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BonesJones said:
@Boob-No-More Already made you look silly for talking about Bud getting swept.

But if getting swept by LeBron is so bad, then we better fire Stotts because we got SWEPT BY THE PELICANS.

"We need a coach with NBA experience." -- Based on what...?

Steve Kerr didn't have coaching experience before taking the Golden State job. Brad Stevens didn't have coaching experience before taking the Boston job. Those guys were immediately two of the top three coaches in the league, so your logic is silly.

Coaching is coaching. Jay Wright doesn't have to re-learn how to coach basketball. Yes, some things are different in the NBA, but Jay Wright has the similar temperament and situation Brad Stevens had when he left Butler. You're logic would've turned into us passing on Brad Stevens as a coach. That just shows it's flawed.
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Boston was rebuilding when they hired Brad Stevens. If we were rebuilding, I would be fine with Wright.
 
KingSpeed said:
I'm not talking about upsets. You're not listening. It's not that the Rockets were upset or not upset, it's that they avoided Seattle on the playoff bracket. This is true EVERY year. You only play 4 teams. My examples aren't outliers. I'm referring to an 8 year period of basketball but it's always true. Warriors lost to Clippers in 2014 but never had to face the Clippers in 2015-17 when they won West.
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What exactly is your point and what point of mine are you arguing?
 
BonesJones said:
@Boob-No-More Already made you look silly for talking about Bud getting swept.

But if getting swept by LeBron is so bad, then we better fire Stotts because we got SWEPT BY THE PELICANS.

"We need a coach with NBA experience." -- Based on what...?

Steve Kerr didn't have coaching experience before taking the Golden State job. Brad Stevens didn't have coaching experience before taking the Boston job. Those guys were immediately two of the top three coaches in the league, so your logic is silly.

Coaching is coaching. Jay Wright doesn't have to re-learn how to coach basketball. Yes, some things are different in the NBA, but Jay Wright has the similar temperament and situation Brad Stevens had when he left Butler. You're logic would've turned into us passing on Brad Stevens as a coach. That just shows it's flawed.
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Kerr had NBA experience playing under two of three greatest NBA coaches of all time.
 
KingSpeed said:
No one? I've been getting PMs from people thanking me for my positivity. There are others who defended my guarantee as trying to be positive. Read the thread.
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You can be positive without dealing in absolutes that make you look silly when they don't happen. Just sayin.
 
BonesJones said:
What exactly is your point and what point of mine are you arguing?
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Yeah. You're not reading my posts or I'm not being clear. Here:

To win a title, you only need to beat four teams. Rockets didn't have to face Seattle. Jordan didn't have to face Houston/SA. Warriors never had to face Clippers. This is true EVERY YEAR. I'm just using them as examples of "Great" teams that won titles without having to face various foes. Match ups matter. Every year, a champion is crowned but they aren't tested against every team. They only have to beat 4.
 
BonesJones said:
You can be positive without dealing in absolutes that make you look silly when they don't happen. Just sayin.
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How did it make me look silly, lol? I had no control over the outcome. I'm not Patrick Ewing with all his "See you Sunday" guarantees. He had a say in the matter.
 
KingSpeed said:
Yeah. You're not reading my posts or I'm not being clear. Here:

To win a title, you only need to beat four teams. Rockets didn't have to face Seattle. Jordan didn't have to face Houston/SA. Warriors never had to face Clippers. This is true EVERY YEAR. I'm just using them as examples of "Great" teams that won titles without having to face various foes. Match ups matter. Every year, a champion is crowned but they aren't tested against every team. They only have to beat 4.
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So your argument is great teams can't adjust to any matchup? We're talking about adjusting to "bad matchups", and I'm saying great teams never complain about bad matchups, and can adjust to any matchup handed to them. Are you saying they can't, based off a couple upsets in 25 years as well as hypothetical that never/don't happen?
 
Just my opinion and preference but I don’t see
Neil or Terry going anywhere.
But I do think Either CJ or Dame get traded for a Kawhi type if not him.
 
KingSpeed said:
How did it make me look silly, lol? I had no control over the outcome. I'm not Patrick Ewing with all his "See you Sunday" guarantees. He had a say in the matter.
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You need to look up the definition of the word "guarantee". Whenever you guarantee something will happen, and it doesn't, you look silly. And that's in life, in any scenario, whether you controlled it or not. Because you made a guarantee.
 
KingSpeed said:
Jay Wright may become the greatest coach of all time but I want a coach with NBA experience. That is my preference.
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Stating that's what you prefer is fine haha. You were sitting here saying that we need a coach with NBA experience when other situations have shown that's not always the case. It should come down to how the coach coaches.. Have you watched Villanova play much in the past few years? That team is so well coached and plays such a great brand of basketball.
 
BonesJones said:
So your argument is great teams can't adjust to any matchup? We're talking about adjusting to "bad matchups", and I'm saying great teams never complain about bad matchups, and can adjust to any matchup handed to them. Are you saying they can't, based off a couple upsets in 25 years as well as hypothetical that never/don't happen?
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You're still not paying attention. EVERY YEAR, a champion avoids teams along the way to glory. For instance, Houston has likely avoided San Antonio this year. Sometimes, it's not about proving yourself against a certain team. It's about avoiding them altogether.
 
BonesJones said:
Stating that's what you prefer is fine haha. You were sitting here saying that we need a coach with NBA experience when other situations have shown that's not always the case. It should come down to how the coach coaches.. Have you watched Villanova play much in the past few years? That team is so well coached and plays such a great brand of basketball.
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I've seen great college coaches bomb in the NBA i.e. Pitino and to a slightly less degree, Calipari. Tim Floyd didn't work out too well either and they were high profile hires.
 
KingSpeed said:
You're still not paying attention. EVERY YEAR, a champion avoids teams along the way to glory. For instance, Houston has likely avoided San Antonio this year. Sometimes, it's not about proving yourself against a certain team. It's about avoiding them altogether.
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No shit Sherlock... A team faces 4 others on the way to the championship. That's not the argument.

My argument is great teams adjust to any style of basketball played against them, and any style we face. We don't.

That's the point. Address that and stop saying "Playoff teams don't play everyone in the playoffs!"
 
KingSpeed said:
I've seen great college coaches bomb in the NBA i.e. Pitino and to a slightly less degree, Calipari. Tim Floyd didn't work out to well either and they were high profile hires.
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Calipari is too authoritarian to coach successfully in the NBA.
Pitino doesn't play a pro style offense, and has always had great recruits during his tenure.

Wright runs a pro style offense, has a great defensive scheme that translates, is a players coach who still holds his players accountable, and hasn't had a top 10 recruiting class in his time at Villanova yet has turned them into the best program in the nation.

Wright doesn't compare to anyone that has made the jump from college to the NBA except for Stevens, except Wright has achieved much more success than Stevens ever did.
 
Hoopguru said:
Just my opinion and preference but I don’t see
Neil or Terry going anywhere.
But I do think Either CJ or Dame get traded for a Kawhi type if not him.
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There is no other Kawhi-type player. Kawhi is a one of a kind talent. Possibly the best player in the NBA when healthy. Closest two way player to him is well, we just faced the guy: Jrue Holiday.
 
KingSpeed said:
There is no other Kawhi-type player. Kawhi is a one of a kind talent. Possibly the best player in the NBA when healthy. Closest two way player to him is well, we just faced the guy: Jrue Holiday.
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I would say Butler and Paul George are Kawhi-types, just not as good. When I hear Kawhi-type I think of a 3-and-D wing that can create off the dribble. Kawhi's definitely the best, but PG, Butler, and even Otto Porter Jr. fits that mold.

I think Mikal Bridges could be the next one in that mold. Chandler Hutchison as well.
 
BonesJones said:
Would you like to discuss basketball or troll?
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Well since you asking this in a thread about the team and basketball that I created and posted in...

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SlyPokerDog said:
Well since you asking this in a thread about the team and basketball that I created and posted in...

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Except you just tried to stir the pot instead of weighing in on a healthy discussion on adjustments in regards to great teams.

I don't understand what's wrong with disagreements? It's two people discussing their opinions on basketball. Nothing malicious. Nothing wrong. Are you itching for something like that?
 
BonesJones said:
I would say Butler and Paul George are Kawhi-types, just not as good. When I hear Kawhi-type I think of a 3-and-D wing that can create off the dribble. Kawhi's definitely the best, but PG, Butler, and even Otto Porter Jr. fits that mold.

I think Mikal Bridges could be the next one in that mold. Chandler Hutchison as well.
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3 and D?? What the fuck are you talking about? Bruce Bowen is a 3 and D player. Wes Matthews was a 3 and D player. Kawhi is MVP level all around 2 way player who can do everything. It looked like Playoff P was going to become that type of a player but it hasn't worked out. Overrated. Butler is more of a 2nd option to me. Neither of those players are available to us anyway so it's not going to happen.
 
KingSpeed said:
3 and D?? What the fuck are you talking about? Bruce Bowen is a 3 and D player. Wes Matthews was a 3 and D player. Kawhi is MVP level all around 2 way player who can do everything. It looked like Playoff P was going to become that type of a player but it hasn't worked out. Overrated. Butler is more of a 2nd option to me. Neither of those players are available to us anyway so it's not going to happen.
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So you're really only going to take part of my statement then turn it into this crap?
BonesJones said:
I would say Butler and Paul George are Kawhi-types, just not as good. When I hear Kawhi-type I think of a 3-and-D wing that can create off the dribble. Kawhi's definitely the best, but PG, Butler, and even Otto Porter Jr. fits that mold.

I think Mikal Bridges could be the next one in that mold. Chandler Hutchison as well.
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Neither Wesley Matthews, nor Bruce Bowen could create off the dribble. The "create off the dribble" part was a big part of that statement. The "not as good" was another important part. Butler is probably a 2nd option on a contending team, yes. I said they're not as good, but we're defining the "mold" and "type" of player we're looking for, and I believe by "Kawhi-type", he meant a 3-and-D SF that could create off the dribble.
 
BonesJones said:
Except you just tried to stir the pot instead of weighing in on a healthy discussion on adjustments in regards to great teams.

I don't understand what's wrong with disagreements? It's two people discussing their opinions on basketball. Nothing malicious. Nothing wrong. Are you itching for something like that?
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You're not reading clearly though. You just disagree without even knowing what I'm talking about. Whatever I'm saying must be wrong to you.
 
BonesJones said:
Except you just tried to stir the pot instead of weighing in on a healthy discussion on adjustments in regards to great teams.

I don't understand what's wrong with disagreements? It's two people discussing their opinions on basketball. Nothing malicious. Nothing wrong. Are you itching for something like that?
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Never said there was anything wrong, just saying that holy hell my friend, you seem to disagree with everything that king posts. I find it kinda funny. And yes, I'm allowed to give you a little friendly shit about it. Just like the friendly shit I gave you just now in an unrelated thread.
 
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