Around The NBA - Week 5

3toheadmelo · Post #781 » by **3toheadmelo** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 3:41 am

fox and skal starting too. game bout to be lit

EchelonNYK · Post #782 » by **EchelonNYK** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 3:50 am

How did the Heat beat the Celtics? I need details.

draftbarnes · Post #783 » by **draftbarnes** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 3:53 am

EchelonNYK wrote:How did the Heat beat the Celtics? I need details.

Miami nightlife

MaseInYourFace · Post #784 » by **MaseInYourFace** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 4:16 am

Kinglee wrote:A team that can play half court ball and defend is just a nightmare for Golden State. Doesn't matter if its all iso if the scorers are as good as OKC. They literally been a nightmare for opponents. Just gotta close out games.

I don't love their supporting cast though (outside of Adams). Something missing there.

Buttah304 · Post #785 » by **Buttah304** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 4:37 am

Every time I check an OKC box score it seems like they only give up 90-95 points. Pretty remarkable.

3toheadmelo · Post #786 » by **3toheadmelo** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 4:43 am

Read on Twitter

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Post #787 » by **dakomish23** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 5:06 am

draftbarnes wrote:
EchelonNYK wrote:How did the Heat beat the Celtics? I need details.

Miami nightlife

Followed by Pink Pussycat by the airport

Post #788 » by **dakomish23** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 5:10 am

MaseInYourFace wrote:
Kinglee wrote:A team that can play half court ball and defend is just a nightmare for Golden State. Doesn't matter if its all iso if the scorers are as good as OKC. They literally been a nightmare for opponents. Just gotta close out games.

I don't love their supporting cast though (outside of Adams). Something missing there.

Yeah. Their bench is awful. Patterson has been abysmal. Grant turns it over for every good play he makes. Huestis shouldn’t be in the rotation. I don’t get the hype behind Abrines, though he’d probably do better in a system like the present Knicks.

I think they should go after two former Knicks - RoLo and Holiday they deeprately need a backup C and another wing who can actually throw the ball in the ocean.

Over the summer I had KOQ and Lee going there in a larger Melo deal. Those two would fit seamlessly.

Kinglee · Post #789 » by **Kinglee** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 5:19 am

dakomish23 wrote:
MaseInYourFace wrote:
Kinglee wrote:A team that can play half court ball and defend is just a nightmare for Golden State. Doesn't matter if its all iso if the scorers are as good as OKC. They literally been a nightmare for opponents. Just gotta close out games.

I don't love their supporting cast though (outside of Adams). Something missing there.

Yeah. Their bench is awful. Patterson has been abysmal. Grant turns it over for every good play he makes. Huestis shouldn’t be in the rotation. I don’t get the hype behind Abrines, though he’d probably do better in a system like the present Knicks.

I think they should go after two former Knicks - RoLo and Holiday they deeprately need a backup C and another wing who can actually throw the ball in the ocean.

Over the summer I had KOQ and Lee going there in a larger Melo deal. Those two would fit seamlessly.

I think they’re a championship team now, but they’re a Courtney Lee away from being perfect

Post #790 » by **Capn'O** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 6:43 am

3toheadmelo wrote:
knicks85 wrote:
3toheadmelo wrote:okc the only team that can challenge golden state

I still think Celtics can take okc ..but not gsw. ..who do you got

celtics are a interesting team. it's hard to predict their ceiling for this year right now since their players are so young IMO. gun to my head though i got OKC > celtics. the problem with OKC is that they choke away their leads. every game they start out with fire in the first half then they just blow the whole game. if they are able to close out with no problems, there's no doubt they right up there with golden state IMO

Once they take on Westbrook's personality but rest on the other guys for the first three they'll be fine.

Oscirus · Post #791 » by **Oscirus** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 6:45 am

Cauley-Stein with 26 points tonight. Maybe he really is like KP

ChaosHamster · Post #792 » by **ChaosHamster** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 7:12 am

Oscirus wrote:Cauley-Stein with 26 points tonight. Maybe he really is like KP

Just watched the highlights.

I wish KP would get so many easy buckets/alley-ops.

KnicksGadfly · Post #793 » by **KnicksGadfly** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 7:39 am

ChaosHamster wrote:
Oscirus wrote:Cauley-Stein with 26 points tonight. Maybe he really is like KP

Just watched the highlights.

I wish KP would get so many easy buckets/alley-ops.

Hell nah. It scares the **** out of me when KP is in the air. We got some dirty players in this league...Waiters took out Gobert the other day.

KnicksGadfly · Post #794 » by **KnicksGadfly** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 7:42 am

Kinglee wrote:A team that can play half court ball and defend is just a nightmare for Golden State. Doesn't matter if its all iso if the scorers are as good as OKC. They literally been a nightmare for opponents. Just gotta close out games.

I think the Spurs had a good game plan last year, with Kawhi. A lot of people think it's a fluke, but I thought they would have made the series pretty close before Pachulia knocked out Kawhi.

Besart19 · Post #795 » by **Besart19** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 9:03 am

3toheadmelo wrote:
knicks85 wrote:
3toheadmelo wrote:okc the only team that can challenge golden state

I still think Celtics can take okc ..but not gsw. ..who do you got

celtics are a interesting team. it's hard to predict their ceiling for this year right now since their players are so young IMO. gun to my head though i got OKC > celtics. the problem with OKC is that they choke away their leads. every game they start out with fire in the first half then they just blow the whole game. if they are able to close out with no problems, there's no doubt they right up there with golden state IMO

Lack of coachind and a veteran playmaker

Post #796 » by **KingDavid** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 12:09 pm

EchelonNYK wrote:How did the Heat beat the Celtics? I need details.

Celtics have offensive issues that we're masked by their great defense. Apparently they're in the middle of playing 5 games in 8 days with 4 of those games on the road. They were going to lose sometime this week. It just happened to be us.

Celtics need Gordon Hayward back for when the offense just isn't in stride.

Red Vines · Post #797 » by **Red Vines** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 1:50 pm

Warriors have looked suspect even in wins, they look unmotivated at times.

Imo after Hayward injury Boston treated the season like a sprint instead of a marathon, I wouldn't be surprised to see them burn out then get back to being good but not great.

Dr. Detfink · Post #798 » by **Dr. Detfink** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 5:14 pm

Watch on YouTube

I'm sorry but this is the FIRST time ever, I actually enjoy watching this Boston Celtic team. There's no class A jerk like Paul Pierce. There's no dirty player like Kevin Garnett. This team is the 3rd youngest and they are scrappy. Notice, they have a chip on their shoulder but they don't play mind games. They are all business.

I'm going to go in the opposite direction. The BEST performance by the Celtics has not yet been put on display because the kids are still growing. Tatum, Brown, etc...they are going to grow, become more consistent and expand their game because their coach is VERY good teaching at both ends.

IF the Knicks can add ONE more cog...we might be seeing the birth of two young dynamic teams in an Atlantic Division rivalry along with Philly as a Triple Threat Match.

Zingod · Post #799 » by **Zingod** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 6:51 pm

Cavs should trade that BKN pick+ trash contracts(TT,Shump,Frye) for Deandre Jordan

IT/Rose
JR/Wade
LeBron/Korver
Love/Crowder/Green
Jordan/Frye

Clippers could end up with 2 top 10 picks.

sushibear · Post #800 » by **sushibear** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 6:53 pm

Oscirus wrote:Cauley-Stein with 26 points tonight. Maybe he really is like KP

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