Around the NBA, 2016-17 Season thread

shakendfries · Post #1741 » by **shakendfries** » Tue Aug 8, 2017 6:03 pm

Western Conference Offesason Rankings
Tier 1: Contenders
Golden State, Oklahoma City, San Antonio, Houston Rockets

Tier 2: Playoffs
LA Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Denver Nuggets, Memphis Grizz

Tier 3: Potential
Dallas Mavericks, New Orleans Pelicans, Portland Trailblazers

Tank: Lottery
LA Lakers, Sacramento Kings, Phoenix Suns, Utah Jazz

ChokeFasncists · Post #1742 » by **ChokeFasncists** » Wed Aug 9, 2017 5:17 am

The West is so freaking tough.

I'd love it if the DMC/AD pairing could work out very well.

Paradise · Post #1743 » by **Paradise** » Wed Aug 9, 2017 9:14 am

1. GSW
2. Houston
3. Oklahoma City
4. San Antonio
5. Minnesota
6. Denver
7. ???
8. ???

Blazers, Pelicans, Grizzlies, Clippers, Jazz battle out for 7th and 8th.

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MrDollarBills · Post #1744 » by **MrDollarBills** » Wed Aug 9, 2017 1:08 pm

lebron is insane if he bolts for a western conference team next season. I would not want to have to play against Russell Westbrook/Paul George in a 2nd round match up. Two A tier players right there who compete hard. OKC is going to be a tough team to play against when your main two guys are both top 10 players and super competitive.

I think the Clippers and Blazers are playoff teams. Pelicans have an insane frontcourt duo but what else?

shakendfries · Post #1745 » by **shakendfries** » Wed Aug 9, 2017 1:50 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:lebron is insane if he bolts for a western conference team next season. I would not want to have to play against Russell Westbrook/Paul George in a 2nd round match up. Two A tier players right there who compete hard. OKC is going to be a tough team to play against when your main two guys are both top 10 players and super competitive.

I think the Clippers and Blazers are playoff teams. Pelicans have an insane frontcourt duo but what else?

that is true, unless LeBron joins russell westbrook.....

MrDollarBills · Post #1746 » by **MrDollarBills** » Wed Aug 9, 2017 2:29 pm

....and Paul George.

treiz · Post #1747 » by **treiz** » Wed Aug 9, 2017 2:35 pm

shakendfries wrote:
that is true, unless LeBron joins russell westbrook.....

MrDollarBills wrote:....and Paul George.

Jebus, that would just be peak NBA if that happens. Don't get me wrong I'd be excited to watch the WCF, but that would just be overkill at this point.

Post #1748 » by **NyCeEvO** » Wed Aug 9, 2017 5:25 pm

treiz wrote:
shakendfries wrote:
that is true, unless LeBron joins russell westbrook.....

MrDollarBills wrote:....and Paul George.

Jebus, that would just be peak NBA if that happens. Don't get me wrong I'd be excited to watch the WCF, but that would just be overkill at this point.

If LBJ joined HOU or OKC, the WCF would be the Finals and it would probably be the highest rated, most watched series in history.

MrDollarBills · Post #1749 » by **MrDollarBills** » Wed Aug 9, 2017 8:06 pm

treiz wrote:
shakendfries wrote:
that is true, unless LeBron joins russell westbrook.....

MrDollarBills wrote:....and Paul George.

Jebus, that would just be peak NBA if that happens. Don't get me wrong I'd be excited to watch the WCF, but that would just be overkill at this point.

Whatever gets that dude out of our conference is fine with me. Nets will then be able to shoot up the standings quickly in the interim and lure a max tier FA that wants no part of the western conference slaughter house

MrDollarBills · Post #1750 » by **MrDollarBills** » Wed Aug 9, 2017 8:08 pm

NyCeEvO wrote:
treiz wrote:
shakendfries wrote:
that is true, unless LeBron joins russell westbrook.....

MrDollarBills wrote:....and Paul George.

Jebus, that would just be peak NBA if that happens. Don't get me wrong I'd be excited to watch the WCF, but that would just be overkill at this point.

If LBJ joined HOU or OKC, the WCF would be the Finals and it would probably be the highest rated, most watched series in history.

OKC? I was talking about Westbrook, George, and James going to the Lakers.

But i can't see George co existing with James. George has become a real alpha dog.

Hello Brooklyn · Post #1751 » by **Hello Brooklyn** » Wed Aug 9, 2017 8:16 pm

LeBron is going to find a way to go to the Rockets. Book it.

MrDollarBills · Post #1752 » by **MrDollarBills** » Wed Aug 9, 2017 8:18 pm

Hello Brooklyn wrote:LeBron is going to find a way to go to the Rockets. Book it.

I'd love to see that. What will they do, cut the basketball up into three pieces? three ball dominant players. I'm still wondering how Harden/Paul will coexist.

Hello Brooklyn · Post #1753 » by **Hello Brooklyn** » Wed Aug 9, 2017 8:35 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:
Hello Brooklyn wrote:LeBron is going to find a way to go to the Rockets. Book it.

I'd love to see that. What will they do, cut the basketball up into three pieces? three ball dominant players. I'm still wondering how Harden/Paul will coexist.

Those guys are friends so I think they will figure it out. Paul wouldn't want to play with Harden if he wanted to stay so ball dominant.

More interesting to see how they would make the money work. Would be much easier to do without trading for Melo.

treiz · Post #1754 » by **treiz** » Wed Aug 9, 2017 11:39 pm

NyCeEvO wrote:If LBJ joined HOU or OKC, the WCF would be the Finals and it would probably be the highest rated, most watched series in history.

No doubt, the idea that 3 very high A-tier (top 10-15?) players joining up is nuts. If people are complaining about super teams now it's gonna be worse when that happens.

MrDollarBills wrote:
Whatever gets that dude out of our conference is fine with me. Nets will then be able to shoot up the standings quickly in the interim and lure a max tier FA that wants no part of the western conference slaughter house

I'd be ecstatic if Lebron goes west, but I just can't wrap my head around the idea of a team with George/Westbrook/Lebron. Parity be damned.

ChokeFasncists · Post #1755 » by **ChokeFasncists** » Thu Aug 10, 2017 12:54 am

MrDollarBills wrote:
NyCeEvO wrote:
treiz wrote:

Jebus, that would just be peak NBA if that happens. Don't get me wrong I'd be excited to watch the WCF, but that would just be overkill at this point.

If LBJ joined HOU or OKC, the WCF would be the Finals and it would probably be the highest rated, most watched series in history.

OKC? I was talking about Westbrook, George, and James going to the Lakers.

But i can't see George co existing with James. George has become a real alpha dog.

Hey, that's Magic's sweet dream, probably why he wanted to get rid of Moz's contract and how we got DRuss.

A guy who has a house there and want to do Hollywood, two LA natives.

LBJ surely would like to take revenge on KD and this is the way to go

Mkdaman1818 · Post #1756 » by **Mkdaman1818** » Thu Aug 10, 2017 2:01 am

Interesting - schedule leaks starting to come out

Read on Twitter

MrDollarBills · Post #1757 » by **MrDollarBills** » Thu Aug 10, 2017 1:22 pm

I wonder if we'll get a national tv game?

Nets visiting the Lakers would be a good game. Russell is going to want to destroy them right in front of Magic Johnson.

Paradise · Post #1758 » by **Paradise** » Thu Aug 10, 2017 10:28 pm

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Mkdaman1818 · Post #1759 » by **Mkdaman1818** » Thu Aug 10, 2017 11:14 pm

How on earth are the Knicks able to host a Christmas game. That sixers Knicks game is going to be a **** show. No Spurs or clippers this year...

Paradise · Post #1760 » by **Paradise** » Thu Aug 10, 2017 11:33 pm

Mkdaman1818 wrote:How on earth are the Knicks able to host a Christmas game. That sixers Knicks game is going to be a **** show. No Spurs or clippers this year...

Timberwolves / Spurs on Oct 18th.

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