on? I think having them as the 6-8th seed is not sleeping on them imo

 

[Paulius]

if anything people are getting their hopes up with okc

You’ll see just dont act surprised later

 

[DJT]

I still think the Lakers will be 5-7 seed range most likely. 

 

[Paulius]

They’ll start out the year badly and will be playing catch up all season but a 5th seed would be good for them

HCA would be exceeding my expectations for sure

 

[DJT]

I was replying to DJTs betting post

But what do you slept on? I think having them as the 6-8th seed is not sleeping on them imo

yeah this, calling them favorites to win the championship is crazy. Even with Lebron. The warriors are that good.

 

[Paulius]

yeah this, calling them favorites to win the championship is crazy. Even with Lebron. The warriors are that good.

Theres 3 teams in the West that are better and 2-3 teams in the east that are better

Vegas is gonna rob these Laker fanboys

 

[Paulius]

Lebrons heat started out bad
Lebrons cavs started out bad when he came back home

What he had in his favor is that he was in the east. That helped to catch up to the top of the standings quicker

The west is a different animal. Literally every single game counts and matters

I dont even think its bold to say the Lakers will be literally fighting for a playoff spot bc im sure 5-10 seeds will all be a game or so off

 

[Mexi]

The Lakers are really good

 

[DJT]

Lebrons heat started out bad
Lebrons cavs started out bad when he came back home

What he had in his favor is that he was in the east. That helped to catch up to the top of the standings quicker

The west is a different animal. Literally every single game counts and matters

I dont even think its bold to say the Lakers will be literally fighting for a playoff spot bc im sure 5-10 seeds will all be a game or so off

Yep always a tight race in the west. Should make for a fun season.

 

[DJT]

The Lakers are really good

Yeah like 5-7th seed good.

 

[Paulius]

The Lakers are really good

Twitter really has been rubbing off on you. Casuals in your head

 

[Paulius]

Cant wait for Brons traditional cryptic messages in January and Feb

 

[Mexi]

Yeah like 5-7th seed good.

I think they could make 3rd. I have them 4th

The west is really not great outside of gsw and Houston

 

[Mexi]

Cant wait for Brons traditional cryptic messages in January and Feb

David Griffin said on XM last season that some of those are for his kids

He had one one time that everyone thought was for Love but it was for one of his kids to do homework or whatever