2016-17 NBA Regular Season Thread

[Shanemansj13]

@TJL is the only one that said the Cavs won't win the East with "Heat in 6". He's got confidence in our team. If the Heat are healthy, we make the Cavs sweat, but that's it IMO.

The Cavs defense was garbage and still isn't great. They went 6-10 in the month of March - that's not normal by any stretch of the imagination.

I along with a number of other posters said the Cavs would still be in the Finals. It's just not going to be as easy as last time and they better have that defense tightened up for the Spurs or Warriors.

Confidence only takes you so far.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Lebron did what he wanted, when he wanted. If you can't stop Lebron from going in the paint it is going to be a short series if they meet.

 

[TJL]

Confidence only takes you so far.

Confidence really doesn't take you anywhere, honestly, I don't play for the fucking team so whether I say they're going to lose or win, it really has no bearing on anything.

 

[gordontrue]

Last night was a bad night for the Celtics. I'm not ready to put them on a lower tier than the Wiz or the Raps in terms of their ability to contend with CLE.


Does anyone have a better defensive duo to throw at LeBron & Kyrie than the celts? Who beats Avery Bradley and Jae Crowder?

 

[Heatles84]

Confidence only takes you so far.

Thank you for that. Great analysis.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Catch 22.
If Cavs are locked at 1, then Wiz, Raptors will prob play harder fighting for 3 vs 4.

Regardless, James won't play in Miami IMO.
If he plays is Atlanta the night before you can pretty much book it.
If he sits in Atlanta, then maybe.

So basically you are hoping for James to sit to make it in the playoffs LOL

You got Toronto at home with Lowry back, Wiz at home- both back-to-back. Then you play the Cavs Monday. Then again Raptors in Miami. The Heat are most likely going to need the Bulls to fall apart or for teams to sit their best players

 

[Heatles84]

Last night was a bad night for the Celtics. I'm not ready to put them on a lower tier than the Wiz or the Raps in terms of their ability to contend with CLE.


Does anyone have a better defensive duo to throw at LeBron & Kyrie than the celts? Who beats Avery Bradley and Jae Crowder?

Draymond/Iggy/Klay. But in the East, I can't think of anyone else.

 

[trojanfan12]

Hopefully he's a public defender.
The criminals he's speaking for will never get out.

The Law Offices of Wiggy, Wiggy and Wiggy. Keeping our streets safer through incompetence.

 

[TJL]

So basically you are hoping for James to sit to make it in the playoffs LOL

You got Toronto at home with Lowry back, Wiz at home- both back-to-back. Then you play the Cavs Monday. Then again Raptors in Miami. The Heat are most likely going to need the Bulls to fall apart or for teams to sit their best players

Or Waiters to come back, then you're fucked.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

i dunno if "fascinating" is the word I would use.

I would probably say I just think itll be fun to see LeBron rub Rileys nose in a pile of shit.

Speaking of LeDouche.

How about NOT saying the regular season is meaningless and you are too good to care about the games.
I'm sure the people paying top dollar to see you are thrilled with that.
I remember it wasn't that long ago when James said he owed it to the fans to play hard every night for just that reason.

 

[gordontrue]

Or Waiters to come back, then you're fucked.

allow me...

 

[TJL]

The Law Offices of Wiggy, Wiggy and Wiggy. Keeping our streets safer through incompetence.

No doubt he hires LeBron23James and SheMan to his defense team

By 2020 they'll be known as the 3 stooges of Law.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

So basically you are hoping for James to sit to make it in the playoffs LOL

You got Toronto at home with Lowry back, Wiz at home- both back-to-back. Then you play the Cavs Monday. Then again Raptors in Miami. The Heat are most likely going to need the Bulls to fall apart or for teams to sit their best players

We play Raptors once, Cavs once, Wiz twice.
And, no, let James play.
We'll stomp his ass like we have every time he's played here since he left.

 

[TJL]

allow me...

Idk what to say, so here's one of my favorite basketball related gifs

followed by another

 

[gordontrue]

If the Cavs win their next two against Atlanta and the Celtics lose to either ATL or charlotte... I expect the Cavs to rest everyone the last 2 games.

Otherwise... I think they'll all play @ Miami on Monday.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Lebron did what he wanted, when he wanted. If you can't stop Lebron from going in the paint it is going to be a short series if they meet.

In all honesty, Cavs are probably better against Celts without Tristan.
Horford is a fake center.

 

[Black Adam]

Thank you for that. Great analysis.

no doubt, a pearl...

 

[TJL]

Horford is a soft ass bitch

 

[bksballer89]

If the Cavs win their next two against Atlanta and the Celtics lose to either ATL or charlotte... I expect the Cavs to rest everyone the last 2 games.

Otherwise... I think they'll all play @ Miami on Monday.

I don't think they'll have trouble beating Atlanta. They own that team. Boston losing on 1 of those games is a different story

 

[bksballer89]

So basically you are hoping for James to sit to make it in the playoffs LOL

You got Toronto at home with Lowry back, Wiz at home- both back-to-back. Then you play the Cavs Monday. Then again Raptors in Miami. The Heat are most likely going to need the Bulls to fall apart or for teams to sit their best players

I disagree.