NBA Thread

[Cyborg]

How can a projection system expect a player to improve, then decline, then improve again? They have many players doing that, as a result of how their comp system works. Players should have smooth declines following their peak.

 

I've been reading up on basketball analytics recently. There's a ton of new data flying around and it seems like the community is beginning to better understand what leads to winning.

PECOTA has the same flaws and that's why I'll never reference it for anything.

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[eastcoastjaysfan]

No idea what to think of this upcoming season. The young talent has kind of fizzled (Bruno and Nogueira really aren't that good and Delon Wright isn't ready)

 

Our defense will probably allow us to have a chance to break through to the 2nd round but probably not much further.

 

Hoping for the Knicks/Nuggets to tank as well so we can secure a top 5 pick

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Nothing about Bruno or Nogueira has changed. They're still reasonably decent ceiling, no floor prospects who are unlikely to amount to much but could be something. The pick should be exceedingly valuable, I have a feeling we end up with Jamaal Murray out of it which would be wonderful.

 

This isn't the year. Hopefully we make it to the second round, find an elite coach once Casey's contract is up, and hit hard in free agency. I think that's the plan.

[dineke]

f*** no to making the second round. I don't want there to be any excuses for Masai to not get rid of Casey and Demar. Both of them being gone by the trade deadline would be ideal, and maybe Lowry too.

[burlingtonbandit]

f*** no to making the second round. I don't want there to be any excuses for Masai to not get rid of Casey and Demar. Both of them being gone by the trade deadline would be ideal, and maybe Lowry too.

 

Why the hell would you want Lowry to be gone.

 

Seems like the org is just playing it out and praying to get a good FA this offseason.

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Someone give me quick fantasy basketball sleepers?

[Laika]

Someone give me quick fantasy basketball sleepers?

 

Hedo Turkoglu

Brune Cabolco

[Krylian]

Bimbo Coles

[TRM]

Someone give me quick fantasy basketball sleepers?

 

Lamar Odom was a sleeper there for a bit, but it seems he's woken up.

[Orgfiller]

TNT basketball broadcast >>>>>>>>> FOX baseball broadcast

[dineke]

TNT basketball broadcast >>>>>>>>> FOX baseball broadcast

 

Reggie Miller sucks dude.

[Orgfiller]

Reggie Miller sucks dude.

 

Exactly, and yet it's still miles ahead of Harold Reynolds and Joe Buck.

[burlingtonbandit]

Reggie Miller sucks dude.

 

Kevin Harlan is the man tho. Nobody better

[KingKat]

Lamar Odom was a sleeper there for a bit, but it seems he's woken up.

 

You win the Deadpool award for tasteless humour. 10/10

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Didn't watch a single minute of the pre-season.. but seeing Anthony Bennett take > 50% of his shots from 3 point land is not encouraging.

[KingKat]

So, the NBA is changing its playoff format, where winning the division does not guarantee a top-4 playoff spot. Now, regular season record will determine a team's playoff spot. That... makes sense.

 

So what purpose will the divisions serve then?

[burlingtonbandit]

So what purpose will the divisions serve then?

 

travel probably although they play a pretty balances schedule.

[Swervin81]

Whatever happens, I just hope we trade DeMar at around the deadline, maybe even after a hot stretch. A desperate contending team would probably give us a couple of decent, cheap and controllable assets that's in desperate need of a rental 2 guard that could help us continue to retool going forward and still be a superstar away from contending and be able to pounce on that when the time comes with maybe even a piece or two we get back for DeMar in a trade for said superstar (or insane potential guy, i.e. Harden).

 

Some idiot GM will pay DeMar ~$25M per this offseason, and I am not comfortable with that at all, especially with Carroll's contract already banking on him not just being a product of the Hawks system.

[jays_fever]

So what purpose will the divisions serve then?

 

Nothing.

[Spanky99]

Go Raps Go!

[dineke]

Whatever happens, I just hope we trade DeMar at around the deadline, maybe even after a hot stretch. A desperate contending team would probably give us a couple of decent, cheap and controllable assets that's in desperate need of a rental 2 guard that could help us continue to retool going forward and still be a superstar away from contending and be able to pounce on that when the time comes with maybe even a piece or two we get back for DeMar in a trade for said superstar (or insane potential guy, i.e. Harden).

 

Some idiot GM will pay DeMar ~$25M per this offseason, and I am not comfortable with that at all, especially with Carroll's contract already banking on him not just being a product of the Hawks system.

 

Don't know why they didn't trade dechucker this offseason.

[Travis_Snider]

Go Raps, should win this one

[Dylan]

Hope to watch a few more raptors games this year.

[dineke]

Got so used to watching an actual contender that I'm less excited for this nba season than before.

[jays_fever]

Stackhouse is a AC?lol

[Trouba95]

Go Raps Go!

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Stackhouse is a AC?lol

 

he runs an OBA team

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[jays_fever]

Derozan is bad, Pacers even worse