2018-2019 NBA Regular Season Thread

[WiggyRuss]

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cmon DJ....ill give you 3-1 odds

i will owe you 3,000 SportsHoopla cash if Kyrie OR Kawhi OR Klay OR Durant join the Lakers

you owe me 1,000 if NONE of Kyrie, Kawhi, Klay and Durant join the Lakers

if even one of them join the Lakers you get 3,000 vcash- if none join you just owe me 1,000.

deal?

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

seems reasonable. I would expect hte Cavs to be pretty bad again next year...the following year start to make their move and after that start going on another nice little run where they actually have a chance to win a playoff series or two.

yah the time line should be interesting.

I mean, I definitely wouldnt trade Sexton for any one on the Heat thats for sure...I def. wouldnt trade the Cavs pick for anyone on the Heat thats for sure.

The Cavs have 3 extra first rounders and a bunch of extra 2nd rounders to take some stabs at it when compared to the HEat as well.

So wait, according to you, Riley has done everything wrong but possibly in a couple years the Cavs might be better, and if so, reach the level where you say is the worst place for teams to be?

Great stuff.

Cavs won’t be better then Miami next season or prob for a long time unless the Heat is injury ravaged some season.

 

[Shanemansj13]

I mean I wouldnt be upset about getting Hunter or Culver in this draft lol. Both can ball

 

[Shanemansj13]

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I mean why would Kyrie force to be traded and then go play with Lebron in L.A.? I mean the kid is so crazy nothing would surprise me lol

 

[WiggyRuss]

So wait, according to you, Riley has done everything wrong but possibly in a couple years the Cavs might be better, and if so, reach the level where you say is the worst place for teams to be?

Great stuff.

Cavs won’t be better then Miami next season or prob for a long time unless the Heat is injury ravaged some season.

wtf are you talking about? english please

 

[Hambombs]

They're only 4-0 against them.....

You will see. Denver is made for the regular season

 

[Hambombs]

2 games lol. Let's see where they are after 20 games

How about now? I said 55. And 50 easily

 

[Hambombs]

This feels like a Mark Jackson situation again. I would not be shocked if they win 55

Let's gooo baby

 

[Stakesarehigh]

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Easier to make Uncle Drew part 2

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Congrats to @WiggyRuss @Shanemansj13 and any other Cavs fans.
Great O.T. Championship last night.

 

[shopson67]

I mean why would Kyrie force to be traded and then go play with Lebron in L.A.? I mean the kid is so crazy nothing would surprise me lol

Realized he doesn't want to lead a team? Or he's just looking to continue his acting career....

He's not really what I want as a Laker fan. First, I've never really been a fan. He's very talented, but I don't see him as a winning player to lead a team necessarily, and I would like this next max FA to be the guy that first pairs with Lebron, then bridges to the next max player after Lebron. In a perfect world, I want a wing (Durant, Kawhi, Klay), but I don't see Klay leaving and Durant seems NYC bound (which ought to be fun, media-wise). Who knows what Kawhi is thinking at this point, but the media certainly isn't thinking Lakers.

 

[packers18]

common it is not at all Winning necessarily make a player a great leader, neither do great stats.
Kyrie is a great player, and he gonna prove again and again.

 

[YourFriendGannon]

I remember some people slammed Tony Bennett so hard last year. That was always mind boggling to me. One game does not damn any basketball coach, especially when preceded by 35 of excellence.

 

[dtgold88]

Dallas and Phoenix should be funny tonight.....each team is going to try and lose so hard. lol....cmon Suns get that W!!!!

Lucky for us we play a team who wants to win....not that it would matter much.

 

[dtgold88]

why do you still care so much about the suns? Do you not realize once you finish top 3 your odds of getting #1 is the same?

But it matters if you don't finish in top 4.

 

[bksballer89]

But it matters if you don't finish in top 4.

Yeah I noticed that after my comment.

 

[dtgold88]

2002-03 (the year before they drafted D-Wade):

Miami Heat 25-57
Cleveland Cavaliers 17-65

Props to them........of course our 17-65 gave us a better chance at Lebron

 

[dtgold88]

Yeah I noticed that after my comment.

And I noticed that you noticed after my comment.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Congrats to @WiggyRuss @Shanemansj13 and any other Cavs fans.
Great O.T. Championship last night.

Yeah I won't deny it was a good game. Come home Zion!

 

[Shanemansj13]

Realized he doesn't want to lead a team? Or he's just looking to continue his acting career....

He's not really what I want as a Laker fan. First, I've never really been a fan. He's very talented, but I don't see him as a winning player to lead a team necessarily, and I would like this next max FA to be the guy that first pairs with Lebron, then bridges to the next max player after Lebron. In a perfect world, I want a wing (Durant, Kawhi, Klay), but I don't see Klay leaving and Durant seems NYC bound (which ought to be fun, media-wise). Who knows what Kawhi is thinking at this point, but the media certainly isn't thinking Lakers.

Yeah I mean if they couldn't get any other stars he would be a blessing in disguise lol. I mean he is better than getting Kemba or Cousins. I just wouldn't get it, he wanted to be a leader---he has the opportunity on a young team. Now you want to float back to Lebron (pretty with your tail in between your legs begging to comeback and play with him), you never know but I don't see it.

Lets say he does come and sign with the Lakers, it's a huge pickup bc they still have assets to trade for possibly AD or Beal. Which Beal would be a PERFECT fit with Kyrie and Lebron imo. The key is signing a FA. That has always been the key, but it just depends how great of a FA they can get. If it's Vucevic or Cousins, that is loss for the Lakers considering what the plan was when Lebron came to L.A.

In a perfect world, they get Kyrie and trade for Beal and AD. A fallback is Kemba and make a trade for Beal imo. I highly highly doubt they get Kawhi, KD or Klay. Very low odds imo.