2016-17 NBA Regular Season Thread

[DJ Fieri]

Lebron played 51 minutes tonight

He needs the playing time to get better.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Here is how the schedule for the upcoming week look for the 4 teams fighting for the final 2 spots out East.

Bulls- AT NYK, AT PHI, AT BKLYN
MIA- AT CHA, AT TOR, AT WSH
IND- VS TOR, VS MIL, AT ORL
CHA- AT WSH, VS MIA, VS BOS

My guess is Chicago goes 3-0, Mia goes 0-3, Indy goes 2-1, and CHA goes 2-1.

That's a brutal schedule for Miami.

 

[DJ Fieri]

He needs the playing time to get better.

I was being sarcastic....

Surprised I got a winner rating....

 

[WiggyRuss]

Basically what we said 2-3 weeks ago.
Short term, it would be fun to make it if we're healthy.
Long term, better pick probably helps more.

would be better to have a higher pick in this draft---- but you got 2 months of good basketball out of it...whoop d doo.

 

[WiggyRuss]

jr looked a little better today- like he is starting to come along. They need him to get going. He should have fresh legs for the playoffs you would think- he just needs to get in a rhythm.

Unreal effort by LeBron- he made some nice defensive stops towards the end of regulation and towards the end of the game.

this Wednesday in Boston will prob decide home court---- if the Cavs win they get a game- plus get the tie breaker.

 

[bksballer89]

would be better to have a higher pick in this draft---- but you got 2 months of good basketball out of it...whoop d doo.

They couldn't have predicted Waiters getting hurt for 3 weeks. They were obviously going to make the playoffs had he stayed healthy. They were 23-5 over their previous 28 before he went down. I think they're 3-4 or something since he went down. This is not a weak draft and is actually pretty deep so if they miss the playoffs and they get pick around 10th then it's not the end of the world.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

jr looked a little better today- like he is starting to come along. They need him to get going. He should have fresh legs for the playoffs you would think- he just needs to get in a rhythm.

Unreal effort by LeBron- he made some nice defensive stops towards the end of regulation and towards the end of the game.

this Wednesday in Boston will prob decide home court---- if the Cavs win they get a game- plus get the tie breaker.

Pretty sweet Cavs could cruise at home and James only had to play 15 minutes.

#dyslexia

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

would be better to have a higher pick in this draft---- but you got 2 months of good basketball out of it...whoop d doo.

Lotto balls are random, as well as players drafted.
Many, many times the upper picks aren't as good as the mid 1st round.
Only thing that stopped our momentum was Waiters landing on an opponents foot.

Also, great chance that the Heats wins vs Cavs cost you the #1 seed.

 

[bksballer89]

Good news for the Heat. Very possible Wizards could be locked into the 4 seed by the time they play next weekend.

 

[bksballer89]

 

[Hambombs]

Good news for the Heat. Very possible Wizards could be locked into the 4 seed by the time they play next weekend.

Wizards or bucks who ya got in a series?

 

[The Derski]

Congrats to the Lakers for beating Memphis. Great job!

 

[msgkings322]

Congrats to the Lakers for beating Memphis. Great job!

For pete's sake you fans of tanking teams....what the hell is wrong with a win or two, for confidence? How many ping pong balls do you lose from 29th vs 30th? With a draft this deep? Jeebus.

 

[The Derski]

For pete's sake you fans of tanking teams....what the hell is wrong with a win or two, for confidence? How many ping pong balls do you lose from 29th vs 30th? With a draft this deep? Jeebus.

Your opinion is irrelivent on this matter. Your perspective is diluted by competitive and mostly winning games every single night. The Suns have lost 12 straight. I finally brought it up because the Lakers have been a game behind the Suns for what seems like forever and the Lakers out of no where beat a team like Memphis to drop behind (ahead) of us. Plus this is the first time I've really commented about lottery standings.

Yeah, with 4 games to go I'm in tank mode. Shoot me.

 

[The Derski]

Not to mention my teams have the worst luck ever. One more ping pong ball absolutely matters to me.

 

[TJL]

Heat in 6

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Good news for the Heat. Very possible Wizards could be locked into the 4 seed by the time they play next weekend.

If Celts are 1, then Wiz will want 4.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Got to be another typo.
We have been assured that James #1 priority is being fresh and he wont play big minutes down the stretch.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Heat in 6

6 years?

might have a top 10 guy by then if you get lucky.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Your opinion is irrelivent on this matter. Your perspective is diluted by competitive and mostly winning games every single night. The Suns have lost 12 straight. I finally brought it up because the Lakers have been a game behind the Suns for what seems like forever and the Lakers out of no where beat a team like Memphis to drop behind (ahead) of us. Plus this is the first time I've really commented about lottery standings.

Yeah, with 4 games to go I'm in tank mode. Shoot me.

thats a helluva tank match right now. Was surprised to see the Lakers pull that one off. Thought Walton wouldve suited up himself before he let them win a game. Suns are for sure tanking HARD- but its some rough competition ya got there.

hey- you gotta do whats in the best interest of your team.