Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 1785. (Read 918578 times)
Lakers Knicks tonight! With the Hawks squeeking out a win against the wiz, the Knicks need to win another one at the staples center. Randall has got to be great and rose need to keep up his resurgence. Big game cmon knicks!!
I watched Bucks versus Spurs game last night and it was incredible. Spurs are truly the most inconsistent team in the NBA, they are more consistent with the way they lose, but they are definitely inconsistent with how they will come out that day. Yesterday's game was clear from the start, they played so well and shot the ball so incredibly well as well, they destroyed Bucks in a huge blowout and I think it is definitely the same feeling when you watched Spurs back in the day.
However they are looking quite low on standings for now, they are at 10 and 2 games behind Grizzlies, I am afraid they are not going to actually have a chance with the play-in tournament and that is still fine, the team is young and they are adding and removing bits and pieces to make the team better, in 3-4 years they are going to be really great but they just need some time.
However they are looking quite low on standings for now, they are at 10 and 2 games behind Grizzlies, I am afraid they are not going to actually have a chance with the play-in tournament and that is still fine, the team is young and they are adding and removing bits and pieces to make the team better, in 3-4 years they are going to be really great but they just need some time.
That record can't be broken for another 10 to 20 seasons I think. 
Possible next or closest ones are:
Nikola Jokic - 56
Luka Doncic - 35
I disregard Lebron James (99) and James Harden (58) for the reasons that, they are now in their post-prime, only a few years to go for retirement, and in a team that well built so the focus of offense are not only to them.
I will bet on Luka, the center of the offense of the Mavericks, and now on his 35th triple-double at the age of 22 (supposed to be more as there are lots of games of him that only lack 1 stat for a triple double).
I see your point with both James and Harden since they already have someone who can take care of the stats, they can play now with relaxing set up, unlike before where they are in need to play more harder to carry their respective teams, and with their ages and already
on the top part of thier prime it's far to break that acheivements from Russ.
But those two young guns that you mentioned, they are possible doing it, Jokic is a silent killer and he can do things once he pushed it harder, while wih Luka which the main man of Dallas, he also have that capabilities to keep those numbers when the team needs him to do so.
That record can't be broken for another 10 to 20 seasons I think.
Possible next or closest ones are:
Nikola Jokic - 56
Luka Doncic - 35
I disregard Lebron James (99) and James Harden (58) for the reasons that, they are now in their post-prime, only a few years to go for retirement, and in a team that well built so the focus of offense are not only to them.
I will bet on Luka, the center of the offense of the Mavericks, and now on his 35th triple-double at the age of 22 (supposed to be more as there are lots of games of him that only lack 1 stat for a triple double).
A big shoutout to Russell Westbrook haters saying he achieved that record because of stat-padding.
Even a player will force to do a stat-padding, it's hard to do that triple-double every game intentionally.
Appreciate greatness. That record can't be broken for another 10 to 20 seasons I think.
Even a player will force to do a stat-padding, it's hard to do that triple-double every game intentionally.
Appreciate greatness. That record can't be broken for another 10 to 20 seasons I think.
Agree to that! he's just doing it for the love of the game. He got that skills and he's just showcasing his talents, whatever the opinions around
this achievements will be there for another more seasons, it will now the basis of having that stats, and for players or inspiring players who wanted to achieved that same caliber, they needed to prove that they are much better than WB.
Russell achieved a record and now the basis of such greatness among stars. Grats WB!
I am fan of NBA from 90ties. Of course i did not check it that much for all 30 years but I did at some point more then the other. What confuses me a lot is how I never heard of Oscar Robertson before. 2 years ago when Luka Dončič started gathering triple doubles as youngest player and competed to Oscar Robertson, I heard his name fro the first time. I heard a lot of Bill Russel. I heard a lot of Wilt Chamberlain. I heard a lot of Julius Erving I heard a lot about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and many more that played before I started watching NBA. But never heard of him. Do you guys have the same experience? Can anyone say why there is so little talk about Oscar Robertson when we talk about greatest players ever playing in NBA?
A big shoutout to Russell Westbrook haters saying he achieved that record because of stat-padding.
Even a player will force to do a stat-padding, it's hard to do that triple-double every game intentionally.
Appreciate greatness. That record can't be broken for another 10 to 20 seasons I think.
Even a player will force to do a stat-padding, it's hard to do that triple-double every game intentionally.
Appreciate greatness. That record can't be broken for another 10 to 20 seasons I think.
It's going to be a problem on how the next guy will break the record that Russ will make because he is still very healthy.
This guy deserves this achievement he does a good job achieving that unbelievable record since he breaks this number one record in the NBA history, we will remember this day as long as they will bring this record to the table. Today it's a great time for all of us who have been watching the NBA throughout our lives to witness such kind of historical event in NBA history. Though Westbrook is an underrated player, this record proves that he is one of a kind. You're right he is still healthy and can stretch that record up to far away to be reached by this current era.
It's going to be a problem on how the next guy will break the record that Russ will make because he is still very healthy.
This guy deserves this achievement he does a good job achieving that unbelievable record since he breaks this number one record in the NBA history, we will remember this day as long as they will bring this record to the table. Today it's a great time for all of us who have been watching the NBA throughout our lives to witness such kind of historical event in NBA history. Though Westbrook is an underrated player, this record proves that he is one of a kind. You're right he is still healthy and can stretch that record up to far away to be reached by this current era.
It's going to be a problem on how the next guy will break the record that Russ will make because he is still very healthy.
This guy deserves this achievement he does a good job achieving that unbelievable record since he breaks this number one record in the NBA history, we will remember this day as long as they will bring this record to the table. Today it's a great time for all of us who have been watching the NBA throughout our lives to witness such kind of historical event in NBA history. Though Westbrook is an underrated player, this record proves that he is one of a kind. You're right he is still healthy and can stretch that record up to far away to be reached by this current era.
Russ or most of the time we call him here WB. He did it. 182 triple-doubles. 28p/21a/13r
He broke Oscar Robertson's record with 181.
I am just so proud of this guy. He deserve it.
I am happy I am alive to witness such a long record being broken in my time. He's a real winner.
It's going to be a problem on how the next guy will break the record that Russ will make because he is still very healthy.
He broke Oscar Robertson's record with 181.
I am just so proud of this guy. He deserve it.
I am happy I am alive to witness such a long record being broken in my time. He's a real winner.
It's going to be a problem on how the next guy will break the record that Russ will make because he is still very healthy.
My question is, will AD and LeBron James maintain this consistency in the playoffs?
I would not doubt them, as long as they qualify in the playoffs, their opponent should still feel that they are not the favorites because they are playing against Lebron and the defending champion. Davis seems 100% already, and Lebron will also come back soon, they are just a complete and healthy team going to the playoffs. However, the current lineup should keep winning to get the top 6 spot, and since they beat the Suns, they can beat the teams that they will have to play in the remaining games of their schedule. Yeah, you can really see what they missed when Davis got injured. AD is a high caliber athlete, he really carried the Lakers against the Suns. And with Lebron's experience, we can't really discount the fact that Lakers are still capable of upsetting top teams in the West as evident in their last game. They just have to maintain their momentum and focus on winning and not be inconsistent in their next coming games.
@yazher. I like the GSW vs Lakers, that would be an interesting match, a championship team fighting for their lives in the playoffs and I guess the Lakers will be the favorites in that game or series. However, we know that GSW is capable of upsetting the Lakers, so I guess I'd back Curry here and let's see if they can beat the defending champion.
By the way, the lakers still have 4 games left, they need to win all the remaining games to secure a good chance in the number 6 spot.
The same thoughts for being the crowd favorites. And as for the remaining games, I doubt it that they can sweep all of those with a win. By the way, the lakers still have 4 games left, they need to win all the remaining games to secure a good chance in the number 6 spot.
The remaining games they had are with, in particular order, Knicks, Rockets, Pacers and Pelicans.
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It was a good thing that they won the game today and when the Portland Blazers will lose one time and the Lakers will continue winning then they once again back to the number 6 spot and skip the play-in nonsense thing. The playoff should remain like how it used to be but they made something unusual this year to give the league a new taste of competition which not really that impressive. If it was the traditional playoff tree, right now the Lakers will not use their full strength to be able to climb back again to the number 6 spot. they would have been saving their very best to the playoff games.
This whole play-in tournament will drain the teams below the 6th seed. Imagine the length of games they'll play before reaching the finals. If the Lakers remains on the 7th spot, they'll going to have a hell of a run in the playoffs.
Well, the good thing about this play-in tournament is that, the teams below will have their last chance to have a shot at the playoffs finals, although with the slightest chance.
I'd rather see the traditional playoff tree than with this play-in tournament. It'll only prolong the post season.
If they win in the 7th spot they could be in their respective series after 1 game. I don't think that's a massive drain. I mean in the first series one team could sweep and the other series go the full length playing more games in their series than the other. Same thing here.
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I'd rather see the traditional playoff tree than with this play-in tournament. It'll only prolong the post season.
I love the post-season, so I would not complain about this new format, I like it actually as it's more thrilling for me especially those teams who are at the bottom. Lakers, GSW, and the Spurs are great teams, I'd love to see how they'll respond in this tough situation if they will not make it to the top 6 spots. I'd rather see the traditional playoff tree than with this play-in tournament. It'll only prolong the post season.
~snip~.
It was a good thing that they won the game today and when the Portland Blazers will lose one time and the Lakers will continue winning then they once again back to the number 6 spot and skip the play-in nonsense thing. The playoff should remain like how it used to be but they made something unusual this year to give the league a new taste of competition which not really that impressive. If it was the traditional playoff tree, right now the Lakers will not use their full strength to be able to climb back again to the number 6 spot. they would have been saving their very best to the playoff games.
This whole play-in tournament will drain the teams below the 6th seed. Imagine the length of games they'll play before reaching the finals. If the Lakers remains on the 7th spot, they'll going to have a hell of a run in the playoffs.
Well, the good thing about this play-in tournament is that, the teams below will have their last chance to have a shot at the playoffs finals, although with the slightest chance.
I'd rather see the traditional playoff tree than with this play-in tournament. It'll only prolong the post season.
My question is, will AD and LeBron James maintain this consistency in the playoffs?
I would not doubt them, as long as they qualify in the playoffs, their opponent should still feel that they are not the favorites because they are playing against Lebron and the defending champion. Davis seems 100% already, and Lebron will also come back soon, they are just a complete and healthy team going to the playoffs. However, the current lineup should keep winning to get the top 6 spot, and since they beat the Suns, they can beat the teams that they will have to play in the remaining games of their schedule. After the career LeBron has had, I don’t think he could ever be counted out of a championship run as long as he’s able to get on the floor. The end of his days dominating other teams is definitely fast approaching, but I think he’s got a little magic left in the gas tank for this year’s run. Next year he might need some additional help from another star addition.
Yes, Kevin Love is still a good player, and he can be very useful on any team in the NBA.
I may being ambitious, but if Love goes back to playing as he played in Cleveland, I think he has a chance of being an AllStar again.
Let's see how he will behave in his new team.
I may being ambitious, but if Love goes back to playing as he played in Cleveland, I think he has a chance of being an AllStar again.
Let's see how he will behave in his new team.
Lets accept the fact that he's not contributing good numbers the same as before, maybe the mental issues he came thru from the past really affect them and also his injuries maybe adds the burden thats why we see him something like that, lets just see if he can fit in the system since if he act the same well provably we can see him the bench.
My question is, will AD and LeBron James maintain this consistency in the playoffs?
I would not doubt them, as long as they qualify in the playoffs, their opponent should still feel that they are not the favorites because they are playing against Lebron and the defending champion. Davis seems 100% already, and Lebron will also come back soon, they are just a complete and healthy team going to the playoffs. However, the current lineup should keep winning to get the top 6 spot, and since they beat the Suns, they can beat the teams that they will have to play in the remaining games of their schedule. 
Guys, does anyone have any information and update on Kevin Love's trade???
He hasn't been happy in Cleveland and it is clear.
What are the possible teams he can go to? Warriors? Portland? Or another team?
I was thinking about that after the Cavaliers being banged up by the Mavs hours ago. He hasn't been happy in Cleveland and it is clear.
What are the possible teams he can go to? Warriors? Portland? Or another team?
Why is there no team trying to snatch this good player? Positions maybe? Age? (he's just 32) Injuries?
Yes, its because of injuries. After signing with the Cavaliers for a 4 year contract (2019-2020) he had been on the bench most of the times or out with an injury.
He needs to prove something again before a new team will try to take him for a trade if its an option or if the Cavs will try to rebuild their roster putting players to highlight Kevin Love's skills.
They have a good roster now but not that great. Sexton, Nance, Allen, Wade, and Prince but its just not enough. They need a consistent scorer and outside shooters because their defense is already strong.
I may being ambitious, but if Love goes back to playing as he played in Cleveland, I think he has a chance of being an AllStar again.
Let's see how he will behave in his new team.
Changing the subject, I am impressed with the performance of AD against the Suns, scored 42 points, it seems that he returned 100%.
My question is, will AD and LeBron James maintain this consistency in the playoffs?
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