2021 NBA regular season thread

[tlance]

I'd also take LeVert over Schroder.

Fit man.

LeVert is the best player of the 3, but the worst fit.

 

[DJ Fieri]

DeMarre Carroll retire?

 

[lebron23james]

Sooooo, instead of foul shots there should be what?

I don't know. But when the game is flowing it is just so much more enjoyable. Who has fun watching grown men lineup and stand around for a minute shooting free throws? Maybe cut free throws down to just 1 shot. Also, why does the ref have to touch the ball or have the ball passed to him then passed back? Is that like some OCD rule or something. Just give him the ball and let the guy shoot. Do you enjoy foul shots?

 

[lebron23james]

Nope.

You are totally making shit up.

I have been 100% right about Kyrie. If he changes who he is and starts fitting in to a team concept now, that doesn’t make me wrong about who he has been in the past.

And many here were saying Kyrie and KD won’t work. I expressed doubts, but said multiple times that I wasn’t going to rule them out either like many others have.

And LOL at you taking victory laps after game 2 of the regular season.

Totally right? lol You have said things like John wall and Westbrick are better than kyrie lol....The cavs would be better with Delly against GS because he guarded Curry better.....Kyrie fit in fine with Lebron and love and is fitting in fine with Durant and the nets.

You can't be dropping 30-40+ and not be a superstar, hitting game winning 3's on the road in the finals in game 7. Those here who didn't think Kyrie and KD would work don't understand basketball. If Kyrie and Lebron worked why would something similar not work? Kyrie and KD are probably a better pairing then Kyrie and Lebron, because KD is so much better offensively than Lebron. When everyone got butthurt about Irving's comments about taking the last shot, the funny thing was he was correct. Lebron hates taking the last shot, no matter what the %'s say, he is scared to take it, and only takes it if he absolutely has too.

I wasn't taking a victory lap. They will win if they can stay healthy...And you will continue to make excuses

 

[DJ Fieri]

The problem for the Rockets (and Harden for that matter) is that from what I've heard, they are looking for a package similar to what the Pels got for AD.

But, what they don't seem to be considering is that the Lakers situation was almost a perfect storm of circumstances for both teams that allowed them to pull that off.

As @Wamu would say: "I'm unsober" but off the top of my head, I can't think of a team that has an established superstar looking to win now and a grip of promising young players that can be traded away for a 2nd superstar player to get them into contention right away.

Simmons, some picks and filler, may be the best the Rockets can get. Contenders would have to give up too much of what makes them contenders and a young team would be giving up their future (or a lot of it) just to have a star player who puts butts in seats. But who, at best is going to get them a couple of first round playoffs exits and starting another rebuild in a couple of years when he moves on or retires to be a strip club mogul.

I agree.....Simmons is about what they can hope for.

Wall, Gordon, Simmons, Wood (like him a lot), and Tucker isn't bad if they are healthy. And I like Cousins off the bench plus House and McLemore. Not very deep but that isn't a bad group at all.

 

[The Q]

Considering he has a higher VOTP than Jaylen brown, levert, Brandon Ingram and Jakob poetl, despite playing on less year, he kind of has a point.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Considering he has a higher VOTP than Jaylen brown, levert, Brandon Ingram and Jakob poetl, despite playing on less year, he kind of has a point.

What?

 

[The Q]

What?

VORP.
Sorry.
Siri is a real bitch when it comes to acronyms

 

[lebron23james]

Considering he has a higher VOTP than Jaylen brown, levert, Brandon Ingram and Jakob poetl, despite playing on less year, he kind of has a point.

Dumb, once you get that kind of money a little more makes little difference. Plus you run the risk of getting injured or something happening and then the deal is gone...Take what's in front of you

 

[DJ Fieri]

VORP.
Sorry.
Siri is a real bitch when it comes to acronyms

I came up with Violent Offender Treatment Program.....LOL.

Still don't think kid is worth that and he may have missed it.....but they spent a lot in the offseason to get better.....

 

[bksballer89]

VORP.
Sorry.
Siri is a real bitch when it comes to acronyms

What does that even mean? Guessing value over replacement or something along those lines?

 

[lebron23james]

Honestly, i don't even know who jason collins is...I thought he sung that song i can feel it coming in the air tonight lol

 

[WiggyRuss]

@WiggyRuss would disagree.

lol cmon DJ

this started years ago when you thought Rubio would be better than Irving.

Rubio is a solid player.....but hes not anywhere near Irving and will never be.

 

[The Q]

What does that even mean? Guessing value over replacement or something along those lines?

Yes

 

[WiggyRuss]

Considering he has a higher VOTP than Jaylen brown, levert, Brandon Ingram and Jakob poetl, despite playing on less year, he kind of has a point.

dude was at 22 points and 10 boards on 58% shooting last year.....only shot 3.5 3point attempts per game but was at 40%....dude is the real deal.

he kind of languishes in obscurity in Atlanta but that probably wont last for long since they are starting to build something. played all of last season at 22 years old.

hes a beast.

 

[trojanfan12]

lol cmon DJ

this started years ago when you thought Rubio would be better than Irving.

Rubio is a solid player.....but hes not anywhere near Irving and will never be.

You misspelled World B. Flat.

 

[Shanemansj13]

1-MJ
2-Magic
3-James
4-Kareem
5-Kobe
6-Wilt
7-Russell
8-Shaq
9-TD
10-Oscar Robertson

Bird and KD are right outside IMO. Think if he can recover KD gets in eventually.

Magic still ahead of Lebron? Kobe at 5? Hahaha

 

[Shanemansj13]

Ole Billy will never sniff anything close to a top 10 for me

 

[Shanemansj13]

Whether or not Collins is worth that much, I do love his skillset, but he is still putting up nice numbers but it’s been on a non-playoff team. Lets see what he can do this year, healthy, hopefully ATL will be a playoff team so we can see what he can do. Another guy betting on himself, he just doesn’t have the track record, just the one year. Needs to have a big year this year

 

[bksballer89]

dude was at 22 points and 10 boards on 58% shooting last year.....only shot 3.5 3point attempts per game but was at 40%....dude is the real deal.

he kind of languishes in obscurity in Atlanta but that probably wont last for long since they are starting to build something. played all of last season at 22 years old.

hes a beast.

That's crazy. I had no idea he avg that.....not mad at him now