Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 1905. (Read 919359 times)

I think this is one of the most memorable all star that will be held not just because it is pandemic but because the league is definitely rumbled all over. Hahaha. The other players are in the other teams right now, the other all start teams are broken while other are born. The roster for Team West and Team East is definitely changed. But of course, it is also memorable because it is sad to peform or held this All star game because not all of players might participate due to some reasons. Others might give their spot to other. I still hope to see them playing im allstart because that is tradition and one of the reason why many people watching NBA. And I guess a lot of people already waiting for it.

The knicks scooped him up for a player riding the end of the pine and a 2nd round pick.  Coach thibs thinks very highly if d rose.  Listen he isn't mvp d rose everyone knows that.  But he is better than half the trash nba has in it right now.  Dude still balls but his knees won't let him get to the next level.  He is a nice piece off the bench you know you are getting someone who knows how to play the game and will be good in tight situations.  And his veteran leadership will be nice since the knicks are young at the position.

I saw it from the social media that he's not excited with the upcoming all star game.

Knowing him the impact to the entire league might really affects those other stars who also closed to him, with the current situation
where fans are limited and the economic status of each people around the world, it's tough to say that this event will still bring good
amount of money to the organization.

I guess you are right, there's no announcement yet from the league whether there's an all star this month but the all star voting was already open.

Or probably because of this ? Did the NBA All-Star Game Just Get Blocked by James?

So lucky. I wonder what's the odds to those who choose Utah Jazz for a first team that will reach 20 wins.

I admit I will never pick this team prior to opening the season in that category. Lakers and Clippers are the favorites. Does anyone here actually pick Utah Jazz and made a bet for it? I think, none.


First, we need to wait if there's an All-Star game. Less than a month now before the preferred date but still with no good progress.

Some of the NBA superstars didn't like the idea of having an All-Star. Even it will be push, others might not participate as it isn't breaking the rules in the first place.

With some of the Lakers players are struggling, Lebron James stats have also improve as he is likely to get more triple double in a game. Also, if we notice, Lebron James 3 point shooting has improve a bit, so this is a good sign for the team as we know without Lebron the team will struggle, an improved Lebron will make the team better.

No way without Davis.

That's the Lakers which won the game, not the Oklahoma City.  

Anyway, Lakers although they struggle in 3 point shooting but what matters is they are still winning, they have a good record now despite Davis was inconsistent due to injury, but it's not really a problem for this team since they are good in defense and they know to win.. always trust the depending champion and Lebron.

Although the Los Angeles Lakers have been struggling in the offensive lately, they continue on their way with five victories in a row. They cannot get the contribution they expect from the shooters during this period. In their last game, Oklahoma City won at the end of overtime against Thunder and was able to attack with 23% behind the broadcast. In their last six games, they are in the last to fourth place in the league in terms of hit percentage for three-pointers. There is a possibility that Anthony Davis may not play in tonight's match.

Good suggestion, how about we make a poll for the coming all star?

My suggestion is, who will win in the all star, East or West? and who will be the MVP?
I think this is good, at least it will give some idea which team we will bet this coming all star.

The Jazz have been on fire.  I'm glad to see Mike Conley redeem himself.  Last year I had high hopes for him but he pretty much fell flat and disappointed Jazz fans.  Seeing him lead the league in +/- this year has been great.  As once the highest paid player in the NBA, I felt like Conley was underperforming since the trade.  Glad that is no more.

Maybe a poll about which team will have the best winning % come the all star break?  That would open the poll back up just in time to vote on who might win the slam dunk or 3-point shooting contests, if they still have them.

I certainly did not see 20 wins to first go to Jazz at all, they weren't that far away neither so they should have been in the list, maybe when people didn't see them in the list they didn't even consider them, next time try to put everyone in there who are just one streak away from it.

If you do end up doing 30 wins for example, I would say add Jazz, lakers, clippers, suns, blazers, spurs, nuggets, warriors all from west, yes it is unlikely that jazz can't get 10 wins while warriors end up getting 17 wins, that is unlikely but it wouldn't hurt putting them there and from east add sixers, bucks and nets too maybe celtics but they are 18 games away so I doubt they are worthy, maybe that is the cut off line, or maybe add them too. That type of inclusive that has all the teams could probably end up getting at least one correct answer if you ask me.

Fair enough . It must be very frustrating  for Jokic to see others playing like crap while he is on MVP level, it was obvious last nigh when he called out Porter for that stupid contested 3 point attempt. He still has two more years contract with them, but unless they don't win the title in meantime I wouldn't be surprised if he moves as it would be a shame if player of his talent ends up without winning any NBA titles which might happen if he stays with them.


Yeah they look very good at the moment but they are still behind Lakera and Clippers,  mainly because they don't have MVP caliber of player on their roster, and I don't remember last time some team won the title without having one. Maybe Pistons back in 2004. Mitchell might become one if he continues to develop (e.g his 3 pts shooting went from 36% to 41%) but for now he is not there yet. But who knows, we saw big surprises like Mavericks winning the title in 2011 so one can hope.

They do have very well balanced roster: 4th best offensive rating, 3rd best defensive rating, most 3 points made with 2nd best %, 1st at rebounds etc. Big part of being able to have such a deep and balanced roster is the fact that they signed some very good players cheap, like Clarkson who is on 4 yrs / $51 mill (dirt cheap for most lilkely best 6th man in the league) , Bogdanovic (20 ppg player) 4 year / $72 mill and add on that Mitchell who is still on rookie contract.

That was fun and unexpected that Jazz will be the one to hit it.

How about the first teams that will enter the playoffs?

It was a big surprise for many of us that Jazz made it.   I wonder whether they will maintain their awesome form for a long time in the regular-season. They played a game against Clippers and won it. They haven't played a game against Lakers yet. That is one of the games I can't wait to watch. It is early to talk about playoffs but for the regular-season, I think Jazz will be at one of the top positions at the end.

Agree on what agustina2 said about those inconsistencies throughout on several seasons which we can clearly say that he doesnt already had that spark compared on what we've seen before.

Yes, he might give out some decent contribution recently but we are expecting something more than that.I dont know if injuries can really be a viable or solid reason for a certain player

to degrade that much when it comes to play or performance or just simply this is some sort of psychological issue?

If he has no spark for sure he is out on the NBA and look at his stats he contribute decently even though he have limited minutes on his plays. Also every player have a role and it's just he is not the first option in terms of offense that's why we cannot see him do well compare on his bills days and sadly those past injuries really hurt his career since by now he cannot get back on his foot to get a bigger role on his team.

Question:   First Team to get 20 Wins?
Lakers   - 18 (64.3%)
Sixers   - 3 (10.7%)
Celtics   - 0 (0%)
Suns   - 1 (3.6%)
Clippers   - 5 (17.9%)
Bucks   - 0 (0%)
Other   - 1 (3.6%)

Total Voters: 28

Thanks to 28 voters but nobody can guessed it right (maybe 1 person who chose Other but I don't think so ) and Utah Jazz (20-5) is the first team that get 20 wins in the league.
Lakers was also really close, they are 19-6. Both teams had 5 games winning streak.

That was a fun poll. Do you have any suggestions for new poll?

We cannot say that Derrick Rose has no spark already in him because he cannot move what he wants because the job of a player is to follow what the coach commands. Derrick Rose won't lose his own spark and maybe he is only in a team that is not very comfortable for himself. I think he can go all out when they have chemistry because even all-stars that have no team chemistry can easily be defeated by any weak team that has good chemistry. Team chemistry is one of the most important factors in basketball because without it, no team will work as one and all want to score while there are no one wants to sacrifice their skills. We know that the Knicks are not a good team and it only won the championship two times and it is about a half-century ago but they can win with Derrick's skill and if they have good chemistry.

I also agree that Jazz won't have any problem making it to the playoffs. I even think that they will finish the Western Conference at least as the 3rd. But there is a way different atmosphere in the playoffs. It won't be like regular season games for sure. I hope they can have a draw against Lakers or Clippers in the playoffs and we can see whether they will be really powerful in the playoffs too. 

its only 20 games win, still a lot to go, most teams start to go hard when the playoffs get near so that they can reserve more energy in the playoffs, I think jazz will make it to the playoffs but, they won't make it to the west finals as the west are so loaded with good teams, if they want to compete for the spot, they need to double their performance in the playoffs.