2018-2019 NBA Regular Season Thread

[flyerhawk]

Im not sure of what they are trying to do, or why Butler isn’t on the Heat.

You can blame that on Thibs/Taylor.

 

[WiggyRuss]

"We've got to just play with more enthusiasm, more effort, more energy," Wizards coach Scott Brooks said. "That's embarrassing."

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

"We've got to just play with more enthusiasm, more effort, more energy," Wizards coach Scott Brooks said. "That's embarrassing."

Cavs coach Ty Lue said....

Oh... wait....

 

[WiggyRuss]

I highly doubt that Dorsey was considering her for one second. But I think it is entirely possible that GREATEST OWNER IN NFL HISTORY Jimmy Haslem DOES think she is a viable choice.

Dorsey knows his shit.....he was in the front office in GB when they took Rodgers.....he was a huge part of KC taking Mahomes, Hill and Hunt

and the Browns absolutely fucking nailed this draft with Mayfield, Ward and Chubb. Got the best QB, best corner, and 2nd best RB in the draft.

Avery- their 5th rounder is a helluva player too. Their starting left tackle for much of the season was an undrafted rookie that has potential.

Add that too a few of the other young guys- Myles Garrett of course, Joe Schobert, Larry Ogunjobi....Browns arent gonna be down for too much longer.

One more draft class and free agent class, and a year for them to grow together---- right about then Flacco and Rothlisberger will be retiring.....Browns are on the way up.

Believe me- they have been absolute dog shit and have reeked of incompetence for a LONG LONG time---- but Dorsey knows his shit and has them headed in the right direction.

 

[WiggyRuss]

You can blame that on Thibs/Taylor.

as i said

apparently the deal was done---- and then the Twolves asked for an extra 5M dollars to offset some of Olnyks contract and Riley lost his mind and hung up

it was a shitty move by Thibs--- but Riley let pride fuck wit him.

he shouldve listened to Marcellus Wallace


hed be on a beach "kicking in the caribean saying Marcellus Wallace was right" with Jimmy butler in his starting lineup

 

[WiggyRuss]

I highly doubt that Dorsey was considering her for one second. But I think it is entirely possible that GREATEST OWNER IN NFL HISTORY Jimmy Haslem DOES think she is a viable choice.

yah Haslem is a total moron

I suspect the Browns will look at Difilipo, Bienemey in the NFL ranks, and Campbell, Riley and Swinney in the college ranks.

maybe Harbaugh if he gets fired from the Ravens.

CAmpbell is a little intriguing. Swinney is probably unrealistic. Riley might just be the guy.

 

[msgkings322]

i didnt even say they sucked--- i just said what everyone knows

i mean- what did i say that anyone else with a shred of common sense would say?

would you put the Heat over the Raptors, Celtics, Sixers, Bucks, or Pacers?

As I said- would argue that 100% healthy at their BEST that the Heat are anything but a 1st round knock out?

if the truth makes you senseitive than boo hoo- buy a box of kleenex

the Cavs suck--- say it as many times as you want- thats not gonna change the truth of the matter

moooommmyyyyyy wiggy is telling the truth about my team again!! hes saying it over and over and it makes me mad moooooomy do something! you sound like a snowflake

Look, every post from the lonely young lawyer in the shittiest city in the US trying to distract us from how bad his teams are is a hoot, so keep on doing it. But you aren't fooling anyone.

 

[wildturkey]

It's great seeing Lebron bust out a 50 pt game. It's not so great seeing a lot of the younger guys (Kuzma/Hart/Ingram) in a slump right now. It's definitely not great seeing Lonzo Ball being complete ass this year.

 

[bksballer89]

It's definitely not great seeing Lonzo Ball being complete ass this year.

I'm enjoying it actually

 

[flyerhawk]

It's great seeing Lebron bust out a 50 pt game. It's not so great seeing a lot of the younger guys (Kuzma/Hart/Ingram) in a slump right now. It's definitely not great seeing Lonzo Ball being complete ass this year.

Just about every 2nd year player is struggling right now, to varying degrees. Which is to be expected.

 

[WiggyRuss]

It's great seeing Lebron bust out a 50 pt game. It's not so great seeing a lot of the younger guys (Kuzma/Hart/Ingram) in a slump right now. It's definitely not great seeing Lonzo Ball being complete ass this year.

its not ball's fault he is a terrible fit with LeBron.

Ball needs to be around a bunch of shooters, break down a defense, have athletes around him- he needs the ball in his hands and to break down a defense

LeBron needs all the same except he is a x1000 times better than Ball and deserves to have the ball in his hands.

Lonzo Ball is not a bad player- i think he can be a solid PG some day- but him playing with LeBron makes very little sense

get a combo guard that can spread the floor, create a little when LeBron is sitting, and keep the defense honest.

Ball has value- he can pass, sees lanes well, has the size to play solid D, is a solid rebounder for a guard- his game is just a terrible match for LeBrons.

 

[Sparhawk]

Just about every 2nd year player is struggling right now, to varying degrees. Which is to be expected.

Ben Simmons has pretty good numbers for a 3rd year, I mean, 2nd year player......

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

apparently because Arison refused to add 5 million dollars to the deal to help offset Olnyks contract.

big surprise you dont have Butler because Arison didnt want to pony up 5m extra.

Gilbert would have thrown in an extra 10M and drove Olnyk to the airport himself.

instead you have Ricahrdson throwing his shoes into the crowd.

Not sure what really happened with Butler, who really at the end of the day isn't making that much of a difference if we did have, but please quit using Gilbert/Cavs as an example of anything positive.
LeBron is the ONLY thing that has kept the Cavs from being the worst franchise in the NBA for nearly 2 decades.

 

[Black Adam]

It's great seeing Lebron bust out a 50 pt game. It's not so great seeing a lot of the younger guys (Kuzma/Hart/Ingram) in a slump right now. It's definitely not great seeing Lonzo Ball being complete ass this year.

THAT part...!

and it'll bite 'em in the ass sooner rather than later...

 

[Black Adam]

I'm enjoying it actually

yeah, you would...

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

its not ball's fault he is a terrible fit with LeBron.

Ball needs to be around a bunch of shooters, break down a defense, have athletes around him- he needs the ball in his hands and to break down a defense

LeBron needs all the same except he is a x1000 times better than Ball and deserves to have the ball in his hands.

Lonzo Ball is not a bad player- i think he can be a solid PG some day- but him playing with LeBron makes very little sense

get a combo guard that can spread the floor, create a little when LeBron is sitting, and keep the defense honest.

Ball has value- he can pass, sees lanes well, has the size to play solid D, is a solid rebounder for a guard- his game is just a terrible match for LeBrons.

Lakers might as well move Ball unless they are willing to wait to develop him once James leaves.

 

[Sparhawk]

I think we should take a break and just start trolling the Celtics.
I mean, c'mon, is Jaylen Brown secretly dating a Kardashian????

 

[WiggyRuss]

I think we should take a break and just start trolling the Celtics.
I mean, c'mon, is Jaylen Brown secretly dating a Kardashian????

it really shouldnt surprise us in some ways

the Celtics had a lot of cameraderie going last season, there was no main focus of the offense, everyone shared the ball.

Now its a lot of just watching Kyrie dribble---- which is actually a pretty good option- but it leaves the rest of the guys a little lost at times and just not involved.

That- and Hayward looks like a shell of himself. I sitll would take him- but the Jazz have a great system and great coaches, etc.....maybe Hayward just wasnt as good as we thought he was---- and then the injury knocked him down a bit too.

Celtics rebounding is not that great either....Horford has a lot of good attributes but interior D is not exactly a strength of the Celtics either.

Brown is not playing terrible- hes still at 39% from 3.......42% from the field is not great though..

 

[flyerhawk]

Ben Simmons has pretty good numbers for a 3rd year, I mean, 2nd year player......

I would say that Ben is struggling. Maybe not to the same extent as other 2nd year players. But he isn't having the impact he had in the 2nd half of last season, at least not as consistently.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Lakers might as well move Ball unless they are willing to wait to develop him once James leaves.

it would not surprise me if they moved him at the deadline or in the offseason.

Right now without Rondo they need Ball to step up- and thus far he has a total of 2 points in 2 games since Rondo got hurt.

Ball got out to a scorching start- shooting 41% from 3 in October, but since the calendar has flipped to November, Ball is 25.8% from 3 and 28.6% from the field- which are just horrific numbers. They make Ricky Rubio look like Reggie Miller.

Still a small sample size- and if I was the Lakers I would give Ball plenty of time- mostly because if they traded him now they would get 50 cents on the dollar, and with Rondo hurt they have very very little PG depth on the roster outside of putting LeBron there for large stretches of time.