Real talk, the NBA is probably the most frustrating sport to watch

[Rocket Scientist]

Anything is possible but I think we can sit up here and say the NBA Finals matchup this year will feature a super star/all star. Bron,Melo,Duncan,CP3,Durant at least 1 of the 5 I listed will be playin in the Finals this summer,its almost guarateed . As for football being predictable. This is the 1st year since 1995 that Conference Championship will have a rematch of last Conf Champ Game.

 

[tremonthustler1]

You dead wrong on all accounts. It's no coincedence that teams with good GM's seem to do well. Sam Presti learned from R.C Buford. The Magic's new GM also learned from Buford, that's how he made me look like an idiot in the Dwight trade for saying Orlando got robbed when in hindsight you could argue Vucevic has the brighter future than any player involved in that trade. Good GM's make good moves. R.C Buford is regarded as the best in the league because regardless of where he drafts he finds a player that can help his team win that other teams passed on. When you fukk up your 1st round pick you're basically setting your team back 5 years at least. Minny done fukked up so many picks that they'd be championship contenders if they would've taken guys that went after the guy they drafted. Realistically Minny could have a roster of Pek,Love,George,Curry,Rubio. That starting 5 could be a finals contender every year imo. I don't fukk with baseball so I can't explain why the Pirates been in the dump but i'm sure if you look at their drafts you probably can the culprit. Draft well and trade well and you're OKC/Spurs status. Show me a team that has drafted and traded well the last 10 years that's in the dump.

to the bolded: you don't know that it's highly unlikely that that hypothetical squad would be a Finals contender. It involves too much stuff that may or may not be feasible given their situation. Sometimes you can make the right picks and it still doesn't mean anything. Hell, that team had Love, Big Al, and a war chest and nobody wanted the job as a coach OR GM. Hell, they have a team that if healthy could fukk around and make the playoffs and have Love, Rubio, Pek, etc. and watch nobody STILL want the GM job. Some situations in the NBA are much steeper climbs than others. I don't wanna keep making this about my team because inherently we could never compete for a championship, but that's another story.

If you draft and trade well for a decade, you should be good. In the NFL I might not have to do that well over a long period of time to contend. In baseball, I don't have to do that to contend. Hell, depending on where you are, you don't have to do that in the NBA to contend. According to you, the Knicks got to where they are now and they fukked up. Unless the organization is completely out of order, I can conceivably take your organization and turn it around faster with more margin for error than I could in the NBA with less margin for error.

 

[Rocket Scientist]

arent 3/4 teams the same in this weeks conference championships that played last year? So stfu fakkits and stop saying no parity like in nfl cuz there aint no parity in that shyt either

NFL has had different Super Bowl Matchups every year for last 20. The NBA has had repeat Finals matchups. (97&98 Bulls&Jazz) (06&11 Heat vs Mavs),(08&10 Lakers&Celtics). The Conf Championship games this weekend may have repeat teams but they will break ratings records. (Not comparing NBA VS NFL)

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

to the bolded: you don't know that it's highly unlikely that that hypothetical squad would be a Finals contender. It involves too much stuff that may or may not be feasible given their situation. Sometimes you can make the right picks and it still doesn't mean anything. Hell, that team had Love, Big Al, and a war chest and nobody wanted the job as a coach OR GM. Hell, they have a team that if healthy could fukk around and make the playoffs and have Love, Rubio, Pek, etc. and watch nobody STILL want the GM job. Some situations in the NBA are much steeper climbs than others. I don't wanna keep making this about my team because inherently we could never compete for a championship, but that's another story.

If you draft and trade well for a decade, you should be good. In the NFL I might not have to do that well over a long period of time to contend. In baseball, I don't have to do that to contend. Hell, depending on where you are, you don't have to do that in the NBA to contend. According to you, the Knicks got to where they are now and they fukked up. Unless the organization is completely out of order, I can conceivably take your organization and turn it around faster with more margin for error than I could in the NBA with less margin for error.

Breh, your a Minny fan so if anybody can relate to this question it's you. If the Lakers were in any city in the midwest do you think they have the roster they have right now? If the Knicks were in the midwest do you see Chandler signing there? Melo demanding to be traded there? We've seen what happened when you stick superstars in any midwest city not named Chicago. You couldn't pay Bosh max money to sign to Cleveland even when Bron was there. Who was breaking they neck to get to Cleveland besides an over the hill Shaq? Nobody wanted to be a Net until they moved to Brooklyn. Kyrie is the next CP3 and everybody on this board knows nobody is signing to the Cavs to help the brother win some games.

 

[FTBS]

The Spurs stay finding gems late in the draft breh. The Lakers actually draft terribly but since they got Kobe and a city where every player wants to live they've been able to benefit from players wanting to sign or be traded there.

And the greatest gem is still the guy they drafted number 1 overall. TP and Manu are great but they have never been the best in the league. Green, and Leonard and co. are good and could be great but they will never be the best in the league. Brady is at worst a top 2 qb in the L and he was a 6th round draft pick. Rodgers was drafted in the 20's. Foster was undrafted. You wont' find Lebron's and KD's going that late and those are the caliber of players you need to build around. You can't compare drafting between the sports because it is a totally different ball game in the NBA.

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

nikkas take less money to sign to Miami. Wake me up when somebody takes less money to sign to Cleveland with Kyrie and Waiters......in a year when they become allstars it still won't happen. It's simple, if you have a good GM you'll be good. If you have your team in a sexy city you'll be good. Put Blake and DJ in Utah and CP3 would refuse to be traded there.

 

[tremonthustler1]

Breh, your a Minny fan so if anybody can relate to this question it's you. If the Lakers were in any city in the midwest do you think they have the roster they have right now? If the Knicks were in the midwest do you see Chandler signing there? Melo demanding to be traded there? We've seen what happened when you stick superstars in any midwest city not named Chicago. You couldn't pay Bosh max money to sign to Cleveland even when Bron was there. Who was breaking they neck to get to Cleveland besides an over the hill Shaq? Nobody wanted to be a Net until they moved to Brooklyn. Kyrie is the next CP3 and everybody on this board knows nobody is signing to the Cavs to help the brother win some games.

You realize you just illustrated my point right?

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

And the greatest gem is still the guy they drafted number 1 overall. TP and Manu are great but they have never been the best in the league. Green, and Leonard and co. are good and could be great but they will never be the best in the league. Brady is at worst a top 2 qb in the L and he was a 6th round draft pick. Rodgers was drafted in the 20's. Foster was undrafted. You wont' find Lebron's and KD's going that late and those are the caliber of players you need to build around. You can't compare drafting between the sports because it is a totally different ball game in the NBA.

It's been a long time since Duncan has been the best player in the league. Dirk has a ring and he was drafted after Tractor Trailer. You can have the 1st pick and still take a Sam Bowie if you're a bad GM. KD was drafted 2nd not 1st. Kobe was drafted 13th not 1st. Tracy Mcgrady was a late lottery pick and was a top 5 player in his prime. You can find value late in the draft fam. Dame Lillard was taken after Thomas Robinson and you're gonna see the result of that for years to come in both franchises.

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

Right now on TNT they showing all the shytty Kahn picks. That's why Minny been in the dump. Klay Thompson has more trade value than Derrick Williams right now and look where both were drafted.

 

[Frump]

Leagues way too predictable and as a fan u know unless u have one of the top few players in the league u have no chance to win it all..in the other leagues your team can come out of nowhere and win it all

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

You realize you just illustrated my point right?

Nope because you don't have to be in a sexy market to be good as long as you have a good GM. Who signed to San Antonio or OKC as a free agent?

 

[FTBS]

It's been a long time since Duncan has been the best player in the league. Dirk has a ring and he was drafted after Tractor Trailer. You can have the 1st pick and still take a Sam Bowie if you're a bad GM. KD was drafted 2nd not 1st. Kobe was drafted 13th not 1st. Tracy Mcgrady was a late lottery pick and was a top 5 player in his prime. You can find value late in the draft fam. Dame Lillard was taken after Thomas Robinson and you're gonna see the result of that for years to come in both franchises.

Are you really talking about 6-13 picks aka still in the lottery being late in the draft? Since when did every team have a shot at those picks? We can talk about lottery fukkups all day but the fact remains it still isnt' comparable to what happens in the NFL.

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

Leagues way too predictable and as a fan u know unless u have one of the top few players in the league u have no chance to win it all..in the other leagues your team can come out of nowhere and win it all

I disagree. I think Memphis has a chance to win it all without a top 15 player.

 

[Magnus Warhol]

The Lakers x Heat game about to start. 10:30PM EST start on TNT (1/17/13).


The only thing missing is some weed. Damn, not having purple buds is tough.

 

[tremonthustler1]

Nope because you don't have to be in a sexy market to be good as long as you have a good GM. Who signed to San Antonio or OKC as a free agent?

I know several vets that took less to go there. You keep relaying this back to my team when my team inherently can't compete. You're using an extreme example to support a weak point. How about the extreme example in other sports that could fukk around and still do well?

How about this. You're the Wolves owner. The first step to rebuilding would be to hire a good GM right? Good luck.