Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 1000. (Read 919664 times)

Give it some time for Ja to learn and improved his game. I'm not saying that he is comparable to Jordan in his early years, but Michael was also going hard to the rim every night until he learn to shot outside when he is getting older. For now, let's enjoy Ja athleticm and see how he will adjust specially in playoff wherein teams are tightening their defense on him. Again, last season they have a good series against the eventual champion GSW, and they are the 2nd seed in the West. A lot of things on their side this season and see if they can have that performance once again.

Yes, let's see if Jazz will maintain this consistency of victories during the championship!
Did the Jazz play against the Cavs? Wouldn't it be against the Nuggets?

Talking about the Pelicans, I don't know, I might be overestimating the team, but even for them to be WCF champions I think it's hard, I don't know, maybe I might be talking nonsense. There are still better teams for them to be superior, but I have no doubt they will reach the playoffs this season.

I am quite surprised about Jalen Green's performance. He actually plays smart and mature, more than expected. I mean, he is indeed cocky and sometimes make bad decisions, of course, but he is better than I expected. He is taking advantage of the coach's trust and making a name for himself in the Rockets. He is quite good for a cocky 20 year old kid. Another 20 year old from Rockets is Alperen Sengun. He had a double-double last night and he also seems promising for Rockets' future. Although, have to admit it is not Rockets' year. I don't expect them to go to playoffs.

Ja Morant is also crazy, he was extraordinarily good against Rockets. He is really special and only player who excites me about his individual performance. Still, can't see a bright future in the playoffs for them.

Ja morant is a good player I am not against that, but people are overreacting on his good moves, and yes he is scoring a lot of points and he is playing well but that's a game that could be locked down easily with some good defense, a bit of zone on inside, some one step behind defending and you could lock him down on playoff games.

He needs to learn how to shoot threes a lot better to be a danger, nobody can defend Lebron like that, because even though he is a freight train when he wants to go in, and even at his age he dunks over people, he could also still kill you inside if he leave him open. Ja doesn't have that yet, and he needs to improve it asap if he wants to be a superstar.

Yes, I'm not that already sure what happened to him that made him what he is now. Is it really too late for Westbrook now? Or he is already way too out of his prime? Because there is something wrong, really. He knows that this is his last chance, so if he won't improve his game then there will be no teams in the league who will be interested to get him and sign up because surely the Lakers won't re-sign him if his not improving.

Still, in his 20s, he will surely reach that ceiling of him for sure with the help of the Houston Rockets and right now as a shooting guard for the Rockets if he proves that at his young age he is all-star material then the possibility of the max contract will be his that is for sure, but he still has a lot of caps and a high ceiling to reach,


Totally agree, The Warriors might be champions but they are not necessarily unbeatable, there are still ups and downs with the way they play they make mistakes, and there are also liabilities involved, now I am also surprised and at the same time glad that the Utah Jazz is surprisingly great in addition of Collin Sexton, Lauri Markkanen, Kelly Olynyk and Jarred Vanderbilt's addition has surely skyrocket Utah Jazz performance, also in incorporation with Jordan Clarkson's performance as well,

For me, the Pelicans might be and they have beaten the Brooklyn Nets and Charlotte Hornets so far, I want to see a bigger team that the Pelicans can scrape!

Yes, the selections are good and if the coach will play his card well then, the winning chance is high for this team.


CJ is another good addition to back up all the stars when they needed some additional threat on their offensive attacks.


It will be witness, how big Zion's impact with a good set of teammates who really working well with the rotations.

It's worth noting that Ingram scored 28 points, and Valanciunas had a double-double with 30 points and 17 rebounds against the Hornets. So the great start of the season for the Pelicans isn't all because of Zion. This team really has a lot of potentials, and I also hope that Zion and other key players can avoid serious injuries. Honestly, it seems to me that if the Pelicans stay healthy, they will even be able to reach the Western Conference Finals.

Was happy with the play of the Knicks last night.  Blow out pretty much all the way through.  The best part was the second unit looked real strong.  Was worried about their depth but they shoukd be getting back q grimes soon too. 

Also watched end to end the den gs game.  Impressed with Denver grit.  Tough to take on gs in theor building, jokic is just unreal.  Think it will be a race between him and doncic for mvp this year.  Them dudes are just crazy good.

Oh, that's true. But, we all know how good the Warriors are when it comes to the 3rd quarter, they actually made a record of +13 for that last year.
IMO, it's just good to see that the Nuggets can make this type of win even though their roster has been changed a lot. It's a good start.
They might still be on the road to strengthening their chemistry and that includes two of their players who were injured last year, MPJ and Murray.

Later, they will be up against OKC, I bet they could beat this team easily.

Great start so far, that's because Zion is healthy, hopefully nothing serious will happen to him as we will know what would happen if Zion will be injured. Look how confident the Pelicans are, they know they have a reliable superstars that are willing to carry the team, so they are not afraid to shoot the ball and be aggressive to grab rebounds.

overall, this team is more good on defense, and that's very important especially in the playoffs.

They'll be very tough to beat this season, they have a good defense and they have great players that could penetrate inside. Zion, Ingram, and Jonas V., these guys are hard to stop, plus they also have some shooters and great defenders, so it's not gonna be easy. Let us not forget that the best team last season which was the Suns were having a hard time beating a zion less Pelicans, now that they are complete, things will be different.

Surprising but not that surprising to me because I know that the Warriors are the champions, and they are a great team but that doesn't mean that they are unbeatable already. What's more surprising to me is the start of the Utah Jazz right now. They defeated the Cavaliers on their debut game, and they also defeated the Timberwolves.

Now with regards to the Pelicans, I said that they are the "dark horse" of the league right now and that is the team to watch out in my opinion. Will they reach the playoffs? Yes, they will. How high they can get in the playoffs? I think they can go as high as Conference Semi-Finals only. They are too young, and their roster is too inexperienced when it comes to the playoffs, and we know how experience affects the performance of the team during the playoffs. They are a promising team yes but to win the title is too exaggerated at least for me but I will be surprised if they might take it all and be the WCF champions.

Jalen Green will improve under the Rockets, I would not be surprised if he gets a max contract with his performance, that's the luxury when you are playing in a team where there's no superstar, you would really build yourself into one since the coaching staff has trusted you.

I was really amazed by the performance of the Denver Nuggets but I really expected Nikola Jokic to make a triple-double performance, pretty much the Nugget's teamplay was really amazing but it was a close game I really think that the teamplay of Nuggets really improves both teams was really fun to watch in my opinion both teams ball movement was really amazing, and yeah if there is still much time the Warriors will definitely catch up to the Denver Nuggets,

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Now here is my pick for tomorrow's game, I am doing a parlay on the favorable teams

Orlando Magic VS Boston Celtics

The stake odds for this game are 3.55 for the Magic and 1.32 for the Celtics, and right now the Orlando Magic now got there 2 consecutive losses, while the Boston Celtics got their 2 consecutive wins, for this game I think the Boston Celtics will surely win this and the odds are not that high so this can still be a profitable bet,

Indiana Pacers VS Detroit Pistons

The stake odds for this game are 1.94 for the Pacers and 1.91 for the Pistons, for this game Indiana doesn't have any win yet and have 2 consecutive losses, while the Pistons got their 1 win against the Orlando Magic, for me the Detroit Piston could win this game

Miami Heat VS Toronto Raptors

The stake odds for this game are 1.71 for the Heat and 2.19 for the Raptors, right now the Miami Heat has taken heavy teams which is why they attain heavy losses, while the Toronto Raptors had a pretty close win against the Cavaliers, but for this game, I think that the Miami Heat would win this game,

Denver Nuggets VS Oklahoma City Thunder

The Stake odds for this game are 1.30 for the Nuggets and 3.75 for the Thunders, well, defeating this season's champion is a great feat for the nuggets and they surely got a smooth play against the Warriors, that is why they win it, so my pick is the Denver Nuggets,

Sacramento Kings VS Los Angeles Clippers

The stake odds for this game are 2.23 for the kings and 1.69 for the Clippers, For this game, I think the Clippers have a more solid team now that they have Kawhi Leonard and Paul George all together, they will surely win against the Kings, and for sure,

Houston Rockets played a surprising game versus the caliber of Memphis Grizzlies. Jaren Jackson is out and he would have made the difference. A playmaker is in demand at Houston to make their plays work better.

Ja Morant is a really talented player and he showed it to us as early as his first year in the NBA. His confidence is over the moon and it made him look bitter but absolutely not bitter. He is just cocky. Not a good indication because it turns into arrogance and pride when he gets old. Jalen Green was also cocky in his first year and paid it when he was outshined by the other rookies for the Rookie of the Year.

That's the deterrent for most of these stars including him, having an injury. We saw it happen in many of them and how they're able to get back hard after their recovery. These two got no superstars but doing great jobs on their respective teams.

They're on the lead and that's disappointing when they were not able to maintain their lead. Well, both teams have two great prospects and these could be the future. While others are talking about a new prospects like Wembanyama, let's take a look first on who are in the league and that's another story to talk to.

I think there's no question about Ja's athleticism, it was in full display as well last year with highlite dunks and block shots. But he got injured against the Warriors so we didn't see the full potential of the series.

Jalen Green as well, I think Houston should build around him, this young lad is very promising as well with a huge 33 points. They just fell short as I thought that they are going to upset the Memphis here. But Ja won't let that happen in a big scoring game.

I didn't watch the game either but I saw some highlights and I confess that the Nuggets also surprised me, especially without Murray playing.

Wait a minute, do you really believe the Pelicans can play in the finals? What are your arguments that this could happen?

Currently the Pelicans have an interesting and promising roster, but is that enough for them to be NBA champions or WCF champions?

He already proved himself last season, he will be a hall of famer, I'm hoping that he will stay healthy so injury will not kill his career. That game we've seen how athletic he is, it's fun to watch the Memphis with him due to lots of highlights. Also, great job by Jalen Green, there's no superstar in the team but he is playing hard, so soon we might see him leading this team.