Official NBA General Discussion 2020-21 V1.0

Tofubeque · Post #1841 » by **Tofubeque** » Fri Dec 3, 2021 2:19 pm

It sucks they left Lu Dort to be a part of that. Ty Jerome and Tre Mann his starting backcourt. Literally Team Canada's bench had more talent

OakleyDokely · Post #1842 » by **OakleyDokely** » Sat Dec 4, 2021 1:42 pm

Lebron should force a trade to Cleveland to play with Allen/Mobley/Garland

HumbleRen · Post #1843 » by **HumbleRen** » Sat Dec 4, 2021 3:09 pm

Garland just plays the right way. Love how he sees the floor.

Post #1844 » by **DG88** » Sat Dec 4, 2021 3:57 pm

Not having Sexton on the team has helped the Cavs so much and freed Garland who is a great young talent. Him and Mobley are two players to build around.

HumbleRen · Post #1845 » by **HumbleRen** » Sat Dec 4, 2021 4:18 pm

DG88 wrote:Not having Sexton on the team has helped the Cavs so much and freed Garland who is a great young talent. Him and Mobley are two players to build around.

Allen gotta be in that conversation too. Arguably the best player on the team while only being 23 years old.

WaltFrazier · Post #1846 » by **WaltFrazier** » Sat Dec 4, 2021 4:29 pm

Serge started at 4 last night vs Lakers, playing alongside Zubac. Not sure if they're going that way all the time, or was it to match with AD and Howard.

Serge would look good back on our team right now.

Kingsway_fan · Post #1847 » by **Kingsway_fan** » Sat Dec 4, 2021 4:51 pm

WaltFrazier wrote:Serge started at 4 last night vs Lakers, playing alongside Zubac. Not sure if they're going that way all the time, or was it to match with AD and Howard.

Serge would look good back on our team right now.

He was a big loss for raps... but we got Barnes thanks to the stiffs that replaced him lat year...

Los_29 · Post #1848 » by **Los_29** » Sat Dec 4, 2021 8:10 pm

Knicks losing by 20 at home to the Nuggets who are without Murray and MPJ. Can you imagine the meltdown this board would have if we got blown out by home with a healthy squad against the Nuggets?

If both teams are at full health, there is no reason anyone would pick that team over ours.

HumbleRen · Post #1849 » by **HumbleRen** » Sat Dec 4, 2021 8:16 pm

Los_29 wrote:Knicks losing by 20 at home to the Nuggets who are without Murray and MPJ. Can you imagine the meltdown this board would have if we got blown out by home with a healthy squad against the Nuggets?

If both teams are at full health, there is no reason anyone would pick that team over ours.

Whenever I think about how crappy this season has been, I think about imagining our building blocks being RJ and Julius Randle :lol:

Kingsway_fan · Post #1850 » by **Kingsway_fan** » Sat Dec 4, 2021 8:41 pm

HumbleRen wrote:
Los_29 wrote:Knicks losing by 20 at home to the Nuggets who are without Murray and MPJ. Can you imagine the meltdown this board would have if we got blown out by home with a healthy squad against the Nuggets?

If both teams are at full health, there is no reason anyone would pick that team over ours.

Whenever I think about how crappy this season has been, I think about imagining our building blocks being RJ and Julius Randle

Yes. I'll take Scottie over RJ anytime...

TRik · Post #1851 » by **TRik** » Sat Dec 4, 2021 8:49 pm

Dalano having a tough outing today

Loso04 · Post #1852 » by **Loso04** » Sun Dec 5, 2021 12:00 pm

Since joining the starting lineup Davis has had a few good performances, did anyone notice? Not trying to start a we shouldn't have let him go debate, but it is nice to see him playing well.

Kingsway_fan · Post #1853 » by **Kingsway_fan** » Sun Dec 5, 2021 1:41 pm

Are we hearing anything about OGs return?

Dr Positivity · Post #1854 » by **Dr Positivity** » Sun Dec 5, 2021 10:10 pm

Los_29 wrote:Knicks losing by 20 at home to the Nuggets who are without Murray and MPJ. Can you imagine the meltdown this board would have if we got blown out by home with a healthy squad against the Nuggets?

If both teams are at full health, there is no reason anyone would pick that team over ours.

Much like the Kings you can't mess up that many lotto picks. Especially in NY where you know people will inevitably get impatient and build a team around short term vets.

Lateral Quicks · Post #1855 » by **Lateral Quicks** » Mon Dec 6, 2021 2:39 am

So much parity in the East this year. Which East teams are clearly a tier above a fully healthy Raptors squad? I've got three:

Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Sixers

The Heat aren't as good as many expected. Lowry looks like he's taken a step back, and now with Adebayo out they're going to lose ground.

The Celtics have their two stars but lack team chemistry and a great supporting cast.

The Bulls have offense, but I need to see how their defense holds up before I slot them unambiguously above the Raps.

If we can just get and stay healthy, it should be a fun rest of the year - lots of juggling for playoff positioning ahead.

Backcountry · Post #1856 » by **Backcountry** » Mon Dec 6, 2021 2:57 pm

Houston on 6-game win streak, and Jalen Green has missed the last 5 games. Coincidence?

They started off the streak by beating the Bulls, but since then it's been Charlotte, OKC twice, Orlando, and the Pelicans.

Guess we'll find out soon if they've actually improved much, because now they get the Nets, Bucks, Grizzlies, Atlanta, and Cleveland.

Kingsway_fan · Post #1857 » by **Kingsway_fan** » Mon Dec 6, 2021 4:25 pm

NBA PER (Week 7)
1. Nikola Jokic: 34.3
2. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 31.4
3. Jimmy Butler: 27.8
4. Montrezl Harrell: 26.5
5. Kevin Durant: 26.0
6. Anthony Davis: 25.3
7. Stephen Curry: 25.3
8. Rudy Gobert: 24.9
9. Trae Young: 24.8
10. Ja Morant: 24.7
11. Joel Embiid: 24.1
12. Jarrett Allen: 24.0
13. Jusuf Nurkic: 23.8
14. Kristaps Porzingis: 23.6
15. DeMar DeRozan: 23.6
16. Karl-Anthony Towns: 23.3
17. Richaun Holmes: 23.0
18. Jonas Valanciunas: 22.8
19. Luka Doncic: 22.1
20. Donovan Mitchell: 22.0
21. John Collins: 21.8
22. LeBron James: 21.6
23. Zach LaVine: 21.6
24. Deandre Ayton: 21.6
25. Chris Paul: 21.4

Dd and jv in top 25... no raptors...

TheRealDeal · Post #1858 » by **TheRealDeal** » Mon Dec 6, 2021 8:24 pm

Damn 2K upgraded the Raps to a tier 1 team. I was killing it when they were tier 3 at the start of the season

HumbleRen · Post #1859 » by **HumbleRen** » Mon Dec 6, 2021 9:00 pm

Lateral Quicks wrote:So much parity in the East this year. Which East teams are clearly a tier above a fully healthy Raptors squad? I've got three:

Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Sixers

The Heat aren't as good as many expected. Lowry looks like he's taken a step back, and now with Adebayo out they're going to lose ground.

The Celtics have their two stars but lack team chemistry and a great supporting cast.

The Bulls have offense, but I need to see how their defense holds up before I slot them unambiguously above the Raps.

If we can just get and stay healthy, it should be a fun rest of the year - lots of juggling for playoff positioning ahead.

Regular season wise ? I think we can compete with 5-10th seeded teams.

In the playoffs ? I don’t see us beating Celtics, Heat, Hawks, Bucks, Nets and the Bulls. Not enough fire power or half court offence to keep up with them in a 7 game series.

Kingsway_fan · Post #1860 » by **Kingsway_fan** » Mon Dec 6, 2021 9:26 pm

Boucher is better suited to center... and he is besr when he goes to the basket, or on give and go... he needs to get away from the 3 pt shot... last game was his best of the season.. he needs to build on that... nick needs to tell him.. forget the three.. focus on the rest....