2019-20 NBA Regular Degular Season thread

seemed like they could get to 42-44 wins with improved depth and development but that looks like it's out the window

walton might be bad

yup

They’re 0-5 and 3 were to teams that they obviously weren’t going to be better than. The Suns are playing well right now and so are the hornets.

The West being so stacked makes margins super thin

First week in the NBA has been very very dramatic!

And none of the drama was related to China being in a snit.

People are saying we need to get rid of the charge because steph fell down

Personally I think when players are coming towards you it’s ok to stand

id prefer if the charge circle was expanded to meet the sides of the key tbh

I think it’s crazy to say baynes did something that is dirty or can be taken out of the game. If he’s looking at a much quicker guy coming straight at him the only options are standing still or tackling him.

i dont think baynes did anything dirty. but the charge rules as currently enforced encourage defenders to slide under players in mid air, which is bad. kds original foot injury happened in a similar cirumstance for instance.

ftr this is the only rule id change to benefit offensive players. elsewhere id like to see a return to the old interpretation of offensive fouls when the shooter creates contact ala

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7PjxQM4GAk&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7PjxQM4GAk

not been very impressed with de’andre hunter tbh. physically he doesn’t seem ready and that was one of his more positive traits in college.

tyler herro is nasty

... And as Kevin Harlan notes, Nunn's 108 points in first 5 games is most by any undrafted player in NBA history. And still 16 plus minutes left tonight.

— Barry Jackson (@flasportsbuzz) November 1, 2019

if jabari parker gets more in shape i could see a playoff team taking a chance on him at the deadline

He’s been a nice surprise so far

i heard that atlanta is using him more as a roll man which actually makes a lot of sense

the hawks have done some nice things with their role players, and trae and john collins both look like the truth. but reddish and hunter look multiple years away from contributing offensively to me.

eh i haven't watched the game but it looks like hunter had a bad night. previous to the last two games, he's been very smooth offensively. surprisingly so. Reddish's competence on defense has been the thing that's stuck out for me so far.

never like it when teams talk themselves into the mature low celling high floor guys at the top of the lottery re hunter, u gotta be swinging for the fences there, reddish taken lower makes more sense at least hes tall and can shoot

also taking someone whos stock went way up in the tourney is dicey

i imagine the thinking was more along the lines of "we're building around a guy who's a sieve defensively so why not pair him with a defensive stud." not saying it was the right call, but i think it depends on how far along you see them in the rebuilding process

how did Bembry look? i love that dude

i've loved what i've seen of bembry so far this season. great energy.

If he can start finishing around the basket a little more consistently he could really be something

he def seems like a back up guard or sixth man (at best) to me, but for a back up PG he's actually pretty athletic. if he can develop a 3 point shot i could see him being a vanvleet type player

there's like a negative chance that hunter doesn't turn into a really good defender. but his offensive game is really going to need to develop to justify trading up to pick him fourth.

cam reddish has been a complete disaster, he shouldn't be starting or perhaps even playing

nuggets getting rolled by the trio of brandon ingram, jhalil okafor and frank jackson... letting duke flourish should count as 2 losses

lollll agreed

smh

I am upset about the state of the nuggets. Bad vibes

the nuggs are not dank right now

curry injury required surgery. out at least 3 months damn.

at least 45 games uggggh

Mavs vs lakers tonight should be good

oof that's way on the high end for a hand injury, even with surgery

tankin

god dammit i should have put money on the under 2 weeks ago

im sure theyre just throwing a date way out there and they can play it any different type of way depending on how the season goes down. no splash bros in the 2019-2020 season is not something i was prepared for.

It gives the warriors time to find players, something they were too busy to do

paschal looks like a solid find so far

kyrie drama not gonna stop

Jaylen called him a bad leader pretty openly last year after a game lol https://t.co/cavt7j1hWN

— LIFELONG PELICANS FAN MAN 69☭ (@Riffs_Man) November 1, 2019

Kenny Atkinson: "Hopefully we run something tonight."

— Kristian Winfield (@Krisplashed) November 1, 2019

yo it game 4 his the coach is already being passive aggressive in the media lmao

kd gonna request a trade this season

these nets graffiti unis are bizarre

bigtime graf guy turned designer (haze) did them and they are booty

a graffiti inspired uni could be pretty sweet but this is just thrown together. all the parts look like separate design elements.