Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 1743. (Read 918357 times)

Of his years of stay with the Mavericks, we did not see him play the way he is expected, he got a high salary so the Mavericks could move him to acquire another star player, they've seen enough for him, I'm not saying KP is a terrible player, he maybe does not fit with the system of the Mavericks.

Indeed! But we did not see that from KP, he's just playing at his level and not minding what to do in helping the entire team, Unlike this young super star who carried this team up to this do or die game, he have an impressive playoff run but ain't enough if there's no one who will help him, this sport is for teamwork, it's no longer the Jordan Era where he will lift the entire team and win the game.

This  generation where superstars are playing alongside with more superstars, very difficult to win if you are the only one who have the mentality while your other teammates are just there to complete the needed 4 additional players inside the court.

Kawhi got PG, Luka does not have KP when he needed the most. It's previous obvious that Luka will get tired in the 2nd half as he was producing a lot of points in the 1st haft, that 1st half alone was already a big contribution for Luka, it should be the other players who have to do the favor, help the young star and pull a win or at least compete at a very high level.

KP didn't helped when Luka needed him the most, if Mavs won't trade him next season they need to demand a lot from this player.
Luka needs to have a backup partner who can provide him the help, someone who can lift the team when he's not playing well
or when the defense are all focus with him, there's someone that's needs to step up and provide that lift.

KP is not that type he just there to play but not as how Luka treat this opportunities, sad to say that they need to end their quest for the title.

I think KP's days in Dallas are over. You can see it both in the player and in the team's game. This guy was supposed to be the star of the team and now he is a role player waiting somewhere in the corner of the pitch for the ball. Thats right that injuries do not spare him, but his potential is much greater than he shows it now. I believe that the transfer will be a good solution for both parties. I've read rumors of a trade for Lauri Markkanen. It could be an interesting move.

I would normally trade Porzingis if I could but we all know that Porzingis is not a hot asset right now so even if they want to trade there wouldn't be a good offer. I believe there is a good chance you can get a few picks for him, and then hope that you draft good players so that you could potentially build a good squad around Luka in the future but that is not going to help in the next 5 years.

This is why I think the only option for them is to either get young guys now, or basically get some older generation veterans who can provide something but at the last stint of their lives. Luka is a playmaker if he wasn't I would say a good example would be CP3, dude is still great but won't be for too long so his market is lower, people like that would be great for them if they want something now. However even with that in mind, Dallas has like 10 more seasons of Luka at least, so there is no rush.

Actually, KP was only doing great in NY in the early years, but he was injured and his game wasn't consistent anymore. Maybe because of the injury, he loss his confidence, so he wasn't as good as he was before. He can use his height to attract other teams to sign him, but as fans, we are just so disappointed with his performance, he is not aggressive anymore.

Well, I think it wasn't just me who realized Kristaps Porzingis is playing  poorly in Dallas and not helping the team like he should be, and also KP is very inconsistent in games.

I would like to know, but I don't understand why KP has been playing so poorly lately.
He's very tall 221cm (7-3), he's young, has good ball control (for his height) and he certainly has the ability to be an All Star.

Anyway, I don't understand why he's not an excellent duo with Luka Doncic.
If KP could play a little bit better and improve his skills, probably KP and Dondic could be one of the best duos in the NBA nowdays, maybe in top 10 (my opinion)

There's a lot of hype when KP move to Dallas, he has been doing great in New York that time. So he went from a superstar to just a ordinary, so that is a big disappointment for the Dallas, specially the fans. Who at the beginning, was looking forward for the duo to bring Dallas to the next level.

But as others have said, the supporting cast disappear, Luka doing it all alone. Maybe the other players doesn't have the experience, but at least they should contribute inside of just standing there and watching Luka to score point for them.

He focused his play too much on Tim and Dorian. If it's Clippers, speed is not something you will focus on.
It's not like the Suns that do a lot of transition plays because they are playing small ball.
They need height and muscles and Powell and Kleber will be their best option. I thought that's the reason why he gave Marjanovic more minutes but I may be wrong.
IMO, I'll keep KP. He is still young and there's a lot of room for improvement.
Train him with Dirk or Dirk's mentor and perhaps it will help him grow his skills.
 

Shit happens and it's just that they run out of luck last season. The good thing about the Sixers is they put on some needed championship experience in their roster. Danny Green might be their lucky charm  , he won consecutive titles at the moment this season might be added to his cap lol.

Kidding aside, I agree with danherbias07, it's not fair to put all the blame on coach Rivers on what happened with the Clippers last season. We should also give credit to the Nuggets, especially Murray who carried the Nuggets at that time.

That's a bit harsh. That's also the coach who won a championship for the Celtics.
We can't put all the blame to him from that error with the Clippers. In fact, they almost lose it again with just a young Doncic working his ass.

I still believe 76ers is a strong team even without Embiid. It's a plus if he's playing but most of their players now are champions and stars so they can easily bounce back if they see all the error they made in Game 1. It could also be a bad mentality of overconfidence after beating the Wizards.
If not, then maybe the Hawks has the stronger will to win the championship than them.

They should trade Porzingis to another team. Period.
He got a $31 Million salary this year but he didn't contribute that much in this playoffs because of his injuries. His injuries are concerning and because of that, he can't play the way he is when he is in the Knicks where he is dominating.

On the other hand, I agree that the Mavs roster is a very young roster but they have a coach who is in the playoffs for a long time already and gave a championship to the team. Give this team 2-3 years, reshuffle the roster at least and get some superstars aside from Doncic and this will be a championship contender.

It looks like the momentum of the Hawks coming into the second round of the playoffs is being carried and Trae Young is just unstoppable.
He is a good shooter, a good passer and can be a leader inside the court.

On the other hand, the Sixers are in a bad position right now and knowing that Embiid suffered a small meniscus tear in the first round then there is a chance that he  can get it again in this series and if that happen then this series might end in 5 games in favor of the Hawks. This will be a huge upset for the Sixers if they will lose in this series but I will not be surprised if they will lose. Who is their coach right now?? The same coach who choked in the LA Clippers Vs. Denver Nuggets in the NBA bubble this year where they are up 3-1 but still lose in the end.

Another heartbreak for Luka, he has been consistent in this series, sadly his teammates disappear in the last 4 games, they suddenly lost the fire in their eyes, hopefully, Luka will still play the same level, still young if Cuban can't put a solid backup for Luka, maybe he needs to look through other teams where the management will do its best to find suitable teammates in chase of the ring.

Actually it's Bogdanović and Collins who carried them to escape this game, not against Trae.

as he got lots of turnover in the dying minutes bringing Sixers to come close but this Two players give everything and really
hit those big shots to stay above, if that 3 points of Bogdanović did not went for sure it will be a different result now, he makes
that big shot and win this game.

KP has been missing in this playoffs, not surprised that he just score 3 points, him and Luka are not a perfect match, in my opinion. I think it's better to trade him to get a decent player that can consistently contribute. I think KP and Kuzma are two players in first round series that was perform below expectations.

Congrats to Clippers, they proved themselves after a 0-2 start and then that airball in game 5. Kawhi carrying the team, Pandemic George hasn't exploded yet.

Haven't watch the game 1 between Atlanta and Sixers, but I was surprised to see the Hawks pulling another huge upset. I thought Joel didn't play, but he did, scoring a big 39 points. But it was Trae who carry the Hawks, will check some highlights later.

As for the Clippers vs Dallas, this game shouldn't extend to game 7, Clippers should have won in 5 here. But they allow Luka's Magic. Now they have to rest and face a deeper Utah team.

It's unfortunate that where KP's touch is badly needed, it doesn't happen. Actually, even in their previous games, KP is not that offensively aggressive. Maybe you are right that's because he was assigned to other roles. But that shouldn't be the big reason though not to become an offensive guy.

And not just to him but I don't know why the hell Kleber, Powell, and Richardson sit too much on the bench. Hardaway is also not on his usual play unlike on their previous games. Coach Carlisle putting too much playing time to Finney-Smith in their playoffs series but this guy doesn't contribute well. A bad run for Luka this year. I'm seeing Damian Lillard to him if the same scenario will always happen every playoff.

Congrats to the Clippers for advancing to the second round.

Good thing that they pull it off this time and I hope they'll come back more stronger now that they're facing the no.1 seed of the West (though I think it doesn't matter now). Looking at the second round from the West and East it's just nice to see that those top 4 on the series managed to stay atop and only Atlanta Hawks got managed to get through in the East.

I'm sad for Luka, he's a monster, he played really good and carried the team on his back. Mavs deserved passed.
46 points in playoffs, even in game 7, not just any player can do that.

I was impressed with Giannis, in most playoffs games he is modest and inconsistent, to be desired, but in this game against the Nets, he played well.