2020-2021 Around the NBA Thread

[Scoot26]

Trae Young swag is off the charts. I mean the leagues D is absolute trash now, but he is a beast.

Obviously defense isn't at all what it once was, but never took Milwaukee as a bad defense. Trae Young has the time of his life with Jrue Holiday, a member of the All-Defensive Team. Honestly Ben Simmons looked better on Trae than Jrue did.

John Collins is also having himself several really good games.

My view was if Milwaukee came out, took command of Game 1, and won it, this series may be quick. If Atlanta stole game 1, like they have the previous two rounds.. look out.. They have a really good shot at making the Finals.

Guess the East is just going to send 5 seeds to the Finals now.

 

[knoxville7]

Trae Young swag is off the charts. I mean the leagues D is absolute trash now, but he is a beast.

trae is a great shooter, don’t get me wrong…but didn’t Simmons just lock him up last series? If Simmons could make free throws trae would be sitting on a beach somewhere right now

 

[bamainatlanta]

trae is a great shooter, don’t get me wrong…but didn’t Simmons just lock him up last series? If Simmons could make free throws trae would be sitting on a beach somewhere right now

Hell if Simmons can make a dunk

 

[bamainatlanta]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1407870563226472449

 

[knoxville7]

Rick Carlisle to the pacers. Must of been some crap behind the scenes to make Rick leave Dallas and Luka for Indiana

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

Rick Carlisle to the pacers. Must of been some crap behind the scenes to make Rick leave Dallas and Luka for Indiana

Reggie Miller ripped the Pacers players for how they've been acting the past two years, and that they better get their shit together with Carlisle there now.

 

[SilenceS]

Rick Carlisle to the pacers. Must of been some crap behind the scenes to make Rick leave Dallas and Luka for Indiana

I read its over some guy Mark Cuban is taking advice from and, basically, wouldnt listen to Carlisle anymore just this guy. Carlisle seemed to hate the guy. Seems thats what led to Cuban basically forcing him out

 

[clonetrooper264]

I read its over some guy Mark Cuban is taking advice from and, basically, wouldnt listen to Carlisle anymore just this guy. Carlisle seemed to hate the guy. Seems thats what led to Cuban basically forcing him out

Dang...must be bad because Carlisle has been there what seems like forever now.

I do like that signing for the Pacers, I think we'll be solidly in the playoff picture next year under his direction. From what I heard this last guy the Pacers had was a tyrant and TJ Warren didn't like him from when he was an assistant with the Suns and basically refused to play for him, basically using his injury/surgery as an excuse to get away from him. Pretty wild if true

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

Article is from 2019, but this is to who Cuban is listening. He's also pissing off Luka, which seems like a poor strategy.

Betting on Bob Voulgaris: The Mavs 'Analytical Advantage' That isn't Being Talked About Enough

Betting on Bob Voulgaris: The Mavs 'Analytical Advantage' That isn't Being Talked About Enough

www.si.com

EDIT: Actually, it appears he left last week.

 

[BNB]

Rick Carlisle to the pacers. Must of been some crap behind the scenes to make Rick leave Dallas and Luka for Indiana

You know, I initially thought the same thing... but Indiana actually has a pretty solid roster.

With good coaching, they could be pretty damn good. Maybe they won't win a title, but I can see them surpassing Milwaukee and Philly in the East.

But yeah.. Walking away from a superstar player Luka and a team that has some space to work with this offseason to potentially bring in another star player is a head-scratcher.

 

[Enasic]

Carlisle is one of the very best coaches in the league

 

[FozzyBear]

Luka forced Carlisle out in a sense.

 

[Scoot26]

You know, I initially thought the same thing... but Indiana actually has a pretty solid roster.

With good coaching, they could be pretty damn good. Maybe they won't win a title, but I can see them surpassing Milwaukee and Philly in the East.

But yeah.. Walking away from a superstar player Luka and a team that has some space to work with this offseason to potentially bring in another star player is a head-scratcher.

I see Indiana stuck in the 4-5 spot short of Philly breaking up. The top 3 teams in the East all have superstars and are surrounded by fellow stars to some degree. Trae Young may be entering superstardom and that gives the East 4 teams....Indy will not have a superstar.

Indy can certainly overachieve regular season wise and surpass other teams, but playoff wise, not seeing much more than 2nd round for them.

 

[clonetrooper264]

I see Indiana stuck in the 4-5 spot short of Philly breaking up. The top 3 teams in the East all have superstars and are surrounded by fellow stars to some degree. Trae Young may be entering superstardom and that gives the East 4 teams....Indy will not have a superstar.

Indy can certainly overachieve regular season wise and surpass other teams, but playoff wise, not seeing much more than 2nd round for them.

Indy is gonna be like that Joe Johnson/Al Horford Hawks team that goes nuts in the regular season but can't get it done in the playoffs

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

Luka forced Carlisle out in a sense.

Huh?

 

[Scoot26]

Indy is gonna be like that Joe Johnson/Al Horford Hawks team that goes nuts in the regular season but can't get it done in the playoffs

Rick Carlise led teams have never really overachieved record wise either like some coaches tend to have their teams do. The East at one time was easier, but I don't feel that entirely true at this moment of time anymore.

With Dallas, his best finish was the championship year where they won 57 games, 3rd seed, tied with the Lakers, and managed to sweep them in the 2nd. The Spurs ousted themselves in the first round and Durant/Westbrook were still a year away from truly competing deep in the playoffs.

The prior best finish was the season before at 55-27, 2nd seed again, but the 50-32 Spurs ousted them in the 1st round.

Crowded Western Conference then of course.

All in all, just a limit on what to expect with Indiana, short of them making some huge move.

 

[FozzyBear]

Huh?

Speculation. But where there is smoke, theres leaving a bonified star for INDY?

Mavericks' Luka Doncic had 'tension' with Rick Carlisle?

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Tim MacMahon report "tension between Carlisle and 22-year-old superstar Luka Doncic had increasingly become concerning within the Mavs organization."

www.yardbarker.com

Luka Doncic, Rick Carlisle Considering Leaving Mavericks? - Game 7

The Dallas Mavericks fell to the Los Angeles Clippers in the first-round of the Western Conference playoffs. Visit the post to know more in detail.

itsgame7.com

Mavericks Rumors: Luka Doncic, Rick Carlisle 'Simmering Tension' Concerned Dallas

Luka Doncic and coach Rick Carlisle reportedly had a "simmering tension" that was a "concern" within the Dallas Mavericks organization before Carlisle's...

bleacherreport.com

Mavs news: Rick Carlisle's parting message to Luka Doncic

How cool is this?

clutchpoints.com

etc etc etc

 

[clonetrooper264]

Rick Carlise led teams have never really overachieved record wise either like some coaches tend to have their teams do. The East at one time was easier, but I don't feel that entirely true at this moment of time anymore.

With Dallas, his best finish was the championship year where they won 57 games, 3rd seed, tied with the Lakers, and managed to sweep them in the 2nd. The Spurs ousted themselves in the first round and Durant/Westbrook were still a year away from truly competing deep in the playoffs.

The prior best finish was the season before at 55-27, 2nd seed again, but the 50-32 Spurs ousted them in the 1st round.

Crowded Western Conference then of course.

All in all, just a limit on what to expect with Indiana, short of them making some huge move.

Sure, and in fairness I think Indy has a good team in place to be a solid playoff team in the East right now. I could see them hitting close to 48-50 wins with Carlisle if it works out. Their last coach was obviously a very poor fit and the players didn't want to play for him so I think Carlisle brings them back up to their potential, which is a solid middle of the pack team imo

 

[zack54attack]

These Bucks jerseys suck

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

These Bucks jerseys suck

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