NBA Regular Season & Playoffs 2019-20 Thread

kmart6 · 12-08-2020 10:58pm

Only a game, no way they were going to give him more.

Sweet.Science · 13-08-2020 3:36pm

Forget about his headbutt for a second . I really dont enjoy watching him play basketball for some reason . I know im in a very low minority but he just doesnt make me want to watch his games like the other great players in the league do.

kmart6 · 13-08-2020 4:05pm

Take watching him over Harden any day.

Osmosis Jones · 13-08-2020 5:53pm

Giannis hasn't been much fun to watch this year because the Bucks are kind of coasting, he'll be a walking highlight on both ends once the playoffs start though.

eagle eye · 13-08-2020 10:45pm

Osmosis Jones wrote:

Giannis hasn't been much fun to watch this year because the Bucks are kind of coasting, he'll be a walking highlight on both ends once the playoffs start though.

Yeah, he's out on his own. Best player in the league by a mile.

Osmosis Jones · 14-08-2020 9:30am

Just endlessly in awe of the shots he takes

ButtersSuki · 15-08-2020 8:04pm

Watching the Portland Memphis Game now. Mark Jackson talks some amount of sh*t.

ButtersSuki · 15-08-2020 9:54pm

Nurkic with 21 and 21. Exciting game to be fair. Portland up 6 with less than 2mins to go after being down 8 in the 4th. McCollum on a bit of a roll after being quiet for most of the game.

Osmosis Jones · 15-08-2020 10:55pm

Just take 1 game from the Lakers and I'll be happy

ButtersSuki · 15-08-2020 10:59pm

Osmosis Jones wrote: »

Just take 1 game from the Lakers and I'll be happy

I think they’ll take more than 1 tbh.

LuckyLloyd · 17-08-2020 8:28am

Melo with the dagger three to send them to the playoffs.

Really worked out about as well as could be hoped for him and Portland. He’ll be delighted to be facing LeBron.

Osmosis Jones · 17-08-2020 11:43am

Might as well make another wildly inaccurate prediction with the playoffs starting tonight

qwabercd · 17-08-2020 12:06pm

Osmosis Jones wrote: »

Might as well make another wildly inaccurate prediction with the playoffs starting tonight

What site did you use for that?

ButtersSuki · 17-08-2020 12:11pm

qwabercd wrote: »

What site did you use for that?

We can do it here!

ButtersSuki · 17-08-2020 12:15pm

West:
Lakers - Portland 4-2
Nuggets- Jazz 4-2
Clippers - Dallas 4-1
Houston - OKC 4-2

East:
Bucks - Nets 4-0
Toronto - Magic 4-0
Boston - Philly 4-0
Pacers - Heat 2-4

ButtersSuki · 17-08-2020 12:16pm

Gentry fired from the Pelicans, Ty Lue favourite to take over (terrible coach IMO).

Vlade "steps down" from GM role with the Kings, Joe Dumars to take over - he couldn't be much worse than Vlade has been tbh.

Coneygree · 17-08-2020 12:28pm

R1:

Lakers in 5
Rockets in 6
Clippers in 6
Nuggets in 6

Bucks sweep
Heat in 6
Celtics in 6
Raptors in 5

R2:
Lakers in 6
Clippers in 6

Bucks in 5
Raptors in 5

R3:

Clippers in 6
Bucks in 6

R4: Bucks in 7

Osmosis Jones · 17-08-2020 12:34pm

qwabercd wrote: »

What site did you use for that?

https://picks.nba.com/bracket-challenge

Osmosis Jones · 17-08-2020 12:36pm

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Gentry fired from the Pelicans, Ty Lue favourite to take over (terrible coach IMO).

It's amazing how much the NBA coaching rotation mirrors that of mid-table Premier League clubs, just the same 5 coaches being passed between clubs ad infinitum.

ButtersSuki · 18-08-2020 8:42am

Donovan Mitchell with 57 - 3rd highest score in a Play Off game after Jordan (63) and Elgin Baylor (61). Never really saw him as that type of scorer, but Utah don't really have many options on offence with Bogdanovic out.

Luca with a very impressive first Pay Off Game, 42, 7, and 9. They lost, but still, impressive start against a team with serious defensive talent.

LuckyLloyd · 18-08-2020 9:00am

The Porzingis ejection was ridiculous and swung the game.

ButtersSuki · 18-08-2020 9:15am

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

The Porzingis ejection was ridiculous and swung the game.

Yup, have only seen the highlights but it looked like a harsh call.

Osmosis Jones · 18-08-2020 10:26am

That KP ejection was a joke, I don't think the Mavs have any chance in this series but they definitely could've pushed it further if they took game 1.

ButtersSuki · 18-08-2020 10:30am

I'm a massive fan of Doncic's game (have been since he was in Europe) but this is just too early for him in his development to think they can win this series. The Clippers are too loaded (esp. defensively) for him. He struggled early last night but still ended up with 42, kid is just so talented. He'll take his lumps and learn from this.

Part of me still can't help but think what Doncic and Booker would have been like together as a backcourt though.

Osmosis Jones · 18-08-2020 10:34am

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Part of me still can't help but think what Doncic and Booker would have been like together as a backcourt though.

I was so excited to see him with DeAaron Fox, still can't believe the Kings botched the pick that bad, these poor fans (screenshot from the night before the draft

)

ButtersSuki · 18-08-2020 10:47am

Osmosis Jones wrote: »

I was so excited to see him with DeAaron Fox, still can't believe the Kings botched the pick that bad, these poor fans (screenshot from the night before the draft )

It's so crazy when you think about it how he ended up at Dallas. His National Team coach got the Suns job before the draft and they pass on him (excusable to a degree because Sarver wanted Ayton and the University of Arizona connections etc. but still.....), and then of all the GMs to pass on him it's Divac. Two Europeans with you'd expect deeper knowledge of him considering their positions, esp. the coach - showed he had zero influence in Phoenix.

Even Atlanta passing on him looks bad in hindsight (as it did at the time) and they got a star and a pick out of it. At his current progression rate he'll likely be the best player in the league in 2-3 years.

Osmosis Jones · 18-08-2020 11:47am

Yeah Atlanta and to a lesser extent Phoenix can be somewhat excused because they still got future stars (jury's still out on Ayton) but even at the time of the draft the only reason anyone would take Bagley over Doncic was out of pure ignorance towards any basketball played outside of the US, which is the exact kind of thing Vlade Divac of all people should understand.

Coneygree · 18-08-2020 12:23pm

Amazingly it could well be a case that Atlanta and Dallas both "win" the trade. I feel bad for Bagley, he's a damn good player but with injuries and the pressure it seems like it could all cave for him. He'd a fine rookie year.

ButtersSuki · 18-08-2020 12:44pm

Coneygree wrote: »

Amazingly it could well be a case that Atlanta and Dallas both "win" the trade. I feel bad for Bagley, he's a damn good player but with injuries and the pressure it seems like it could all cave for him. He'd a fine rookie year.

While Atlanta have a star (albeit one that plays zero d and is undersized) in Young, Dallas have a generational talent. Atlanta may not have lost like Phoenix or Scaramento did, but they didn't win the trade.

Coneygree · 18-08-2020 3:45pm

ButtersSuki wrote: »

While Atlanta have a star (albeit one that plays zero d and is undersized) in Young, Dallas have a generational talent. Atlanta may not have lost like Phoenix or Scaramento did, but they didn't win the trade.

Trae looks like he'll be a 25+ points, 10 assists guy for years and Reddish is developing quite nicely, especially based off the months leading up to the lockdown. I think both parties got what they wanted/needed, it looks like a win-win.

ButtersSuki · 18-08-2020 11:31pm

Milwaukee lose yo an Aaron Gordon-less Orlando.

Gordon Hayward out 4 weeks with an ankle sprain. That levels things up a bit for Philly, and Toronto if Boston get that far.

Carcharodon · 19-08-2020 5:01am

Portland baby !
Great game, felt the refs were terrible and and gave the Lakers a lot but Portland were outstanding, never let the foot off the gas !
Lillard is a beast, has been getting better every year, shoots as good as Curry these days.
Iam sure the Lakers will still fancy themselves with the talent they have, thought they would of utilized Davis more inside in the fourth but it’s definitely game on !

Basketball is officially back, I love Lillard, Oakland baby !!

Osmosis Jones · 19-08-2020 9:24am

Rough game for AD, how does a player who does the majority of his scoring in the post go 8-24, that's 16 missed shots!

kmart6 · 19-08-2020 9:24am

Watched the first half live and thought the refs were brutal calling nothing fouls on both teams, if anything I thought they leaned a good bit towards Portland in the first, highlights I've watched in the second don't really give any idea of how it was reffed.

Coneygree · 19-08-2020 10:40am

Kobe would be roaring "you soft like Charmin" at Davis. He needs to take things into his own hands and just play as a center.

ButtersSuki · 19-08-2020 10:43am

Osmosis Jones wrote: »

Rough game for AD, how does a player who does the majority of his scoring in the post go 8-24, that's 16 missed shots!

If you look at him even in the bubble he's had great games and really average to bad games. Lakers won't be winning it all unless he plays like a Top 10 player. On his day, he's unstoppable but he's too inconsistent. I wouldn't go so far as to say he's soft, but he does lack a bit of bite.

Vital Transformation · 19-08-2020 9:16pm

The Nets will be disappointed, they played their hearts out.

K.O.Kiki · 20-08-2020 2:53am

https://twitter.com/MOConnor_NBA/status/1296248122679660544

https://twitter.com/KevinOConnorNBA/status/1296239977257467905?s=09

Trust the Process, they said...

Osmosis Jones · 20-08-2020 8:20am

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

Trust the Process, they said...

Here's the thing though, The Process worked pretty great....and then they threw so much of that progress away for 6 months of Jimmy Butler

20-08-2020 8:44am

Osmosis Jones wrote: »

Here's the thing though, The Process worked pretty great....and then they threw so much of that progress away for 6 months of Jimmy Butler

I still don't think Simmons and embid work together

LuckyLloyd · 20-08-2020 8:49am

The Clippers would have been down 2 - 0 if it wasn’t for that dreadful ejection of KP in game one.

LuckyLloyd · 20-08-2020 9:04am

Osmosis Jones wrote: »

Here's the thing though, The Process worked pretty great....and then they threw so much of that progress away for 6 months of Jimmy Butler

The process is over and has already been successful. They lost in 7 to the eventual champions last year on a last gasp 3. That’s all the process (or any front office approach) can ever achieve: building a championship contender. The conversation on success in the NBA is highly toxic and results focussed so no doubt ‘trust the process’ will be memed high and low for years to come. Suffice to say, the actual bounce of the ball and ability to execute of a championship contender across a couple of 7 game series is beyond the scope of what a GM can do.

Toronto just about survived that series. The sliding doors is a couple of bounces of the rim either way that sends Philadelphia through and Toronto and their single year experiment get slated instead.

The 76ers have a core of assets to build around. They need to make good decisions going forward; arrange good coaching; make the pieces fit...like everyone else.

Coneygree · 20-08-2020 9:58am

If Fultz didn't wreck his shoulder then things would likely be much different. He's rebounded very well after I thought he might just drop off the face of the earth. He has played a lot this season and played well including the other night but his shooting form is so bizarre. I'd love to know the actual truth to what happened. Motorbike accident, botched surgery, Philly coaches messing with his form, the yips...whatever it was it is a headscratcher. If you have Fultz at the point Simmons wouldn't have been stuck there for so long and Philly wouldn't be trapped into contracts with Harris and Horford. Ifs and buts but it is funny how the snowball effect works.

Osmosis Jones · 20-08-2020 12:50pm

Also with the Mavs winning last night it's kind of crazy to think that LAC could be 0-2 down if not for that heinous Porzingis ejection.

LuckyLloyd · 20-08-2020 12:52pm

Osmosis Jones wrote: »

Also with the Mavs winning last night it's kind of crazy to think that LAC could be 0-2 down if not for that heinous Porzingis ejection.

Do you have me on ignore?!

Osmosis Jones · 20-08-2020 1:00pm

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Do you have me on ignore?!

:P

You posted 2 messages back to back, I read the big one :pac:

ButtersSuki · 20-08-2020 1:00pm

Dallas showed some character to come back last night. A lot of young teams would fold after that Game 1. Boban played well from the highlights I saw, but Doncic again - wow, I could watch him all day.

ButtersSuki · 20-08-2020 1:01pm

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

The process is over and has already been successful. They lost in 7 to the eventual champions last year on a last gasp 3. That’s all the process (or any front office approach) can ever achieve: building a championship contender. The conversation on success in the NBA is highly toxic and results focussed so no doubt ‘trust the process’ will be memed high and low for years to come. Suffice to say, the actual bounce of the ball and ability to execute of a championship contender across a couple of 7 game series is beyond the scope of what a GM can do.

Toronto just about survived that series. The sliding doors is a couple of bounces of the rim either way that sends Philadelphia through and Toronto and their single year experiment get slated instead.

The 76ers have a core of assets to build around. They need to make good decisions going forward; arrange good coaching; make the pieces fit...like everyone else.

'Twas a 2, but I get your point. I do think they'd have won it all last year if they beaten Toronto the way things panned out.

kmart6 · 20-08-2020 2:36pm

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Dallas showed some character to come back last night. A lot of young teams would fold after that Game 1. Boban played well from the highlights I saw, but Doncic again - wow, I could watch him all day.

Ah I don't know about there being a chance of them folding, they were in Game 1 right until the last 30 seconds with one of their best players being tossed out for nothing.

In for a great rest of the series.

Liam O · 20-08-2020 10:27pm

Dort is like the basketball equivalent of Wan Bissaka

NBA Regular Season & Playoffs 2019-20 Thread

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