2022-2023 Toronto Raptors/NBA season thread

[Paulie Walnuts]

Draymond Green was already playing for the Lakers embarrassing performance by him and Klay.

As far as Lebron goes he's easy to hate after his move to Miami and crying about Durant going to the Warrior's saying they are the first super team. He also lies so much to be liked it's hilarious.

He threw Russ under the bus after forcing the Lakers to trade for him. Remember when he whined when Kyrie went to Dallas?

[Senator Clay Davis]

LeBron's unlikability is driven by his desperate desire to be liked. Kobe was a bad person, but that was basically his image. Same as Jordan, Brady and others. Even someone like Kawhi, who is sort of an anti-social weirdo, you respect far more than LeBron. Guys who are real are more commendable because they simply don't care what others think. Embiid is another guy right now who is so desperate to have people like him that it just renders him far more unlikeable. Compare that to Jokic, who clearly couldn't give a ####, and is far more likeable.

LeBron's image is so contrived, driven by the media lackeys who protect him in exchange for access, that it renders him extremely unlikeable. And he tries so hard to appear to be sincere that he comes off even more phony. I suspect he's just as much of a jerk as guys like Kobe and Jordan, but instead of owning it he is desperate for the image of being a good guy.

[octothorp]

Really interesting offseason ahead for the Warriors... Green with an opt-out year, Thompson up for an extension, that brutal (as far as it looks right now) Poole extension kicking in, and no guarantee that GM Myers stays on. Plus the new CBA means they don't have any MLE-type money to offer. Kuminga is unhappy with his role.

I think they're an excellent potential trade partner for the Raptors, for either OG or Siakam. I'm not sold on trading either of those guys, but Warriors need win-now players, they've got a group of young guys they can't afford to develop, some long-term draft-picks and swaps that could mature nicely, and they've got decent salary-matching options.

[Paulie Walnuts]

I wonder how much the Ice Spice rumours wrecked Pooles mind.

Bad Bunny with Kendall and Booker drops 12 after some amazing games.

[Kasi]

Yeah sorry he’s never going to be as much a jerk as Jordan. I think you imagining that says as much about you trying to paint or justify your narrative as anyone else. Heck with Jordan playing in a much less scrutinized world it came out fairly early that his McDonald’s ad personality was a sham and he was a much different person behind closed doors. If James was like that we’d hear it.

I do agree he really does want to be liked and that trying over hard at that doesn’t help. As for playing GM well almost superstar players get to do that some. I judge him less for trying that though and am honestly more puzzled why he through Westbrook would ever be a fit for him. I get it that he just wanted a guy to be able to spell him minutes at running the offence but Russ at that point was not a good choice.

[Hockey_Ninja]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1657558977901723648

[Paulie Walnuts]

Speaking of trying hard Ja Morants posts another ig live gun video what an idiot.

[Drake]

The Grizzlies have now suspended Ja Morant from all team activities. What a dumbass.

[bluejays]

Ja Morant is an idiot. His dad also doesn't come across as a parental figure either. Hard to change when the people around you, you can't let go of or you have no control over their behaviour either. Because of that I imagine he'll be the same year after year until he's over 30 and matures a bit.

[Hockey_Ninja]

Ja is trying way too hard to be about that life when it’s obvious he didn’t come from it. The act he puts on is corny and he just keeps hurting his career

[mile]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1657771752540315648

[Senator Clay Davis]

History is not going to be kind to the voters who denied Jokic his deserved MVP three peat so they could give Embiid a pity MVP. Embarrassing performance from the whole Sixers team to be fair.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Is there a better elimination game player than James Harden he never disappoints

[Hockey_Ninja]

Tatum sets the new game 7 point record a couple weeks after Steph set the old one

[octothorp]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

Is there a better elimination game player than James Harden he never disappoints

Harden and Doc Rivers is a match made in heaven.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Doc Rivers will probably be looking for a job and keeping I'm the starters

[Senator Clay Davis]

Doc will obviously get fired, but the Sixers don't have a ton of options to improve their roster. They are stuck in the dreaded no mans land, might be best off nuking the roster and starting The Process Pt. 2.

[octothorp]

Rumours about Harden returning to Houston might start to get intense in the coming weeks... Stay in Philly where the expectations are high, the fans and media are angry, and the roster is maxed out, or go to Houston where the expectations are low, the fans would love to have him back, the roster has loads of room to improve, the food is amazing, and certain other hospitality industries are supposedly also amazing.

[Paulie Walnuts]

He's a also a big part of the strip club community in Houston they have his jersey in the rafters. He's put so many women through college.

[Senator Clay Davis]

"Certain other hospitality industries" lol. But could Harden sum up his career any better than this series? Games 1 and 4 he puts on exceptional performances that make you think he's worthy of being considered one of the true superstars in the league, and for five other games he's basically Ben Simmons, but with no defense.