2021 NBA regular season thread

[DJ Fieri]

 

[bksballer89]

A lot of things from the bubble have not carried over across the league.

it does make you wonder...

Roster is different as well. Their biggest weakness is PF which is the position Crowder and Jones Jr played. They replaced those 2 guys with Moe Harkless and with more minutes for Olynyk....in other words a failing formula.

The team last year prior to the bubble was also much better than this.

 

[bksballer89]

Just makes no sense but they have not had the same team on the floor often.

Yeah im sure they would have had a better record had they not been hit with covid/injuries at the same time but still....They had their main roster back intact with the exception of Harkless the last 3 games and still look like garbage

 

[WiggyRuss]

They def rooting for the 4 or 5 for this year

right now--- its looking like a 5 player draft at the very top---- all 5 likely would have gone #1 last year

then there are 3-4 others that are really good players

Cade
Mobley
Suggs
Green
Kuminga

look fairly like a consensus top 5 at this point. A few other guys- Jalen Johnson of Duke has the talent to break into that top 5 just really hasnt done it yet. Zaire Williams of STanford as well.

i think you could pretty much pencil those 7 as your top 7 in the draft.

 

[WiggyRuss]

maybe Scottie Barnes of FSU too.....though hes a step down i think

 

[bksballer89]

Spoelstra doesn't help with his rotations. Kendrick Nunn who started to look like the player he was last year prior to the bubble fell right back out of the rotation for some weird reason

 

[WiggyRuss]

id give all those top 5 a higher grade than Anthony Edwards very very easily

Edwards is more on the level of Jalen Johnson and Zaire Williams. Honestly- id prob. put Edwards 3rd among those guys though.

seriously- i think theres 7 guys in this draft that could have (could have) gone #1 last year.

Cade A to A+
Mobley A
Suggs A
Green A
Kuminga A
Jalen Johnson A-, B+
Zaire Willaims, A-, B+

Mobley is definitely not Anthony Davis.....but hes really really good. A better prospect than Wiseman as a big man.

 

[Shanemansj13]

It was a 10 point game until Drummond decides to go isolation on 4 straight possessions and play awful defense.

Shooting 60% from 3 and PG is 9-10 from 3

 

[WiggyRuss]

I would love it if the Cavs got anyone of those guys--- but Kuminga seems like an amazing fit. Same with Suggs and Green.

theyd have to take Cade if they had #1 overall. Im still wary of taking big men so early- especially with elite wing talent o nthe board but Mobley might force the issue.

 

[WiggyRuss]

It was a 10 point game until Drummond decides to go isolation on 4 straight possessions and play awful defense.

Shooting 60% from 3 and PG is 9-10 from 3

Cavs shot 1 three in the first half i think.

They gotta play inside out more. SExton and Garland can shoot. OSman isnt a bad 3 pt shooter either. Prince hasnt been great from 3 but he can shoot the 3.

you cant let the other team hit double digit more threes than you- its so hard to win that way. Drummond needs to be dealt to a contender ASAP.

 

[CitySushi]

@msgkings322

 

[WiggyRuss]

Batum and Ibaka really give the Clips a new look.

I think they win it all this year.

and they still have Williams off the bench and a decent big in Zubac off the bench and a very good 3 pt shooter in kennard off the bench.

 

[CitySushi]

I think you are lowballing yourself here...gotta go get AD from the Lakers. No possible way they say no

Forgot to mention in this scenario, Klay defies all the odds and comes back from an Achilles injury in 4 months and returns in March.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Miami in a dog fight with the RW-less Wiz. yikes.

 

[CitySushi]

Pels are going to be trading Redick....

Probably but I read some where gms are wary of trading for him when they think he’ll be bought out

 

[Robotech]

Miami in a dog fight with the RW-less Wiz. yikes.

Maybe they're better without Russ.

 

[bksballer89]

Spoelstra should just hand his challenge to the opposing team before the start of every game. This guy is the biggest coward when it comes to using his challenge

 

[Robotech]

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How does she support her upper body with those legs?

 

[WiggyRuss]

Maybe they're better without Russ.

with Ish Smith starting at PG and going 0/7?

not another PG getting minutes.

ehh-i considered it for a moment and then thought better of it

 

[WiggyRuss]

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I mean, i would

but weird. very weird.