2/8 - 2/17 Games Discussion Thread

[King_B_Mack]

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I'm sure he's aware at this point. The whole world knows what's up there by now.

[illwill10]

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Be warned Will, it’s always gonna be something with him.

Fully aware lol. If he didn't like carrying a team, there always going to be chance that happens here. Joel is always a wrong landing away from being injured.

Same with Ben lol. Philly fans aren't the only ones who's going to boo. Teams are going to Hack-a-Ben until he shows he can make FTs. Pressure is higher there than in Philly because Nets are still "favored"

As you probably are, I'm just glad it's over with

[King_B_Mack]

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God help Ben if he hasn't worked on his shooting and he's gotta be depended on to shoot some big free throws down the stretch. That NY media gonna show him mental health issues for real.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Lol what are they gonna say that hasn’t already been said?

If he’s dealt with Philly’s media for the last few years, then he’ll be well prepared for NY because they’re no different.

[illwill10]

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God help Ben if he hasn't worked on his shooting and he's gotta be depended on to shoot some big free throws down the stretch. That NY media gonna show him mental health issues for real.

Exactly. Also needs to embrace that PF role. He's always been deadset on being a PG. Heck, part of the reason we drafted Fultz was that they wanted Ben to play the Draymond role but he immediately restated that he was a PG. He needs to embrace not being a PG. You can surround him with shooters, but it's still 4 on 5 on offense if he ain't taking shots

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Oh there’s pressure on Harden too, don’t get it twisted. Simmons still has the “youth” argument on his side considering he’s only 25 and still has 3 years left on his current contract.

Harden is 32, headed towards 33 and y’all seen what he’s looked like on the court since he’s been here, especially with the jokes y’all had. Those receipts are still here in case people wanna have an about face now that he’s no longer playing KD and Kyrie. I’m watching haha.

Like I said last week, I just hope Doc and Sam are able to get thru to Harden and tell him “Ball Movement = Good, Heavy Isolations and less Embiid touches = Bad”

[King_B_Mack]

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Lol what are they gonna say that hasn’t already been said?

If he’s dealt with Philly’s media for the last few years, then he’ll be well prepared for NY because they’re no different.

I feel like NY's media is filled with a lot more loud mouth jackasses than Philly and they'll incessantly harp on him more. IDK maybe I'm wrong. But prepared isn't a word I use for him since he essentially wasn't prepared for what he already dealt with and just hid from everybody.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Jarrett Allen replacing Harden in the ASG.

And Deandre Jordan barely gets off the bench anymore. Hilarious for so many reasons.

[DieHardYankee26]

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Nets don’t even feel the real brunt of NY media. It’d be an absolute blood bath everyday if some of this stuff was happening on the Knicks. Too many fans in the national media.

[King_B_Mack]

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Tyreke Evans reinstated by the NBA after being banned all the way back in 2019 for violating the league's anti-doping policy.

Where y'all see him ending up if anybody wants to take a chance on him? Probably G-League for a while first?

[dubcity]

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I feel like you can't have it both ways. Last year people were clowning on the Nets in the playoffs because they weren't a blip on the radar compared to the Knicks in that region in terms of relevency. Now somehow the media is going to go all in on Ben Simmons, and put the pressure on? KD and Kyrie aren't exactly known as having steel armor when it comes to that stuff, and they've handled it fine.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Nets don’t even feel the real brunt of NY media. It’d be an absolute blood bath everyday if some of this stuff was happening on the Knicks. Too many fans in the national media.

Yeah, National Media crushes us more and it’s usually the same loud and wrong folks talking every time.

The locals are too friendly to us especially coverage wise.

[King_B_Mack]

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I feel like you can't have it both ways. Last year people were clowning on the Nets in the playoffs because they weren't a blip on the radar compared to the Knicks in that region in terms of relevency. Now somehow the media is going to go all in on Ben Simmons, and put the pressure on? KD and Kyrie aren't exactly known as having steel armor when it comes to that stuff, and they've handled it fine.

What point exactly is this post making? Who was clowning the Nets about relevancy last year? Me or Will? Cause we're the only two mentioning the NY media right now. I don't recall doing that.

Stakes are obviously higher this year for the Nets and things are certainly different for this season for very obvious reasons that would raise the playoff scrutiny level. Beyond that KD and Kyrie have never faked a medical condition and quit half a damn season for being criticized either so they're 'handling' of the NY media in relation to Ben isn't exactly a 1:1 comparison.

[ggsimmonds]

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Regional media being brutal isn't as much of a thing nowadays with social media being what it is.

[DieHardYankee26]

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Yeah, National Media crushes us more and it’s usually the same loud and wrong folks talking every time.

The locals are too friendly to us especially coverage wise.

I meant the Knicks have too many fans in the national media so we end up in every story. Half the reporters are from NYC or the Northeast, First Take with SAS, Max, and Molly was basically an MSG show. I don’t think there’s anyone to force the Nets into every conversation like we have.