2019-2020 NBA Season Thread

[Catdaddyhorn 3444]

24 minutes ago, Catdaddyhorn said:

There’s way more than 1 black GM in the league. Off of the top of my head you have

Masai Ujuri - Raptors 

Elton Brand - 76ers

Calvin Booth -Nuggets

Scott Perry - Knicks 

and I’m pretty sure there are a few more

Detroit Pistons- Troy Weaver 

Cleveland Cavs - Koby Altman

Phoenix Suns - James Jones 

And again there's probably more that I'm not thinking of. 

[ztejas 43263]

Maybe Drew meant one black owner.

[ztejas 43263]

This is an ass beating. Hate seeing Kawhi win but I have a hedge oustanding on Clips winning the West which makes it a little easier to stomach.

 

[Party_Taco 3674]

Nuggs are coming off a brutal series just two days ago while the Clipps have been chilling. Let’s talk in game 3 and see where things stand.

[cmontexas 3253]

To me Herro's best comps are fellow Kentucky guards Devin Booker and Jamal Murray

[BradInATX 9208]

Nuggs are coming off a brutal series just two days ago while the Clipps have been chilling. Let’s talk in game 3 and see where things stand.

Yeah. If I were coming off a hard fought 7 game series the last team I'd want to see two days later is LAC and their energetic frenetic annoying style. I wouldn't judge off of that game. But they do have to play every other day. No long rests. And the Clips have started to gel in the last few games. Starting to look dangerous.

 

[d2o 1602]

10 hours ago, Catdaddyhorn said:

There’s way more than 1 black GM in the league. Off of the top of my head you have

Masai Ujuri - Raptors 

Elton Brand - 76ers

Calvin Booth -Nuggets

Scott Perry - Knicks 

and I’m pretty sure there are a few more

My fault, team president is the position I was talking about.    Doc Rivers has a VP title as well but I'm pretty positive there are no more black team presidents outside of Ujiri in TOR.

[TonyTexas 10482]

22 minutes ago, d2o said:

My fault, team president is the position I was talking about.    Doc Rivers has a VP title as well but I'm pretty positive there are no more black team presidents outside of Ujiri in TOR.

Jordan is Chairman of the Hornets 

Edited September 4, 2020 by TonyTexas

[d2o 1602]

33 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Jordan is Chairman of the Hornets 

He is the owner, that is a different level

[aggie08 21431]

10 hours ago, Party_Taco said:

Nuggs are coming off a brutal series just two days ago while the Clipps have been chilling. Let’s talk in game 3 and see where things stand.

A brutal series with another perennial playoff also-ran that they were extremely fortunate to win. LAC is punching in a different weight class. It wouldn't surprise me at all if the LA teams put their feet down in the 2nd round and dispatch their opponents in short order in preparation for the WCF.

[d2o 1602]

11 hours ago, Party_Taco said:

Nuggs are coming off a brutal series just two days ago while the Clipps have been chilling. Let’s talk in game 3 and see where things stand.

The Nuggets just arent that good man.   I know they have a lot of injuries but they needed a historic performance from Murray to beat a decent Jazz team in 7 games.

[Mitch Cumsteen 18523]

19 minutes ago, d2o said:

The Nuggets just arent that good man.   I know they have a lot of injuries but they needed a historic performance from Murray to beat a decent Jazz team in 7 games.

True, but the Clips also needed six to beat a non-Porzingis Mavs team. Despite the circumstances, it's still the playoffs and the competition is always better. Also, there is always a game one overreaction, but no doubt the Nuggets looked extremely outclassed last night. They didn't belong on the floor with them.

Honestly, we haven't seen much of a completely healthy Clippers team this year. Although they've had a bunch of guys in and out of the bubble, they have arguably benefited more from the extra rest than any other teams. That extra four months for Paul George to get over his shoulder surgeries and for Kawhi to soothe his chronic vaginitis are huge for them.

[aggie08 21431]

10 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

for Kawhi to soothe his chronic vaginitis are huge for them.

Is that also a degenerative condition?

[youdunnf'dup 2147]

If PG can just give them 80% of what he normally is in the regular season, I don’t see how a team can push the clippers past 6 games. That squad fully healthy is something to behold. Especially with a fully healthy locked in playoff Kawhi. 

[ztejas 43263]

1 hour ago, aggie08 said:

Is that also a degenerative condition?

Doesn't appear to be.

 

 

 

Unfortunately.

[Sbbruin 21721]

AD is gonna have to play lights out against the Rockets.  If he does, it may be over quick.

[Patrick Bateman 3903]

4 hours ago, aggie08 said:

A brutal series with another perennial playoff also-ran that they were extremely fortunate to win. LAC is punching in a different weight class. It wouldn't surprise me at all if the LA teams put their feet down in the 2nd round and dispatch their opponents in short order in preparation for the WCF.

Agree with this.  The Nuggets seem like a regular season team, IMO..... not surprising considering their home court advantage and not having it in the bubble.

 

[Catdaddyhorn 3444]

20 minutes ago, Patrick Bateman said:

Agree with this.  The Nuggets seem like a regular season team, IMO..... not surprising considering their home court advantage and not having it in the bubble.

 

I agree.  I love their talent and their style of play, but unfortunately they don't seem to possess enough grit or focus on the defensive end of the court to be anything other than a pretty thing to look at it.  

[d2o 1602]

21 minutes ago, Patrick Bateman said:

Agree with this.  The Nuggets seem like a regular season team, IMO..... not surprising considering their home court advantage and not having it in the bubble.

 

They've been TOR West (pre-Kawhi) for me for a couple yrs now.   Look great in reg season.  Cant do shit in the playoffs.

[ChickenSandwich 9798]

2 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

AD is gonna have to play lights out against the Rockets.  If he does, it may be over quick.

fuck the lakers

[Don Johnson 4745]

Barkley chimes in on SAS’s claim that Nash was hired due to white privilege. 

But Dan Wolken writes an entire article on it today with nary a mention of Kidd, Jackson, Isiah, etc

 

[52-80 19086]

Dan "way too" Wolke

[youdunnf'dup 2147]

The clippers have had the 6th man of the year 5 out of the last 7 years between Montrez Harrell, Lou Williams, and Jamal Crawford.

Edited September 4, 2020 by youdunnf'dup

[aggie08 21431]

Steve Nash has to be watching all this thinking, "Mother fuckers, I'm a two-time MVP, and helped spark the NBA's offensive revolution. But, sure, Tyronn Lue knows more about basketball than me because he won a title with Shaq and was an assistant coach in close proximity to LeBron."

[MNLonghornFUKM 8799]

The clippers have had the 6th man of the year 5 out of the last 7 years between Montrez Harrell, Lou Williams, and Jamal Crawford.

I’ve always liked jamal Crawford but man...he’s a liability if at least 6-8 of his minimum 13 guaranteed shots aren’t falling in every game

[youdunnf'dup 2147]

How many young bigs are you taking over Adebayo? 

[ztejas 43263]

2 hours ago, Don Johnson said:

Barkley chimes in on SAS’s claim that Nash was hired due to white privilege. 

But Dan Wolken writes an entire article on it today with nary a mention of Kidd, Jackson, Isiah, etc

 

https://mobile.twitter.com/loonardi/status/1301991322878910466

Quick google search, since 1980 9 of 16 first time head coaches were black. This is just lazy divisive reporting

[youdunnf'dup 2147]

Miami is going to steal this one and rip their hearts out, aren’t they. When you lose 4 out of 5 against a team on the year, that doubt has to start creeping in at some point. 

[youdunnf'dup 2147]

This is GG if Giannis is actually hurting right now.

[Braff Zacklin 13414]

This shit just got turnt.

[youdunnf'dup 2147]

Oh my god. Sit the fuck down Milwaukee. You’re frauds. This can’t happen in a must win game if you’re a championship caliber team. Period.

Edited September 5, 2020 by youdunnf'dup

[conVINCEd 21468]

Miami is the better team.  Emphasis on team.

[ztejas 43263]

This is like Hakeem vs DRob the year Rob won the MVP. 

Maybe Giannis is our generation's Robinson.

[youdunnf'dup 2147]

29-9 run in the 4th quarter. Did I hear that right? 11-2 right now. Just an epic collapse.

[Pimphand 5596]

On 8/31/2020 at 7:11 PM, ztejas said:

I think you're going to get swept by them. 

FIFY

[UTDD 362]

I thought there was almost a zero percent chance Giannis would leave Milwaukee until this game.

[youdunnf'dup 2147]

1 minute ago, Pimphand said:

FIFY

I mean if you’re going to be wrong, you might as well be as loud wrong as possible. 

[TonyTexas 10482]

6 minutes ago, ztejas said:

This is like Hakeem vs DRob the year Rob won the MVP. 

Maybe Giannis is our generation's Robinson.

I was just wondering when Giannis was going to start getting the Harden treatment by the fans and media 

Edited September 5, 2020 by TonyTexas

[ztejas 43263]

1 minute ago, Pimphand said:

FIFY

That's what I meant. Obviously.

[ztejas 43263]

1 minute ago, TonyTexas said:

I was just wondering when Giannis is going to start getting the Hardin treatment by the fans and media 

Harden has never utterly collapsed in a series like this. Which maybe makes it more frustrating.

[Wulaw Horn 18980]

Duck man. I was wrong about the Bucks and about the heats upside. 

[ztejas 43263]

7 minutes ago, UTDD said:

I thought there was almost a zero percent chance Giannis would leave Milwaukee until this game.

Him leaving after this would be pretty fucking sorry.

[youdunnf'dup 2147]

With their season on the line, in the most important quarter they’ve played all season, they let jimmy butler outscore their whole team 17-13. #1 seed Milwaukee Bucks, ladies and gentleman. 

[Francisco 2.0 32321]

Few days ago, I felt if the Bucks lost in this round, but it was a competitive series, Budenholzer would be back.

Now, I'm not so sure

 

 

[Francisco 2.0 32321]

9 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Him leaving after this would be pretty fucking sorry.

 

He still is under contract until summer of '21, but if he signals that he isn't coming back, then the Bucks ought to deal him.

Heat and Mavs have mega cap space after the '21 season, FYI.

[BradInATX 9208]

Duck man. I was wrong about the Bucks and about the heats upside. 

I done tried to told you. Teams that run a lot and bog down in half court against good defenses never do well in the playoffs. And Middleton/Bledsoe are the definition of fool's gold.

I also remember catching shit for saying Jimmy Butler is top 10. Business trip son!

[Sbbruin 21721]

8 minutes ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

 

He still is under contract until summer of '21, but if he signals that he isn't coming back, then the Bucks ought to deal him.

Heat and Mavs have mega cap space after the '21 season, FYI.

LBJ’s contract will have expired.  A AD/Giannis combo has a nice ring to it.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8799]

[Francisco 2.0 32321]

6 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

LBJ’s contract will have expired.  A AD/Giannis combo has a nice ring to it.

Actually, LBJ has a player option for 21-22 for $41 million.  

He's the only current Laker under contract for that season, but assuming Davis signs, that is gonna eat up another huge chunk.  Plus Kuzma will have a new deal, too.

And Luol Deng will still be getting paid that season too.

 

https://www.basketball-reference.com/contracts/LAL.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 5, 2020 by Francisco 2.0

[BradInATX 9208]

 

I think he's ascended to my favorite non-Spur (ironically surpassing Giannis who I love too). He's an animal. A throwback to a nastier time before rivals got together in the offseason to play Xbox and before super teams. He rules.