2018-2019 NBA Regular Season Thread

[trojanfan12]

Why do you always have to be honest and reasonable?

As a diehard Lakers fan, You are such a disappointment.

Sorry about that.

 

[trojanfan12]

Hart and Kuzma fit best with Lebron.

This actually works to the Lakers favor if they decide to move a youngin or two because I think Ingram will bring back the biggest return.

Agree. They may ultimately have to move Ingram if he can't find his role.

Interestingly, I haven't seen much about Lebron's thoughts on Ingram...but he apparently really likes Lonzo.

He was quoted as saying that "Sometimes he doesn't always realize how great he is. The things that he possesses out on the floor, when 'Zo realizes how good he is on the floor, it makes him a dynamic player and makes us even better. And he's been doing that as of late with his aggressiveness. Even when he's not making them, just his attack as you've seen earlier in the game, just him getting to the rim is important. He missed a couple of 'em and that's absolutely fine. When he's aggressive, it changes the dynamic of the team. He's been doing that of late and we need him to continue to do that because he's very good."

 

[HurricaneDij39]

yah...was a good day....

the West is crazy--- we shall see if teams like the Clips and Griz can stay in contention----- but teams like the Jazz, Rockets, Twolves, Spurs are all out of the playoff seeding rigght now and any one of them - or all of them could be in it by the end of the year.

A couple really good teams are gonna miss the playoffs in the West that it is for sure.

I didnt watch the Lakers/Nuggets but i sure did enjoy teh result! I think the Nugz would take them i na 7 game series.

I sure hope the Clippers don't keep their current pace.

Would love to see the Tobi & Bobi show at the Fieldhouse next season!

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

I sure hope the Clippers don't keep their current pace.

Would love to see the Tobi & Bobi show at the Fieldhouse next season!

Tobias would be perfect in Indy.

I'm not sure if we will keep him because someone will offer him the max.

 

[HurricaneDij39]

Tobias would be perfect in Indy.

I'm not sure if we will keep him because someone will offer him the max.

He's played with Oladipo before, and that's key. Because both will be 27 next season and entering their primes...

 

[shopson67]

i dunno about "historically bad".....dysfunctional? oh yah...a big time disappointment? of course.....hamstrung salary wise going forward? yah.....tons of bad decisions the last couple years? oh yah....a bad GM? of course.....

but at 8 wins i dont think yo ucan call them historically bad.

They have won a few here and there lately, was thinking more of that 1-8 start.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Agree. They may ultimately have to move Ingram if he can't find his role.

Interestingly, I haven't seen much about Lebron's thoughts on Ingram...but he apparently really likes Lonzo.

He was quoted as saying that "Sometimes he doesn't always realize how great he is. The things that he possesses out on the floor, when 'Zo realizes how good he is on the floor, it makes him a dynamic player and makes us even better. And he's been doing that as of late with his aggressiveness. Even when he's not making them, just his attack as you've seen earlier in the game, just him getting to the rim is important. He missed a couple of 'em and that's absolutely fine. When he's aggressive, it changes the dynamic of the team. He's been doing that of late and we need him to continue to do that because he's very good."

Yeah, he loves Lonzo.

He likes Brandon too. But, it's been awhile since he commented on him, outside his fisticuffs with Cp3....

Which is another reason I think Ingram would be the one to go if LeBron had a choice in the matter.

This is one of the last really positive things that I recall him saying about Brandon.


"I thought he was great," LeBron James said of Ingram. "His pace, his ability to play the point and play the wing, he's a very special talent, and we're definitely happy to have him on our side."

It was a continuation of the praise James has heaped on Ingram since media day. That day, when asked by ESPN about Ingram, James said, "Look out, I think he's next."

"I know what I see in him, and he's looking for this opportunity to make this next jump in his third year," said James, who had 18 points and four assists in 16 minutes against the Kings. "So, it's a lot of upside in that kid, and I'm happy to try to give him as much as I can."

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

He's played with Oladipo before, and that's key. Because both will be 27 next season and entering their primes...

Yeah, in Orlando.

Boy did the Magic Shit the bed trading those 2.

 

[shopson67]

dont get me wrong- i want Williamson at #1, but if they get Reddish or Barret i will be very happy with either of those guys too

I have said this before- but they interviewed Channing Frye on the Cavs and he said that he would take Reddish #1 because of how the game is played in the NBA.

I still think Williamson could be a freak of nature- like Blake Griffin on steroids with a better floor game--- but if they get Barret or REddish id be happy with that.

They just need a top 3 pick to advance the rebuild in a big way.

Reddish would be a GREAT fit with SExton.

Cavs better get back to losing then. They've lost the top rung to the Suns and are only percentage points ahead of the Bulls and Hawks.

 

[shopson67]

Lakers playing terrible and getting their asses kicked but by god the refs are terrible in this game

I tend to write off losses at Denver. That altitude is a huge home court advantage.

 

[shopson67]

And you are proud of this why?

Not a single thing I saw on that clip from anyone involved looked remotely athletic.

Something about "The Big Black Attack" doesn't seem quite right either...

 

[shopson67]

Lol @ ignoring Luke's plays.

But, no surprise here.

He is essentially a coach on the floor.

He has earned the right to have a longer leash.

We're also talking about games where the Lakers aren't playing a backup PG (Rondo injured). Any minutes Ball sits, it's Ingram/Lance/Lebron out top.

 

[shopson67]

The Wiz are 6-4 in their last 10....things settling down there?

They got going with 4 out of 6 vs some bad East teams, but have since beaten the Pelicans and Rockets (who can't get out of their own way with CP3 out).

 

[shopson67]

And you are proud of this why?

Not a single thing I saw on that clip from anyone involved looked remotely athletic.

There is something really wrong when nobody can touch the rim at a basketball game.

 

[DJ Fieri]

I tend to write off losses at Denver. That altitude is a huge home court advantage.

True, we're 1-1 vs them this season with 1 game left.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Yeah, he loves Lonzo.

He likes Brandon too. But, it's been awhile since he commented on him, outside his fisticuffs with Cp3....

Which is another reason I think Ingram would be the one to go if LeBron had a choice in the matter.

This is one of the last really positive things that I recall him saying about Brandon.


"I thought he was great," LeBron James said of Ingram. "His pace, his ability to play the point and play the wing, he's a very special talent, and we're definitely happy to have him on our side."

It was a continuation of the praise James has heaped on Ingram since media day. That day, when asked by ESPN about Ingram, James said, "Look out, I think he's next."

"I know what I see in him, and he's looking for this opportunity to make this next jump in his third year," said James, who had 18 points and four assists in 16 minutes against the Kings. "So, it's a lot of upside in that kid, and I'm happy to try to give him as much as I can."

lets not suck eachother off here over some lebron hyperbole. I can find you some GREAT shit LeBron said about Jr Smith and Cedi Osman and Tristan Thompson and Dion Waiters too

I could Probably find shit about Luke Jackson if i dug enough. lol.

 

[WiggyRuss]

"So, it's a lot of upside in that kid, and I'm happy to try to give him as much as I can."

this is the shit that drove Kyrie CRAZY. Well- crazier than he already is/was

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

lets not suck eachother off here over some lebron hyperbole.
.

68 and I'll owe you one?

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

this is the shit that drove Kyrie CRAZY. Well- crazier than he already is/was

Surprise, surprise....a star player is a egomaniac....lol

But, in most cases, he does make guys better.....

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

True, we're 1-1 vs them this season with 1 game left.

They are better than the Lakers on paper.

But, not by a humongous margin.

Obviously, you have the Best player between the two teams.

After that?

Denver has the next 4.

Murray, Milsap, Jokic, Harris are all better than anyone on the Lakers roster, not named LeBron.

Shit, Barton and Kuz might also be a wash.

So, the fact that the Lakers are keeping the Season series competitive is all the proof I need to put LeBron top 4 in the MVP race, despite the Lakers so-so record.

Giannis, Curry, LeBron, Embiid
-------------> errrrbody else.