Maybe if we leak that we’re actively trying to trade Doc, he’ll get butthurt and claim mental health issues and refuse to report and we can eventually get rid of him sometime next season.

52 minutes ago, The_Omega said:

Maybe if we leak that we’re actively trying to trade Doc, he’ll get butthurt and claim mental health issues and refuse to report and we can eventually get rid of him sometime next season.

Morey will ask for a package of Popovich, Nurse, and Spoelstra.

In the end we will settle for a washed up DAntoni.

Washington Wizards star guard Bradley Beal has a busy summer ahead of him. Beal has a third child on the way, has been doing work in his community and he's recovering from surgery on his left wrist.

Oh, and Beal is one of the best free agents available this offseason. But Beal confirmed reports from March that he plans on re-signing with the Wizards.

"This injury also gave me a mental break, a time to evaluate life, and I haven’t changed my mind-set,” Beal said. "I enjoy being in D.C.; I enjoy being on this team.”

Beal said the rehab on his left, non-shooting, wrist is going well. He had his cast removed last month and has spent most of May focused on regaining range of motion.

"Surgery was good; recovery went well," Beal said. "Had no issues.”

58 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

Washington Wizards star guard Bradley Beal has a busy summer ahead of him. Beal has a third child on the way, has been doing work in his community and he's recovering from surgery on his left wrist.

Oh, and Beal is one of the best free agents available this offseason. But Beal confirmed reports from March that he plans on re-signing with the Wizards.

"This injury also gave me a mental break, a time to evaluate life, and I haven’t changed my mind-set,” Beal said. "I enjoy being in D.C.; I enjoy being on this team.”

Beal said the rehab on his left, non-shooting, wrist is going well. He had his cast removed last month and has spent most of May focused on regaining range of motion.

"Surgery was good; recovery went well," Beal said. "Had no issues.”

Good, I prefer Lavine or a combo of a few players than Beal. We need 3 point shooters. 

lavine is a perfect fit, imo. super-athletic wing & shoots the three. morey should totally trade tobi & tisse to chicago for him.  

29 minutes ago, Khani1 said:

Good, I prefer Lavine or a combo of a few players than Beal. We need 3 point shooters. 

Maybe Morey shifts focus to LaVine or Mitchell now.

Or somehow gets us a combo F that we actually need.  

NBA needs to fix this every other day game for Conference Finals. Celtics and Heat are absolutely beat up and the product on the floor is suffering. 

 

1 hour ago, HazletonEagle said:

Maybe Morey shifts focus to LaVine or Mitchell now.

Or somehow gets us a combo F that we actually need.  

Or Magic go full dumb and want Harden. 

Clearly needs to be on the sixers and reunited with harden lmao… also can’t believe he doesn’t think Simmons isn’t a championship piece. Lol

And so it begins 

putting pressure on the front office. good. 

1 hour ago, Alpha_TATEr said:

putting pressure on the front office. good. 

Also think it’s a shot at Bam. He capitalized the S in star. And there was a lot of people chirping about Embiid and Bam after the Miami series. Meanwhile williams in the 4 games he’s played has really made life miserable for Bam outside of last night. And really Bam did nothing til Miami was already dead. 

 

 

 

1 minute ago, DaEagles4Life said:

 

 

yeah...and simmons is working on his jumpshot this offseason too. 

15 hours ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Also think it’s a shot at Bam. He capitalized the S in star. And there was a lot of people chirping about Embiid and Bam after the Miami series. Meanwhile williams in the 4 games he’s played has really made life miserable for Bam outside of last night. And really Bam did nothing til Miami was already dead. 

He is only 24 and was raw coming into the league. Bam is a tremendous defender. He just needs to work on his downhill attacking more. 

Heck, I might do a Herro, Bam and Duncan for Embiid and Green. That Heat team is old old and that Lowry contract looks horrible 

14 hours ago, HazletonEagle said:

 

He's right. I laughed. It brightened my day. I dare say that meme was the highlight of the season 

2 hours ago, mr_hunt said:

yeah...and simmons is working on his jumpshot this offseason too. 

I can't wait for all the pre-season "best shape of his life" stories. 

 

 

You can blame Doc for a lot of things, but not for Ben's refusal to shoot a basketball or his inability to sink a free throw. 

9 minutes ago, Gannan said:

You can blame Doc for a lot of things, but not for Ben's refusal to shoot a basketball or his inability to sink a free throw. 

Agreed.  I'd also have my doubts about Brand making that final decision.  It would be very plausible that when Rivers became available, team ownership liked the idea of a "big name" coach and told Brand he was their guy.  This has always been my supposition on the hire which would explain the flip from Lue to Rivers.  

You can't exactly blame Doc for Ben's mental state, however Doc was supposed to be the big name guy who players respect with his championship pedigree. He was going to be the guy that got Embiid to get in shape.  And get Ben to work on his game. 

He didn't deliver on that with Ben. 

Ben isn't the way Ben is because of Doc. But Doc was supposed to be the guy who got results that Brett Brown couldn't.  Doc didn't do that.  Not with Ben. He didn't even accomplish anything more with the team.  Still a 2nd round exit disappointing underachieving team like they were with Brown.

3 hours ago, Shepard Wong said:

Agreed.  I'd also have my doubts about Brand making that final decision.  It would be very plausible that when Rivers became available, team ownership liked the idea of a "big name" coach and told Brand he was their guy.  This has always been my supposition on the hire which would explain the flip from Lue to Rivers.  

I loved the Rivers hire when they made it. I remembered him from Boston and caught some Clippers games once in a while. If you don't see him coach night in and night out you don't see the warts. I agree ownership wanted the name. 

2 hours ago, HazletonEagle said:

You can't exactly blame Doc for Ben's mental state, however Doc was supposed to be the big name guy who players respect with his championship pedigree. He was going to be the guy that got Embiid to get in shape.  And get Ben to work on his game. 

He didn't deliver on that with Ben. 

Ben isn't the way Ben is because of Doc. But Doc was supposed to be the guy who got results that Brett Brown couldn't.  Doc didn't do that.  Not with Ben. He didn't even accomplish anything more with the team.  Still a 2nd round exit disappointing underachieving team like they were with Brown.

No coach will get anything out of Ben. He's damaged goods and the league now knows it. As sub par as Harden has been for us, he's at least a real NBA player. Ben isn't. He will be out of the league in 4 years. I doubt he plays more than 25 games more games in the NBA. It'll be a series of a few games then milking injuries. The Nets may find him untradeable already. 

32 minutes ago, Gannan said:

No coach will get anything out of Ben. He's damaged goods and the league now knows it. As sub par as Harden has been for us, he's at least a real NBA player. Ben isn't. He will be out of the league in 4 years. I doubt he plays more than 25 games more games in the NBA. It'll be a series of a few games then milking injuries. The Nets may find him untradeable already. 

Agreed. Ben is trash.

But Rivers was brought in for a specific purpose. Brown provided too much of a comfortability factor for Ben, with the family connection. Ben, and Joel were unmotivated, constantly. And the team was an annual underachiever with the 2 young stars who acted like theyd already arrived without truly accomplishing anything. 

Doc was brought in to fix that. He didnt. 

Embiid got himself in shape. That sounds more likely due to becoming a father. Ben didnt chance a bit. Doc coddled him as much as Brett did in the beginning when we, with Brett already learned that wasnt going to work. And the team has continued to be a disappointment in the playoffs. 

Doc hasnt upheld any aspect of his end of the bargain.