2018-2019 NBA Regular Season Thread

[msgkings322]

You are so blinded by hate/jealousy that its almost funny.

Its just what you are.

Look at your 360 turn on James.

I could see it coming from like maybe someone 10 years old or less.

Not to be that guy, but you mean a 180 turn. 360 puts you right back where you started LOL

But yeah that's him. We all like guys more when they are with our teams but some people really are kind of crazy when it comes to that.

 

[bksballer89]

61 for harden

 

[tlance]

KLove is better than any player on the Heat and he will be making around $1.9M more than Whiteside next year. Overpaid, most likely but not a whole lot and the injuries kinda hurt his value some. But he isn't a "middling player". He is an elite rebounder, especially offensive rebounder that can score from anywhere on the floor and hit an outside shot. Whiteside is basically getting paid the same to play bench minutes, block shots and rebound.

I was joking.

I do think his extension absolutely 100% killed his trade value. But I agree he is a good player.

 

[Hornsstampede2.0]

Spurs were not allowed to breathe on Harden all night.

He was given 6 feet of room on every shot or it was a freethrow. He took more than the entire Spurs team.

He gets that for every single game, so I cannot really complain overall.

But, they will win the title if the referees give him the regular season treatment in the post-season.

Credit him for taking advantage of it.

 

[tlance]

not a coincidence Cavs are 8-8 since Love came back from the injury.

So then everything you said earlier about the Cavs decision makers being smart enough to tank is BS.

We all thought they would be between 30 and 35 wins before the season started. If Love and TT had stayed healthy, they would probably be right there.

They didn't plan that well at all. They made a couple good moves, but they also "got lucky" with injuries.

 

[bksballer89]

Spurs were not allowed to breathe on Harden all night.

He was given 6 feet of room on every shot or it was a freethrow. He took more than the entire Spurs team.

He gets that for every single game, so I cannot really complain overall.

But, they will win the title if the referees give him the regular season treatment in the post-season.

Credit him for taking advantage of it.

He's going to be in for a rude awakening in the playoffs.

The BS he gets away with in the regular season doesn't fly in the playoffs.

Don't think there is a more frustrating thing in basketball then watching your favorite team plays James Harden because of the BS he gets away with nightly.

That offensive foul they called on Derozan was a joke.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Yet the Cavs without James havent been a TOP 8 team in the last 2 decades.

And the Heat had 3 or 4 good seasons minus Wade with one of the greatest execs in basketball history.

And Lebon has been with Cavs what? 13 of those seasons? So a lotto team previous to LeBron wasn't good? Shocking

 

[msgkings322]

Spurs were not allowed to breathe on Harden all night.

He was given 6 feet of room on every shot or it was a freethrow. He took more than the entire Spurs team.

He gets that for every single game, so I cannot really complain overall.

But, they will win the title if the referees give him the regular season treatment in the post-season.

Credit him for taking advantage of it.

If the NBA doesn't fix it in the off-season they are a bunch of total incompetents

 

[bksballer89]

Bucks are scary. If the Heat make the playoffs and get a game from them, I'm celebrating with a bottle of champagne.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

And the Heat had 3 or 4 good seasons minus Wade with one of the greatest execs in basketball history.

And Lebon has been with Cavs what? 13 of those seasons? So a lotto team previous to LeBron wasn't good? Shocking

I think LeBron was there 11 total years.
1 title.
Really not that graat for the self proclaimed GOAT.

And why were they a lotto team prior to LeBron?

 

[Heatles84]

And? The NBA is a league where one or two players can change the fortunes of a team.

The Heat were mediocre at best before Riley came along. You all added an all time NBA exec/coach. That was the game changer.

So the Heat did what a competent franchise would do.....go on.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

I think LeBron was there 11 total years.
1 title.
Really not that graat for the self proclaimed GOAT.

And why were they a lotto team prior to LeBron?

How would they get LeBron without being a lotto team?

Seriously this is a dumb argument. How many titles do the Bulls have minus Jordan? How many titles do the Spurs have minus Duncan? The Celtics went 32 seasons between titles without Larry Bird...

Great players tend to win titles. Great players sustain excellence.

Not sure why you're so hung up in Cleveland in this regard

 

[Stakesarehigh]

So the Heat did what a competent franchise would do.....go on.

Go on from what? We haven't seen post Wade or Riley yet

 

[DJ]

Dad's going to Mexico on Saturday.....got off the phone with him.


Taking her.

 

[DJ]

Ruined my TGIF and March Madness.

 

[DJ]

My side of the argument has been swayed by you.....You keep bringing up wade and Bosh. What did Miami do in order to be able to pick Wade?

what did they need to do in order to get Bosh to come?

Once again he who resorts to the personal insults loses.

Yeah, you've never insulted anybody right?

*SMH*

 

[DJ]

I haven’t looked at contracts, but I believe its possible next summer.
No chance Riley adds any long time money this summer.
He’s going to go the same route as the year prior to the Big 3.

Miami Heat Team Payroll | Basketball-Reference.com

2021.....they have 70 mill committed.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Bucks are scary. If the Heat make the playoffs and get a game from them, I'm celebrating with a bottle of champagne.

they are good but remember that 08-09 Cavs team lost to Orlando

there is a big difference between being a good regular season team and post season team.

A lot of teams like the Cavs or Heat dont exactly go balls to the wall during the regular season when they know they have to gear up for a long playoff run.

I think the Bucks are good, but i dont think they are as good as the Cavs or Heat teams that have dominated the East the last 8 years. MAYBE the last Heat team and the last Cavs team.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Miami Heat Team Payroll | Basketball-Reference.com

2021.....they have 70 mill committed.

31M for James Johnson for the next 2 years. Thats gross.

 

[DJ]

Dion 14M
Josh 11M
Justice 13M
Bam 5M

Player option
JJ 16M
Kelly O 13M

yes exactly

you think Johnson is turning down that option? Kelly MAYBE, doubtful but maybe

and as i said- that 5M on Bam is the tender amt.--- another team can sign him to an offer sheet and force Miami to match.

simple math slugger.

say the cap is 125. a max would be 38M to START.

ya got 76M in cap space?

no , of course not.

and its not even like they have very much in the way of draft sweetners to get teams to take bad deals--- MAYBE you can get someone to take Olnyk

J. Johnson is the real shit bag contract. 2 years and 31M left AFTER this year.....has to be one of the worst in the league

Just stop it.