2021 NBA regular season thread

[Stakesarehigh]

@flyerhawk said it best. Draymond is the ultimate glue guy that sacrifices his game/body for the betterment of the team.

Not sure anyone thinks of Simmons as a glue guy.
As @fightinfunbags said, he's an enigma. Maybe he gets unlocked. And maybe he doesn't.

Simmons might be the better player by stats, but as far as their value to their respective teams, does GSW win their titles without Draymond?

I think they win at least one especially Klay, KD, and Steph but not as many as they did. No

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Detroit inexplicably beats a playoff team without their two most seasoned players. The 2 spot comes down to who loses between them and Minnesota on the 11th imo.

 

[Sparhawk]

Detroit inexplicably beats a playoff team without their two most seasoned players. The 2 spot comes down to who loses between them and Minnesota on the 11th imo.

Yeah, but the top 3 spots all have the same % for the #1 pick or Top 4, right?

And even at #4, it's only a few percentage points lower.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Yeah, but the top 3 spots all have the same % for the #1 pick or Top 4, right?

And even at #4, it's only a few percentage points lower.

Yes but the "worst case scenario " for their pick gets worse and worse for each slot.

At 2 they can go no lower than 6

 

[DJ]

Looking like we won't make it past the 2nd round.

Not sure how he'll do it but Pelinka needs to add a 3rd guy to form a big 3. Preferably somebody younger and not injury prone.

 

[Black Adam]

Looking like we won't make it past the 2nd round.

Not sure how he'll do it but Pelinka needs to add a 3rd guy to form a big 3. Preferably somebody younger and not injury prone.

yup. we been straight up snake bit by the injury bug this season...

no repeats when you're the walking wounded...

 

[msgkings322]

Looking like we won't make it past the 2nd round.

Not sure how he'll do it but Pelinka needs to add a 3rd guy to form a big 3. Preferably somebody younger and not injury prone.

Pat McCaw FTW

 

[msgkings322]

yup. we been straight up snake bit by the injury bug this season...

no repeats when you're the walking wounded...

Yep. Takes luck to win rings and that includes injury luck.

 

[Sparhawk]

Looking like we won't make it past the 2nd round.

Not sure how he'll do it but Pelinka needs to add a 3rd guy to form a big 3. Preferably somebody younger and not injury prone.

 

[DJ]

Reality.

 

[Black Adam]

Yep. Takes luck to win rings and that includes injury luck.

hard to argue with the truth. the best ability is AVAIL-ability...

 

[DJ]

Beal would be perfect. But, very difficult to acquire.

 

[Black Adam]

Beal would be perfect. But, very difficult to acquire.

yeah, definitely limited with our cap space if memory serves...

 

[WiggyRuss]

Detroit inexplicably beats a playoff team without their two most seasoned players. The 2 spot comes down to who loses between them and Minnesota on the 11th imo.

theres 5 times with 20 or 21 wins right now.

the race to the bottom should be interesting!

the Rockets are truly the worst though. lol.

 

[DJ]

yeah, definitely limited with our cap space if memory serves...

Trade assets.

 

[Heatles84]

Trade assets.

Name them.

 

[DJ]

Name them.

Read the original quote. I was saying it would be difficult to acquire him. CL67 was talking about cap space and I just typed trade assets in response to him.

 

[DJ]

POLL - Who is more important to the Nets?

Without Harden they are 16-17. Without KD they are 25-17. What say you, SH?

sportshoop.la

 

[shopson67]

You think playing with Steph Curry might have some influence on his assist numbers?

Like I said, if you think that Green is an above average offensive player, more power to you. Not even sure our resident homers are willing to die on that hill.

You could also say that playing with a balance of the roster that was recently compared to the worst team in the league would also hurt his assist numbers, correct?

 

[shopson67]

POLL - Who is more important to the Nets?

Without Harden they are 16-17. Without KD they are 25-17. What say you, SH?

sportshoop.la

Are all those totals before and after Harden joined, or only after?