2016-17 NBA Regular Season Thread

[DJ Fieri]

Hell, DA has the Rockets playing way better than I expected. And Harden is the MVP right now. He's playing lights out in DA's offense.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Listening to The Weekend right now. Dude is amazing.

 

[Black Adam]

Or @ least you hope. For everyone that said the Cavs would lose in the Finals last year how'd that work out again?

ok, i'll hope. look at it THIS way, last year they didn't have a 4th star on their roster. guess what? they do NOW...

'sides, ANYTHING'S better than hearing ANOTHER year's boring narratives from Wiggy and the rest of the LeClown nut swingers about how great they think they are...

 

[bksballer89]

Other than team injury, I agree. I really don't think the Spurs are as much of a threat as some are giving them credit for being though.

I kinda agree with you.

Clippers won't be a cakewalk but I don't see them winning 4 of 7 from the Warriors if both teams are healthy

 

[DJ Fieri]

You can see improvement. That's what matters most since everyone outside of the Warriors and Cavs are just playing for participation ribbons.

Even with the recent struggles and if we end up with the top 3 pick......still happy. This team has shown signs they can be very good. Just a learning process and they need a year like this.

 

[Black Adam]

Anybody counting out the Spurs in the WC are nuts.

naw, i doubt anyone with a BRAIN is counting them out...

 

[DJ Fieri]

Oh, I know. It's part of the learning process. They'll get it eventually. Over the last few years, there haven't been many 19 point leads to blow, so that alone is an improvement.

Nick Young, of all people, summed it up best: "We forgot what got us there. Teams put pressure on us and then we try to play one-on-one. We have to play team ball and play smart."

I wouldn't mind a trade for a star on a good contract, but I'd want it without giving up any of the young core, which probably isn't likely, unless they can find a team looking to blow it up and start over.

Young has played very well and so glad he's made a mini comeback.

 

[Wamu]

ok, i'll hope. look at it THIS way, last year they didn't have a 4th star on their roster. guess what? they do NOW...

'sides, ANYTHING'S better than hearing ANOTHER year's boring narratives from Wiggy and the rest of the LeClown nut swingers about how great they think they are...

What Wiggy does is no different than the people that have an issue w/ LeBron. Both are boring & repetitive.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Anybody counting out the Spurs in the WC are nuts.

If they face the Clippers in the 2nd round, they are cooked.

You know I am not one to believe the Clippers hype.

But, they have the Spurs number.

 

[Vyle203]

I kinda agree with you.

Clippers won't be a cakewalk but I don't see them winning 4 of 7 from the Warriors if both teams are healthy

I don't see the Clips pulling it off either. What about Houston? Pop said GS and Houston are the 2 toughest teams to defend in the league. I wonder if they could pull it off if they got extremely hot at the right time.

The answer is probably hell no, but it'd be an exciting series.

 

[Wamu]

Appearing for 1 night only on Dec. 24th @ Oracle Arena Draymond Green's 1 man show of The Nutcracker.

 

[DJ Fieri]

If they face the Clippers in the 2nd round, they are cooked.

You know I am not one to believe the Clippers hype.

But, they have the Spurs number.

The Spurs added Gasol. Aldridge and Gasol will be tough for LA to counter.

 

[Hambombs]

Yeah, the Warriors have improved defensively.

Not sure if they will still have enough in the tank after running the gauntlet in the Western Conference Playoffs.

Nobody will really give them a scare. But, they will lose 2 games or so every series until the Finals.

If they face the Spurs, it could go 7.

Outside of the ECF, I don't see the Cavs losing more than 2 games total.

I don't think the west is as strong as people think. They should take care of everyone in 5 games except the Spurs and maybe clips

 

[DJ Fieri]

Appearing for 1 night only on Dec. 24th @ Oracle Arena Draymond Green's 1 man show of The Nutcracker.

This made me

Merry Xmas, WAMU.

 

[DJ Fieri]

 

[DJ Fieri]

Listening to music since I'm off till Tuesday and waiting for Bowl games to start up.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

I don't see the Clips pulling it off either. What about Houston? Pop said GS and Houston are the 2 toughest teams to defend in the league. I wonder if they could pull it off if they got extremely hot at the right time.

The answer is probably hell no, but it'd be an exciting series.

Nope.

The Spurs are the only ones with a shot because they can bully the Warriors in the post.

Problem with that is, the Clippers and Rockets are a threat to the Spurs making the WCF.

I'm sorry, I'm not buying the Rockets yet.

They basically play like the Warriors.

But, their shooters are streaky and the Warriors snipers are deadly.

 

[Wamu]

This made me

Merry Xmas, WAMU.

Merry Christmas DJ. Hope you & yours have a great holiday.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

I don't think the west is as strong as people think. They should take care of everyone in 5 games except the Spurs and maybe clips

The Spurs are the only team with a shot.

You'd probably beat the Clips in 5.

 

[WiggyRuss]

I was stunned to see this--- the Lakers were offering 20 million more than anyone else to Luol Deng apparently

The Lakers badly overpaid for Deng; Washington had traction with Deng on a three-year deal worth $20 million less overall than L.A. ended up paying, and was stunned to learn of L.A.'s offer, according to several league sources