2019-2020 Official Regular Season Thread

[The Derski]

 

[bksballer89]

Going out instead of going home to watch the Heat lose was the best decision i made this year

 

[msgkings322]

Going out instead of going home to watch the Heat lose was the best decision i made this year

It's still early. My best decision I think so far this year was ordering the lamb pappardelle at lunch today

 

[Gman]

Posted because this is the best dunk by Enes Kanter EVAH... and he follows it with a little Turkish two-step...

 

[Gman]

Hawks got up by 18 points in the 1st quarter @ Boston tonight...

... somewhere between then and Atlanta losing the game, John Collins got hurt. Looks like it may be more than a minor injury.

The Hawks can't catch a break... I think there is actually an ok team there if they could just get everybody on the floor at the same time.

 

[tabascojet]

pels vs lakers game bet tonight??
https://sportshoop.la/betting-exchange/nola-vs-la.7014/

 

[True Lakers Fan]

Going out instead of going home to watch the Heat lose was the best decision i made this year

That's the way it has been for me for the last five years - It's just too painful watching them lose game after game. The Heat are in third place in the Eastern Conference though - that's not a bad place to be. They could easily be in the finals with a bit of luck and hard work

That being said - It's Friday night - time to party

 

[Black Adam]

another high scoring first quarter for the Lakers...

 

[True Lakers Fan]

another high scoring first quarter for the Lakers...

Now they need to maintain their lead - Davis was pissed that they blew the last one

 

[Black Adam]

yeeeeaaaaahhhhh...

Lakers WAY out in front now...

 

[wildturkey]

Hawks got up by 18 points in the 1st quarter @ Boston tonight...

... somewhere between then and Atlanta losing the game, John Collins got hurt. Looks like it may be more than a minor injury.

The Hawks can't catch a break... I think there is actually an ok team there if they could just get everybody on the floor at the same time.

I don't know about that. Depends on how you define "ok". Right now, they're pretty bad (worst team in the league). Also really young and inexperienced, but still bad. Collins has missed time sure and should stabilize them a lot more, but Trae looks more like an empty numbers gunner to me. Despite his stat sheet, he still has quite a ways to go into maturing into a winning NBA basketball player. I saw some pieces last week comparing him and Luka so far and its laughable they even bothered to do that. They aren't close. Luka is clearly superior to anyone that watches both guys play. The rest of the roster is messy. John Collins is good, but he doesn't make THAT big of a difference.

 

[wildturkey]

Tonight's game was a prime example of why the Lakers need a player like Darren Collison. The Lakers were comfortably ahead of the Pels most of the game, but the second Lebron went to the bench, the offense ground to a halt and the Pels cut the lead to single digits. It's like this pretty much every game. They have no guards capable of running an offense when Lebron sits

 

[bksballer89]

 

[Black Adam]

Tonight's game was a prime example of why the Lakers need a player like Darren Collison. The Lakers were comfortably ahead of the Pels most of the game, but the second Lebron went to the bench, the offense ground to a halt and the Pels cut the lead to single digits. It's like this pretty much every game. They have no guards capable of running an offense when Lebron sits

agreed. this game, last game, the game against the Clippers, etc pretty much have exposed that weakness...

giving up big leads on the regular like that will bite 'em on the ass big time if something ain't done about it...

 

[trojanfan12]

agreed. this game, last game, the game against the Clippers, etc pretty much have exposed that weakness...

giving up big leads on the regular like that will bite 'em on the ass big time if something ain't done about it...

Yeah, a lot of years, what the Lakers have would be enough to win a title. But with what the Clips have and the way the Bucks are playing...this ain't one of those years.

 

[trojanfan12]

Some pretty funny quotes from AD, Lebron and Danny Green on last nights alley oop from Green to AD.

"I tell my teammates to just put it up there and I'll find a way to go get it. I guess they wanted to test me a little bit." - AD

"Some the best alley oops in history have come off of some of the worst passes in history." - Lebron

"I thought it was a solid pass." - Danny Green

 

[Wamu]

This is a perfect example why the fans vote shouldn't count for the All Star game.

Tacko Fall's racked up 110,269 votes, 6th among frontcourt players. He's played in 3 games. Been on the court for a total of 11 minutes. And has 13 points & 7 rebounds.

 

[trojanfan12]

This is a perfect example why the fans vote shouldn't count for the All Star game.

Tacko Fall's racked up 110,269 votes, 6th among frontcourt players. He's played in 3 games. Been on the court for a total of 11 minutes. And has 13 points & 7 rebounds.

Could not possibly disagree more.

This, imo, is exactly why they should only count the fan vote.

The All Star game is, always has been and always should be, the fans game. The fans are why the game exists in the first place.

It's about who the fans want to see. There have always been players voted to the all star game even though they didn't have the numbers/playing time to truly be in the game, but fans wanted to see them.

Whether it's been young guys who haven't earned it yet or old guys who are no longer all star caliber players, there have always been guys who really don't belong, but the fans wanted to see them.

If the fans want Tacko... they should get Tacko. There are All NBA teams, All Defensive Teams, 6th Man of the Year and Most Improved Player Awards, etc. that aren't about the fans.

If the players, media, etc. are going to be any part of it...they should do away with the fan vote entirely and quit marketing it as "the fans game."

 

[Wamu]

Could not possibly disagree more.

This, imo, is exactly why they should only count the fan vote.

The All Star game is, always has been and always should be, the fans game. The fans are why the game exists in the first place.

It's about who the fans want to see. There have always been players voted to the all star game even though they didn't have the numbers/playing time to truly be in the game, but fans wanted to see them.

Whether it's been young guys who haven't earned it yet or old guys who are no longer all star caliber players, there have always been guys who really don't belong, but the fans wanted to see them.

If the fans want Tacko... they should get Tacko. There are All NBA teams, All Defensive Teams, 6th Man of the Year and Most Improved Player Awards, etc. that aren't about the fans.

If the players, media, etc. are going to be any part of it...they should do away with the fan vote entirely and quit marketing it as "the fans game."

You made valid points. But come on man! Tacko Fall being 6th with the limited minutes he's played is a joke. What's next? Maybe fans can start voting for retired players to play in the A.S. game. Don't you wanna see Patrick Ewing lumber up & down the floor?

 

[dtgold88]

Could not possibly disagree more.

This, imo, is exactly why they should only count the fan vote.

The All Star game is, always has been and always should be, the fans game. The fans are why the game exists in the first place.

It's about who the fans want to see. There have always been players voted to the all star game even though they didn't have the numbers/playing time to truly be in the game, but fans wanted to see them.

Whether it's been young guys who haven't earned it yet or old guys who are no longer all star caliber players, there have always been guys who really don't belong, but the fans wanted to see them.

If the fans want Tacko... they should get Tacko. There are All NBA teams, All Defensive Teams, 6th Man of the Year and Most Improved Player Awards, etc. that aren't about the fans.

If the players, media, etc. are going to be any part of it...they should do away with the fan vote entirely and quit marketing it as "the fans game."

And really those who have complained about this if you look at the 40 players listed (top 10 for each category per conference) if you wanted it based on most deserving how many are really out of place? A handful?