NBA season 2019/20
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Been watching a fair bit of NBA over the past few weeks. It is the most interesting season I can remember.
Whether it's the flattened draft odds reducing the appeal of tanking, or the fact that the traditional strugglers have finally found a few good players (eg. Phoenix, Orlando, Sacramento), there really are no bad teams in the whole league.
And making it even better is the fact that there is no Warriors-esque superteam who are almost guaranteed to win the title, so you have a recipe for watchable games every day.
Thankfully Zion is coming back in the coming week, so a normally slow period will get a bit of juice.
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It's a pretty good season.
In the West, the Nuggets and the Jazz have quietly got themselves to 29 wins with little talk. The Lakers, the Clippers, and Harden are taking all the chat in the West.
The East looks like a procession for the Bucks, with a host of teams in a shitfight to make the Conference finals against them.
There's still half a season to go!
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Russell was ok-ish but Harden was horrible 1/17 3pt attempts 9/29 shooting.
Adams was out after 2min with an ankle issue. Nerlens Noel was out before the tip. Yet Harden is allowed to take 17 shots from beyond the arc. Clint Capella has 2 points up until the 4th. That is criminal. Both your opponents starting & back up centre are out and there's not though of exploiting that. I'm starting to think D'Antoni can't coach.
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teh Rockets are just horribly assembled, and are based on analytics. And if those averages don't work out, they are cooked.
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teh Rockets are just horribly assembled, and are based on analytics. And if those averages don't work out, they are cooked.
@mariner4life said in NBA season 2019/20:
teh Rockets are just horribly assembled, and are based on analytics. And if those averages don't work out, they are cooked.
If McLemore, House and Gordon don’t hit shots, they can’t win against decent teams let alone good teams.
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Been watching a fair bit of NBA over the past few weeks. It is the most interesting season I can remember.
Whether it's the flattened draft odds reducing the appeal of tanking, or the fact that the traditional strugglers have finally found a few good players (eg. Phoenix, Orlando, Sacramento), there really are no bad teams in the whole league.
And making it even better is the fact that there is no Warriors-esque superteam who are almost guaranteed to win the title, so you have a recipe for watchable games every day.
Thankfully Zion is coming back in the coming week, so a normally slow period will get a bit of juice.
@barbarian said in NBA season 2019/20:
Thankfully Zion is coming back in the coming week, so a normally slow period will get a bit of juice.
It will be interesting how they use him. The Pelicans have a lot of good pieces and Gentry likes to use small lineups playing Ingram at the 4 when he’s really a 2 or 3. Ball is on a great run of games. Holiday is Mr Reliable and is a defensive machine. Ingram playing to an All-Star level.
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This is why the NBA season is too long. The Celtics hosed the Lakers today, with both lebron and Davis playing good minutes. That should be big news. But it's basically "meh"
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This is why the NBA season is too long. The Celtics hosed the Lakers today, with both lebron and Davis playing good minutes. That should be big news. But it's basically "meh"
@mariner4life lots of things are "meh" now. 40 point games, 50 point quarters. Both teams scoring 120+ in a game. Every man and his dog can shoot three-pointers. Big-name players seemingly get and an extra one to two steps before its a travel. Defence optional.
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This is why the NBA season is too long. The Celtics hosed the Lakers today, with both lebron and Davis playing good minutes. That should be big news. But it's basically "meh"
@mariner4life said in NBA season 2019/20:
This is why the NBA season is too long. The Celtics hosed the Lakers today, with both lebron and Davis playing good minutes. That should be big news. But it's basically "meh"
It was one of the better balanced games by the Celts this season. The Brown, Tatum, Kemba, Haywood quartet worked well.
I love the NBA and have been following it since I was 5 years old, but for the reason you point out college hoops is way more interesting to me because every game counts. The conference tourneys are awesome and then the tournament into final four is drama filled sport of the highest quality IMO.
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@raznomore But you're only as good as your last game...
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@mariner4life lots of things are "meh" now. 40 point games, 50 point quarters. Both teams scoring 120+ in a game. Every man and his dog can shoot three-pointers. Big-name players seemingly get and an extra one to two steps before its a travel. Defence optional.
@raznomore said in NBA season 2019/20:
@mariner4life lots of things are "meh" now. 40 point games, 50 point quarters. Both teams scoring 120+ in a game. Every man and his dog can shoot three-pointers. Big-name players seemingly get and an extra one to two steps before its a travel. Defence optional.
did you see the one last month where LBJ just walked down the court with teh ball in his hand? it's hilarious.
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@barbarian said in NBA season 2019/20:
Thankfully Zion is coming back in the coming week, so a normally slow period will get a bit of juice.
It will be interesting how they use him. The Pelicans have a lot of good pieces and Gentry likes to use small lineups playing Ingram at the 4 when he’s really a 2 or 3. Ball is on a great run of games. Holiday is Mr Reliable and is a defensive machine. Ingram playing to an All-Star level.
@ACT-Crusader Ingram is looking very much like a franchise player. Ball is coming into his own and the Pelicans look like a solid unit. Capable of a playoff run next season. I think, if his knee holds up, Zion will struggle to find a place in a team trying to play small ball. I honestly think he'll be traded.
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@raznomore said in NBA season 2019/20:
@mariner4life lots of things are "meh" now. 40 point games, 50 point quarters. Both teams scoring 120+ in a game. Every man and his dog can shoot three-pointers. Big-name players seemingly get and an extra one to two steps before its a travel. Defence optional.
did you see the one last month where LBJ just walked down the court with teh ball in his hand? it's hilarious.
@mariner4life said in NBA season 2019/20:
@raznomore said in NBA season 2019/20:
@mariner4life lots of things are "meh" now. 40 point games, 50 point quarters. Both teams scoring 120+ in a game. Every man and his dog can shoot three-pointers. Big-name players seemingly get and an extra one to two steps before its a travel. Defence optional.
did you see the one last month where LBJ just walked down the court with teh ball in his hand? it's hilarious.
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@ACT-Crusader Ingram is looking very much like a franchise player. Ball is coming into his own and the Pelicans look like a solid unit. Capable of a playoff run next season. I think, if his knee holds up, Zion will struggle to find a place in a team trying to play small ball. I honestly think he'll be traded.
@raznomore said in NBA season 2019/20:
@ACT-Crusader Ingram is looking very much like a franchise player. Ball is coming into his own and the Pelicans look like a solid unit. Capable of a playoff run next season. I think, if his knee holds up, Zion will struggle to find a place in a team trying to play small ball. I honestly think he'll be traded.
That's a pretty huge call to make given he hasn't played a game yet. The pre-season glimpses indicate he could be a superstar.
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@raznomore said in NBA season 2019/20:
@ACT-Crusader Ingram is looking very much like a franchise player. Ball is coming into his own and the Pelicans look like a solid unit. Capable of a playoff run next season. I think, if his knee holds up, Zion will struggle to find a place in a team trying to play small ball. I honestly think he'll be traded.
That's a pretty huge call to make given he hasn't played a game yet. The pre-season glimpses indicate he could be a superstar.
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@barbarian I know its an unfounded call. I don't think he will be a bust but I think he may fit elsewhere better. He could be a great trade piece for the Pelicans to strengthen their bench and possibly get playoff pieces.
No chance they trade Zion. He's a potential superstar and he's on a rookie contract.
He may very well be a bust, injured for 70% of his career, but there is no way you could or would trade him at this point.
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@mariner4life said in NBA season 2019/20:
@raznomore said in NBA season 2019/20:
@mariner4life lots of things are "meh" now. 40 point games, 50 point quarters. Both teams scoring 120+ in a game. Every man and his dog can shoot three-pointers. Big-name players seemingly get and an extra one to two steps before its a travel. Defence optional.
did you see the one last month where LBJ just walked down the court with teh ball in his hand? it's hilarious.
Jesus.
I find it hard to watch the NBA without laughing (until the playoffs), but that takes the cake.
