Around The NBA: 2019-20 RESTART

Post #221 » by **DASMACKDOWN** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 1:52 am

Chi town wrote:
DASMACKDOWN wrote:I wonder if the OKC brass will regret what is going on right now. OKC is 17-15 at the moment. A 7th seed in the West. SGA is playing much better and earlier than expected.

You’d have to think that us something to do w CP3

Whats messed up about it is, they are stuck with him for at least another season. I cant see any team making a trade for CP3 this season or next.

Post #222 » by **Ice Man** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 2:19 am

Why is it bad that Chris Paul is still a good player, OKC has a winning record, and one of its young players is developing well?

Post #223 » by **DASMACKDOWN** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 2:39 am

Ice Man wrote:Why is it bad that Chris Paul is still a good player, OKC has a winning record, and one of its young players is developing well?

Because it technically doesn't let OKC rebuild faster unless they get really lucky. They are still like a veteran team out there and they depend heavily on them. In an ideal situation, they would want to be bad with SGA, then get top pick.

dice · Post #224 » by **dice** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 3:09 am

DASMACKDOWN wrote:
Chi town wrote:
DASMACKDOWN wrote:I wonder if the OKC brass will regret what is going on right now. OKC is 17-15 at the moment. A 7th seed in the West. SGA is playing much better and earlier than expected.

You’d have to think that us something to do w CP3

Whats messed up about it is, they are stuck with him for at least another season. I cant see any team making a trade for CP3 this season or next.

what would be really messed up is SGA having to develop playing w/ westbrook (who has a year more than cp3 on his contract)

Leslie Forman · Post #225 » by **Leslie Forman** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 3:16 am

DASMACKDOWN wrote:
Ice Man wrote:Why is it bad that Chris Paul is still a good player, OKC has a winning record, and one of its young players is developing well?

Because it technically doesn't let OKC rebuild faster unless they get really lucky. They are still like a veteran team out there and they depend heavily on them. In an ideal situation, they would want to be bad with SGA, then get top pick.

Nah, in an ideal situation they'd just draft well with the tons of picks they have, remain competitive like Houston, Indiana, and Miami did, and never stoop to becoming total garbage just to end up with some middling prospects like some team I won't mention.

Susan · Post #226 » by **Susan** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 3:25 am

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Chi town · Post #227 » by **Chi town** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 3:39 am

dice wrote:
DASMACKDOWN wrote:
Chi town wrote:
You’d have to think that us something to do w CP3

Whats messed up about it is, they are stuck with him for at least another season. I cant see any team making a trade for CP3 this season or next.

what would be really messed up is SGA having to develop playing w/ westbrook (who has a year more than cp3 on his contract)

Russ would teach SGA all the wrong things.

Chi town · Post #228 » by **Chi town** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 3:41 am

Leslie Forman wrote:
DASMACKDOWN wrote:
Ice Man wrote:Why is it bad that Chris Paul is still a good player, OKC has a winning record, and one of its young players is developing well?

Because it technically doesn't let OKC rebuild faster unless they get really lucky. They are still like a veteran team out there and they depend heavily on them. In an ideal situation, they would want to be bad with SGA, then get top pick.

Nah, in an ideal situation they'd just draft well with the tons of picks they have, remain competitive like Houston, Indiana, and Miami did, and never stoop to becoming total garbage just to end up with some middling prospects like some team I won't mention.

Much easier to say with the new draft odds that basically eliminate tanking favor.

StunnerKO · Post #229 » by **StunnerKO** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 4:44 am

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RakimAbdulJabar · Post #230 » by **RakimAbdulJabar** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 4:58 am

Even though the games technically not over...its over and the Mavs with a really disappointing game.

I was expecting they’d come out and play a lot harder considering how they were robbed at the end of their last matchup with the Lakers, instead they looked terrible all game

Missing wide open shots, slow or no rotations to shooters, throwing poor cross court passes or passes into defenders hands

I get that sometimes shots just don’t drop and the ones they were missing were shots they’ve been making a lot this season, but the effort seemed lacking and other than Wright, no one looked impressive

Doncic did take a hard fall and is already hampered by the ankle but he was being too careless with the ball and his shot selection

I know Carlisle doesn’t want Porzingis to post up, but having a guy that big with those long arms, standing so far away from the basket and missing the opportunity to steal offensive rebounds just seems like a waste

Post #231 » by **RedBulls23** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 5:52 am

Leslie Forman wrote:
DASMACKDOWN wrote:
Ice Man wrote:Why is it bad that Chris Paul is still a good player, OKC has a winning record, and one of its young players is developing well?

Because it technically doesn't let OKC rebuild faster unless they get really lucky. They are still like a veteran team out there and they depend heavily on them. In an ideal situation, they would want to be bad with SGA, then get top pick.

Nah, in an ideal situation they'd just draft well with the tons of picks they have, remain competitive like Houston, Indiana, and Miami did, and never stoop to becoming total garbage just to end up with some middling prospects like some team I won't mention.

And they could trade CP3 for good value and add to their already loaded assets.

Dan Z · Post #232 » by **Dan Z** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 6:59 am

I randomly came across this interview with Scottie Pippen from 1991. It's interesting to hear his thoughts about Detroit (Rodman in particular) and what he says about Bulls fans (that we'll cheer because we know the team will give their all...he's right but I don't know about the team in current years).

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dice · Post #233 » by **dice** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 7:04 am

RedBulls23 wrote:
Leslie Forman wrote:
DASMACKDOWN wrote:
Because it technically doesn't let OKC rebuild faster unless they get really lucky. They are still like a veteran team out there and they depend heavily on them. In an ideal situation, they would want to be bad with SGA, then get top pick.

Nah, in an ideal situation they'd just draft well with the tons of picks they have, remain competitive like Houston, Indiana, and Miami did, and never stoop to becoming total garbage just to end up with some middling prospects like some team I won't mention.

And they could trade CP3 for good value and add to their already loaded assets.

would've done it already if they could. i would be befuddled if they acquired him with the intent of building a contender around him

Dresden · Post #234 » by **Dresden** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 7:26 am

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I saw that he got a start tonight and was 8/10 from the field for around 18 points and also had 6 Rebs. He's been doing pretty well in limited minutes. I don't know if they just want to bring him along slowly, or he is just further down in the rotation for now. Hopefully this will help him get more minutes.

Post #235 » by **Ice Man** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 1:39 pm

DASMACKDOWN wrote:Because it technically doesn't let OKC rebuild faster unless they get really lucky. They are still like a veteran team out there and they depend heavily on them. In an ideal situation, they would want to be bad with SGA, then get top pick.

If SAG turns out to be very good, as it seems he might, that's worth more than the draft pick difference between finishing, say, with the 12th worst draft position and the 16th.

Dresden · Post #236 » by **Dresden** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 5:43 pm

Pretty impressive what IND has been doing without Oladipo, and lately, also without Brogdon.

Post #237 » by **Ice Man** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 6:11 pm

Dresden wrote:Pretty impressive what IND has been doing without Oladipo, and lately, also without Brogdon.

I wouldn't be averse to calling Indy the best organization in the NBA. The other teams in the league that are always pretty good or better do it because they have a superstar, or they are a market for free agents, or they have one longstanding coach. Indy has none of those yet is always competitive. Its teams are perpetually smart and overachieving.

Nikola · Post #238 » by **Nikola** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 8:16 pm

Ice Man wrote:
Dresden wrote:Pretty impressive what IND has been doing without Oladipo, and lately, also without Brogdon.

I wouldn't be averse to calling Indy the best organization in the NBA. The other teams in the league that are always pretty good or better do it because they have a superstar, or they are a market for free agents, or they have one longstanding coach. Indy has none of those yet is always competitive. Its teams are perpetually smart and overachieving.

Watched Indiana play Miami the other day. It's unbelievable watching two well run organizations compared to what we are used to.

Jcool0 · Post #239 » by **Jcool0** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 9:27 pm

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