2018-2019 NBA Regular Season Thread

[DJ]

I woke up to AB getting traded to Raider Nation!!!!!



For a 3rd and 5th rounder......


*Sensible chuckle*

 

[Wamu]

I gotta laugh @ AB. He bitched & moaned about BigBen & now he gets David Carr. He'll find out quickly the difference between the two.

Aside from AB's asshole attitude it's great pick up for the Raiders though.

 

[tlance]

"oh noooo, Curry was right as rain"-Cavs fans

I really don't get why it is so offensive to them to admit that they were not better than the Warriors at full strength in 2016.

The Cavs won the title. They don't have to give their rings back or anything. The best team doesn't always win the championship.

Dallas and Detroit are prime examples.

 

[bksballer89]

I gotta laugh @ AB. He bitched & moaned about BigBen & now he gets David Carr. He'll find out quickly the difference between the two.

Aside from AB's asshole attitude it's great pick up for the Raiders though.

He got paid and is the clear winner in this.

Nothing to laugh about

 

[Wamu]

He got paid and is the clear winner in this.

Nothing to laugh about

I said nothing about him getting paid. I was talking about his attitude. Pay attention next time.

 

[tlance]

I gotta laugh @ AB. He bitched & moaned about BigBen & now he gets David Carr. He'll find out quickly the difference between the two.

Aside from AB's asshole attitude it's great pick up for the Raiders though.

It is far from a worst case for AB though.

Carr isn't a great QB by any stretch, but he can still target AB enough to make him a top WR.

The Steelers are the real losers here. Getting a 3rd and a 5th for the best WR in football over the past 5 years and also losing arguably the best RB for nothing.

Pittsburgh's offense just went from being a juggernaut to being average overnight.

 

[bksballer89]

I said nothing about him getting paid. I was talking abouthis attitude. Pay attention next time.

Carr has a better attitude than Ben....

Carr doesnt act like he never do anything wrong and throws his teammates under the bus constantly

 

[Wamu]

Carr has a better attitude than Ben....

A better attitude doesn't win games. If you disagree just compare BigBen's win/lose record to Carr's.

 

[Wamu]

It is far from a worst case for AB though.

Carr isn't a great QB by any stretch, but he can still target AB enough to make him a top WR.

The Steelers are the real losers here. Getting a 3rd and a 5th for the best WR in football over the past 5 years and also losing arguably the best RB for nothing.

Pittsburgh's offense just went from being a juggernaut to being average overnight.

I'm so disappointed that the Steelers could take a step back in 2019.

 

[bksballer89]

A better attitude doesn't win games. If you disagree just compare BigBen's win/lose record to Carr's.

Carr also never played with a WR like AB.

Also from AB standpoint this was never about wins and losses. He simply hated playing with Ben because his attitude is shit and he is far from a leader.

 

[trojanfan12]

Plus, it's the one place he wouldn't threaten to retire.

True

 

[dtgold88]

Yep.

You can't just let it go.

GS was lucky in 2015. But I believe they were the better team anyway. No way to prove that.

Cleveland was lucky in 2016. I am quite certain GS was the better team that year. But Cleveland won anyway and they deserve it.

You were the one who mentioned the 2015 and 2016 comparison. I probably don't let it go because it is good for a laugh every time you mention it......and cannot come to grips how foolish the comparison is.

You want to say GS won in 2015 and the cavs did in 2016 so who cares? I get that.....but to compare the luck (if you want to call it luck) is absurd.

 

[dtgold88]

LOL.

How quickly do you think the Cavs would have gotten bounced if LeBron missed 8 playoff games?

That is the difference you don't get.

The Cavs were LBJ + some quality help. The Warriors were a team dependent on all their main pieces to be great, but still solid without 1.

The Cavs were still capable of beating almost anybody in a playoff series without Love or Irving. But they weren't even a playoff team without LeBron.

OK, I can play this game.....and how quickly do the 2015 Warriors get bounced if the Cavs are healthy, but Curry loses his #2 and 3 (Green and Klay)? Think Curry and Bogut/Iggy/Liv can steal a game? How about 2?

 

[lebron23james]

I really don't get why it is so offensive to them to admit that they were not better than the Warriors at full strength in 2016.

The Cavs won the title. They don't have to give their rings back or anything. The best team doesn't always win the championship.

Dallas and Detroit are prime examples.

Because it's a stupid argument tbh

The Cavs had they had Kyrie Irving and Love in 2015 would have won. The game went 6 with the next best players Delly and Jr smith. In that series GS lost HC as well. Maybe the Cavs finish them off at home with Kyrie shooting 3's instead of Delly hoisting 3's at 20%? Maybe Love extra points and rebounding makes a difference. Put it this way, if Green and Thompson missed an entire series would you say that would have an impact on a series or no?

Lets not mention that this was GS first year in the finals. They had no finals experience or wind at their back going into the next season. Also if they lose, maybe they are less confident going into 2016...

 

[Black Adam]

I woke up to AB getting traded to Raider Nation!!!!!



For a 3rd and 5th rounder......


*Sensible chuckle*

yeah, let's see how him and Gruden get along...

 

[dtgold88]

I thought "Lebron made players around him better"

Or thats the narrative we have been fed over the years

Yeah, he's never made guys better.

wait, can Delly, TT, JR, Daniel Gibson and their financial planners offer their opinion?

 

[trojanfan12]

LeBron James was in a starting lineup with JaVale Mcgee, Mo Wagner, Rajon Rondo, and Kentavius Caldwell-Pope.

Thats like having a $20,000 bottle of wine with Taco Bell.

Depends on what type of wine and what you're getting from Taco Bell.

 

[DJ]

yeah, let's see how him and Gruden get along...

He's a play-maker, no denying that. Led the League in TD's.

 

[Wamu]

Carr also never played with a WR like AB.

Also from AB standpoint this was never about wins and losses. He simply hated playing with Ben because his attitude is shit and he is far from a leader.

Yep he's far from a leader. BigBen's 144-69-1. Has thrown 350+ TD's. Has 55,000+ passing yards. Is 13-8 in the playoffs & has 2 rings.

Now tell me again what has Carr accomplished in the NFL?


And most or all HOF caliber playrs in all sports have attitudes.

 

[DJ]

Depends on what type of wine and what you're getting from Taco Bell.

Those Rattlesnake fries let me down a little bit. The jalapeno sauce wasn't hot at all.....the steak and jalapenos saved it for me, but just barely.