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legendary
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March 19, 2022, 03:23:10 PM
Knicks doing just enough to miss the playoffs this year so frustrating.  Good to see quentin grimes back in I though that knee injury was going to be an acl.  Need to move on from Julius Randle though, let rj take the wheel.

I do agree, with Julius Randle game this season? He should take the back seat now, and let RJ take the wheel for the Knicks. Really don't know what happen to him as his game was very different last year. Do you think that there is a lot of pressure on his shoulder this season to perform even better? Or the team's injury and some piece movement affected Knicks chemistry?

I don't know what happened to Julius, I think there was no game planning around him last year from other teams.  This year they knew they need to guard him a certain way and he just hasn't adjusted well.  Taking a huge hit from 3pt from last year as well.  Don't know if they team around him has changed enough for that to be a factor.  Who knows.
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March 19, 2022, 01:31:38 PM
Knicks doing just enough to miss the playoffs this year so frustrating.  Good to see quentin grimes back in I though that knee injury was going to be an acl.  Need to move on from Julius Randle though, let rj take the wheel.

I do agree, with Julius Randle game this season? He should take the back seat now, and let RJ take the wheel for the Knicks. Really don't know what happen to him as his game was very different last year. Do you think that there is a lot of pressure on his shoulder this season to perform even better? Or the team's injury and some piece movement affected Knicks chemistry?
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March 19, 2022, 01:05:53 PM
That is really a good news to hear that it was just a sprained injury and nothing more serious.

And then we have this noise that Marcus Smart was a dirty player on what he did against Steph and then the kick on Klay Thompson. Steve Kerr is very vocal about it and there was a talk between the two during the game and you can see Smart' shaking his head as if saying that he didn't do it intentionally on Steph.

Yup, the result was not that bad either because it was just a minor sprain but I bet the Warriors are really sweating specially Steve Kerr after their best shooter has been injured Grin

We cannot blame those people and Steve Kerr because they really thought that Marcus Smart was playing dirty at that certain time but after some many replays in the arena, they've concluded that Marcus did not intend to do that to Steph. Steve Kerr and Marcus have some talk after the game, Steve here is saying that he's sorry and that he regret that yelled earlier.

Maybe the coach is obviously protective of their player and Steve Kerr will have to pinpoint Smart as a dirty player. Nevertheless, it was a relieved seeing Steph Curry's injury is not that bad, just need some rest and he will be ok. Not a fan of Marcus, but it seems the intention is not there for him to hurt the two players, just the circumstances though, going hard on the ball, that's it.
legendary
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March 19, 2022, 12:53:45 PM
Knicks doing just enough to miss the playoffs this year so frustrating.  Good to see quentin grimes back in I though that knee injury was going to be an acl.  Need to move on from Julius Randle though, let rj take the wheel.
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March 19, 2022, 12:32:02 PM
I thought there's nothing wrong with Ben Simmons, I mean his not even seen the floor and yet he has some injury now?

But if it's true then definitely, they will need to win and make the playoff with Durant. So I guess this will be another bad year for the Nets and so much for the big 3 or even big 2 right now. So much has happen, now Harden is gone and then Kyrie's drama is still not over.

Simmons is definitely a strange player. First, he missed the bulk of the regular season due to mental problems, then he injured himself without even playing. To be honest, I even missed the moment when he managed to injure his back, although it doesn't matter.
By the way, the Nets are playing against the Blazers now, and I hope they will be able to win because they need at least three more wins to climb up the standings.

Don't mind Simmons, the kid is really having some mental problems because in the first place he wouldn't do that to his former team if his head is okay, right?

And now, he got himself injured twice even before playing and I don't think he can play this regular season for the said back problems. He better rest the entire reason because he will just be a liability in the team if ever he will play in the playoffs, and it's not the right time to do some experiments because it can be very risky for the team.

Anyway, they've won against the Blazers (128-123) Drummond and Seth have been playing great together with Durant.
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March 19, 2022, 10:44:09 AM
That is really a good news to hear that it was just a sprained injury and nothing more serious.

And then we have this noise that Marcus Smart was a dirty player on what he did against Steph and then the kick on Klay Thompson. Steve Kerr is very vocal about it and there was a talk between the two during the game and you can see Smart' shaking his head as if saying that he didn't do it intentionally on Steph.

Yup, the result was not that bad either because it was just a minor sprain but I bet the Warriors are really sweating specially Steve Kerr after their best shooter has been injured Grin

We cannot blame those people and Steve Kerr because they really thought that Marcus Smart was playing dirty at that certain time but after some many replays in the arena, they've concluded that Marcus did not intend to do that to Steph. Steve Kerr and Marcus have some talk after the game, Steve here is saying that he's sorry and that he regret that yelled earlier.
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March 19, 2022, 10:33:47 AM
Playing on stressful surrounding will totally give you an awkward feeling so best for him to be traded since hes not really fit on Lakers system and might he can play more better on different team.
That's the real reason, if he is not fit, then they should not force the issue, trade him and acquire another player that could fit to the Lakers system. Maybe John Wall would be a good answer for that, I'm sure Lakers will find it interesting to trade Westbrook for John Wall.

That's a bad idea. John Wall is an injury-prone player. That's a waste of salary space cap if the Lakers will sign this player. I'd rather keep Westbrook compared to trading him with John Wall. Even Westbrook is not fit for the Lakers, eventually, he will be used on it. It's just his first season with the Lakers and there's always a time for adjustment the following season.

I won't think the Lakers will be interested to trade their players in exchange for John Wall.

They should not add another player that is injury prone the same as Anthony Davis.
Why pick between Wall and Westbrook for the Lakers when you can find another player that will fit for the team Smiley. Find a point guard that will fit for the team and maybe find another coach as well Smiley

TBH, I also think that even Davis might be traded as well. How many games did he played this season? Only 37 games base on this site and as for a 2nd all-star of the team, this is unacceptable. They paid him $35M this season to play for the team and he will get injured twice. I don't think that he is still a good fit for the team since Lebron is almost out on his prime already. They need a younger and not injury prone all-star. My opinion though.
legendary
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March 19, 2022, 09:18:13 AM
Playing on stressful surrounding will totally give you an awkward feeling so best for him to be traded since hes not really fit on Lakers system and might he can play more better on different team.
That's the real reason, if he is not fit, then they should not force the issue, trade him and acquire another player that could fit to the Lakers system. Maybe John Wall would be a good answer for that, I'm sure Lakers will find it interesting to trade Westbrook for John Wall.

That's a bad idea. John Wall is an injury-prone player. That's a waste of salary space cap if the Lakers will sign this player. I'd rather keep Westbrook compared to trading him with John Wall. Even Westbrook is not fit for the Lakers, eventually, he will be used on it. It's just his first season with the Lakers and there's always a time for adjustment the following season.

I won't think the Lakers will be interested to trade their players in exchange for John Wall.

They should not add another player that is injury prone the same as Anthony Davis.

AD was also injury-prone but the Lakers gave him a chance and they even win a championship with him, so I think it's good to gamble on a John Wall trade. About the adjustment period, I think one season is enough, if he cannot synch in now, he will not gonna synch in forever.

Anthony Davis is injury-prone but when he comes back, there's no sign that he comes from an injury. He still explodes and can carry the Lakers. It's different with John Wall that after returning to the game, he seems to slow down now. There's a better trade package for Russell Westbrook compared to trading him to John Wall.

A good option for them is to sign Damian Lillard. Blazers are nowhere to be successful this season and Lillard is sick of it. He will sure accept the Lakers trade.

Or to save space-cap, they can trade Westbrook for several role players instead.
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March 19, 2022, 09:04:32 AM
Playing on stressful surrounding will totally give you an awkward feeling so best for him to be traded since hes not really fit on Lakers system and might he can play more better on different team.
That's the real reason, if he is not fit, then they should not force the issue, trade him and acquire another player that could fit to the Lakers system. Maybe John Wall would be a good answer for that, I'm sure Lakers will find it interesting to trade Westbrook for John Wall.

I preferred the young bloods like Kyle Kuzma to be with them once again since they are good before. Westbrook is still a food player, Bron just need to give him some space to do his things and have a proper team work. Westbrook game style is very greedy same with Bron to be honest that’s why they are not effective when they are together in the court. They need to talk and give way to each other to fixed the current struggling Lakers, They just made there first win again after there lose streak.

True, Lakers gave up the LA Lakers shooters in exchange for Westbrook, they lose in that trade for sure although Wizards also struggling this season. Expect for a big news next season as I have a feeling that Westbrook won't be given another season with the Lakers.
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March 19, 2022, 09:00:59 AM

Westbrook can't be as effective as he was before because that depends on his teammates and the coaching staff, but we cannot deny that Westbrook is still capable despite the fact that he is an awful shooter. Maybe he is not comfortable with the kind of play the Lakers have for him and they aren't adjusting because until now we are still seeing him struggling and the Lakers as a team.

He's not really fit for any team right now because after they saw his performance with the Lakers nowadays, they hesitate to acquire him because they might be jeopardizing their team as well if they do that. Lebron let him in thinking that he might change his game if he is with him but guess what? it turns out that it becomes worst and he is the reason why the Lakers are struggling despite they still have Lebron and Davis playing with them. They are afraid to rest him out because he is a so-called star player as well, but his star is not shining lately though.
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March 19, 2022, 08:48:42 AM
Playing on stressful surrounding will totally give you an awkward feeling so best for him to be traded since hes not really fit on Lakers system and might he can play more better on different team.
That's the real reason, if he is not fit, then they should not force the issue, trade him and acquire another player that could fit to the Lakers system. Maybe John Wall would be a good answer for that, I'm sure Lakers will find it interesting to trade Westbrook for John Wall.

That's a bad idea. John Wall is an injury-prone player. That's a waste of salary space cap if the Lakers will sign this player. I'd rather keep Westbrook compared to trading him with John Wall. Even Westbrook is not fit for the Lakers, eventually, he will be used on it. It's just his first season with the Lakers and there's always a time for adjustment the following season.

I won't think the Lakers will be interested to trade their players in exchange for John Wall.

They should not add another player that is injury prone the same as Anthony Davis.

AD was also injury-prone but the Lakers gave him a chance and they even win a championship with him, so I think it's good to gamble on a John Wall trade. About the adjustment period, I think one season is enough, if he cannot synch in now, he will not gonna synch in forever.
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March 19, 2022, 08:39:15 AM
Playing on stressful surrounding will totally give you an awkward feeling so best for him to be traded since hes not really fit on Lakers system and might he can play more better on different team.
That's the real reason, if he is not fit, then they should not force the issue, trade him and acquire another player that could fit to the Lakers system. Maybe John Wall would be a good answer for that, I'm sure Lakers will find it interesting to trade Westbrook for John Wall.

That's a bad idea. John Wall is an injury-prone player. That's a waste of salary space cap if the Lakers will sign this player. I'd rather keep Westbrook compared to trading him with John Wall. Even Westbrook is not fit for the Lakers, eventually, he will be used on it. It's just his first season with the Lakers and there's always a time for adjustment the following season.

I won't think the Lakers will be interested to trade their players in exchange for John Wall.

They should not add another player that is injury prone the same as Anthony Davis.
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March 19, 2022, 08:39:06 AM
And this silent the critiques of Westbrook for at least some time with this kind of performance from him. Positive news for AD though, there seems to be a lot of development so hopefully they can make it to the playoffs and maybe he can play. Vogel should stop experimenting with smaller player, he should put Dwight their more often to play as the man in the middle.

It's tough for Westbrook to regain momentum while there are lots of criticizing him because of his poor plays. He should take that as an inspiration to work hard more. I know he's trying his best but it's just that, he's not the same as before.

I'm sure his teammates are giving him some good words of advice on how to deal with lots of negative reviews. LeBron lives on that since then but still making good production so I'm sure Westbrook can also be like that. Not with the points, not with the rebounds, not with the assists, and so on but on how to blend properly with his teammates regardless of who's on the floor.

They just have to make sure to get on the play-in to fight for the playoffs spot while waiting for Anthony Davis to return in action.


I really feel the pressure on Westbrook since there's a lot of expectation for him that cause Lakers a lot of young players with potential just to acquire him but keeps underperforming since the day he play on Lakers. Those 3ple double days him is over and no one in Lakers will the same as his team mates on OKC. Westbrook has a lot of potential but his ego is his barrier to release it since he is not adjusting to his team mate.

Westbrook can't be as effective as he was before because that depends on his teammates and the coaching staff, but we cannot deny that Westbrook is still capable despite the fact that he is an awful shooter. Maybe he is not comfortable with the kind of play the Lakers have for him and they aren't adjusting because until now we are still seeing him struggling and the Lakers as a team.
Seeing him playing like this against the Raptors, I'm thinking that he is like a bench player who just erupted for one game then an awful or lesser impact one on the next game.
On the other side though, this might be a momentum shift for him and his career because we saw how awful he is playing this season. I also saw a fan confronting him and he is telling "Westbrick" to him twice in his face.

I still believe as well that he can do that every night. I just don't know why he can't improve his shooting skills and he always make those airball shots. With regards to him not comfortable with the Lakers, I might agree with that as well because when he is at Thunder and Wizards he is always the first option for offense but when he is in Rockets and now in Lakers it is a different situation. In Houston, Harden is the first choice when it comes to offense thus he traded because he is uncomfortable and it might be the same case as this. Anyway, lets just hope that the Lakers will continue to win after this win.
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March 19, 2022, 08:29:37 AM
Playing on stressful surrounding will totally give you an awkward feeling so best for him to be traded since hes not really fit on Lakers system and might he can play more better on different team.
That's the real reason, if he is not fit, then they should not force the issue, trade him and acquire another player that could fit to the Lakers system. Maybe John Wall would be a good answer for that, I'm sure Lakers will find it interesting to trade Westbrook for John Wall.

I preferred the young bloods like Kyle Kuzma to be with them once again since they are good before. Westbrook is still a food player, Bron just need to give him some space to do his things and have a proper team work. Westbrook game style is very greedy same with Bron to be honest that’s why they are not effective when they are together in the court. They need to talk and give way to each other to fixed the current struggling Lakers, They just made there first win again after there lose streak.
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March 19, 2022, 08:28:17 AM
It was a solid night for Nets. They have really started to make things great for themselves by their recent performance. Last night, they defeated Portland by 128-123. And especially Durant's performance was marvelous. He scored 38 points in this game and Seth Curry was really good too by 27 points. This is exactly the kind of Nets I would like to see from now on. I hope that they can climb the positions in the standings and finish the season in top 6. I still believe in them to do a good job in the playoffs.
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March 19, 2022, 08:15:53 AM
Playing on stressful surrounding will totally give you an awkward feeling so best for him to be traded since hes not really fit on Lakers system and might he can play more better on different team.
That's the real reason, if he is not fit, then they should not force the issue, trade him and acquire another player that could fit to the Lakers system. Maybe John Wall would be a good answer for that, I'm sure Lakers will find it interesting to trade Westbrook for John Wall.
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March 19, 2022, 08:06:26 AM
And this silent the critiques of Westbrook for at least some time with this kind of performance from him. Positive news for AD though, there seems to be a lot of development so hopefully they can make it to the playoffs and maybe he can play. Vogel should stop experimenting with smaller player, he should put Dwight their more often to play as the man in the middle.

It's tough for Westbrook to regain momentum while there are lots of criticizing him because of his poor plays. He should take that as an inspiration to work hard more. I know he's trying his best but it's just that, he's not the same as before.

I'm sure his teammates are giving him some good words of advice on how to deal with lots of negative reviews. LeBron lives on that since then but still making good production so I'm sure Westbrook can also be like that. Not with the points, not with the rebounds, not with the assists, and so on but on how to blend properly with his teammates regardless of who's on the floor.

They just have to make sure to get on the play-in to fight for the playoffs spot while waiting for Anthony Davis to return in action.


I really feel the pressure on Westbrook since there's a lot of expectation for him that cause Lakers a lot of young players with potential just to acquire him but keeps underperforming since the day he play on Lakers. Those 3ple double days him is over and no one in Lakers will the same as his team mates on OKC. Westbrook has a lot of potential but his ego is his barrier to release it since he is not adjusting to his team mate.

Westbrook can't be as effective as he was before because that depends on his teammates and the coaching staff, but we cannot deny that Westbrook is still capable despite the fact that he is an awful shooter. Maybe he is not comfortable with the kind of play the Lakers have for him and they aren't adjusting because until now we are still seeing him struggling and the Lakers as a team.

His confidence level sink as he is the one been blame if there's a bad night happen to their team that's why we don't see him provide a good numbers on this team. Playing on stressful surrounding will totally give you an awkward feeling so best for him to be traded since hes not really fit on Lakers system and might he can play more better on different team.
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March 19, 2022, 07:02:06 AM
And this silent the critiques of Westbrook for at least some time with this kind of performance from him. Positive news for AD though, there seems to be a lot of development so hopefully they can make it to the playoffs and maybe he can play. Vogel should stop experimenting with smaller player, he should put Dwight their more often to play as the man in the middle.

It's tough for Westbrook to regain momentum while there are lots of criticizing him because of his poor plays. He should take that as an inspiration to work hard more. I know he's trying his best but it's just that, he's not the same as before.

I'm sure his teammates are giving him some good words of advice on how to deal with lots of negative reviews. LeBron lives on that since then but still making good production so I'm sure Westbrook can also be like that. Not with the points, not with the rebounds, not with the assists, and so on but on how to blend properly with his teammates regardless of who's on the floor.

They just have to make sure to get on the play-in to fight for the playoffs spot while waiting for Anthony Davis to return in action.


I really feel the pressure on Westbrook since there's a lot of expectation for him that cause Lakers a lot of young players with potential just to acquire him but keeps underperforming since the day he play on Lakers. Those 3ple double days him is over and no one in Lakers will the same as his team mates on OKC. Westbrook has a lot of potential but his ego is his barrier to release it since he is not adjusting to his team mate.

Westbrook can't be as effective as he was before because that depends on his teammates and the coaching staff, but we cannot deny that Westbrook is still capable despite the fact that he is an awful shooter. Maybe he is not comfortable with the kind of play the Lakers have for him and they aren't adjusting because until now we are still seeing him struggling and the Lakers as a team.
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March 19, 2022, 06:42:22 AM
And this silent the critiques of Westbrook for at least some time with this kind of performance from him. Positive news for AD though, there seems to be a lot of development so hopefully they can make it to the playoffs and maybe he can play. Vogel should stop experimenting with smaller player, he should put Dwight their more often to play as the man in the middle.

It's tough for Westbrook to regain momentum while there are lots of criticizing him because of his poor plays. He should take that as an inspiration to work hard more. I know he's trying his best but it's just that, he's not the same as before.

I'm sure his teammates are giving him some good words of advice on how to deal with lots of negative reviews. LeBron lives on that since then but still making good production so I'm sure Westbrook can also be like that. Not with the points, not with the rebounds, not with the assists, and so on but on how to blend properly with his teammates regardless of who's on the floor.

They just have to make sure to get on the play-in to fight for the playoffs spot while waiting for Anthony Davis to return in action.


I really feel the pressure on Westbrook since there's a lot of expectation for him that cause Lakers a lot of young players with potential just to acquire him but keeps underperforming since the day he play on Lakers. Those 3ple double days him is over and no one in Lakers will the same as his team mates on OKC. Westbrook has a lot of potential but his ego is his barrier to release it since he is not adjusting to his team mate.
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March 19, 2022, 06:34:04 AM
And this silent the critiques of Westbrook for at least some time with this kind of performance from him. Positive news for AD though, there seems to be a lot of development so hopefully they can make it to the playoffs and maybe he can play. Vogel should stop experimenting with smaller player, he should put Dwight their more often to play as the man in the middle.

It's tough for Westbrook to regain momentum while there are lots of criticizing him because of his poor plays. He should take that as an inspiration to work hard more. I know he's trying his best but it's just that, he's not the same as before.

I'm sure his teammates are giving him some good words of advice on how to deal with lots of negative reviews. LeBron lives on that since then but still making good production so I'm sure Westbrook can also be like that. Not with the points, not with the rebounds, not with the assists, and so on but on how to blend properly with his teammates regardless of who's on the floor.

They just have to make sure to get on the play-in to fight for the playoffs spot while waiting for Anthony Davis to return in action.
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