Preseason games discussion thread 2019

Ballerhogger · Post #1541 » by **Ballerhogger** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 3:43 am

You don’t want curry on the ground

CP War Hawks · Post #1542 » by **CP War Hawks** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 3:54 am

First time I've seen Porter play like this. Health pending, he would be invaluable in the playoffs. Looks like a bigger, athletic Cam Johnson who already has good size.

Post #1543 » by **Marcus** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 3:58 am

Duke4life831 wrote:Really curious if Bagley can keep this play up. 20/11 with 2 blocks and a steal, while also playing legit good defense. Rarely was he out of position, his rotations seem to be on point for the majority of the night. If he can keep this kind of defensive positioning and awareness up, while also showing improvements at the line and gradual improvements from 3, that would be huge for him. Dude looked like a star tonight.

Rico Hines strikes again

Post #1544 » by **Duke4life831** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 4:04 am

Marcus wrote:
Duke4life831 wrote:Really curious if Bagley can keep this play up. 20/11 with 2 blocks and a steal, while also playing legit good defense. Rarely was he out of position, his rotations seem to be on point for the majority of the night. If he can keep this kind of defensive positioning and awareness up, while also showing improvements at the line and gradual improvements from 3, that would be huge for him. Dude looked like a star tonight.

Rico Hines strikes again

Haha. Every player needs to just line up and play at Rico Hines during the summer. At minimum you will at least shine in the preseason haha.

Post #1545 » by **Marcus** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 4:14 am

Duke4life831 wrote:
Marcus wrote:
Duke4life831 wrote:Really curious if Bagley can keep this play up. 20/11 with 2 blocks and a steal, while also playing legit good defense. Rarely was he out of position, his rotations seem to be on point for the majority of the night. If he can keep this kind of defensive positioning and awareness up, while also showing improvements at the line and gradual improvements from 3, that would be huge for him. Dude looked like a star tonight.

Rico Hines strikes again

Haha. Every player needs to just line up and play at Rico Hines during the summer. At minimum you will at least shine in the preseason haha.

Legit has the player development job for the Kings so we shall see what kind of jumps those youngins make over there.

beeshma · Post #1546 » by **beeshma** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 4:15 am

CP War Hawks wrote:First time I've seen Porter play like this. Health pending, he would be invaluable in the playoffs. Looks like a bigger, athletic Cam Johnson who already has good size.

He seems like a very smart player, on offense and defense. He knows where to position himself, who to cover on defense, when to go in for a rebound, how to box out. His year off gave him a huge advantage compared to other rookies.

clyde21 · Post #1547 » by **clyde21** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 4:37 am

CP War Hawks wrote:First time I've seen Porter play like this. Health pending, he would be invaluable in the playoffs. Looks like a bigger, athletic Cam Johnson who already has good size.

that's actually a good comp...Cam Johnson is essentially a poor mans MPJr

Post #1548 » by **Duke4life831** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 4:39 am

clyde21 wrote:
CP War Hawks wrote:First time I've seen Porter play like this. Health pending, he would be invaluable in the playoffs. Looks like a bigger, athletic Cam Johnson who already has good size.

that's actually a good comp...Cam Johnson is essentially a poor mans MPJr

MPJ has a great looking jumper, but I have to wait to see if the results of his jumper is anything close to Cam's. Cam is the definition of a sharpshooter.

Crives · Post #1549 » by **Crives** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 4:40 am

Grants going to be really good for Denver

Buzzard · Post #1550 » by **Buzzard** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 5:05 am

Ice Trae wrote:#1 pick here we come

The Heat played their best 8 players for over 20 minutes each and that kid Herro can flat out score. For the Hawks, Len only played 13 minutes; while Huerter and Crabbe did not play any. Hopefully they are both ready for opening night. The 1st 4 - 6 weeks is a tough schedule and it will be really tough without Huerter and Crabbe.

You do worry to much. In the plus/minus: Trae 0, Collins -2, Len -3, Vince -7. Coach Pierce gave Jones and Bruno 30 minutes at the center spot. Those are Lens minutes in the regular season. All three Hawk's rookies had a brutal night.

manlisten · Post #1551 » by **manlisten** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 9:01 am

Syd-TK3 wrote:Trae young really needs to work on his turnovers

Scouting report is out on him. Teams have picked up that he's not a huge threat to score inside and have been sitting on his passing lanes. The run he went on last season was kind of a fluke and I think people think he's further along than he really is.

KingFox · Post #1552 » by **KingFox** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 9:35 am

Duke4life831 wrote:Bogdan runs the 2nd unit so well for the Kings. Dude is such a good 6th man.

i love that he's healthy this year, and Walton sees him as a combo guard

KingFox · Post #1553 » by **KingFox** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 9:39 am

Marcus wrote:
igorbianch wrote:
Marcus wrote:
Because Boggy isn't Steph Curry, Buddy is.

None of them are Steph Curry.

According to Kings management Buddy is

Fox is Westbrook and Bagley is KD

no one in the current regime has ever said such a thing

TheFinishSniper · Post #1554 » by **TheFinishSniper** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 12:58 pm

Ballerhogger wrote:You don’t want curry on the ground

only in your plate

Post #1555 » by **Dirk** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 1:14 pm

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BlazersBroncos · Post #1556 » by **BlazersBroncos** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 2:55 pm

I don't think I have seen a guy play as well as Herro through SL and preseason as a rookie and not become at least a quality starter. He is about as sure a thing as there is right now in that 2019 draft outside Zion.

Gotta hand it to Clyde he was 100% right about this kid. His scoring from all three levels and the handles he uses to choose his spots, its just so advanced for his age. I think he will become a guy worthy of being considered the 3rd in a big 3 sooner than later. Don't see him as a #2 on a true contender, but he has proven me wrong before.

Jadoogar · Post #1557 » by **Jadoogar** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 3:32 pm

It's wild that Knicks' fans are saying KP looks bad. I think he looks pretty damn good coming off such a long absence.

Post #1558 » by **MoneyTalks41890** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 3:57 pm

Pretty clear how important Adams is to OKC. Really liking what Diallo did to Luka. He could end up filling Roberson's role as a defensive stopper if Roberson can't come back healthy.

Buzzard · Post #1559 » by **Buzzard** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 4:42 pm

manlisten wrote:
Syd-TK3 wrote:Trae young really needs to work on his turnovers

Scouting report is out on him. Teams have picked up that he's not a huge threat to score inside and have been sitting on his passing lanes. The run he went on last season was kind of a fluke and I think people think he's further along than he really is.

He needs to check his turn overs as was said but Trae's TS is 57.3 this preseason. Once his three starts dropping, and it will, Trae will be one of the more efficient high scoring PG's in the league.

tdotrep2 · Post #1560 » by **tdotrep2** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 4:44 pm

miami heat fans, i am really liking what tyler herro is on the offensive end but hows his defense? you cant really see that in any highlight reels lol.

How many times will the phrase "it's only preseason" be used in this thread on average?