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Lol @ give it another week then make trades. You are dumb as shyt breh good think you're not anyone's GM
Excuse me who are you again?

You really think PG is staying with the way this shyt is going down? If this keeps going the way it is you need to start thinking of moves quickly to not end up empty.
 

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Westbrook deserves a ton of blame, but it is his team and Melo/PG knew what they were signing up for.

The reality is that these 3 cats stop the ball too much. Having them on the court at the same time is what everyone worried about and it is unfortunately playing out like many thought it would.

Give it another week or start making changes either via trade or Melo to the bench.
Who can they trade and for what? Melo has a no trade clause. PG is a free agent after this season.
 

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Who can they trade and for what? Melo has a no trade clause. PG is a free agent after this season.
That’s exactly my point. Melo won’t/can’t be traded, but if it’s clear this is a train wreck and PG pretty much guaranteed to want to leave you have to to try and get something for him.
 

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Russy needs to set the example of sacrificing for the greater good of the team, right now they're all just fighting each other for touches to simply go ISO after they get a defender switch.

Westbrook has his contract, he's committed to the city, he won the MVP, he gains nothing by stat padding and taking every shot at this point. In reality, he needs to become an elite creator to help PG & Melo get easy buckets so they at least have a passing thought at staying and then recruiting others to come also.

But if he's just gonna jack up 3's and not even run offensive sets in crunch time, he's basically pushing Melo/PG out. Also, if he's undermining Donovan by not running plays (I'm pretty sure Donovan didn't draw up "Westbrook take 5 dribbles and jack a contested 3" out of their last timeout) ... that just encourages Melo/PG to do the same.

Or, if he truly just wants Russ ball like last year and wants to push these guys out ... he's doing the right thing in that manner.
 

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That’s exactly my point. Melo won’t/can’t be traded, but if it’s clear this is a train wreck and PG pretty much guaranteed to want to leave you have to to try and get something for him.
I don't see a team you can realistically trade him to and get anything worthwhile.
 

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I don't see a team you can realistically trade him to and get anything worthwhile.
This is where you are wrong. The bucks got Bledsoe for Monroe and a heavily protected pick.

It’s early, but definitely should be on their mind. I think Donovan gets fired first before anything else.
 

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No team is more confusing than the fukking Thunder :francis:

shyt in the clutch 2 years ago, one of the best teams in the clutch last year, shyt in the clutch this year. Russy somehow can't get calls anymore & even when he does he's fukking missing them. PG & Melo can't get calls either. PG is passive as fukk. Melo is aggressive as fukk. Donovan just changes shyt up every game just to see what happens. Grant is like Serge used to be, if he just goes he's generally fine but if he gets it & has to think about what he wants to do it's usually bad. Nobody even throws it to Abrines. Patterson ain't done shyt. Need another big in the worst way. Adams, Robes, & Felton have been the only half consistent guys on the team so far.

On the bright side, broke the run of games with a flagrant at 3 :gladbron:
 

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This is where you are wrong. The bucks got Bledsoe for Monroe and a heavily protected pick.

It’s early, but definitely should be on their mind. I think Donovan gets fired first before anything else.
Eric Bledsoe also isn't a free agent after this year who everyone feels like will bolt to LA at first chance. THAT's the main problem with trading PG. The only team sthat'd risk it would be a team trying to contend and win this season. That leaves Cleveland, Houston, San Antonio, and Boston. Boston ain't doing it as they have a very young team that can compete for the next half decade. What can Cleveland offer? No way they give up the Brooklyn pick.
 
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