Official 2017-18 NBA Season Thread

[TheCultOfPersonality]

Celtics are overrated garbage.

Wouldn't call them garbage but I never beleved in them as a championship team. Who's the team's second best player? Jaylen Brown? Jason Tatum? Al Horford? Either way that's not going to win anything.

[SpurPadre]

Dedmon had 20 points and13 boards today...that's more in 1 game than Joffrey gets in 10 games...way to go PATFO!

[HarlemHeat37]

<3..that jump shot is looking pretty, looks like Bud had him work on it after he struggled on offense down the stretch with SA..38% from 3 and over 50% on mid-range Js..

[TimDunkem]

This team had Dedmon, Simmons, and Lee as backups last year and yet some people insist that this is the same team that was up big on the Warriors.

Between failing to find adequate replacements for these guys, to regression from key players, and the vets just getting older, there is no way that this team has a chance even if Kawhi can move well enough to wipe his own ass again.

[tholdren]

This team had Dedmon, Simmons, and Lee as backups last year and yet some people insist that this is the same team that was up big on the Warriors.

Between failing to find adequate replacements for these guys, to regression from key players, and the vets just getting older, there is no way that this team has a chance even if Kawhi can move well enough to wipe his own ass again.

Oh the doom... if spurs are healthy they will beat gsw in 7

[TimDunkem]

Oh the doom... if spurs are healthy they will beat gsw in 7

Too bad Kawhi can't even wipe his own ass yet.

[SAGirl]

<3..that jump shot is looking pretty, looks like Bud had him work on it after he struggled on offense down the stretch with SA..38% from 3 and over 50% on mid-range Js..

Spurs should not have alienated him and let him go... he is paid a very reasonable low sum for an NBA center.... could play against athletic teams too. Pop giving out the GAsol deal was

[tholdren]

Too bad Kawhi can't even wipe his own ass yet.

Meh i dont give a about him. Hes an iso 2nd option. Trade him for gordon

[tholdren]

Tatum and gordon for mills and leonard. Fair

[SAGirl]

no chemistry and new teammates.... if he pulls up something similar to Oladipo in the coming seasons... the Orlando Magic have to.. I don't know...

[SAGirl]

Cavs proving that you can make big moves, break up bffs, and still put out a great product on the floor.

Spurs would have needed to break up the gang as you know... the fact Kiwi is injured just makes it easier for them to stand pat... they can always explain everything away bc he's not playing.

[Jules_Winnfield]

no chemistry and new teammates.... if he pulls up something similar to Oladipo in the coming seasons... the Orlando Magic have to.. I don't know...

Orlando swapped Victor Oladipo, Tobias Harris, Domantas Sabonis and Dario Saric for Ersan Ilyasova, Brandon Jennings, Serge Ibaka and Elfrid Payton.

Ilyasova in not on the team anymore.

Jennings is out of the league.

Ibaka and Payton were traded for Terrence Ross and a second round pick.

[Jules_Winnfield]

Oladipo
Fournier
Harris
Gordon/Saric
Vucevic/Sabonis


+ few role players

[r0drig0lac]

This team had Dedmon, Simmons, and Lee as backups last year and yet some people insist that this is the same team that was up big on the Warriors.

Between failing to find adequate replacements for these guys, to regression from key players, and the vets just getting older, there is no way that this team has a chance even if Kawhi can move well enough to wipe his own ass again.

team advanced stats told me they are not very good

[tbdog]

The idea was that we would get Gay and Parker up to speed. Along with LMA in a familiar system, and an improved mvp candidate, we were meant to give Warriors a run.

[sasaint]

no chemistry and new teammates.... if he pulls up something similar to Oladipo in the coming seasons... the Orlando Magic have to.. I don't know...

Hair Peyton! I love him!

[Clipper Nation]

Celtics are overrated garbage.

Even Brad Stevens can only do so much to cover up the stench of a Kyrie "led" team, tbh.

[mo7888]

Tatum and gordon for mills and leonard. Fair

With Gordon's contract and broken leg they would need to include either brown or the la 1st they hold but, they are one of only a few teams that can build an attractive package.

[SAGirl]

[ace3g]

Pistons starting to fade now. Good to see Okafor back.

Pelicans

Starters	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
A. DavisPF	37	14-24	3-6	7-7	1	9	10	1	1	2	2	1	+18	38
E. OkaforC	14	4-10	0-0	0-0	6	1	7	0	0	1	0	3	-5	8
R. RondoPG	30	3-8	2-5	0-0	0	5	5	8	0	1	3	4	-7	8
J. HolidayPG	35	8-16	0-2	5-5	0	3	3	12	2	1	2	2	+22	21
E. MooreSG	14	0-7	0-2	0-0	2	2	4	4	1	0	0	4	-4	0
Bench	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
C. DialloPF	17	2-4	0-0	0-0	1	4	5	1	0	2	0	2	+6	4
N. MiroticPF	29	7-16	4-8	3-3	0	12	12	1	1	0	0	3	+11	21
D. MillerSF	30	4-8	4-7	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	+9	12
I. ClarkSG	29	1-5	1-3	1-1	0	6	6	2	0	0	2	4	+16	4
C. CookeSG	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0
D. LigginsSG	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	+9	2
TEAM		44-100	14-34	16-16	10	43	53	31	6	7	11	25		118
		44.0%	41.2%	100.0%

[ace3g]

[SAGirl]

ace has really gone nostalgic on us.

[objective]

Emeka > Joff

[spursistan]

The only way I could see Green not getting Mills money, is if they trade Mills. I wouldn't be surprised if they look to do so. Although this one would come a year late, they have a history knowing when it's time to cut bait with beloved role players (Johnson, Bowen, Finley, Hill, Diaw, Bonner), when they screwed up with a contract and finding a way to dump said contract (Rose, Nesterovic, Jefferson). Also, if Parker is going to play 3 more years, the two are untenable together defensively in perpetuity, particularly against elites.

Their success in doing so likely hinges on finding a trade similar to the Mirotic one, which could become something of an archetype, with tons of teams trying to dump bloated contracts and draft picks being treated like gold. That means getting a useful player back, who makes something similar, but with lesser term. My 3 team trade proposal for Walker would accomplish that.

Before Thursday's deadline, the Philadelphia 76ers, San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder were among teams believed to be interested in trading for him, league sources said. Those teams do have roster spots available to sign a free agent.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2...-atlanta-hawks

According to a Woj report on the Belinelli buy out talks the Spurs were among the teams interesting in trading for him. I wonder which player on our side was going out in a possible transaction? It sure as not Green.

After the Splitter fiasco the Hawks weren’t doing any salary-dumps favors for them, not of this magnitude, and not without including our first. With the uncertainty around Leonard return and a brutal schedule coming, the Spurs weren’t ready to let go of a pick that is practically an Aldridge health flare-up (knee, heart..) away from dipping into the lottery. .

I hope though that’s the real window into their thinking. Dumping Mills should be the first order of business this summer. He’s turned into a bigger abortion than I expected. Between the roster redundancy and ample evidence of him proving terrifyingly useless against the Warriors and other contenders for about 3 years now it is time to move one.

As for Parker, I think his relegation to the bench should help in greasing the wheels for him getting talked into a major paycut. I think you had him at 9-10 millions per annum salary in previous thread. I don’t think he is going to get that barring another rollback the years playoffs performance. Not happening.

Again, I’m afraid to say, they NEED an embarrassing playoffs sendoff for this front office to be awakened up from its slumber. You could feel this whole edifice is teetering here..

[gambit1990]

cle v okc tonight.