NBA Thread

[KingKat]

Yeah o.k. I suspected that might be the answer. The NBA draft has no depth so going with a project with upside is no big deal. It's not necessarily all that different from taking a flyer on a guy like Buelens (though it attracts way more scrutiny).

 

I guess my next question would be... What makes Caboclo interesting? I could understand taking some giant and trying to turn him into a centre but Caboclo is s 6'9"? What makes him projectable?

[Travis_Snider]

Yeah o.k. I suspected that might be the answer. The NBA draft has no depth so going with a project with upside is no big deal. It's not necessarily all that different from taking a flyer on a guy like Buelens (though it attracts way more scrutiny).

 

I guess my next question would be... What makes Caboclo interesting? I could understand taking some giant and trying to turn him into a centre but Caboclo is s 6'9"? What makes him projectable?

 

He is 6'9 and has a 7'6 wingspan which is absolutely insane.

 

He is quite athletic and I guess they feel that him being so young and getting to practice with the team they can mold him into something useful. He is only 20 still

[KingKat]

He is 6'9 and has a 7'6 wingspan which is absolutely insane.

 

He is quite athletic and I guess they feel that him being so young and getting to practice with the team they can mold him into something useful. He is only 20 still

 

Ah o.k. I really don't know much about Basketball scouting but I can see how wingspan would be a big deal. Hopefully having a D League Team will allow him to develop. Coming from baseball, it's weird to wrap my head around how a basketball team goes about developing a player without the whole infrastructure they have in baseball.

[Travis_Snider]

Ah o.k. I really don't know much about Basketball scouting but I can see how wingspan would be a big deal. Hopefully having a D League Team will allow him to develop. Coming from baseball, it's weird to wrap my head around how a basketball team goes about developing a player without the whole infrastructure they have in baseball.

 

Yea its very different, Wingspan isn't really a crucial element of a basketball player but it would obviously be beneficial, blocking shots, rebounds, defense, ect. I always thought the development system in basketball was absolute s*** also.

 

 

[jays_fever]

Anthony Bennet in the game..ahead of Johnson.

 

Then commits a stupid off the ball foul less than a minute in for the turnover lol.

 

Casey probably costs this team 5 wins a year

[jays_fever]

And Bennets loses the ball right under his basket, and gives up the easy And1

[jays_fever]

Bennet then charges into Scola's man for the shooting foul

[Travis_Snider]

And Bennets loses the ball right under his basket, and gives up the easy And1

 

That was a ******** call, sullinger mugged him

[Travis_Snider]

Anthony Bennet in the game..ahead of Johnson.

 

Then commits a stupid off the ball foul less than a minute in for the turnover lol.

 

Casey probably costs this team 5 wins a year

 

I don't really understand how Johnson gets no time either.

[Orgfiller]

I don't think Bennet is doing a particularly bad job. Obviously JJ should get minutes, but Scola is playing terribly.

[jays_fever]

I don't really understand how Johnson gets no time either.

 

I dont know why he's on the team tbh. There's literally nothing he can do to get playing time, Casey's just a egotistical little man

[jaysblue]

If anyone wants tickets for this Sunday against the Bucks, send me a PM. Sec 320, Row 6 - $120 for the pair, so cheaper than the box office.

[Travis_Snider]

I dont know why he's on the team tbh. There's literally nothing he can do to get playing time, Casey's just a egotistical little man

 

Casey is a weirdo. Needs to go lol

[jays_fever]

I don't think Bennet is doing a particularly bad job. Obviously JJ should get minutes, but Scola is playing terribly.

 

He's commited about 3 bad rookie mistakes in his short run so far, but he's Canadian so Rautins will continue to pimp him up.

 

And Scola is this year's Alan Anderson, so get used to that. I think I would rather have Ned Yost manage the Jays than have Casey

[GD]

Like holy f*** Luis Scola is awful.

[Orgfiller]

Luis Scola might be the worst player on our roster.

[GD]

​might be

[dineke]

Man is there 2 blander rosters than the raptors and celtics?

[Orgfiller]

Lowry is playing with terrific energy. Looks like his reshaping really did him well.

[Travis_Snider]

Like holy f*** Luis Scola is awful.

 

hes on fire rn LOL

[jaysblue]

Man is there 2 blander rosters than the raptors and celtics?

 

Are you serious?

[GD]

Are you serious?

 

Gonna guess that he was

[dineke]

Are you serious?

 

Yes...

[Laika]

Raps looked pretttttayyyyyy entertaining AND deep tonight. Just sayin'.

[dineke]

They're deep in decent low upside players, which is fine I guess.

[jaysblue]

Gonna guess that he was

 

Ok.

[jaysblue]

Yes...

 

The Raps have an entertaining team. Sure they don't have a stud like LeBron, Curry, or AD, though its still a fun team to watch.

[GD]

They should be an entertaining team. They haven't really wowed me this year. Mainly cause Demar has 1000000% lost a step and the system Casey has them in just kills the game all around. A good, high-ball-movement coach with lots of motion with a better wing player would make this one of the more exciting teams in the NBA imo.

 

And no, they did not look deep tonight. Their bench extends to Amir Johnson lite, Cory Joseph who's honestly just so wonderful and a great change of pace, and Terrance Ross when he's not knocking girls up (bout 35 games a year). So 7.5 players deep. That's not that deep for a team without a real superstar. It's a .500 team playing in the East, honestly.

 

With a better system and an upgrade on Demar, they'd probably be a legit contender. Lowry/Carroll/Valanciunas/Joseph is a great core with a coach that can use them.

[John_Havok]

They should be an entertaining team. They haven't really wowed me this year. Mainly cause Demar has 1000000% lost a step and the system Casey has them in just kills the game all around. A good, high-ball-movement coach with lots of motion with a better wing player would make this one of the more exciting teams in the NBA imo.

 

And no, they did not look deep tonight. Their bench extends to Amir Johnson lite, Cory Joseph who's honestly just so wonderful and a great change of pace, and Terrance Ross when he's not knocking girls up (bout 35 games a year). So 7.5 players deep. That's not that deep for a team without a real superstar. It's a .500 team playing in the East, honestly.

 

With a better system and an upgrade on Demar, they'd probably be a legit contender. Lowry/Carroll/Valanciunas/Joseph is a great core with a coach that can use them.

 

No I know why you really shut down the nba dynasty league. Yall were shaking in your boots over my Cousins / Drummond combo

[GD]

No I know why you really shut down the nba dynasty league. Yall were shaking in your boots over my Cousins / Drummond combo

 

Um, I think you mean Cousins/Porzingis combo. f***ing monster. Shut down the league cause having Kristaps was unfair for the rest of us.