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re: Durant says AD23 is 'next in line for MVP.'
Posted on 7/30/14 at 11:32 am to Dont Question Me
Posted on 7/30/14 at 11:32 am to Dont Question Me
Now that I'm not in the Louisiana TV market I may have seen the Pelicans play once or twice on TV. I see AD changing that in the next season or two.
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Posted on 7/30/14 at 1:10 pm to sbr2
Interesting. Dan Patrick was saying today that AD is the next superstar and remarked on his lack of exposure so far and his youth. All that's about to change, IMO
Posted on 7/30/14 at 1:45 pm to VOR
Hes mvp caliber but i dont think the support is good enough to get a good enough record. Dont see them winning 50+ next year.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 2:01 pm to Ghazi
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Dont see them winning 50+ next year.
If healthy the Pelicans win 50+ no problem.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 2:13 pm to Ghazi
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but i dont think the support is good enough
No the support is good enough
He's playing on a team with Holiday/Evans/Anderson/Asik
They're much better than the scrubs LBJ/Kobe had to play with at times.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 2:13 pm to RadBro
Playoff appearances and constantly contending in the West will definitely get him noticed.
LeBron being over the hill will also make that easier in a few years
LeBron being over the hill will also make that easier in a few years
Posted on 7/30/14 at 2:58 pm to Ghazi
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Dont see them winning 50+ next year.
I'm not going to jump all over this statement because there are a lot unknowns.
Will our injured guys be back 100%?
How will Asik and AD play together?
Who will step up in the SF spot?
Other than AD and Asik, known killers on defense, can we stop people?
Will Gordon come anywhere near earning his money?
How solid will the PG position be?
So, yeah, there are questions. If those questions have a close to favorable answer, this team will do 50 games with no problem. This team has a lot of talent, we'll see if that translates to Ws.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:11 pm to adono
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Will our injured guys be back 100%?
I'm pretty confident going by reports.
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How will Asik and AD play together?
Should be fine. Why couldn't they play together?
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Who will step up in the SF spot?
Tyreke
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Other than AD and Asik, known killers on defense, can we stop people?
Holiday is one of the best on ball defenders in the NBA. Rivers has turned into a good defender as well. Tyreke was underrated on D.
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Will Gordon come anywhere near earning his money?
Doubt it
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How solid will the PG position be?
Why worry about this when Jrue is around? Back up looks good with rivers and smith developing.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:15 pm to Ghazi
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GHAZI
Let me guess...the Mavs will win 50 games right?
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:22 pm to Peliclown
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I wonder how many people nationwide have actually seen AD play more than once or twice since coming of age. If we are the only ones that get his games night in and night out besides those that have a league pass... People really have no idea what he's capable of or what's he's been doing development wise.
Very true.
The playoffs are where players make a name for themselves. Most star players start to get national attention after they show up in the playoffs. I remember Stephen Curry going from being viewed as a promising young talent to a star player virtually overnight because of the playoffs. Other NBA fans/writers will take notice when that happens. And it's gonna happen soon. He's ready to blow up in the playoffs, he just needs to get there to do it.
Man, I'm pumped for this season.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 4:25 pm to LosLobos111
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Tyreke is one of the best on ball defenders in the NBA.
FIFY, according to last year's stats. He was also pretty bad defensively in "off-ball" situations, though.
ETA: maybe I'm bullshitting but I thought that I had read somewhere that Tyreke was very good on ball, but pretty terrible off ball. I can't find the stats to back that up though.
This post was edited on 7/30/14 at 4:46 pm
Posted on 7/30/14 at 9:09 pm to LosLobos111
@LosLobos
You might be right on all points and I'm hoping you are. The point I was making is that we have accumulated a lot pieces to a puzzle and we haven't put them all together. Until all of these guys get on a court and play as a team, all we can do is envision, project and guess at what the final product will look like.
If Monty holds up his end of the deal, I think these guys are going to surprise a lot of people.
You might be right on all points and I'm hoping you are. The point I was making is that we have accumulated a lot pieces to a puzzle and we haven't put them all together. Until all of these guys get on a court and play as a team, all we can do is envision, project and guess at what the final product will look like.
If Monty holds up his end of the deal, I think these guys are going to surprise a lot of people.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 9:26 pm to adono
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@LosLobos
You might be right on all points and I'm hoping you are
quote:so you want Gordon to suck?
Will Gordon come anywhere near earning his money?
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Doubt it
Posted on 7/30/14 at 10:52 pm to Fearthehat0307
His track record leaves something to be desired. That's why i'm hesitant.
I hope he plays well(so we can trade him)
I hope he plays well(so we can trade him)
Posted on 7/31/14 at 6:16 am to Fearthehat0307
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so you want Gordon to suck?
Absolutely not, we need to trade him.
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