NBA Regular Season & Playoffs 2018-19 Thread

Hitch2222 · 22-03-2019 10:52am

2smiggy wrote: »

watched Murray States Ja Morant last night, as their first round NCAA match was on around 8.20pm GMT so a good time for watching a match. He looked a class above , and got only the 8th triple double in NCAA tournament history. will surely go very high in the draft.

Yeah first since Draymond got two. Hard to square retrospectively that scouts didn't think Draymond was particularly good given he got 2 triple doubles in the tournament.
I'd be curious if it was re-run today where he lands on new analytics. I wonder about that in various drafts.

kmart6 · 22-03-2019 2:35pm

2smiggy wrote: »

watched Murray States Ja Morant last night, as their first round NCAA match was on around 8.20pm GMT so a good time for watching a match. He looked a class above , and got only the 8th triple double in NCAA tournament history. will surely go very high in the draft.

Technically the 8th player, 9th time.
He's been projected to go 2nd or 3rd since early in the season, toss up with him and Barrett I'd say, Barrett may get it as the bigger name, with bigger performances against better opposition on the biggest stage.

Paully D · 22-03-2019 2:39pm

Morant is EXACTLY what the Bulls need. The ideal player in a position of huge need.

Fingers crossed we can get the slice of lottery luck to land him.

Osmosis Jones · 22-03-2019 4:33pm

With the Jazz falling to Atlanta last night there's now a 4-way tie from 5th-8th in the west with 10 games remaining, playoff seeding is going right down to the wire. Denver are only half a game back from GS and Portland the same with Houston too.

DaveyDave · 23-03-2019 3:29am

Watching the Rockets "beat" the Spurs. James Harden is a disgrace to basketball, as are the refs on his side. DeRozan got an offensive foul while shooting because Harden leaned into him and got brushed on his beard. No elbow or off arm at all. No shoulder check to make space, nothing.

Moments earlier, Rudy Gay got a full on arm to the face and got no call (among a few other obvious fouls).

The whole game Spurs couldn't play any sort of defense because Harden, can't breathe near him while shooting for fear of a foul.

Spurs were doing well attacking the rim in the second half after trailing by 19 into the third and managed to hold a small lead until the beard incident.

Hitch2222 · 23-03-2019 3:49am

DaveyDave wrote: »

Watching the Rockets "beat" the Spurs. James Harden is a disgrace to basketball, as are the refs on his side. DeRozan got an offensive foul while shooting because Harden leaned into him and got brushed on his beard. No elbow or off arm at all. No shoulder check to make space, nothing.

Moments earlier, Rudy Gay got a full on arm to the face and got no call (among a few other obvious fouls).

The whole game Spurs couldn't play any sort of defense because Harden, can't breathe near him while shooting for fear of a foul.

Spurs were doing well attacking the rim in the second half after trailing by 19 into the third and managed to hold a small lead until the beard incident.

I can understand people not liking watching him play due to the foul drawing but it feels a substantial reach to think refs are protecting him.

You're talking about an isolated few instances in one game. Variance tends to balance this stuff out

Morrison J · 23-03-2019 3:56am

And here I was thinking Harden might get some credit on this thread for a change! That was an amazing performance and might put him back in the lead of the MVP race.

Morrison J · 23-03-2019 4:03am

Drawing a foul has been seen as a skill to every single player in NBA history bar James Harden just because he's so much better than everyone else at it.

Hitch2222 · 23-03-2019 6:57am

I assume this must be relatively standard post game but work ethic is impressive nonetheless

http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=26337334

Paully D · 23-03-2019 11:05am

https://twitter.com/dvnjr/status/1109270576336683008?s=21

What a superb photo. Click into it for maximum effect.

That one could be iconic in a few years time!

Gregk961 · 23-03-2019 1:15pm

Paully D wrote: »

https://twitter.com/dvnjr/status/1109270576336683008?s=21

What a superb photo. Click into it for maximum effect.

That one could be iconic in a few years time!

Zions vertical is just insane

For Forks Sake · 23-03-2019 1:17pm

Paully D wrote: »

Morant is EXACTLY what the Bulls need. The ideal player in a position of huge need.

Fingers crossed we can get the slice of lottery luck to land him.

Unfortunately he's also exactly the player that Phoenix needs as well so we're going to need some luck with the draw.

Paully D · 23-03-2019 1:50pm

For Forks Sake wrote: »

Unfortunately he's also exactly the player that Phoenix needs as well so we're going to need some luck with the draw.

Yup.

I think whoever ends up #1 will take Zion (us included) and whoever ends up #2 will take Morant, regardless of need. Anyone picking outside the top 2 has no shot at him.

If we finish outside the top 3 and subsequently end up with no shot of Zion, Morant or Barrett it’ll be a disaster.

Watch us get pick #4 now :pac:

Angliru · 23-03-2019 1:57pm

Darius Garland could be a good back up for the Bulls if they miss out on Morant. I really like the look of him from what I've seen, shame he got injured so early. Morant is nuts, to go from unnoticed to likely a lock for a top 3 pick in the draft in less than two years is amazing. That dunk the other night was unreal, very DRose like.

Cam Reddish had another off night for Duke...can't even call it an off night, he's been pretty poor with a while. He's falling from top 3-top 5 to maybe outside top 10. I think the Hawks might take a gamble though with their two high picks. If he clicks it together I believe he could the best of the lot.

K.O.Kiki · 23-03-2019 7:50pm

https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1109319593783226368

RIP Lakers

killwill · 23-03-2019 11:13pm

Morrison J wrote: »

And here I was thinking Harden might get some credit on this thread for a change! That was an amazing performance and might put him back in the lead of the MVP race.

I have not been a fan of Harden since he became a starter. My reason for it has always been as good as he was offensively, his defence was soooo bad.
Whilst he is never going to be a great defender he has made improvements there.
Offensively he is continuing to grow and he is simply a scoring beast. I cannot see anyone getting MVP over him now.

Carcharodon · 24-03-2019 7:28pm

Osmosis Jones wrote: »

A formality at this stage but the Lakers are now officially out of playoff contention, I'm not sure a single person legitimately saw this coming at the start of the season.

Yes and no, I think everyone probably thought they could get in but I always thought it was going to be pretty tough for them, I think the whole LA drama is over stated, let’s talk about it after 2 seasons at least

I’ve seen LeBron as a producer on some show, I think he is definitely branching out, I know he always has but probably now more than ever, one eye on retirement I’d say

2smiggy · 25-03-2019 9:50am

watched the Duke and UCF game , brilliant viewing. I only really watched it to have a good look at Zion and Barrett but it turned out to be a great game, that Duke should really have lost at the end. They got 2 slices of look at both ends of the floor over the closing seconds.

UCF had this lad at centre

ap-uconn-ucf-basketball-1.jpg?w=1000&h=600&crop=1

ap-uconn-ucf-basketball-1.jpg?w=1000&h=600&crop=1

7 foot 6 , great to dunk, but not that much use for his size other wise unfortunately

kmart6 · 25-03-2019 11:59am

UCF got their own luck on plays towards the end too.

Paully D · 25-03-2019 2:29pm

https://twitter.com/worldwidewob/status/1109974632667508737?s=21

Jesus Christ! :eek:

bot43 · 25-03-2019 3:32pm

Ive enjoyed looking at that a few times looking at different perspectives.

The other players, all kind of walk away when he lets go.

Raptors relax.

Every spectators hands go to head.

Unreal play.

Hitch2222 · 25-03-2019 5:36pm

2smiggy wrote: »

watched the Duke and UCF game , brilliant viewing. I only really watched it to have a good look at Zion and Barrett but it turned out to be a great game, that Duke should really have lost at the end. They got 2 slices of look at both ends of the floor over the closing seconds.

UCF had this lad at centre

7 foot 6 , great to dunk, but not that much use for his size other wise unfortunately

As raw as they get but he's not Shawn Bradley, he has a decent physique and athleticism so he'll be a productive NBA player imo.
Pretty poor man's Gobert. Who knows perhaps the Moreys of the world will see value in a the monster big men again in the future.

Osmosis Jones · 25-03-2019 7:56pm

This is all I'll ever think about when I see Tacko Fall

For Forks Sake · 25-03-2019 8:09pm

kmart6 wrote: »

UCF got their own luck on plays towards the end too.

They really did, that call on the shot clock expiry was dodgy as (I don't think it hit the rim at all)

Angliru · 25-03-2019 8:44pm

Reddish had a lovely clean block called on too, forcing them to bench him for a while. Thought things cancelled each other out pretty much.

The game was nuts. I absolutely abhor players like Tacko Fall tbh and I doubt he makes it to the NBA however it made for good entertainment. That lad Dawkins has something about him, could be a bit of a steal to be honest.

Paully D · 25-03-2019 10:32pm

https://twitter.com/byjayking/status/1110281683083898880?s=21

Has Kyrie played back in Cleveland at all since he left?

For Forks Sake · 25-03-2019 10:56pm

Angliru wrote: »

Reddish had a lovely clean block called on too, forcing them to bench him for a while. Thought things cancelled each other out pretty much.

The game was nuts. I absolutely abhor players like Tacko Fall tbh and I doubt he makes it to the NBA however it made for good entertainment. That lad Dawkins has something about him, could be a bit of a steal to be honest.

Dawkins had an excellent game.
Not every team has a 7'6 wall to leave under the basket, i'd say Duke glad to get the W and get on with playing normal sized teams again

Osmosis Jones · 26-03-2019 6:18am

Jusuf Nurkic goes down with a Hayward-esque injury in 2OT vs the Nets in a game in which he had 32/16/5/4/2. Portland clinch a playoff spot but the season could well be over now, he's been the team's third if not second best player all year, not to mention McCollum is still out for at least 4 more games, potentially until the playoffs, no idea how fit he'll be on return.

If the video pops up on your timeline or something don't watch it, it's horrendous, don't even listen to the audio.

EDIT: Seems more like the Paul George injury than Hayward's, which is about as good as it gets with something this gruesome.

kmart6 · 26-03-2019 8:36am

The video isn't that bad, the injury is contained so wouldn't call it gruesome: https://streamable.com/gi5ta

There are no word's for the ref in the clip, showing no care or awareness to an injured player

Hitch2222 · 26-03-2019 11:36am

I don't think anyone does interactive info-graphics better than 538

Nice one for remaining Sweet 16

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2019-march-madness-predictions/

K.O.Kiki · 26-03-2019 1:52pm

Angliru wrote: »

Reddish had a lovely clean block called on too, forcing them to bench him for a while. Thought things cancelled each other out pretty much.

The game was nuts. I absolutely abhor players like Tacko Fall tbh and I doubt he makes it to the NBA however it made for good entertainment. That lad Dawkins has something about him, could be a bit of a steal to be honest.

TBH Tacko Fall doesn't seem like he cares about the NBA much.

LuckyLloyd · 26-03-2019 2:24pm

Angliru wrote: »

Reddish had a lovely clean block called on too, forcing them to bench him for a while. Thought things cancelled each other out pretty much.

The game was nuts. I absolutely abhor players like Tacko Fall tbh and I doubt he makes it to the NBA however it made for good entertainment. That lad Dawkins has something about him, could be a bit of a steal to be honest.

You “abhor” players like Tacko Fall? Why!?

He’ll get drafted for certain btw unless his body gives out beforehand:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5f5FzWgkpQg

Hitch2222 · 26-03-2019 3:54pm

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

You “abhor” players like Tacko Fall? Why!?

He’ll get drafted for certain btw unless his body gives out beforehand:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5f5FzWgkpQg

I thought the same as I said. The only reason why I'd be hesitant to say he's 100% getting drafted is that he's 23 and I very much maintain if a player knows he's going to get drafted he would have entered already.

That said, I do think he'll get picked up in the 2nd round. His performance vs Zion was enough for an NBA team to realise he has enough NBA value even as a prop to play against the commercial monster that Zion will become.

chopperbyrne · 26-03-2019 3:58pm

Orlando at Miami tonight is absolutely huge for them both.

Orlando could leapfrog them to 8th with a win, and they're on a five game winning streak currently.

Haven't been this excited by the Magic since 1995, and even if they do make the playoffs, they'll likely get destroyed.

Hitch2222 · 26-03-2019 5:09pm

chopperbyrne wrote: »

Orlando at Miami tonight is absolutely huge for them both.

Orlando could leapfrog them to 8th with a win, and they're on a five game winning streak currently.

Haven't been this excited by the Magic since 1995, and even if they do make the playoffs, they'll likely get destroyed.

I'd love to see Orlando make it. Big fan of Issac, I think he has great upside. I thought he was the 3rd best player in his draft -above Tatum :rolleyes: - so I'm hopeful he'll be very good.

That said I am a big fan of Elfrid Payton and they let him go for nothing so I don't have tons of sympathy. He'll remain an NBA starter imo, a better version of Rubio is on the horizon for him.

Hitch2222 · 27-03-2019 7:50am

There's not been much to enjoy as a Lakers fan but Lance doing Lance things is always fun:

His celebration is the best, like Jerzy Dudek

chopperbyrne · 27-03-2019 9:15am

They only went and did it.

https://www.nba.com/magic/news/magic-rally-past-heat-move-eighth-place

Hitch2222 · 27-03-2019 9:47am

chopperbyrne wrote: »

They only went and did it.

https://www.nba.com/magic/news/magic-rally-past-heat-move-eighth-place

Watch out for Charlotte, Kemba all sorts of motivated. If it makes the All NBA team he's eligible for a SuperMax

bot43 · 28-03-2019 1:44pm

Just announced Bucks V Charlotte for NBA Paris game in January.

Wonder does this mean no London game this time?

Id like to see Giannis again.

Hitch2222 · 28-03-2019 5:48pm

Paully D wrote: »

STOP WINNING GAMES CHICAGO FFS! :pac:

Come now Paully, let's start giving Pax some credit. I'm pretty sure I knew 3 players who took to the court for the Bulls last night.
He's trying to get you there.

K.O.Kiki · 28-03-2019 6:07pm

Hitch2222 wrote: »

Come now Paully, let's start giving Pax some credit. I'm pretty sure I knew 3 players who took to the court for the Bulls last night.
He's trying to get you there.

It's ok, they'll be forced to tank now.

https://twitter.com/chicagobulls/status/1111092984873926656

Osmosis Jones · 28-03-2019 9:51pm

Hitch2222 wrote: »

Come now Paully, let's start giving Pax some credit. I'm pretty sure I knew 3 players who took to the court for the Bulls last night.
He's trying to get you there.

I didn't see the game but Portland are missing their second and third best players, Lillard had his lowest scoring game since 2016 and the Blazers still won by 20 points so the tank seems to be going well to me

Hitch2222 · 28-03-2019 10:35pm

I see Exum out again with another knee injury. I'm such a fab his potential but it's continuing to look bleaker for him.

DaveyDave · 28-03-2019 11:07pm

bot43 wrote: »

Just announced Bucks V Charlotte for NBA Paris game in January.

Wonder does this mean no London game this time?

Id like to see Giannis again.

Sounds like a good excuse for me to go Paris for my birthday. I wonder how expensive tickets will be...

K.O.Kiki · 29-03-2019 12:45am

Final tie-breaker between Dirk & Flash

Osmosis Jones · 29-03-2019 1:33am

Not sure how it would work but just had a thought that with Nurkic out for probably over a year expect the Blazers to push hard for Boogie this off-season.

kmart6 · 29-03-2019 11:13am

Saw Cousins singing Lillard's praises so I'm sure that will help stir rumours on it. They don't seem to have much cap space available next season but do afterwards so could structure something.

chopperbyrne · 29-03-2019 11:29am

With Orlando losing, and Miami winning, their positions have flipped again.

Hitch2222 · 29-03-2019 4:55pm

Just gonna leave this here:

Blake Griffin is third in the league in made step-back 3s, behind only James Harden and Luka Doncic. Craziness.

36% from deep on 7 attempts per game

K.O.Kiki · 30-03-2019 12:38pm

Warriors gonna be in trouble after the amount of flak they gave the refs vs Wolves.

Granted the players are rightly frustrated.

NBA Regular Season & Playoffs 2018-19 Thread

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