Brandon Jennings Against ‘Super Teams’

Uhm….dummy, you, Tyreke and Steph aren’t even in the same breath as LA’s, Miami’s or Boston’s top three guys. Keeping your Ga Ga roll going and gain some weight. Sometime’s it’s better not to say anything.

Looks like BJ got a little sugar in his tank

kid’s got a point

so what he’s a lil sweet. HE. IS. RIGHT. These superteams mark the beginning of the end of parity. It also makes the regular season that much more uninteresting.

tavoris, haven’t you been around here long enough to remember the conversations which were all about the old days of the NBA? The 60′s entirely consisted of Boston Celtic Finals appearances, in the 80′s, when only the Celtics and Lakers would wind up in the Finals year after year……how about the 90′s when the Bulls were in 6 of 10 finals….not good enough? How about the 2000′s…the Lakers in 5 finals, the Spurs in 4? Yeah, this is such a NEW circumstance. Parity has NEVER been associated with the NBA.

Eboy – what about regular season dominance though? And this is different to those Laker teams of the 80′s.
Magic was drafted by L.A. He didnt make a choice in Free Agency to join a team and ‘stack it’. Same with Bird and the Celtics. Sure good role players signed with both, but they werent all-nba calibre guys like Garnett or James. This is different.
Oh, and Shaq left the Magic but it wasnt like L.A was a powerhouse squad when he signed. Bryant was drafted/traded for by the Lakers, but again wasnt an established star (duh).
The problem with all-nba guys leaving their respective teams is that it front loads the League. Cleveland will suck this year. Miami was a middle of the pack team last year, the Cavs were great. Now one is super great, the other sucks more than Shyla Styles (kids, dont google her).

I’m kinda on the fence about it personally but thats just the argument.
I’m also aware that Garnett was a sign and trade- but at least the Wolves got something back. K.G also chose the team he was traded to. The Cavs get.. Cap space?
Ray Allen was a draft day trade and even then, the Celtics werent expected to make it through the 2nd round.

> Dude has a lip ring…nuff said
THESE DAMN KIDS THESE DAYS WITH THEIR DAMN JEWELRY!
LOOK AT THOSE SIDEBURNS, HE LOOKS LIKE A WOMAN!

eboy – I’ll take your word for it since its late here and I dont really have any ‘point’ to prove haha. I think that pick actually belonged to Utah at one stage yeah? Not sure how ‘concrete’ the Lakers were on getting the no.1 pick though. Magic would have come out after that reason anyways, regardless of whoever drafted him I think.
Do you disagree with any of my other points though?
Ps-how different is what Magic did to what Kobe and Steve Francis eventally did? Making sure they went to/at least avoided playing for certain teams. And subsequently playing their rookie years on better squads than their original team. (the Hornets were decent though at that time though I think. Zo, Larry Johnson, Eddie Jones? My dates might be slightly off).

Boing, ahahahahah, that comment made me spit up some of my coffee. Well played.

del has/had a lip ring and he’s one of the greatest rappers of all time. that brandon/evans/curry team might need a little size too.

J – I dont think I understand your point. Can you clarify please?

Wait… So the Celtics put together their current squad because they wanted to beat Kobe? I thought the Lakers became contenders months AFTER the Celtics started their run towards Banner 17.

Philosopher is the real deal

hursty that was a reply to your 9:48 comment. the cap space part.

hursty its a reply to your 9:48 comment. the cap space part.

Eboy-true, but the NBA was dying (as a brand) until Magic, Bird, and Michael saved it. The 60′s and 70′s were chock full of teams dissolving and moving from small markets, as they were unable to attract big players-or make money. We are headed right back down that road. to celebrate the lack of parity would also be to welcome the end of franchises like New Orleans, Memphis, Charlotte, Indiana, Denver, Minnesota, Milwaukee, etc.

More super teams makes the NBA weaker and actually does a bad thing for the fans in the end, because if you’re a fan you’d rather wait for a super team to come to town now rather than watch a games with a couple of good players in different teams.

Drosefan:

You can’t be serious right? “LeBron didn’t want the pressure of being handsdown the #1 guy?” C’mon son, it aint that dam hard to figure out. He left because he knew he’d never be surrounded with enough talent to win a championship in Cleveland. Has absolutely nothing to do with not wanting to be the #1 guy. So does that mean Wade doesn’t want to be the #1 guy either? Because he went and recruited LBJ to come to Miami. No, that’s silly. He chose Miami because that was the best basketball situation for all three of them. People kill me talking like Bron scared and sh*t. LA dam near got an allstar team over there, and Boston has the Rondo and the Big 3. Hell, let LeBron play with (dependable) talent for a change, every other contender is. Where he doesn’t have to make every single dam play just to win.

@james-the presence or absence of sweetness in Jennings is unimportant to me.

Yeah, because super teams really ruined the league in the 80s and 90s . . . .

@Dagger-the 80′s and 90′s were the beginning of an era of somewhat-parity in the NBA. It’s not like any team won 8 titles in a row anymore.

They would be better off teaming up with the kings cuz they gave Demarcus cousins and they would atleast have a big man unlike the heat

I disagree that “super teams” necessarily destroy parity. The Celtics signed two HOF players a couple of years ago, but those guys all had to find ways to fit into their new situation. Lot of talent means lots of ego and more opportunities for bad chemistry. Remember the Hakeem-Barkley-Pippen Rockets of the late 90′s? Didn’t win a thing. Further, if Miami implodes, the East is wide open with the aging C’s and the shaky Magic.

Shout out @all of the money to be made this coming season!