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legendary
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September 13, 2021, 05:50:06 PM
Quite an uneventful event the last few days for NBA transfers don't you agree? I'm tired of Ben Simmons saga so who else are you expecting to be traded or waived other than Marc Gasol? Anything on the free agents or returning former NBA players? I checked on at least three sites but nothing new came up.

It normally quiets down around now.  Teams have been solidified for the next year.  Camp starts up soon.  You won't see much trades until mid season before the trade deadline.  A couple moves here and there but nothing big.  Ben Simmons is going to be playing game 1 with the sixers book it.

He has no choice but to play if the coach will tell him to play, but my question of concern here is, can he still produce the same numbers in the past, and can we still see the hunger inside of him that he wants to win? I mean, he was badly criticized, so it could possibly affect him and it will result in his performance of the game.

He's a professional he should be able to take this in stride.  Knowing how media always blows things way out of proportion, good chance this is a squashed by the beginning of the season.  With that being said the Bucks at 9.5 odds to win another championship is a good punt. 
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September 13, 2021, 04:55:46 PM
Melo is the only one on the list that has never won a championship yet, therefore I want to believe that Melo will have a better season with the Lakers as he always wants to have at least one championship and this is his chance as the Lakers have the best roster ever since Lebron joined the team.
Yes, I'm cheering for Carmelo Anthony to get his first NBA ring this season!!

Another player who also deserves his NBA champion ring is CP3.
In the last finals we had, CP3 lead the Suns, unfortunately they lost to the Bucks, but I believe in a few years CP3 will be able to be NBA champion before retiring
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September 13, 2021, 04:47:29 PM
Quite an uneventful event the last few days for NBA transfers don't you agree? I'm tired of Ben Simmons saga so who else are you expecting to be traded or waived other than Marc Gasol? Anything on the free agents or returning former NBA players? I checked on at least three sites but nothing new came up.

It normally quiets down around now.  Teams have been solidified for the next year.  Camp starts up soon.  You won't see much trades until mid season before the trade deadline.  A couple moves here and there but nothing big.  Ben Simmons is going to be playing game 1 with the sixers book it.

He has no choice but to play if the coach will tell him to play, but my question of concern here is, can he still produce the same numbers in the past, and can we still see the hunger inside of him that he wants to win? I mean, he was badly criticized, so it could possibly affect him and it will result in his performance of the game.
legendary
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September 13, 2021, 04:42:38 PM
Quite an uneventful event the last few days for NBA transfers don't you agree? I'm tired of Ben Simmons saga so who else are you expecting to be traded or waived other than Marc Gasol? Anything on the free agents or returning former NBA players? I checked on at least three sites but nothing new came up.

It normally quiets down around now.  Teams have been solidified for the next year.  Camp starts up soon.  You won't see much trades until mid season before the trade deadline.  A couple moves here and there but nothing big.  Ben Simmons is going to be playing game 1 with the sixers book it.

Yes, teams have settled down and be ready for the upcoming season. And Ben trade rumour could still be just heating up. I'm still speculating that Ben will be traded though before the start of full season.

In any case, if someone is interested on the outright NBA champions here are the odds from sportsbet:

legendary
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September 13, 2021, 04:33:25 PM
Quite an uneventful event the last few days for NBA transfers don't you agree? I'm tired of Ben Simmons saga so who else are you expecting to be traded or waived other than Marc Gasol? Anything on the free agents or returning former NBA players? I checked on at least three sites but nothing new came up.

It normally quiets down around now.  Teams have been solidified for the next year.  Camp starts up soon.  You won't see much trades until mid season before the trade deadline.  A couple moves here and there but nothing big.  Ben Simmons is going to be playing game 1 with the sixers book it.
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September 13, 2021, 04:18:02 PM
Quite an uneventful event the last few days for NBA transfers don't you agree? I'm tired of Ben Simmons saga so who else are you expecting to be traded or waived other than Marc Gasol? Anything on the free agents or returning former NBA players? I checked on at least three sites but nothing new came up.

Yes, only the Ben Simmons saga remains in the trade calendar, but nothing happens so far.

Perhaps team have settled down for now, maybe just a couple of minor trades here and there to make any team even better. But most of the star players is down their new old and new teams. The Ben Simmons drama has been discussed over and over and the only thing we can do now it wait for it.

I think the trade deadline is not near yet, so there's still more time, however, it would be fair for Simmons if he will be traded before the season will start so they don't have to sit him while they are still looking for a team that could potentially accept Simmons for their demand. This kid has some real talent, he just belong to the wrong squad, if he still messed up in a new team, then maybe we can conclude he really has a big problem.
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September 13, 2021, 04:06:42 PM
Quite an uneventful event the last few days for NBA transfers don't you agree? I'm tired of Ben Simmons saga so who else are you expecting to be traded or waived other than Marc Gasol? Anything on the free agents or returning former NBA players? I checked on at least three sites but nothing new came up.

Yes, only the Ben Simmons saga remains in the trade calendar, but nothing happens so far.

Perhaps team have settled down for now, maybe just a couple of minor trades here and there to make any team even better. But most of the star players is down their new old and new teams. The Ben Simmons drama has been discussed over and over and the only thing we can do now it wait for it.
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September 13, 2021, 03:27:20 PM
And Howard, Rondo, Melo all of these players are very good and experienced in their respected positions.

These veterans won't contribute much or only used most in a few season games. Most of them will be like advisors. Back in 2019-20 season, Howard and Rondo only average around 20MPG with 69 and 48 games respectively. Their stats are also poor but can consider good because of being veteran.

Aside from Lebron James and Anthony Davis, the Lakers will surely utilized Russell Westbrook and Kendrick Nunn. Ariza might received a good playing coming from the bench as he used to play on Lakers system already but this guy is now prone to injury. During his prime, he is known for his good defense but that's a part of history now.

Also possible to see Melo as we saw how he played way back from Blazers, Lakers can put more minutes of him.
He's still deadly from the perimeter so for sure dropping some pass from LeBron or Westbrook will give them some nice and easy basket.

I also agree with Nunn as he still young and like how Lakers utilize carusso, he can do the same or someone like KCP who always
ready when coach needs his service inside.

Lakers need to work giving both James and Davis decent rest to avoid from any injuries, else, they'll suffer again without
these two key players.

Nah, let's not expect an injury again because even if the coaching staff will manage their time effectively but the injury cannot be predicted. As long as they'll play physically and competing with other teams, there's a chance that they'll be injured, so all we do is just to hope that no injury will happen until the regular and postseason will be over.
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September 13, 2021, 03:27:10 PM
This is why people call it "positionless basketball" because many players can play in many positions. Of course we are not going to see AD playing point guard and dribbling the ball to half court each position, dude is a big player. However instead of "pg-sg-sf-pf-c" type of strict situations in rosters, we have more like a "guard-wing-big" type of three stuff only, guards could do the same thing if they want to or could do totally different things, wings are different and big are.. well big.

So, I believe that lakers doesn't really have a player in a specific position, they have roles, like lebron and rondo distributing mostly (and lebron scoring too) and howard/deandre/ad being bigs inside, grabbing boards and finishing oops, or other wings trying to perimeter defend and score. All these are basically expected stuff. Also if you imagine Curry- Just getting out of injury Klay- Wiggins - Draymond is better than a team of Westbrook- Lebron - Melo - AD- DJ then you are definitely hopeless. These players could be old but look at their stats last season, overall these are better players, even at this age.
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September 13, 2021, 12:48:39 PM
And Howard, Rondo, Melo all of these players are very good and experienced in their respected positions.

These veterans won't contribute much or only used most in a few season games. Most of them will be like advisors. Back in 2019-20 season, Howard and Rondo only average around 20MPG with 69 and 48 games respectively. Their stats are also poor but can consider good because of being veteran.

Aside from Lebron James and Anthony Davis, the Lakers will surely utilized Russell Westbrook and Kendrick Nunn. Ariza might received a good playing coming from the bench as he used to play on Lakers system already but this guy is now prone to injury. During his prime, he is known for his good defense but that's a part of history now.

Also possible to see Melo as we saw how he played way back from Blazers, Lakers can put more minutes of him.
He's still deadly from the perimeter so for sure dropping some pass from LeBron or Westbrook will give them some nice and easy basket.

I also agree with Nunn as he still young and like how Lakers utilize carusso, he can do the same or someone like KCP who always
ready when coach needs his service inside.

Lakers need to work giving both James and Davis decent rest to avoid from any injuries, else, they'll suffer again without
these two key players.
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September 13, 2021, 12:43:41 PM
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I don't want to consider Melo only, the Lakers team is one of the best squad they ever had. Lebron is a one-man show, he always has been. He can win games on his own. And Howard, Rondo, Melo all of these players are very good and experienced in their respected positions. Melo might have a better chance of winning the trophy with the lakers compared to any other team though, because the Lakers are looking like very commanding contenders of the title. Let's hope we have a great season up ahead.
The Lakers and all of these players are way old.  I don't know if a team this old on average have ever won a championship.  I would imagine the Lakers injury report will be longer than the available players list by mid season. 
^ Yes, they are an old team compared to others but you have to see the old players they got. Lebron, Westbrook, Carmelo Anthony all of these players are beasts on the pitch. And add Anthony Davis to that and you have a banged squad. Lebron can one-handedly win any match. They also have a decent bench - which will be able to compensate for the old players' minutes. So yeah, the Lakers are my favourite for this season's titleholder.



And Howard, Rondo, Melo all of these players are very good and experienced in their respected positions.
These veterans won't contribute much or only used most in a few season games. Most of them will be like advisors. Back in 2019-20 season, Howard and Rondo only average around 20MPG with 69 and 48 games respectively. Their stats are also poor but can consider good because of being veteran.
Aside from Lebron James and Anthony Davis, the Lakers will surely utilized Russell Westbrook and Kendrick Nunn. Ariza might received a good playing coming from the bench as he used to play on Lakers system already but this guy is now prone to injury. During his prime, he is known for his good defense but that's a part of history now.
^ Well, as the players get old, they lose some of their paces and in some extent-dribbling skills. But their gamesense, positioning, and overall awareness get better. So what I'm thinking is, if the matches are played with a mixture of the veterans and the young bloods, that could work well in favour of the Lakers. And Lebron is something else. He ages like fine wine. Just getting better everyday. He is also very close to breaking the record of all-time scoring of Kareen Abdul Jabbar.
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September 13, 2021, 11:42:07 AM
Quite an uneventful event the last few days for NBA transfers don't you agree? I'm tired of Ben Simmons saga so who else are you expecting to be traded or waived other than Marc Gasol? Anything on the free agents or returning former NBA players? I checked on at least three sites but nothing new came up.
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September 13, 2021, 11:30:33 AM

The Lakers and all of these players are way old.  I don't know if a team this old on average have ever won a championship.  I would imagine the Lakers injury report will be longer than the available players list by mid season. 

this is the concern here, with their age coach needs to utilize each player to avoid having major injuries,

But on the brighter side, experience will allow them to jive together and give good rest for their starters. Those known good players can
give minutes for both LeBron and AD.

Westbrook, Melo, Rondo and Howard can be paired with anyone and let their two stars resting.
While the new season is nearing, it's really exciting to see how Lakers will come up with these aged stars. Roll Eyes
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September 13, 2021, 10:19:20 AM
And Howard, Rondo, Melo all of these players are very good and experienced in their respected positions.

These veterans won't contribute much or only used most in a few season games. Most of them will be like advisors. Back in 2019-20 season, Howard and Rondo only average around 20MPG with 69 and 48 games respectively. Their stats are also poor but can consider good because of being veteran.

Aside from Lebron James and Anthony Davis, the Lakers will surely utilized Russell Westbrook and Kendrick Nunn. Ariza might received a good playing coming from the bench as he used to play on Lakers system already but this guy is now prone to injury. During his prime, he is known for his good defense but that's a part of history now.
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September 13, 2021, 09:56:59 AM
The best thing Westbrook can do is to continue being an explosive point guard. Drive the lane and draw defenders and dish out to the spot up shooters.
If he can perfectly compliment LeBron and AD's style of play, they'll be a tough team to beat in the playoffs.
You are right. He is not showing any signs of slowing down and still fast and quick. He also becomes bulky that instead can result for him not to be quick, he can still forced his way to the near basket crashing defense.
That kind of PG is what the Lakers need, Westbrook is also an all-around player, he can defend and he can grab the rebounds, so the Lakers now had the best chance in winning the championship, and even the current Nets team will not be able to beat the Lakers if this team plays on the same page.

Current Lakers team has to be one of the if not the best squad in the league.  Westbrook is one of my favourite players. He is agile, he is tall, he can dribble, he can take rebounds, he can defend, he can burst into the box for creating scoring chances - he does it all man. With the squad Lakers have now, if WB can pull the defense a bit towards him, others can be marker free and they can have better and free-scoring chances.
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September 13, 2021, 09:38:32 AM
I believe in this Lakers team will be an experienced and technical team because they will have players with a lot of experience, for example, LeBron, Rondo, Howard, Ariza and Melo.
Melo is the only one on the list that has never won a championship yet, therefore I want to believe that Melo will have a better season with the Lakers as he always wants to have at least one championship and this is his chance as the Lakers have the best roster ever since Lebron joined the team.

I don't want to consider Melo only, the Lakers team is one of the best squad they ever had. Lebron is a one-man show, he always has been. He can win games on his own. And Howard, Rondo, Melo all of these players are very good and experienced in their respected positions. Melo might have a better chance of winning the trophy with the lakers compared to any other team though, because the Lakers are looking like very commanding contenders of the title. Let's hope we have a great season up ahead.

The Lakers and all of these players are way old.  I don't know if a team this old on average have ever won a championship.  I would imagine the Lakers injury report will be longer than the available players list by mid season. 
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September 13, 2021, 09:32:30 AM
I believe in this Lakers team will be an experienced and technical team because they will have players with a lot of experience, for example, LeBron, Rondo, Howard, Ariza and Melo.
Melo is the only one on the list that has never won a championship yet, therefore I want to believe that Melo will have a better season with the Lakers as he always wants to have at least one championship and this is his chance as the Lakers have the best roster ever since Lebron joined the team.

I don't want to consider Melo only, the Lakers team is one of the best squad they ever had. Lebron is a one-man show, he always has been. He can win games on his own. And Howard, Rondo, Melo all of these players are very good and experienced in their respected positions. Melo might have a better chance of winning the trophy with the lakers compared to any other team though, because the Lakers are looking like very commanding contenders of the title. Let's hope we have a great season up ahead.
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September 13, 2021, 09:24:23 AM
I'm not sure if the Lakers will focus on 3 point shooting, I guess with the current lineup, they will take advantage of their size and they will bring the ball inside where the big 3 can drive. I know they have 3 point shooters too but are they consistent enough, or can be trusted to produce a good percentage of shot?
This season's Lakers are not a 3-point shooting team. Unfortunately they don't have a player who is an excellent 3-point shooter, like Klay, Curry, Korver and others.
I believe in this Lakers team will be an experienced and technical team because they will have players with a lot of experience, for example, LeBron, Rondo, Howard, Ariza and Melo.

This Lakers team looks like a box-to-box playing team. They do not have the 3 point scoring shooters. They can go for 3 points from time to time but constantly going for 3 point shooting is not the way they will play with this squad. They have the size advantage and also the experience factor. So shat I'm thinking about this team is they will go for more lay-up shots and more box-to-box plays.
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September 13, 2021, 09:22:49 AM
But that's a habit of him and it's not easy to take out that stat grabbing when you are used to it. He will still do it but I think he will be in control or Lebron will try to push and control him and avoid being reckless.

Yes, once a habit always a habit. Before Westbrook's arrival at the Los Angeles Lakers, he met with Lebron and Anthony Davis and talked about putting their egos aside and playing as one to bring the Lakers another NBA championship.

Russell Westbrook met with LeBron James, Anthony Davis weeks ago to discuss playing for Lakers,

According to the article, I like their plan of changing position if necessary when Westbrook is on the floor. Lebron James moving from SF to Pf and Davis from PF to Center. And in terms of offense, Westbrook will just let Lebron or Davis initiate it as he's now used on it playing in the Houston Rockets alongside James Harden and Bradley Beal playing with the Washington Wizards.

If that was perfectly executed and not just written in the paper, Lakers' core is now complete and hard to deal with.
I didn't know that. Thank you bro. I just read the news about the meeting in Lebron's place but never had the idea they will go far in talking about positions that early. I mean, it's far before the season starts but they already knew they will be clashing in positions when the game starts.
Westbrook is an all-around player and so does Lebron. AD also position himself inside and outside so they will really have a hard time creating a strong chemistry.
I like how they humble themselves for the championship, maybe it will really work. Let's just wait and see. It's near.
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September 13, 2021, 08:15:43 AM
I believe in this Lakers team will be an experienced and technical team because they will have players with a lot of experience, for example, LeBron, Rondo, Howard, Ariza and Melo.

Melo is the only one on the list that has never won a championship yet, therefore I want to believe that Melo will have a better season with the Lakers as he always wants to have at least one championship and this is his chance as the Lakers have the best roster ever since Lebron joined the team.
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