Around the League Discussion - 2018-2019 (Playoffs)

Kobblehead · Post #141 » by **Kobblehead** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 10:48 pm

Why would the NBA implement rules to cater to the David Nwaba's of the league?

It doesn't make any financial or aesthetic sense.

Bum Adebayo · Post #142 » by **Bum Adebayo** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 11:30 pm

It does, it is to preserve the integrity of the game. They can please the casuals with other methods, you can please both casuals and eye-trained fans, allow more defense to be played and bring more parity between the 3pt shot and the midrange shot. Introduce decimals to some shots, like rewarding a midrange shot 2.4 points, need to end this 3pt spamming ****.

Kobblehead · Post #143 » by **Kobblehead** » Thu Apr 25, 2019 2:25 am

Rudy Gobert: 9 points, 10 rebounds, 0 steals, 2 blocks and 2 turnovers in 31 minutes. Worst plus/minus in the game.

$25m next year, $26.5m the year after that.

For what? What are they paying him for? Paint defense? Rockets had 42 points in the paint tonight.

Steven Adams and Rudy Gobert are terrible contracts.

I doubt there's a person that watched this series that wouldn't admit that Derrick Favors was a far better option for Utah than Rudy was.

Bum Adebayo · Post #144 » by **Bum Adebayo** » Thu Apr 25, 2019 10:05 am

Not looking good, hope my worst nightmares of Rockets winning the championship do not materialize.

VDT · Post #145 » by **VDT** » Thu Apr 25, 2019 10:16 am

Rockets havent looked good either and i dont think they match that good with the teams in the east.

Kobblehead · Post #146 » by **Kobblehead** » Thu Apr 25, 2019 7:20 pm

Has being given the ultimate green light on a talent-less roster compromised Donovan Mitchell as a prospect?

Has he formed too many bad habits to correct?

Can you reel a guy in who has been cast out to sea?

ProcessDoctor · Post #147 » by **ProcessDoctor** » Thu Apr 25, 2019 8:05 pm

Watch on YouTube

Best episode in a while.

Bum Adebayo · Post #148 » by **Bum Adebayo** » Thu Apr 25, 2019 10:19 pm

Kobblehead wrote:Has being given the ultimate green light on a talent-less roster compromised Donovan Mitchell as a prospect?

Has he formed too many bad habits to correct?

Can you reel a guy in who has been cast out to sea?

Not really, he has had the chance to prove if he can carry dat scoring load, which is the only thing that makes you a star. If he was given a lesser rose, he wouldn't have had any chance to carriy a scoring load, and thus would be a role player as his potential ceiling. Right now he can't carry a scoring load, but he has much more potential than RusseLL.

Kobblehead · Post #149 » by **Kobblehead** » Fri Apr 26, 2019 1:31 am

He needs more players capable of carrying dat scoring load. Every teams needs several guys that can.

You can't just have 1 guy that can ball and surround him with a bunch of defensive role players like Crowder, Rubio, Ingles and Gobert and expect that guy to not be overburdened and develop bad habits.

A guy they didn't even play, Grayson Allen, can't be your 2nd most talented player.

76ciology · Post #150 » by **76ciology** » Fri Apr 26, 2019 1:59 am

Didnt know jokic averaged 11BPM in the playoffs. With like 9:2 assist to TO ratio.

Negrodamus · Post #151 » by **Negrodamus** » Fri Apr 26, 2019 2:00 am

Damn, Havlicek died. Dude's a legend.

76ciology · Post #152 » by **76ciology** » Fri Apr 26, 2019 2:01 am

ProcessDoctor wrote:

Watch on YouTube

Best episode in a while.

I hate that dinosaur figure, feels like lazy when they could have used a GOT related character

Another thing is i feel there’s some sixers guys /fans running that series. So they’re trying to do us good for this series by bringing up old wounds

Post #153 » by **Sixerscan** » Fri Apr 26, 2019 1:34 pm

76ciology wrote:
ProcessDoctor wrote:

Watch on YouTube

Best episode in a while.

I hate that dinosaur figure, feels like lazy when they could have used a GOT related character

Another thing is i feel there’s some sixers guys /fans running that series. So they’re trying to do us good for this series by bringing up old wounds

The inflatable dinosaur bit is hilarious lol.

Watch on YouTube

The brothers that do it are from south jersey/are Sixers fans. The put themselves in the crowd during the Hinkie one a few years ago.

Negrodamus · Post #154 » by **Negrodamus** » Sat Apr 27, 2019 3:02 am

Damn, if the Clips push this to 7, this playoffs could be pretty crazy.

Negrodamus · Post #155 » by **Negrodamus** » Sun Apr 28, 2019 2:16 am

Jesus Christ, the Nuggets are a lot of fun to watch. Behind the back pass from Murray into the post to Jokic who tosses it behind his mans back to a guy standing on the perimeter who tosses it to Murray from three (and proceeds to airball... but then attempted to cram it on the center on the offensive rebound).

76ciology · Post #156 » by **76ciology** » Sun Apr 28, 2019 6:52 am

Negrodamus wrote:Jesus Christ, the Nuggets are a lot of fun to watch. Behind the back pass from Murray into the post to Jokic who tosses it behind his mans back to a guy standing on the perimeter who tosses it to Murray from three (and proceeds to airball... but then attempted to cram it on the center on the offensive rebound).

Reminds me of the glory days of Adelman’s kings.

VDT · Post #157 » by **VDT** » Sun Apr 28, 2019 6:06 pm

The Bucks are literally chucking 3s every possession. They are lucky that Boston is an offensively limited team.

Also Giannis commits an offensive foul every other play.

Post #158 » by **Stanford** » Sun Apr 28, 2019 6:34 pm

A Bucks fan meltdown would be pretty funny after all the crap they gave you guys (from Philly) the last two years.

Mik317 · Post #159 » by **Mik317** » Sun Apr 28, 2019 6:36 pm

Horford is a godtier defender.

too bad he plays for the Celtics lol

PhillyPhilly · Post #160 » by **PhillyPhilly** » Sun Apr 28, 2019 8:43 pm

Is it a coincidence that the two teams with the least amount of playoff experiance (Sixers and Bucks) both lost game one in round two?