New season, new thread. Let's go!
Champions: Golden State Warriors :(
Runner Ups: Cleveland Cavaliers
ECF: Cleveland Cavaliers def Boston Celtics
WCF: Golden State Warriors def Houston Rockets
ROY: Ben Simmons
MVP: Kevin Durrant (Lebron will deserve it once again)
DPOY: Kawhii Leonard
COY: Billy Donovan
MIP: Myles Turner
6th Man: Eric Gordon
not going for any big outsiders here as the regular season is pretty predictable in my books, i guess we will see.
Champions: Golden State Warriors :(
Runner Ups: Cleveland Cavaliers
ECF: Cleveland Cavaliers def Boston Celtics
WCF: Golden State Warriors def OKC
ROY: Ben Simmons
MVP: Kyrie Irving (darkhorse)
DPOY: Draymond Green
COY: Billy Donovan
MIP: Aaron Gordon
6th Man: Eric Gordon
Champions: Golden State Warriors (I hope not though)
Runner Ups: Cleveland Cavaliers
ECF: Cleveland Cavaliers def Boston Celtics (and it won't be close)
WCF: Golden State Warriors def San Antonio Spurs (in 7 games, giving people false hope that they'll be worn out for the Finals)
ROY: Lonzo Ball (Lakers bias)
MVP: James Harden (surely he's due)
DPOY: Rudy Gobert (with Hayward gone, expect the focus to further shift to defence for the Jazz)
COY: Gregg Popovich (as the Spurs get the 2 seed in a super tough conference)
MIP: Nerlens Noel (only massive darkhorse here)
6th Man: JR Smith (playing 32 minutes off the bench - more minutes than Wade)
Posting for updates
Do people want me to move the Embiid conversation to this thread? Or leave it there and it can come up again naturally if that's what happens?
Not sure if his minutes are correct, but Embiid had 22pts 7rebs 3ass 1blk 14/18 ft's in 15 minutes. :o
Quote from: jvalles69 on October 12, 2017, 04:27:45 PM
Not sure if his minutes are correct, but Embiid had 22pts 7rebs 3ass 1blk 14/18 ft's in 15 minutes. :o
looks accurate guys a freak.
I kinda was going to put him MIP.
its not going to happen but if Embiid plays as many minutes as Lebron did last year and kept his numbers up he would have put up
30 points 16 boards 4 assists 2 steals and 5 blocks.
i certainly can see him going 25 12 2 1 3 though.
Quote from: Holz on October 12, 2017, 04:51:32 PM
Quote from: jvalles69 on October 12, 2017, 04:27:45 PM
Not sure if his minutes are correct, but Embiid had 22pts 7rebs 3ass 1blk 14/18 ft's in 15 minutes. :o
looks accurate guys a freak.
I kinda was going to put him MIP.
its not going to happen but if Embiid plays as many minutes as Lebron did last year and kept his numbers up he would have put up
30 points 16 boards 4 assists 2 steals and 5 blocks.
i certainly can see him going 25 12 2 1 3 though.
Watched a clip of his highlights and at one point he's saying something along the lines of, "these mofo's can't guard me". ;D AD still a bigger beast.
Quote from: jvalles69 on October 12, 2017, 05:03:09 PM
AD still a bigger beast.
see im not sure.
unless your talking about just next year then yes i agree.
Embiid per numbers are insane.
Quote from: Holz on October 12, 2017, 05:40:17 PM
Quote from: jvalles69 on October 12, 2017, 05:03:09 PM
AD still a bigger beast.
see im not sure.
unless your talking about just next year then yes i agree.
Embiid per numbers are insane.
AD's injuries have brought him down a lot over the years and I guess the same thing is happening with Embiid too. AD has put up some ridiculous numbers up over the past when fully healthy, and I'm sure we're going to see the same from Embiid soon (not just based off per numbers). Got to play big minutes to put up huge stat lines which AD does, Embiid not...yet.
JoJo played a ridiculous game. They looked like complete a** without him out there in the middle of the first quarter. He came on and lead them on a 19-1 run to close out the first. 6'ers ended that run at 27-1 after Dario went nuts from outside in the 2nd. These two guys are very, very talented. It's only pre-season, but Embiid is showing why he is worth every single cent.
He also hit this after a foul was called.
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Champions: Golden State Warriors
Runner Ups: Boston Celtics
ECF: Boston 4 - Cleveland 3
WCF: Warriors 4 - Thunder 2
ROY: Dennis Smith
MVP: Kawhi Leonard
DPOY: Draymond Green
COY: Steve Kerr
MIP: D'Angelo Russell
6th Man: Andre Igoudala
Quote from: Mat0369 on October 13, 2017, 12:21:27 AM
JoJo played a ridiculous game. They looked like complete a** without him out there in the middle of the first quarter. He came on and lead them on a 19-1 run to close out the first. 6'ers ended that run at 27-1 after Dario went nuts from outside in the 2nd. These two guys are very, very talented. It's only pre-season, but Embiid is showing why he is worth every single cent.
He also hit this after a foul was called.
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So is Embiid on a minutes restriction or anything? Will he miss games? All for fantasy draft purposes, thinking of pairing him as my 2nd pick with AD as my first. Custom cats and they favour big stats.
10-14 minute restriction vs the Nets. Ended up playing 14.45 in the end. I'd expect him to start the season on a minutes restriction while he gets into game shape. I'd also expect him to be at around 28 minutes per night pretty quickly. That's what he was at last year before the knee.
Champions: Golden State Warriors >:(
Runner Ups: Cleveland Cavaliers
ECF: Cavs def Raptors
WCF: Warriors def Thunder
ROY: Ben Simmons
MVP: Kevin Durant
DPOY: Rudy Gobert
COY: Steve Kerr
MIP: Brandon Ingram
6th Man: Eric Gordon
Quote from: jvalles69 on October 12, 2017, 11:47:21 AM
Champions: Golden State Warriors :(
Runner Ups: Cleveland Cavaliers
ECF: Cleveland Cavaliers def Boston Celtics
WCF: Golden State Warriors def OKC
ROY: Ben Simmons
MVP: Kevin Durant (Kyrie Irving - darkhorse)
DPOY: Draymond Green
COY: Billy Donovan
MIP: Aaron Gordon (D'angelo Russell - dark horse)
6th Man: Eric Gordon Kelly Oubre
Ball > Fultz
And Hayward is cooked :'(
Quote from: R.Griffen on October 18, 2017, 12:17:47 PM
And Hayward is cooked :'(
yeah looked real bad. You have to feel really sorry for the guy. First game in his new team.
The interesting thing is now Kyrie can show us he is the man.
Quote from: Holz on October 18, 2017, 12:29:06 PM
Quote from: R.Griffen on October 18, 2017, 12:17:47 PM
And Hayward is cooked :'(
yeah looked real bad. You have to feel really sorry for the guy. First game in his new team.
The interesting thing is now Kyrie can show us he is the man.
So sucky for Hayward and the Celts. :'(
That is horrible for Hayward. Genuine good guy and gun of the competition.
This is bugging me.
on NBA.Com with the box score.
after FT% they have the stats OFF DEF then after that TO PF +/-
what does OFF DEF mean. Im assuming offense and defense but what is it.
Confirmed fractured left ankle. What a horrible way to start the season. Was so excited, and now just feel sick.
Quote from: Holz on October 18, 2017, 01:00:50 PM
This is bugging me.
on NBA.Com with the box score.
after FT% they have the stats OFF DEF then after that TO PF +/-
what does OFF DEF mean. Im assuming offense and defense but what is it.
Rebounds?
Quote from: JBs-Hawks on October 18, 2017, 01:23:19 PM
Quote from: Holz on October 18, 2017, 01:00:50 PM
This is bugging me.
on NBA.Com with the box score.
after FT% they have the stats OFF DEF then after that TO PF +/-
what does OFF DEF mean. Im assuming offense and defense but what is it.
Rebounds?
Geez your right.
Im used to it being after boards
Kyrie bringing them back from the dead. I'm loving my Kyrie MVP bet @ $21 right about now.
Quote from: Holz on October 18, 2017, 01:32:12 PM
Quote from: JBs-Hawks on October 18, 2017, 01:23:19 PM
Quote from: Holz on October 18, 2017, 01:00:50 PM
This is bugging me.
on NBA.Com with the box score.
after FT% they have the stats OFF DEF then after that TO PF +/-
what does OFF DEF mean. Im assuming offense and defense but what is it.
Rebounds?
Geez your right.
Im used to it being after boards
Surely people use the ESPN box scores, they look way better imo
Quote from: R.Griffen on October 18, 2017, 01:47:34 PM
Quote from: Holz on October 18, 2017, 01:32:12 PM
Quote from: JBs-Hawks on October 18, 2017, 01:23:19 PM
Quote from: Holz on October 18, 2017, 01:00:50 PM
This is bugging me.
on NBA.Com with the box score.
after FT% they have the stats OFF DEF then after that TO PF +/-
what does OFF DEF mean. Im assuming offense and defense but what is it.
Rebounds?
Geez your right.
Im used to it being after boards
Surely people use the ESPN box scores, they look way better imo
I normally do thats why i was confused. They use OREB and DREB which makes much more sense.
Quote from: jvalles69 on October 18, 2017, 01:44:35 PM
Kyrie bringing them back from the dead. I'm loving my Kyrie MVP bet @ $21 right about now.
not sure if haywood out helps or hurts you. It would help big time if they still get a top 2 seed. Im not sure they will despite how weak the east is.
LBJ is looking pretty good i reckon, should get the number 1 seed in the east now. The guy is looking like a rebound beast, i reckon he will top 10 boards a game this year. 25 10 8 with a number 1 seed is a pretty good case.
Kyrie clearly coming out to show he can play point guard and pass the ball. Not sure how long this will last though, no way he takes the 2nd most shots in his team many times this season.
you can already see this will be a big year for Lebron.
29 points 16 boards 9 assists and 2 blocks.
Huge.
Man..
Quote from: Holz on October 18, 2017, 02:31:59 PM
you can already see this will be a big year for Lebron.
29 points 16 boards 9 assists and 2 blocks.
Huge.
Can't be serious it's one game. At this rate Nick Young gonna win MVP and scoring title
Quote from: R.Griffen on October 18, 2017, 03:44:52 PM
Quote from: Holz on October 18, 2017, 02:31:59 PM
you can already see this will be a big year for Lebron.
29 points 16 boards 9 assists and 2 blocks.
Huge.
Can't be serious it's one game. At this rate Nick Young gonna win MVP and scoring title
And... Tatum ROY Brown MIP ;D
That Hayward ankle was horrible to watch :'(
$50 on Rox @ $5, nice one boys! ;D
Quote from: Rusty00 on October 18, 2017, 06:28:42 PM
Quote from: jvalles69 on October 18, 2017, 05:44:19 PM
$50 on Rox @ $5, nice one boys! ;D
Same :)
Next games are up.
$50 on Twolves over Spurs @ $2 and $50 on Blazers over Suns @ $1.76. They've obviously chosen games where the odds are a lot closer.
76ers so overrated. Can't even get close without Embiid. Laughable performance
Quote from: R.Griffen on October 22, 2017, 01:14:53 PM
76ers so overrated. Can't even get close without Embiid. Laughable performance
Raps just that good ;)
Cavs bench...
Quote from: R.Griffen on October 22, 2017, 01:14:53 PM
76ers so overrated. Can't even get close without Embiid. Laughable performance
Weren't good with Embiid yesterday either ;)
Quote from: R.Griffen on October 22, 2017, 01:14:53 PM
76ers so overrated. Can't even get close without Embiid. Laughable performance
Based on? Nobody is saying they are going to win a ring this year and it was all going to hinge on Embiid anyway.
Add to that they have played the the Wizards (expected to be one of the top few seeds), Celtics (same) and Raptors (three for three). They have been playing poorly and were still leading in two of the three games in the last. The only guys from last year that are getting significant minutes are RoCo, Embiid, TJ and Saric. TJ and Saric are also adjusting to coming off the bench instead of starting like last year so there is now an issue of gelling and finding what lineups work etc.
Quote from: TomK on October 22, 2017, 01:31:14 PM
Raps just that good ;)
This. Raptors played ridiculously well. DeMar DeRozan was an absolute beast. They've been the best of the three teams we have played so far.
Quote from: Jay on October 22, 2017, 04:10:23 PM
Weren't good with Embiid yesterday either ;)
That game was like who was the tallest midget. The Celtics were probably lucky to escape with a win. Both teams played like a**
NBA = Giannis The ceiling on this guy is incredible. When he incorporates the 3 ball in his game and his basketball IQ gets better, I think we're going to see a new King. Watching him play against Lebron you could see that he's still young, the level of IQ Lebron has is nuts and once/if Giannis gets to that same level of IQ, watch out! :o
Hating GSW more and more each day. Curry ejected for throwing his mouth guard towards the ref...again...and then KD ejected for flipping the bird to the ref. Day before Dray just shoves Boogie, get's T'd and then mouths off to the ref for ages, how he didn't get a 2nd tech I don't know. Bunch of entitled little whiny doges who think they're bigger than the game.
Wiggins with the game-winner from long range :-*
Simmons :-*
Actually raped the bookies today with my multis! ;D ;D ;D
And today is exactly why Wiggins isn't legit yet. Butler doesn't play he shouts just 3/9 and they lose to Indiana at home. Much like when Embiid got hurt before the NCAA tournament and he couldn't carry Kansas out the first weekend
Tweet from J.E Skeets (The Starters)
Rookie Averages
Simmons - 17/11/5
Lonzo - 13/9/9
Tatum - 14/8
Fox - 15/5/5
Quote from: fanTCfool on October 23, 2017, 04:51:30 PM
Wiggins with the game-winner from long range :-*
It shouldn't have counted, thibs called for a timeout when they didn't have any, should've been a tech and the screen KAT set, he was out of court so it's a violation. Bad reffing to miss those.
Quote from: valkorum on October 25, 2017, 02:33:13 PM
Tweet from J.E Skeets (The Starters)
Rookie Averages
Simmons - 17/11/5
Lonzo - 13/9/9
Tatum - 14/8
Fox - 15/5/5
Expansion of this
Simmons 17/11/7
Markkanen 16/9/0
Fox 15/5/5
Tatum 15/8/2
Kuzma 14/4/2
Ball 13/8/9
Smith Jnr 13/5/6
Simmons certainly my strong favorite for ROY.
the only flaw im seeing is he isnt the best shot as indicated by his 62% FT he is getting to the line too with 16/26 from 4 games.
I'm on Simmons for ROY and Giannis for some strong odds, both have come in heaps!
Quote from: Holz on October 25, 2017, 02:54:03 PM
Quote from: valkorum on October 25, 2017, 02:33:13 PM
Tweet from J.E Skeets (The Starters)
Rookie Averages
Simmons - 17/11/5
Lonzo - 13/9/9
Tatum - 14/8
Fox - 15/5/5
Expansion of this
Simmons 17/11/7
Markkanen 16/9/0
Fox 15/5/5
Tatum 15/8/2
Kuzma 14/4/2
Ball 13/8/9
Smith Jnr 13/5/6
Simmons certainly my strong favorite for ROY.
the only flaw im seeing is he isnt the best shot as indicated by his 62% FT he is getting to the line too with 16/26 from 4 games.
Only "bright" side to the Hayward injury is that we're getting to see the ball in Brown and Tatum's hands much more now. Tatum is really smooth, he's going to be good.
Cavs wtf lol
Quote from: R.Griffen on October 26, 2017, 02:17:22 PM
Cavs wtf lol
just testing up lineups. its tough as they are essentially waiting for IT to come back.
Lebron is on fire but the pieces around him they are working out how they fit.
27 7 8 1 1 on 60% is pretty darn good.
I think this is being massively overlooked. He is shooting 15/17 from his FT. He said he was working on it, its way too early to call but that looks great. Also shooting 44% from 3.
The numbers wont stay that way but if he can drop 80% FT and 40% from 3 that would be unstoppable.
What would be scary is if he is PG all year.
Quote from: Holz on October 26, 2017, 02:45:46 PM
Quote from: R.Griffen on October 26, 2017, 02:17:22 PM
Cavs wtf lol
just testing up lineups. its tough as they are essentially waiting for IT to come back.
Lebron is on fire but the pieces around him they are working out how they fit.
27 7 8 1 1 on 60% is pretty darn good.
I think this is being massively overlooked. He is shooting 15/17 from his FT. He said he was working on it, its way too early to call but that looks great. Also shooting 44% from 3.
The numbers wont stay that way but if he can drop 80% FT and 40% from 3 that would be unstoppable.
What would be scary is if he is PG all year.
Oh please
We are ordinary to start the year. I expect the team to take time to gel and hopefully IT comes back 100% because we're going to need him desperately come the second half of the season.
Quote from: R.Griffen on October 26, 2017, 03:15:04 PM
Quote from: Holz on October 26, 2017, 02:45:46 PM
Quote from: R.Griffen on October 26, 2017, 02:17:22 PM
Cavs wtf lol
just testing up lineups. its tough as they are essentially waiting for IT to come back.
Lebron is on fire but the pieces around him they are working out how they fit.
27 7 8 1 1 on 60% is pretty darn good.
I think this is being massively overlooked. He is shooting 15/17 from his FT. He said he was working on it, its way too early to call but that looks great. Also shooting 44% from 3.
The numbers wont stay that way but if he can drop 80% FT and 40% from 3 that would be unstoppable.
What would be scary is if he is PG all year.
Oh please
Oh please to what?
its October.
Magic are 3-1
Nets are 3-2
Warriors are 2-2
Who cares who wins.
So Beal looks like an idiot now... unbelievable
Okafor (https://content.boards.philadelphiaeagles.com/emoticons/default_sideroll.gif)
10 in a row!
my friends are calling Irving MVP (celtics fans)
back me up on this, they have to be joking.
22 3 6 on 45% FG and 35% from 3 is not a MVP.
I dont care what seed you are.
Giannis will be the MVP!
Quote from: JBs-Hawks on November 09, 2017, 06:39:17 PM
Giannis will be the MVP!
31.9 Points
4.8 Assists
1.7 Block
1.5 Steals
9.8 Rebounds
(http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/.element/media/2.0/teamsites/bucks/giannis-dance_2.gif)
I agree, off to a big start.
Quote from: Holz on November 09, 2017, 03:43:26 PM
my friends are calling Irving MVP (celtics fans)
back me up on this, they have to be joking.
22 3 6 on 45% FG and 35% from 3 is not a MVP.
I dont care what seed you are.
Irving is a top 10 in MVP rankings easily but not top 5. People are sleeping on Horford has been amazing so far this season too.
Giannis, Harden, Curry, Durant and LeBron are in a tier clearly ahead of Irving. You could argue Irving, Westbrook, Boogie, AD and Blake in another tier followed by Porzingis, Oladipo, Aldridge and some others I might be missing
Quote from: plumdog millionaire on November 10, 2017, 10:26:37 AM
Quote from: Holz on November 09, 2017, 03:43:26 PM
my friends are calling Irving MVP (celtics fans)
back me up on this, they have to be joking.
22 3 6 on 45% FG and 35% from 3 is not a MVP.
I dont care what seed you are.
Irving is a top 10 in MVP rankings easily but not top 5. People are sleeping on Horford has been amazing so far this season too.
Giannis, Harden, Curry, Durant and LeBron are in a tier clearly ahead of Irving. You could argue Irving, Westbrook, Boogie, AD and Blake in another tier followed by Porzingis, Oladipo, Aldridge and some others I might be missing
I would not have Westbrook in that next tier, otherwise you also need to add PG and Melo as they are averaging the same pts and shots (weird isnt it). Swap Porzingis and Westbrook and that works for me.
Quote from: valkorum on November 10, 2017, 11:35:43 AM
Quote from: plumdog millionaire on November 10, 2017, 10:26:37 AM
Quote from: Holz on November 09, 2017, 03:43:26 PM
my friends are calling Irving MVP (celtics fans)
back me up on this, they have to be joking.
22 3 6 on 45% FG and 35% from 3 is not a MVP.
I dont care what seed you are.
Irving is a top 10 in MVP rankings easily but not top 5. People are sleeping on Horford has been amazing so far this season too.
Giannis, Harden, Curry, Durant and LeBron are in a tier clearly ahead of Irving. You could argue Irving, Westbrook, Boogie, AD and Blake in another tier followed by Porzingis, Oladipo, Aldridge and some others I might be missing
I would not have Westbrook in that next tier, otherwise you also need to add PG and Melo as they are averaging the same pts and shots (weird isnt it). Swap Porzingis and Westbrook and that works for me.
I think its pretty clear they are all trying to let each other score as all 3 where #1 options and they are trying to show they are team players.
They are all getting the same points but russ is getting 9 boards and 11 assists instead of 5 5 for the other 2 guys.
I reckon those tiers are pretty accurate
I'd put Porzingis in that tier with Irving, if not higher. He is incredible.
Quote from: Jay on November 10, 2017, 11:49:26 AM
I'd put Porzingis in that tier with Irving, if not higher. He is incredible.
Didn't want to buy too hard into the Porzingis hype but yeah he probably should be
Lonzo becomes the youngest player in the NBA to record a triple-double. Went off against the Bucks today.
Embiid with 46 points, 15 boards, 7 assists and 7 blocks :o
Quote from: fanTCfool on November 16, 2017, 05:56:24 PM
Embiid with 46 points, 15 boards, 7 assists and 7 blocks :o
Imagine a 50 point quadruple double he wasnt too far off it.
I wonder if lebron to philly an option. Not sure if cap allows but imagine simmons fultz george lebron embiid with saric off the bench.
Quote from: Holz on November 16, 2017, 07:29:01 PM
Quote from: fanTCfool on November 16, 2017, 05:56:24 PM
Embiid with 46 points, 15 boards, 7 assists and 7 blocks :o
Imagine a 50 point quadruple double he wasnt too far off it.
I wonder if lebron to philly an option. Not sure if cap allows but imagine simmons fultz george lebron embiid with saric off the bench.
So Philly just magically sign Paul George and LeBron?
Quote from: JBs-Hawks on November 16, 2017, 09:58:17 PM
Quote from: Holz on November 16, 2017, 07:29:01 PM
Quote from: fanTCfool on November 16, 2017, 05:56:24 PM
Embiid with 46 points, 15 boards, 7 assists and 7 blocks :o
Imagine a 50 point quadruple double he wasnt too far off it.
I wonder if lebron to philly an option. Not sure if cap allows but imagine simmons fultz george lebron embiid with saric off the bench.
So Philly just magically sign Paul George and LeBron?
Why stop there?
Simmons, Harden, George, LeBron, Embiid with KD off the bench.
Quote from: fanTCfool on November 16, 2017, 11:42:27 PM
Quote from: JBs-Hawks on November 16, 2017, 09:58:17 PM
Quote from: Holz on November 16, 2017, 07:29:01 PM
Quote from: fanTCfool on November 16, 2017, 05:56:24 PM
Embiid with 46 points, 15 boards, 7 assists and 7 blocks :o
Imagine a 50 point quadruple double he wasnt too far off it.
I wonder if lebron to philly an option. Not sure if cap allows but imagine simmons fultz george lebron embiid with saric off the bench.
So Philly just magically sign Paul George and LeBron?
Why stop there?
Simmons, Harden, George, LeBron, Embiid with KD off the bench.
Chris Paul entering free agency as well, send him there too
Quote from: TomK on November 16, 2017, 11:47:50 PM
Quote from: fanTCfool on November 16, 2017, 11:42:27 PM
Quote from: JBs-Hawks on November 16, 2017, 09:58:17 PM
Quote from: Holz on November 16, 2017, 07:29:01 PM
Quote from: fanTCfool on November 16, 2017, 05:56:24 PM
Embiid with 46 points, 15 boards, 7 assists and 7 blocks :o
Imagine a 50 point quadruple double he wasnt too far off it.
I wonder if lebron to philly an option. Not sure if cap allows but imagine simmons fultz george lebron embiid with saric off the bench.
So Philly just magically sign Paul George and LeBron?
Why stop there?
Simmons, Harden, George, LeBron, Embiid with KD off the bench.
Chris Paul entering free agency as well, send him there too
Surely can offload a pick or two and snare Giannis too
Quote from: fanTCfool on November 16, 2017, 05:56:24 PM
Embiid with 46 points, 15 boards, 7 assists and 7 blocks :o
First player in NBA history with at least those stats in each category. Dude is a beast. He will win an MVP if he can stay healthy. He will also win a DPOY.
Quote from: JBs-Hawks on November 16, 2017, 09:58:17 PM
So Philly just magically sign Paul George and LeBron?
No idea where George came from, but they actually have the cash for LeBron. I think it's the 2nd highest salary cap number available at the end of the season. The only team with more money is the Lakers.
Basically they have the cash for one max contract option. They are front loading RoCo's deal with the free space this season. There were Bron talks heading into the season considering his relationship with Simmons. It makes sense since the Wast is weak and the 6'ers have young superstars. I'd be shocked if he stays in Cleveland, but I'd also be shocked if he heads out West. Why would he when he has to play the Rockets, Spurs and Warriors to even get to finals?
https://streamable.com/1ftka
He's also apparently at 69% (https://content.boards.philadelphiaeagles.com/emoticons/default_sideroll.gif)
WE ARE GOING 80-2
Quote from: Mat0369 on November 17, 2017, 12:23:20 AM
Quote from: fanTCfool on November 16, 2017, 05:56:24 PM
Embiid with 46 points, 15 boards, 7 assists and 7 blocks :o
First player in NBA history with at least those stats in each category. Dude is a beast. He will win an MVP if he can stay healthy. He will also win a DPOY.
Quote from: JBs-Hawks on November 16, 2017, 09:58:17 PM
So Philly just magically sign Paul George and LeBron?
No idea where George came from, but they actually have the cash for LeBron. I think it's the 2nd highest salary cap number available at the end of the season. The only team with more money is the Lakers.
Basically they have the cash for one max contract option. They are front loading RoCo's deal with the free space this season. There were Bron talks heading into the season considering his relationship with Simmons. It makes sense since the Wast is weak and the 6'ers have young superstars. I'd be shocked if he stays in Cleveland, but I'd also be shocked if he heads out West. Why would he when he has to play the Rockets, Spurs and Warriors to even get to finals?
I didnt know the cap situation i knew lakers could fit in 2 superstars in free agency i assumed philly could too. Brough up george as i reckon the 2 have been in talks to go to LA. At some point lebron could suggest another city. Philly is a good city.
I know it wont happen but lebron in philly is the dream. In LA wirh george looks more realistic though
The 6'ers just exploded on the Warriors in the first
74 in a half.....
And just like that the Warriors pulled a Warriors
Everyone get ready for LeVar to see he was better than Michael Porter jr in college because unlike the Jordan crap he actually averaged more points a game than Michael Porter jr. Because if you haven’t heard he is most likely done for the season
Ben needs to start making his FT's. The Wizard went full hack mode and it got them back into the game. Simmons was 30 feet away from the ball and they were still fouling. He attempted 29 and made 15. Embiid had 18 attempts (no intentional fouls) and the 6'ers had a massive 64 attempts for the game. There were over 100 shot for the night.....
Quote from: Mat0369 on December 01, 2017, 12:01:31 AM
Ben needs to start making his FT's. The Wizard went full hack mode and it got them back into the game. Simmons was 30 feet away from the ball and they were still fouling. He attempted 29 and made 15. Embiid had 18 attempts (no intentional fouls) and the 6'ers had a massive 64 attempts for the game. There were over 100 shot for the night.....
College all over again. Either let him shoot the three or foul and he’s pretty much useless on offence with ball in hand. It was and still is a massive issue
http://www.officialnbausa.com/
Anyone know if this website is legit? Literally every single jersey is $30US but that just seems too good to be true. :P
Quote from: R.Griffen on December 01, 2017, 01:01:11 AM
Quote from: Mat0369 on December 01, 2017, 12:01:31 AM
Ben needs to start making his FT's. The Wizard went full hack mode and it got them back into the game. Simmons was 30 feet away from the ball and they were still fouling. He attempted 29 and made 15. Embiid had 18 attempts (no intentional fouls) and the 6'ers had a massive 64 attempts for the game. There were over 100 shot for the night.....
College all over again. Either let him shoot the three or foul and he’s pretty much useless on offence with ball in hand. It was and still is a massive issue
guy isnt perfect.
its his first season.
If he could hit 3s and FT then he would be a MVP candidate.
I really hope Lebron goes there next year and teaches him the trade.
Quote from: TomK on December 01, 2017, 01:55:00 AM
http://www.officialnbausa.com/
Anyone know if this website is legit? Literally every single jersey is $30US but that just seems too good to be true. :P
I went to a site that looks 100% identical to this, but with a different URL. That, to me, suggests it's most likely a scam/dodgy.
Quote from: fanTCfool on December 01, 2017, 04:57:51 PM
Quote from: TomK on December 01, 2017, 01:55:00 AM
http://www.officialnbausa.com/
Anyone know if this website is legit? Literally every single jersey is $30US but that just seems too good to be true. :P
I went to a site that looks 100% identical to this, but with a different URL. That, to me, suggests it's most likely a scam/dodgy.
Damn, Christmas didn't come early :'(
Quote from: R.Griffen on December 01, 2017, 01:01:11 AM
College all over again. Either let him shoot the three or foul and he’s pretty much useless on offence with ball in hand. It was and still is a massive issue
The only three's he has taken are heaves at the end of quarters. He has been getting into the paint at will and either scoring or distributing. He has actually started to add a jump shot from around 15ft and it has been fairly consistent for most of the season. He still prefers to drive and with his size and athleticism it makes sense. He needs to bring that percentage up regardless. Even if he never becomes a consistent shooter or extends his range, he needs to score from the line to punish teams when they do foul him.
The Wizards are the only team that have gone the tactic of intentionally fouling. Not only intentionally fouling, but it was right from the inbound and even when he didn't have the ball or was nowhere near it. If they want to do it, good for them, they will have their whole team sitting on the bench before you know it.
De'Aaron Fox with the winning dunk against the Heat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcnozhYpUIM
Boogie Cousins done for the season with an Achillies tear, brutal.
If you don't think Horford is an all-star, watch today's game.
Quote from: Jay on February 05, 2018, 10:22:37 AM
If you don't think Horford is an all-star, watch today's game.
What do I do if I don't think Dragic is an All Star...?
Quote from: LaHug on February 06, 2018, 09:59:24 PM
Quote from: Jay on February 05, 2018, 10:22:37 AM
If you don't think Horford is an all-star, watch today's game.
What do I do if I don't think Dragic is an All Star...?
What do I do if I don't think Dragic nor Horford are All Stars?
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Quote from: LaHug on February 06, 2018, 09:59:24 PM
Quote from: Jay on February 05, 2018, 10:22:37 AM
If you don't think Horford is an all-star, watch today's game.
What do I do if I don't think Dragic is an All Star...?
You would agree with me :P Dragic over Kemba!? What were they thinking :o
Quote from: Jay on February 06, 2018, 10:39:48 PM
Quote from: LaHug on February 06, 2018, 09:59:24 PM
Quote from: Jay on February 05, 2018, 10:22:37 AM
If you don't think Horford is an all-star, watch today's game.
What do I do if I don't think Dragic is an All Star...?
You would agree with me :P Dragic over Kemba!? What were they thinking :o
I saw a comparison somewhere with 4 players. I can't remember the 4th but it was Dragic, Kemba, Simmons, and someone else. Dragic was far and away the worst of the four but he got the spot... :o
Quote from: LaHug on February 06, 2018, 10:48:39 PM
Quote from: Jay on February 06, 2018, 10:39:48 PM
Quote from: LaHug on February 06, 2018, 09:59:24 PM
Quote from: Jay on February 05, 2018, 10:22:37 AM
If you don't think Horford is an all-star, watch today's game.
What do I do if I don't think Dragic is an All Star...?
You would agree with me :P Dragic over Kemba!? What were they thinking :o
I saw a comparison somewhere with 4 players. I can't remember the 4th but it was Dragic, Kemba, Simmons, and someone else. Dragic was far and away the worst of the four but he got the spot... :o
The only explanation for Dragic that makes sense is that they felt the Heat deserved a token representative for being 4th in the east.
Quote from: fanTCfool on February 06, 2018, 11:05:33 PM
Quote from: LaHug on February 06, 2018, 10:48:39 PM
Quote from: Jay on February 06, 2018, 10:39:48 PM
Quote from: LaHug on February 06, 2018, 09:59:24 PM
Quote from: Jay on February 05, 2018, 10:22:37 AM
If you don't think Horford is an all-star, watch today's game.
What do I do if I don't think Dragic is an All Star...?
You would agree with me :P Dragic over Kemba!? What were they thinking :o
I saw a comparison somewhere with 4 players. I can't remember the 4th but it was Dragic, Kemba, Simmons, and someone else. Dragic was far and away the worst of the four but he got the spot... :o
The only explanation for Dragic that makes sense is that they felt the Heat deserved a token representative for being 4th in the east.
I reckon I heard that since the coaches are the ones who vote in the reserves, whoever was next in line with the most votes from that conference gets in, I could be wrong though but we can just blame the coaches :P
im probably late with this but have you guys watched "NBA open Court"
i just stumbled upon it on youtube and i think its absolutely amazing.
you get a look into the mindset of these NBA players from the past.
they talk about all sorts of topics but i think its pretty cool.
ps: Isiah and Shaq still dirty about not being in Dream Team 1 :D
Quote from: Jay on February 05, 2018, 10:22:37 AM
If you don't think Horford is an all-star, watch today's game.
What about today's?
Kristaps :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
Another injury to Team LeBron, wonder who's up next out of Simmons and Kemba.
Quote from: TomK on February 07, 2018, 04:26:33 PM
Kristaps :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
Another injury to Team LeBron, wonder who's up next out of Simmons and Kemba.
People are just gonna keep on getting injured until they pick Simmons, it's becoming pretty obvious
THE KING!
Quote from: Keeper27 on February 07, 2018, 09:57:49 AM
im probably late with this but have you guys watched "NBA open Court"
i just stumbled upon it on youtube and i think its absolutely amazing.
you get a look into the mindset of these NBA players from the past.
they talk about all sorts of topics but i think its pretty cool.
ps: Isiah and Shaq still dirty about not being in Dream Team 1 :D
Yeh there is heaps and heaps of these on youtube. Brilliant. Shaq also hates that Nash beat him for the MVP
Quote from: valkorum on February 08, 2018, 05:06:36 PM
Quote from: Keeper27 on February 07, 2018, 09:57:49 AM
im probably late with this but have you guys watched "NBA open Court"
i just stumbled upon it on youtube and i think its absolutely amazing.
you get a look into the mindset of these NBA players from the past.
they talk about all sorts of topics but i think its pretty cool.
ps: Isiah and Shaq still dirty about not being in Dream Team 1 :D
Yeh there is heaps and heaps of these on youtube. Brilliant. Shaq also hates that Nash beat him for the MVP
BAD ;D he is so filthy about that.
but seriously great insight by some of the games greatest players
Cavs dropping half their team for role players
slightly better defending and younger, but i guess its better for the club to get rid of IT.
(https://content.boards.philadelphiaeagles.com/monthly_2018_02/20180209_200539.jpg.0ce666c18f43f238cd5327328d7521ad.jpg)
Remember to Trust the Process
Quote from: Keeper27 on February 08, 2018, 09:07:34 PM
Quote from: valkorum on February 08, 2018, 05:06:36 PM
Quote from: Keeper27 on February 07, 2018, 09:57:49 AM
im probably late with this but have you guys watched "NBA open Court"
i just stumbled upon it on youtube and i think its absolutely amazing.
you get a look into the mindset of these NBA players from the past.
they talk about all sorts of topics but i think its pretty cool.
ps: Isiah and Shaq still dirty about not being in Dream Team 1 :D
Yeh there is heaps and heaps of these on youtube. Brilliant. Shaq also hates that Nash beat him for the MVP
BAD ;D he is so filthy about that.
but seriously great insight by some of the games greatest players
Beat Nash to HOF ... what's he upset about?? ;)
so have (we) Phoenix won 'tankathon' yet?? ;)
Quote from: j959 on March 10, 2018, 05:53:04 PM
Quote from: Keeper27 on February 08, 2018, 09:07:34 PM
Quote from: valkorum on February 08, 2018, 05:06:36 PM
Quote from: Keeper27 on February 07, 2018, 09:57:49 AM
im probably late with this but have you guys watched "NBA open Court"
i just stumbled upon it on youtube and i think its absolutely amazing.
you get a look into the mindset of these NBA players from the past.
they talk about all sorts of topics but i think its pretty cool.
ps: Isiah and Shaq still dirty about not being in Dream Team 1 :D
Yeh there is heaps and heaps of these on youtube. Brilliant. Shaq also hates that Nash beat him for the MVP
BAD ;D he is so filthy about that.
but seriously great insight by some of the games greatest players
Beat Nash to HOF ... what's he upset about?? ;)
LOL, that Nash got 2 x MVPs during Shaqs most dominant seasons
Quote from: Keeper27 on March 12, 2018, 12:22:39 PM
Quote from: j959 on March 10, 2018, 05:53:04 PM
Quote from: Keeper27 on February 08, 2018, 09:07:34 PM
Quote from: valkorum on February 08, 2018, 05:06:36 PM
Quote from: Keeper27 on February 07, 2018, 09:57:49 AM
im probably late with this but have you guys watched "NBA open Court"
i just stumbled upon it on youtube and i think its absolutely amazing.
you get a look into the mindset of these NBA players from the past.
they talk about all sorts of topics but i think its pretty cool.
ps: Isiah and Shaq still dirty about not being in Dream Team 1 :D
Yeh there is heaps and heaps of these on youtube. Brilliant. Shaq also hates that Nash beat him for the MVP
BAD ;D he is so filthy about that.
but seriously great insight by some of the games greatest players
Beat Nash to HOF ... what's he upset about?? ;)
LOL, that Nash got 2 x MVPs during Shaqs most dominant seasons
mate, skinny white dude with few athletic gifts beat people with smarts and fundamentals and changed the game ... ;)
and the answer seems to be that we are 'winning' tankathon! ;D :-X ;)
So who's going to Melbourne August 2019! 8)
Quote from: jvalles69 on March 19, 2018, 11:52:26 AM
So who's going to Melbourne August 2019! 8)
Oh I'll be doing my best to get there, gonna be incredible!
Quote from: TomK on March 19, 2018, 02:13:49 PM
Quote from: jvalles69 on March 19, 2018, 11:52:26 AM
So who's going to Melbourne August 2019! 8)
Oh I'll be doing my best to get there, gonna be incredible!
Courtside is 4K! :o
See you there fellas 8)
I'm registered too
Saw an artists impression of what they expect it to look like - a lot of people will be in the bleachers with pretty horrible views :(
Quote from: RaisyDaisy on March 19, 2018, 04:22:48 PM
I'm registered too
Saw an artists impression of what they expect it to look like - a lot of people will be in the bleachers with pretty horrible views :(
Not a lot of alternatives, if you hold it at Hisense/MCA it won't be able to hold anywhere near enough people.
If priced reasonably, I'm sure people will appreciate simply being able to be there, even if in a pretty poor viewpoint.
Im keen but flower, so many people have already registered ahha
Quote from: jvalles69 on March 19, 2018, 02:28:40 PM
Courtside is 4K! :o
They've released the pricing structure? Screw that. I'd rather use the money to go the USA and get courtside seats again. It actually cost me less.
Quote from: Hawka on March 19, 2018, 09:58:08 PM
Im keen but flower, so many people have already registered ahha
What's the register? I got an email from Etihad about something but it's to direct to twitter/facebook/instagram which I have none of.
Pretty sure the pre-register is via TEGLive.
Quote from: Mat0369 on March 20, 2018, 12:55:16 AM
Quote from: jvalles69 on March 19, 2018, 02:28:40 PM
Courtside is 4K! :o
They've released the pricing structure? Screw that. I'd rather use the money to go the USA and get courtside seats again. It actually cost me less.
All the packages are up, not general admission though. Chepaest package is $295 all the way up to those $4K tickets, but I'm pretty sure it includes more than just the seat, can't remember though.
Forgive me for being a Thunder fan all, but lets have a look at the stretch home for the teams in between 3rd and 10th in the West.
3rd Portland 44-26 12 games behind 12 games to play.
vs Houston
vs Boston
@Oklahoma City
@New Orleans
@Memphis
vs Clippers
vs Memphis
@Dallas
@Houston
@San Antonio
@Denver
vs Utah
What a last road trip, on form they'll win more than not and stay third, but a couple losses maybe to Houston and Spurs at the end, and a tricky road trip ending in a back-to-back at Memphis could mean they could drop.
As a OKC fan i hope they do, but i don't see it happening!
4thOklahoma City 43-29 14 games behind 10 games to play
@Boston
vs Miami
vs Portland
@San Antonio
vs Denver
@New Orleans
vs Golden State
@Houston
@Miami
vs Memphis
I'm always optimistic about how the Thunder will play down the stretch, 5-2 against GSW,HOU,TOR. Proven they can beat them, but could very easily go the other way. Only good thing about the tough schedule is that the teams around them have to play similar teams.
5thUtah 40-30 16 games back 12 games to go
vs Atlanta
@ Dallas
@ San Antonio
@ Golden State
vs Boston
vs Memphis
@ Minnesota
vs LA Lakers
vs LA Clippers
@ LA Lakers
vs Golden State
@Portland
Tricky schedule for the Jazz, but they're in some form and can top teams like the Spurs and an undermanned Celtics team. Real tricky run home could see them drop.
6thNew Orleans 40-30 16 games back 12 games to go
vs Dallas
vs Indiana
vs LA Lakers
@ Houston
vs Portland
@ Cleveland
vs Oklahoma City
vs Memphis
@ Pheonix
@ Golden State
@ LA Clippers
@ San Antonio
Can Davis keep taking this team to higher of highs in the crunch of this stretch? 7 playoff contending teams will be tough, could come down to the last game.
7thSan Antonio 40-30 16 games back 12 games to go
vs Washington
vs Utah
@ Milwuakee
@ Washington
vs Oklahoma City
vs Houston
@ LA Clippers
@ LA Lakers
vs Portland
vs Sacremento
@ New Orleans
How quickly does Leonard come back? desperately need him to stay in the playoffs. A healthy Leonard vs Warriors in the first round? I'd like to see that.
8thMinnesota 40-31 16.5 games back 11 games to plau
vs LA Clippers
@ New York
@ Philadelphia
vs Memphis
vs Atlanta
@ Dallas
vs Utah
@ Denver
@ LA Lakers
vs Memphis
vs Denver
The great unknown. To be honest i see this Wolves team dropping out of the playoffs all together. They tend to drop big games they really shouldn't like Utah at home last week. A nice 3 game stretch might help them be safe though.
9thDenver 38-32 19 games back 12 games to play
@ Chicago
@ Washington
@ Philadelphia
@ Toronto
@ Oklahoma City
vs Milwaukee
vs Indiana
vs Minnesota
@ LA Clippers
vs Portland
@ Minnesota
Damn, 5 huge away games which could all very well be 5 L's. They have just lost there first 2 of this 7 game road trip to Memphis and Miami. One or two more losses and playoffs are as good as gone.
10thLA Clippers 37-32 18.5 games back 13 games to play
@ Minnesota
@ Milwuakee
@ Indiana
@ Toronto
vs Milwuakee
@ Pheonix
@ Portland
vs Indiana
vs San Antonio
@ Utah
vs Denver
vs New Orleans
vs LA Lakers
Can't see the Clippers making the jump. A lot of road games against tough opponents. 2 games back from Minnesota could be cut in 2 games or just as easily be made to 4 games back. Very tough.
Thunder blew that one today big time. Go Celtics!
Hornets only just covered the line today.......... :o :o
The 6'ers are a game out of the 3 seed and a win away from clinching a playoff birth
Quote from: Mat0369 on March 26, 2018, 01:50:15 AM
The 6'ers are a game out of the 3 seed and a win away from clinching a playoff birth
See you in the second round.
Quote from: Jay on March 26, 2018, 03:39:56 PM
Quote from: Mat0369 on March 26, 2018, 01:50:15 AM
The 6'ers are a game out of the 3 seed and a win away from clinching a playoff birth
See you in the second round.
Are you expecting the Cavs to drop to 4th?
I think the Cavs are probably good enough to hold on to it. It could come down to their April H2H match for who gets it. 6'ers have been really inconsistent as well so who knows where they fall.
Playoffs officially clinched though
Fultz is playing!
Quote from: Mat0369 on March 27, 2018, 11:18:10 AM
Fultz is playing!
imagine if he actually starts playing like a number 1 pick.
do you want Lebron in philly?
He just needs to provide a spark off the bench. His stroke apparently looked pretty good in the game. Not perfect but better than where it was. He almost had a double double off the bench. If he keeps improving he is going to add a headache for other teams when he comes on the floor. Downside is TJ sucks off the ball and it showed in his performance in the Denver game. Brown will have a few games to find what works before playoffs at least.
No one is going to say no to LeBron. The same way no one will say not to KD, Steph or Davis.
Timberwolves lost to the Grizzlies, it's almost like we'd prefer not to make the playoffs :-\
Quote from: TomK on March 26, 2018, 04:37:56 PM
Quote from: Jay on March 26, 2018, 03:39:56 PM
Quote from: Mat0369 on March 26, 2018, 01:50:15 AM
The 6'ers are a game out of the 3 seed and a win away from clinching a playoff birth
See you in the second round.
Are you expecting the Cavs to drop to 4th?
I think/hope so.
Quote from: Mat0369 on March 28, 2018, 12:26:31 AM
He just needs to provide a spark off the bench. His stroke apparently looked pretty good in the game. Not perfect but better than where it was. He almost had a double double off the bench. If he keeps improving he is going to add a headache for other teams when he comes on the floor. Downside is TJ sucks off the ball and it showed in his performance in the Denver game. Brown will have a few games to find what works before playoffs at least.
No one is going to say no to LeBron. The same way no one will say not to KD, Steph or Davis.
Im clearly a Lebron fan but realistically i like Philly as a team more then the cavs.
Philly is the best fit for Lebron as he can win now with them and as he declines he can keep winning if Simmons Embiid become superstars.
However how would he work with Simmons been basically Lebron in a point forward. Markele is a point guard and Lebrons biggest gift is his passing ability.
How do you play them?
Simmons cant shoot at the moment and Lebron with the ball out of his hands wouldnt work. Would it stunt the growth of Simmons
Franchise record 56 for KAT, it's barbecue chicken time.
JAYYLLLEEENNNNN! In Utah without Kyrie and Horford.. This has been such a fun season - bring on the playoffs!
The 76'ers were up 30 and are currently up 27. They're destroying the Cavs for the 3 seed
Simmons has 13/11/8 at HT. They're killing them with no Embiid and Dario only having 3 points
I'm sad.
Quote from: Mat0369 on April 07, 2018, 10:56:29 AM
The 76'ers were up 30 and are currently up 27. They're destroying the Cavs for the 3 seed
You were saying...
Sixers are the 3 seed is what I said!
LeBron James Jr did in fact tour Neumann Goretti this afternoon. His father wasn't there. Bron to Philly is actually getting stronger.....
Quote from: Mat0369 on April 07, 2018, 01:59:06 PM
LeBron James Jr did in fact tour Neumann Goretti this afternoon. His father wasn't there. Bron to Philly is actually getting stronger.....
Its thr obvious move.
Stay in the east
Contend now
Contend as you age like kareem
My 3 favourite players in 1 team would be the dream
Quote from: Holz on April 07, 2018, 11:36:06 PM
Quote from: Mat0369 on April 07, 2018, 01:59:06 PM
LeBron James Jr did in fact tour Neumann Goretti this afternoon. His father wasn't there. Bron to Philly is actually getting stronger.....
Its thr obvious move.
Stay in the east
Contend now
Contend as you age like kareem
My 3 favourite players in 1 team would be the dream
LBJ, Simmons, Embiid vs Irving, Hayward, AD. Next year will be fun!
Don't forget the Homie. He's been balling lately. Or the wildcard that is Fultz
Sixers brutalized the Bucks
Quote from: Mat0369 on April 12, 2018, 01:25:03 PM
Sixers brutalized the Bucks
Would not want to face 76ers in the finals, they're going to the ECF.
OKC vs Warriors matchup is going be a doozy, no Steph to match up with Russ!
Wolves to the playoffs for the first time in over a decade ;D
Quote from: jvalles69 on April 12, 2018, 01:47:49 PM
Quote from: Mat0369 on April 12, 2018, 01:25:03 PM
Sixers brutalized the Bucks
Would not want to face 76ers in the finals, they're going to the ECF.
OKC vs Warriors matchup is going be a doozy, no Steph to match up with Russ!
The 6'ers win streak is a little misleading because of the quality if opponent in the streak. However what they just did to the Bucks is scary. No Embiid, they played most of the first without Simmons and put up 46. Fultz had a trip dub as well.
Quote from: jvalles69 on April 12, 2018, 01:47:49 PM
Quote from: Mat0369 on April 12, 2018, 01:25:03 PM
Sixers brutalized the Bucks
Would not want to face 76ers in the finals, they're going to the ECF.
OKC vs Warriors matchup is going be a doozy, no Steph to match up with Russ!
Did I miss something? OKC won't play GS
Quote from: R.Griffen on April 12, 2018, 03:52:18 PM
Quote from: jvalles69 on April 12, 2018, 01:47:49 PM
Quote from: Mat0369 on April 12, 2018, 01:25:03 PM
Sixers brutalized the Bucks
Would not want to face 76ers in the finals, they're going to the ECF.
OKC vs Warriors matchup is going be a doozy, no Steph to match up with Russ!
Did I miss something? OKC won't play GS
Yeah I posted that prior to results being completed. Would've been a fun series though.
Playoff Bracket and my picks
ECF
Toronto vs Washington - Toronto in 7
Cleveland vs Indiana - Cleveland in 5
Philadelphia vs Miami - Philly in 6
Boston vs Milwauke - Milwauke in 5
WCF
Houston vs Minnesota - Houston in 6
OKC vs Jazz - OKC in 6
Portland vs NOLA - Portland in 6
Golden State vs San Antonio - Golden State in 5
I'll join you in this, jvalles
ECF
Toronto vs Washington - Toronto in 5
Cleveland vs Indiana - Cleveland in 4
Philadelphia vs Miami - Philadelphia in 7
Boston vs Milwauke - Boston in 6
WCF
Houston vs Minnesota - Houston in 4
OKC vs Jazz - Utah in 7
Portland vs NOLA - Portland in 5
Golden State vs San Antonio - Golden State in 5
ECF
Toronto vs Washington - Toronto in 5
Cleveland vs Indiana - Cleveland in 6
Philadelphia vs Miami - Philly in 5
Boston vs Milwauke - Milwauke in 6
WCF
Houston vs Minnesota - Houston in 4
OKC vs Jazz - OKC in 6
Portland vs NOLA - Portland in 6
Golden State vs San Antonio - Golden State in 5
ECF
Toronto vs Washington - Toronto in 5
Cleveland vs Indiana - Cleveland in 4
Philadelphia vs Miami - Philly in 7
Boston vs Milwauke - Boston in 7
WCF
Houston vs Minnesota - Houston in 4
OKC vs Jazz - OKC in 7
Portland vs NOLA - Portland in 5
Golden State vs San Antonio - Golden State in 5
Quote from: jvalles69 on April 12, 2018, 05:16:16 PM
Playoff Bracket and my picks
ECF
Toronto vs Washington - Toronto in 7
Cleveland vs Indiana - Cleveland in 5
Philadelphia vs Miami - Philly in 6
Boston vs Milwauke - Milwauke in 5
WCF
Houston vs Minnesota - Houston in 6
OKC vs Jazz - OKC in 6
Portland vs NOLA - Portland in 6
Golden State vs San Antonio - Golden State in 5
Milwaukee in 5 come on now!!!
I think the Rockets sweep
I want Bron vs Ben in the ECF. Probably the only time we will see The King vs The Fresh Prince since they will be teammates next year.
Playoff Embiid is also going to be fun. Trust the Process
ECF
Toronto vs Washington - Toronto in 5
Cleveland vs Indiana - Cleveland in 5
Philadelphia vs Miami - Philly in 7
Boston vs Milwauke - Boston in 7
WCF
Houston vs Minnesota - Houston in 5
OKC vs Jazz - OKC in 6
Portland vs NOLA - Portland in 5
Golden State vs San Antonio - Golden State in 5
ECF
Toronto vs Washington - Toronto in 5
Cleveland vs Indiana - Cleveland in 6
Philadelphia vs Miami - Philly in 7
Boston vs Milwauke - Boston in 5
WCF
Houston vs Minnesota - Houston in 5
OKC vs Jazz - OKC in 7
Portland vs NOLA - Portland in 7
Golden State vs San Antonio - Golden State in 4
ECF
Toronto vs Washington - Toronto in 5
Cleveland vs Indiana - Cleveland in 5
Philadelphia vs Miami - Philly in 6
Boston vs Milwaukee - Boston in 7
WCF
Houston vs Minnesota - Houston in 4
OKC vs Jazz - OKC in 6
Portland vs NOLA - Portland in 7
Golden State vs San Antonio - Golden State in 4
Horford has a 6.3 net rating with Irving on the court, and 8.3 with him off it. Anyone picking the Bucks are going overboard on the Giannis love.
Boston has a massive edge in defense, let's not forget who the #1 ranked defense is and you take Kyrie away that side of the ball only improves. And most importantly the coaching advantage - Stevens vs Prunty, that not a fair fight ;D
Only path for Milwaukee is if Giannis has like a 35% USG with 65 TS% type of explosion. I don't think he can do that against this defense.
Celtics are the surest thing in the first round. Bring it on :D
Quote from: Jay on April 12, 2018, 11:20:05 PM
Celtics are the surest thing in the first round.
Quoting for future reference. Please stop embarrassing yourself, seriously...
Quote from: fanTCfool on April 13, 2018, 12:56:28 AM
Quote from: Jay on April 12, 2018, 11:20:05 PM
Celtics are the surest thing in the first round.
Quoting for future reference. Please stop embarrassing yourself, seriously...
Ouch! Possibly hyperbole.. But am I not allowed to be hyped? We're without our 2 best players heading into a playoffs where we were suppose to be the favourites coming out of the east - obviously that's not the case now, but it can still be fun. It's playoff basketball!
If my original numbers weren't enough for you... The Bucks are 16th in net rating since Prunty took over, the talk that all they needed to do was remove Kidd (yes I know he was terrible) to fix their problems was wrong. They're average. They allow the most shots at the rim out of anyone, and the 8th most % of their threes allowed are from the corner. Their opponents NEVER take long two's. It's such a yuck defensive system.
We're going to be throwing out 5 guys who can switch everything, throwing multiple looks at Giannis whenever we can. I don't think he can go supernova and blow us away - could be wrong. Should be interesting, first round of the playoffs is one of the most fun times of the sporting calendar. :)
Quote from: Jay on April 13, 2018, 01:23:34 AM
Quote from: fanTCfool on April 13, 2018, 12:56:28 AM
Quote from: Jay on April 12, 2018, 11:20:05 PM
Celtics are the surest thing in the first round.
Quoting for future reference. Please stop embarrassing yourself, seriously...
Ouch! Possibly hyperbole.. But am I not allowed to be hyped? We're without our 2 best players heading into a playoffs where we were suppose to be the favourites coming out of the east - obviously that's not the case now, but it can still be fun. It's playoff basketball!
If my original numbers weren't enough for you... The Bucks are 16th in net rating since Prunty took over, the talk that all they needed to do was remove Kidd (yes I know he was terrible) to fix their problems was wrong. They're average. They allow the most shots at the rim out of anyone, and the 8th most % of their threes allowed are from the corner. Their opponents NEVER take long two's. It's such a yuck defensive system.
We're going to be throwing out 5 guys who can switch everything, throwing multiple looks at Giannis whenever we can. I don't think he can go supernova and blow us away - could be wrong. Should be interesting, first round of the playoffs is one of the most fun times of the sporting calendar. :)
I think you will win but in playoff basketball i normally back the team wirh the superstar advantage.
Giannis is easily the best player on the court. He can win a few games alone.
Boston in 6 though.
Im stoked philly cavs ECF totally on the cards
ESPN has pick the perfect bracket. If you're on footytipping you would've got the email.
Quote from: jvalles69 on April 13, 2018, 10:19:20 AM
ESPN has pick the perfect bracket. If you're on footytipping you would've got the email.
Can you start a league or something and share the link?
Quote from: LaHug on April 13, 2018, 11:58:17 AM
Quote from: jvalles69 on April 13, 2018, 10:19:20 AM
ESPN has pick the perfect bracket. If you're on footytipping you would've got the email.
Can you start a league or something and share the link?
I didn't have that option, but didn't look too hard, give me a couple of minutes...
Quote from: jvalles69 on April 13, 2018, 12:20:25 PM
Quote from: LaHug on April 13, 2018, 11:58:17 AM
Quote from: jvalles69 on April 13, 2018, 10:19:20 AM
ESPN has pick the perfect bracket. If you're on footytipping you would've got the email.
Can you start a league or something and share the link?
I didn't have that option, but didn't look too hard, give me a couple of minutes...
See if this works...
http://www.footytips.com.au/comps/Fanfooty_NBA_Bracket_Comp&p=mjgoat
Password: mjgoat ;D ;D ;D
Quote from: jvalles69 on April 13, 2018, 12:22:40 PM
Quote from: jvalles69 on April 13, 2018, 12:20:25 PM
Quote from: LaHug on April 13, 2018, 11:58:17 AM
Quote from: jvalles69 on April 13, 2018, 10:19:20 AM
ESPN has pick the perfect bracket. If you're on footytipping you would've got the email.
Can you start a league or something and share the link?
I didn't have that option, but didn't look too hard, give me a couple of minutes...
See if this works...
http://www.footytips.com.au/comps/Fanfooty_NBA_Bracket_Comp&p=mjgoat
Password: mjgoat ;D ;D ;D
Yep, that works
Quote from: LaHug on April 13, 2018, 12:28:44 PM
Quote from: jvalles69 on April 13, 2018, 12:22:40 PM
Quote from: jvalles69 on April 13, 2018, 12:20:25 PM
Quote from: LaHug on April 13, 2018, 11:58:17 AM
Quote from: jvalles69 on April 13, 2018, 10:19:20 AM
ESPN has pick the perfect bracket. If you're on footytipping you would've got the email.
Can you start a league or something and share the link?
I didn't have that option, but didn't look too hard, give me a couple of minutes...
See if this works...
http://www.footytips.com.au/comps/Fanfooty_NBA_Bracket_Comp&p=mjgoat
Password: mjgoat ;D ;D ;D
Yep, that works
Dope. I did mine without looking at what I posted in here, oh well, I'll stick with it!
Wiz paying $5.50 to win their series. I'm starting to lean towards Wiz, Raptors have a history of choking and Wiz have a history of going deep, I think Wall is going to go berserker mode.
ECF
Toronto vs Washington - Toronto in 5
Cleveland vs Indiana - Indiana in 6
Philadelphia vs Miami - Philly in 6
Boston vs Milwaukee - Boston in 5
WCF
Houston vs Minnesota - Houston in 5
OKC vs Jazz - OKC in 6
Portland vs NOLA - Portland in 7
Golden State vs San Antonio - Golden State in 5
The path of destruction continues. 27 point win without JoJo. Teams are going to struggle to win a game in Philly
Quote from: jvalles69 on April 13, 2018, 11:27:39 PM
Wiz paying $5.50 to win their series. I'm starting to lean towards Wiz, Raptors have a history of choking and Wiz have a history of going deep, I think Wall is going to go berserker mode.
heh
Anyone see the quote from James? “I’m down 0-1 in the first round, I was 3-1 down in the finalsâ€. The bloke does realise he has a team right?
Quote from: R.Griffen on April 16, 2018, 12:27:24 PM
Anyone see the quote from James? “I’m down 0-1 in the first round, I was 3-1 down in the finalsâ€. The bloke does realise he has a team right?
Does he?
Got 1 less point then the 4 other starters combined
got more assists then the rest of the team combined.
Compare that to Indy
The 4 starters besides Oladipo put up 44 points and the team outside of him put up 15 assists.
I think he is in his right to not mention his team tonight.
Quote from: Holz on April 16, 2018, 12:44:52 PM
Quote from: R.Griffen on April 16, 2018, 12:27:24 PM
Anyone see the quote from James? “I’m down 0-1 in the first round, I was 3-1 down in the finalsâ€. The bloke does realise he has a team right?
Does he?
Got 1 less point then the 4 other starters combined
got more assists then the rest of the team combined.
Compare that to Indy
The 4 starters besides Oladipo put up 44 points and the team outside of him put up 15 assists.
I think he is in his right to not mention his team tonight.
I'd be pissed too if the rest of my team didn't show up for such an important game. To suggest Lebron isn't a team player is laughable.
Crazy Wordplay that was doing the rounds on the weekend
If LeBron and Paul George go to Houston check out the starting lineup names
Using their first names only
Chris
Paul
LeBron
James
Using their last names only
Paul
George
James
Harden
Still D. Wade's team 15 years on. 8)
Embiid to come back game 3 and this series will be over though.
Wiz getting torn a new one by the Raptors...
Quote from: jvalles69 on April 18, 2018, 11:02:02 AM
Wiz getting torn a new one by the Raptors...
I thought Playoff basketball was meant to show an
increase in defensive intensity...
Quote from: LaHug on April 18, 2018, 11:08:52 AM
Quote from: jvalles69 on April 18, 2018, 11:02:02 AM
Wiz getting torn a new one by the Raptors...
I thought Playoff basketball was meant to show an increase in defensive intensity...
also a increase in offense intensity, they arent scoring that big either.
only reason Wizards are even close is Mike Scott and Ty lawson going 8/10 from 3.
Quote from: Holz on April 18, 2018, 12:12:18 PM
Quote from: LaHug on April 18, 2018, 11:08:52 AM
Quote from: jvalles69 on April 18, 2018, 11:02:02 AM
Wiz getting torn a new one by the Raptors...
I thought Playoff basketball was meant to show an increase in defensive intensity...
also a increase in offense intensity, they arent scoring that big either.
only reason Wizards are even close is Mike Scott and Ty lawson going 8/10 from 3.
I'm not watching the game, but 30 points a qtr is pretty good for a finals game.
Blazers are done...1st upset on the cards.
0-2 on their home court, put a line through them
Eric Bledsoe when asked about Terry Rozier after the game: "I don't know who the flower that is"
He's the guy who's torched you in two straight playoff games :)
Quote from: jvalles69 on April 18, 2018, 04:58:53 PM
Blazers are done...1st upset on the cards.
How big an upset is it.
Only 1 win seperated them and AD the best player on the court
Quote from: Holz on April 18, 2018, 08:59:10 PM
Quote from: jvalles69 on April 18, 2018, 04:58:53 PM
Blazers are done...1st upset on the cards.
How big an upset is it.
Only 1 win seperated them and AD the best player on the court
Possibly a sweep even! Imagine DC was healthy! They would be causing some ruckus in the West.
Pop's wife died yesterday. :'( Not sure if the team can get him a win though...
Quote from: Jay on April 18, 2018, 07:59:47 PM
Eric Bledsoe when asked about Terry Rozier after the game: "I don't know who the flower that is"
He's the guy who's torched you in two straight playoff games :)
Bled only pretends to play D, intercepts in passing lanes but doesn't want to put the lateral work in ... his effort in game 1 showed why Phoenix made the team DBook's early on ...
look who helps Giannis now, not Bled but ... MAKER!!! ;D
#imnotbitter ;)
Yikes, OKC gotta win 3 in a row now!
Bye bye Miami. Have fun sitting on the sideline you cheap shotting a**hats.
Lebron, Leblock, Leclutch, LeKing, LEGOD!
Russ putting OKC on his back and entering beast mode.
Quote from: jvalles69 on April 26, 2018, 02:17:42 PM
Russ putting OKC on his back and entering beast mode.
Some poor defence by the jazz to let the thunder get on a roll
Cavs win off Lebron. How far can he carry them?
Quote from: Cookie311993 on April 27, 2018, 08:32:54 AM
Quote from: jvalles69 on April 26, 2018, 02:17:42 PM
Russ putting OKC on his back and entering beast mode.
Some poor defence by the jazz to let the thunder get on a roll
Cavs win off Lebron. How far can he carry them?
Helps when Gobert gets into foul trouble, a couple of them were bogus too.
Donovan Mitchell is just incredible
There go the Thunder!
Quote from: TomK on April 28, 2018, 03:14:33 PM
Donovan Mitchell is just incredible
His story just as unbelievable, he thought he was going to have to stay in college, didn’t sign with an agent straight away until teams said he is a first round pick
Quote from: fanTCfool on April 13, 2018, 12:56:28 AM
Quote from: Jay on April 12, 2018, 11:20:05 PM
Celtics are the surest thing in the first round.
Quoting for future reference. Please stop embarrassing yourself, seriously...
Am pretty embarrassed.. That it took the Celts this long ;) they were never losing this series. The Bucks are just too poorly coached and it sure showed in this game. Prunty threw out a lineup with Delly, Parker, Muhammad and Jason Terry at one stage ;D
Looking forward to the Philly series, nothing to lose for Boston. Philly should win, but think it gets forced to a game 6.
Quote from: Jay on April 29, 2018, 01:04:30 PM
Quote from: fanTCfool on April 13, 2018, 12:56:28 AM
Quote from: Jay on April 12, 2018, 11:20:05 PM
Celtics are the surest thing in the first round.
Quoting for future reference. Please stop embarrassing yourself, seriously...
Am pretty embarrassed.. That it took the Celts this long ;) they were never losing this series. The Bucks are just too poorly coached and it sure showed in this game. Prunty threw out a lineup with Delly, Parker, Muhammad and Jason Terry at one stage ;D
Looking forward to the Philly series, nothing to lose for Boston. Philly should win, but think it gets forced to a game 6.
Not sure that a Game 7 win is the "surest thing", but credit where credit is due, Celtics deserved to progress ;)
Quote from: fanTCfool on April 29, 2018, 01:20:02 PM
Quote from: Jay on April 29, 2018, 01:04:30 PM
Quote from: fanTCfool on April 13, 2018, 12:56:28 AM
Quote from: Jay on April 12, 2018, 11:20:05 PM
Celtics are the surest thing in the first round.
Quoting for future reference. Please stop embarrassing yourself, seriously...
Am pretty embarrassed.. That it took the Celts this long ;) they were never losing this series. The Bucks are just too poorly coached and it sure showed in this game. Prunty threw out a lineup with Delly, Parker, Muhammad and Jason Terry at one stage ;D
Looking forward to the Philly series, nothing to lose for Boston. Philly should win, but think it gets forced to a game 6.
Not sure that a Game 7 win is the "surest thing", but credit where credit is due, Celtics deserved to progress ;)
not many teams I know can lose their best player and still take a playoff series ... ::)
loving the NBA playoffs, but as a Phoenix fan I really only have the draft lottery to look forward to atm and I'm all like, 'we better not get screwed again in the NBA draft lottery!' ... :-X :P ;)
Some spicy matchups in the east. A well rested 76ers vs a decimated Celts, but damn, any other team losing their 2 best players would've been swept in that first round, proves again how good their coach is. The run most likely ends here and don't doubt 76ers go all the way through the ECF. Can Lebron take out the Raps? Possible, I think the Cavs role players get better from here so prob goes to another game 7.
Quote from: jvalles69 on April 30, 2018, 08:00:32 PM
Some spicy matchups in the east. A well rested 76ers vs a decimated Celts, but damn, any other team losing their 2 best players would've been swept in that first round, proves again how good their coach is.
That’s the best thing, he has nothing to prove anyway. He displayed how good he was when he turned the Butler program around
Quote from: R.Griffen on April 30, 2018, 09:04:55 PM
Quote from: jvalles69 on April 30, 2018, 08:00:32 PM
Some spicy matchups in the east. A well rested 76ers vs a decimated Celts, but damn, any other team losing their 2 best players would've been swept in that first round, proves again how good their coach is.
That’s the best thing, he has nothing to prove anyway. He displayed how good he was when he turned the Butler program around
Cs the envy of the league coaching-wise ...
Quote from: j959 on May 01, 2018, 11:50:28 AM
Quote from: R.Griffen on April 30, 2018, 09:04:55 PM
Quote from: jvalles69 on April 30, 2018, 08:00:32 PM
Some spicy matchups in the east. A well rested 76ers vs a decimated Celts, but damn, any other team losing their 2 best players would've been swept in that first round, proves again how good their coach is.
That’s the best thing, he has nothing to prove anyway. He displayed how good he was when he turned the Butler program around
Cs the envy of the league coaching-wise ...
Pop not too shabby but id put those 2 as clearly the best.
Toronto did a very Toronto thing today...
Feel sorry for the Peli's, they prob win this game if Curry hadn't have come back.
Jingle bells! :o ;D 8)
LeBronto. :o Not since Godzilla have I seen a city brought to rubble.
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 04, 2018, 11:18:36 AM
LeBronto. :o Not since Godzilla have I seen a city brought to rubble.
Didn't watch the game, but why do I support this team? Just blow it up, please.
Quote from: TomK on May 04, 2018, 11:57:24 AM
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 04, 2018, 11:18:36 AM
LeBronto. :o Not since Godzilla have I seen a city brought to rubble.
Didn't watch the game, but why do I support this team? Just blow it up, please.
Toront shot over 50% fg, over 40% 3pt, made their free throws. Not much you can do when Godzilla comes to town unfortunately...
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 04, 2018, 12:28:29 PM
Quote from: TomK on May 04, 2018, 11:57:24 AM
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 04, 2018, 11:18:36 AM
LeBronto. :o Not since Godzilla have I seen a city brought to rubble.
Didn't watch the game, but why do I support this team? Just blow it up, please.
Toront shot over 50% fg, over 40% 3pt, made their free throws. Not much you can do when Godzilla comes to town unfortunately...
Exactly, this is Toronto's best ever squad and it still isn't good enough to beat LeBron with home court advantage and his worst squad of the past 3 years we've faced him, add in how good Boston and Philly will be in the coming years, I really can't see why it's worth persisting with a team that's built to win, but can't. Unless we can somehow find a way to make some salary cap space and sign someone, just blow it up and built around Delon, FVV, Siakam, Anunoby, and Poeltl.
Quote from: TomK on May 04, 2018, 01:27:12 PM
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 04, 2018, 12:28:29 PM
Quote from: TomK on May 04, 2018, 11:57:24 AM
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 04, 2018, 11:18:36 AM
LeBronto. :o Not since Godzilla have I seen a city brought to rubble.
Didn't watch the game, but why do I support this team? Just blow it up, please.
Toront shot over 50% fg, over 40% 3pt, made their free throws. Not much you can do when Godzilla comes to town unfortunately...
Exactly, this is Toronto's best ever squad and it still isn't good enough to beat LeBron with home court advantage and his worst squad of the past 3 years we've faced him, add in how good Boston and Philly will be in the coming years, I really can't see why it's worth persisting with a team that's built to win, but can't. Unless we can somehow find a way to make some salary cap space and sign someone, just blow it up and built around Delon, FVV, Siakam, Anunoby, and Poeltl.
Might be the best you can have if noone wants to go to the North...
Celttticccsssssss
Horford is worth every flowering cent.
Hope Philly kept those brooms they used for the confetti.
Quote from: Jay on May 06, 2018, 10:56:15 AM
Horford is worth every flowering cent.
Hope Philly kept those brooms they used for the confetti.
omg lmao
CP3 made it finally! Mitchell tried to put Utah on his back, then got injured. Guy reminds me of a young D Wade.
after all this we have GSW v Rockets and Cavs v ECF runner up
should have just skipped the whole season and started here.
Quote from: Holz on May 09, 2018, 04:21:35 PM
after all this we have GSW v Rockets and Cavs v ECF runner up
should have just skipped the whole season and started here.
Nah, was great experience for Utah and Pels, both teams fought hard against monster teams.
I literally have to bow down to Boston at what they have done this season. What do Boston fans think of the rumours about Kawhi heading your way? Have heard a few trade options, Hayward + Sac pick or Tatum, Jaylen plus other pieces? The Hayward one might make sense with both of them playing the same position. Tatum is going to be good for a long time. Kawhi has had the year off and I think people forget how good he is, would be the best 2 way player in the league I'd think.
(http://media.breitbart.com/media/2018/05/wi/afp/09/27o958_terry-rozier-boston-celtics-celebrates-jayson-tatum-hitting-point-shot-640x426.jpg)
We choked. It's going to be Bron vs GS again anyway. We'll add LeBron next year and go to the finals. Super Bowl will just have to do for now.
Quote from: Mat0369 on May 10, 2018, 10:44:09 PM
We choked. It's going to be Bron vs GS again anyway. We'll add LeBron next year and go to the finals. Super Bowl will just have to do for now.
Pretty strong rumours PG13 is coming your way.
Same with Kawhi since he is seeing our Doc. We can't get all of them. BC screwed us by signing RoCo early. We could have used the luxury tax for that after signing two guys to max deals this off-season. Now we can only afford one.
Quote from: Mat0369 on May 11, 2018, 12:17:48 PM
Same with Kawhi since he is seeing our Doc. We can't get all of them. BC screwed us by signing RoCo early. We could have used the luxury tax for that after signing two guys to max deals this off-season. Now we can only afford one.
Can't you trade for Kawhi though?
Would have to include at least one of Covington or Dario with a combination of Fultz and first round picks. I wouldn't make the deal if I'm the Spurs but if they think they can get Fultz to remember how to shoot, they like a player around the Lakers pick they might bite. I'd also want Dario ahead of RoCo if I'm them.
Quote from: Mat0369 on May 11, 2018, 12:36:36 PM
Would have to include at least one of Covington or Dario with a combination of Fultz and first round picks. I wouldn't make the deal if I'm the Spurs but if they think they can get Fultz to remember how to shoot, they like a player around the Lakers pick they might bite. I'd also want Dario ahead of RoCo if I'm them.
I'd guess whoever can put the best deal to Spurs out of Boston, Philly, Lakers and Clips will get Kawhi.
2018 Lottery Draft
14. Nuggets
13. Clippers
12. Clippers
11. Hornets
10. 76ers
9. Knicks
8. Cavs
7. Bulls
6. Magic
5. Mavericks
4. Grizzlies
3. Hawks
2. Kings
1. Suns
KINGS BABY
Jumped from 7 to 2
Gonna get Ayton or Doncic. My preference is for Doncic or do we reach and get Porter Jr
Quote from: valkorum on May 16, 2018, 12:28:23 PM
KINGS BABY
Jumped from 7 to 2
Gonna get Ayton or Doncic. My preference is for Doncic or do we reach and get Porter Jr
Josh Jackson is begging the Suns to take Ayton.
2 things can happen, LeBron does the unthinkable and takes out the Celts in this series cranking up his legacy...or he loses to a Celts team with their 2 best players out doing the complete opposite. Either way I'd rather see this Celts team take on the Warriors, and MJ is GOAT.
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 16, 2018, 03:15:07 PM
2 things can happen, LeBron does the unthinkable and takes out the Celts in this series cranking up his legacy...or he loses to a Celts team with their 2 best players out doing the complete opposite. Either way I'd rather see this Celts team take on the Warriors, and MJ is GOAT.
why is it unthinkable for the cavs to win? all that has happened so far is the home team has one.
Cavs basically got nothing for Irving so i see it as them losing Irving too, so both teams have lost Irving so really its a Boston team missing Haywood but stacked with talent and with the best coach in the league.
realistically Love = Horford
so its 15th year Lebron v 2 elite young players + Stevens
Quote from: Holz on May 16, 2018, 04:20:21 PM
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 16, 2018, 03:15:07 PM
2 things can happen, LeBron does the unthinkable and takes out the Celts in this series cranking up his legacy...or he loses to a Celts team with their 2 best players out doing the complete opposite. Either way I'd rather see this Celts team take on the Warriors, and MJ is GOAT.
why is it unthinkable for the cavs to win? all that has happened so far is the home team has one.
Cavs basically got nothing for Irving so i see it as them losing Irving too, so both teams have lost Irving so really its a Boston team missing Haywood but stacked with talent and with the best coach in the league.
realistically Love = Horford
so its 15th year Lebron v 2 elite young players + Stevens
Always a possibility when Lebron is involved..however this...not sure what the numbers would be in a conference final, but would think it is much less.
QuoteNBA teams that go up 2-0 in a best-of-seven round are 278-19 in the series all-time.
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 16, 2018, 04:40:03 PM
QuoteNBA teams that go up 2-0 in a best-of-seven round are 278-19 in the series all-time.
True but in most cases the team that is 2-0 would have been strong favorites going into the series. Celtics surely have the edge at the moment though but if Cavs win game 3 then id put it right about a tie in the series.
Quote from: Holz on May 16, 2018, 04:56:52 PM
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 16, 2018, 04:40:03 PM
QuoteNBA teams that go up 2-0 in a best-of-seven round are 278-19 in the series all-time.
True but in most cases the team that is 2-0 would have been strong favorites going into the series. Celtics surely have the edge at the moment though but if Cavs win game 3 then id put it right about a tie in the series.
Hence my saying if Cavs do win, would again help Lebron's legacy vs MJ....however...
30 for 30 is bringing out a Netflix special in 2019 about MJ over 10 episodes! :o Let's hope these millennials watch and marvel at the true GOAT. 8)
I think this series is just proving, even more so, just how good of a coach Brad Stevens really is; you could say it's even exposing Dwane Casey a little, considering he had a better squad than this Boston team with no Irving or Hayward and got swept, obviously it's not all on the coach but still.
Also love how the Cavs role players knock down wipe open shots consistently against the Raps but then straight away throw up bricks after being wide open against the Celtics, honestly hilarious at this point.
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 16, 2018, 01:20:19 PM
Quote from: valkorum on May 16, 2018, 12:28:23 PM
KINGS BABY
Jumped from 7 to 2
Gonna get Ayton or Doncic. My preference is for Doncic or do we reach and get Porter Jr
Josh Jackson is begging the Suns to take Ayton.
Luka's serbian coach is the Suns coach now...surely they take him now with the #1 pick.
Quote from: TomK on May 17, 2018, 12:35:47 AM
I think this series is just proving, even more so, just how good of a coach Brad Stevens really is; you could say it's even exposing Dwane Casey a little, considering he had a better squad than this Boston team with no Irving or Hayward and got swept, obviously it's not all on the coach but still.
Also love how the Cavs role players knock down wipe open shots consistently against the Raps but then straight away throw up bricks after being wide open against the Celtics, honestly hilarious at this point.
Stevens is great but people are acting like Boston have no talent because they are missing Irving and Haywood
They have a
5 time allstar at the back end of his prime
2 top 3 lottery picks
2 mid lottery picks
1 low end lottery pick
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 17, 2018, 10:49:52 AM
Luka's serbian coach is the Suns coach now...surely they take him now with the #1 pick.
A lot of the Suns "insiders" are reporting that Ayton is a lock for #1
Quote from: valkorum on May 17, 2018, 01:25:41 PM
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 17, 2018, 10:49:52 AM
Luka's serbian coach is the Suns coach now...surely they take him now with the #1 pick.
A lot of the Suns "insiders" are reporting that Ayton is a lock for #1
Yeah seems to look that way, Luka looks NBA ready and will make an impact instantly, think Ayton is going to take a few years to develop. Taking a C not named AD, Shaq or Embiid at #1 is a massive risk imo.
??? Cousins stopped following Pelicans on Twitter today and started following Randle, IT and PG13. ???
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 17, 2018, 05:34:11 PM
??? Cousins stopped following Pelicans on Twitter today and started following Randle, IT and PG13. ???
perhaps he is just trolling, its clear that the message is im going LA.
what do you guys think a team of Ball INGram Cousins Kuzma PG13 IT could do
it sounds like the most disfunctional roster of all time
Quote from: Holz on May 17, 2018, 06:03:24 PM
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 17, 2018, 05:34:11 PM
??? Cousins stopped following Pelicans on Twitter today and started following Randle, IT and PG13. ???
perhaps he is just trolling, its clear that the message is im going LA.
what do you guys think a team of Ball INGram Cousins Kuzma PG13 IT could do
it sounds like the most disfunctional roster of all time
It'll be fun at times, and horrible at times.
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 17, 2018, 10:49:52 AM
Luka's serbian coach is the Suns coach now...surely they take him now with the #1 pick.
Don't mean to be that guy but Slovenian*
Quote from: Holz on May 16, 2018, 04:20:21 PM
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 16, 2018, 03:15:07 PM
2 things can happen, LeBron does the unthinkable and takes out the Celts in this series cranking up his legacy...or he loses to a Celts team with their 2 best players out doing the complete opposite. Either way I'd rather see this Celts team take on the Warriors, and MJ is GOAT.
why is it unthinkable for the cavs to win? all that has happened so far is the home team has one.
Cavs basically got nothing for Irving so i see it as them losing Irving too, so both teams have lost Irving so really its a Boston team missing Haywood but stacked with talent and with the best coach in the league.
realistically Love = Horford
so its 15th year Lebron v 2 elite young players + Stevens
Don't insult Al like that ;) Love is a really good player but Horford is far and away the best player on a conference finals team. Something that Love could never come close to doing, even in his prime. Horford's a knockdown three point shooter, a bully in the post, can grab a board and push in transition and is a great passer for a big - just an amazing offensive player. And he's probably better defensively with his ability to switch, and protect the paint. Think people are underrating the talent that is on this roster, and it starts with Horford.
Quote from: plumdog millionaire on May 17, 2018, 08:53:13 PM
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 17, 2018, 10:49:52 AM
Luka's serbian coach is the Suns coach now...surely they take him now with the #1 pick.
Don't mean to be that guy but Slovenian*
Whoops, I'm pretty sure the report said serbian too! :-X
Quote from: Jay on May 17, 2018, 09:24:19 PM
Quote from: Holz on May 16, 2018, 04:20:21 PM
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 16, 2018, 03:15:07 PM
2 things can happen, LeBron does the unthinkable and takes out the Celts in this series cranking up his legacy...or he loses to a Celts team with their 2 best players out doing the complete opposite. Either way I'd rather see this Celts team take on the Warriors, and MJ is GOAT.
why is it unthinkable for the cavs to win? all that has happened so far is the home team has one.
Cavs basically got nothing for Irving so i see it as them losing Irving too, so both teams have lost Irving so really its a Boston team missing Haywood but stacked with talent and with the best coach in the league.
realistically Love = Horford
so its 15th year Lebron v 2 elite young players + Stevens
Don't insult Al like that ;) Love is a really good player but Horford is far and away the best player on a conference finals team. Something that Love could never come close to doing, even in his prime. Horford's a knockdown three point shooter, a bully in the post, can grab a board and push in transition and is a great passer for a big - just an amazing offensive player. And he's probably better defensively with his ability to switch, and protect the paint. Think people are underrating the talent that is on this roster, and it starts with Horford.
2 monrhs ago my celtic friend called me clueless for saying love = al
He said love much better
Quote from: Holz on May 17, 2018, 11:45:08 PM
Quote from: Jay on May 17, 2018, 09:24:19 PM
Quote from: Holz on May 16, 2018, 04:20:21 PM
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 16, 2018, 03:15:07 PM
2 things can happen, LeBron does the unthinkable and takes out the Celts in this series cranking up his legacy...or he loses to a Celts team with their 2 best players out doing the complete opposite. Either way I'd rather see this Celts team take on the Warriors, and MJ is GOAT.
why is it unthinkable for the cavs to win? all that has happened so far is the home team has one.
Cavs basically got nothing for Irving so i see it as them losing Irving too, so both teams have lost Irving so really its a Boston team missing Haywood but stacked with talent and with the best coach in the league.
realistically Love = Horford
so its 15th year Lebron v 2 elite young players + Stevens
Don't insult Al like that ;) Love is a really good player but Horford is far and away the best player on a conference finals team. Something that Love could never come close to doing, even in his prime. Horford's a knockdown three point shooter, a bully in the post, can grab a board and push in transition and is a great passer for a big - just an amazing offensive player. And he's probably better defensively with his ability to switch, and protect the paint. Think people are underrating the talent that is on this roster, and it starts with Horford.
2 monrhs ago my celtic friend called me clueless for saying love = al
He said love much better
Unfortunately, some people just look at his career 14 points, 9 rebounds stat line and thinks that is all he brings to the table. Basketball is so much more than that!
These weights, heights and wingspans are shocking from the combine. Legit so much bs
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 17, 2018, 01:32:29 PM
Quote from: valkorum on May 17, 2018, 01:25:41 PM
A lot of the Suns "insiders" are reporting that Ayton is a lock for #1
Yeah seems to look that way, Luka looks NBA ready and will make an impact instantly, think Ayton is going to take a few years to develop. Taking a C not named AD, Shaq or Embiid at #1 is a massive risk imo.
I would love to see a lineup of:
De'Aaron Fox / Frank Mason
Bogdan Bogdanovic / Buddy Hield / Garrett Temple
Luka Doncic / Iman Shumpert / Justin Jackson
Harry Giles / Skal Labisierre / Zach Randolph
Willy Cauley Stein / Kosta Koufos
With Buddy Hield to be 6th man of the year (will never happen because its Sacramento)
Luka Doncic I see as a SG/SF in this league. His handling is good but his length (6ft 8in) and shooting ability needs to be exploited.
Was looking forward to adding Porto Jr at 7 or 8 but Doncic is a definite upgrade.
Lots of young talent that would still take a season or 2 to really get to peak, but with no 1st round pick next year that gives that lineup time to get better.
Quote from: valkorum on May 18, 2018, 10:31:24 AM
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 17, 2018, 01:32:29 PM
Quote from: valkorum on May 17, 2018, 01:25:41 PM
A lot of the Suns "insiders" are reporting that Ayton is a lock for #1
Yeah seems to look that way, Luka looks NBA ready and will make an impact instantly, think Ayton is going to take a few years to develop. Taking a C not named AD, Shaq or Embiid at #1 is a massive risk imo.
I would love to see a lineup of:
De'Aaron Fox / Frank Mason
Bogdan Bogdanovic / Buddy Hield / Garrett Temple
Luka Doncic / Iman Shumpert / Justin Jackson
Harry Giles / Skal Labisierre / Zach Randolph
Willy Cauley Stein / Kosta Koufos
With Buddy Hield to be 6th man of the year (will never happen because its Sacramento)
Luka Doncic I see as a SG/SF in this league. His handling is good but his length (6ft 8in) and shooting ability needs to be exploited.
Was looking forward to adding Porto Jr at 7 or 8 but Doncic is a definite upgrade.
Lots of young talent that would still take a season or 2 to really get to peak, but with no 1st round pick next year that gives that lineup time to get better.
Kings will find a way to start Shump, Temple, Z-Bo and and Koufos 60 games next year
It isn't an NBA playoffs without a Jay/Holz discussion abut the Cavs vs whoever they're playing :')
Quote from: plumdog millionaire on May 18, 2018, 02:48:12 PM
It isn't an NBA playoffs without a Jay/Holz discussion abut the Cavs vs whoever they're playing :')
Sadly im going for boston as i want lebron out of there.
Greatness is being wasted.
Quote from: plumdog millionaire on May 18, 2018, 02:46:21 PM
Quote from: valkorum on May 18, 2018, 10:31:24 AM
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 17, 2018, 01:32:29 PM
Quote from: valkorum on May 17, 2018, 01:25:41 PM
A lot of the Suns "insiders" are reporting that Ayton is a lock for #1
Yeah seems to look that way, Luka looks NBA ready and will make an impact instantly, think Ayton is going to take a few years to develop. Taking a C not named AD, Shaq or Embiid at #1 is a massive risk imo.
I would love to see a lineup of:
De'Aaron Fox / Frank Mason
Bogdan Bogdanovic / Buddy Hield / Garrett Temple
Luka Doncic / Iman Shumpert / Justin Jackson
Harry Giles / Skal Labisierre / Zach Randolph
Willy Cauley Stein / Kosta Koufos
With Buddy Hield to be 6th man of the year (will never happen because its Sacramento)
Luka Doncic I see as a SG/SF in this league. His handling is good but his length (6ft 8in) and shooting ability needs to be exploited.
Was looking forward to adding Porto Jr at 7 or 8 but Doncic is a definite upgrade.
Lots of young talent that would still take a season or 2 to really get to peak, but with no 1st round pick next year that gives that lineup time to get better.
Kings will find a way to start Shump, Temple, Z-Bo and and Koufos 60 games next year
valk, I was gonna ask whether you thought Fox and Doncic could co-exist?
Interesting you think they might put him at the 3 ...
jv - Kokoskof was Doncic's Serbian national team coach, led him and Dragic to EuroBaasket championship last year, but he himself is from Slovenia ... ;)
all the Phoenix commentary I've been reading indicates the decision is still line-ball between Ayton and Doncic, and will be all the way to the pick at the Draft, but with Kokoskof they'll really know a lot about Doncic ... ;)
Basically McDonough needs to get this one right or he's gone, so he might go the safe play of Doncic, but then again, Phoenix have never had that dominant centre ever ...
Worry with Ayton will be his defense, not a natural defender or rim protector so that will make the Suns even worse defensively - it'll just depend on whether they think he'll help them score and rebound enough to make it not matter ... ??
Doncic will open things up for Booker and Jackson of course, but also possibly improve Marquese Chriss and Bender, and possibly even TJ Warren ... so ...
For mine, I think Doncic is the safer pick and Ayton is the 'swing for the fences' ... so obviously i'd take Doncic especially with Kokoskof at the helm ... one article I read said he could complete the versatile roster McD has been trying to create since he saw it from his time at the Celtics ... so the 3 wings DBook, Jackson & Doncic) all over 6ft6in, capable of switching on D (and I use that term very loosely with DBook/Doncic) and playing the PnR from the screens set by the 2 bigs (whoever that might be) ... ideally Bender and Chriss develop to play inter-changeable 4/5s and you cause switch ups on both ends of the floor ...
fingers crossed, fingers crossed, fingers crossed regardless who they choose??!! :o :P ;)
Quote from: j959 on May 21, 2018, 01:32:15 AM
valk, I was gonna ask whether you thought Fox and Doncic could co-exist?
Interesting you think they might put him at the 3 ...
I can't see how he plays the PG with Fox there. Fox is faster and a better ball handler. Doncic is a far better shooter than he is a PG but we already have Bogdan and Buddy at the SG. We SUCK!!!! at the SF so I feel he could play there.
This was a lot easier pick when we were getting 6 - 8. Porter JR was a lock.
Shaping up to an interesting conference finals! Both tied at 2 a piece.
Houston - best record in the West, added pieces in the off season to compete. Stole back an away game to keep home court advantage.
Warriors - arguably best team in the league for the past 5 years.
Boston - best record in the East, lost their 2 main pieces to compete, yet still are competing.
Cavs - best player in the universe.
Really think both series can go either way. Will be interesting to see how this all plays out.
Chris Paul is absolutely unbelievable.
Green flowered that twice hahaha
Draymond hahahahahahahahahaahaha
Harden should be shouting his team mates everything he can find. Who shoots 0/11 from 3, has 5/21 from the field and also has more turnovers than made shots
Is the loss of CP3 too big for Houston to cover?
Quote from: valkorum on May 26, 2018, 10:22:25 AM
Is the loss of CP3 too big for Houston to cover?
Love to miss game 7 too. GSW look like their going to win again due to other teams injuries... >:(
Lebron is going to have to put up an all time greatest performance in game 7.
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 27, 2018, 10:53:54 AM
Quote from: valkorum on May 26, 2018, 10:22:25 AM
Is the loss of CP3 too big for Houston to cover?
GSW look like their going to win again due to other teams injuries... >:(
This is becoming like the LeBron story where “IF†Ray Allen didn’t make that shot... etc
The GSW story “IF†player x didn’t get injured... etc
In the end it’s all apart of basketball
Could not be more nervous.
Quote from: R.Griffen on May 27, 2018, 01:39:49 PM
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 27, 2018, 10:53:54 AM
Quote from: valkorum on May 26, 2018, 10:22:25 AM
Is the loss of CP3 too big for Houston to cover?
GSW look like their going to win again due to other teams injuries... >:(
This is becoming like the LeBron story where “IF†Ray Allen didn’t make that shot... etc
The GSW story “IF†player x didn’t get injured... etc
In the end it’s all apart of basketball
One is a basketball play
The others are who the opposition had. The truth is GSW have had it pretty easy in the west due to injjury in all honesty thry have had as much comoetition as they would have in the east last 4 years
Quote from: Holz on May 28, 2018, 08:05:01 AM
Quote from: R.Griffen on May 27, 2018, 01:39:49 PM
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 27, 2018, 10:53:54 AM
Quote from: valkorum on May 26, 2018, 10:22:25 AM
Is the loss of CP3 too big for Houston to cover?
GSW look like their going to win again due to other teams injuries... >:(
This is becoming like the LeBron story where “IF†Ray Allen didn’t make that shot... etc
The GSW story “IF†player x didn’t get injured... etc
In the end it’s all apart of basketball
One is a basketball play
The others are who the opposition had. The truth is GSW have had it pretty easy in the west due to injjury in all honesty thry have had as much comoetition as they would have in the east last 4 years
You’re making it sound like it’s GSW fault... When they have also had their own injury issues as well
Quote from: R.Griffen on May 28, 2018, 12:11:21 PM
Quote from: Holz on May 28, 2018, 08:05:01 AM
Quote from: R.Griffen on May 27, 2018, 01:39:49 PM
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 27, 2018, 10:53:54 AM
Quote from: valkorum on May 26, 2018, 10:22:25 AM
Is the loss of CP3 too big for Houston to cover?
GSW look like their going to win again due to other teams injuries... >:(
This is becoming like the LeBron story where “IF†Ray Allen didn’t make that shot... etc
The GSW story “IF†player x didn’t get injured... etc
In the end it’s all apart of basketball
One is a basketball play
The others are who the opposition had. The truth is GSW have had it pretty easy in the west due to injjury in all honesty thry have had as much comoetition as they would have in the east last 4 years
You’re making it sound like it’s GSW fault... When they have also had their own injury issues as well
can only play who's in front of you ... injury-wise, take it from a Phoenix supporter ... at least you can't blame NBA suspensions! ;)
how close is this Cavs v Celtics Gm7!!!?!! :o
Jeff Green was awesome
Boston's shooting from 3 was woeful - basically cost them. I think Rozier finished with 0/10 from 3!
That, and Lebron just carrying everyone on his shoulders - what a machine
Watched the final 5 mins on a mobile phone using the Bet365 streaming page with my office colleague, lol. The things we do for sport. LBJ, I guess we knew this would happen. Can he kill the bigger beast in the finals, both Warriors and Rockets would be this? Love should be back. Man if LBJ can do it, surely would be bigger than the 3-1 down performance?
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 28, 2018, 02:09:22 PM
Watched the final 5 mins on a mobile phone using the Bet365 streaming page with my office colleague, lol. The things we do for sport. LBJ, I guess we knew this would happen. Can he kill the bigger beast in the finals, both Warriors and Rockets would be this? Love should be back. Man if LBJ can do it, surely would be bigger than the 3-1 down performance?
weren't the Cs something like 27-0 all-time when they went 2-0 up in a finals series??!! :o
GOAT if LBJ can get them to title this season ... could be the last hurrah as a Cav?? ;)
:'(
Quote from: RaisyDaisy on May 28, 2018, 02:03:29 PM
Boston's shooting from 3 was woeful - basically cost them. I think Rozier finished with 0/10 from 3!
That, and Lebron just carrying everyone on his shoulders - what a machine
Funny thing is you had their hacks like Baynes hitting more threes in the previous series then they had in their entire career to date.
Fantastic series! Kudos to the Celtics, certainly exceeded my expectations. Now for the Rockets tomorrow...
Corey "Homicide" Williams continues to amaze with how flowering dumb he is. Tweets this morning that Tatum should be ROY due to his play in the Bos vs Cle series. You dumb cow its a regular season award. flower I troll this prick hard on twitter...
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 29, 2018, 11:26:20 AM
Corey "Homicide" Williams continues to amaze with how flowering dumb he is. Tweets this morning that Tatum should be ROY due to his play in the Bos vs Cle series. You dumb cow its a regular season award. flower I troll this prick hard on twitter...
Haha yeah that's so dumb. People are doing the same thing with LeBron MVP.
If his point is that Tatum will be the best player from the draft class, then I think I agree with him though.
Quote from: Jay on May 29, 2018, 11:36:23 AM
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 29, 2018, 11:26:20 AM
Corey "Homicide" Williams continues to amaze with how flowering dumb he is. Tweets this morning that Tatum should be ROY due to his play in the Bos vs Cle series. You dumb cow its a regular season award. flower I troll this prick hard on twitter...
Haha yeah that's so dumb. People are doing the same thing with LeBron MVP.
If his point is that Tatum will be the best player from the draft class, then I think I agree with him though.
Quoted tweet: JASON TATUM PLAYED HIS WAY TO THAT ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD (yes, all in capitals, flowering flog and a half).
I think Tatum is a beast and I love him, but don't think he will ever be the top dog in a team, whereas Simmons and Mitchell have the potential to be that. I dare to say this is the best rookie crop since 2004? ???
Klay with 3 early fouls and Rockets controlling this game. There is a fair bit of glee inside me, but withholding till the end of the game...
Steph Curry, Wow!
Third quarter Warriors... Steph hitting some ridiculous shots
:'( :'( :'(
Getting Game 6 deja vu
If it was possible for anyone to shoot worse than the Celtics did yesterday, the Rockets have just matched them
I'm so sad that the season is over...
Yawn.... Another Cavs/Warriors playoff.
And this is why I didn’t watch a singular regular season game and won’t watch the finals, Cavs to win game 1 and make it interesting before State win in 7 for TV ratings and $$$. The NHL gonna benefit from this
I'll just leave this here... :o
https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/5/29/17406750/bryan-colangelo-philadelphia-76ers-twitter-joel-embiid-anonymous-markelle-fultz
The cav warriors average viewers the last 3 years have been the highest since Jordan retired in 98. People will turn up to watch Lebron Steph KD.
I do think the numbers will be lower this year though then the last 3. Will largely depend on game 1.
Quote from: jvalles69 on May 30, 2018, 02:15:55 PM
I'll just leave this here... :o
https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/5/29/17406750/bryan-colangelo-philadelphia-76ers-twitter-joel-embiid-anonymous-markelle-fultz
It's such an incredible story. Surely they have to sack him now...
Hahahahahahahahahah Colangelo
I blame Silver. Dude forced Jerry Colangelo in who in turn forced Hinkie out and replaced him with his idiot son.
Turns out it's his wife. I still don't like the snake, he's going to destroy what Hinkie built
Quote from: Mat0369 on May 31, 2018, 01:49:45 PM
Turns out it's his wife. I still don't like the snake, he's going to destroy what Hinkie built
Do we really know that or is she trying to take the fall for him?
Yeah, it's either his wife or dad. Most likely his wife. The reason is because the Eric Jr account was live tweeting one of his press conferences.
https://twitter.com/DidTheSixersWin/status/1001977737907769345
Phone number for three of the accounts end in 91 (same as his missus phone number) but the reason people think it might be Jerry is because of this one
(https://content.boards.philadelphiaeagles.com/monthly_2018_05/IMG_20180530_174303.thumb.jpg.c6c2525f43fb8ce319d790180c4f886b.jpg)
Klay down after JR slips and slides into his legs. AFL could put that one on their next video
What the flower was JR Smith doing?
Holy flower, JR literally destroys all Lebrons effort.
ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Times like this where I wish LeBron at least had some half decent teammates. What more does he have to do to make these finals interesting?
You put up 51-8-8 in a finals game and some moron forgets the score and costs you a win. LeBron has got to leave this shower show.
Quote from: Jay on June 01, 2018, 10:28:29 PM
You put up 51-8-8 in a finals game and some moron forgets the score and costs you a win. LeBron has got to leave this shower show.
I agree, but to be fair he put this shower show together. He could very easily have brought in anyone, but he brought in his "boys".
Quote from: jvalles69 on June 02, 2018, 01:20:23 PM
Quote from: Jay on June 01, 2018, 10:28:29 PM
You put up 51-8-8 in a finals game and some moron forgets the score and costs you a win. LeBron has got to leave this shower show.
I agree, but to be fair he put this shower show together. He could very easily have brought in anyone, but he brought in his "boys".
Quote from: jvalles69 on June 02, 2018, 01:20:23 PM
Quote from: Jay on June 01, 2018, 10:28:29 PM
You put up 51-8-8 in a finals game and some moron forgets the score and costs you a win. LeBron has got to leave this shower show.
I agree, but to be fair he put this shower show together. He could very easily have brought in anyone, but he brought in his "boys".
I hate when people say this. He didnt just overpay his boys.
keeping a team in the finals every year is tough and the cavs have done it with very little assets.
hill nance hood jr clarkson are pretty much rejects from their teams that they wanted to offload.
irving basically walked for nothing as the cavs ownership is incompetent.
Love keeps getting injured and is a shell of himself.
Green signed for the vets minimum.
Trisitan Thompson is the only guy you can fault but he was a lottery pick who was big time in 2016.
How could lebron have managed it better?
what assets could they have traded to get someone better.
then you look at the opposition they signed guys to long contracts that they picked up in the draft and then a top 3 player was able to join the team due to their great cap position.
remove JR TT from the cavs and what could they add
nothing and thats why they are there .
its alot more complicated then lebron over paying his boys, thats why they have GMs, issue is Gilbert didnt re hire the one doing the good job. David Griffin is more a Lebron "Boys" then JR. JR is just the card he was delt.
Agreed, Holz. TT and JR are just money out of Dan Gilbert's pocket, there's not much opportunity cost.
The one thing I'll disagree with you on, is that Irving didn't leave because of incompetent ownership - he wanted out because of LeBron and they took the best deal they could get.
Quote from: Jay on June 03, 2018, 10:56:05 PM
Agreed, Holz. TT and JR are just money out of Dan Gilbert's pocket, there's not much opportunity cost.
The one thing I'll disagree with you on, is that Irving didn't leave because of incompetent ownership - he wanted out because of LeBron and they took the best deal they could get.
Aldridge wanted out of san antonio he is still there.
Plus the deal for irving was horrible a injured player and a pick that would do nothing to help them win this year.
Irving was contracted for 2 years.
I also think he wanted out as they tried to trade him after 2016
Well that was uneventful
Lebron is trying to assist too much - I know he is trying to bring his players into the game but they cannot win with him scoring 30 points - he needs 40+ games for them to be a chance so I hope he just says flower it and takes more shots moving forward because his support cast just isn't up to it vs GSW
I always get a laugh when the game is over with a few minutes left and all the absolute nobody's come on for a rare run - something about it feels degrading too, travelling all year round just sitting on the bench and then only getting a run in a blow outs either way
Quote from: RaisyDaisy on June 04, 2018, 01:35:32 PM
Well that was uneventful
Lebron is trying to assist too much - I know he is trying to bring his players into the game but they cannot win with him scoring 30 points - he needs 40+ games for them to be a chance so I hope he just says flower it and takes more shots moving forward because his support cast just isn't up to it vs GSW
I always get a laugh when the game is over with a few minutes left and all the absolute nobody's come on for a rare run - something about it feels degrading too, travelling all year round just sitting on the bench and then only getting a run in a blow outs either way
he dropped 50 on 90 50 40 shooting
he dropped 30 with 13 assists.
They cannot win period.
on your last point RD.
id have absolutely no issue with getting paid a few million dollars to fly around and get front row seats to NBA games.
Quote from: Holz on June 04, 2018, 03:52:44 PM
on your last point RD.
id have absolutely no issue with getting paid a few million dollars to fly around and get front row seats to NBA games.
Yeah that's the response I expected, and I can't argue against it - but there would be a part of those players who would feel somewhat flat about their lives - basically grown men who cheer squad the guys who can actually play at the level so there's an element of degrading there I think, especially when you take out the money side of things
Quote from: Holz on June 04, 2018, 03:43:36 PM
They cannot win period.
Yep
Times like this you wish it wasn't East vs West and we could see two teams from the same conference play out for a title
Has anyone seen the uncut footage of what happens after what JR did in game 1?
Goes for around 2 minutes and one of the most embarrassing things I’ve ever seen. I’d be ashamed if I was LeBron especially and some of the other team members. Just ridiculous that happen considering the game was continuing and at that stage still a decent chance to win
Quote from: R.Griffen on June 04, 2018, 11:51:28 PM
Has anyone seen the uncut footage of what happens after what JR did in game 1?
Goes for around 2 minutes and one of the most embarrassing things I’ve ever seen. I’d be ashamed if I was LeBron especially and some of the other team members. Just ridiculous that happen considering the game was continuing and at that stage still a decent chance to win
Yeah watched it last night, LeBron looked like he could've cried, reckon he is just playing now to keep his stats up and has checked out on the rest of the team. Deservedly so in my opinion.
Quote from: jvalles69 on June 05, 2018, 10:37:48 AM
Quote from: R.Griffen on June 04, 2018, 11:51:28 PM
Has anyone seen the uncut footage of what happens after what JR did in game 1?
Goes for around 2 minutes and one of the most embarrassing things I’ve ever seen. I’d be ashamed if I was LeBron especially and some of the other team members. Just ridiculous that happen considering the game was continuing and at that stage still a decent chance to win
Yeah watched it last night, LeBron looked like he could've cried, reckon he is just playing now to keep his stats up and has checked out on the rest of the team. Deservedly so in my opinion.
totally agree if he walks away from this series putting up 35 10 10 even if its a 4 game sweep you cant critisize him (people will but realistically its going to do nothing to tarnish him).
if he puts up 15 points then people will call it a meltdown.
Quote from: Holz on June 05, 2018, 12:26:56 PM
Quote from: jvalles69 on June 05, 2018, 10:37:48 AM
Quote from: R.Griffen on June 04, 2018, 11:51:28 PM
Has anyone seen the uncut footage of what happens after what JR did in game 1?
Goes for around 2 minutes and one of the most embarrassing things I’ve ever seen. I’d be ashamed if I was LeBron especially and some of the other team members. Just ridiculous that happen considering the game was continuing and at that stage still a decent chance to win
Yeah watched it last night, LeBron looked like he could've cried, reckon he is just playing now to keep his stats up and has checked out on the rest of the team. Deservedly so in my opinion.
totally agree if he walks away from this series putting up 35 10 10 even if its a 4 game sweep you cant critisize him (people will but realistically its going to do nothing to tarnish him).
if he puts up 15 points then people will call it a meltdown.
I think this is the time where everyone (excluding Bron haters) know this won't be his fault, how terrible Cavs are, and how great a team he's playing is.
When was the last time 1 man took town a team of superstars? Dirk beat LeBron, Wade and Bosh. Dirk GOAT. ;D
Quote from: jvalles69 on June 05, 2018, 03:27:10 PM
Quote from: Holz on June 05, 2018, 12:26:56 PM
Quote from: jvalles69 on June 05, 2018, 10:37:48 AM
Quote from: R.Griffen on June 04, 2018, 11:51:28 PM
Has anyone seen the uncut footage of what happens after what JR did in game 1?
Goes for around 2 minutes and one of the most embarrassing things I’ve ever seen. I’d be ashamed if I was LeBron especially and some of the other team members. Just ridiculous that happen considering the game was continuing and at that stage still a decent chance to win
Yeah watched it last night, LeBron looked like he could've cried, reckon he is just playing now to keep his stats up and has checked out on the rest of the team. Deservedly so in my opinion.
totally agree if he walks away from this series putting up 35 10 10 even if its a 4 game sweep you cant critisize him (people will but realistically its going to do nothing to tarnish him).
if he puts up 15 points then people will call it a meltdown.
I think this is the time where everyone (excluding Bron haters) know this won't be his fault, how terrible Cavs are, and how great a team he's playing is.
When was the last time 1 man took town a team of superstars? Dirk beat LeBron, Wade and Bosh. Dirk GOAT. ;D
doesnt matter as soon as he loses we will be hearing about how Lebron has as many finals losses as Jordan has finals wins.
2011 heat arent even close to 18 warriors and id actually say the 11 mavs are better then the 18 cavs
got to remember the mavs swept a 32 year old kobe + 30 year old pau when Kobe was 1st team all nba and Pau second team all nba.
then 4-1 against a young KD Westbrook Harden Ibaka. Where KD was 1st team all nba and Westbrook 2nd team all nba.
2011 Mavs destroy these Cavs and it's not close at all. Cavs went to G7 vs a team with a guy who's just turned 20 as their best player. And got pushed to 7 in the first round too.
I think the '11 Mavs actually go a bit underrated. The run they went on that post-season is incredible
Quote from: Jay on June 05, 2018, 08:31:46 PM
2011 Mavs destroy these Cavs and it's not close at all. Cavs went to G7 vs a team with a guy who's just turned 20 as their best player. And got pushed to 7 in the first round too.
I think the '11 Mavs actually go a bit underrated. The run they went on that post-season is incredible
Surely not going to do Horford dirty like that
Mavs where also a lethal 3 point shooting team that hit their shots
Not taking anything away from the Mavs, but 2011 and 2014 finals are glaring blemishes on Lebrons' career regardless of how you want to spin it.
Quote from: jvalles69 on June 06, 2018, 10:36:57 AM
Not taking anything away from the Mavs, but 2011 and 2014 finals are glaring blemishes on Lebrons' career regardless of how you want to spin it.
certainly dont disagree with you on 2011, he chocked hard he certainly had the better team.
2014 i completely disagree he was at worst decent with 28 points on 57% shooting with 52% from 3.
Wade and Bosh where both very poor. Together they put up 29 9 4 which is basically what lebron did solo.
Quote from: Holz on June 06, 2018, 10:52:48 AM
Quote from: jvalles69 on June 06, 2018, 10:36:57 AM
Not taking anything away from the Mavs, but 2011 and 2014 finals are glaring blemishes on Lebrons' career regardless of how you want to spin it.
certainly dont disagree with you on 2011, he chocked hard he certainly had the better team.
2014 i completely disagree he was at worst decent with 28 points on 57% shooting with 52% from 3.
Wade and Bosh where both very poor. Together they put up 29 9 4 which is basically what lebron did solo.
He's still meant to be the best player on the planet with a decent supporting cast, best players on the planet don't go down 4-1 to an ageing Spurs, albeit who were absolutely rampaging at the time.
Quote from: jvalles69 on June 06, 2018, 11:38:27 AM
Quote from: Holz on June 06, 2018, 10:52:48 AM
Quote from: jvalles69 on June 06, 2018, 10:36:57 AM
Not taking anything away from the Mavs, but 2011 and 2014 finals are glaring blemishes on Lebrons' career regardless of how you want to spin it.
certainly dont disagree with you on 2011, he chocked hard he certainly had the better team.
2014 i completely disagree he was at worst decent with 28 points on 57% shooting with 52% from 3.
Wade and Bosh where both very poor. Together they put up 29 9 4 which is basically what lebron did solo.
He's still meant to be the best player on the planet with a decent supporting cast, best players on the planet don't go down 4-1 to an ageing Spurs, albeit who were absolutely rampaging at the time.
The old spurs duncan ginobli dropped 30 13 6 so outplayed wade bosh.
Then rest of the heat was old even compared spurs e.g. green mills
Then you had a 2nd team all nba parker and a young up and coming star in kawhi who dropped 18 each
Then add in pop
No embarassment in that loss.
2011 was embarassing even though mavs are underatted and went on a giant killing run
Quote from: Holz on June 07, 2018, 09:01:42 AM
Quote from: jvalles69 on June 06, 2018, 11:38:27 AM
Quote from: Holz on June 06, 2018, 10:52:48 AM
Quote from: jvalles69 on June 06, 2018, 10:36:57 AM
Not taking anything away from the Mavs, but 2011 and 2014 finals are glaring blemishes on Lebrons' career regardless of how you want to spin it.
certainly dont disagree with you on 2011, he chocked hard he certainly had the better team.
2014 i completely disagree he was at worst decent with 28 points on 57% shooting with 52% from 3.
Wade and Bosh where both very poor. Together they put up 29 9 4 which is basically what lebron did solo.
He's still meant to be the best player on the planet with a decent supporting cast, best players on the planet don't go down 4-1 to an ageing Spurs, albeit who were absolutely rampaging at the time.
The old spurs duncan ginobli dropped 30 13 6 so outplayed wade bosh.
Then rest of the heat was old even compared spurs e.g. green mills
Then you had a 2nd team all nba parker and a young up and coming star in kawhi who dropped 18 each
Then add in pop
No embarassment in that loss.
2011 was embarassing even though mavs are underatted and went on a giant killing run
You don't need to defend LeBron with me, he is incredible, I'm just saying he has blemishes unlike MJ, and I'm not counting Washington because that was NOT MJ. You can say he lost finals early in his career, but he hadn't claimed the title of best player in the league yet, Magic and Bird plus the Pistons helped him reach that level and once he won, he didn't lose again. MJ also went up against a conference that was incredibly tough when the West was weak, on the other hand LeBron has seen the weakest incarnation of the eastern conference in my memory spanning over a decade.
No player has no blemishes, Jordan just has no blemishes in the finals he has plenty of blemishes in the playoff before reaching the finals.
The guy was the best player in the league by 98.
1998: Got knocked out in the second round to a team that lost in the finals after pumping out 35 6 6 to win the MVP only dropped 27 points which is 8 worse then in the regular season.
1989: Got Knocked out in the ECF to a team that did sweep the finals, Jordan was very good but he still lost.
1990: Again lost in the ECF to a team that won the NBA finals, again Jordan was very good but he still lost.
1995 happend: The bulls lost to the Magic who got swept in the finals. Was he rusty yeah a little bit, but was he fresh after taking two years off yes aswell.
All that is different is Jordan's blemishes are before he made the finals and Lebron's is in the finals.
If Jordan was say in the West and made all the above Finals and his record was 6-4 than that surely should help his legacy, but weirdly it would hurt it as for some reason losing in the second round is better then losing in the finals.
6-4 is far greater then 6-0 but it ruins this myth of no blemishes.
Do you you know what no blemishes looks like.
If Jordan went 15-0 in seasons then thats no blemishes. He only made the finals 40% of the years he was in the NBA, Lebron is sitting at 60%.
Most Finals Played (By Greats):
Bill Russell 12
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10
Magic Johnson 9
LeBron James 9 and counting
Kobe Bryant 7
Wilt Chamberlain 6
Tim Duncan 6
Shaquille O'Neal 6
Michael Jordan 6
Larry Bird 5
Kevin Durant 3 and counting
I have never said Jordan isnt great, he just isnt head and shoulders above the rest. The list above shows that.
Even in Finals Won he doesnt stand out alone
Most Finals Won (By Greats):
Bill Russell 11
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6
Michael Jordan 6
Magic Johnson 5
Tim Duncan 5
Shaquille O'Neal 4
LeBron James 3 and counting
Kevin Durant 2 and counting
This argument has no end, and honestly I don't think they should be compared anyway. Listened to a little bit of an excerpt from Gary Payton weighing in on the topic which was cool to hear. To me anyway, it all comes down to being the best player on the planet at the time. MJ with 6 finals and 6 FMVP = greatest player on the planet. Don't think they had MVP awards around Russell's era so hard to tell where he fits in and that was before my time re the "eye test". Best interpretation I've heard that I can lean towards is that MJ is the greatest basketball player and LeBron is the best basketball player, and he still has a chance to take both titles.
Why can’t we just all agree Steph is the best player to play at any time. How many other players won the regular season MVP unanimously
Quote from: R.Griffen on June 07, 2018, 12:30:09 PM
Why can’t we just all agree Steph is the best player to play at any time. How many other players won the regular season MVP unanimously
Steph shines KD's boots...
1/9 from 3 between Klay and Steph. If they can’t win today...
Quote from: R.Griffen on June 07, 2018, 12:52:52 PM
1/9 from 3 between Klay and Steph. If they can’t win today...
Will there be the usual 3qtr blitz? #pleaseno
Seems like Bron's hurt his ankle and not moving at 100%. The curse is real.
Quote from: jvalles69 on June 07, 2018, 12:44:10 PM
Quote from: R.Griffen on June 07, 2018, 12:30:09 PM
Why can’t we just all agree Steph is the best player to play at any time. How many other players won the regular season MVP unanimously
Steph shines KD's boots...
And washing his dirty drawers after this one...
Quote from: jvalles69 on June 07, 2018, 02:00:20 PM
Quote from: jvalles69 on June 07, 2018, 12:44:10 PM
Quote from: R.Griffen on June 07, 2018, 12:30:09 PM
Why can’t we just all agree Steph is the best player to play at any time. How many other players won the regular season MVP unanimously
Steph shines KD's boots...
And washing his dirty drawers after this one...
Geezus, and carry his bags...forever...
Quote from: jvalles69 on June 07, 2018, 02:00:20 PM
Quote from: jvalles69 on June 07, 2018, 12:44:10 PM
Quote from: R.Griffen on June 07, 2018, 12:30:09 PM
Why can’t we just all agree Steph is the best player to play at any time. How many other players won the regular season MVP unanimously
Steph shines KD's boots...
And washing his dirty drawers after this one...
Get the brooms out. Cabs lost to a one man team tonight
KD just KD'ing
Do Warriors throw game 4 to win it at home, or sweep in Cleveland to for that extra savageness?
Quote from: jvalles69 on June 07, 2018, 02:47:20 PM
Do Warriors throw game 4 to win it at home, or sweep in Cleveland to for that extra savageness?
Sweep will be remembered more in history than winning at home. I say go for the sweep
Quote from: jvalles69 on June 07, 2018, 12:21:26 PM
This argument has no end, and honestly I don't think they should be compared anyway. Listened to a little bit of an excerpt from Gary Payton weighing in on the topic which was cool to hear. To me anyway, it all comes down to being the best player on the planet at the time. MJ with 6 finals and 6 FMVP = greatest player on the planet. Don't think they had MVP awards around Russell's era so hard to tell where he fits in and that was before my time re the "eye test". Best interpretation I've heard that I can lean towards is that MJ is the greatest basketball player and LeBron is the best basketball player, and he still has a chance to take both titles.
im happy not to compare the two.
But you said unlike MJ he is unblemished.
im saying no player in unblemished.
Wilt Russell best era 1
Kareem era 2
Magic Bird era 3
Jordan era 4
Shaq Duncan era 5
Lebron era 6.
those are my greats you cant compare Era v Era, you can argue Bird v Magic or Shaq v Duncan but even then the Era dont line up exactly.
the reason i come of anti jordan and pro lebron is i put both in that all time great list. Im arguing against jordan the clear goat. There is no clear Goat.
I do agree that Lebron Best player ever is completely valid, in terms of who achieved the most greatness its arguable (its not lebron though)
Russell 5 MVPs 11 rings 12 finals
Kareem 6 MVPs 6 rings 10 finals
Jordan 5 MVPs 6 rings 6 finals
can all make cases for greatness it just depends how you scale each era. on scheer raw numbers Jordan is 3rd in terms of greatness so it depends if you discount Russell and Kareem.
No Kobe in there? He's definitely been a big part of bringing the NBA to where it is today along with the other greats you have mentioned.
What a disappointing series
Not surprising, but still
If this was the first time someone watched basketball they'd be wondering how the hell did Cleveland even get to the final.
LeBron needs to move on. Other than Love, the rest of his supporting cast are nowhere near good enough to challenge
Yawn
Who lets a team win by 23 on your home floor in the NBA Finals. LeFlop does
KD single handedly ruined the NBA...
So what are peoples thoughts on what LeBron will do? Sixers?
Quote from: RaisyDaisy on June 09, 2018, 07:19:06 PM
So what are peoples thoughts on what LeBron will do? Sixers?
Don't like this at all, will stunt Simmons growth and they'll probably lose to Celts anyway. LBJ needs shooters around him, Simmons would be redundant.
Lebron takes almost any team in the league to the finals. The only 2 teams I can see beating GSW are Boston and Houston (if they are both fully healthy). Lebron would tip either of these teams over the Warriors, can't see him going to Boston unless Kyrie leaves, Houston I'm not sure how they fit him in salary cap wise, they'd have to somehow get rid of Anderson's contract plus a few others and CP3 and LBJ would have to take a fairly hefty pay cut and CP3 wants max. All I can say is flower the Warriors. :(
I'm leaning towards the Lakers at this point.
Sixers have the cap room but as JV mentioned might stunt Simmons' growth a bit, Houston will struggle with the cap and already having two ball-dominant PG's and surely you can write off the Cavs.
Lebron has said he is intetested in playing off ball and thats a smart move as it will increase thr number of years he can play.
Philly or San Antonio are the best fits.
Spurs wpuld need to move pau i think but kawhi lebron aldridge i like that combo.
Stick kawhi on kd. Let pop build a defence to slow the warriors
Man I would love to see Lebron next to Kawhi, and hope Pop doesn't succumb to GM Lebron. Don't see him going anywhere where they can't win a title which rules out a lot of teams. I think he works with Houston as Harden, Lebron and CP3's would be able to get bulk rest every game.
Obviously would love LeBron and George St the Lakers but reckon Spurs is the best fit. That said, if we can shed Deng with picks instead of players, LeBron + George + young cheap role players + vets is not actually bad. Would be a top 3 side instantly.
Lakers have the cash but he won't win rings there
If he could somehow fit in Houston alongside CP3 and Harden then that would be the best chance to beat GSW so that would certainly be cool, but I don't think it happens
Still feel like Sixers or Spurs are the front runners but I look forward to seeing this play out
Don't look now, but Boston has come in from $64 to $13 over the past week to sign LeBron. Would have to be a sign & trade for Hayward, so very unlikely but could you imagine a lineup of Kyrie, Jaylen, LBJ, Tatum, Horford. That's instantly the title favourites.
I have truly no idea where he goes.
Quote from: Jay on June 11, 2018, 10:32:43 AM
Don't look now, but Boston has come in from $64 to $13 over the past week to sign LeBron. Would have to be a sign & trade for Hayward, so very unlikely but could you imagine a lineup of Kyrie, Jaylen, LBJ, Tatum, Horford. That's instantly the title favourites.
I have truly no idea where he goes.
Reckon he goes back to play with Kyrie though? Would be shocked if he did
Yeah surely he doesn't go to Boston after Kyrie left to be the big guy. Would be scary if it happens though.
Just because I am sick of talking about LeBron (already).
What do you think it would take for the Kings to get Aaron Gordon (RFA) out of Orlando? We have the cap space to offer him a max (even after Shumpert opted in for $11m)
Quote from: RaisyDaisy on June 11, 2018, 09:21:07 AM
Lakers have the cash but he won't win rings there
If he could somehow fit in Houston alongside CP3 and Harden then that would be the best chance to beat GSW so that would certainly be cool, but I don't think it happens
Still feel like Sixers or Spurs are the front runners but I look forward to seeing this play out
These are the two I was thinking as well. Pop is making a pitch I think this week and if he does go out west that's the only team that makes sense for me. Even if Lakers can get one of CP3 or George to pair with him I don't think their roster is anywhere near good enough to beat GS. Ingram could live up to the KD lite potential and Kuzma is a nice piece but they're not going to compete without at least one more major piece.
Said this for a while now and will say it again, Sixers make the most sense if he does leave the Cavs. He goes to play with two young superstars in Simmons and Embiid and he doesn't have to see GS until the finals. There is no worry to him stunting Ben, if anything it should actually improve his play with a hands on mentor role all season. He has never played with as dominant a big man as Embiid in his entire career and they have some complementary pieces like Dario, TJ, JJ, RoCo and a pick 10 this year. That's not including Fultz who will be working on getting his shot back all summer.
Simmons is probably the worst fit basketball wise with LeBron. That's why Philly doesn't make sense.
Quote from: Jay on June 12, 2018, 06:56:07 PM
Simmons is probably the worst fit basketball wise with LeBron. That's why Philly doesn't make sense.
Quote from: R.Griffen on June 12, 2018, 10:15:05 PM
Quote from: Jay on June 12, 2018, 06:56:07 PM
Simmons is probably the worst fit basketball wise with LeBron. That's why Philly doesn't make sense.
Bron has said he wants to play off ball as he gets older. Ben is the PG. It's no different to playing with CP3 (apart from the range).
Quote from: Mat0369 on June 13, 2018, 01:08:47 AM
Bron has said he wants to play off ball as he gets older. Ben is the PG. It's no different to playing with CP3 (apart from the range).
Which is kind of a big deal
Quote from: Mat0369 on June 13, 2018, 01:08:47 AM
Bron has said he wants to play off ball as he gets older. Ben is the PG. It's no different to playing with CP3 (apart from the range).
That's like saying no difference between Rondo and Curry...
I can see it working very well
Lebron entering his 16th season does not wont to carry the team on his back, he can't possibly keep this up.
I actually think Simmons learning to play off ball would really help his game too.
Irving Lebron worked so i think more off ball lebron and Simmons could really work.
People said harden CP3 was a bad fit and if not for a CP3 injury they would probably be champions right now.
Quote from: Holz on June 13, 2018, 11:08:10 AM
I actually think Simmons learning to play off ball would really help his game
It would help 90% of other players, but his current game is pretty restricted off the ball
Quote from: R.Griffen on June 13, 2018, 12:52:22 PM
It would help 90% of other players, but his current game is pretty restricted off the ball
Having said that, when he was most effective in the playoffs against Boston it was playing off ball with TJ running the point.
Quote from: Mat0369 on June 13, 2018, 01:34:09 PM
Quote from: R.Griffen on June 13, 2018, 12:52:22 PM
It would help 90% of other players, but his current game is pretty restricted off the ball
Having said that, when he was most effective in the playoffs against Boston it was playing off ball with TJ running the point.
my whole point is Simmons needs to learn to play off the ball to develop as a player.
i think he actually can be really good off the ball.
Love it, Russ releases footage of himself singing No Vaseline by Ice Cube just after the Warriors win the chip. ;D
Interesting read.
https://imgur.com/a/GVhHcbB
ROY - Simmons
MIP - Oladipo
6th Man - Lou Will
COY - Dwayne Casey (COY, swept and sacked all in the 1 season :o)
DPOY - Rudy Gobert
MVP - James Harden
How can Brad Stevens not win COTY lmao
Quote from: TomK on June 26, 2018, 01:54:15 PM
How can Brad Stevens not win COTY lmao
How was casey even in contention.
Toronto was always a good regular season team
Jazz rockets boston philly coaches easily over casey
NBL vs NBA
28/09/2018 â€" Melbourne United vs Philadelphia 76’ers
29/09/2018 â€" Perth Wildcats vs Utah Jazz
30/09/2018 â€" Sydney Kings vs LA Clippers
03/10/2018 â€" NZ Breakers vs Phoenix Suns
05/10/2018 â€" Melbourne United vs Toronto Raptors
05/10/2018 â€" Perth Wildcats vs Denver Nuggets
05/10/2018 â€" Adelaide 36’ers vs Utah Jazz
Quote from: valkorum on June 27, 2018, 12:40:12 PM
NBL vs NBA
28/09/2018 â€" Melbourne United vs Philadelphia 76’ers
29/09/2018 â€" Perth Wildcats vs Utah Jazz
30/09/2018 â€" Sydney Kings vs LA Clippers
03/10/2018 â€" NZ Breakers vs Phoenix Suns
05/10/2018 â€" Melbourne United vs Toronto Raptors
05/10/2018 â€" Perth Wildcats vs Denver Nuggets
05/10/2018 â€" Adelaide 36’ers vs Utah Jazz
In Australia or the States?
Apparently LeBron's decision will be known before the 4th of July holiday. One more week, guys!
Quote from: valkorum on June 27, 2018, 12:40:12 PM
NBL vs NBA
28/09/2018 â€" Melbourne United vs Philadelphia 76’ers
29/09/2018 â€" Perth Wildcats vs Utah Jazz
30/09/2018 â€" Sydney Kings vs LA Clippers
03/10/2018 â€" NZ Breakers vs Phoenix Suns
05/10/2018 â€" Melbourne United vs Toronto Raptors
05/10/2018 â€" Perth Wildcats vs Denver Nuggets
05/10/2018 â€" Adelaide 36’ers vs Utah Jazz
Hmm il be in the states on those dates, but not sure i will line up with any of those games
Apparently (Suns) are taking Ariza for a yr for $15mill...
Really going all out on 3 & D... I wonder if McDonough's plan or Igor's??
LeBron to Lakers, 4 years for 154 mill. Kawhi must be coming up soon.
Kawhi and Cousins to follow. Lebron wouldn’t go there by himself
Quote from: Cookie311993 on July 02, 2018, 12:20:45 PM
Kawhi and Cousins to follow. Lebron wouldn’t go there by himself
Both would be huge, Spurs still rejecting offers though, they want no part of Lonzo and apparently LeBron has no intention of playing with Lonzo.
Can Boogie come back from the injury, prob still awhile away.
I don't care what happens now. My favourite non-Laker is now a Laker. So happy :D
If they get DMC that would a decent team
DMC
Randle
LeBron
Kuzma
Ball
And then vet/role players (Ring Chasers) to fill out the squad.... as they would have to blow up the current squad and hope they can move Deng.
Just with that lineup they will be going in to luxury tax, not including a 3rd star
geez im conflicted.
Im really happy he is out of cleveland but dont love the lakers. Im worried about Lebron Ball combo if they can move ball on and pick up Kawhii then im super happy.
LeBron also just made his trip the finals a hell of a lot harder, so there must be more to come. Even if they were to get Kawhi and Boogie they are certs to beat Rockets or Warriors.
Quote from: jvalles69 on July 02, 2018, 01:07:50 PM
LeBron also just made his trip the finals a hell of a lot harder, so there must be more to come. Even if they were to get Kawhi and Boogie they are certs to beat Rockets or Warriors.
what was his other options?
They could pick up Boogie on a 1 year deal or maybe more
They could sign JJ redick and other peices for 1 year and have an ok team then wait for Kawii/ Klay etc..
They can trade for Kawhii.
if option 3 then i hope they move on Ball + Deng for maybe a late 1st rounder. Then see if they can Move Kuzma + The Ball/Deng Pick and some more picks for Kawhii.
Lakers just signed Javale McGee and Lance Stephenson.
Quotewhat was his other options?
Stayed in the East...
Quote from: jvalles69 on July 02, 2018, 02:05:08 PM
Lakers just signed Javale McGee and Lance Stephenson.
Quotewhat was his other options?
Stayed in the East...
well Philly was a better option.
but staying at the Cavs was a worse option.
Id rather lose in the Western Conference Playoffs then lose in the Eastern Converfence Playoffs.
Cavs wouldnt have made the ECF
Have fun getting knocked out in the 2nd round Bron.
LeBron doing LeBron things, joining the best player in the world to win himself another chip. Or that’s what LaVar Ball is thinking right now
Lance Stephenson (1 @ $4.5m) and JaVale McGee just signed for Lakers as well. Also re-signed Caldwell-Pope for 1 year @ $12m
Kobe coming out of retirement? :P
Rondo...
Hahahaha Rondo and Lance. LA is butchering this horribly.
Moving to a new one now that it's July and a new season.
http://forum.fanfooty.com.au/index.php/topic,111826.0.html
Quote from: Jay on July 03, 2018, 09:34:04 AM
Hahahaha Rondo and Lance. LA is butchering this horribly.
completely disagree
to me its very obvious what is happening.
1.Lance, McGee, Rondo are all on 1 year deals
2. Magic has said he will step down if he doesnt get 2 stars in free agency in the next 2 years.
3. Lebron signed a 4 year deal not a 1 on 1 which means he is committed.
LA will enter the season with
Rondo Ingram Lebron Kuzma ??? - Ball McGee Lance etc..
then next year they will add Kawhii or if that fails Butler, Klay etc...
they keep their young core and get 2 stars.
Ball Ingram Kawhii Lebron Kuzma