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Ghost of Kleine wrote:

garrick wrote:

Ghost of Kleine wrote:
Surely the Warriors will decline his team option this summer so they can try to restructure their roster better! And IF Paul was actually willing to come back on a vet min deal AND WAS WILLING to play backup guard (obviously his only viable role at this point), I'd absolutely sign up for that!!!

** additionally, I'd then ( knowing he'd intend to sign here again) look to add some high end shooters (I have a list for that too of course) and an elite rim running long super athletic lob threat/ rim protector (from the undrafted pool)for him to set up/ mentor along with our bench vets!

I seriously doubt he signs with us and another team can pay him more than we can.

The Lakers or the Clippers make the most sense since he wants to be close to his family.

You make really good points!
And you're probably right that he might prefer the Flakers or even another team to be closer to his family. But Out of the Lakers and us, he probably realizes that we'd (aside from league/refs propping them up for Le'Douches' legacy) be his very best chance with the sheer star power that we do have, AND that he'd fit perfectly in a supplementary role of the bench as an ideal match off our bench, and the likely missing piece that could get him his ring by shoring that position up for us?


The only better options that I'd see for him having a legit chance at a ring beside us might be Denver or Boston. But I'm not sure either would really have a need for a guard? Maybe he could consider Milwaukee or New York though? But then he'd be much farther away from Cali and his family than he would be with us after all. But with all three of Booker, Beal, Durant here already, Paul wouldn't have to do as much heavy lifting, and that might also be appealing to him in a reduced role?

sashaturiaf wrote:So Jimmy Butler's hurt his MCL and is out for multiple weeks per Woj, 2 days after KDs crash test Dummies comment which aluded to Jimmy flopping into his legs and hurting his MCL last season.

That KD voodoo magic is strong. Sucks for the NBA though, Celtics will now go unchallenged in the east.

sashaturiaf wrote:So Jimmy Butler's hurt his MCL and is out for multiple weeks per Woj, 2 days after KDs crash test Dummies comment which aluded to Jimmy flopping into his legs and hurting his MCL last season.

That KD voodoo magic is strong. Sucks for the NBA though, Celtics will now go unchallenged in the east.

Slim Charless wrote:

sashaturiaf wrote:So Jimmy Butler's hurt his MCL and is out for multiple weeks per Woj, 2 days after KDs crash test Dummies comment which aluded to Jimmy flopping into his legs and hurting his MCL last season.

That KD voodoo magic is strong. Sucks for the NBA though, Celtics will now go unchallenged in the east.

If the NYK make it to East Finals to meet them, I can be convinced otherwise. Not having Randle is big but imo he's the 3rd most important Knick behind Brunson and OG. Maybe 4th.

lilfishi22 wrote:

Slim Charless wrote:

sashaturiaf wrote:So Jimmy Butler's hurt his MCL and is out for multiple weeks per Woj, 2 days after KDs crash test Dummies comment which aluded to Jimmy flopping into his legs and hurting his MCL last season.

That KD voodoo magic is strong. Sucks for the NBA though, Celtics will now go unchallenged in the east.

If the NYK make it to East Finals to meet them, I can be convinced otherwise. Not having Randle is big but imo he's the 3rd most important Knick behind Brunson and OG. Maybe 4th.

Regardless where you rank Randle, they absolutely need him to beat the C's in a 7 game series.

Ghost of Kleine wrote:

Read on Twitter

Sam Mitchell talks about how the Wolves can stop the suns and beat them in a series (at 1:05 minutes in)

It'll be interesting to see what strategy Minnesota actually employs?

bwgood77 wrote:

lilfishi22 wrote:

Slim Charless wrote:
If the NYK make it to East Finals to meet them, I can be convinced otherwise. Not having Randle is big but imo he's the 3rd most important Knick behind Brunson and OG. Maybe 4th.

Regardless where you rank Randle, they absolutely need him to beat the C's in a 7 game series.

I think Philly will take out NY in 6.

lilfishi22 wrote:

bwgood77 wrote:

lilfishi22 wrote:Regardless where you rank Randle, they absolutely need him to beat the C's in a 7 game series.

I think Philly will take out NY in 6.

That's also a real possibility. I'm not particularly high on the Knicks. I am excited to watch Brunson work though

lilfishi22 wrote:

bwgood77 wrote:

lilfishi22 wrote:Regardless where you rank Randle, they absolutely need him to beat the C's in a 7 game series.

I think Philly will take out NY in 6.

That's also a real possibility. I'm not particularly high on the Knicks. I am excited to watch Brunson work though

bwgood77 wrote:

lilfishi22 wrote:

bwgood77 wrote:
I think Philly will take out NY in 6.

That's also a real possibility. I'm not particularly high on the Knicks. I am excited to watch Brunson work though

Philly was 29-13 before Embiid got hurt. Oubre was hurt too before that. The Knicks then were 25-17. Philly was crushing people early with Embiid. Though the Knicks did destroy them early...and played well against them all season, though the other games were without Embiid.

I just can't see Embiid going out in the first round....and the Sixers were the better team when he was healthy. The Knicks tried so hard to get the 2 seed...I kept thinking I'd rather have the 3.

Qwigglez wrote:Randle has consistently underperformed in the playoffs. I feel like he is easy to gameplan against.

I don't see the Knicks beating the Sixers, and got the Sixers winning in 6.

Qwigglez wrote:Yeah I wouldn't say they are a shoe-in. I think Embiid isn't 100% yet, and that could be a determining factor. However, the Sixers have Tobias Harris, Oubre, Hield, and then Lowry which are good role players to go along with budding star Maxey. BTW, this will be Hield's first post-season appearance in his career.

I like the chemistry that the Knicks have though. I think team chemistry can take a team far.

Slim Charless wrote:

bwgood77 wrote:

lilfishi22 wrote:That's also a real possibility. I'm not particularly high on the Knicks. I am excited to watch Brunson work though

Philly was 29-13 before Embiid got hurt. Oubre was hurt too before that. The Knicks then were 25-17. Philly was crushing people early with Embiid. Though the Knicks did destroy them early...and played well against them all season, though the other games were without Embiid.

I just can't see Embiid going out in the first round....and the Sixers were the better team when he was healthy. The Knicks tried so hard to get the 2 seed...I kept thinking I'd rather have the 3.

Qwigglez wrote:Randle has consistently underperformed in the playoffs. I feel like he is easy to gameplan against.

I don't see the Knicks beating the Sixers, and got the Sixers winning in 6.

Just because I wanted to make sure my memory served me correctly as to how Biid does in the playoffs, checked his career. The results:

Regular season- 28ppg on 51/34/83 percentages
Playoffs- 24ppg on 46/23/81 percentages


To whit:

Joel Embiid is somewhat lucky he's played with infamous chokers like Harden and Ben Simmons otherwise he's be justifiably known as a massive playoff underperformer.

Philly should win but they are FAR from a shoe-in vs the Knicks. Imo at least.