Around the NBA: 2018/2019 edition

[cedric76]

I m praying for lbj to miss the play-off

Can't wait for this self proclaimed goat to be exposed

[pepe1991]

lol Lakers are probably out. When they go east they have 5 road games in a row, with Bucks, Pistons, Bulls, Knicks and Raptors. This might end of a road for them

[BadMofoPimp]

I m praying for lbj to miss the play-off

Can't wait for this self proclaimed goat to be exposed

That would be epic. My most hated player losing while on my most hated team, lol!

[woosah]

I m praying for lbj to miss the play-off

Can't wait for this self proclaimed goat to be exposed

That would be epic. My most hated player losing while on my most hated team, lol!

Yeah he threw more shade last night at his team, and then this for the lulz:

In a tweet by David M Grubb, the team bus departed from the arena without Luke Walton, only to have to turn around to pick him up soon after.

So this was interesting. I was talking to some SKC staffers I know as the Lakers’ team bus is pulling off. Suddenly, Luke Walton comes around the corner. Bus gone. It had to come back for the coach. Damn shame. pic.twitter.com/uy0HX7XYIS

— David M. Grubb (@DMGrubb) February 24, 2019

[p0peye]

Just when you think Nuggets are doing great this season, you remember it can get even better next season:

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[PrimeThyme]

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The “Trae Young will be a bust” crowd from last year has been mighty quiet for most of the season

[pepe1991]

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as for Young, with net rating of - 7,9 he is in top 20 in net rating ( worst ) and top 20 in def rating (worst). He is actually the worst defender by DBPM and overall ranked as 85th PG amog 97 of them real plus minus, making him below replacment level player.
Given offense is only thing he is good at, he shoots 4% below league average in TS. And his 3 ball, that was his signature move, is on 31%, 4% below league average.

Ofc when you have usage rate similar to Paul George ( 29ppg), Steph Curry ( 29 ppg ), higher than Klay Thompson (22ppg), Jrue Holiday ( 21-8) you ( 17 ppg ) will have from time to time huge game in stat sheet. And when you don't , doesn't matter you are on Hawks nobody cares or watches you anyway.

His rookie year went just like everybody expected, him struggling to guard chair and being high volumen chucker with questionable efficiency, passing being his best basketball atribute. As for ROY votes, Doncic won that award in December. Speeking of Doncic, he just had 28 points ( on 12 shots ) triple double, but it was in L because Clippers are really going for playoffs ( for whatever reason other than mock Lebron and Lakers )

[Skybox]

So how long until LBJ shuts it down for the season to scout other teams for reinforcements?

[BadMofoPimp]

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as for Young, with net rating of - 7,9 he is in top 20 in net rating ( worst ) and top 20 in def rating (worst). He is actually the worst defender by DBPM and overall ranked as 85th PG amog 97 of them real plus minus, making him below replacment level player.
Given offense is only thing he is good at, he shoots 4% below league average in TS. And his 3 ball, that was his signature move, is on 31%, 4% below league average.

Ofc when you have usage rate similar to Paul George ( 29ppg), Steph Curry ( 29 ppg ), higher than Klay Thompson (22ppg), Jrue Holiday ( 21-8) you ( 17 ppg ) will have from time to time huge game in stat sheet. And when you don't , doesn't matter you are on Hawks nobody cares or watches you anyway.

His rookie year went just like everybody expected, him struggling to guard chair and being high volumen chucker with questionable efficiency, passing being his best basketball atribute. As for ROY votes, Doncic won that award in December. Speeking of Doncic, he just had 28 points ( on 12 shots ) triple double, but it was in L because Clippers are really going for playoffs ( for whatever reason other than mock Lebron and Lakers )

Personally, I would still take Trae over Bamba. This is his rookie season while his passing is very solid. He is only going to get better. He isn't even close to a finished product. Trae is going to prove you wrong over the next few years.

[IllMagic04]

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as for Young, with net rating of - 7,9 he is in top 20 in net rating ( worst ) and top 20 in def rating (worst). He is actually the worst defender by DBPM and overall ranked as 85th PG amog 97 of them real plus minus, making him below replacment level player.
Given offense is only thing he is good at, he shoots 4% below league average in TS. And his 3 ball, that was his signature move, is on 31%, 4% below league average.

Ofc when you have usage rate similar to Paul George ( 29ppg), Steph Curry ( 29 ppg ), higher than Klay Thompson (22ppg), Jrue Holiday ( 21-8) you ( 17 ppg ) will have from time to time huge game in stat sheet. And when you don't , doesn't matter you are on Hawks nobody cares or watches you anyway.

His rookie year went just like everybody expected, him struggling to guard chair and being high volumen chucker with questionable efficiency, passing being his best basketball atribute. As for ROY votes, Doncic won that award in December. Speeking of Doncic, he just had 28 points ( on 12 shots ) triple double, but it was in L because Clippers are really going for playoffs ( for whatever reason other than mock Lebron and Lakers )

Lol nice to see your sticking with your guns. I think you might be the only anti Trae person left here . Its gotta be getting harder to trash him and its only gonna get harder as his career progresses. It might be better to just admit you were wrong now lol.

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[VFX]

Hoping Lebron misses the playoffs. That AD trade mid season BS will bite him in the ***. He deserves every bit of their failure being the so called “leader” and using Klutch sports as a tool in his benefit.

[MagicFan101]

Just when you think Nuggets are doing great this season, you remember it can get even better next season:

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The injuries were and are scary. I wouldn’t have been brave enough either to take him where we were ... however, I remain pretty damn high on this kid.

Outside of Luka this is the top talent of the draft. Freak size puts Ayton in the #1c or 2 category had MPjr been healthy.

[Optimus_Steel]

Lebron went to LA for business/entertainment opportunities and for his kids. He did not go there to win. Which is fine but people act like he is hungry to win in LA.

[Knightro]

as for Young, with net rating of - 7,9 he is in top 20 in net rating ( worst ) and top 20 in def rating (worst). He is actually the worst defender by DBPM and overall ranked as 85th PG amog 97 of them real plus minus, making him below replacment level player.
Given offense is only thing he is good at, he shoots 4% below league average in TS. And his 3 ball, that was his signature move, is on 31%, 4% below league average.

Ofc when you have usage rate similar to Paul George ( 29ppg), Steph Curry ( 29 ppg ), higher than Klay Thompson (22ppg), Jrue Holiday ( 21-8) you ( 17 ppg ) will have from time to time huge game in stat sheet. And when you don't , doesn't matter you are on Hawks nobody cares or watches you anyway.

His rookie year went just like everybody expected, him struggling to guard chair and being high volumen chucker with questionable efficiency, passing being his best basketball atribute. As for ROY votes, Doncic won that award in December. Speeking of Doncic, he just had 28 points ( on 12 shots ) triple double, but it was in L because Clippers are really going for playoffs ( for whatever reason other than mock Lebron and Lakers )

I like you pepe, but you gotta stop looking at things through the scope of the entire season or else you'll never be able to recognize progress.

Young has steadily improved his play offensively as the season has gone on. A historically putrid November is what torpedoed his full season stats above all else. Yes, he's a horrible defender, but he's been significantly better offensively for like three straight months now which is long enough to say that he's a lot closer to what he's been doing in Dec-Jan-Feb than what he did in Nov.

FG% in November: 35.5%
FG% since November: 42.9%

3PT% in November: 19.8%
3PT% since November: 37.8%

TS%: in November: 44.3%
TS% since November: 55.7%

ORTG in November: 97.4
ORTG since November: 109.8

NetRTG in November: -13.4
NetRTG since November: -4.3

[tiderulz]

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as for Young, with net rating of - 7,9 he is in top 20 in net rating ( worst ) and top 20 in def rating (worst). He is actually the worst defender by DBPM and overall ranked as 85th PG amog 97 of them real plus minus, making him below replacment level player.
Given offense is only thing he is good at, he shoots 4% below league average in TS. And his 3 ball, that was his signature move, is on 31%, 4% below league average.

Ofc when you have usage rate similar to Paul George ( 29ppg), Steph Curry ( 29 ppg ), higher than Klay Thompson (22ppg), Jrue Holiday ( 21-8) you ( 17 ppg ) will have from time to time huge game in stat sheet. And when you don't , doesn't matter you are on Hawks nobody cares or watches you anyway.

His rookie year went just like everybody expected, him struggling to guard chair and being high volumen chucker with questionable efficiency, passing being his best basketball atribute. As for ROY votes, Doncic won that award in December. Speeking of Doncic, he just had 28 points ( on 12 shots ) triple double, but it was in L because Clippers are really going for playoffs ( for whatever reason other than mock Lebron and Lakers )

most rookies are inefficient and with high usage would be viewed as "chucking" especially with a team that the front office really doesnt want to win right now.

[BadMofoPimp]

as for Young, with net rating of - 7,9 he is in top 20 in net rating ( worst ) and top 20 in def rating (worst). He is actually the worst defender by DBPM and overall ranked as 85th PG amog 97 of them real plus minus, making him below replacment level player.
Given offense is only thing he is good at, he shoots 4% below league average in TS. And his 3 ball, that was his signature move, is on 31%, 4% below league average.

Ofc when you have usage rate similar to Paul George ( 29ppg), Steph Curry ( 29 ppg ), higher than Klay Thompson (22ppg), Jrue Holiday ( 21-8) you ( 17 ppg ) will have from time to time huge game in stat sheet. And when you don't , doesn't matter you are on Hawks nobody cares or watches you anyway.

His rookie year went just like everybody expected, him struggling to guard chair and being high volumen chucker with questionable efficiency, passing being his best basketball atribute. As for ROY votes, Doncic won that award in December. Speeking of Doncic, he just had 28 points ( on 12 shots ) triple double, but it was in L because Clippers are really going for playoffs ( for whatever reason other than mock Lebron and Lakers )

I like you pepe, but you gotta stop looking at things through the scope of the entire season or else you'll never be able to recognize progress.

Young has steadily improved his play offensively as the season has gone on. A historically putrid November is what torpedoed his full season stats above all else. Yes, he's a horrible defender, but he's been significantly better offensively for like three straight months now which is long enough to say that he's a lot closer to what he's been doing in Dec-Jan-Feb than what he did in Nov.

FG% in November: 35.5%
FG% since November: 42.9%

3PT% in November: 19.8%
3PT% since November: 37.8%

TS%: in November: 44.3%
TS% since November: 55.7%

ORTG in November: 97.4
ORTG since November: 109.8

NetRTG in November: -13.4
NetRTG since November: -4.3

Just imagine how much he will improve next year and the year after and year after that.

[OrlandoMagic]

Lebron went to LA for business/entertainment opportunities and for his kids. He did not go there to win. Which is fine but people act like he is hungry to win in LA.

Agree 100% with you on this. I’ve been saying this exact same thing to my coworkers

[pepe1991]

Sticking with my first prediction of poor defender, high volumen chucker. For better or worst.

He isn't even best young player on Hawks, Collins is (yet nobody from you guys wants to admit him and Lauri are better than JI)

[Nightman]

Looks like 76ers fans are already done with Jonathan Simmons. Half the posts in this post game thread are trashing him: https://old.reddit.com/r/sixers/comments/auufgj/post_game_thread_philadelphia_76ers_v_new_orleans/?sort=top

[Optimus_Steel]

Looks like 76ers fans are already done with Jonathan Simmons. Half the posts in this post game thread are trashing him: https://old.reddit.com/r/sixers/comments/auufgj/post_game_thread_philadelphia_76ers_v_new_orleans/?sort=top

Our bench has looked alot better without Simmons so yes it has been addition by subtraction.