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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. #6 Phoenix Suns (MIN SWEEPS 4-0)

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 4:58 am
by Airmiess
Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:
GSP wrote:Beal is making 50mill next season and has a no trade clause

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Their GM should be fired.

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Probably one of the worst contracts in the history of sports, and KD lobbied for it.

Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. #6 Phoenix Suns (MIN SWEEPS 4-0)

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 4:59 am
by Wolfgang630
Imagine trading for Beal. A guy who’s done nothing in his career and a guy who has a no trade clause lol

Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. #6 Phoenix Suns (MIN leads 3-0)

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 4:59 am
by Tor_Raps
Mr Puddles wrote:
Tor_Raps wrote:
Mr Puddles wrote:
Even if the swaps convert (they may or may not) that doesn't mean that the Suns don't have a first round pick.

There's kind of a big difference between "you don't have a first round pick for the next 6 years" and "you've got 3 first round picks in the next 6 years, including one in two months - and the other first picks could potentially be lower".


But it heavily hurts your ability to rebuild properly. Just go ask the Nets.

By the time the Suns actually rebuild and get bad, you would guess the Wizards will be on their way up. I would guess that Wizards get at least few of those swaps from the Suns in 2028 and 2030 but who knows.


Ofcourse, it still hurts but there's still a big difference between you don't have a first pick and you actually have 4 first round picks.


People also mean that in the sense that you can't trade any of those picks either. The Suns literally have 0 assets and no path for improvement to go from a team that got swept to becoming a champion.

Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. #6 Phoenix Suns (MIN leads 3-0)

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:00 am
by AmIWrongDude
Tor_Raps wrote:
AmIWrongDude wrote:
Tor_Raps wrote:
And lebrons lasting legacy will be he ring whore'd and still couldn't come close to Jordan lol.

LeBron is at worst the second best player of all time (really is the GOAT tho) so nobody has to worry about his legacy. KD doesn’t belong in the same breath as Bron and that’s not a hot take.

Sounds like LeBronto did a number on u lol


Nah... just a Jordan Stan lol.

Fair enough lol

Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. #6 Phoenix Suns (MIN leads 3-0)

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:03 am
by Mr Puddles
Tor_Raps wrote:
Mr Puddles wrote:
Tor_Raps wrote:
But it heavily hurts your ability to rebuild properly. Just go ask the Nets.

By the time the Suns actually rebuild and get bad, you would guess the Wizards will be on their way up. I would guess that Wizards get at least few of those swaps from the Suns in 2028 and 2030 but who knows.


Ofcourse, it still hurts but there's still a big difference between you don't have a first pick and you actually have 4 first round picks.


People also mean that in the sense that you can't trade any of those picks either. The Suns literally have 0 assets and no path for improvement to go from a team that got swept to becoming a champion.


The it's still wrong, because the suns can trade their 2024 and 2031 picks if they wanted to. The other picks can be traded on draft night.

Regardless, that's not what I was responding to. The statement was the suns don't have a pick until 2030, when in fact they have 4 pick including the 2030 pick.

Also, the "no path for improvement" arguments is literally what people were writing here on Realgm about the Wolves and Mavericks 12 months ago.

Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. #6 Phoenix Suns (MIN SWEEPS 4-0)

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:03 am
by jkvonny
Dang thats tuff..... Get well, Coach Finch!

Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. #6 Phoenix Suns (MIN SWEEPS 4-0)

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:04 am
by zshawn10
Oof this piece from shams:



On this night, Suns players weren’t buying it. The outburst seemed forced and out of character in their eyes. It continued at the next day’s shootaround in Los Angeles, Vogel tearing into the Suns before that night’s road win over the Clippers. Vogel’s eruption left players rolling their eyes, sources briefed on the matter told The Athletic. One player even told The Athletic he had to keep from laughing.


Meanwhile, Durant, among the best scorers in NBA history, was not always happy with how he was used. Sources briefed on the matter told The Athletic that Durant never felt comfortable with his role in Phoenix’s offense alongside Booker and Beal this season. Those sources said Durant had persistent issues with the offense, feeling that he was being relegated to the corner far too often and not having the proper designs to play to his strengths as the offense was built around pick-and-rolls. At the same time, some teammates and people close to the organization believed Durant needed to voice his concerns more adamantly and directly with Vogel and his coaching staff.


But the buck stops at the head coach, and for the second offseason in a row, sources briefed on the situation told The Athletic that Phoenix will take a hard look at making a full coaching change or, at the very least, discuss adjustments to Vogel’s staff. General manager James Jones, however, is expected to continue overseeing team-building for the Suns, those sources said.



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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. #6 Phoenix Suns (MIN SWEEPS 4-0)

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:06 am
by The High Cyde
zshawn10 wrote:Oof this piece from shams:



On this night, Suns players weren’t buying it. The outburst seemed forced and out of character in their eyes. It continued at the next day’s shootaround in Los Angeles, Vogel tearing into the Suns before that night’s road win over the Clippers. Vogel’s eruption left players rolling their eyes, sources briefed on the matter told The Athletic. One player even told The Athletic he had to keep from laughing.



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Vogel deserves better than that circus

Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. #6 Phoenix Suns (MIN leads 3-0)

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:06 am
by Mamba Mentality
KDs legacy takes another massive blow. Will forever be known as the guy that had to join a championship team to win but couldn’t do **** on his own…translation: bus rider.

Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. #6 Phoenix Suns (MIN SWEEPS 4-0)

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:07 am
by Chocolate City Jordanaire
zshawn10 wrote:Regular season: Suns sweep the Timberwolves with a 16 point margin of victory per game, including a 19-point win in Minnesota just two weeks ago.

Postseason: Timberwolves sweep Suns, with an average margin of victory of 15 points per game.
Crazy unpredictable outcome.

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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. #6 Phoenix Suns (MIN SWEEPS 4-0)

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:09 am
by AmIWrongDude
I only caught the last 7 minutes or so of the game but from what I saw I couldn’t even tell KD was on the floor. I don’t like Book but at least it seemed like he was trying not to get swept. KD seemed checked out.

Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. #6 Phoenix Suns (MIN SWEEPS 4-0)

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:10 am
by WolfAddict
AmIWrongDude wrote:I only caught the last 7 minutes or so of the game but from what I saw I couldn’t even tell KD was on the floor. I don’t like Book but at least it seemed like he was trying not to get swept. KD seemed checked out.

KD was already making plans to get the Wolves GM on the phone to get a trade...

Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. #6 Phoenix Suns (MIN SWEEPS 4-0)

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:10 am
by Scoundreldays
MagicMamba88 wrote:
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The Vogel segment caught me completely off guard lmao

Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. #6 Phoenix Suns (MIN SWEEPS 4-0)

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:11 am
by Calvin Klein
Vogel will be the fall guy, but this is on ownership.

Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. #6 Phoenix Suns (MIN SWEEPS 4-0)

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:11 am
by Mk0
zshawn10 wrote:Oof this piece from shams:



On this night, Suns players weren’t buying it. The outburst seemed forced and out of character in their eyes. It continued at the next day’s shootaround in Los Angeles, Vogel tearing into the Suns before that night’s road win over the Clippers. Vogel’s eruption left players rolling their eyes, sources briefed on the matter told The Athletic. One player even told The Athletic he had to keep from laughing.


Meanwhile, Durant, among the best scorers in NBA history, was not always happy with how he was used. Sources briefed on the matter told The Athletic that Durant never felt comfortable with his role in Phoenix’s offense alongside Booker and Beal this season. Those sources said Durant had persistent issues with the offense, feeling that he was being relegated to the corner far too often and not having the proper designs to play to his strengths as the offense was built around pick-and-rolls. At the same time, some teammates and people close to the organization believed Durant needed to voice his concerns more adamantly and directly with Vogel and his coaching staff.


But the buck stops at the head coach, and for the second offseason in a row, sources briefed on the situation told The Athletic that Phoenix will take a hard look at making a full coaching change or, at the very least, discuss adjustments to Vogel’s staff. General manager James Jones, however, is expected to continue overseeing team-building for the Suns, those sources said.



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Shams locked and loaded with the hit piece
Anyone actually believe the Suns issue was their coach? They don't have a damn point guard

Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. #6 Phoenix Suns (MIN SWEEPS 4-0)

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:12 am
by Calinks
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. #6 Phoenix Suns (MIN leads 3-0)

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:13 am
by nzahir
cpower wrote:
nzahir wrote:KDs lasting legacy is he joined a 73 win team to stop Lebron from getting 6 titles basically


thats a big harsh and Lebron is not getting 6 titles, in fact he would be lucky to win 2 titles in that run. If KD never joined warriors then it would not have been this universe and warriors would still be the favorite to win in 16.

You mean 2017? And no they woldnt have

The 2017 Cavs were even better than the 2016 Cavs

I think they would have beat the 2017 Spurs or 2017 GS without KD. Who knows maybe OKC would have made a different move, but I think we were going to win

I assume Kyrie is staying in 2017-2018 if we win in 2017. And if he still wants out for some reason or say we lose in 2017, I bet the trade is either different or we use the pick to go all in if there isn't a monster team in GS

Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. #6 Phoenix Suns (MIN SWEEPS 4-0)

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:13 am
by TimberKat
jym85 wrote:I don't even get how you can turn a Finals level team + 6 years of future assets into a team that looks this bad

Maybe it's just the Twolves are that good. They shutdown everything the Suns trying to do, Ant was best I ever seen him played and different players step up all series.

Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. #6 Phoenix Suns (MIN SWEEPS 4-0)

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:14 am
by Chocolate City Jordanaire
zshawn10 wrote:
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As a Wizards fan, I hope so.

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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. #6 Phoenix Suns (MIN SWEEPS 4-0)

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:14 am
by Mk0
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Been saying it over and over again. This summer Team USA is gonna be all about Ant. No way he goes to practice against all these old guys and thinks its a good idea to let them run the show. Steph and LeBron are about to get the Bird/Magic Dream Team treatment.