Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 1019. (Read 919760 times)

Reality wise, there are many big players now who can play better than him. If he wanted to be drafted, he needed to add more.

Yes, he already has the talent, but it is the NBA that he's targeting with a lot of rising superstars,
making this dream to happen needed to have a lot of skills and high IQs in terms of playing
the game, he is still young and with his determination, chances are still high. Just don't rush things and
keep on learning to add up with his skills.

In the wake of the infamous Green and Poole incident, it is encouraging to see Poole back in action against the Lakers. But to be honest it was only one punch. I knew right away that Green was going to suffer a lot because of this. It is clear that Poole's game is improving as time goes on.

The match between the Lakers and the Warriors was a good one. The performance from Poole was really good. While Anthony Davis played a stellar game for the Lakers. We are watching some entertaining pre-season matches at the moment. This makes me wonder how fun the actual season is going to be this time.

Injury prevention is one of the most critical things for the Lakers. They will likely be able to go far this season if they are able to avoid injuries.


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Right, he already knows what to do in-terms of offensive play but what about during defense? People are hyping him especially from the Philippines because he will be the first full-blooded Filipino basketball player to play in the NBA, but his fans should also know that he is not that ready, and he will just get embarrassed because he is still raw mainly in his defense capabilities. He should work that out as his future role is a center, he can't avoid the times when there will be a player who will try to embarrass him inside.

I bet the franchise is pulling some strings to keep the issue behind and let the time cool it down but the fans wouldn't let them as long Green didn't received his punishment. Warrior's CEO is thinking about giving Green a suspension but Gen. Manager, Bob Myers, is looking the opposite way and it's expected that Green would go out and give a public apology because it's either he was ordered to do so or he is that worried that he may not receive an extension. Either way, the Warrior's locker room wouldn't be the same anymore because of the beef.

I don't know why the Warriors haven't found the time to find and train the future replacement of Draymond Green, they sure know that Green is already old and so he can't be that reliable anymore in the years to come. This might be his last season because Green have said in the past weeks that he is leaving the team if the Warriors wouldn't give him what he wants, well he had the right to demand but he should also understand that it's not a win-win situation for him and the franchise. I'm expecting a competition this upcoming season for both Poole and Green as it's a battle of max contract.

Yeah, it is supposedly private and not for the viewers' eyes but it was leaked, and everyone can no longer denied what happened
during that practice day.

The punching incident was way far from what we heard during Jordan/Kerr commotion. No video or evidence of the fight while with
Poole and Green it was a clear video footage that was really alarming.

Such an attitude shouldn't be here anymore.

That is hard to tell. Draymond Green is one of the elites of the Warriors and I don't think they would just give him away for it could ruin their plays that was made starting from him. Most of it were just him and Steph Curry, the simplest pick and roll or screen and roll.
He said in his interview that he will fix it which I hope he does. If that clip from TMZ didn't leak out, we won't even know that is happening in camp or locker room. Some NBA player says it does happen, it's just that this one got out of hand.

Green's game is not about scoring or being athletic. He is more of a facilitator to his teammates. His value comes from his defense, his intelligence, and the little things he does inside the court. He can still be valuable 3 to 4 years from now but absolutely not the type that gets a max contract.


I think I watched somewhere that there will be no trades happening, but I am not sure. We will see as this story develops. Surely, if there is any changes in personnel, it will greatly affect the team but it is early in the season. If there is any changes, they can still adjust until the playoffs. There is plenty of time.


I just hope AD, Zion, Kawhi, and John Wall stay healthy until the playoffs. I would love to see how the west will be when all of these players are healthy. There is no sure winner, even GSW is not safe. It would be a riot in the playoffs if these players will stay healthy.

I am more excited about the LA Clippers, I like to see John Wall playing like a real superstar, being surrounded by PG13 and Kawhi Leonard should make inspire him more to play his best because they have the best chance of winning a championship.

On the other hand, with what happen on the Warriors, I think, one of them might be traded to the other team, if it's Green, I have a feeling that the Warriors will struggle in the playoffs.

9 more days before the regular season starts. It's heating up already in the preseason.
LA Clippers. John Wall playing like he is meant to be on the team.
Portland Trail Blazers with Jerami Grant making them strong on the inside while Damian Lillard can make it rain outside.
More teams in the Western part will try to squeeze every win to make it to the playoffs. Even the play-in tournament will be a hot zone when the rankings end.

There's nothing to be surprise here as Poole had already showed his star quality, actually, he as per rumors, he will get an extension with a big contract, so he will continue to impressed the management and the fans as well.

Why are you surprised? last year was a break thorough performance already, even with Klay Thompson back in the team, he still perform way above, he even beat Steph in FT percentage this year.

And yes, if he remains consistent this year, him and Wiggins will fight it out to be included in All Star. Wiggins got his first last year and then others question it. But he proved his critics wrong in the playoffs with huge game. We might see that to Poole this year.

His performance a quite unstable, previous match already become a proof. I think Wiseman is actually will become All Star, he's performance is really good on most of the matches, he carried Warriors to get many points.

Yeah, it's almost impossible for old player to stay in basketball since every year there's a young generation who's more aggressive and fast that would outplayed old player. In the next few years he will get replaced by Jonathan Kuminga.

The Warriors have been known for their good management that's why they are dominating the league in the past 8-9 years.
Not only that, but they also have a good coach in Coach Kerr. The one player that really improved after his stint with the Warriors was Javale McGee. He has known because of his Shaq-tin a Fool moments but when he went to the Warriors, they developed him into a better big and after a few years, he can be called as a reliable big now.

Now they are developing Jordan Poole and also Andrew Wiggins. The Warriors management can unleash a player's potential if they know that they really have. Just look at GPII. A player who is in the D-League, Warriors gave him a 10-day contract and then gave a full 1-year contract and now he's with the Blazers already with I think a 3-year contract.

The Warriors can still improve Poole and I guess the drama with him, and Draymond will not affect his performance... or it will. Let's see. On the other hand, Lakers has already been a dominating team and we've seen that in the bubble. It's just that their trades last season and injuries affected them and Lebron can't carry the team by himself that's why he need 2 all-star caliber player who can help him. Injuries are unavoidable but it can be lessened. Lebron and Westbrook aren't prone to injuries, but AD is, and I will not be surprised if he will be injured again this season. If they will avoid injuries, they might clinch the playoffs, but I don't see them as a title contender anymore. Not with their current roster.

Jordan Poole surprised me with his performance...despite being a preseason game, he played so good and had an impressive performance against the Lakers!

I may even be talking some nonsense or something like that, but if Pooler stays with this performance, I even imagine that he could be an AllStar in his future, of course this is just a presumption on my part.

Let's see if he can keep up with that performance during the regular season.

Yeah, Nunn and Davis have been performing very well during these preseason games, and those two guys will be very useful to the Lakers if they avoid injuries during the regular season. As for Green and Poole, I think the Warriors' management will have to make a tough choice between signing a new contract with either Green or Poole next offseason. I'm more than sure that the Warriors would prefer Poole, given that he is still young and has great potential.

Maybe for now yes he has a good contribution to the team but what about for next succeeding years? For sure his game play will decline more and leadership will not totally help their team for more longer times since for sure its just a waste of their asset to spend a huge contract for a possible bench warmer. Green is 32 years old and giving max contract is not totally worth for the management

Jordal Poole's improvement continues. I guess the Warriors did a really good job in finding their own gems by developing their players from scratch. Wiseman is very notable in the pre season playing impressively and putting up huge numbers.
The chances for the Warriors for a repeat this year is huge.

On the other hand, i think the Lakers will be better if they avoid injuries this year.

Maybe, they're not going to publicize it if there's a disciplinary action but it seems if it's already okay and they're good again, then so be it.


They had their pre season game against the Lakers and things likely normal again so, whatever this issue and fight that has happened, they're probably ignore any triggering articles or news about it since it's already done.

Yes, the guy is obviously worth a keep but definitely not worth a max contract. Even before this incident, I really don't think he can get a max contract. He's probably bluffing in order to get a better deal with his dying stats. He still got this season though to prove his worth. And we will see what the team chemistry looks like after this incident.

Draymond's podcast is getting more and more popular, especially when he won another title last season. He can really get a good job at commentating or even focusing on his podcast after his NBA career.