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Disagree with you and Barkley here

While I agree that Blazers will be stronger with Nurkic and Collins, keep in mind that those two players were away for a long time. Collins got injured last November, and situation with Nurkic was even worse, so I don't expect them back at their previous level immediately. Nurkic could even be on minutes restriction considering his injury and time being away.

To be honest, even if all those players are at their full health, I wouldn't consider them favorites against this Lakers.

Agree with Barkley here if the Blazers would get back Nurkic and Zach Collins. Blazers is on a different level if Nurkic is on their line-up. They may have beaten the Warriors last year and played in the Finals if Nurkic was not injured.

Barkley Predicts Blazers Will Beat Lakers in First Round of NBA Playoffs

NBA legend Charles Barkley predicted on Thursday that if the Portland Trail Blazers capture the eighth seed for the upcoming NBA Playoffs, they will beat the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers in the first round.

https://www.blazersedge.com/2020/7/16/21327920/charles-barkley-predicts-blazers-beat-lakers-first-round-nba-playoffs

It's a good read. Thanks.

Surprising: Dennis Schroder
This guy really made it through.
With all the changes in their roster he still pursued and now one of the best in OKC.

Disappointing: Mike Conley
I have looked up to this guy when we are talking about offense.
He is one hell of a shooter.
I just don't know what happened to him. Is it age issue?

Disappointing: Kevin Love
Somehow, this is an error for me.
He might be disappointed but not disappointing.
He still have the touch. Just lacks the right roster to compete once again.

1. We all have the same idea, so why can't they have the same view as ours?
Are they really that hard-headed?
2. Don't they love playing basketball that they need more?
3. Let's say it will take 3-4 months inside the bubble to finish this season and Finals. Is it really that long for an individual?
4. Will they rather stay at home and let their teammates do the job with their salaries being cut by management?

Freaking hammer to their heads to be thankful they had been given a chance to play again in a secured way rather than being fat at home again.

I think there is no reason for other players to feel discourage when it comes to income because we should be aware that the lowest salary for a NBA player is at $900,000. For me it is a big amount of money so there is no reason for them to say that they are not getting paid well.

The current season will be restart after all and the practice facility is now open again so the players are returning to their normal state for them to play like before but there are agents saying that the season should be cancelled because of the threat of the COVID 19. There is still no clear statement from the commissioner of the NBA.

Good day everyone!

I want to share with you this article, it's worth a read ,

The most surprising and disappointing NBA players of the 2019-20 season



I am fully surprise with the surprising players in the list, Jayson Tatum and Bam Adebayo is my favorite this season.

If I am a player, I wouldn't complain of a low salary as I am still privilege to have a work despite of the increasing unemployment rate in the US.
NBA players are not really earning low, it's just that they already set their standard of living to "HIGH".

At the end of the day the decision is theirs whether they want to playback in this upcoming restart of the season or not. We also need to consider the other players with a low salary might facing difficulties about what is happening right now. maybe they will gonna find some way if the game will resume somehow. which is now possible because they announce the game will restart on July 31. However, if the risk is too high for them, I think they should consider thinking about the well-being of the players rather than fixing the unfinished season with this strategy.

 I mean if NBA do not force the rules, what do you expect the players to do? The smart ones are already at their places minding their own business, as you can see only very few of them are breaking the rules and rest of them are following the rules properly. Which is understandable, I mean %1 of a population doesn't understand why rules are rules and break them anyway and even more would break it if they knew they wouldn't be punished for it.

 What can change this is NBA forcing their rules very strictly, if anyone makes a mistake nba should not only ban them from bubble but cut their salary in half, even more, just punish them millions of dollars and even community service if they have that type of rights. I mean we are talking about a player risking not only his own life, but also all the other players he will be in contact with, all the staf that works in the hotel and in the stadiums, and basically all other humans he is with, just becase... he wants a burger from outside?

  I mean thats just silly, there are rules and they should be punished very strictly or they are free to go home, they are not forced there, just go home if you do not want to be in there with the others, nobody chained you there, your home is free and you can just ask for food delivery whenever you want when you are at home and you will be risking only yourself and people around you there, not the whole league.

Considering the salary these guys are getting paid, I'm surprised people don't understand that they're already getting a good deal by having their expenses paid during this whole "bubble" situation as well as being paid their NBA salary. They have every right to sit out this season and forfeit their salary/contract.

What's the point of all these security measures if players will be allowed to go outside.

All things they need or requests can be asses by staff.

Simple as it is, "just follows the rules". No need actually for too many guidelines because after all, the player itself should understand and knows what to do. They know the reason why they are in the bubble in the first place.

Precisely. They need to comply taking this virus seriously, they don't need to do anything that might get the chance to infect them,
the spread can happen to quick so every precautions that they can do to avoid the virus should be taken place, they are professionals
so they really need  to show now.
Not though if there's contract that will lock them to this agreement, hope there's one to make it more strict.

I did not include him on the list because at that moment Durant is behaving badly  . All the same, basketball is primarily a team game, if you know what I mean.

I actually hope they knew that already.
There will never be getting out once you are in.
Aren't the news already a proof of that and then the lockdowns and quarantines.
It should be a common sense to them.
I bet it was also written and they signed something about that rule.

For now, what they could show is more discipline.
They are professionals, maybe start acting like one.

I think it is understandable that security would allow players to go outside however they should not let them go inside, or they should prepare some sort of delivery system where if you want food, you can order from outside but someone with hazmat suit or whatever care they can will take it, will put it all in plates and all that and basically get rid of everything but the food that came from outside. That way whoever is taking it will be prepared and ready for contact with outside world and they will take a shower or whatever afterwards as well. Meanwhile player only gets his order in a plate to his room and can't get any virus that way.

Of course if they want to just get out, there should be a rule of NBA that says "any player who leaves the bubble, will not be allowed to comeback", as long as there is a rule like that, one or two more players will go outside, they will not be allowed and sent home, other players will get the message about how serious NBA is about not leaving.

It's a delicate matter and someone grants him go outside without the consent of anyone even from his colleagues or from the management, that's a very bad thing that he have done.

I haven't too but rest assured, will do.

Now it's about sex.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jul/15/humans-need-it-will-a-lack-of-sex-force-players-to-break-the-nbas-bubble
I'll just scrape a little in that long article.
Stephen A. Smith:


I agree and also disagree.
They are men, they need it. There is always the urgency to have sex with your couple.
But, they need to consider what is happening.
I think they are still not absorbing reality. Perhaps, if they will catch the virus it would be all real to them. Not that I wish for that to happen.

Why not teach them to think about workers abroad?
Leaving their wives for 1-2 years contracts in a different country without sex specially when those men will work in Middle East.
I bet they will say it is different because they are sportsmen.
How come? All men have that same urgency.

He now also shoot from the 3 point land, he's more flexible now and adds more threat outside.


He already have good teammates, it's just the maturities and chemistries not to lean that much to him is what the team needed to developed.


He already have that intensity after being named as MVP, he have lots of room to improved and more skills to developed.


Same with Durant, they've needed to seek help from a co-Superstar to win the ring.

I think we have already seen what Giannis can do, he can't carry his team alone and last playoffs was just a disappointment for the fans, not on Giannis but for the Team as a whole, hopefully they can help Giannis this time around.

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I don't know if I'll be happy with that, I hope he is not forcing himself, if he gets himself re-injured, that might cause his future in basketball.