Random NBA Observations 2017 - 2018

[Reid2Achieve]

neither are young players and multiple picks.

Golden State doesn't yet have the pieces in place to replace Green and Thompson in that lineup (Jordan Bell in a year or two you could get away with. McCaw hasn't yet made that leap. On top of that, to move them up, you're decimating your bench.)

If I'm NO, it's bad enough if I have to worry about Davis 2 years from now. Now you have to worry about Klay AND Green's situations (and likely have to pay 4 guys essentially when Jrue Holiday gets... I'm not sure any owner will wanna pay that much for a team that's just there in the playoffs at best.)

and not for nothing, there's no way anyone would let Demps be in charge of that situation if and when that moment comes.




Can we stop using Seattle as a boogeyman for every team on the verge of blowing it up?

Thanks for actually giving a legitimate counter argument. Your point about Klay and Draymond's contract situations is a good one and is probably the biggest risk for the Pelicans in a deal like that. Maybe another team can get involved.

I can just really see the appeal for that franchise to sell their fan base on getting two All Stars in an AD trade (when that day has to come). In the last 10 years I've only witnessed them make short term moves. In this case I would understand it, because I don't think that market can endure a long rebuild. They are struggling to put butts in seats this season (26th in attendance), even when they had 2 dynamic top 10 players. If they blow it up and try to "trust the process," their books will be deep in the red.

They're fukked either way though...
As for the bolded, no. We need a team back in Seattle for the culture

 

[Cladyclad]

Dragic a fukking beast

 

[Absolut]

I need @Absolut to help me understand how the Cavs lines at this point. For the entire month of January my math model has liked whoever the Cavs are playing and yet the market seems to overvalue them. It's actually influencing my decision making because I keep thinking the lines can't be this wrong every night.

ive completely given up on 1st and 2nd half totals. spurs game tonight closed 195 ish, first half was like 92, and 2nd half was 104. of course it goes over easy. but it makes no sense.

 

[Jalether]

I remember this used to get brought up a lot when he was still in OKC. Also remember it being brought up fairly often during the last Olympics. I'd assume he's not doing as much dribbling with the Warriors.

Actually he does, I don't have the stats but I'm willing to bet he handles the ball more at GSW than he did at OKC, even more so this season. His passing is quite hit and miss too. If he can focus on moving without the ball to create more open looks and work on his post play, he will be much more effective than he already is. He should leave the ball handling to steph, green and livingston.

 

[Jalether]

Back to durant taking over





Been seeing this the past few games.

That shyt might backfire in the playoffs. The ref often bails him out alot when he loses posession in the post and they call soft/fathom fouls against the opposing teams. I also remember him losing the ball and committing several turnovers in the playoffs against the warriors in his last season at OKC with key posessions

 

[Tony D'Amato]

I had not clue Andre Drummond was skilled. And he runs the floor

Blakes post gm is just ridiculously bad.

 

[BXKingPin82]

Dragic a fukking beast

he been nasty tho!
the school of Nash kid!

 

[42 Monks]

Justise Winslow

 

[Morethan1]

I thought this was dope

 

[He Who Posts Well]

 

[HipHopStan]

EDIT - Wrong thread, brehs.

 

[Illeye buckmatic]

There's NINE cavs related threads on the first two pages

 

[Morethan1]

The Los Angeles Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers have reportedly discussed a deal involving center DeAndre Jordan.

According to Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times, no formal offer has been made yet.

 

[Buckeye Fever]

Was outside the club last night and some older drunk nikka walked up to me, showed me his phone and said "muthafukkin' Kyrie fukkin Roxy Rentals!"

I looked at that nikka like

 

[<<TheStandard>>]

ive completely given up on 1st and 2nd half totals. spurs game tonight closed 195 ish, first half was like 92, and 2nd half was 104. of course it goes over easy. but it makes no sense.

I always assumed oddsmakers did this because the projected pace of the first half as well as the team's individual offensive ratings would be lower in the first half than the second half.

Spurs and Jazz games are notorious for starting off slow in the first half and then completely opening up in the 2nd half.