2015-16 NBA Eastern Conference OFFICIAL THREAD

[TurnUpTheHeat]

it IS an interesting scenario. haven't been keeping up on Bosh lately. what's the outlook been in his regard...?

I don't think there's a chance that Heat let him play.
I think there's to much liability if they signed off on him as fit to play and then something bad happened to him.

 

[WiggyRuss]

best guys in that draft were Giannis at 15 and Gobert at 27...truly one of the worst draft classes in NBA history......

Bennett
Oladipo
Otto Porter
Cody Zeller
Alex Len
Nerleans Noel
Ben McLemore
KCP
Trey Burke
Cj McCollum

that is a dirty top 10 players.....

 

[Black Adam]

I don't think there's a chance that Heat let him play.
I think there's to much liability if they signed off on him as fit to play and then something bad happened to him.

I hear ya. those blood clots ain't no joke...

too bad really. but it seems to me that the Heat are STILL playing some pretty good ball without him...

 

[WiggyRuss]

You've lost your mind if you really believe that.
Again, Kyrie has the injuries.
I'll keep what we have.
What's scary is that as good as Winslow is, and will only get better, I think Richardson ends up being the better player.
Throw in Whiteside ans our youth suddenly becomes a strength.

If we had Bosh playing in this system ( him replacing Amare) I think we'd beat the Cavs in a 4/7.

oh its a fact. Riley would without a dobut trade whatever first rounders he could muster, Whiteside and Winslow without a seconds hesitatio for Irving...it wouldnt even be a consideration

and Richardson? some lousy second round pick that has played well for a month? DELUSIONAL.

 

[Black Adam]

oh its a fact. Riley would without a dobut trade whatever first rounders he could muster, Whiteside and Winslow without a seconds hesitatio for Irving...it wouldnt even be a consideration

and Richardson? some lousy second round pick that has played well for a month? DELUSIONAL.

wait, whoa, am I reading this right...?

all that for "injury bug" Irving? and you called Turnup delusional...

 

[WiggyRuss]

its frightening to me how good a comp MKG is for Winslow- execept MKG is a better athlete...with a worse shot....MKG went #2 overall in a very good draft because everyone knew he would one day become one of the very best defenders in the league- was awesome on the break- and is an absolute amazing teammate and clubhouse guy....Winslow will be about 80-85% of what MKG is if he keeps working hard

 

[WiggyRuss]

wait, whoa, am I reading this right...?

all that for "injury bug" Irving? and you called Turnup delusional...

a defensive specialist and head case center? yah. without a second thought. The best asset in the NBA is a young all star on a long term contract. Griffin would LAUGH Riley off the phone if he got that offer though

 

[WiggyRuss]

I hear ya. those blood clots ain't no joke...

too bad really. but it seems to me that the Heat are STILL playing some pretty good ball without him...

ehh thy have been playing pretty good- but their schedule has been really soft lately...they havent beat a good team in a while- tomorroow they will get their chance.

 

[Black Adam]

a defensive specialist and head case center? yah. without a second thought. The best asset in the NBA is a young all star on a long term contract. Griffin would LAUGH Riley off the phone if he got that offer though

sorry, but I have to think that Riley hasn't gone of the deep end...

glad YOU think so highly of Irving, though...

 

[Black Adam]

ehh thy have been playing pretty good- but their schedule has been really soft lately...they havent beat a good team in a while- tomorroow they will get their chance.

ought to be interesting as far as gathering a capsule version of what a 7-gamer would look like with these 2 teams...

 

[LAD]

even though this is Kyrie's fifth year- and only Oladipo's 3rd- they are the same exact age...lol....well...kyrie is about 2 months older.

Oladipo has 45 tonight in a losing effort.

Last year Kyrie had 55 when he single handedly SLAUGHTERED an actual GOOD team- the Portland Trailblazers.

or- there was that game where he went for a league-high-last-year FIFTY SEVEN against the Spurs IN San Antonio where he tied up the game with a dagger in Kawhi;s eye.

Victor Oladipo cant hold Kyrie's jock. There were rumors that Oladipo might even get traded because hes not a PG- and hes a SG that really cant shoot.

Just stop it. The only reason Kyrie is on a winning team is because he plays with LBJ. I wonder how Oladipo would look if he played next to LBJ everynight. You act like NONE of his losing seasons are on the record.

 

[bksballer89]

oh its a fact. Riley would without a dobut trade whatever first rounders he could muster, Whiteside and Winslow without a seconds hesitatio for Irving...it wouldnt even be a consideration

and Richardson? some lousy second round pick that has played well for a month? DELUSIONAL.

Richardson some lousy 2nd round pick?

 

[WiggyRuss]

ought to be interesting as far as gathering a capsule version of what a 7-gamer would look like with these 2 teams...

5....6 at most....if Bosh comes back maybe i think different....they really dont have much depth....Cavs matchup really well against them for the most part...

 

[Black Adam]

Just stop it. The only reason Kyrie is on a winning team is because he plays with LBJ. I wonder how Oladipo would look if he played next to LBJ everynight. You act like NONE of his losing seasons are on the record.

well, it isn't like everyone else on these boards has drawn the same conclusion as you have...

but Wiggy's slant IS entertaining...

 

[WiggyRuss]

Richardson some lousy 2nd round pick?

a 4 year college player averaging 5 points a game? guys like that are AFTER THOUGHTS. Remember Boobie Gibson? lol....solid player- nothing special- if Richardosn has his career he will have hit the fucking powerball.

 

[bksballer89]

This "lousy 2nd round pick" has had the biggest impact of any of the 2nd rounders from the 2015 draft. He's also has made a bigger impact than quite a few first round draft picks. Some lousy 2nd round pick he is

 

[LAD]

its the dumbest shit I ever heard.

LeBron his first 2 years - couldnt SNIFF an 8 seed

KEvin Durant? couldnt sniff an 8 seed

Chris Paul? couldnt sniff an 8 seed.

Kyrie got 3 years and a rebuilding project.....try not to be an idiot. Pat Riley would trade Winslow and Whiteside and whatever first round pick he was allowed to offer from now till the end of the world to get Kyrie and wouldnt think a second thought about it.

But you're on here acting like Kyrie is the one carrying the team and LBJ is along for the ride. How many games has he stepped up and won when LBJ hasn't played? Yes, that would be not many, also known as under .500. My goodness....

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

oh its a fact. Riley would without a dobut trade whatever first rounders he could muster, Whiteside and Winslow without a seconds hesitatio for Irving...it wouldnt even be a consideration

and Richardson? some lousy second round pick that has played well for a month? DELUSIONAL.

You're entitled to any opinion you care to have, but Kyrie IMO just isn't 'all that' .
Yes, he can score, but I really don't like any other part of his game.
I watch enough Cavs games to trust my opinion.

You don't watch the Heat, but act like your some expert.
You said last year because of small sample size that Whiteside could NEVER average whatever he averaged in blocks last year, but he's actually better.

Trust me on this one, both Winslow and Richardson are the real deal, and I'm guessing that Richardson ends up being the better of the 2.

Richardson was pick 40, although Heat say that had him ranked late first round.
Everyone knew he was athletic and could defend.
Nobody knew he could shoot.
It's no fluke. It's not luck.
It's now confidence because of all the hours of hard work that he's put in.
It's also no fluke with Whitside.
Heat says they've never spent the hours with anyone like they have with him( that's why I'm confident he's staying).
Why is he suddenly able to become a very good FT shooter when players like Tristan, Howard, and the rest of the Hack-a-?'s can't?

And Winslow, nothing needs to be said.
He's already drawn the praise of some of the best in the league.

Defense wins championships.
Why would anyone trade multi dimensional players for a player who can just score.

Kyrie alone is a poor mans Carmelo Anthony.

 

[WiggyRuss]

This "lousy 2nd round pick" has had the biggest impact of any of the 2nd rounders from the 2015 draft. He's also has made a bigger impact than quite a few first round draft picks. Some lousy 2nd round pick he is

does it surprise you that a 4 year college player was one of the more NBA ready guys- and that a guy that has ANY KIND OF SHOT at all- could finally find some rotation time on the worst 3 pt shooting team in the league? GMAFB

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Fact
Beasley has 83 points in 7 games.
McRoberts 119 in 37.