2018-2019 NBA Regular Season Thread

[Black Adam]

Typically teams win more games when their stars are playing...

I can't confirm this is true, but it's a hunch

translation: woulda, coulda, shoulda...

thanks for playing...

 

[Black Adam]

looks like the Cavs play the Bulls tonight...

 

[msgkings322]

Exactly. The Raptors always look like the best team in the regular season...Last i checked Derozan is putting up the same stats in the west as Kawhi is in the east

And when they see LeBron in the ECF they will shit themselves like always.....oh wait....

 

[tlance]

sounds like your exact criticisms of Kyrie Irving. lol

Not even close.

Kyrie is better than them. Still overrated though. For all the reasons I have always said.

Notice how all the other Celtic players tend to play better when Kyrie is inactive?

 

[tlance]

Don't like the fit for this group.

They need to move Fultz. He is a good prospect, but he just doesn't fit with Simmons. And now that they have dealt for Butler, I am not sure they can afford to wait. Because Butler won't stay long term if the fit is poor. And Saric was one of the few floor spacers they had.

 

[tlance]

Other than GS it isnt close too the top 5 East is better

I disagree.

I think the top 5 in the East is actually very comparable to 2-8 in the West.

Raptors may be a cut above. The rest are right there.

 

[lebron23james]

Not even close.

Kyrie is better than them. Still overrated though. For all the reasons I have always said.

Notice how all the other Celtic players tend to play better when Kyrie is inactive?

How exactly is a guy who just scored 39 points, steps up in the playoffs and tourched Curry leading to them to go crying for durant over rated? He also is the highest scoring 2nd option in finals history. What would rate him higher in you opinion?

 

[lebron23james]

And when they see LeBron in the ECF they will shit themselves like always.....oh wait....

More than likely, yes that is exactly what would have happened

In fact Toronto this year has a worse defensive rating and only a very slightly better offensive rating...So not sure how exactly they go from getting swept to winning...That is a pretty big turnaround ay?

 

[tlance]

How exactly is a guy who just scored 39 points, steps up in the playoffs and tourched Curry leading to them to go crying for durant over rated? He also is the highest scoring 2nd option in finals history. What would rate him higher in you opinion?

Because of people like you who think he is an elite player. he is not an easy guy to play with.

 

[lebron23james]

Because of people like you who think he is an elite player. he is not an easy guy to play with.

How you tell an elite player from a non-elite player is how they step up in the playoffs. Non-elite players can't elevate their game, but can look good in the regular season. Kyrie plays better in the playoffs, when everyone is playing their hardest.

 

[tlance]

How you tell an elite player from a non-elite player is how they step up in the playoffs. Non-elite players can't elevate their game, but can look good in the regular season. Kyrie plays better in the playoffs, when everyone is playing their hardest.

Wrong.

How you tell and elite player vs. a non elite player is how they carry a team and affect wins and losses.

In both Boston and Cleveland, Kyrie's teams have been nearly as good with him off the court as with him on it.

For example, although Rozier is not as good as Kyrie, the ball moves a lot better when he is out there and guys like Tatum, Horford, etc. tend to play better.

 

[gordontrue]

Stop sleeping on Indy. They can beat 2 of the 4 in a series

Yeah they are the sleeper team. Id take the other 4 in a series but wouldn't shock me to see Indy in the second round.

 

[lebron23james]

Wrong.

How you tell and elite player vs. a non elite player is how they carry a team and affect wins and losses.

In both Boston and Cleveland, Kyrie's teams have been nearly as good with him off the court as with him on it.

For example, although Rozier is not as good as Kyrie, the ball moves a lot better when he is out there and guys like Tatum, Horford, etc. tend to play better.

That doesn't prove anything to me. How they play in the playoffs tells me if they are good or not. If i was constructing a team, it would be based on how they played in the playoffs. The regular season a lot of players look great, even leading their team to a lot of wins, but when the lights get bright they shrink.

Kyrie didn't play in the finals for the cavs they lost. The following year he did play they won.

 

[gordontrue]

Kyrie didn't play in the finals for the cavs they lost. The following year he did play they won.

Do you actually think that's an accurate representation of the 2015 and 2016 finals?

Kyrie was the only difference to you?

Kevin Love, Iguodala, Draymond, and Bogut all disagree with you

 

[lebron23james]

Do you actually think that's an accurate representation of the 2015 and 2016 finals?

Kyrie was the only difference to you?

Kevin Love, Iguodala, Draymond, and Bogut all disagree with you

I think had Kyrie played in the 2015 finals they would have won that one as well. The 2016 GS team was a lot better than the 2015 GS team

 

[gordontrue]

I think had Kyrie played in the 2015 finals they would have won that one as well. The 2016 GS team was a lot better than the 2015

I agree with you on both.

 

[DJ Fieri]

The Paper Clipps beat the Bucks @Mecca.......

 

[DJ Fieri]

looks like the Cavs play the Bulls tonight...

L

 

[Black Adam]

L

pretty much thinking the same...

 

[trojanfan12]

How exactly do we know the cavs ceiling would be the ECF? LOL

Because the Celtics, Raptors, Bucks and probably Sixers would all be better than them. That's how.

The cavs were going to have to rebuild either way at some point...

Smartest thing you've posted since he left.

Lebron is not averaging 27 8 8, and he is doing it on a bad fg and 3 pt%...Someone has to score...27 8 8 doesn't get you out of the 1st round

LeBron James Stats | Basketball-Reference.com

26.5 ppg, 7.9 rpg and 7.8 apg is 27, 8, 8. Even you can't be dumb enough to dispute that.

Lakers rebuilt a team for 7 years, won't win anything and will have to rebuild 4 years from now from scratch...let that sink in lol

lol

Nope, you're not butthurt at all.