2018-2019 NBA Regular Season Thread

[Mecca]

Cavs did really well for Korver--- got 2 2nd rounders and Burks who was fundamental to getting the Houston 1st rounder

Oubre has looked great with the Suns.

I am so curious about what the Suns will do with Oubre.

Will they really pay him with Bridges, Jackson and Warren on the roster?

 

[LAD]

I get you aren't good at following threads and are beyond irrational, but I'll try and help again.

Numerous times in this thread I've stated at 30 I don't see Love playing as well as he did in Minnesota in his mid-20s (like most players wouldn't). But he can still be a 20-10 guy who can drag his man outside and hit 3s.

Had another 20-15 game the other night which included three 3s. Not many have games like that if you weren't aware.

I don't need your help with anything. If you think Love putting up 20 -15 on that $h!tty Cavs team means he is the same caliber player he was in his prime I can't help you. That was the same situation he had in Minny.

But as soon as he went to play with other good/great players what happened? And don't give me the excuse that he couldn't perform because of LBJ & Kyrie. LBJ might be many things but a ball hog he is not...and is more than a willing passer. But the onliest problem for Love there was he would have to actually be playing to receive those passes.

The other problem is that we watch three good/great players share the ball & the spot light every night here in the Bay, proof that it CAN actually be done without dimming one's shining star.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Why would a guy who is looking for a 1 year deal so that he can hopefully turn it into a bigger, multi-year deal want to go to a team that is going to give him less playing time?

For those guys, it's not about playing for the Lakers or with Lebron. It's about playing where they can get the most minutes and earn a better contract.

so Jeff Green was like...

well, i could go play with LeBron in LA...i signed to be a end of the bench backup with him in Cleveland last year

but nah

VET MIN. DEAL for the WIZARDS BOOOOY!!!! LOL


Tony Parker---hmm...2 years 10 to backup KEmba Walker- or go to LA with an injury prone Ball to play with LeBron in the sunshine for say 1 year 7M

Charlotte BABY!!!!

cmon now.

 

[LAD]

did someone say otherwise? My comment when they signed Bogut was a solid signing. Even if he never even plays veterans like him are great to have around.

I get rational comments and posters who can be objective confuse you so just ask if you need help.

So clearly you are looking for a reason to argue.....why are you on your rag EVERY SINGLE DAY??

 

[Stakesarehigh]

All of this.

Do you think he has done some harm to the Lakers chances in free agency?

I don't think guys like Kawhi, Klay, Boogie would care if they wanted to come to LA.

Durant?

Probably.

He's so fucking thin skinned

I have lost so much respect for KD

 

[LAD]

Might be in an area you want, but paying 2-3 mil for a home that could cost half a mil or less elsewhere isn't getting what you pay for.

If it's what you want, great.

And why do you have the assumption that all homes in Cali range from 2-3 mil? Because Wiggy told you so?? So ridiculous.

 

[trojanfan12]

My mistake...should have said adding to a team with Lebron (was referring to their previous 2 seasons).

Again, the problem is that this isn't a fantasy league and players have choices. Once they didn't get a 2nd max guy, it was never about winning this season.

That's why all of this focus on the rest of the roster is pretty stupid. This team was never going to be a contender.

I don't care if they got all of the best 1 year guys out there. This team was never likely to get out of the 2nd round and certainly wasn't getting any better than a gentleman's sweep" in the WCF if they managed to get out of the 2nd round.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

that the thing

good GMS get stuff done

bad GMs use excuses

I mean- Jeff Green signed a veteran min. deal on the freaking Wizards.

Nik Stauskas was out there in free agency.

Tony Parker took a 2 year 10M dollar deal to backup Kemba

Mbah a Moute took a 1 year 4.5M dollar deal- exaclty wha they gave Stephenson.

Brook Lopez got EXACTLY what they gave Beasley

Ellington got HALF of what the Lakers gave KCP

Rudy GAy got basically exactly what Rondo got

Beasley over Brook Lopez is scary dumb

 

[Mecca]

that the thing

good GMS get stuff done

bad GMs use excuses

I mean- Jeff Green signed a veteran min. deal on the freaking Wizards.

Nik Stauskas was out there in free agency.

Tony Parker took a 2 year 10M dollar deal to backup Kemba

Mbah a Moute took a 1 year 4.5M dollar deal- exaclty wha they gave Stephenson.

Brook Lopez got EXACTLY what they gave Beasley

Ellington got HALF of what the Lakers gave KCP

Rudy GAy got basically exactly what Rondo got

In retrospect, they could have used a stretch 5 like Slopez.

Staukas is ass.

I just couldn't see Parker playing for the LAkers.

Green is fools gold. But, at the minimum?

Yeah, steal...

Bro, Mbah Mute has played 4 games this year.

He wasn't helping anyone.

Redick, Seth Curry, Ellington...

Yeah, I will give you those.

But, KCP was the price of doing business to get LeBron.

 

[LAD]

Of those guys, Rondo's really the only intelligent player. With Rondo though, you also take the attitude.

And the non sportsmanship behavior.

 

[Mecca]

Beasley over Brook Lopez is scary dumb

Lopez was a bad fit last year.

But, he probably would have fit well with LeBron.

Don't see why he couldn't fill the Zydrunas Illgaskus role.

 

[LAD]

This.

And we really can't use injuries as an excuse. Lebron came back to this team and has been playing for a while even when they were in the thick of the playoff hunt. This team collapsed upon the AD rumors.

You really can't use injuries considering Indiana lost Oladipo months ago whom is their star player. And they're still ticking and playing at a high level. The Lakers need to undergo a significant face lift. Outside of Lebron, just about every player around him needs to be changed. And for Walton, this is just not the job for him considering he's not getting buy-in from Lebron.

Karma is something else. Had LBJ & Rich left well enough alone maybe they are sitting in a nice seeding spot right now.

 

[WiggyRuss]

In retrospect, they could have used a stretch 5 like Slopez.

Staukas is ass.

I just couldn't see Parker playing for the LAkers.

Green is fools gold. But, at the minimum?

Yeah, steal...

Bro, Mbah Mute has played 4 games this year.

He wasn't helping anyone.

Redick, Seth Curry, Ellington...

Yeah, I will give you those.

But, KCP was the price of doing business to get LeBron.

Stauskas is nothing special but he buried the Lakers one game this year for the Blazers and can shoot the 3.

Green had some really nice games for the Cavs last year and has had some really nice moments for hte Wiz as well.

solid bench 4 that for sure that can ply a little D and rebound and score.

 

[LAD]

lol

I know you like to bash the Lakers and get DJ in the process. But we all know that it's not about just the injuries.

Also, the Rockets still had Harden who is the one guy who could keep them above water with CP3 and Capela out. The Lakers lost the 1 guy who keep them above water. They could have lost anyone but Lebron and still likely been okay.

Pretty much everyone on here was predicting playoffs for the Lakers unless Lebron missed significant time. Well....Lebron missed significant time, they lost him at the same time they lost Rondo and it was at about the worst possible time in the season.

Lonzo has now missed 18 games, Kuzma missed a couple of important games and Hart has been playing on 1 leg all season. Now Ingram has been out for the last couple of games and he's the one guy who has actually played well since the all star break.

The AD debacle pretty much killed any chemistry the team had.

As for the Celtics, they are hardly looking like the team that made the ECF last year and if the played in the West, probably aren't in that much better shape than the Lakers.

In fact, if the Lakers weren't going through what they are, everyone would be talking about "What's wrong with the Celtics?" right now.

So, the West is much different than the East, huh? We've watched LBJ cake walk through the East for many seasons. But...a lot of people here predicted it wouldn't be as easy to succeed as it had been in the past.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Stauskas is nothing special but he buried the Lakers one game this year for the Blazers and can shoot the 3.

Green had some really nice games for the Cavs last year and has had some really nice moments for hte Wiz as well.

solid bench 4 that for sure that can ply a little D and rebound and score.

A little D and score.

He's a terrible rebounder lol

 

[LAD]

They're 4-8 with Lebron back so I don't care about the injuries excuse because they were not several games out of playoffs position when he came back. Yes if Lebron stayed healthy, they're obviously a lock for the playoffs as a likely top 6 seed IMO but once he came back, playoffs were still very possible and likely to most of us on here

I would blame their season more on the AD debacle more than anything else.

Even with Lonzo out, they should be able to win 4 of 5 against the Grizzlies, Pelicans, Hawks, Suns, & Clippers

Agreed.

And in a sense, they have LBJ, Rich Paul & Klutch sports to thank for the implode?

 

[dtgold88]

You realize that this isn't a fantasy league, right? Just because they make an offer, doesn't mean a guy has to accept it.

If a player like. for example Ellington, was looking for a bigger role than he would have had with the Lakers, why would he sign with them?

We have know idea who else the Lakers spoke to. As soon as they didn't get another max player, saving cap space became more important than who they signed as 1 year roster fillers.

No disagreement....all we know is with the lure of LA, Lebron and a ton of money Magic could not get anyone who could help. This cannot really be refuted.

 

[LAD]

He's still getting his numbers because he's a great player who is also smart and knows how to play.

But offense, especially in the first 3 quarters is the easy part. The problem is that he's not in shape and can't close games, he also doesn't have the same explosiveness as he did before the injury.

As for defense, he has mostly rested on defense for years, but has always been able to turn it up a bit late in the season and in the playoffs. Since he came back, he hasn't been able to. Partially because he's out of shape and partially because defense is a reactionary position and he doesn't trust his groin yet when a guy makes a quick move that he has to try to match.

What I find hard to understand is why is he so out of shape? I get he wasn't playing or working out while healing...but since then he hasn't been able to get back? Even when we consider his regimen as being state of the art?

 

[dtgold88]

I appreciate your effort to compare the two, but these are not same same examples. See, the lake....excuse me, river actually did catch on fire - this we know. But....smog is NOT hovering over every city in Cali.

Have you hired someone yet to keep track of your dumb posts so your future dumb posts don't bite you in the ass later?

But I never made mention of the smog, and the river catching fire was before you were born.

Now you call my posts dumb then steal one?

I could not make this up if I wanted to.

 

[LAD]

Far from a lock to even make the playoffs let alone at 6 if he played all year. Can we really assume watching them play now they'd be any better than 8-4 instead of 4-8 if he played? Still leaves them 2-3 back.

It's not as simple as just doing the math in this case. They were the 4 seed when he went down & they didn't free fall while he was out either. But since then teams like the Clippers & Kings made major moves at the deadline that helped impact their teams while simultaneously the Lakers were starting to struggle.

This late in the season when a team is on the outside looking in @ playoff seeding making the playoffs is no longer just about what they can do to get there, but also the demise of other teams also in the running.