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Re: Tommy & Gorman Have Right Idea On Kawhi-to-Boston Rumors
« Reply #120 on: April 12, 2018, 04:56:41 AM »

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Tatum is a 6th man on a contender, at best.

If you can get Kawhi, you make this trade in a heartbeat.

LOL. He started all season for the Celtics.

This team isn't a contender, they just have a few wins in the east.

Get real.

Your shtick is tiresome but it’s attention you so desperately crave, so I’ll oblige.

55 wins, 22-8 record against the West. That’s the 4th-most wins in the entire league and second-best winning percentage against the West, behind only Houston. They went 11-5 against the West’s 8 playoff teams (and 8-2 vs top-5).

All while missing their second-best player. Another 100+ games lost to injury to other key players.

If you don’t think this team at full-strength isn’t a contender, we’ll then you’re not a troll, you’re blind.
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Re: Tommy & Gorman Have Right Idea On Kawhi-to-Boston Rumors
« Reply #121 on: April 12, 2018, 07:18:15 AM »

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Tatum is a 6th man on a contender, at best.

If you can get Kawhi, you make this trade in a heartbeat.

LOL. He started all season for the Celtics.

This team isn't a contender, they just have a few wins in the east.

Get real.

Your shtick is tiresome but it’s attention you so desperately crave, so I’ll oblige.

55 wins, 22-8 record against the West. That’s the 4th-most wins in the entire league and second-best winning percentage against the West, behind only Houston. They went 11-5 against the West’s 8 playoff teams (and 8-2 vs top-5).

All while missing their second-best player. Another 100+ games lost to injury to other key players.

If you don’t think this team at full-strength isn’t a contender, we’ll then you’re not a troll, you’re blind.
I actually agree with you, but regular season record has nothing to do with whether you're a contender

Re: Tommy & Gorman Have Right Idea On Kawhi-to-Boston Rumors
« Reply #122 on: April 12, 2018, 03:36:37 PM »

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Tatum is a 6th man on a contender, at best.

If you can get Kawhi, you make this trade in a heartbeat.

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Re: Tommy & Gorman Have Right Idea On Kawhi-to-Boston Rumors
« Reply #123 on: April 12, 2018, 04:28:25 PM »

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Tatum is a 6th man on a contender, at best.

If you can get Kawhi, you make this trade in a heartbeat.

LOL. He started all season for the Celtics.

This team isn't a contender, they just have a few wins in the east.

Get real.

Your shtick is tiresome but it’s attention you so desperately crave, so I’ll oblige.

55 wins, 22-8 record against the West. That’s the 4th-most wins in the entire league and second-best winning percentage against the West, behind only Houston. They went 11-5 against the West’s 8 playoff teams (and 8-2 vs top-5).

All while missing their second-best player. Another 100+ games lost to injury to other key players.

If you don’t think this team at full-strength isn’t a contender, we’ll then you’re not a troll, you’re blind.
I actually agree with you, but regular season record has nothing to do with whether you're a contender

Nothing? Really?

Are you just one of those that this is GSW’s world and we are all just living in it?

The Rockets are legit contenders and that’s based on their regular season dominance. I personally don’t trust D’Antoni, Harden, OR Paul, but they are most definitely contenders.

So if wins and losses are to be completely disregarded, what should be considered?
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Re: Tommy & Gorman Have Right Idea On Kawhi-to-Boston Rumors
« Reply #124 on: April 12, 2018, 04:45:21 PM »

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Tatum is a 6th man on a contender, at best.

If you can get Kawhi, you make this trade in a heartbeat.


LoL

Re: Tommy & Gorman Have Right Idea On Kawhi-to-Boston Rumors
« Reply #125 on: April 13, 2018, 05:07:26 PM »

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I will say this, it is such a dang shame Leonard won't play this series. If the Spurs with Leonard played a Curry-less Warriors team, I honestly think they beat them in 6 or 7.

However, I think Warriors still win this series in 6 games.

Also, even if Kawhi wanted to shut himself down for the year and come back 110% next season, shouldn't he have told this to the Spurs organization a while ago?? Idk man, the whole situation seems so bizarre. Never expected anything like this to take place with an organization like the Spurs and with such a humble superstar like Kawhi...  ???
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Re: Tommy & Gorman Have Right Idea On Kawhi-to-Boston Rumors
« Reply #126 on: April 14, 2018, 09:06:23 AM »

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Honestly I have a hard time letting go of JB let alone Tatum in a trade for KL.

Think like a GM. You have lesser talents (at this stage) but who have shown nothing but improvement in their short careers on cost controlled rookie scale contracts. You ha e your wing position locked down in a 3 headed monster of Tatum/Brown/Hayward.

Trading for a redundant position makes zero sense. If the player we were acquiring were Anthony Davis different story. But for KL, I just don’t see this as improving is that much on the court while dramatically reducing our salary cap capabilities.

Re: Tommy & Gorman Have Right Idea On Kawhi-to-Boston Rumors
« Reply #127 on: April 14, 2018, 11:48:00 AM »

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Honestly I have a hard time letting go of JB let alone Tatum in a trade for KL.

Think like a GM. You have lesser talents (at this stage) but who have shown nothing but improvement in their short careers on cost controlled rookie scale contracts. You ha e your wing position locked down in a 3 headed monster of Tatum/Brown/Hayward.

Trading for a redundant position makes zero sense. If the player we were acquiring were Anthony Davis different story. But for KL, I just don’t see this as improving is that much on the court while dramatically reducing our salary cap capabilities.

Honestly, I think Jaylen's ceiling is Kawhi with slightly more athleticism.

But even at his floor, I think Jaylen would be a fringe all-star and solid starter on a contending team. (Again, as his floor)

I mean, great-to-elite two way players are honestly hard to come by these days.
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Re: Tommy & Gorman Have Right Idea On Kawhi-to-Boston Rumors
« Reply #128 on: April 14, 2018, 12:43:04 PM »

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Honestly I have a hard time letting go of JB let alone Tatum in a trade for KL.

Think like a GM. You have lesser talents (at this stage) but who have shown nothing but improvement in their short careers on cost controlled rookie scale contracts. You ha e your wing position locked down in a 3 headed monster of Tatum/Brown/Hayward.

Trading for a redundant position makes zero sense. If the player we were acquiring were Anthony Davis different story. But for KL, I just don’t see this as improving is that much on the court while dramatically reducing our salary cap capabilities.

Honestly, I think Jaylen's ceiling is Kawhi with slightly more athleticism.

But even at his floor, I think Jaylen would be a fringe all-star and solid starter on a contending team. (Again, as his floor)

I mean, great-to-elite two way players are honestly hard to come by these days.
I could easily see Jaylen being a fixture on All Defense teams starting next year. I could also see him start making All Star teams in 2-3 years. I really think Brown and Tatum should be keepers. I think they both have ceilings as top 10 players in the league.

Re: Tommy & Gorman Have Right Idea On Kawhi-to-Boston Rumors
« Reply #129 on: April 14, 2018, 03:22:00 PM »

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Honestly I have a hard time letting go of JB let alone Tatum in a trade for KL.

Think like a GM. You have lesser talents (at this stage) but who have shown nothing but improvement in their short careers on cost controlled rookie scale contracts. You ha e your wing position locked down in a 3 headed monster of Tatum/Brown/Hayward.

Trading for a redundant position makes zero sense. If the player we were acquiring were Anthony Davis different story. But for KL, I just don’t see this as improving is that much on the court while dramatically reducing our salary cap capabilities.

Honestly, I think Jaylen's ceiling is Kawhi with slightly more athleticism.

But even at his floor, I think Jaylen would be a fringe all-star and solid starter on a contending team. (Again, as his floor)

I mean, great-to-elite two way players are honestly hard to come by these days.
I could easily see Jaylen being a fixture on All Defense teams starting next year. I could also see him start making All Star teams in 2-3 years. I really think Brown and Tatum should be keepers. I think they both have ceilings as top 10 players in the league.
and Kawhi is a top 5 player right now (or at least was before the injury)
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Re: Tommy & Gorman Have Right Idea On Kawhi-to-Boston Rumors
« Reply #130 on: April 14, 2018, 04:10:28 PM »

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Tatum is a 6th man on a contender, at best.

If you can get Kawhi, you make this trade in a heartbeat.

LOL. He started all season for the Celtics.

This team isn't a contender, they just have a few wins in the east.

Get real.

Your shtick is tiresome but it’s attention you so desperately crave, so I’ll oblige.

55 wins, 22-8 record against the West. That’s the 4th-most wins in the entire league and second-best winning percentage against the West, behind only Houston. They went 11-5 against the West’s 8 playoff teams (and 8-2 vs top-5).

All while missing their second-best player. Another 100+ games lost to injury to other key players.

If you don’t think this team at full-strength isn’t a contender, we’ll then you’re not a troll, you’re blind.
You just made his point. If we're at full strength, then Tatum doesn't start. So he would be a 6th man on a contender. Lol.
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Re: Tommy & Gorman Have Right Idea On Kawhi-to-Boston Rumors
« Reply #131 on: April 14, 2018, 05:16:26 PM »

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Tatum is a 6th man on a contender, at best.

If you can get Kawhi, you make this trade in a heartbeat.

LOL. He started all season for the Celtics.

This team isn't a contender, they just have a few wins in the east.

Get real.

Your shtick is tiresome but it’s attention you so desperately crave, so I’ll oblige.

55 wins, 22-8 record against the West. That’s the 4th-most wins in the entire league and second-best winning percentage against the West, behind only Houston. They went 11-5 against the West’s 8 playoff teams (and 8-2 vs top-5).

All while missing their second-best player. Another 100+ games lost to injury to other key players.

If you don’t think this team at full-strength isn’t a contender, we’ll then you’re not a troll, you’re blind.
You just made his point. If we're at full strength, then Tatum doesn't start. So he would be a 6th man on a contender. Lol.

He said "6th man on a contender, at best". I think we all know that Tatum can start on most teams now, and very soon would start on mostly any team.

The Kawhi trade to Boston idea revolves around Kawhi's health. Is Danny confident that he's going to play 70+ games for the next 5 years? If so, he'll pull the trigger on a trade for him.

Re: Tommy & Gorman Have Right Idea On Kawhi-to-Boston Rumors
« Reply #132 on: April 14, 2018, 05:20:04 PM »

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Tatum is a 6th man on a contender, at best.

If you can get Kawhi, you make this trade in a heartbeat.

LOL. He started all season for the Celtics.

This team isn't a contender, they just have a few wins in the east.

Get real.

Your shtick is tiresome but it’s attention you so desperately crave, so I’ll oblige.

55 wins, 22-8 record against the West. That’s the 4th-most wins in the entire league and second-best winning percentage against the West, behind only Houston. They went 11-5 against the West’s 8 playoff teams (and 8-2 vs top-5).

All while missing their second-best player. Another 100+ games lost to injury to other key players.

If you don’t think this team at full-strength isn’t a contender, we’ll then you’re not a troll, you’re blind.
You just made his point. If we're at full strength, then Tatum doesn't start. So he would be a 6th man on a contender. Lol.

He said "6th man on a contender, at best". I think we all know that Tatum can start on most teams now, and very soon would start on mostly any team.

The Kawhi trade to Boston idea revolves around Kawhi's health. Is Danny confident that he's going to play 70+ games for the next 5 years? If so, he'll pull the trigger on a trade for him.
Danny also gotta feel like Kawhi will resign in Boston. If he isn't 100% sure of that before the trade, I don't see the trade going down.

Re: Tommy & Gorman Have Right Idea On Kawhi-to-Boston Rumors
« Reply #133 on: April 14, 2018, 05:40:37 PM »

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Tatum is a 6th man on a contender, at best.

If you can get Kawhi, you make this trade in a heartbeat.

LOL. He started all season for the Celtics.

This team isn't a contender, they just have a few wins in the east.

Get real.

Your shtick is tiresome but it’s attention you so desperately crave, so I’ll oblige.

55 wins, 22-8 record against the West. That’s the 4th-most wins in the entire league and second-best winning percentage against the West, behind only Houston. They went 11-5 against the West’s 8 playoff teams (and 8-2 vs top-5).

All while missing their second-best player. Another 100+ games lost to injury to other key players.

If you don’t think this team at full-strength isn’t a contender, we’ll then you’re not a troll, you’re blind.
You just made his point. If we're at full strength, then Tatum doesn't start. So he would be a 6th man on a contender. Lol.

He said "6th man on a contender, at best". I think we all know that Tatum can start on most teams now, and very soon would start on mostly any team.

The Kawhi trade to Boston idea revolves around Kawhi's health. Is Danny confident that he's going to play 70+ games for the next 5 years? If so, he'll pull the trigger on a trade for him.
Yeah but starting on a crappy team doesn't mean you're better than a 6th man for a contender. Eric Gordon is way better than a number of starters on other teams. I think what he was trying to say was if you want your team to be a contender, Tatum shouldn't be starting, he should be your 6th man.

I don't even really agree with that, I just thought it was funny that the other poster tried to argue with him, and ended up making his point.
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Re: Tommy & Gorman Have Right Idea On Kawhi-to-Boston Rumors
« Reply #134 on: April 14, 2018, 05:45:38 PM »

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Tatum is a 6th man on a contender, at best.

If you can get Kawhi, you make this trade in a heartbeat.

LOL. He started all season for the Celtics.

This team isn't a contender, they just have a few wins in the east.

Get real.

Your shtick is tiresome but it’s attention you so desperately crave, so I’ll oblige.

55 wins, 22-8 record against the West. That’s the 4th-most wins in the entire league and second-best winning percentage against the West, behind only Houston. They went 11-5 against the West’s 8 playoff teams (and 8-2 vs top-5).

All while missing their second-best player. Another 100+ games lost to injury to other key players.

If you don’t think this team at full-strength isn’t a contender, we’ll then you’re not a troll, you’re blind.
Also, you said that if he DOESN'T think that this team at full-strength ISN'T a contender, then he's blind. So that means if he does think that the healthy celtics are contenders, then he is blind. Double negative. Lol.
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