General NBA Discussion Thread

TOStateofMind · Post #1001 » by **TOStateofMind** » Tue Dec 8, 2015 5:15 am

kidr1211 wrote:Porzingis is going to be a superstar. The **** knicks got one before us ****

It really looks like it, love almost everything ive seen from him. Crazy to say but after the raps ive probably watched the knicks the most cause of him.

wolfv · Post #1002 » by **wolfv** » Tue Dec 8, 2015 5:38 am

We cursed them with the tank god Bargnani, and hey ended up getting the real "Next Dirk" out of it

Was it worth it?

Potential · Post #1003 » by **Potential** » Tue Dec 8, 2015 5:43 am

porzingod -- this guy is greatness

Post #1004 » by **Alfred** » Tue Dec 8, 2015 8:11 am

He is frighteningly good. Like, his upside is a Dirk/KG hybrid.

ash_k · Post #1005 » by **ash_k** » Tue Dec 8, 2015 2:07 pm

Everything is set, G-State and Curry will lose their first game tonight! you can take that to the bank.
PG13 coming off his 48 points.
In this new NBA, with all those 3 and that 22-0; it makes it difficult to pick anyone else but that Marksman as the best player in the league..but no doubt who the best ALL-AROUND player is right now! Paul George!

And1+2 · Post #1006 » by **And1+2** » Tue Dec 8, 2015 3:01 pm

There are still people out there that think Lebron is better than Curry... :crazy:

nabbs · Post #1007 » by **nabbs** » Tue Dec 8, 2015 3:19 pm

And1+2 wrote:There are still people out there that think Lebron is better than Curry...

People need to calm down. Yes Curry is the best player in the league right now imo and he is arguably the greatest shooter that has ever played but he hasn't even had a full season of playing at the level he is playing at right now. LeBron has been dominant for most of his career, Steph has been this dominant for maybe one full season so let's ease of those comparisons. Besides, it's not even fair a comparison considering they are completely different players playing completely different positions.

Post #1008 » by **Duffman100** » Tue Dec 8, 2015 4:09 pm

Josh Smith worth taking a flyer on?

samuraix · Post #1009 » by **samuraix** » Tue Dec 8, 2015 7:11 pm

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfjHJ5Z2xfY[/youtube]

LLJ · Post #1010 » by **LLJ** » Tue Dec 8, 2015 8:09 pm

wolfv wrote:We cursed them with the tank god Bargnani, and hey ended up getting the real "Next Dirk" out of it

Was it worth it?

We tanked multiple seasons with Bargnani and he didn't get us anything.

Vorticity · Post #1011 » by **Vorticity** » Wed Dec 9, 2015 12:32 am

Warriors embarrassing the Pacers in the 1Q

Thespianoid · Post #1012 » by **Thespianoid** » Wed Dec 9, 2015 12:33 am

these Dubs. utterly ridiculous.

Throwback24 · Post #1013 » by **Throwback24** » Wed Dec 9, 2015 12:35 am

We will NEVER be a contender until we swap out DD for a swingman that can hit the 3.

You can't have a two guard in today's that a liability from distance... we could have had Curry. So could have 28 other teams.

We should have taken the risk even with Currys ankles. The Raptors field an all-time great roster when it comes to possible moves.

Whiteside
Curry
Green
Bledsoe
Drummond

Throwback24 · Post #1014 » by **Throwback24** » Wed Dec 9, 2015 12:37 am

nabbs wrote:
And1+2 wrote:There are still people out there that think Lebron is better than Curry...

People need to calm down. Yes Curry is the best player in the league right now imo and he is arguably the greatest shooter that has ever played but he hasn't even had a full season of playing at the level he is playing at right now. LeBron has been dominant for most of his career, Steph has been this dominant for maybe one full season so let's ease of those comparisons. Besides, it's not even fair a comparison considering they are completely different players playing completely different positions.

I don't think people are saying Curry is more valuable than LBJ as much as they are saying that he's on top of his game and is reigning supreme over the NBA landscape as of right now. And it's true.

Thespianoid · Post #1015 » by **Thespianoid** » Wed Dec 9, 2015 12:37 am

Throwback24 wrote:We will NEVER be a contender until we swap out DD for a swingman that can hit the 3.

You can't have a two guard in today's that a liability from distance... we could have had Curry. So could have 28 other teams.

We should have taken the risk even with Currys ankles. The Raptors field an all-time great roster when it comes to possible moves.

Whiteside
Curry
Green
Bledsoe
Drummond

some team's gotta be the one to make all the mistakes :noway:

seriously though, it's only natural I became a Raps fan :banghead:

ash_k · Post #1016 » by **ash_k** » Wed Dec 9, 2015 12:43 am

up 22, two minutes into the second..it is not quite how I envisioned it

LLJ · Post #1017 » by **LLJ** » Wed Dec 9, 2015 12:43 am

Uhhhh sorry, but wasn't Curry picked before us in 2009? How could we have "had" Curry?

Throwback24 · Post #1018 » by **Throwback24** » Wed Dec 9, 2015 12:47 am

I'm referring to when he was on the trade block.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/580946-stephen-curry-on-trade-block-top-10-destinations

It still blows my mind.

Mr.Raptorsingh · Post #1019 » by **Mr.Raptorsingh** » Wed Dec 9, 2015 12:50 am

Bruh, we might be within a half game of the top seed in the East when it's all said and done tonight.

LLJ · Post #1020 » by **LLJ** » Wed Dec 9, 2015 12:50 am

Throwback24 wrote:I'm referring to when he was on the trade block.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/580946-stephen-curry-on-trade-block-top-10-destinations

It still blows my mind.

No verification that this rumour was true pertaining to Curry. I get that he had injuries, but his stats were still very promising when he actually played. And even if true, the fact that they were looking for a "superstar" in return put us WAY out of the running in 2011. DD was probably our "best" player in 2011 and even then his stock wasn't THAT high that year as a prospect.

I see absolutely no proof we could have had him. We were not in great shape in 2011 either capwise or prospect wise.

The best player we TRULY passed up in our history was probably DWade, in 2003. He was picked one spot after Bosh.