2017-2018 NBA Regular Season Thread

[bksballer89]

Seems like they spoke some sense into IT or he just don't want to mess up 2 locker rooms in the same season?

Thomas said he wants to be a starter, but doesn't want to disrupt the Lakers' current momentum as they've won 12 of their past 16 games. He had dinner with head coach Luke Walton in Dallas on Friday night.

"This is the best they have been playing," Thomas said. "I don't want to mess anything up. And I told [Walton] that. Whatever he needs me to do, I am willing to do that.

"Yes, I would love to be a starter. I feel like I deserve that and earned that. But at the same time, it's a new chapter for me. I am here to help this team, help these young guys, continue to be professional, continue to work hard and continue to gel together."

Thomas 'shocked' at trade, set to fire up Lakers

 

[bksballer89]

You could also tell he didn't care about being in Cleveland much. His reaction to being traded from Boston and from Cleveland were completely different.

"It was a surprise, but at the same time, I am happy to have a new start," Thomas said. "I am happy to be here with the Lakers, happy to be with a young team that is exciting, that likes to get up and down. That's my style of play. I am here to help in any way possible. It's a fresh start for me. I am excited."

"It kind of reminds me of the same situation when I got traded to Boston: It was a young team that was thinking rebuild, but we had some different thoughts than that and we made a push to the playoffs. That is my job, to come to this team and bring that spirit, that fire, that killer's mentality and just understand that we can take advantage of this opportunity that we have [the rest of] the season. It's about winning and it is about winning right now."

 

[bksballer89]

Hey @tlance it took about 3 months but seems like you were dead about Brooklyn especially once Russell came back from his injury

Down 27 at home to a New Orleans team who's been awful since Cousins went down and they're also on the 2nd night of a B2B

 

[bksballer89]

Hey @tlance it took about 3 months but seems like you were dead about Brooklyn especially once Russell came back from his injury

Down 27 at home to a New Orleans team who's been awful since Cousins went down and they're also on the 2nd night of a B2B

Somehow they just forced OT after being down 27 in the 2nd half

 

[Bolts]

Somehow they just forced OT after being down 27 in the 2nd half

Pelican'ts.

 

[DJ Fieri]

IT's looking good off the bench so far for the Lakers.

 

[DJ Fieri]

10 points in 7 minutes.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Gun to your head, you have to choose one as a Laker: IT or LeBron?

James.

 

[DJ Fieri]

You could also tell he didn't care about being in Cleveland much. His reaction to being traded from Boston and from Cleveland were completely different.

"It was a surprise, but at the same time, I am happy to have a new start," Thomas said. "I am happy to be here with the Lakers, happy to be with a young team that is exciting, that likes to get up and down. That's my style of play. I am here to help in any way possible. It's a fresh start for me. I am excited."

"It kind of reminds me of the same situation when I got traded to Boston: It was a young team that was thinking rebuild, but we had some different thoughts than that and we made a push to the playoffs. That is my job, to come to this team and bring that spirit, that fire, that killer's mentality and just understand that we can take advantage of this opportunity that we have [the rest of] the season. It's about winning and it is about winning right now."

Cleveland is a shithole of a city.

LA and Boston are great cities.

 

[bksballer89]

 

[Gman]

Seems like they spoke some sense into IT or he just don't want to mess up 2 locker rooms in the same season?

Or... IT is fine and there's nothing wrong with IT... rather, there are problems with Cleveland and the whole dynamic there.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Cleveland is a shithole of a city.

LA and Boston are great cities.

NYC is also up there......wanna visit one day.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Or... IT is fine and there's nothing wrong with IT... rather, there are problems with Cleveland and the whole dynamic there.

I don't know about that. He seemed to be the one calling out Love for that drama where he missed a game.....

 

[DJ Fieri]

I love that Pringles commercial.....

"You made BBQ pizza."

"You made spicy BBQ pizza."

 

[DJ Fieri]

Her shower is done.



Later all.

 

[bksballer89]

16 points for IT at halftime on 5-8 shooting

 

[Gman]

I don't know about that. He seemed to be the one calling out Love for that drama where he missed a game.....

Well... if Kevin Love was being shady there... is IT the problem? Shouldn't a leader in the locker room call sh!t out if it's sh!t?

But that's the thing, though, right?... the whole dynamic there flows through LeBron. So if IT did anything wrong... it's that he tried to be the leader he was in Boston... but he wasn't in Boston anymore, he was in LeBron land and regular season coasting is the norm in LeBron land.

 

[Gman]

16 points for IT at halftime on 5-8 shooting

If I were to insta-analyze... I'd say they actually run a bonafide, modern NBA offense in L.A. (kinda like they do in Boston)... and IT suddenly looks good again (kinda like he did in Boston).

Cleveland just plays LeBron ball.

 

[bksballer89]

 

[msgkings322]

Or... IT is fine and there's nothing wrong with IT... rather, there are problems with Cleveland and the whole dynamic there.

"Nothing" wrong with IT? Let's not get carried away.