i'd back that up to maybe just "talent"
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 31 October 2019 14:36 (four years ago) link
NBA needs a true heel, i'm ok with Embiid being it when that's so clearly what he wants.
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Thursday, 31 October 2019 14:40 (four years ago) link
Warriors should be fine, I’ve been told many times that Draymond is actually their most valuable player
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 31 October 2019 14:44 (four years ago) link
seems like they're going to trade bogdanovic, i guess what they get back from that is pretty important. other than hield's shooting and fox as a transition pg i'm not sure what they're really outstanding at.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 31 October 2019 14:45 (four years ago) link
choppy seas ahead for any draymond fans out there
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 31 October 2019 14:46 (four years ago) link
are we finally going to get our draymond without an mvp to play off of sample
― ciderpress, Thursday, 31 October 2019 15:11 (four years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/3k2ypuU.png
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 31 October 2019 15:14 (four years ago) link
dlo seems like a fine test subject to see how he plays with a normal scoring guard
― ciderpress, Thursday, 31 October 2019 15:14 (four years ago) link
(still got d'angelo fwiw)
Fitting that last night was Jim Barnett’s last tv broadcast as they inexplicably shift him to radio
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 31 October 2019 15:30 (four years ago) link
― ciderpress, Thursday, October 31, 2019 11:11 AM (eighteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
problem is the team is just awful now for the true test he needs to be on detroit or orlando
― lag∞n, Thursday, 31 October 2019 15:31 (four years ago) link
tho things werent going well w the 3 allstar team
― lag∞n, Thursday, 31 October 2019 15:34 (four years ago) link
thinking about that new arena...
― ciderpress, Thursday, 31 October 2019 15:37 (four years ago) link
3 on 5 is hard. But Yah this is just sad.
― de-mamba mentality (Spottie), Thursday, 31 October 2019 15:38 (four years ago) link
OG anunoby looks like Pacers Artest and Siakam looks like the best power forward in the East.
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 31 October 2019 15:50 (four years ago) link
if siakam continues on this trajectory hell be the best player ever in two years
― lag∞n, Thursday, 31 October 2019 16:06 (four years ago) link
seems likely
― ciderpress, Thursday, 31 October 2019 16:08 (four years ago) link
While you were partying, he studied the blade.
The blade is Kawhi ofc
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Thursday, 31 October 2019 16:17 (four years ago) link
i feel like the kings had smoke blown up their asses all offseason for showing the bare minimum of competence despite essentially accomplishing nothing (9th seed but 9 games behind no 8), and just came into this season thinking they could show up and compete for the playoffs, without remembering that they're the kings and such things should not be taken for granted
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 31 October 2019 17:15 (four years ago) link
seemed like they could get to 42-44 wins with improved depth and development but that looks like it's out the window
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 31 October 2019 17:37 (four years ago) link
walton might be bad
― lag∞n, Thursday, 31 October 2019 17:42 (four years ago) link
yup
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 31 October 2019 18:07 (four years ago) link
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.
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 31 October 2019 18:47 (four years ago) link
The West being so stacked makes margins super thin
First week in the NBA has been very very dramatic!
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 31 October 2019 18:49 (four years ago) link
And none of the drama was related to China being in a snit.
― A is for (Aimless), Thursday, 31 October 2019 18:54 (four years ago) link
People are saying we need to get rid of the charge because steph fell down
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 31 October 2019 20:48 (four years ago) link
Personally I think when players are coming towards you it’s ok to stand
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 31 October 2019 20:49 (four years ago) link
id prefer if the charge circle was expanded to meet the sides of the key tbh
― micah, Thursday, 31 October 2019 20:53 (four years ago) link
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.
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 31 October 2019 21:32 (four years ago) link
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
― micah, Thursday, 31 October 2019 23:46 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7PjxQM4GAk
― micah, Thursday, 31 October 2019 23:47 (four years ago) link
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.
― J0rdan S., Friday, 1 November 2019 00:00 (four years ago) link
tyler herro is nasty
― J0rdan S., Friday, 1 November 2019 00:03 (four years ago) link
... 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
― J0rdan S., Friday, 1 November 2019 00:58 (four years ago) link
if jabari parker gets more in shape i could see a playoff team taking a chance on him at the deadline
― J0rdan S., Friday, 1 November 2019 01:34 (four years ago) link
He’s been a nice surprise so far
― Heez, Friday, 1 November 2019 01:36 (four years ago) link
i heard that atlanta is using him more as a roll man which actually makes a lot of sense
― call all destroyer, Friday, 1 November 2019 01:39 (four years ago) link
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.
― J0rdan S., Friday, 1 November 2019 01:46 (four years ago) link
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.
― Heez, Friday, 1 November 2019 01:51 (four years ago) link
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
― lag∞n, Friday, 1 November 2019 01:53 (four years ago) link
also taking someone whos stock went way up in the tourney is dicey
― lag∞n, Friday, 1 November 2019 01:56 (four years ago) link
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
― Heez, Friday, 1 November 2019 01:59 (four years ago) link
how did Bembry look? i love that dude
― Heez, Friday, 1 November 2019 02:05 (four years ago) link
i've loved what i've seen of bembry so far this season. great energy.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 1 November 2019 02:11 (four years ago) link
If he can start finishing around the basket a little more consistently he could really be something
― Heez, Friday, 1 November 2019 02:19 (four years ago) link
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
― J0rdan S., Friday, 1 November 2019 03:13 (four years ago) link
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
― J0rdan S., Friday, 1 November 2019 03:18 (four years ago) link
nuggets getting rolled by the trio of brandon ingram, jhalil okafor and frank jackson... letting duke flourish should count as 2 losses
― J0rdan S., Friday, 1 November 2019 03:51 (four years ago) link
lollll agreed
― i'm not a government man; i'm a government, man. (m bison), Friday, 1 November 2019 03:53 (four years ago) link