Official NBA General Discussion 2019-20 V2.0

SFour · Post #781 » by **SFour** » Thu Aug 20, 2020 1:00 am

canz55 wrote:
gha4life wrote:
RaptorsNorth wrote:Philly getting swept and Brown getting fired. Harris has been terrible!!!

Tatum is better than pascal. I don’t even want To hear this argument anymore.
Yeah its pretty clear his talent is on another level

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His offensive talent is a level above but Siakam is the more complete two-way player.

I rather Siakam be a 19-20 ppg 2-way player over a 24-25 ppg scorer with Demar-like defense

B-Ball Freak · Post #782 » by **B-Ball Freak** » Thu Aug 20, 2020 1:01 am

Adrian_05 wrote:Raps will have a really tough time with the Celtics.

For real, I feel like having the home crowd 4 times would really help against them. As of right now the Celtics look like a unstoppable freight train, but they still gotta play the game.

B-Ball Freak · Post #783 » by **B-Ball Freak** » Thu Aug 20, 2020 1:02 am

SFour wrote:
canz55 wrote:
gha4life wrote:Yeah its pretty clear his talent is on another level

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His offensive talent is a level above but Siakam is the more complete two-way player.

I rather Siakam be a 19-20 ppg 2-way player over a 24-25 ppg scorer with Demar-like defense

From what I've read from other neutral posters Tatum is pretty decent defender.

SFour · Post #784 » by **SFour** » Thu Aug 20, 2020 1:02 am

Adrian_05 wrote:Raps will have a really tough time with the Celtics.

and Celtics will have a tough time with the Raptors...it goes both ways. I've been saying for awhile now it's likely going to be a 7 game series.

13th Man · Post #785 » by **13th Man** » Thu Aug 20, 2020 1:05 am

If Pascal continues his current play, we're doomed. I'm also not a fan of this very short bench that we have especially in bubble play.

Raptors in 7.

SFour · Post #786 » by **SFour** » Thu Aug 20, 2020 1:12 am

13th Man wrote:If Pascal continues his current play, we're doomed. I'm also not a fan of this very short bench that we have especially in bubble play.

Raptors in 7.

It would be sad if Siakam struggles against the Celtics...who do they have to guard him? Brown? Tatum? Smart?

True North · Post #787 » by **True North** » Thu Aug 20, 2020 1:12 am

I never understood why so many “pundits” were picking the 6ers before the season. This is what I expected when they didn’t sign Butler & JJ

LOWRYtoWOWRY · Post #788 » by **LOWRYtoWOWRY** » Thu Aug 20, 2020 1:13 am

canz55 wrote:
gha4life wrote:
RaptorsNorth wrote:Philly getting swept and Brown getting fired. Harris has been terrible!!!

Tatum is better than pascal. I don’t even want To hear this argument anymore.
Yeah its pretty clear his talent is on another level

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His offensive talent is a level above but Siakam is the more complete two-way player.

Are you sure Pascal Siakam is the more complete two-way player than Tatum?
When I compared their defensive stats, Tatum had the higher DBPM and DWS than Siakam.
How can you be sure that Siakam is better defensive player?

canz55 · Post #789 » by **canz55** » Thu Aug 20, 2020 1:14 am

B-Ball Freak wrote:
SFour wrote:
canz55 wrote:His offensive talent is a level above but Siakam is the more complete two-way player.

I rather Siakam be a 19-20 ppg 2-way player over a 24-25 ppg scorer with Demar-like defense

From what I've read from other neutral posters Tatum is pretty decent defender.

Most players in the NBA are "decent" defenders when they try. Even Harden is a good defender when he's locked in.

The key difference is that Siakam ascended the NBA ranks starting with the intangibles and then learned how to score later.

Raps in 4 · Post #790 » by **Raps in 4** » Thu Aug 20, 2020 1:22 am

Embiid ia going to demand a trade to the Raptors sooner or later.

hsb · Post #791 » by **hsb** » Thu Aug 20, 2020 1:26 am

Kawhi's defence hasn't been good for the last game and change.

AbC? · Post #792 » by **AbC?** » Thu Aug 20, 2020 1:27 am

You really can't stop Luka.

Raps in 4 · Post #793 » by **Raps in 4** » Thu Aug 20, 2020 1:37 am

Kawhi was carried so hard last year.

Young_Buc · Post #794 » by **Young_Buc** » Thu Aug 20, 2020 1:40 am

Was expecting playoff Kawhi activated. Seems super chill.

B-Ball Freak · Post #795 » by **B-Ball Freak** » Thu Aug 20, 2020 1:41 am

canz55 wrote:
B-Ball Freak wrote:
SFour wrote:
I rather Siakam be a 19-20 ppg 2-way player over a 24-25 ppg scorer with Demar-like defense

From what I've read from other neutral posters Tatum is pretty decent defender.
Most players in the NBA are "decent" defenders when they try. Even Harden is a good defender when he's locked in.

The key difference is that Siakam ascended the NBA ranks starting with the intangibles and then learned how to score later.

The key difference is Tatum is significantly more talented than Siakam, I mean when these 2 teams meet, there's a chance that Siakam can outplay Tatum but there's no denying who's more talented. Like I said though, one's the 3rd overall pick and one's the 27th pick so it's not a slight on Siakam.

canz55 · Post #796 » by **canz55** » Thu Aug 20, 2020 1:57 am

LOWRYtoWOWRY wrote:
canz55 wrote:
gha4life wrote:Yeah its pretty clear his talent is on another level

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His offensive talent is a level above but Siakam is the more complete two-way player.

Are you sure Pascal Siakam is the more complete two-way player than Tatum?
When I compared their defensive stats, Tatum had the higher DBPM and DWS than Siakam.
How can you be sure that Siakam is better defensive player?

Divincenzo was top 5 in the league in DBPM throughout 2019 so he must be better defensively than anyone else on our team I guess...

And1+2 · Post #797 » by **And1+2** » Thu Aug 20, 2020 2:01 am

Luka makes Kawhi look like a pylon on D.

720 · Post #798 » by **720** » Thu Aug 20, 2020 2:04 am

Rockets are the only team I'm genuinely scared to play against in the finals. :lol:

13th Man · Post #799 » by **13th Man** » Thu Aug 20, 2020 2:04 am

Posting here because you guys can relate being Canadian. Doncic reminds me a lot of Mario Lemieux of the NHL.

Big body frame, not the most athletic but has great body control, scoring and passing abilities. He's not Gretzky caliber yet but has the potential...one day.

azorian · Post #800 » by **azorian** » Thu Aug 20, 2020 2:05 am

B-Ball Freak wrote:
Adrian_05 wrote:Raps will have a really tough time with the Celtics.

For real, I feel like having the home crowd 4 times would really help against them. As of right now the Celtics look like a unstoppable freight train, but they still gotta play the game.

I remember when Milwaukee was the freight train last year.

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