goon you need to stop talking about the celtics trading for turner, i keep thinking about it and it's just so good and then i get sad b/c it won't happen
― call all destroyer, Friday, October 18, 2019 9:56 PM (five minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
now u know how i feel!
― lag∞n, Saturday, 19 October 2019 02:02 (four years ago) link
xp yeah. it seems like there's a contingent that really likes him because his value is always discussed as if it's higher than that.
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 19 October 2019 02:04 (four years ago) link
turners a great role player and defender, and you could picture him playing 38mpg on a team that goes to the finals. even though sabonis has a much broader skill set its really hard to see him playing that many minutes for a truly top level team
― micah, Saturday, 19 October 2019 02:11 (four years ago) link
i'm gonna enjoy watching Hunter this year. he plays some godly defense.
― Heez, Saturday, 19 October 2019 02:13 (four years ago) link
trae looks a lot more locked in on D too. he's moving his feet and keeping his man in front of him which is a vast improvement on last year's D.
― Heez, Saturday, 19 October 2019 02:17 (four years ago) link
If trae is still locked in by January this will be much realer news.
― A is for (Aimless), Saturday, 19 October 2019 03:29 (four years ago) link
i'll let you know
― Heez, Saturday, 19 October 2019 03:52 (four years ago) link
Seriously considering putting my life savings on the under for Charlotte’s win total. It’s 23.5 and I can’t fathom how this team could win 20 unless there’s a league wide MRSA outbreak.
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Saturday, 19 October 2019 04:10 (four years ago) link
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-best-nba-players-of-the-last-6-seasons/
I like RAPTOR because it says chris paul is good
― k3vin k., Saturday, 19 October 2019 04:44 (four years ago) link
... Danny green?
― Clay, Saturday, 19 October 2019 05:17 (four years ago) link
lol
― lag∞n, Saturday, 19 October 2019 14:41 (four years ago) link
strong possibility of an alltime hoisting season here :]
Stephen Curry's per-36 stats over the preseason (98-minute sample): 39.5 points, 4.1 boards, 6.3 assists, 2.2 steals, 1.5 blocks, 4.1 turnovers and 5.9 treys on a 32.6 USG%, a 69.0 TS% and a 114.1 pace.— Michael Gallagher (@MikeSGallagher) October 19, 2019
― lag∞n, Saturday, 19 October 2019 17:39 (four years ago) link
No KD. No Klay. Steph ahoisting.
― A is for (Aimless), Saturday, 19 October 2019 17:53 (four years ago) link
No KD, no Klay = box-and-one all season. :/
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Saturday, 19 October 2019 18:56 (four years ago) link
I don’t understand why Sabonis and Turner wouldn’t be a good fit
― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 20 October 2019 00:12 (four years ago) link
Seems like people think Sabonis is a pure center but he’s got the wingspan of a shooting guard and doesn’t really offer anything defensively. To me that’s a power forward!
― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 20 October 2019 00:13 (four years ago) link
oh they definitely can play together, especially against bigger lineups.
― micah, Sunday, 20 October 2019 00:17 (four years ago) link
steph gonna do some things for sure but defenses are gonna be locked in on him, dlo gonna have to be consistent
― de-mamba mentality (Spottie), Sunday, 20 October 2019 06:51 (four years ago) link
Curry should take 12 3s per game. Let’s see what happens
― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 20 October 2019 23:37 (four years ago) link
otm why stop there even
― lag∞n, Sunday, 20 October 2019 23:39 (four years ago) link
he may have to take 15 for this team to stay afloat
― de-mamba mentality (Spottie), Sunday, 20 October 2019 23:57 (four years ago) link
If you shoot 37% on 35 foot pullups and no one guards that and your team is bad...
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 21 October 2019 00:06 (four years ago) link
https://www.si.com/nba/2019/10/18/kevin-durant-height
"For me, when I’m talking to women, I'm 7 feet."
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 21 October 2019 14:08 (four years ago) link
same
― ciderpress, Monday, 21 October 2019 14:11 (four years ago) link
we need to do predictions!!
― k3vin k., Monday, 21 October 2019 14:27 (four years ago) link
WEST
1 nuggets2 clippers 3 jazz4 rockets5 blazers6 lakers7 warriors8 t wolves
LEAST
1 sixers2 bucks literally who cares lol
OFFS
clippers over nuggetssixers over bucksclippers > sixers
MVP - zionMIP - zionROY - zion
― k3vin k., Monday, 21 October 2019 14:34 (four years ago) link
i already did my prediction it's in the first post
― ciderpress, Monday, 21 October 2019 14:36 (four years ago) link
oh I agree
― k3vin k., Monday, 21 October 2019 14:38 (four years ago) link
i also predict people will post the word "valgus" in this thread more times than any prior season
― ciderpress, Monday, 21 October 2019 14:38 (four years ago) link
I am going to be a single-issue poster this season and that issue will be zion
My prediction is that the Jazz will badly underperform expectations
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 21 October 2019 15:25 (four years ago) link
i think they'll win 50 games again
― ciderpress, Monday, 21 October 2019 15:27 (four years ago) link
dunno what people expect of them
Over under for Jazz wins is 53.5
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 21 October 2019 15:48 (four years ago) link
1 jazz2 nuggets3 clippers4 rockets5 lakers6 warriors7 blazers8 spurs
EAST
1 bucks2 sixers3 celtics4 heat5 magic6 nets7 raptors8 pacers
clippers over jazzbucks over sixersclippers over bucks
MVP - stephROY - zion
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Monday, 21 October 2019 16:23 (four years ago) link
Buddy 4/86 extendo
seems like the right deal for both sides
― de-mamba mentality (Spottie), Monday, 21 October 2019 16:36 (four years ago) link
West 1 clips2 lakers3 nuggs 4 rockets5 jazz6 warriors7 just blaze8 spursEast 1 bucks2 sixers 3 celts4 magics 5 heat6 raps 7 pistons8 pacersMVP giannisFinals clips over sixers
― i'm not a government man; i'm a government, man. (m bison), Monday, 21 October 2019 16:37 (four years ago) link
https://www.bet.com/news/sports/2019/10/21/nba-cracking-down-on-fan-behavior--league-to-institute-zero-tole.html
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 21 October 2019 18:02 (four years ago) link
1 rockets 2 nuggets 3 clippers4 jazz5 lakers6 warriors 7 blazers8 spurs
1 bucks2 sixers3 raptors4 celtics5 heat6 pacers 7 magic8 nets
MVP: BrowDPOY: JoelROY: Ja (Zion wont play enough games)COY: Nurse6MOY: BogdanMIP: Bam BamLeading scorer: StephChampion: Nuggets Runner-up: 76ersMost disappointing team: NetsMost surprising team: Mavs?
― de-mamba mentality (Spottie), Monday, 21 October 2019 18:16 (four years ago) link
My one prediction that I've been irritating my friends with irl is Sacto finishing with a better record than the GSW
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 21 October 2019 18:18 (four years ago) link
Feel like Vlade deserves a lot of credit for what happened with Hield’s contract here.
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 21 October 2019 18:19 (four years ago) link
I find these guys' newsletter very helpful to keep up with hoops criticism; they send a daily note all year long with like thirty article links:http://basketballintelligence.net/
and they just sent this:
IMPORTANT NOTE: Basketball Intelligence will become a paid site on November 10. The good news is that ALL EXISTING SUBSCRIBERS AS OF THAT DATE WILL RETAIN FREE ACCESS TO BI FOREVER! If you are not a current subscriber, you have until November 9 to subscribe for free. You can subscribe and gain “free forever” access by registering at BI. Tell your friends!
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 21 October 2019 18:36 (four years ago) link
a lot the over under numbers look too high to me but i guess someone has to win the games
― ciderpress, Monday, 21 October 2019 18:40 (four years ago) link
I predict that the previously unstoppable GSW dynasty will not prevail this season, nor will there be a new Raptors dynasty to replace it. Other than that I am bad at predicting NBA seasons in advance and will refrain from it itt.
― A is for (Aimless), Monday, 21 October 2019 18:41 (four years ago) link
However, I am very unconvinced by the all-new Javale Lakers atm.
― A is for (Aimless), Monday, 21 October 2019 18:42 (four years ago) link
West 1 clips2 dank nuggets3 rockets4 lakers5 blazers6 famous jazz of utah 7 mavs 8 warriorsEast 1 bucks2 sixers ERROR FILE NOT FOUNDmvp: wardelloffs: clippers over lakerssixers over buckersclips get the chip
― Clay, Monday, 21 October 2019 19:19 (four years ago) link
4/115 extension for jaylen brown??
― de-mamba mentality (Spottie), Monday, 21 October 2019 20:00 (four years ago) link
maybe he promised ainge he would play better?
I don’t get the celtics
― Clay, Monday, 21 October 2019 20:02 (four years ago) link
I think kyrie broke ainge
― Clay, Monday, 21 October 2019 20:03 (four years ago) link