2018 NBA OFFSEASON

if they are o/u's the bulls over doesn't look bad to me. i really don't think they're the second-worst team in the east.

depends if they are tanking for a low pick again.

rockets seem low and would prob take the under on the dubs

having done that insane lavine deal and the 1-year jabari deal they are certainly trying to win and i feel pretty good that they can get into the low 30s

yah id probably take the over there, they had to throttle them last year cos they started winning random games

the west list seems well calibrated, i dont feel great about anything there

over on heat, kings
under on sixers, dubs

man i thought taking the bulls over was crazy and here you come taking the kings over!

i don't see how they aren't the worst or second-worst team in the nba

us, 2019: they are

west is gonna be really fun this year, everyone is better below the top few seeds.

portland is not!

they were a top 3 seed!

warriors, rox, pdx all about the same

all i really mean is even the crap teams will be competitive and/or fun.

lol i think i forgot they were the 3 seed. such is my shame

The blazers were about two wins above a six or seven seed, iirc, so, no irreparable shame involved.

i'd go under on the clippers. that team is not constructed to compete and they only keep their 1st rounders this year and next if they miss the playoffs. they need to stfu and tank right now.

the west is gonna be wacky this year bc it's just like last year only now lebron is on the lakers. gsw and rox still tops, lakers, spurs, okc, and utah i think are the 3-6 seeds in some order, still feel like portland, NO, denver, and minny will duke it out for the final 2 spots.

48.5 seems really high to me for that hella weird lakers roster but prob not smart to underestimate bron

Too bad they couldn't find a roster spot for Metta World Peace.

i'm willing to believe lebron is worth +15 wins

free gasol

Mike Conley says things will feel different in Memphis this season, “an awkward year” https://t.co/lhTKfGr7IU

— Kurt Helin (@basketballtalk) August 6, 2018

guy who cld fit in with any champions spends his entire prime on this shit ass not quite team

He's like a Chris Paul who doesn't nut punch people.

lol true

lol there's a galvanizing quote to start the season off right

regular season thread title candidate

the moose lopes on

Free agent Greg Monroe has agreed to a deal with the Toronto Raptors, league sources tell Yahoo.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 6, 2018

cp and mc playing golf together

.@mconley11 joins @CP3 at the #StateFarmShowdown!

Friday on TNT ⛳️👀 pic.twitter.com/NxeU3JU8zu

— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) August 6, 2018

whole look very chill

conley is like chris paul if chris paul were worse at everything

seems more accurate

Unreal https://t.co/lCitFNkSTU

— Vasu Kulkarni (@Vasu) August 7, 2018

A medical update on Zhaire Smith: pic.twitter.com/YQMfJRh5YX

— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) August 7, 2018

cursed franchise

Am I right to think that in Tim Burton's Big Fish, that when Ewan McGregor sinks the basketball from behind the three point line, that this is historically inaccurate since this would be in the 1960's and there wouldn't be a three point line yet?

thats right

that booray-arenas article was fn nuts btw good read

I have that open in a tab to read, it is long!

playing booray instead of euchre next time I'm home

that article made me both wish i liked playing cards and happy that i don't

“Hey, MF, come pick one,” Gilbert told Javaris while pointing to the weapons. “I’m going to shoot your [expletive] with one of these.”

“Oh no, you don’t need to shoot me with one of those,” said Javaris, turning around slowly like a gunslinger in the Old West. “I’ve got one right here.”

He pulled out his own gun, already loaded, cocked it and pointed it at Gilbert.

Other players who had been casually arriving, laughing and joking with each other, came to a sudden halt, their eyes bugging out. It took them only a few seconds to realize this was for real, a shootaround of a whole different nature. They all looked at each other and then they ran, the last man out locking the door behind him.

smartest player on the team tbh

interesting

The NCAA will also now allow "elite" high school and college players to be represented by an agent, while also allowing players to return to school if not selected in the NBA Draft.

— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) August 8, 2018

who decides who is elite

nba bout to draft hs players again anyway prob this time with a functioning minor league in which to matriculate

Kawhi's THANK YOU letter is dumb.

really bad!

he would have been better off saying nothing, per usual

I'm beginning to think he's not the brightest bulb.

haha it's definitely the quality of copy you get using uncle dennis as your manager