1) This going to get worse before it gets better. We lost the series in the first 2 games, have to win 1 in Denver and the “easiest” 2 chances were the first games of the series when we had been in Colorado a couple days before and acclimated to the altitude. Sweeping Denver fro here out? Please.
2) Would you rather get swept and have it end, mercifully, at home? Or do you want to go out listening to Colorado shout “WHO’S YOUR DADDY?!” at a maniacal pitch? My vote is the sweep, nothing to be gained from a moral victory at this point.
3) This Denver team reminds me of the Gasol/ Bryant Lakers when flanked by Lamar, Fish and a defensive ace SF who could score in the clutch. Hard to load up the defense, especially when Kobe was open to passing the ball, and they were a great rebounding team. Remember when Rui was super focused on rebounding? Yeah, me neither. Feels like a lifetime ago.
4) No one is immune, there will be blood. Something will change this summer for sure now. What that looks like is, as of now, a mystery. I’m sure speculation will run rampant. The thing is, it’s not one thing. It’s like 7. I know we’ll hear how injuries affected everything. Tell that to the Knicks, 76ers and Milwaukee. I get it, we’ve been banged up all season. Feel free to attend the Pity Party but we have had AD and LeBron playing in the vast majority of the games. Maybe Vando, if he was scoring like he showed he was capable of doing, could have altered some of this but I’m personally not seeing what more of Vincent or Wood or Cam would have brought to the table. All of them are one-dimensional and not elected at a role like the role players in Denver are. Simple as that. Can’t just blame the coach and ignore the on-court focus of multiple players (LeBron and Rui have gotten back footed so
much in this series they could star in a film produced in the Valley if ya know what I mean) or the GM/owner who focuses far too just h in wattage or voltage and not enough on Ohms or resistance. This team lacks grit and looks to the refs to bail them out far too often.
5) I guess I did have a lot to say. While I’d like to avoid a sweep, the gentleman’s sweep will be far more embarrassing so just as well to get it over with.
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April 26, 2024 8 Comments
Hey JS or whomever, if LBJ just walks out the door, what is the Least $$ he could take from another Team. I see callers like Miami, Philly perhaps Warriors? NOT SAYING he won’t play for nothing. just if he agreed to take the least he could be paid by NBAPL and NBA. PLMK when you can. : )
The vet minimum. Less than $3.5 mil (TBD but it’s projected at $3.33 mil)
Thanks JS. I thought that, but was not sure. So LBJ can go to win a Chip or stay and make more $$. I remember what Robbie Benson said to his mean coach .”I don’t need your Scholarship. I can go anywhere I want!” It’s funky, but fun movie. Those last lines were classic!
He’s shown no willingness and in fact has gone on record as saying he won’t take less than the max. I wouldn’t expect any less of him. But I also wouldn’t expect to be much more than a low-to-mid 40’s wins and early playoff exit team if you’re paying ultra max money for a guy who doesn’t elevate his team any more. He’d need to land somewhere he can be the 2nd or 3rd option if championships were an actual desire.
I am out of words for how disappointed I am right now. I am preparing myself for another long off-season, but something definitely has to change. Also, do we even have a bench?
Hang in there BB! We really knew all season that we had too many Inconsistent Starters (save LBJ and AD) and Benchers. I did not expect LBJ and AD to be, to a degree, the healthiest and most consistent players. We are wasting LBJ years just like we did with Kobe. I don’t want LBJ to leave, but for him, he’s got the whole basketball world in front of him for perhaps 3 years. He’d be perfect for Miami, Philly, OKC and even Denver.
Thanks for the words of encouragement, DJ.
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