2019-2020 Official Regular Season Thread

[DJ Fieri]

RIP John Witherspoon.

 

[DJ Fieri]

AD had a great game last night.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Going to say it once again, Goran Dragic is a serious contender for 6th man of the year.

I love his role on this team.
It was a great move to be able to keep him when acquiring Butler.
I'm hoping they find a way to keep him this summer.

 

[dtgold88]

Very good...

and i'm a man of my word. team A

...though i have to say "multiple times" for team B is a tad vague...

just saying...

Does this help.

15-16 - beat them 4-2
16-17 - beat them 4-0
17-18 - beat them 4-0

so won 12 of 14 and knocked them out 3 times.

Kind of silly to give the nod to the team (B) who lost all those series to team A, huh? Bravo you didn't.

 

[dtgold88]

I said the titles AND i wasn't saying Modell himself...

guess reading comprehension isn't your thing...

Did I say you said Modell himself? Just pointed out wasn't all Artie.

 

[dtgold88]

he hates it, and YOU can't tell me any different...

Fair point. I wont speak for him....you know, like the many who are speaking for TT saying he does not like it here and wants out.

 

[dtgold88]

Looking like Herro best game of the young season

Saw a lot of it....looked good for sure.

 

[dtgold88]

You have a weird fixation on "winning" silly debate points. Not sure why you think that your conversations about the Cavs are more compelling because the Cavs were good a few years ago.

Hate to break the news to you but the Sixers and Hawks are both much more interesting teams this year. People are talking about them. When people talk about the Cavs it's more like when you talk about that drunk uncle that can't hold a job down.

Maybe next year the Cavs will be much better. Or the year after. But right now they aren't all that interesting. Hell they aren't even terrible interesting like the Hornets could be.

Deflection well noted and well played if that was your goal. You were talking about team success and made some foolish claim a 76er fan would know better.....while talking to a Hawk fan.

Barring a loss of memory, thinking the Cavs might know more about success than a 76er fan and for sure a Hawk fan when it comes to his/her own team.

 

[dtgold88]

I am not saying the Cavs aren’t too 10,

But you have to evaluate the bad years too.

Can’t just look at the highlights.

The Mark Price/Daugherty/Nance era was really strong too. But they had some awfully lean times in between. As did a couple others on the list.

Agreed. But overall fair to list them in top 10 franchises over that time frame.

 

[dtgold88]

who was that Spurs guard who looked like a cow licked his head...?

yeah, 'do's these days are crazy asf...

Recent Spur player?

 

[dtgold88]

AD had a great game last night.

You're welcome. In my first Fanduel entry (given a freebie) I switched him out last minute for Porzingis.

 

[flyerhawk]

Deflection well noted and well played if that was your goal. You were talking about team success and made some foolish claim a 76er fan would know better.....while talking to a Hawk fan.

I did no such thing. You twisted into that so you, and Wiggy, could get into some dick measuring contest. I said that THIS year the Cavs fans need to talk early because there won't be much to talk about Christmas. You know this is true so you want to make some irrelevant argument about relative success of the franchises which I couldn't possibly care less about.

The Raptors have been an average non-descript team. Right now they are reigning world champions. Which is more important to Raptors fans?

Barring a loss of memory, thinking the Cavs might know more about success than a 76er fan and for sure a Hawk fan when it comes to his/her own team.

Good for you. You can rewatch videos of 2016, click your heels and chant there "There's no one like Lebron. There's no one like Lebron"

 

[WiggyRuss]

Los Angeles Lakers: Ball-handler and/or wing defender
In their roster makeover they lost guards Lonzo Ball and Josh Hart and forward Lance Stephenson (now in China). The hope is that Rajon Rondo and Alex Caruso shoot well enough and reduce some of the playmaking load that currently rests on James' shoulders. Kyle Kuzma has promised he's improved both his shooting and ball handling and that when he gets back from injury he'll be everything the team needs.

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Perhaps this will all happen. More than likely, though, the Lakers will be on the hunt to add a reliable player as the postseason approaches. The one name on everyone's lips is Iguodala. Getting a player like that would be a huge boon to the Lakers, who have a real problem with how to defend the LA Clippers, a possible playoff opponent, and their vicious wing scorers.

The Lakers also have a real problem in a lack of trade assets. They aren't permitted to trade any first-round pick, and they don't have a second-round pick available until 2023. They don't have many tradable pieces and three tradable players -- Rondo, JaVale McGee and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope -- have no-trade clauses. They've only got $1 million left in eligible cash to aid in deals. Long story short, they have to play the buyout market, and even then, they currently don't have a roster spot to sign anyone. Their two biggest trade assets, league executives believe, are Kuzma and Danny Green, but both play important roles.

The Golden State Warriors aren't on this list, and you may wonder why, considering their early issues. That's because they don't have many options. Because they acquired D'Angelo Russell in a sign-and-trade last summer, the Warriors put themselves into a mandatory hard salary cap position. They are only permitted to spend another $375,000 this season, which means they can't even sign a veteran player until March unless it's a 10-day contract, which are not permitted until January. In theory, the Warriors could trade a player to free up money, but most of the players on their roster can't be traded until Dec. 15 because they were signed over the summer.

There is the option to trade Russell starting Dec. 15, something the Warriors have rejected as a possibility. There's a long time between now and then, and such a move would really open up a lot of questions. So let's wait on that topic and see how things develop. Short of that, though, the Warriors' roster is what it is, and they have to hope to get healthy and stay healthy. The Warriors have three centers -- Willie Cauley-Stein, Kevon Looney and Alen Smailagic -- out with significant injuries and are scrambling to fill minutes in the frontcourt.




interesting---- especially with the Warriors- the Warriors basically have no avenues to improve the team since they are hard-capped. The Lakers can at least go into the buyout market.

 

[trojanfan12]

Yeah.

Remember last spring when we had the debate about best NBA player and so many were still listing LeBron?

Forget best in the league. LeBron is the 3rd best player in LA. And that isn’t even a knock on him.

Here's the thing with Lebron...I think he can still be the best player in the NBA when he wants/needs to.

But at 35, he can't be the best player in the NBA every game and expect to have anything left for the playoffs.

 

[Black Adam]

AD had a great game last night.

you think so...?

 

[Black Adam]

Does this help.

15-16 - beat them 4-2
16-17 - beat them 4-0
17-18 - beat them 4-0

so won 12 of 14 and knocked them out 3 times.

Kind of silly to give the nod to the team (B) who lost all those series to team A, huh? Bravo you didn't.

 

[Black Adam]

Did I say you said Modell himself? Just pointed out wasn't all Artie.

like i gave a rat's ass...

lol, you truly do love to nitpick...

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Los Angeles Lakers: Ball-handler and/or wing defender
In their roster makeover they lost guards Lonzo Ball and Josh Hart and forward Lance Stephenson (now in China). The hope is that Rajon Rondo and Alex Caruso shoot well enough and reduce some of the playmaking load that currently rests on James' shoulders. Kyle Kuzma has promised he's improved both his shooting and ball handling and that when he gets back from injury he'll be everything the team needs.

Privacy PolicyRead the Latest
Perhaps this will all happen. More than likely, though, the Lakers will be on the hunt to add a reliable player as the postseason approaches. The one name on everyone's lips is Iguodala. Getting a player like that would be a huge boon to the Lakers, who have a real problem with how to defend the LA Clippers, a possible playoff opponent, and their vicious wing scorers.

The Lakers also have a real problem in a lack of trade assets. They aren't permitted to trade any first-round pick, and they don't have a second-round pick available until 2023. They don't have many tradable pieces and three tradable players -- Rondo, JaVale McGee and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope -- have no-trade clauses. They've only got $1 million left in eligible cash to aid in deals. Long story short, they have to play the buyout market, and even then, they currently don't have a roster spot to sign anyone. Their two biggest trade assets, league executives believe, are Kuzma and Danny Green, but both play important roles.

The Golden State Warriors aren't on this list, and you may wonder why, considering their early issues. That's because they don't have many options. Because they acquired D'Angelo Russell in a sign-and-trade last summer, the Warriors put themselves into a mandatory hard salary cap position. They are only permitted to spend another $375,000 this season, which means they can't even sign a veteran player until March unless it's a 10-day contract, which are not permitted until January. In theory, the Warriors could trade a player to free up money, but most of the players on their roster can't be traded until Dec. 15 because they were signed over the summer.

There is the option to trade Russell starting Dec. 15, something the Warriors have rejected as a possibility. There's a long time between now and then, and such a move would really open up a lot of questions. So let's wait on that topic and see how things develop. Short of that, though, the Warriors' roster is what it is, and they have to hope to get healthy and stay healthy. The Warriors have three centers -- Willie Cauley-Stein, Kevon Looney and Alen Smailagic -- out with significant injuries and are scrambling to fill minutes in the frontcourt.




interesting---- especially with the Warriors- the Warriors basically have no avenues to improve the team since they are hard-capped. The Lakers can at least go into the buyout market.

Holy shit...

They gave Rondo, Mcgee and shitbird KCP a NTC?

LMFAO!

Rich Paul is the fucking GOAT for getting KCP paid AND a NTC.

LMAO

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

like i gave a rat's ass...

lol, you truly do love to nitpick...

I feel like I'm in a time warp.

I left 24 hrs ago and literally dropped back in at the same point of the same argument...lol

 

[msgkings322]

Los Angeles Lakers: Ball-handler and/or wing defender
In their roster makeover they lost guards Lonzo Ball and Josh Hart and forward Lance Stephenson (now in China). The hope is that Rajon Rondo and Alex Caruso shoot well enough and reduce some of the playmaking load that currently rests on James' shoulders. Kyle Kuzma has promised he's improved both his shooting and ball handling and that when he gets back from injury he'll be everything the team needs.

Privacy PolicyRead the Latest
Perhaps this will all happen. More than likely, though, the Lakers will be on the hunt to add a reliable player as the postseason approaches. The one name on everyone's lips is Iguodala. Getting a player like that would be a huge boon to the Lakers, who have a real problem with how to defend the LA Clippers, a possible playoff opponent, and their vicious wing scorers.

The Lakers also have a real problem in a lack of trade assets. They aren't permitted to trade any first-round pick, and they don't have a second-round pick available until 2023. They don't have many tradable pieces and three tradable players -- Rondo, JaVale McGee and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope -- have no-trade clauses. They've only got $1 million left in eligible cash to aid in deals. Long story short, they have to play the buyout market, and even then, they currently don't have a roster spot to sign anyone. Their two biggest trade assets, league executives believe, are Kuzma and Danny Green, but both play important roles.

The Golden State Warriors aren't on this list, and you may wonder why, considering their early issues. That's because they don't have many options. Because they acquired D'Angelo Russell in a sign-and-trade last summer, the Warriors put themselves into a mandatory hard salary cap position. They are only permitted to spend another $375,000 this season, which means they can't even sign a veteran player until March unless it's a 10-day contract, which are not permitted until January. In theory, the Warriors could trade a player to free up money, but most of the players on their roster can't be traded until Dec. 15 because they were signed over the summer.

There is the option to trade Russell starting Dec. 15, something the Warriors have rejected as a possibility. There's a long time between now and then, and such a move would really open up a lot of questions. So let's wait on that topic and see how things develop. Short of that, though, the Warriors' roster is what it is, and they have to hope to get healthy and stay healthy. The Warriors have three centers -- Willie Cauley-Stein, Kevon Looney and Alen Smailagic -- out with significant injuries and are scrambling to fill minutes in the frontcourt.




interesting---- especially with the Warriors- the Warriors basically have no avenues to improve the team since they are hard-capped. The Lakers can at least go into the buyout market.

It only matters for the Lakers. Warriors are not title contenders this year, Lakers are.