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December 03, 2021, 01:09:15 AM
Nice analysis, if Durant were able to come back and play his MVP form, therefore it's not impossible for Klay. Also, we can also look at the injury of Paul George which are very serious, and look how he is playing now, he is still playing like an MVP.
It's the mentality that had always been the issue for injured players after healing physically. I think being on the sideline watching live games helps him be pumped up again to be on the court being cheered by the fans. He must really miss that feeling of entertaining us. I have seen interviews from both Coach Kerr and their management telling the media no one is forcing him to come back yet. That's better than letting last year happen again.

Paul George and Kevin Durant took their time and the results are better. Klay Thompson should do the same and he doesn't need to worry about the team because they are in good hands. It will just be better if he comes back.  Wink
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December 02, 2021, 10:27:07 PM
I don't think he is gonna play this month.  Not only does he need to recover he needs to get into game shape.  Pretty much not playing in the NBA will screw anyone up.  I expect him to have trouble in the beginning shaking defenders.  He will be more a spot shooter, and stationary is easy to cover.  Not being totally pessimistic but that's a ton of time off it will take him a couple months to get into complete game shape

He will play this month. December 24, Golden State Warriors vs Memphis Grizzlies. That's what I saw in some clips recently and I will try to find it.

He already recovered and working to get back on track for several months now. His shooting ability will not change but only his athleticism or those straight drives to the hoop. You are right, more on a spot shooter and an easy pick will do the job. But eventually, when he thinks his body is now cooperating, he will back again slowly on his usual.
I also expect that Thompson may return in December, but it's worth noting that he has missed the last two seasons. So wheelz1200 is right that it will take Klay a few more months after returning to fully regain his game shape. Anyway, the most important thing for the Warriors is that Klay can play as before by the time the playoffs start.


There are reports that also says that January will likely be the return of Klay.

Regardless, he will need a lot of adjustments again after missing 2 seasons. But the good thing is that they can gauge it right away by looking at how Durant come back from the same injury as Klay. So the blue print is already there and maybe GSW will just have to look at how Durant come back last year. I know that players body are very different, but at least they have something to compare. Maybe 5-10 minutes will do in the next couple of games and then extend it if they see a huge progress in Klay.

Nice analysis, if Durant were able to come back and play his MVP form, therefore it's not impossible for Klay. Also, we can also look at the injury of Paul George which are very serious, and look how he is playing now, he is still playing like an MVP.
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December 02, 2021, 09:46:14 PM
I don't think he is gonna play this month.  Not only does he need to recover he needs to get into game shape.  Pretty much not playing in the NBA will screw anyone up.  I expect him to have trouble in the beginning shaking defenders.  He will be more a spot shooter, and stationary is easy to cover.  Not being totally pessimistic but that's a ton of time off it will take him a couple months to get into complete game shape

He will play this month. December 24, Golden State Warriors vs Memphis Grizzlies. That's what I saw in some clips recently and I will try to find it.

He already recovered and working to get back on track for several months now. His shooting ability will not change but only his athleticism or those straight drives to the hoop. You are right, more on a spot shooter and an easy pick will do the job. But eventually, when he thinks his body is now cooperating, he will back again slowly on his usual.
I also expect that Thompson may return in December, but it's worth noting that he has missed the last two seasons. So wheelz1200 is right that it will take Klay a few more months after returning to fully regain his game shape. Anyway, the most important thing for the Warriors is that Klay can play as before by the time the playoffs start.


There are reports that also says that January will likely be the return of Klay.

Regardless, he will need a lot of adjustments again after missing 2 seasons. But the good thing is that they can gauge it right away by looking at how Durant come back from the same injury as Klay. So the blue print is already there and maybe GSW will just have to look at how Durant come back last year. I know that players body are very different, but at least they have something to compare. Maybe 5-10 minutes will do in the next couple of games and then extend it if they see a huge progress in Klay.
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December 02, 2021, 09:10:38 PM
I don't think he is gonna play this month.  Not only does he need to recover he needs to get into game shape.  Pretty much not playing in the NBA will screw anyone up.  I expect him to have trouble in the beginning shaking defenders.  He will be more a spot shooter, and stationary is easy to cover.  Not being totally pessimistic but that's a ton of time off it will take him a couple months to get into complete game shape

He will play this month. December 24, Golden State Warriors vs Memphis Grizzlies. That's what I saw in some clips recently and I will try to find it.

He already recovered and working to get back on track for several months now. His shooting ability will not change but only his athleticism or those straight drives to the hoop. You are right, more on a spot shooter and an easy pick will do the job. But eventually, when he thinks his body is now cooperating, he will back again slowly on his usual.
I also expect that Thompson may return in December, but it's worth noting that he has missed the last two seasons. So wheelz1200 is right that it will take Klay a few more months after returning to fully regain his game shape. Anyway, the most important thing for the Warriors is that Klay can play as before by the time the playoffs start.
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December 02, 2021, 07:47:53 PM
I don't think he is gonna play this month.  Not only does he need to recover he needs to get into game shape.  Pretty much not playing in the NBA will screw anyone up.  I expect him to have trouble in the beginning shaking defenders.  He will be more a spot shooter, and stationary is easy to cover.  Not being totally pessimistic but that's a ton of time off it will take him a couple months to get into complete game shape

He will play this month. December 24, Golden State Warriors vs Memphis Grizzlies. That's what I saw in some clips recently and I will try to find it.

He already recovered and working to get back on track for several months now. His shooting ability will not change but only his athleticism or those straight drives to the hoop. You are right, more on a spot shooter and an easy pick will do the job. But eventually, when he thinks his body is now cooperating, he will back again slowly on his usual.

You have to understand though it's been pretty much years since he played professional ball.  It's one thing to practice and do shoot around and sprints.  It's a whole other thing playing at pro speed.  I can see him being on a 10-15 minute clock as he comes back.  And the way they are playing no need to rush him back in.  Their goal is to win a ship and it's not won in December this is a marathon. 

Pretty sure he will be on the restricted minutes once he come back, as you have said, no need to rush, they are still on top and maybe he will come back when they face a not so good team so that he will have a feel of the game. And then slowly bring him back in the next following game. And once this happens, GSW will be more dangerous than ever as they will have the Splash brothers once again.
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December 02, 2021, 07:37:04 PM
I don't think he is gonna play this month.  Not only does he need to recover he needs to get into game shape.  Pretty much not playing in the NBA will screw anyone up.  I expect him to have trouble in the beginning shaking defenders.  He will be more a spot shooter, and stationary is easy to cover.  Not being totally pessimistic but that's a ton of time off it will take him a couple months to get into complete game shape

He will play this month. December 24, Golden State Warriors vs Memphis Grizzlies. That's what I saw in some clips recently and I will try to find it.

He already recovered and working to get back on track for several months now. His shooting ability will not change but only his athleticism or those straight drives to the hoop. You are right, more on a spot shooter and an easy pick will do the job. But eventually, when he thinks his body is now cooperating, he will back again slowly on his usual.

You have to understand though it's been pretty much years since he played professional ball.  It's one thing to practice and do shoot around and sprints.  It's a whole other thing playing at pro speed.  I can see him being on a 10-15 minute clock as he comes back.  And the way they are playing no need to rush him back in.  Their goal is to win a ship and it's not won in December this is a marathon. 
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December 02, 2021, 06:36:25 PM
I don't think he is gonna play this month.  Not only does he need to recover he needs to get into game shape.  Pretty much not playing in the NBA will screw anyone up.  I expect him to have trouble in the beginning shaking defenders.  He will be more a spot shooter, and stationary is easy to cover.  Not being totally pessimistic but that's a ton of time off it will take him a couple months to get into complete game shape

He will play this month. December 24, Golden State Warriors vs Memphis Grizzlies. That's what I saw in some clips recently and I will try to find it.

He already recovered and working to get back on track for several months now. His shooting ability will not change but only his athleticism or those straight drives to the hoop. You are right, more on a spot shooter and an easy pick will do the job. But eventually, when he thinks his body is now cooperating, he will back again slowly on his usual.
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December 02, 2021, 06:23:04 PM
And as for the other big game, Suns managed to defeat GSW and increased their winning streak to 17 games. This is really huge for Suns and they have a chance to break the biggest streak in NBA history but there is still a long way to go for that. The biggest reason why GSW lost this game was S. Curry's inadequate performance I think.
Yeah, likely the reason why GSW lost is because of that. Suns is very underrated, there were only a few fans talking about their winning streak.
Even for the media, they're not putting that much attention to it. But now that it's been noticed by a lot of fans, there's already a coverage for their winning streak, good luck further to them and hopefully they make another record breaking winning streak.
It's good for them to be underrated though, just look at what they did to the GSW, tough defense, shut down Curry and then continue with their winning streak. Too bad that Booker went down with an injury and hopefully he can return back soon so continue their streak because he is a big part of this team. But for sure, GSW and Curry will be back, specially when Thompson shows up, they will be more dangerous team but not tonight against the Suns.
Yeah, and wherever CP3 is going, there's always an upgrade for the team that he's in. Suns last season also did great and sadly they've just fell shortly.
They'll remain underrated for this season and I think that's good for them, I remember them just like Raptors with Kawhi and then took the championship.
I cannot even believe that the Rockets traded CP3 to Westbrook and later the team become a bad team that ended up trading Westbrook then Harden. It was a wrong move by the management, the Rockets were playing very good basketball and they even went to WCF and play the Warriors in a thrilling series, they should have added more role players to improve the team, not trade CP3 for a PG that does not have a good vision in the court unlike CP3.
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December 02, 2021, 06:19:35 PM

My last night's bet was wrecked by surprising results. Underdogs dominating the Favorites.

Nuggets losing to Magic
Thunders losing to Rockets
Clippers losing to Kings
Cavaliers losing to Miami

The only one I nailed was Mavericks vs Pelicans. Hard to trust Favorites now on my Parlay. I will analyze better next sets of bets.
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December 02, 2021, 06:09:43 PM
And as for the other big game, Suns managed to defeat GSW and increased their winning streak to 17 games. This is really huge for Suns and they have a chance to break the biggest streak in NBA history but there is still a long way to go for that. The biggest reason why GSW lost this game was S. Curry's inadequate performance I think.
Yeah, likely the reason why GSW lost is because of that. Suns is very underrated, there were only a few fans talking about their winning streak.
Even for the media, they're not putting that much attention to it. But now that it's been noticed by a lot of fans, there's already a coverage for their winning streak, good luck further to them and hopefully they make another record breaking winning streak.
It's good for them to be underrated though, just look at what they did to the GSW, tough defense, shut down Curry and then continue with their winning streak. Too bad that Booker went down with an injury and hopefully he can return back soon so continue their streak because he is a big part of this team. But for sure, GSW and Curry will be back, specially when Thompson shows up, they will be more dangerous team but not tonight against the Suns.
Yeah, and wherever CP3 is going, there's always an upgrade for the team that he's in. Suns last season also did great and sadly they've just fell shortly.
They'll remain underrated for this season and I think that's good for them, I remember them just like Raptors with Kawhi and then took the championship.

What happen last season is good lesson experience to them since imagine no one will ever think that they will go that far and yet they prove that their rooster can able to step on the finals so that is good target to reach up again this season and learn their past flaws on why they come up short. I think the suns will give good match to each opponent since they want to go back to the finals and take the win for second time around.

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December 02, 2021, 05:47:24 PM
And as for the other big game, Suns managed to defeat GSW and increased their winning streak to 17 games. This is really huge for Suns and they have a chance to break the biggest streak in NBA history but there is still a long way to go for that. The biggest reason why GSW lost this game was S. Curry's inadequate performance I think.
Yeah, likely the reason why GSW lost is because of that. Suns is very underrated, there were only a few fans talking about their winning streak.
Even for the media, they're not putting that much attention to it. But now that it's been noticed by a lot of fans, there's already a coverage for their winning streak, good luck further to them and hopefully they make another record breaking winning streak.
It's good for them to be underrated though, just look at what they did to the GSW, tough defense, shut down Curry and then continue with their winning streak. Too bad that Booker went down with an injury and hopefully he can return back soon so continue their streak because he is a big part of this team. But for sure, GSW and Curry will be back, specially when Thompson shows up, they will be more dangerous team but not tonight against the Suns.
Yeah, and wherever CP3 is going, there's always an upgrade for the team that he's in. Suns last season also did great and sadly they've just fell shortly.
They'll remain underrated for this season and I think that's good for them, I remember them just like Raptors with Kawhi and then took the championship.
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December 02, 2021, 05:07:39 PM
I am sure that GSW will try their best to get a revenge for sure. However, does it even matter all that much? GSW is the team that knows very well that what you do in regular season doesn't matter by the end of the season. If you do not win the very last game of the season then you are not doing anything. They broke the 72 game regular season record and got 73 wins, but they lost at the end and they lost 3-1 as well so it was definitely one of the worst situations ever for them.

So even if they lose to Suns, even if they become like 5th seed, none of that matters at all as long as they do win the championship, but if they do amazing at regular season, become like 75 win team by the end, and then end up losing the championship then none of that means anything, in fact it would be humiliating more than a success. Hence I do not think that they care about it all that much.

I think it's better to get their revenge win in my opinion. This is players are very competitive and they want to get at you no matter what, the GOAT himself Michael Jordan takes everything personal, when they lost, his surely get back when he has a chance. And they need to go at least at higher seed to gain homecourt advantage in case of playoff berth. Lots of games that are close tonight, hard to decide and bet.
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December 02, 2021, 04:31:01 PM
I can't wait to see the splash brother going at it together once again!
Everyone is waiting for that moment, it was previously rumored that Thompson will return to the lineup early this month, so let's wait for that big news. In the game between the warriors and suns, what do you think about that, will the Warriors beat the Suns at home.?

I don't think he is gonna play this month.  Not only does he need to recover he needs to get into game shape.  Pretty much not playing in the NBA will screw anyone up.  I expect him to have trouble in the beginning shaking defenders.  He will be more a spot shooter, and stationary is easy to cover.  Not being totally pessimistic but that's a ton of time off it will take him a couple months to get into complete game shape

It was reported that Thompson has already joined the team on practice, so that's a good sign already that he could be back soon.

If this prediction is correct, this we might see him this month.
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If he does well and his conditioning is up and he feels like he wants to come back earlier, he will. But this is a conservative target of Christmas Day because you need time to build your conditioning back up when you miss two NBA seasons."
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December 02, 2021, 04:14:05 PM
I am sure that GSW will try their best to get a revenge for sure. However, does it even matter all that much? GSW is the team that knows very well that what you do in regular season doesn't matter by the end of the season. If you do not win the very last game of the season then you are not doing anything. They broke the 72 game regular season record and got 73 wins, but they lost at the end and they lost 3-1 as well so it was definitely one of the worst situations ever for them.

So even if they lose to Suns, even if they become like 5th seed, none of that matters at all as long as they do win the championship, but if they do amazing at regular season, become like 75 win team by the end, and then end up losing the championship then none of that means anything, in fact it would be humiliating more than a success. Hence I do not think that they care about it all that much.
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December 02, 2021, 03:05:17 PM
I can't wait to see the splash brother going at it together once again!
Everyone is waiting for that moment, it was previously rumored that Thompson will return to the lineup early this month, so let's wait for that big news. In the game between the warriors and suns, what do you think about that, will the Warriors beat the Suns at home.?

I don't think he is gonna play this month.  Not only does he need to recover he needs to get into game shape.  Pretty much not playing in the NBA will screw anyone up.  I expect him to have trouble in the beginning shaking defenders.  He will be more a spot shooter, and stationary is easy to cover.  Not being totally pessimistic but that's a ton of time off it will take him a couple months to get into complete game shape
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December 02, 2021, 09:30:29 AM
What comes from a great start might become a bad end for the Miami Heat.
1. Bam Adebayo will undergo a thumb surgery.
2. Butler's back problem keeps on coming back. (no pun intended)
3. Duncan Robinson shooting percentage went down to 33%. Ouch!
4. Markieff Morris neck injury.
What's the future for the young inspiring team now with all this injuries that hit them? Can Kyle Lowry shoulder the young players and make them better when stepping on the floor? Will Robinson ever come back being the sniper of the team?
Robinson 3-pt shooting for the last four games.
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December 02, 2021, 09:18:19 AM
I can't wait to see the splash brother going at it together once again!
Everyone is waiting for that moment, it was previously rumored that Thompson will return to the lineup early this month, so let's wait for that big news. In the game between the warriors and suns, what do you think about that, will the Warriors beat the Suns at home.?
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December 02, 2021, 09:12:40 AM
They are on fire! But even though they beat Detroit Pistons too, I think that Warriors will avenge that loss right after the Pistons game.

Hmmm... Thanks for this info mate, I have no idea that they will face against after a day off, and that time, it will be on the home court of the Warriors.  That's going to be an interesting game as I'm pretty sure Curry would not struggle twice in a row against the Suns.

Don't mention it.  Smiley  I guess that Suns would be able to beat Pistons tonight. But I don't expect the same performance in the game vs Warriors. Curry would like to make up for his inadequate performance the last time. And I expect him to score 35 or above points this time. Suns should get prepared for a very tough game. Or the streak would end very easily.

Not a good one for Steph, but like how you predicting the next meet up he will excel and expect good numbers from him.

he will bounce back and perform, Sun can take the Piston and that' a no doubt they are more dominated than them, the team got much deeper bench.

Let's move on and wait till the next schedule for these two super teams to play again and see if there's a big difference that will happen from the last time met.


Curry will bounce back, he has been in many tougher games in the past and he was able to adjust after a bad game. It's not only him, the whole warriors roster has to adjust with the play that coach Steve Kerr will design for them, time for payback, Warriors will have their revenge soon.


Of course Curry will bounce back, everyone is allowed to have a so so game here and there, especially when you're the undisputed best shooter of all time.  Let's also not forget that the Warriors were undermanned and have been all year in which they were missing the arguably second greatest shooter of all time in Klay Thompson.  I can't wait to see the splash brother going at it together once again!
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December 02, 2021, 08:42:55 AM
They are on fire! But even though they beat Detroit Pistons too, I think that Warriors will avenge that loss right after the Pistons game.

Hmmm... Thanks for this info mate, I have no idea that they will face against after a day off, and that time, it will be on the home court of the Warriors.  That's going to be an interesting game as I'm pretty sure Curry would not struggle twice in a row against the Suns.

Don't mention it.  Smiley  I guess that Suns would be able to beat Pistons tonight. But I don't expect the same performance in the game vs Warriors. Curry would like to make up for his inadequate performance the last time. And I expect him to score 35 or above points this time. Suns should get prepared for a very tough game. Or the streak would end very easily.

Not a good one for Steph, but like how you predicting the next meet up he will excel and expect good numbers from him.

he will bounce back and perform, Sun can take the Piston and that' a no doubt they are more dominated than them, the team got much deeper bench.

Let's move on and wait till the next schedule for these two super teams to play again and see if there's a big difference that will happen from the last time met.


Curry will bounce back, he has been in many tougher games in the past and he was able to adjust after a bad game. It's not only him, the whole warriors roster has to adjust with the play that coach Steve Kerr will design for them, time for payback, Warriors will have their revenge soon.
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December 02, 2021, 08:31:40 AM
They are on fire! But even though they beat Detroit Pistons too, I think that Warriors will avenge that loss right after the Pistons game.

Hmmm... Thanks for this info mate, I have no idea that they will face against after a day off, and that time, it will be on the home court of the Warriors.  That's going to be an interesting game as I'm pretty sure Curry would not struggle twice in a row against the Suns.

Don't mention it.  Smiley  I guess that Suns would be able to beat Pistons tonight. But I don't expect the same performance in the game vs Warriors. Curry would like to make up for his inadequate performance the last time. And I expect him to score 35 or above points this time. Suns should get prepared for a very tough game. Or the streak would end very easily.

Not a good one for Steph, but like how you predicting the next meet up he will excel and expect good numbers from him.

he will bounce back and perform, Sun can take the Piston and that' a no doubt they are more dominated than them, the team got much deeper bench.

Let's move on and wait till the next schedule for these two super teams to play again and see if there's a big difference that will happen from the last time met.
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