Around the NBA, 2017-18 Season thread

brook · Post #681 » by **brook** » Wed May 16, 2018 11:27 am

MrDollarBills wrote:
kudos to Marcus Smart. that was maximum restraint. i would like to have a player like him on the Nets.

He's RFA, I think

Post #682 » by **CalamityX12** » Wed May 16, 2018 1:22 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:I applaud Marcus Smart for not punching JR Smith in the face just now. He should have gotten his ass beat for that

That was a flagrant 2, he literally pushed the dude in mid air. no way is that a flagrant 1. the NBA's officiating is such trash that should have been an immediate ejection

what struck me was the explanation given from the guy i guess from the referee HQ? on NBA TV.

What I got out of it, since Horford didn't hurt himself and was able to land softly, they felt the assessment of flagrant 1 was more than enough.(thought the raise to Lvl 2 can still happen by the league reveiw).

So a guy needs to get hurt to get a clear flagrant 2?

thats some bull crap.

MrDollarBills · Post #683 » by **MrDollarBills** » Wed May 16, 2018 2:07 pm

brook wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:
kudos to Marcus Smart. that was maximum restraint. i would like to have a player like him on the Nets.

He's RFA, I think

I wouldn't be against it. I like players like him. Defend your damn teammates.

Post #684 » by **NyCeEvO** » Sun May 20, 2018 10:06 pm

CalamityX12 wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:I applaud Marcus Smart for not punching JR Smith in the face just now. He should have gotten his ass beat for that

That was a flagrant 2, he literally pushed the dude in mid air. no way is that a flagrant 1. the NBA's officiating is such trash that should have been an immediate ejection

what struck me was the explanation given from the guy i guess from the referee HQ? on NBA TV.

What I got out of it, since Horford didn't hurt himself and was able to land softly, they felt the assessment of flagrant 1 was more than enough.(thought the raise to Lvl 2 can still happen by the league reveiw).

So a guy needs to get hurt to get a clear flagrant 2?

thats some bull crap.

Yes, complete and utter bull.

Do we need Horford to land on and break his back for it to be a flagrant 2?

If you throw a haymaker that missed, you should be suspended considering the potential impact it could've had.

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shakendfries · Post #685 » by **shakendfries** » Tue May 22, 2018 1:23 am

Kristaps Porzingis will coerce the Knicks to draft Luka Doncic

MrDollarBills · Post #686 » by **MrDollarBills** » Tue May 22, 2018 3:29 am

shakendfries wrote:Kristaps Porzingis will coerce the Knicks to draft Luka Doncic

I doubt he lasts until the Knicks pick.

shakendfries · Post #687 » by **shakendfries** » Tue May 22, 2018 5:11 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:
shakendfries wrote:Kristaps Porzingis will coerce the Knicks to draft Luka Doncic

I doubt he lasts until the Knicks pick.

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Roy Tarpley · Post #688 » by **Roy Tarpley** » Thu May 24, 2018 12:42 pm

I'm shocked at how much of a non-entity George Hill is on the Cavs and in the playoffs. He is invisible out there.

MrDollarBills · Post #689 » by **MrDollarBills** » Thu May 24, 2018 6:06 pm

he and JR Smith were horrible last night. even if they manage to squeak by Boston the beating with be brutal in the finals.

Karate Diop · Post #690 » by **Karate Diop** » Thu May 24, 2018 9:42 pm

Roy Tarpley wrote:I'm shocked at how much of a non-entity George Hill is on the Cavs and in the playoffs. He is invisible out there.

If I'm not mistaken he's had some back issues - clearly doesn't look 100%

MrDollarBills · Post #691 » by **MrDollarBills** » Sat May 26, 2018 2:55 am

remember during the regular season when people were pissed that in our games versus the Cavs, the Nets had no answer for when Lebron goes into Super Saiyan mode? he's doing it to Boston right now in the same way. :lol:

this is why i was never upset at the Nets when we lost those games. we fought them to the end. you can't beat god tier players when they are focused and locked in. ever.

in fact that isn't even super saiyan since he's got 44 points right now. this is Ultra Instinct Lebron :oops:

steady · Post #692 » by **steady** » Sun May 27, 2018 2:56 pm

Turning points in Warriors play last night. Near the end of Warriors good second quarter, onlum5 points behind Houston, KD got ball in transition, raced down court, and even with a pretty open Steph Curry behind him, elected to take a tough shot early in shot clock himself, which he missed. Terrible call. Announcers groaned.

In third quarter as Thompson and Curry were getting cooking, Warriors were playing their style again. Durant cut to basket aggressively demanding ball from Curry. Curry looked aw away and calmly swished a three point shot one second later. After being 3-11 in first half Durant onlynshot six times in second half — 3-6

MrDollarBills · Post #693 » by **MrDollarBills** » Mon May 28, 2018 12:12 am

steady wrote:Turning points in Warriors play last night. Near the end of Warriors good second quarter, onlum5 points behind Houston, KD got ball in transition, raced down court, and even with a pretty open Steph Curry behind him, elected to take a tough shot early in shot clock himself, which he missed. Terrible call. Announcers groaned.

In third quarter as Thompson and Curry were getting cooking, Warriors were playing their style again. Durant cut to basket aggressively demanding ball from Curry. Curry looked aw away and calmly swished a three point shot one second later. After being 3-11 in first half Durant onlynshot six times in second half — 3-6

Yeah i saw a lot of ISO early on it the game when the Warriors were getting smacked. once they started moving the ball they wiped the floor with Houston.

MrDollarBills · Post #694 » by **MrDollarBills** » Mon May 28, 2018 2:40 am

Jason Tatum is going to be a top 10 player. I seriously hate Billy King.

he just **** ing banged on Lebron James. then goes on to hit a huge step back 3. :nonono:

Paradise · Post #695 » by **Paradise** » Mon May 28, 2018 2:50 am

MrDollarBills wrote:Jason Tatum is going to be a top 10 player. I seriously hate Billy King.

he just **** ing banged on Lebron James. then goes on to hit a huge step back 3.

To be fair, as much as we hate King...who would’ve expected Tatum to be dueling LeBron one on one? Ainge is a freemason. Only explanation. He had GMs thinking of a Isiah Thomas/Markelle Fultz backcourt. Now, look at them.

The consensus was Fultz/Ball/JJ. The Lakers, Suns, Sixers also could’ve had Tatum while Jackson looks good, Phoenix could’ve had a Booker/Tatum/Ayton core. Ainge simply isn’t human. He dabbled in some kind of basketball witchcraft.

Papi_swav · Post #696 » by **Papi_swav** » Mon May 28, 2018 3:11 am

So glad Boston didn't make the Finals, they will be there in the next few years so let me just enjoy this one.

MrDollarBills · Post #697 » by **MrDollarBills** » Mon May 28, 2018 3:48 am

Paradise wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:Jason Tatum is going to be a top 10 player. I seriously hate Billy King.

he just **** ing banged on Lebron James. then goes on to hit a huge step back 3.

To be fair, as much as we hate King...who would’ve expected Tatum to be dueling LeBron one on one? Ainge is a freemason. Only explanation. He had GMs thinking of a Isiah Thomas/Markelle Fultz backcourt. Now, look at them.

The consensus was Fultz/Ball/JJ. The Lakers, Suns, Sixers also could’ve had Tatum while Jackson looks good, Phoenix could’ve had a Booker/Tatum/Ayton core. Ainge simply isn’t human. He dabbled in some kind of basketball witchcraft.

I disagree

the consensus is trash.

every year the consensus misses good players. GMs who draft based off of consensus thought are worthless.

This is why i like Sean Marks. do you really think that sean marks would have passed on tatum?

shakendfries · Post #698 » by **shakendfries** » Mon May 28, 2018 6:31 am

f the celtics

vincecarter4pres · Post #699 » by **vincecarter4pres** » Mon May 28, 2018 2:59 pm

Paradise wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:Jason Tatum is going to be a top 10 player. I seriously hate Billy King.

he just **** ing banged on Lebron James. then goes on to hit a huge step back 3.

To be fair, as much as we hate King...who would’ve expected Tatum to be dueling LeBron one on one? Ainge is a freemason. Only explanation. He had GMs thinking of a Isiah Thomas/Markelle Fultz backcourt. Now, look at them.

The consensus was Fultz/Ball/JJ. The Lakers, Suns, Sixers also could’ve had Tatum while Jackson looks good, Phoenix could’ve had a Booker/Tatum/Ayton core. Ainge simply isn’t human. He dabbled in some kind of basketball witchcraft.

Nah, not at all. Consensus was Fultz/Ball/Tatum, there was no real consensus after that, although most mocks had JJ at 4 or 5.

vincecarter4pres · Post #700 » by **vincecarter4pres** » Mon May 28, 2018 3:00 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:
Paradise wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:Jason Tatum is going to be a top 10 player. I seriously hate Billy King.

he just **** ing banged on Lebron James. then goes on to hit a huge step back 3.

To be fair, as much as we hate King...who would’ve expected Tatum to be dueling LeBron one on one? Ainge is a freemason. Only explanation. He had GMs thinking of a Isiah Thomas/Markelle Fultz backcourt. Now, look at them.

The consensus was Fultz/Ball/JJ. The Lakers, Suns, Sixers also could’ve had Tatum while Jackson looks good, Phoenix could’ve had a Booker/Tatum/Ayton core. Ainge simply isn’t human. He dabbled in some kind of basketball witchcraft.

I disagree

the consensus is trash.

every year the consensus misses good players. GMs who draft based off of consensus thought are worthless.

This is why i like Sean Marks. do you really think that sean marks would have passed on tatum?

Tatum was the consensus 3rd pick on almost every mock out there. Even before the trade back the only true consensus leading up to the draft was Fultz/Ball, after that there were toss-ups of Tatum, Jackson or Fox at 3. Once the trade was made pretty much every mock had Tatum as the consensus 3rd overall pick.