Around the NBA: 2018—19

Jstock12 · Post #161 » by **Jstock12** » Sun Nov 11, 2018 4:34 am

Osirus89 wrote:
Spoiler:
Jstock12 wrote:
Dn4sty wrote:
Melo is a brilliant business man. He will get another team to oay him the vet minimum this season. Get that money

Melo to Philly confirmed

I don't get it. I know Melo has been bad for Houston, but they LITERALLY don't have enough players to field an actual rotation if they waive Carmelo. Just pull him out of games if his shot is off. If they had acquired Butler, then Carmelo is expendable. They already took MCW out of the lineup. Does D'Antoni think that team can survive an NBA season with a 7 man rotation ?

I think there might be stuff going on behind the scenes. Locker room drama and such.

Osirus89 · Post #162 » by **Osirus89** » Sun Nov 11, 2018 4:45 am

Jstock12 wrote:
I think there might be stuff going on behind the scenes. Locker room drama and such.

You are probably right, but this could be quite the fall for Carmelo if it is true. He had been bad, but Houston could at least use another body for the regular season.

Dn4sty · Post #163 » by **Dn4sty** » Sun Nov 11, 2018 5:21 am

Jstock12 wrote:
Osirus89 wrote:
Spoiler:
Jstock12 wrote:
Melo to Philly confirmed

I don't get it. I know Melo has been bad for Houston, but they LITERALLY don't have enough players to field an actual rotation if they waive Carmelo. Just pull him out of games if his shot is off. If they had acquired Butler, then Carmelo is expendable. They already took MCW out of the lineup. Does D'Antoni think that team can survive an NBA season with a 7 man rotation ?

I think there might be stuff going on behind the scenes. Locker room drama and such.

CP3 the player is awesome. CP3 the teammate not so much. Also if I were Harden or CP3, I’d be beyond pissed at Morey/ownership.

They went the cheap route last summer, when they should’ve been all in.

spearsy23 · Post #164 » by **spearsy23** » Sun Nov 11, 2018 5:45 am

Been watching old highlight videos, has the game of basketball ever come easier for anyone than it did for Larry bird? The guy could do seemingly anything he wanted on the court, to the point you can actually SEE him deciding 'huh, that'd be cool, I should try that' in the middle of a play then executing flawlessly.

Post #165 » by **ThunderBolt** » Sun Nov 11, 2018 12:39 pm

Doncic is really good. He’s kind of got a dad bod right know. If he’ll work on transforming his body then I think he can be great. It was interesting watching him take that ball into traffic and finish the layup on the fast break by himself.

I think about Presti’s draft strategy often. Getting a player like Diallo or Mitchell Robinson in the second round makes a lot of sense. In regard to our first round picks, I wish we had a few less athletes and a few more players skilled in fundamentals. Then again, I guess Sabonis was that guy.

Pillendreher · Post #166 » by **Pillendreher** » Sun Nov 11, 2018 10:10 pm

We need to get Melo back. He took our 3pt shooting with him.

#BringBackMe7o

Jstock12 · Post #167 » by **Jstock12** » Sun Nov 11, 2018 11:08 pm

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Post #168 » by **ThunderBolt** » Sun Nov 11, 2018 11:30 pm

Pillendreher wrote:We need to get Melo back. He took our 3pt shooting with him.

#BringBackMe7o

I reported you for such a vile post.

Pillendreher · Post #169 » by **Pillendreher** » Sun Nov 11, 2018 11:33 pm

Knrstz wrote:
Pillendreher wrote:We need to get Melo back. He took our 3pt shooting with him.

#BringBackMe7o

I reported you for such a vile post.

Osirus89 · Post #170 » by **Osirus89** » Mon Nov 12, 2018 5:33 am

I don't know any two fan bases that hate on each other more than Celtics and Raptors, but it is the most glorious thing.

Interesting note: They have never faced off in the playoffs.

When they do face off, this site will crash. :lol:

Post #171 » by **ThunderBolt** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 2:13 am

http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=25261001&t=00m06s

This guy has some serious issues. If he doesn’t figure it out he’s going to be an all time bust.

Post #172 » by **ThunderBolt** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 2:20 am

Man I really like Caris Levert. What a bummer.

Old Man Game · Post #173 » by **Old Man Game** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 1:18 pm

Interesting story about teams getting into commercial real estate to generate additional revenue around arenas. http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25218998/the-nba-real-estate-company-now

Just one thing, what if there's a real estate bust? Seems like this could go south in a hurry.

Old Man Game · Post #174 » by **Old Man Game** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 1:47 pm

Knrstz wrote:http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=25261001&t=00m06s

This guy has some serious issues. If he doesn’t figure it out he’s going to be an all time bust.

It's wild because, this isn't Anthony Bennett where he just came out of nowhere to be No. 1 overall. This guy was projected as one of the best prospects of that draft class for several years leading up to that draft. It's wild that he just can't get right mentally. He looks like a guy that should have been taken in the late 20s/early 30s at this point (athlete that can't shoot).

Interesting theory on what could be going on physically:

https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-markelle-fultz-issue-more-alarming-yips/ (spoiler: nerve damage)

Post #175 » by **ThunderBolt** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 2:07 pm

Old Man Game wrote:
Knrstz wrote:http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=25261001&t=00m06s

This guy has some serious issues. If he doesn’t figure it out he’s going to be an all time bust.

It's wild because, this isn't Anthony Bennett where he just came out of nowhere to be No. 1 overall. This guy was projected as one of the best prospects of that draft class for several years leading up to that draft. It's wild that he just can't get right mentally. He looks like a guy that should have been taken in the late 20s/early 30s at this point (athlete that can't shoot).

Interesting theory on what could be going on physically:

https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-markelle-fultz-issue-more-alarming-yips/ (spoiler: nerve damage)

The 2017 nba draft top ten looks much more underwhelming than most expected. Tatum, Fox and Lauri look good. Even picks ten through twenty are underwhelming with the exception of Dononvan Mitchell. The talent in 19-30 is pretty solid.

Dn4sty · Post #176 » by **Dn4sty** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 3:59 pm

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Post #177 » by **slick_watts** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 4:00 pm

Knrstz wrote:Man I really like Caris Levert. What a bummer.

won't even need surgery. what a miraculous outcome. it looked like a hayward / george situation.

spearsy23 · Post #178 » by **spearsy23** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 10:17 pm

Somebody tell Draymond he ain't Kobe, they don't love him like that.

Post #179 » by **bondom34** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 10:45 pm

spearsy23 wrote:Somebody tell Draymond he ain't Kobe, they don't love him like that.

He called KD a bitch. Just seems like a regular guy.

spearsy23 · Post #180 » by **spearsy23** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 11:15 pm

bondom34 wrote:
spearsy23 wrote:Somebody tell Draymond he ain't Kobe, they don't love him like that.

He called KD a bitch. Just seems like a regular guy.

Yeah, but if it comes down to KD v Draymond the warriors will let green walk so fast he won't have time to write his players only article.