2016-17 NBA Regular Season Thread

[bksballer89]

Plan for Chandler Parsons: Intense workout tonight, re-evaluate Wednesday. "I hope to play" vs. Pistons on Wednesday, he told ESPN.

 

[Hambombs]

Patrick Beverley: 'This year, I'm the best defender in the league'

Can't wait till Steph roasts him

 

[Wamu]

Can't wait till Steph roasts him

I can't wait until Steph loses his cool & throws his mouthpiece @ another fan in the stands.

Well time to get outta here as fast as I can...



and hide...

 

[bksballer89]

Trivia question.

Name the only 2 teams to beat Utah since Thanksgiving

 

[Wamu]

Trivia question.

Name the only 2 teams to beat Utah since Thanksgiving

The Harlem Globetrotters & Washington Generals?

 

[Vyle203]

Plan for Chandler Parsons: Intense workout tonight, re-evaluate Wednesday. "I hope to play" vs. Pistons on Wednesday, he told ESPN.

Such a pussy.

 

[tlance]

what are you talking about?

Pretty clear what I was talking about if you read your quote and my response.

The Bucks would be A LOT better if they had a healthy Middleton. They would be competing for a top 5 seed if he were playing, IMO. If you predicted them to make a jump before his injury, then you were not a year early on your prediction. The injury completely changed the dynamic of the team. If you made your prediction after his injury, then you were underestimating his impact.

The way Giannis and Parker have grown though, the future looks very bright. They are 1-2 rotation guys and a little seasoning away from being one of the best teams in the NBA.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Pretty clear what I was talking about if you read your quote and my response.

The Bucks would be A LOT better if they had a healthy Middleton. They would be competing for a top 5 seed if he were playing, IMO. If you predicted them to make a jump before his injury, then you were not a year early on your prediction. The injury completely changed the dynamic of the team. If you made your prediction after his injury, then you were underestimating his impact.

The way Giannis and Parker have grown though, the future looks very bright. They are 1-2 rotation guys and a little seasoning away from being one of the best teams in the NBA.

i made the prediction that they would be an up and coming team LAST year- and they kind of fell on their face.....i was saying that my prediction of them showing marked improvement and being one of the better teams in the EAst from last year- surely seems more applicable to this year.

 

[tlance]

i made the prediction that they would be an up and coming team LAST year- and they kind of fell on their face.....i was saying that my prediction of them showing marked improvement and being one of the better teams in the EAst from last year- surely seems more applicable to this year.

I think that was right on.

They would be there now with Middleton.

In two years, if they keep their core together and are able to add a couple complementary pieces (wing shooter and a big) they could be a Legit challenger for Cleveland.

 

[WiggyRuss]

I think that was right on.

They would be there now with Middleton.

In two years, if they keep their core together and are able to add a couple complementary pieces (wing shooter and a big) they could be a Legit challenger for Cleveland.

Giannis has legit potential to be the best player in the East someday in the semi-distant future.

 

[tlance]

Who is the top five fantasy basketball players?

Depends on format. If you play category style leagues, Westbrook and Harden get downgraded significantly because of TOs, efficiency, and they are not as strong as others in steals and blocks.

Top 5 in 9 cat leagues right now is:

1: Durant
2: Davis
3: Antekoumpo
4: Curry
5: CP3
6: Leonard
7: Butler
8: Harden



22: Westbrook

Sounds crazy, I know, but 5.5 TOs + limited blocks/steals and 42.6% FG shooting on a ton of attempts really hurt his overall value.

These ranks are based on Y! Player rater, they are not anybody's opinion.

 

[Vyle203]

Giannis has legit potential to be the best player in the East someday in the semi-distant future.

It'd be great if he could shoot the 3 a bit better.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Wow....I had no idea keeping Iggy and Shaun was Damn near impossible.

The starters are gonna run everyone out of the gym. But, their depth is gonna be in the can next year.

Makes Looney and Mccaw's growth this Season even more important.


Because Durant would need to be signed with cap space, the large cap holds of both Shaun Livingston ($10.9 million) and Andre Iguodala ($16.7 million) would need to be renounced. Curry’s $18 million free-agent cap hold will now be replaced with a likely $36 million salary. The remainder of the roster would be filled using the room mid-level exception and minimum players, meaning the total committed salaries for next season will likely be $135 million. Golden State will likely be in the luxury tax with a $21.5 million penalty. A. Under contract Kevin Durant $36,050,000. Stephen Curry $36,050,000. Klay Thompson $17,826,150. Draymond Green $16,400,000.

– via Yahoo! Sports

 

[WiggyRuss]

Wow....I had no idea keeping Iggy and Shaun was Damn near impossible.

The starters are gonna run everyone out of the gym. But, their depth is gonna be in the can next year.

Makes Looney and Mccaw's growth this Season even more important.


Because Durant would need to be signed with cap space, the large cap holds of both Shaun Livingston ($10.9 million) and Andre Iguodala ($16.7 million) would need to be renounced. Curry’s $18 million free-agent cap hold will now be replaced with a likely $36 million salary. The remainder of the roster would be filled using the room mid-level exception and minimum players, meaning the total committed salaries for next season will likely be $135 million. Golden State will likely be in the luxury tax with a $21.5 million penalty. A. Under contract Kevin Durant $36,050,000. Stephen Curry $36,050,000. Klay Thompson $17,826,150. Draymond Green $16,400,000.

– via Yahoo! Sports

if durant wins a title hes gonzo. he went to gsw to get a bunch of dudes that know how to do it help him get a monkey off his back.

 

[LAD]

Wow....I had no idea keeping Iggy and Shaun was Damn near impossible.

The starters are gonna run everyone out of the gym. But, their depth is gonna be in the can next year.

Makes Looney and Mccaw's growth this Season even more important.


Because Durant would need to be signed with cap space, the large cap holds of both Shaun Livingston ($10.9 million) and Andre Iguodala ($16.7 million) would need to be renounced. Curry’s $18 million free-agent cap hold will now be replaced with a likely $36 million salary. The remainder of the roster would be filled using the room mid-level exception and minimum players, meaning the total committed salaries for next season will likely be $135 million. Golden State will likely be in the luxury tax with a $21.5 million penalty. A. Under contract Kevin Durant $36,050,000. Stephen Curry $36,050,000. Klay Thompson $17,826,150. Draymond Green $16,400,000.

– via Yahoo! Sports

Yep but if they win this year I have no doubt the owners pay it to keep Shaun & Iggy.

 

[LAD]

if durant wins a title hes gonzo. he went to gsw to get a monkey off his back.

This is the most ridiculous statement. Why would a player of his caliber leave after winning only ONCE when the opportunity to win several is there?

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Yep but if they win this year I have no doubt the owners pay it to keep Shaun & Iggy.

They can't.

Once they renounce them, they have to take the minimum.

I don't see that happening.

Durant would have to take significantly less.

I also don't see that happening.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

if durant wins a title hes gonzo. he went to gsw to get a bunch of dudes that know how to do it help him get a monkey off his back.

Why would he leave?

They'd still have 4 top 25 players.

Where else is he gonna get that and still get paid?

 

[LAD]

Wow....I had no idea keeping Iggy and Shaun was Damn near impossible.

The starters are gonna run everyone out of the gym. But, their depth is gonna be in the can next year.

Makes Looney and Mccaw's growth this Season even more important.


Because Durant would need to be signed with cap space, the large cap holds of both Shaun Livingston ($10.9 million) and Andre Iguodala ($16.7 million) would need to be renounced. Curry’s $18 million free-agent cap hold will now be replaced with a likely $36 million salary. The remainder of the roster would be filled using the room mid-level exception and minimum players, meaning the total committed salaries for next season will likely be $135 million. Golden State will likely be in the luxury tax with a $21.5 million penalty. A. Under contract Kevin Durant $36,050,000. Stephen Curry $36,050,000. Klay Thompson $17,826,150. Draymond Green $16,400,000.

– via Yahoo! Sports

I think Daunte Jones & Mccaw will be most important.

 

[LAD]

They can't.

Once they renounce them, they have to take the minimum.

I don't see that happening.

Durant would have to take significantly less.

I also don't see that happening.

I don't think they would have to renounce them both to make it work. Maybe one- Shaun probably. I just think West was smart enough to consider all options on keeping this group together for the next several years when he made the deal to bring KD here & also when they extend Curry.