Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 161. (Read 914604 times)

Do we have an NBA player already that shift to soccer as a pro? I can't remember one, all I know is MJ shift to MLB after his NBA career and the play with the NBA again. This news is quite new and surprising as I believe if he is not a superstar, he will not make a decent contract like he had with the NBA.

That would help him since he is a PG, and I believe in the team that he is now, they love to run and shoot outside, so he really need to maintain a good stamina.  Schroder IMO is already a successful basketball player as he lead his team in the FIBA world cup in winning the championship, and had played with multiple teams in the NBA, he just made a simple mistake like not accepting the Lakers before, but other than that, his career is fine.

Or maybe Schroder and New York agreed to part ways. But most likely, Schroder is just playing soccer while the NBA season is still awaiting for the finals and then there's also months of break before the new season comes. Soccer is the world's top sport including Germany which is a powerhouse of that sport. So a lot of these foreign players in the NBA might be decent at playing soccer as well. I also saw Luka and Jokic doing some soccer tricks using the basket ball.

Anyways, Schroder has a great break and that could make him stay fit while on an NBA break.

It's a system game between them I know players win the game like MJ said, but it's more on how the coach will design their plays, I think the series will be a game of adjustments, though both of them deserves to win as they are now in the finals, but who will win will depend to who's more hunger to take the trophy,  it going to be rely to how fans believe on them and for sure both teams got their own crowd that relying to how they'll going to play their game during the series.

Don't worry, we've got few more days and it's less than a week until we see the first match. Let's see who's stat is going to be better on this NBA finals.

All of those stats won't be relevant anymore as the important thing here is who's going to get the title and who contributes more not just in points but all kinds of stats and situational plays.

I guess that whoever gets to do some contribution on crucial plays even with lesser points, they're always being honored not just by the team but most of the fans.

I'm reading some good stats on this finals, Luka and Kyrie averages 51.6, while Tatum and Brown averages 51.0. So that even out everything if they are going to play that big in the finals. And again, we all know that defense win the game, so we will see how each team will have their best defenders, like White and Jrue Holiday for the Celtics and then we have PJ Washington, Derrick Jones Jr., or even Josh Green and Dante Exum.

So it's really a intriguing finals match-up, Kyrie harboring resentment against the Celtics, and then Tatum and Brown trying to erase that stigma against the Warriors in 2022 wherein they have a good lead in the series only to crumble down.

I'm going in on Dallas game one amd was planning on betting Dallas each game but if KP is ready to go I might have to slow down.  He honestly is the difference maker here.  Dallas doesn't have anyone that can guard this dude outside.  When he is on he is unstoppable at7 foot and deadly behind the arc.  Opens up the inside for brown and taytum with wide open kicks to players like white.  KP is theor piece they need.

He is good addition to Boston as center since Dallas center Gafford and Lively seems unstoppable with playoff mode. Even Gobert and KAT are nothing compared to Dallas which is just recently step up their game that contributed big time on defense of Dalls this playoff run.

I wonder if Boston can stop the Dallas momentum or they will be overwhelmed by Dallas since they don’t have any tough opponents on their playoffs run while we all know thta Boston always choke during finals.

One thing is for sure, all their games will be on run and gun strategy since both teams have a very high accuracy shooters.

Kings' Brown gets big raise, deal extended through '26-27, agent says
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40253896/kings-brown-gets-big-raise-deal-extended-26-27
He did a great job for the Sacramento Kings, he deserves that increase and the contract extension. The Kings are playing like a copy of the Golden State Warriors plays and it works great for agile players like Fox and Monk. Plus, Sabonis is not a slow center, unlike the others. i.e. Gobert. So he can always catch up whenever their two backcourt players are making a transition play.
I think what the Kings lacking is just chemistry. They need a stronger relationship between Fox and Sabonis although there's already proof that they have some of it.
Polishing the roleplayers, that's also a key to making their team stronger. 2nd team. They need a leader on that. It cannot just be Monk because whenever he is injured the 2nd team will be like a dead team. I think the Kings will be making some moves next season. Fox, Monk, and Sabonis will remain but I doubt the other guys.

He still has contract next season;
https://hoopshype.com/player/dennis-schroeder/salary/

He was originally signed by the Raptors for two years contract but was eventually traded to New York Net.

https://www.nba.com/news/raptors-nets-trade-schroder-dinwiddie

So I guess he was just temporarily playing while NBA is still off, he'll be back for sure when the practice will officially start.

I mean it is the sixth division, how hard could it be? If this kid is German, he probably played a little football while growing up even if he was a basketball player, and considering he played at NBA for many years, his body is definitely better than almost anyone (probably everyone) at sixth division even at his age. So, it is not like it was a serious thing, plus I have no idea what game they had, the leagues are almost over in most big leagues, didn't know how sixth division works but I guess they had a game.

All in all, this is more like just fun thing, like how Husain Bolt "played football", I mean he really didn't, but he is the fastest man alive, so it was  PR move and they let him, this seems like a similar situation.

That's why they had a pretty good record coming into the NBA Finals.

2 gentlemen sweeps (4-1) and a sweep from the Pacers. In the teams that they fought against, all of them have all-star that are injured. The Heat didn't have Butler all throughout the series, the Cavaliers' Mitchell didn't play in the 2 most crucial games and the Pacers didn't have Haliburton in the final 2 games. I would say that the Celtics have an easier path coming to the NBA Finals, but it wasn't their fault as well that the other teams' all-star players are injured. I agree with what you said though that the Mavericks had a harder path coming in because of how tenacious the teams in the Western Conference are.

As for my predictions, if Porzingis will play, and Holiday and White manage to at lessen the performance of Luka and Kyrie, I will go Celtics in 7, but if any of these 3 will not happen like if Porzingis does not play, I will go with the Mavericks in 7 games immediately.

Well, it's good that he's back after missing the first 3 series. Now the question is, will he play the whole NBA Finals.
I hope that he will because this is his first NBA Finals, and the Celtics get him for this reason. They traded players just to get Porzingis because they need height in order to defend the paint way better. If he will play the whole NBA Finals like I said, I will go with Celtics with this one in 7 games.

It looks like Kristaps Porzingis is ready to go for the Finals. He participated 100% in their last practice doing everything the rest of the team did. This is good news for Boston who was hoping he would be the final piece they need to get their first championship in the Tatum Brown era. I like their odds.

Yeah funny to see that footage since that really means Dallas management is so serious dealing with certain situation and they don't want Luka to do something that can affect his performance.

There's nothing to celebrate yet since the battle didn't end so maybe once they are done and win the championship then for sure they would provably allow Luka to drink his beer. But for now he should avoid it and focus to perform more better since we know Mavs need his contribution that's why he need to rest and take care of his injuries.

Celtics is tough opponent so I guess they need to have good preparation since they will undergo on intense game with Celtics.

I saw that too and actually laughed because Luka just gave a look like "no problem I will just get another one".  Not sure if it was staged but if not let your dudes enjoy the win.  It's a long season and you shoukd be able to enjoy the little wins throughout the playoffs.  I did think it was hilarious though that he didn't even blink am eye just snagged it from him

What a coincidences, I've just watched that footage and he seem to be really disappointed at all. LOL 

Anyway, that was Michael Finley. A former Mavs player and now has a good position in the Mavs organization and also has won 1 title.

I haven't watched the playoffs as closely as I normally do, but I definitely agree with your point here.  I think it should be a pretty entertaining/well balanced finals.  I can't see either team just taking it down going like 4-0 or 4-1. 

Anyone see Luca trying to enjoy a beer last night and the Vice President of the team comes up to him, shakes his hand and then takes the beer away    I mean wtf.

I watched almost all the games in the play-offs. The Mavericks came from a harder path. The Celtics made it to the finals without a real test because they played relatively weaker opponents. From this point of view, we can say that the Mavericks are more prepared for this challenge. If the Celtics manage to play game endings better, this time they can get the expected championship. I'd say Boston in 6.

Since the season is over, it is normal to see discussions. If the team were champions, of course there would be discussions, but now the falling out between them is something that could happen. Being a team is not easy, being a great duo is also very difficult. That's why it shouldn't be a problem if there are problems between players from time to time.
The important thing is that the friendships do not break down, they somehow make up again

I just learned that the Dallas Mavericks have the chance to be the first 5-seed to ever win an NBA championship… I find that a little hard to believe to be honest, but apparently the only other 5 seed to make the NBA finals was the 2019-2020 Miami Heat. I don’t think that really matters at all anyway, but a cool fact nevertheless.

I've seen a post from sources that Dennis Schroder played in a German Football team. Yes, a football team. I was just surprised although this isn't the first time that happened from an NBA player.

I just don't know what happened. He's got no more contract now? which team will likely sign him next season?

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