NBA Thread

[Dick_Pole]

The 76ers are looking good tho. Would be looking better had they not taken Okafor. Embiid is nasty.

 

Yeah it only took them three years of setting or nearly setting all sorts of futility records in order to maybe have a chance at the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference next year.

[jays_fever]

The sixers are a joke lol

 

What they did was embarrassing

[GD]

Yeah it only took them three years of setting or nearly setting all sorts of futility records in order to maybe have a chance at the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference next year.

 

You could argue that Embiid, Simmons, youth and cap space is more likely to result in a championship than Lowry + Demar.

[Orgfiller]

You could argue that Embiid, Simmons, youth and cap space is more likely to result in a championship than Lowry + Demar.

 

I like how you say it as if the Raptors don't have any other pieces to work with. Like they didn't just win 56 games and are arguably just as good as last year if not better while the Sixers might not get to 20 wins...again.

 

And yeah win totals are dumn but only one of those teams has a strong shot at making the Eastern Conference finals again. Winning is good.

[GD]

I like how you say it as if the Raptors don't have any other pieces to work with. Like they didn't just win 56 games and are arguably just as good as last year if not better while the Sixers might not get to 20 wins...again.

 

And yeah win totals are dumn but only one of those teams has a strong shot at making the Eastern Conference finals again. Winning is good.

 

Did I say it wasn't?

 

All I'm saying is you could present an argument saying there's a similar likelihood. Would you like to address that statement?

[Dick_Pole]

I'll take the team that can be consistently over .500 with a 5% chance at winning a championship over the 5 years than the team that has tanked to record proportions, will probably average being under .500 for the next 5 years but might have a fluke season thus improving their chances of a championship to 10% during that time.

 

I don't get the mindset of championship or bust under all circumstances. The Blue Jays and the Marlins both have 2 World Series under their belts. The Marlins have done it in less years. Would anyone argue that the Marlins are a better franchise than the Jays? No. The Marlins are an absolute joke. And so are the 76ers.

[dineke]

Raptors were unintentionally tanking for most of their existance up until this run. The 76ers are just doing it intentionally but now they f***ed up by hiring colangelo lol.

[burlingtonbandit]

Durant with 29 points in the half

[thatoneguy]

Derollin with 30+ again.

[Spanky99]

So the Lakers are going to beat the Warriors?

[burlingtonbandit]

So the Lakers are going to beat the Warriors?

 

it was a b2b but that still shouldn't happen.

[Krylian]

I said it before, I'll say it again. GS will have some struggles to start this season. They won't be bad but they're not going to be this unbeatable force that everyone just assumed.

[jays_fever]

I said it before, I'll say it again. GS will have some struggles to start this season. They won't be bad but they're not going to be this unbeatable force that everyone just assumed.

 

Did anyone really say they would be unbeatable in the regular season? Even in the post season they still have to go through SA and the Cavs

[Krylian]

Did anyone really say they would be unbeatable in the regular season? Even in the post season they still have to go through SA and the Cavs

 

Several people thought they'd surpass last year's record

[Bobthe4th]

Remember before the start of last season when the Pelicans and Anthony Davis were the popular darkhorse picks for playoffs? After last season's disappointment, they've started 0-7 despite Davis averaging 30 ppg.

[Orgfiller]

Love him or hate him, Demar Derozan has extremely impressive body control. That comes from all the work that he puts in his off-time.

 

Raps looking really good after a bad start.

[jays_fever]

For a 4th year player Bebe makes so many rookie mistakes

[jays_fever]

And Westbrook takes a 30 foot three with 14 seconds left on the clock

[dineke]

bebe is good

[burlingtonbandit]

Impressive win considering they started down 8-0 or whatever it was.

 

Lowry and Derozan played really well, Patterson and Carrol found their shots. Powell had some nice drives to the rim (still needs work on the defensive end). Everyone had a great game besides Poetl.

 

I wish the NBA had a 60 game season. Raps with 2 full days off surely helped with their performance and around the NBA the quality would go up immensely.

[Orgfiller]

And Westbrook takes a 30 foot three with 14 seconds left on the clock

 

Westbrook is so reckless on the court. The dude has a lot of talent but he takes a lot of terrible pull up jumpers and while his explosiveness is elite he can't just expect to drive over 3 defenders at the rim every other time.

[Orgfiller]

Impressive win considering they started down 8-0 or whatever it was.

 

Lowry and Derozan played really well, Patterson and Carrol found their shots. Powell had some nice drives to the rim (still needs work on the defensive end). Everyone had a great game besides Poetl.

 

I wish the NBA had a 60 game season. Raps with 2 full days off surely helped with their performance and around the NBA the quality would go up immensely.

 

What? I think Powell's defense is pretty strong. He's got really quick lateral movement and he doesn't make stupid fouls, he maintains his defender in front of him and gives the opposition little room to work with.

 

I would say he needs to work on his offensive game a little more, but I think it's more about refining more than completely turning it around. He's pretty explosive but his finishing around the basket is subpar, though improving. His shot is also inconsistent, but you can tell that he puts in the work. I think with his work ethic he might be able to reach a DD level of finishing in the future.

[Jonn]

For a 4th year player Bebe makes so many rookie mistakes

 

Probably has a lot to do with the fact that he hasn't played much due to injuries and being very raw.

[burlingtonbandit]

What? I think Powell's defense is pretty strong. He's got really quick lateral movement and he doesn't make stupid fouls, he maintains his defender in front of him and gives the opposition little room to work with.

 

I would say he needs to work on his offensive game a little more, but I think it's more about refining more than completely turning it around. He's pretty explosive but his finishing around the basket is subpar, though improving. His shot is also inconsistent, but you can tell that he puts in the work. I think with his work ethic he might be able to reach a DD level of finishing in the future.

 

Weird I honestly feel the opposite. I think his defense needs more work than his offense. He's extremely quick but he had a lot of blow by's in the game (not just Westbrook which obviously will happen) and it happened in the playoffs last year too.

 

I think his finishing at the rim ability has improved a lot and while he's no Derozan he's certainly better than a lot of players. The shot seems streaky but at least he's smart. Basically takes a 3 or drives to the rim.

[Jonn]

What? I think Powell's defense is pretty strong. He's got really quick lateral movement and he doesn't make stupid fouls, he maintains his defender in front of him and gives the opposition little room to work with.

 

I would say he needs to work on his offensive game a little more, but I think it's more about refining more than completely turning it around. He's pretty explosive but his finishing around the basket is subpar, though improving. His shot is also inconsistent, but you can tell that he puts in the work. I think with his work ethic he might be able to reach a DD level of finishing in the future.

 

Powell is arguably the best defender on the team no idea how that came up. He also defends the teams best scorer generally when in games.

[jays_fever]

bebe is good

 

I turned on the game and he failed miserably trying to cut off westbrook on the baseline 30 feet away for the basket,sent him to the line and then didnt even try to box out Adams on the ensuing free throw attempt.

 

He does a lot of things right and a lot of things still really wrong.

[burlingtonbandit]

Powell is arguably the best defender on the team no idea how that came up. He also defends the teams best scorer generally when in games.

 

Cojo and Pat are much better? Powell is a better defender than Ross and Derozan but that doesn't say much lol.

[Orgfiller]

Lmfao, Spencer Hawes and the Hornets putting on a display of how not to play NBA basketball, and the home crowd starts booing.

[Orgfiller]

Nogueira leaves his defender wide open after a screen, every single time. He doesn't realize this keeps happening.

[thatoneguy]

Derozan wrecking s*** again.