Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 2206. (Read 913870 times)

Much better than an injured Boogie, if they will waiving Cousins and get Morris they interior help will be much solid. His addition fits the lakers
system together with AD and Lebron power from inside paint is expected, Morris is a role player so he can help the lakers in their rotations
it's not hard for him to adjust.

This game for blazers was quite important to actually see how the others play and not if they could win or not. Pelicans are not really a great team of course so they could have still won the game however when your best player is out (and I wish CJ was out resting as well, would emphasize this better) you get to see who are the other players that you know that could help the team out, Lakers literally did that last year and kept Kuzma while sending all others, sure there were other things involved but they could have easily sent Kuzma as well.

Here blazers saw that they could rely on other players as well when Dame is not on his best day or he is guarded extra etc etc, we all knew CJ was good but seeing Melo still playing well really helped them and hopefully their playoff chase is not just over yet.

 This is one of those days when you see basketball is a business just like any other business. Cousins was just in a interview type of thing with I think Matt Barnes and another person and he was talking about how the team spirit was high and how everyone was friends and "if one guy goes to movies, we are all going to movies" and that type of thing nad mentioned how he has never been part of a team like that etc etc. Now he is gone. Of course if you look at it from Lakers point of view, now they got a player who may or may not play, he is a decent guy but I have no idea if he will be a 10 minute guy or a 20 minute guy or 9th guy that comes in only on blow outs, but it is still miles better than having a player that will certainly not play at all, Lakers signed him when he wasn't injured, it is a marvel that they kept him so long.

 The silver lining here, Cousins (if he wants to) can continue his rehabilitiation at Lakers buildings, use their doctors, use their trainers, use their practice courts etc, he just can't go to the games (well in uniform, he could buy a ticket like any other viewer) but aside from that he could be part of the team while he is getting better until the off-season which I am sure Lakers already said to him anyway even without any rules. So he will get the best care in the world while getting better, certainly much better than doing it on your own, but since he is waived, maybe he may want to leave, that would be understandable as well.

Comparing their stats, it's Marcus who has a better record compared to his brother, rough start with the Clippers but I am sure he will get his usual average over time. If the Lakers will be able to acquire Markieff, let's hope he will perform well in this team and his stats will improve.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/morrima03.html

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/morrima02.html

With Morris on the line up of the Lakers, I would say they'll become more than a championship contender.
just for a clarification, it's Markieff Morris that will sign with lakers, his twin brother is currently playing with the Clippers now which is Marcus Morris.

No need to compare him to anyone really. As i said, he has everything needed to be among best big guys ever, but only if  he has more luck with injuries.Talent is there, no questions about it, but what i question is his health in the long run.


No one questions his playmaking abilities, but it makes it much harder for players in paint when guards can focus on them, while Simmons is alone at 3pts line, completely uncontested. I often saw defenders completely ignoring him. Isn't it weird that Embiid is more comfortable at shooting than Simmons? Lack of spacing is still an issue, as it was before, in previous years.


Of course he didn't do it alone, but he was their best player in those 7 games against Raptors. Regarding Simmons, i expected that this year he will start shooting those damn threes, but as we can see, it's not really happening. What Simmons need is a team with more shooters around him, then he would show his full potential, but 76s management decided to go different way. Imho, they overpaid Harris,  5 year / $180,000,000 is way too much for him.


I said that I wouldn't be surprised if they finish playoff run in the 1st round, that's quite far from being sure about it. Still quite a few games to be played before playoff, and injuries are always the factor. Especially when it comes to 76s.
Also, it will be interesting to see how this will work with Horford coming off the bench.

Unfortunately they lose against the Pelicans at home, no Lillard is really a big downgrade for the Blazers.
As expected,  McCollum and Anthony are the top scorers but it's not enough for their win to win, they will surely have more loses than winnings until Lillard will come, and this would affect their ambition to be in playoffs this season again.

This is quite a fresh news : https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/lakers/2020/02/21/lakers-waive-demarcus-cousins-to-sign-markieff-morris/4836908002/

Yes, because Morris is healthy while Cousins is not and though he is talented but his future is uncertain unlike Morris who can provide good energy with the Lakers with the way he plays. Now these two Morris are playing for L.A, either one of them might be champ this season.

Anybody else think that the Lakers is making a good and wise move by waiving Cousins to make room for Morris?

I mean, Cousins cannot be able to cope up with the Lakers chemistry. Even if he'll be back as early as the playoffs, I guess he won't be able to play his full either, since he sat down for a long period of time, and he might ruin the play and chemistry. Though, It's really hard on his edge since he's very vocal on how he loved to play with the Lakers. The Lakers can sign him next year anyway.
I guess that would be the plan for Boogie and the Lakers management.

It's a test for Blazers if they can manage to win at home even without Lillard, CJ and Melo who are needed to step up and give some entertainment for the fans. In the other hand, Zion still impressing everyone with how he played and how he showed his addition to his team. Will going to wait and try betting during the live game.

So to whom should I compare him? Luc Longley? I do think that is the nearest we could get.
I put my last comment in "bold" to understand it well.
When you are a tall play maker you could easily see openings.

Oh the time when Kawhi got lucky or as they call it shooters roll?
Dude, Embiid is 24 at that time and Simmons is 23. Already a huge step for them playing against a playoff contender with strong players and yet they put it at Game 7.
You are really putting this all in "Butler"? Really? So, they are not a team at the time?
There is always room for improvement specially with Simmons. Don't we see that now?

You are so sure about that. Want to make a bet?

Steph has 3 years to stay with golden state as the contract says that he signed last July in 2017. Steph is the highest earning player in the NBA after winning back to back champions and being finals MVP, GSW didn't really hesitate to make a huge contract out of the championships. But the thing now is GSW's win rate is getting worst, the game is turned on by finesse rookies like Trae Young, Luka Doncic and Ja Morant on top of that is the eagerness of Lebron to win this year's championship for Kobe's tribute backing up by Anthony Davis. This year will be a hell of a ride for the NBA, make sure your bets are wisely chosen!

I may be wrong for saying this or maybe not but Steph is way too far from what the Mamba has done on his 20 year career, Steph is behind from everything. It just so happened that he wins a back to back championship plus their first championship after 40 years making him look like a great player but he is uncomparable to Black Mamba of the NBA.

That is the correct line, Lillard is still injured so Blazers will definitely struggle even at home.
I am not saying they will lose in this one but the betting odds is just correct, let's see if CJ would step up to give his team a win, and of course MELO should.

Embiid and Simmons are very good players, but let's not compare Embiid with Olajuwon (tho i admit that Embiid could be one of the greats if he was less prone to injuries), and especially Simmons with Magic. Until Simmons learn how to shoot, with the roster 76s have (and had), I don't see them coming close to winning the title. I simply expected more from 76s, after years of tanking, but so far "the process" didn't bring expected results, and at least that would be  proper fight for the title.

Last year playoff was good example. They almost beat Raptors in last year's playoff, despite subpar Simmons performance, in 7 games vs Raptors he averaged 11. points and 5 assists. You must admit that's not the level of franchise player.  From what i remember, the one who carried them was Butler. Simmons simply doesn't have tenacity and winning mentality, despite obvious BBIQ and playmaking skills.

In this year playoff I wouldn't be surprised if they end it very early, maybe even in the 1st round, as they will most likely play against Celtics or Heat.

 Some amazing games in the next 24 hours, I really really missed NBA and betting on these games.

 Orlando Magic vs Dallas Mavericks : Definitely gonna play on Mavs on this one, it even gives 1.56 which is great odds.
 Toronto Raptors vs Phoenix Suns : Raptors have been playing amazingly this year, at 1.27 they are definitely my choice here.
 Minnesota Timberwolves vs Boston Celtics : Celtics are clearly the better team here but I am not entirely sure how D'Lo will affect wolves neither. Still worth playing on celtics.
 Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets: This game is the hardest because two teams are quite similar in talent level. I would still play for Denver here.
 Los Angeles Lakers vs Memphis Grizzlies : The odds for Lakers looks like 1.13 or so, doesn't even worth it but if you want to, Lakers will %99 get this game.

 These are all amazing games and (on sportsbet.io) if you parlay all of them together that makes 5.88 odds while being pretty solid possibility of winning. It is still quite risky since it is parlay and you have to get all of them correct but I wouldn't be shocked if all of these came out true tomorrow morning when I wake up.

There is ALWAYS a chance any player leaving any team and there is also ALWAYS a chance any team trading any player. However there needs to be a logic behind it in order to do something like that. If curry ever wants to leave the warriors there needs to be a good reason, we have seen OKC and Durant situation and how much horrible treatment Durant got for leaving to Warriors and basically just getting free rings.

If Curry decides to leave Warriors this off season (he can't, he has contract, he has to be traded) and goes to lets say clippers or Lakers or even bucks to get a ring, that would be a bad idea and would make no sense. However if Curry is from somewhere (I guess Charlotte?) and wants to play at home after certain age, that would kinda make more sense.

No, its not. You might break your streak. Just wake up earlier afterwards. 

Really? We are vice versa. I made two bets and both of them lose. Pfft. Should I put the PS of my shame?
Guess I will be following you from now on. 

The odds are quite good for the next game. Knicks, Orlando, T'Wolves.
How about this.
The Blazers is being given 2.50 against the Pelicans? Wow! Zion madness!
I may win some this round.

wow, hope you'll still be up and you can share some picks in the other thread.
That was a good start after a long break, you must have analyze that games carefully to have won all of them, was that a perfect record for the night?


based on what I see, Curry will stay because he is a humble player and that separates him from other stars who then will have big demands, curry is different, he is one of the kind that's why the love of his fans is genuine that even the Warriors had Durant, people are still screaming for Curry.

Haha, you really guess what I am doing right now. I am just celebrating right now, spending some proceeds coming from this.



Hopefully I'll still be up tonight betting on the upcoming games. ( not sure it's a good idea betting while drinking).

I literally laughed at you two, what's with 2020 guys? Lol 
Anyway, Curry seems no problem with their franchise and management. The fans and the city loves him and he seems a fun guy and a good teammate. So, I didn't see any reason he'll be traded nor leaving the city after his contract expires. Yes, anything could happen, but his passion and love for the city is telling that he'll be staying for the rest of his career.