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October 19, 2022, 06:16:53 PM
Well, it seems that they are back on the drawing board again because coach Ham is still having some hard time drawing the right plan for the team. Although it's too early too say because the season have just started but Lakers won't reach far if they will continue with that kind of play.
I missed the opening and I've already seen a lot of disappointment from many fans on what the Lakers did. Yeah, it's still the start and they didn't go well against the GSW but it's better for them to do better for their next match as these little losses add up until they're close to the playoffs. But amazingly, I've taken a look at Russ' numbers and they're impressive.
Tomorrow, they're up to match again to the other Los Angeles, the Clippers. Maybe, they'll do better against them and will retrieve and redeem themselves back.

I don’t think the Lakers looked that bad. Their shots just weren’t falling and they were playing against the champs. I am excited to watch the battle of Los Angeles tomorrow. John Wall & Kawhi Leonard playing together with Paul George is like the most injured players ever finally all seeing the court at once. It’s a must watch on TNT as who know how many games those 3 will play together healthy.

Yes, I going to see how their own version of big 3 will do. We've seen Kawhi developed his thigh into a world class, it's like he is a body builder with that lower leg. For sure his trainer did a thing or two to improved his body not to get injured so easily.

And we also seen clips of John Wall and Paul George playing and they look great. But we have to see him in this pre season to gauge how everything is going specially on John Wall and how his chemistry with the Clippers.
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October 19, 2022, 06:15:08 PM
Excited about opening night! My Chicago Bulls versus the Miami heat should be pretty entertaining. I’m still just so pissed off about the whole Alonzo Ball situation. I just don’t understand why he didn’t get surgery sooner. I guess it can take some time to let things play out, but man missing him is just such a massive blow to the team.

Not saying they have a chance even with him in the lineup,  but I want everyone healthy so we can see how good the bulls truly are.
Are you going to bet on the Bulls on handicap? Forget about Lonzo's situation for now. I read that Lavine won't be in the lineup for the opener due to left knee injury so better take that into consideration. I think the Heat is a bad match up for the Bulls. They're going to rough up DeMar and make him work for every possession.
https://twitter.com/chicagobulls/status/1582786614027161601
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October 19, 2022, 06:03:39 PM
Well, it seems that they are back on the drawing board again because coach Ham is still having some hard time drawing the right plan for the team. Although it's too early too say because the season have just started but Lakers won't reach far if they will continue with that kind of play.
I missed the opening and I've already seen a lot of disappointment from many fans on what the Lakers did. Yeah, it's still the start and they didn't go well against the GSW but it's better for them to do better for their next match as these little losses add up until they're close to the playoffs. But amazingly, I've taken a look at Russ' numbers and they're impressive.
Tomorrow, they're up to match again to the other Los Angeles, the Clippers. Maybe, they'll do better against them and will retrieve and redeem themselves back.

I don’t think the Lakers looked that bad. Their shots just weren’t falling and they were playing against the champs. I am excited to watch the battle of Los Angeles tomorrow. John Wall & Kawhi Leonard playing together with Paul George is like the most injured players ever finally all seeing the court at once. It’s a must watch on TNT as who know how many games those 3 will play together healthy.

I am disappointed I won’t be able to watch the Nets big 3 and Zion’s debut tonight. That game should’ve been picked up by ESPN.
Mostly from what I've read from my friends, they're all disappointed. But I guess that's how it goes when their favorite team has lost. Clipper's roster is strong and is like isn't hyped at all, unlike the other teams. This is an exciting match and even if it's still just the 2nd day, it's a match that we shouldn't match. Those three playing together, we'll see if they're going to be playing together as what we're expecting against the Lakers, this is a strong match up.
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October 19, 2022, 05:00:22 PM
It is totally understandable for Lakers to lose to Warriors, Lakers missed playoffs last year, whereas Warriors won the ring, so that was an expected result. However, Lakers really need to put a team around Lebron.

Lebron is 37 years old, going into 38 years old this season, and he scored 31 points, had 14 rebounds and had 8 assists, I agree that AD played decently, 27 points, which was on 10/22 not great but let’s say that’s good enough, other players surrounding them were Lonnie Walker, Beverley and Westbrook, Westbrook had 19 points on 7/12 that’s not too bad neither, but Walker+Beverly had 8 points total, and bench had 24 points all combined, that’s unacceptable.
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October 19, 2022, 04:20:29 PM
Well, it seems that they are back on the drawing board again because coach Ham is still having some hard time drawing the right plan for the team. Although it's too early too say because the season have just started but Lakers won't reach far if they will continue with that kind of play.
I missed the opening and I've already seen a lot of disappointment from many fans on what the Lakers did. Yeah, it's still the start and they didn't go well against the GSW but it's better for them to do better for their next match as these little losses add up until they're close to the playoffs. But amazingly, I've taken a look at Russ' numbers and they're impressive.
Tomorrow, they're up to match again to the other Los Angeles, the Clippers. Maybe, they'll do better against them and will retrieve and redeem themselves back.

I don’t think the Lakers looked that bad. Their shots just weren’t falling and they were playing against the champs. I am excited to watch the battle of Los Angeles tomorrow. John Wall & Kawhi Leonard playing together with Paul George is like the most injured players ever finally all seeing the court at once. It’s a must watch on TNT as who know how many games those 3 will play together healthy.

I am disappointed I won’t be able to watch the Nets big 3 and Zion’s debut tonight. That game should’ve been picked up by ESPN.
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October 19, 2022, 04:11:19 PM
Kemba Walker is waived by the Detroit Pistons today?

This is really shocking because the used to be playing like a star in his early career as an NBA player but injuries got him good. It seems like the league really wanted to spend on healthy players nowadays instead to gamble on unstable players that might gonna cost them millions of dollars in mistake if they are not careful.
It's all about business, whoever is healthier, they'd be willing to invest more money on them instead of those that were already injured but didn't went back on shape.

Do you guys think that despite his size, he can still be a role player for some teams in the league?
If, no further injury would come to him then he can still be a contributor to a team. But, what team is willing to take him now? I've looking for some news but happened found a team interested to take him in.
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October 19, 2022, 04:05:29 PM
Well, it seems that they are back on the drawing board again because coach Ham is still having some hard time drawing the right plan for the team. Although it's too early too say because the season have just started but Lakers won't reach far if they will continue with that kind of play.
I missed the opening and I've already seen a lot of disappointment from many fans on what the Lakers did. Yeah, it's still the start and they didn't go well against the GSW but it's better for them to do better for their next match as these little losses add up until they're close to the playoffs. But amazingly, I've taken a look at Russ' numbers and they're impressive.
Tomorrow, they're up to match again to the other Los Angeles, the Clippers. Maybe, they'll do better against them and will retrieve and redeem themselves back.
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October 19, 2022, 04:02:02 PM
Excited about opening night! My Chicago Bulls versus the Miami heat should be pretty entertaining. I’m still just so pissed off about the whole Alonzo Ball situation. I just don’t understand why he didn’t get surgery sooner. I guess it can take some time to let things play out, but man missing him is just such a massive blow to the team.

Not saying they have a chance even with him in the lineup,  but I want everyone healthy so we can see how good the bulls truly are.
Yes, I'm just thinking that maybe his injury has been deemed as not as urgent to get some surgery. However, his last injury could be very serious or at least it triggers something that now their doctor advise him to go under the knife.

So it's really a big blow not only for Bulls fan but for us as well because we wanted to see him play this season because the Bulls has so much potential with him and Lavine and DeRozan.
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October 19, 2022, 03:04:31 PM
Golden State Warriors vs LA Lakers
123 - 109

Golden State Warriors are fun to watch. The way they execute their plays and the way the ball is rotating; the execution is just perfect. Poole and Wiggins showed the crowed why they deserve that contract extension. They came in balling tonight.

on the other hand

The Lakers are just a mess right now, especially in the third quarter. There is no defense, and the offense is totally nowhere to be found. Their plays are a mess. It is just the first game but we already see that there is a lot to fix in this team in order to be competitive again. If they play weaker teams, they will be alright but against a well-organized team with good chemistry, they will surely struggle.


I thought the Lakers looked alright in the second half. They had a nice run at the end when shots started falling. They just shot terribly most of the game. If they can figure out a way to get Hield or another long range shooter I think they’d be alright.

They are off in shooting while Warriors create more than them and Lakers seems relying on LBJ that's why they left behind by Curry's team. Although Davis got a quite good run in the first half but that's not enough to help LBJ to dominate their opponent. Maybe better luck next time of Lakers and they should find more ways to create good chemistry since if they remain like this they can't defeat Warriors on next match up.

They are lacking with what the Warriors are good at, chemistries and rotations are very important when playing this game,
though I can agree with you that AD did try his best to help LeBron,

but witnessing how weak Lakers are in terms of ball rotations that is something that they needed to work more,
It's just the opening and they are playing against the defending champ plus the Dub crowd. It's really difficult to beat them in their home.

Moving forward, it will be great to see a healthy AD, as he can provide good numbers from time to time.

Well, it seems that they are back on the drawing board again because coach Ham is still having some hard time drawing the right plan for the team. Although it's too early too say because the season have just started but Lakers won't reach far if they will continue with that kind of play.

It's way too early to say.  Especially having to play the dubs on ring night too.  Lakers were never winning that game.  Ypu need to get to at least game 20 to shake off the rust and see what each team looks like.  Anyone can look great or terrible on opening night.  With that being said, GS looks real deep this year.
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October 19, 2022, 01:19:00 PM
Golden State Warriors vs LA Lakers
123 - 109

Golden State Warriors are fun to watch. The way they execute their plays and the way the ball is rotating; the execution is just perfect. Poole and Wiggins showed the crowed why they deserve that contract extension. They came in balling tonight.

on the other hand

The Lakers are just a mess right now, especially in the third quarter. There is no defense, and the offense is totally nowhere to be found. Their plays are a mess. It is just the first game but we already see that there is a lot to fix in this team in order to be competitive again. If they play weaker teams, they will be alright but against a well-organized team with good chemistry, they will surely struggle.


I thought the Lakers looked alright in the second half. They had a nice run at the end when shots started falling. They just shot terribly most of the game. If they can figure out a way to get Hield or another long range shooter I think they’d be alright.

They are off in shooting while Warriors create more than them and Lakers seems relying on LBJ that's why they left behind by Curry's team. Although Davis got a quite good run in the first half but that's not enough to help LBJ to dominate their opponent. Maybe better luck next time of Lakers and they should find more ways to create good chemistry since if they remain like this they can't defeat Warriors on next match up.

They are lacking with what the Warriors are good at, chemistries and rotations are very important when playing this game,
though I can agree with you that AD did try his best to help LeBron,

but witnessing how weak Lakers are in terms of ball rotations that is something that they needed to work more,
It's just the opening and they are playing against the defending champ plus the Dub crowd. It's really difficult to beat them in their home.

Moving forward, it will be great to see a healthy AD, as he can provide good numbers from time to time.

Well, it seems that they are back on the drawing board again because coach Ham is still having some hard time drawing the right plan for the team. Although it's too early too say because the season have just started but Lakers won't reach far if they will continue with that kind of play.
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October 19, 2022, 12:43:51 PM
Tip-off about to go down on TNT. Get to a TV if you’re a basketball fan. The season is about to get underway. I’m expecting the 76ers to get a win and the warriors to cover the spread. We’ll see how close I am with those predictions. Game time! Enjoy the night of basketball folks. 76ers/Warriors for the bettors. Smiley

Unfortunately, the 76ers haven't won the game earlier, the Celtics is undeniable overwhelming. You can really see that even without Ime Udoka, they can still control the game and possibly the outcome because of the experience they obtained in the recent season. One thing for the Celtics though, they still lack a bit of consistency because they are still giving the 76ers to bounce back. Anyway, this is just a start and we will know some improvement or failure along the road.
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October 19, 2022, 12:04:34 PM
Excited about opening night! My Chicago Bulls versus the Miami heat should be pretty entertaining. I’m still just so pissed off about the whole Alonzo Ball situation. I just don’t understand why he didn’t get surgery sooner. I guess it can take some time to let things play out, but man missing him is just such a massive blow to the team.

Not saying they have a chance even with him in the lineup,  but I want everyone healthy so we can see how good the bulls truly are.
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October 19, 2022, 11:50:48 AM
It seemed like there's no improvement for the Lakers, despite of the addition and the changes, they still look like the old team that struggled last season. Lebron James alone cannot carry this team anymore, especially against a good team like the Warriors, if they want to win at least in the West, they should be competitive enough to give the warriors a real game, not playing like there's no urgency of winning.
I think they're currently on process to create a strong roster, I think Beverley is should be replaced since he's not a good shooter and he's already older, so there's will be no improvement. Lakers is also lack of guard position which is currently Walker IV play in this position, his performance isn't good since he mostly can't block, but since he's still young so Lakers might take consideration to let him play.

Lebron James still good even though he's old, it will be a nightmare when Lebron James leave Lakers in the next few years.

I don't know mate, they have enough time to form that team and that chemistry that is needed but it looks like they didn't match the Warriors intensity in their first game. I have a feeling that Lakers might struggle again this season and worse is if they won't make it to the playoffs.

With a healthy they should be a strong team, but without good chemistry it's still useless.
Let's see. It's just the first game and they are up against the Warriors who are the defending champions. I always want to assess one newly created roster after 10-20 games playing against different teams.

Honestly I don't believe the Lakers want to part with Westbrook.  Who are they going to replace him with?  It's not addition by subtraction with him.  Like they said last night if I told you your point guard will give you 18/7/7 would you take that?  Not many pgs that can drop those types of numbers.
That is where the conflict is.
They are looking for a better offer. They may really want to trade him but no teams can offer too much in exchange for him. The risk is too high and the trend created by the fans against Westbrook has effects on managements who are seeking star players.
What you said is also what Reggie Miller said. His skills and performance are still intact, especially at the time when the Lakers have no one to run to, there's just so much happening around that made him look bad.
And to add, he played 78 freaking games last season.
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October 19, 2022, 10:16:35 AM
Here is Harden's move against Smart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8zqspvvZyU

If he could just made the shot though, Lol.

Honestly, I watched this video a couple of times, and I get the impression that Smart flopped unnaturally far. So I guess Smart just overacted at that moment, besides he threw up his hands at the end, expecting some kind of reaction from the ref. Whatever it was, I agree that Harden's move was good, and it would have looked even more impressive if he had scored that shot.
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October 19, 2022, 10:08:10 AM
It's amazing how well LeBron can perform at such an advanced age, this guy never ages!
Pretty good for the first game, as you can see GSW is still the best team in the league. This year, they showed how great a candidate they are to become the champion. But I think the Lakers' game was not bad at all, they allowed us to watch a good game
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October 19, 2022, 09:57:55 AM

but witnessing how weak Lakers are in terms of ball rotations that is something that they needed to work more,
It's just the opening and they are playing against the defending champ plus the Dub crowd. It's really difficult to beat them in their home.

Moving forward, it will be great to see a healthy AD, as he can provide good numbers from time to time.

Anyway, this is just their first game and I'm sure they will learn a lot from here and will continue to improve their way of playing. They really need to fix their defense and the way they move the ball seems not to be the best way in the league with their new teammates, it is really expected to see them not get along at first but they will gonna find their way throughout the season and let's just hope to see them stay healthy, especially for Lebron James and AD cause they are expected to easily get to the NBA playoffs this season.

Lakers have too many point guards. Russell Westbrook, Dennis Schroder, Kendrick Nunn, Patrick Beverley and Austin Reaves, that's five or one of every three players in Los Angeles Lakers are point guards. They are also not great at playmaking. Lebron James will come out as the only player with great play making abilities. Kendrick Nunn is a good player but he will be sharing his playing time with the other point guards and shooting guards. Personally, I am not too confident to tell that this team will easily get into the playoffs.  
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October 19, 2022, 09:52:48 AM
It seemed like there's no improvement for the Lakers, despite of the addition and the changes, they still look like the old team that struggled last season. Lebron James alone cannot carry this team anymore, especially against a good team like the Warriors, if they want to win at least in the West, they should be competitive enough to give the warriors a real game, not playing like there's no urgency of winning.
They only won one game but it was during the preseason with the Warriors too but I think it's different this time since it's the regular season. Too early to say such stuff, there are many ways for improvement and looks like their main players contribution aren't that bad too. They really need that ball rotation just like what the Warriors did on the game, the ball movements are impressive, they are still an exciting team to watch even with that recent discord between Green and Poole.
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October 19, 2022, 09:50:31 AM
Kemba Walker is waived by the Detroit Pistons today?
This is really shocking because the used to be playing like a star in his early career as an NBA player but injuries got him good. It seems like the league really wanted to spend on healthy players nowadays instead to gamble on unstable players that might gonna cost them millions of dollars in mistake if they are not careful. Do you guys think that despite his size, he can still be a role player for some teams in the league?
It is understandable. Availability is the best ability as they always say. It is hard to bet on someone who gets easily injured and will not be able to play. Even if you have the best skills if you cannot play games, then it is a waste of money and roster slots. Just take AD or Zion, they can be the best but most of the time they are sitting on the bench because of injury.
Kemba Walker can still be a role player in some teams, I think. But he should not be expecting large contract. Maybe a year in veterans' contract is good. It is still better than not having anything at all.

As far as I know, the Pistons will get 9.2 million dollars (Walker's salary) and he is also going to be free to join any team. But I have also heard that no team is showing interest in this player right now. And I think it obviously comes down to the reason that @yazher showed. He started his career well, but injuries prevented him from performing at his top level and sustaining the same level of success.

Honestly, I haven't heard of any team interested in him so far. For me, it will be interesting to see how long he remains as a free agent. In addition, I have not heard anything from Charlotte either, but that could be an option for him as well, probably the best window open for him.


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October 19, 2022, 09:30:11 AM
I’m glad Chuck is defending Westbrook, who is having a great game. The Lakers just don’t play well together. They look a little better with Nunn and Beverly but they’re missing something. It just seems like they don’t really want to win.
So you heard that too during the halftime, but it seems his co-workers are not in agreement with him. I don't know.
There may be truth with what Chuck said about Westbrook not enjoying the game anymore because of the Lakers team.
That's not how he played during his OKC, Rockets, and Wizards career. The energy is gone and he keeps on making mistakes with simple plays.
One of them showed and it was actually a silly technical foul when he tapped Wiggins while making an inbound. Reggie Miller and Harlan even laughed at what he did after watching the replay.

Lakers is not happy with Westbrook anymore and also he don't like to be part of lakers anymore. Their conflict happen last season ruin already their relationship so its not really good to keep him up in the line up since for sure they will not get good chemistry in that set up. Maybe lakers should not demand more to get rid of Westbrook so that it will be fair for both parties to depart ways.

Honestly I don't believe the Lakers want to part with Westbrook.  Who are they going to replace him with?  It's not addition by subtraction with him.  Like they said last night if I told you your point guard will give you 18/7/7 would you take that?  Not many pgs that can drop those types of numbers.
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October 19, 2022, 09:27:44 AM

Very well said, at the moment, Poole is more valuable than Draymond Green because he can produce points for the team, and the fact that he is still young, that means he will continue to develop his talent until he becomes a legit superstar. People were saying that Poole looks like the young Steph Curry, so if he will live to that expectation, what we are seeing on Poole is that he will become a hall of famer someday.
Its undeniable that Poole has a bright future since looking at what he can produce to Warriors is really promising points and for sure he is superstar caliber but for discussing to be a hall of famer? Maybe he need to get MVP first or surpass many records before that to happen.

But also Green is huge lose for Warriors if he officially let him go so most provably they might struggle on defensive and on screening which is important to let their shooters create their shoots. Maybe we can see a different Warriors if Green is out on the rooster.

Poole is included in the next generation roster of the Warriors and he is one of the few current players that will continue to bring name and hype to the franchise that is why the Warriors didn't took their time to decide about Poole's extension, just like what they did to Wiggins.

And as far as reality is concerned, I bet Green is not a part of their picture in like 2 years from now. What I didn't understand is that why aren't they trying to find Green's replacement because they already knew his situation in the years to come.
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