2017-2018 NBA Regular Season Thread

[DJ Fieri]

Dude I wish. But I have eyes and the Celtics are the new team to beat in the East.

I said this when they got Heyward and Irving.....

*Puffs out chest*

#Timevindicates#asusual

 

[DJ Fieri]

*Struts around like a rooster*

 

[tlance]

This day was awful.....

Heading home, I was going North on Euclid and hit the gas on a green light and this guy coming off the 10-East made a left in front of me quickly because he was in a hurry, running a red. While looking at me and flipping me the bird, instead of waving I'm sorry..... Some punk, 20-ish to 25......

I missed that accident but went up and the fucker pulled up on my right 2 cars behind me because the lane he got into was packed. I came up to a red and parked. Got out and said I will fuck you up, motherfucker......girl in car directly behind me was looking like a deer caught in headlights.

I got back in my car and drove up, looked over at the motherfucker who sped up on my right.....I looked over for 1 second and glanced back in front of me and the Ford 150 stopped. I hit the brakes, but not in time and tapped him.....I was going maybe 8-10mph.

Sucks that happened. Gotta let that stuff go though. Young punk could be packing. People don't fight with fists anymore. Not worth the time and energy considering the potential risk.

 

[tlance]

Nope. Celtics are the best defensive team, Cavs almost the worst. Stevens best coach in the game (yeah better than Grizzled Prospector), Lue not so much. They might even get Hayward back. Celtics beat the Cavs in 6-7 in the ECF

You might be right.

But, I am not ready to bet against LBJ in the playoffs. I think it will be a great series.

 

[Gman]

You might be right.

But, I am not ready to bet against LBJ in the playoffs. I think it will be a great series.

One notable difference this year in any potential match-up between the C's and the Cav's is that Boston seems much better equipped to defend LeBron this time around.

Jaylon Brown is one more year developed and really rounding into his potential as an elite defensive player. Semi Ojeleye has the size and quickness to match-up and be disruptive, too. I like Morris and Tatum less on LeBron... but at least they wouldn't be total mismatches if they got caught in a switch.

Jae Crowder was/is a hard worker... but he couldn't contain LeBron at all when they matched up. Just didn't have enough of that quick twitch agility to put a dent in James' explosiveness.

Not that anyone is gonna stop LeBron... they're just better able to slow him down a little.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Sucks that happened. Gotta let that stuff go though. Young punk could be packing. People don't fight with fists anymore. Not worth the time and energy considering the potential risk.

I agree....now.....LOL

If he had waved like I'm sorry, my bad and not flipping me the finger I would have been fine but lost it and had a moment of road rage. Nothing like that has happened in 15-16 years for me.

 

[Wamu]

Luke Walton said earlier in the season that he saw no reason to change how Lonzo shoots and said he believed LB would be fine. It clearly is not working

Oh I didn't know Walton said that. Right now I'd say he's wrong.

 

[Wamu]

Dude I wish. But I have eyes and the Celtics are the new team to beat in the East.

I sure hope so.

 

[Wamu]

 

[Wamu]

 

[Wamu]

Welcome to the James Harden dance party.

 

[Wamu]

Lonzo Ball made a jump shot.

 

[gordontrue]

Celts held Warriors to 21 or less for 3 straight quarters. Damn.

 

[Gman]

A nice article on Marcus Smart... the riddle wrapped inside an enigma... the current worst shooter in the NBA... who is also a net positive, perhaps indispensible, role player on one of the best teams in the NBA:

Marcus Smart is the NBA's worst shooter, so why is he so crucial to the Celtics' offense?

I can't count the number of times I've seen a ragged stat line from Smart... ended by a sweet +/- mark.

I don't think there is another player right now who is quite like Smart... dollops of boneheaded plays and awful shooting mixed with healthy amounts of gritty, instinctual basketball that has the power to alter the course of a game.

Bump for ^this^

Anyone watch the Celtic/Warrior game and get the impression that Marcus Smart is terrible... and perhaps Coach Stevens should take him off the floor?

Dude was 0 for 7. With a few boneheaded turnovers.

He was also a +15 on the +/- metric. (!)

Remarkable. A riddle wrapped inside an enigma...

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Where's my love bunny......????

@Mecca, where are you????

I need some consoling......minus Big Red.

Road rage will get you double tapped in Arizona since everyone can carry a gun, unless they have a felony.

Could have been worse, Kitty Cat.

Now...close your eyes..

* grabs big red *

 

[knowyourenemy]

Most road wins this season
8 - Houston Rockets
7 - Boston Celtics
6 - Philadelphia 76ers
5 - Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers, Toronto Raptors, New Orleans Pelicans

 

[gordontrue]

Bump for ^this^

Anyone watch the Celtic/Warrior game and get the impression that Marcus Smart is terrible... and perhaps Coach Stevens should take him off the floor?

Dude was 0 for 7. With a few boneheaded turnovers.

He was also a +15 on the +/- metric. (!)

Remarkable. A riddle wrapped inside an enigma...

I've never seen someone able to help his team win so much while seemingly doing so little.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Celtics, though...

Phantom calls aside, great win.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Bump for ^this^

Anyone watch the Celtic/Warrior game and get the impression that Marcus Smart is terrible... and perhaps Coach Stevens should take him off the floor?

Dude was 0 for 7. With a few boneheaded turnovers.

He was also a +15 on the +/- metric. (!)

Remarkable. A riddle wrapped inside an enigma...

I hate that pimple face Fucker.

Even worse than Draymond....

Had to stop myself from typing Beverly since he's on my team...lol

But, yeah.....Guy makes winning plays.

 

[gordontrue]

@msgkings322 are you steph curry?

The most surprising thing about that answer to me wasn't the Cavs implication... it was that Curry just went with the assumption of the Warriors making the Final.

I mean, of course everyone believes that... but usually players/coaches go way out of their way to kill those assumptions. LeBron for example has been doing that for 8 years now.