2018-2019 NBA Regular Season Thread

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Sorry to hear this.

From the time my mom got her biopsy results to her passing was a whopping 6 weeks.

Damn, that's HORRIBLE.

 

[flyerhawk]

I'm starting to think that the Sixers are the Warriors East. Big 4, plus a talented 5th, weak bench just like the Ws. Shouldn't they be slight favorites to come out of the East?

It is hard to argue that any team in the East has a better starting 5 than the Sixers. Their lack of depth relative to the other teams may do them in but with their starters on their court they are going to be VERY difficult to stop. You really can't hide a weak defender against them.

IMO, the big question is how well Brown can get this team integrated. In the next 6 games the Sixers will play the Lakers, Celtics, Warriors, Blazers and Thunder. If they win 3 of those games, they should finish the season really well as they only play 5 teams with winning records in their last 19.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Oh, I agree. He's nothing special. While I do like him, the Lakers got better and filled much more pressing needs by trading him.

For your Clips, he's basically a placeholder who certainly isn't going to help you win enough games to hurt your lottery position.

Also, he makes about $3 million per year less than Muscala did and is an RFA. So, if the Clips feel like keeping him around as a project, they can likely do that without really effecting their cap space. If a team offers more than they want to pay, they can just let him walk.

I just think he's better than you are giving him credit for and there are worse players collecting NBA paychecks.

Maybe he is.

I just don't like his game.

Dude is a project.

He's had a good couple of weeks.

But, he will go right back to being dead ass weight on the Clippers because we don't have a pg that can create for him.

You had Lonzo, Rondo and Bron.

Our best creator is Lou Williams.


So, It made zero sense for the Clippers to eat Gortat's deal to pick up Zubac.

Zero.

He can't give us anything that Montrezl can't.

I'm nonplussed about Muscala because like Gortat and Zubac, he wasn't in our future plans.

 

[flyerhawk]

Embiid was sick.

Simmons was just doing to much trying to feed everyone.

But, I really like what I see so far.

Tobias is going to make things easier for JJ.

It's good to have another long ball threat.

They didn't get a chance to practice together yet and it seemed like Simmons got himself in trouble a few times holding onto the ball trying to find someone.

Tobias looked like he was really enjoying himself out there.

 

[msgkings322]

It is hard to argue that any team in the East has a better starting 5 than the Sixers. Their lack of depth relative to the other teams may do them in but with their starters on their court they are going to be VERY difficult to stop. You really can't hide a weak defender against them.

IMO, the big question is how well Brown can get this team integrated. In the next 6 games the Sixers will play the Lakers, Celtics, Warriors, Blazers and Thunder. If they win 3 of those games, they should finish the season really well as they only play 5 teams with winning records in their last 19.

Plus the bench is less important when the playoffs start. Another reason they may have a slight edge in the East

 

[raptorlife4]

It is hard to argue that any team in the East has a better starting 5 than the Sixers. Their lack of depth relative to the other teams may do them in but with their starters on their court they are going to be VERY difficult to stop. You really can't hide a weak defender against them.

IMO, the big question is how well Brown can get this team integrated. In the next 6 games the Sixers will play the Lakers, Celtics, Warriors, Blazers and Thunder. If they win 3 of those games, they should finish the season really well as they only play 5 teams with winning records in their last 19.

Lowry
Lenoard
Gasol
Green
Siakam

Name a better defensive starting 5

 

[bksballer89]

Lowry
Lenoard
Gasol
Green
Siakam

Name a better defensive starting 5

Ibaka doesn't start anymore?

 

[flyerhawk]

Lowry
Lenoard
Gasol
Green
Siakam

Name a better defensive starting 5

They might be the best defensive squad.

That doesn't change that the Sixers are the best squad. The Sixers starting 5 each score more than 16.0 ppg.

The Raptors are a very good team. They have great depth. They can definitely beat the Sixers.

I do wonder how much Gasol will be able to contribute in the playoffs though.

 

[raptorlife4]

Ibaka doesn't start anymore?

Dont know yet. I think it may be matchup based

 

[WiggyRuss]

Lowry
Lenoard
Gasol
Green
Siakam

Name a better defensive starting 5

OKC with Roberson for sure...maybe OKC without Roberson.

thats prob it.

 

[thunderc]

OKC with Roberson for sure...maybe OKC without Roberson.

thats prob it.

I agree OKC even with Ferguson instead of Roberson is the best defensive starting 5 in the league. Have the top 2 steals guys in the entire league is big.

 

[msgkings322]

I agree OKC even with Ferguson instead of Roberson is the best defensive starting 5 in the league. Have the top 2 steals guys in the entire league is big.

Your takes about OKC are always surprising LOL

 

[thunderc]

Your takes about OKC are always surprising LOL

Tell me it’s not true.

 

[trojanfan12]

Maybe he is.

I just don't like his game.

Dude is a project.

He's had a good couple of weeks.

But, he will go right back to being dead ass weight on the Clippers because we don't have a pg that can create for him.

You had Lonzo, Rondo and Bron.

Our best creator is Lou Williams.


So, It made zero sense for the Clippers to eat Gortat's deal to pick up Zubac.

Zero.

He can't give us anything that Montrezl can't.

I'm nonplussed about Muscala because like Gortat and Zubac, he wasn't in our future plans.

I'll say this, you guys have The Logo helping you out. I would expect that he had some input on the trade. He's not one (or at least hasn't been) to make moves without it being some part of a bigger picture move.

It'll be interesting to see what he has up his sleeve.

 

[Four4Four]

They might be the best defensive squad.

That doesn't change that the Sixers are the best squad. The Sixers starting 5 each score more than 16.0 ppg.

The Raptors are a very good team. They have great depth. They can definitely beat the Sixers.

I do wonder how much Gasol will be able to contribute in the playoffs though.

Right now the Sixers are better on paper. Until they beat the Raptors, celtics & Bucks, then maybe I'll put them up there. They're 1-6 so far

 

[flyerhawk]

Right now the Sixers are better on paper. Until they beat the Raptors, celtics & Bucks, then maybe I'll put them up there. They're 1-6 so far

Most of those losses were early in the season before the Butler trade. IIRC, we've played the Celtics once and the Raptors twice since then. We are 1-2 in those games which includes last week's lost to the Raptors without JJ which may have been the final piece to pulling the Harris trade.

I agree with you completely that the team has to prove that they can compete and beat these teams. But I think there is little question that the team is now structured in a way to beat any of these teams especially in the playoffs.

 

[dtgold88]

Your buddy @dtgold88 brought up the comparison.

His buddy brought it up to show how foolish the comparison was. A few actually thought they were similar players and still do.

 

[dtgold88]

McGee is pretty much capable of giving you what TT gives you and he makes a LOT LESS.

and now you seem to be the fool who thinks they are similar players. McGee cannot come close to giving what TT gives. There's a reason he was mostly stapled to the bench in the Finals.

 

[dtgold88]

2 things there:

1) Randle was a restricted FA
2) he didn't want to be in LA because LA showed no commitment to wanting him. I am quite certain he would have happily signed an extension had the Lakers shown interest in him.

If he is a restricted FA that's even worse.....LA could have matched any offer he received.

So they let him go because they wanted to save money for a 2nd max player they never found? And we know NO likes him, so do ya think they'd have thought harder about trading AD to LA if Randle was made available?

 

[dtgold88]

Lol, you still don't get it.

Both @DJ and I KNOW Deng and Mosgov were bad contracts. Heck, every single Lakers fan has said so. And every Lakers fan has criticized the previous Lakers FO for those moves.

Difference is, you're defending a $18m contract for a guy who averaged 6 and 5 on the biggest stage.

And who is a double double guys who has led the entire league in offensive rebounds. Funny, with nearly a day you still have not found 1 other such player who makes less than he does.