NBA Season 18-19: General Thread

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Originally Posted by Underdog

Interesting to see more than a few sports journalists question the Harden/Paul fit now -- especially after citing them for the past several years as "proof" that having two ball-dominant guards on the same team can work for a team with championship aspirations.

I wonder if the Kemba-to-Dallas offseason fantasies start to cool off as a result?

That's an excellent point. Two type A guards that need in the ball in their hands is always going to be a tricky issue to work around. Poor DSJ had the Luka title wave knock him out. And and I don't think any other player is going to stop that wave because of Luka's popularity.

And if the Kemba signing fails, then you're stuck with a giant max contract...although I think Kemba would be far more moveable because of his age than old man Paul.

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

That's an excellent point. Two type A guards that need in the ball in their hands is always going to be a tricky issue to work around. Poor DSJ had the Luka title wave knock him out. And and I don't think any other player is going to stop that wave because of Luka's popularity.

And if the Kemba signing fails, then you're stuck with a giant max contract...although I think Kemba would be far more moveable because of his age than old man Paul.

Yeah, Kemba's talent alone makes his contract movable, even if the fit doesn't work -- which may be reason enough to pursue him when better options dry up.

But it is amusing to see the poster boys for the "two ball-dominant guards" movement go up in flames so quickly... Especially since it's the guy who sold us on the idea (Morey) who seems to be the first to admit that the experiment failed.