Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 1355. (Read 924327 times)

No doubt he wants to play but he lacks discipline to stay in shape while negotiations of his transfer are ongoing apparently. Maybe he thought he had more time before a deal is done so he just went on doing other things.

How I wish this would happen. It just affected so many lives and I think caused more harm than good.

Hopefully he does get back for the playoffs.

The Clippers have done a lot more than the Lakers with much less talent this season, with Powell, PG and Kawhi all out. I think that they can really make some noise in the postseason when it comes to that stage, and everyone is healthy.

The Lakers and Westbrook are still struggling though. I'm not sure what would fix things except to blow up the entire team. They are "washed" as Barkley says.

I'm not sure I understand what you're saying.  You say you don't agree with him, but then you agree with him in your next statement.  Is it that you think only people who can afford better medical treatment should be allowed to refuse the vaccine?  That seems odd to me, since for example, children can't afford better medical care but the covid virus is basically harmless to them. 

Even Bill Gates came out and said those who caught Omicron have a better immune response than those who received the vaccine.  So even the most liberal vaccine supporter should at least acknowledge that Kyrie has the best immune defense to covid of anyone in the NBA...  The fact he's kept out of home games is ridiculous.  I'm just glad that he was so vocal and stuck to his guns.  He's now stronger than his peers because of it, and he set an example of just how manipulated civilians are and how much better off they'd be to think for themselves and avoid any government mandates, as they are almost never in the interest of the person being mandated.

Kyrie will be playing in home games before the end of the season and hopefully someday people go to jail for what I consider to be the largest waste of resources in human history.  Trillions spent, billions effected, economic disaster approaching, and it turns out everyone would be stronger today if we did nothing and let nature run it's course.  This is the most obvious example of weak men creating hard times I've ever witnessed.

Kyrie definitely did deserve to have one good game at the very least. He has been standing his ground for what he believes, and I have to say I do not believe in what he believes, I disagree with him, I believe there should be no vaccination mandate for professional players because these are people who walk around with a doctor behind them, there is a big difference between that and regular person like me, but even in that case nobody should be punished, there could be some government outreach, but not too much, there should be a middle ground.

With him finally having this kind of game, it is clear to me that he is healthy and he proves that it can be done and that's great.

The missing players in the team have not recovered yet, so the team is not playing as it should. They won their last match, and were beaten by a narrow margin in the previous 3 matches. I think their situation is not too bad, they can start a winning streak, already started
In this case, they will not have a problem playing the playoffs

As much as Cade is really good with Pistons, there are games that he completely missed.

But we have Evan who is pacing the young Rockets and leading them in some of their huge wins so for me he is the ROY. Scottie Barnes though is also coming up in ranks with the Raptors but I think he is too late to overcome the performance of Mobley.

Most likely it will be Paul George first and then maybe Kawhi if they make it to the playoffs.

The team looks very bad without George, no one to go to if they needed to score crucial points. They shoot horrendously against the Warriors and allow the to have a good lead and then they did try to do some catch up in the 4th which is very difficult if you have tired legs.

 I am not sure if he still doesn't want to play. This dude managed to miss out so many games, and also decided not to play so many games as well. He also somehow managed to hurt his back at the same time, no idea how when he was not playing.  All in all it will take a miracle for someone to just get back, start playing and suddenly be amazing on day one. Obviously its going to be something that will take some time, even after he starts playing, he will not be as good. Which is why we need to give him sometime, hell maybe even count this year as gone. I personally believe that if he works hard, he could make a big difference to this team next season.

Ben is a talented guy, but he doesn't want to play at all. I mean, if a player had really loved basketball, then he wouldn't have missed almost the entire season due to far-fetched "mental" problems. By the way, there are rumors that he will travel with the team to Philadelphia, and he will probably be present on the bench. To be honest, I don't know how the 76ers' fans will react to his appearance, but there will probably be a lot of hate towards him.

There's a good chance that he will win, but as of now, he is not yet the top favorite to win.
According to - https://www.sportsbettingdime.com/nba/rookie-of-the-year-odds/


 Cade Cunningham is only in the 2nd with +850 odds, that's too far compared to the odds of Evan Mobley with -550 which is almost a winner.

You're right about that, it is only natural that he will make mistakes just like the other rookies. But Jalen Green is still good despite being a rookie on his first professional league experience, the fact that he is one of the those rookies who could get the ROTY award makes him a good one.

Speaking of the ROTY, looks like Cade Cunningham of the Detroit Pistons will get the award. He is on the 1st rank now from being the 2nd last week with 16.5 average PPG this season.

If not mistaken, it's been 8 months since his surgery and full recovery from ACL injury takes about 6 to 9 months. If their current standing remains as it is, he will be participating in the play-in tournament. I'm still skeptical if he is mentally ready to return though.

Another good news is Paul George could also be back in action this month or the next.

Exactly, the Bucks have really improved now, they have a lot of shooters surrounding Giannis and they are always alert when Giannis pass them the ball. Usually, Giannis will only be limited if you put 2 to 3 defenders on him, but since Giannis have learn to be an effective passer, that kind of strategy won't work anymore against him and the team.

Giannis will always attack the rim regardless of there's a tight defense or not. It's not just during when there's no tight defense.

Attacking the rim is his specialty. He already crash several good defenses by any team even before and that makes Milwaukee Bucks one of the best teams in the league that does have good stats in terms of inside scoring.

Stopping Giannis not just requires caliber players. Role players are enough. A good defensive key is a must. But even stopping Giannis, there are still lots of options for the Bucks to score a bucket. This team is really tough to handle in reality.

And with the restrictions regarding vaccinations likely to be over, I think Kyrie will have the opportunities to play games more often than now where he can only play on road games which I find very inefficient knowing that he is one of the star players of the team.

I can't remember the last time Kyrie scored at least 50 in a single game until now and I know that he is capable of doing that. Another thing that I saw is Drummond's numbers this game. It seems like the smack of Plumlee in his face made him score and rebound way more than the usual although we know that he is capable of getting those though especially in the rebounds. He is a double-double scoring machine back when he is in Detroit. Still waiting on how Simmons fit for the team. Will he be a good fit for the team. Will he be a good addition to the team. Either way, I just hope that this is the start for the Nets team.

Nets are in a really interesting condition now. They are still under the threat of being out of the playoff area in the standings. And as the end of the regular season is closing in, they need to do something to improve their performance and start a solid form to get better again. And they can still finish the regular season in top six for not playing an extra playoff round later on. But to do all of this, Nets must start a lasting winning streak like for many weeks. They still lost too many games lately and this is dragging them down.

You’re exactly right. They are in a dangerous position now of dropping even further and getting a much worse playoff spot. I would be less concerned if their schedule wasn’t so difficult going forward for the rest of the year. Needless to say this is a must win tonight versus the Pistons, who should be an easy win.

Giannis will attack if he saw that there's no tight defense,

You gave a good comparison, maybe Giannis still thinks that it was an all-star game, and he needs to produce more points to win
the MVP hahaha, but sadly Curry is on the cheat mode.

But moving back, OKC doesn't have that caliber to match against the defending champ. Maybe if they will start adding caliber players,
they'll be able to change the direction of this team next season.

It's like an all-star game, the fact that Bucks were able to score that high, it only means that OKC does not know how to play defense. They are at the bottom for a reason, and hopefully next season they'll be a little competitive, so I expect an improvement from the team.

Giannis loves to score a lot when the defense are weak, and OKC just freely give that to him and the entire Bucks.

Yes, same here! Chicago Bulls is also one of my early favorites. Who wouldn't get this team as one of their favorites to reach the playoffs, right? But yes we cannot neglect that fact and surely statistics don't lie. They may be really hurting now because of their current situation and they could really lose a seat in the playoffs if they cannot manage to win in their upcoming games, 1 month more and the regular season will end.


I guess we will find out soon, I still have some faith in them. Anyways, any news about Alex Caruso about his doctors appointment? That will be the last phase if could play this week or not.