2017 NBA OFFSEASON

i'm prob gonna ping pong b/w the sixers and twolves

rookies im interested in keeping my eye on (non celtics)
lonzo
fox
ben simmons
dennis smith

the situation in nola is interesting from a player movement perspective, boogie on the last year of his contract, if him and brow cant figure things out he cld be on the move 4 cheap, cld end up shaking the whole playoff picture up

Boogie is bad tho

https://deadspin.com/the-bulls-suck-1819173027

The score and result could not matter less, and the basketball on display will turn your stomach. Instead, below, on the left, behold true horror: a list of the nine Bulls who logged at least 19 minutes of playing time in that loss.

Holy moly. Look at these bozos. A WebMD list of possible causes of bleeding eyesockets has more to feel good about on it than this list of Chicago Bulls. Swap out these names for the names of the nine current Supreme Court justices and last night’s final score doesn’t change by more than 10 points. These dinguses couldn’t beat a bowl of eggs.

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--quoy0q4E--/hgxx7oesapdf1h8nr0ch.png

lol

the east is really bad this year, at least one team with no star players is gonna back into an okay season. im thinking it has to be the hawks or nets

hakws are gonna be so trash

are they clearly worse than any of the bulls, pacers, magic, knicks, or nets?

there's also the sixers who people like to pretend will be finally good but they're still starting a bunch of guys who have not played 100 basketball games yet. hornets and heat aren't particularly loaded either.

the nets are gonna be total garbage this year, let's be real

the east has 5 playoff teams right now

Celts
Cavs
Wiz
Raps
Bucks
Heat
Hornets
76ers/Pistons

thats my predix

Nets are gonna be ok, they were totally not awful late last year and have a good coach and picked up som actual talent

Bulls might be my pick for worst record. That roster is hideous, just...lordy

Manu will be remembered at the very least for taking the euro step from obscurity to a standard part of every wing players arsenal

Also he was really fucking good for a long time and won a bunch of rings so take that manu

your 2017-18 Chicago Bulls

Ryan Arcidiacono
Antonio Blakeney
Kris Dunn
Jarell Eddie
Cristiano Felicio
Jerian Grant
Justin Holiday
Jaylen Johnson
Bronson Koenig
Zach LaVine
Robin Lopez
Lauri Markkanen
Nikola Mirotic
David Nwaba
Cameron Payne
Quincy Pondexter
Bobby Portis
Diamond Stone
Denzel Valentine
Paul Zipser

that's a fictional team from a video game

lol

maybe its finally the magics year

whats the worst playoff record ever

one wld think the pistons cld put a dece season together, and yet

Diamond stone?!?

I'm almost sure I recognize five names on that Bulls roster.

denzel valentine <3<3<3

markkanen balled out in the eurobasket this summer

bulls so trash lol that roster

bulls management has done a number of insanely bad things over the last few seasons

Diamond Stone: A Bull in Your Rose Garden

I just realized that the Lakers have a very "Timberwolves" roster this year

ha true. some promising youngsters and weird vet signings.

every time i look at that roster i am reminded that they picked up KCP and Bropez.

this old rookie the lakers got in the russell trade has been tearing the preseason up http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3134907/kyle-kuzma

another 21pts last night that espn for some reason doesnt have

yeah been seeing a lot of 'Kuzma's gonna have Randle's starting spot by Christmas' takes.

i watched a couple of those games and he really did look genuinely good skilled poised athletic 6-9 in a long wing who can play the 4 sort of way

does he rebound?

prob not he doesnt look too strong

that first game the lakers put him in and he immediately did a jumpstop spin to baby hook in transition and the announcers were like wtf is this then the next play he hit a ten foot running hook then he hit a 3 and the bench was freaking out

nice

he was crushing summer league too iirc

What Kenyon Martin said about Jeremy Lin. What Jeremy Lin said back to Kenyon Martin. Respectful clapback. But a clapback nonetheless pic.twitter.com/fU5RnysHvb

— 2017 NFL Picks 36-27 (@OT50YL) October 5, 2017

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/20901861/nba-lamarcus-aldridge-adjustment-spurs-enters-year-3

As a lifetime Blazers fan I appreciate Aldridge's tenure in Portland, but if he is unhappy with his choice to sign with the Spurs, then my only comment is that he had his fate in his own hands. He made his own bed and now he must lie in it.

Probably just till the trade deadline though

love to lie in bed until the trade deadline

Kevin McHale remembers Harden's awful defense: 'James is not a leader' https://t.co/O5t8onCH6s pic.twitter.com/bDFqv5GEzC

— NBCS Warriors News (@NBCSWarriors) October 6, 2017

...drama

U could always hear Mchale holding back in his comments when he would call rox games after he was fired

"Look, if James tells you ‘Chuck (Barkley), you got to play better D.' Are you listening to him? You gotta be kidding me. I lived through it, believe me. Everybody in the locker room did this (put hand on head and look down)."