I don't think we are going to have the same defence as last season. Harrell just isn't going to play like 15 minutes a night...Howard and JaVale at least could protect the rim. We should be much better on offence though
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The clippers should trade Paul George for Harden.
Why would the Rockets ever want to do that? Playoff P is Harden level choke, but not nearly as talented. Based on his comments after the 50 point massacre by the Mavs and about Doc it is apparent they also give the same fecks about professionalism though.
Cause they are struggling to get any player with real talent for him. No trade offers with all stars as of yet. Regardless of what has happened Paul George is still a great player. With Wall in the side he won't be needed to create for himself all that much.
Some big blowouts by the Bucks and the Suns today.
Bucks with the most made 3s in history and Pelicans with the most missed 3s in history I think.
Bucks with the most made 3s in history and Pelicans with the most missed 3s in history I think.
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Mavs with another big loss, this time to Charlotte.
Great game by LaMelo. Early season is not an indication of anything but some of the top tier teams with quite poor records so far.. Dallas and Nuggets both 1-3, Raptors 0-3, even Bucks have a losing record. All while Cleveland and Sacramento are balling and Vucevic and Randle are the MVPs of the league.
No post so far for Becky Hammon 
And it was a special game for Matthews too
John Wall looks ... well I mean he looks really good.
I think I actually under estimated how bad it was for OKC to have Scott Brooks as coach for so long.
Getting that first win of the season is such a relief. Typically, the Raptors do tend to struggle during the late December period, but I never expected that to carry over to the start of this season, too. The next match against the Pelicans at their place won't be easy, but we tend to perform better against them, so we might have a bit more of a chance.
Our shooting was still a problem for most of the first half, but we did improve in the 2nd half in that regard. Much of that was due to the improved offensive rebounding and the solid defending, which freed up our players and gave them more confidence to take their shots.
Our shooting was still a problem for most of the first half, but we did improve in the 2nd half in that regard. Much of that was due to the improved offensive rebounding and the solid defending, which freed up our players and gave them more confidence to take their shots.
Wizards are a trainwreck.
Every time I look at the Wiz box scores it makes me angry seeing Bryant’s name. Another big find by the Lakers scouts that was thrown away for nothing.
Westbrook sits and they win.
but keep getting those trip dubs, Russ.Westbrook sits and they win.
Through the first 4 or 5 games he was the only one with a positive net rating on the entire team. They collapsed whenever he sat. But keep believing that garbage narrative.
The Warriors looks absolutely done. What do they do with Curry? Look to trade him? Hope that Klay comes back the same? I can't see this roster achieving anything.
Suns taking down Utah and Denver on back to back road trip is a good sign.
The team is just playing ridiculous on defense which is something I thought I'll never see a Suns team play.
The team is just playing ridiculous on defense which is something I thought I'll never see a Suns team play.
The Warriors looks absolutely done. What do they do with Curry? Look to trade him? Hope that Klay comes back the same? I can't see this roster achieving anything.
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Warriors are pure dogshit this year. It's not suprising when their 2nd and 3rd options are Wiggins and Paschall. Wiseman has looked somewhat decent but on limited minutes.
Books have been overrating Warriors a lot. Portland were only -3.5 last night and Nets opened as only -5.5 favs on opening night. It's been a good spot for betting.
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Warriors are pure dogshit this year. It's not suprising when their 2nd and 3rd options are Wiggins and Paschall. Wiseman has looked somewhat decent but on limited minutes.
Books have been overrating Warriors a lot. Portland were only -3.5 last night and Nets opened as only -5.5 favs on opening night. It's been a good spot for betting.
Curry can take any team to the playoffs though
I ditched the Warriors when they became good for the Knicks (the only family I have in the States are in Boston and San Francisco but it seemed shitty to support them and United despite being Irish and living in London) but I know from family there that the fanbase are getting increasingly frustrated with Kerr thinking that this is still the 2016 team and not just simplifying things and utilising the one elite player they still have on the team. I had them between 7 and 10 in the west at the start of the season but that is falling with the way they are playing.
Why should he switch up their playing style and make everyone relearn the offense again next season?
He's doing the right thing by ensuring there's continuity with the team while they're dealing with injuries. If Klay comes back, they'll be able to adjust back to being a proper contender again.
Realistically speaking they're not making any waves in the playoffs with Klay out because he's usually the one marking the best wing player from the other team.
Warriors are now dated in a game they re-invented, they were allowed to use a moderately dated system when they so stacked with talent. But not now, you could give them 2015-16 team and while it'd not quite struggle, it wouldn't be comfortable the best in either conference. The Durant effect made them so talented that they fundamentally didn't have to make strong adjustments while everyone else was adjusting to them.
Yeah, they need to play the long game and if everything goes to plan they will have two lottery picks in the 2021 draft.
I know it sounds crazy, but I'd trade Steph for Giannis. The Bucks can't get a better player for Giannis and I don't see the Warriors putting enough talent around Steph for a title run.
Steph should go to the Celtics like Ray Allen did, then we get Giannis of the Bucks like KG..
How old is Steph? How old is Klay coming off 2 serious injuries?
Curry is 32, while Green and Thompson are 30.
If he asks for a trade. If they don't go the finals this year I can see that happening.
But they would have to get a much better offer than that for him given that Giannis is much younger and the better player and surely he would want to go to a better team than one with Draymond and Klay past their best on huge contracts, a kid years away from his peak in Wiseman and a couple of overpaid wings who can't shoot.
I'm not sure if the long game is reaping any benefits for the Warriors. Not that I think they should blow it up or trade Curry for sure. But I think out of loyalty they'll see Curry and Klay through and hope they can get some high draft picks to trade down the line. Similar to the Lakers after Kobe, pre-James and AD.
I would argue that the Lakers looked at the long term when they were willing to give up one year in 2018/2019 and I would also argue that they thought long term when they brought a 26 years old AD that they now potentially have until 2025. But my point is that the Warriors shouldn't care about this season, they need to look farther than that because they currently don't have the cap space or the assets to be good particularly good in 2021 but will be in a much better position during the next off season.
Fair point. I thought you meant long term with Curry/Klay/Dray. Yeah I agree that they need to start looking beyond the core now, maybe look for something later in Steph's career.
The thing is that Curry and Klay's game ages well. After their peak, they'll still be more than capable spot up shooters to help give the team more shooting while they build around other players. And I don't think they'll ask for too much money after their current contract ends if they really want to continue playing together.
Dray is shit though and they should move him on asap, he's getting slower and more injury prone and will only find it harder to keep up on the defensive end along with his mom existent offense.
In theory that's absolutely right. It all depends on their egos/mentality at a specific point.
Those are 2 of the last players I would worry about with that to be honest.
Bah, this one doesn’t bother me. He wanted to go and would not fit the current team from a play or financial perspective. Bryant was on a minimum 2nd round contract. That is a single game check for LeBron. These are the scouting wins that drive me, as someone who loves internally developed players (Eddie Jones and Nick VA were my my dudes!), crazy when they are thrown away.
Isn't Bryant horrible on defense? Not sure it is that big of a loss.