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Quote from: Devawnm367 on October 01, 2019, 08:27:11 PM

What is everyones thoughts about Zion joining the league? I read that alot of people are predicting him to be rookie of the year! I really liked watching him play for Duke and was by far one of my favorite college players!

Playing in Duke and in NBA is a very different thing. He can be a superstar in College but NBA is a different level. There are lots of first draft pick that went bust before. I hope he is not just all hype and he can handle the pressure of playing in NBA. Then there is an issue with his knees. I hope he is not another rookie who never proved themselves because of injuries.

That's right, with all this hype he gets from media maybe he can get busted during his first NBA season. Anyways, lets see how he manage to go up against NBA superstars.

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Just wow! Two bigman and a midget who can penetrate.

Lol that line reminds me of Jason No Homo Terry Grin

That Dallas Terry was really deadly. His hot hands sent Lakers home during the playoff and it was 4-0 IIRC.

Quote from: morvillz7z on October 01, 2019, 04:42:06 PM

As far as the Dallas Mavericks go, it will interesting to see what chemistry Doncic and the Unicorn can build throughout the season. As i see it, they are probably 2 years away from any playoff contention the way their current roster is constructed. I just really hope Porzingis stays healthy, ACL tears and 7 footers in never really a good combination.

It could be this coming season if Porzingis comes back strong like he was with the Knicks. They could probably fill up the 6th to 8th spot in the west.

Quote from: Devawnm367 on October 01, 2019, 08:27:11 PM

What is everyones thoughts about Zion joining the league? I read that alot of people are predicting him to be rookie of the year! I really liked watching him play for Duke and was by far one of my favorite college players!

He will probably struggle in his first few games. not that I want it but he might be injured at some point with that weight and the way he plays.

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Quote from: Devawnm367 on October 01, 2019, 08:27:11 PM

What is everyones thoughts about Zion joining the league? I read that alot of people are predicting him to be rookie of the year! I really liked watching him play for Duke and was by far one of my favorite college players!

Playing in Duke and in NBA is a very different thing. He can be a superstar in College but NBA is a different level. There are lots of first draft pick that went bust before. I hope he is not just all hype and he can handle the pressure of playing in NBA. Then there is an issue with his knees. I hope he is not another rookie who never proved themselves because of injuries.

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Quote from: Bttzed03 on October 01, 2019, 05:59:31 AM

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Quote from: wheelz1200 on October 01, 2019, 05:33:33 PM

it will take a couple of live real games to get the fluidness of Westbrook and harden together.

Maybe, but its already enough if they can enter in the playoffs while their chemistry is improving.
If I remember correctly, when Kawhi played with the Raptors, chemistry was never a problem because he was able to make Toronto improve although they didn't finish as the number 1 rank, so its possible with the Rockets especially that these two have already played together with the OKC before.

Kawhi is the type of player that can easily adopt with the team mates and hope had already proven this,there’s no need for longer Time for him to blend with his team mate and this is why he become a special player

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What is everyones thoughts about Zion joining the league? I read that alot of people are predicting him to be rookie of the year! I really liked watching him play for Duke and was by far one of my favorite college players!

He was 1st round, pick one and was sent to The New Orleans Pelicans! Last year the Pelicans played great games they just could not win! Several games I seen the Pelicans drop 140 points and lose. I think they will be a team to watch out for this year.

If you want to make money on the Pelicans bet the OVER. Thats is how I made money betting them last year!

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Quote from: wheelz1200 on October 01, 2019, 06:03:23 PM

Quote from: Viscore on October 01, 2019, 05:47:25 PM

Quote from: wheelz1200 on October 01, 2019, 05:33:33 PM

it will take a couple of live real games to get the fluidness of Westbrook and harden together.

Maybe, but its already enough if they can enter in the playoffs while their chemistry is improving.
If I remember correctly, when Kawhi played with the Raptors, chemistry was never a problem because he was able to make Toronto improve although they didn't finish as the number 1 rank, so its possible with the Rockets especially that these two have already played together with the OKC before.

Kawhi and everyone else in the nba is two different things. Kawhi has proven he doesnt need a "side" mate to play with. Stick him on any team and they will contend. Those types of players are rare and not like harden and westbrook. That is a type of tandem that will need some live in season action before it becomes a finished product. Will it work, maybe...but definately cant tell from preseason if it will or wont

Preseason is not the right time to make a judgement because they don't really care a lot since its not part of their record.
We will see the real action in the regular season, if this Rockets team will lead in the standing in the west, then definitely we can tell.

The first 10 games maybe we can already tell if they are blending well or not,.. I just can't contained my excitement, i really love to see them play together and amaze the crowd, lol.

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Quote from: Viscore on October 01, 2019, 05:47:25 PM

Quote from: wheelz1200 on October 01, 2019, 05:33:33 PM

it will take a couple of live real games to get the fluidness of Westbrook and harden together.

Maybe, but its already enough if they can enter in the playoffs while their chemistry is improving.
If I remember correctly, when Kawhi played with the Raptors, chemistry was never a problem because he was able to make Toronto improve although they didn't finish as the number 1 rank, so its possible with the Rockets especially that these two have already played together with the OKC before.

Kawhi and everyone else in the nba is two different things. Kawhi has proven he doesnt need a "side" mate to play with. Stick him on any team and they will contend. Those types of players are rare and not like harden and westbrook. That is a type of tandem that will need some live in season action before it becomes a finished product. Will it work, maybe...but definately cant tell from preseason if it will or wont

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Quote from: wheelz1200 on October 01, 2019, 05:33:33 PM

it will take a couple of live real games to get the fluidness of Westbrook and harden together.

Maybe, but its already enough if they can enter in the playoffs while their chemistry is improving.
If I remember correctly, when Kawhi played with the Raptors, chemistry was never a problem because he was able to make Toronto improve although they didn't finish as the number 1 rank, so its possible with the Rockets especially that these two have already played together with the OKC before.

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Quote from: Reid on October 01, 2019, 05:22:43 PM

Quote from: harizen on October 01, 2019, 04:02:33 PM

Hmm, what if Rockets got loss? Others will say they are not ready in the upcoming season? lol.

Win or loss, a single game will not dictate anything. Chemistry concerns, it will build along the way.

NBA teams are always ready. Never heard of a team that is not prepared to enter the season even with no superstars nor known role players on the lineup lol. These players are paid. They should always be ready and lived with their contracts.

And that game against the Sharks is already a deciding game. Rockets players can do whatever they want without coach permission.

True and I am not looking at the score or whoever wins.
I am looking at how the Rockets are playing.
Somehow their practices will be seen in how they will play and I can see Harden changing something.
It could be something good or really bad if it works or not.

Somehow it looks like the offense will be divided and I want to see more Westbrook aggressiveness attacking the paint and then more Harden shot with less dribbles.

But at that game they are still control preventing scouts to see every gameplay made for them.

We arent going to see any of the real season type play in preseason. Preseason is to figure out the bench 11-15 guys really. Like any sport no one is going 100% in pre season. It's to work on new plays and rotations and seeing what works and what doesnt work. We shouldnt see the final product in houston until around game 15 or 20, it will take a couple of live real games to get the fluidness of Westbrook and harden together.

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Quote from: harizen on October 01, 2019, 04:02:33 PM

Hmm, what if Rockets got loss? Others will say they are not ready in the upcoming season? lol.

Win or loss, a single game will not dictate anything. Chemistry concerns, it will build along the way.

NBA teams are always ready. Never heard of a team that is not prepared to enter the season even with no superstars nor known role players on the lineup lol. These players are paid. They should always be ready and lived with their contracts.

And that game against the Sharks is already a deciding game. Rockets players can do whatever they want without coach permission.

True and I am not looking at the score or whoever wins.
I am looking at how the Rockets are playing.
Somehow their practices will be seen in how they will play and I can see Harden changing something.
It could be something good or really bad if it works or not.

Somehow it looks like the offense will be divided and I want to see more Westbrook aggressiveness attacking the paint and then more Harden shot with less dribbles.

But at that game they are still control preventing scouts to see every gameplay made for them.

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Quote from: Ranly123 on October 01, 2019, 04:16:52 PM

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What are the chances? They might kick Lebron and AD's asses Grin

Just wow! Two bigman and a midget who can penetrate. Barrea is the most underrated point guard I know who can kill a team at any given moment. Adding Duncic to this picture would make it even more terrifying.

Barrea is ok as a point guard. When up against subpar teams in non deciding games he is sneaky lethal, but in a playoff situation he is who he is, can give dallas some minutes. Porzingis is the real x factor for them this year, he was looking good on the knicks before the knee injury

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Quote from: Ranly123 on October 01, 2019, 04:16:52 PM

Just wow! Two bigman and a midget who can penetrate.

Lol that line reminds me of Jason No Homo Terry Grin

As far as the Dallas Mavericks go, it will interesting to see what chemistry Doncic and the Unicorn can build throughout the season. As i see it, they are probably 2 years away from any playoff contention the way their current roster is constructed. I just really hope Porzingis stays healthy, ACL tears and 7 footers in never really a good combination.

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Quote from: Bttzed03 on October 01, 2019, 05:59:31 AM

Image + Luka

What are the chances? They might kick Lebron and AD's asses Grin

Just wow! Two bigman and a midget who can penetrate. Barrea is the most underrated point guard I know who can kill a team at any given moment. Adding Duncic to this picture would make it even more terrifying.

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Hmm, what if Rockets got loss? Others will say they are not ready in the upcoming season? lol.

Win or loss, a single game will not dictate anything. Chemistry concerns, it will build along the way.

NBA teams are always ready. Never heard of a team that is not prepared to enter the season even with no superstars nor known role players on the lineup lol. These players are paid. They should always be ready and lived with their contracts.

And that game against the Sharks is already a deciding game. Rockets players can do whatever they want without coach permission.

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Quote from: mich on September 30, 2019, 10:36:51 PM

Chris Clemons quickly scores 21 points in Rockets' preseason debut

NCAA’s top scorer in the 2018-19 season at 30.1 points per game and is the third-highest scorer in D1 college basketball history.

https://rocketswire.usatoday.com/2019/09/30/chris-clemons-quickly-scores-21-points-in-rockets-preseason-debut/amp/

It's a pre-season game what do you expect? That this game should be taken seriously because there are NBA players playing against a Chinese team? I don't think so we all know that pre-season games are not taken seriously and everything is about testing the waters. Chris Clemons might have scored that good because of course his confidence is up since he is playing against a team on another league and they have outscored them all through out the game. This would be a lot different in the regular NBA season and I don't think he will have that kind of production let alone have that kind of minutes given to him when that time comes.

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I guess we are talking about a Chinese team, what were you expecting a contender of NBA barely beating them? If they didn't tried at all and they didn't brought in James harden as well and maybe if there was something going wrong the game could have been close but even the bench of rockets have the talent levels to destroy a Chinese team.

Hence, when you bring in rockets and harden and they actually try to play the game the difference was kinda expected. I wouldn't really be shocked by any result that is at least 30+ point difference and it happened. 140 points was a bit different but even the NBA offensive ratings are getting higher so when a team scores over 100 every night against other NBA teams, it is not a shocker that they scored 140 against a team that's a lot worse.

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Quote from: djsugar on September 30, 2019, 04:33:00 PM

just like unusual show by clippers last season, this season can expect few unusual teams to climb up the scoring ladder. Golden state warriors looks strong with stronger players. Also, recent signing of Tomas Satoransky from the Washington Wizards to Chicago Bulls makes it even stronger as an underrated team. Lets keep our eyes open !

Stronger players? The warriors just lost durant in free agency and klay is dealing with a blown acl. That isnt exactly the easiest injury to come back from. I wouldn't be surprised if gs is actually one team that slides to the backend of the western conference playoff teams in the 6-8 range. There are some pretty good teams in the west now.

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Quote from: Reid on October 01, 2019, 08:50:30 AM

Quote from: mich on September 30, 2019, 10:36:51 PM

Chris Clemons quickly scores 21 points in Rockets' preseason debut

NCAA’s top scorer in the 2018-19 season at 30.1 points per game and is the third-highest scorer in D1 college basketball history.

https://rocketswire.usatoday.com/2019/09/30/chris-clemons-quickly-scores-21-points-in-rockets-preseason-debut/amp/

Yes, and I am intrigued by the stats of Harden. Triple double with just 10 points.
It is like giving the fans some sneak peak of what is going to happen in their plays.
Will Harden really give way to Westbrook being more of a team player or a passing guard rather than doing the 1000 dribbles and just ending up shooting the three without even passing it to anyone? Grin

Like telling his team mates, sorry it took long before I shoot it. Grin

Will the balance of the team splits to everyone and not just a Harden show? having a lot of options and show more plays to find the open man. Harden and Westbrook needs to realize how MJ adjusted before he finally carried the bull to 2x Grand Slam titles. allowing your teammates to move and participate will boost them up and create spaces to execute a good high percentage plays.

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Quote from: mich on September 30, 2019, 10:36:51 PM

Chris Clemons quickly scores 21 points in Rockets' preseason debut

NCAA’s top scorer in the 2018-19 season at 30.1 points per game and is the third-highest scorer in D1 college basketball history.

https://rocketswire.usatoday.com/2019/09/30/chris-clemons-quickly-scores-21-points-in-rockets-preseason-debut/amp/

Yes, and I am intrigued by the stats of Harden. Triple double with just 10 points.
It is like giving the fans some sneak peak of what is going to happen in their plays.
Will Harden really give way to Westbrook being more of a team player or a passing guard rather than doing the 1000 dribbles and just ending up shooting the three without even passing it to anyone? Grin

Like telling his team mates, sorry it took long before I shoot it. Grin

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Quote from: TravelMug on October 01, 2019, 05:54:39 AM

As we have seen, centers also evolved, now they've improved a lot tall lanky and can move very easily inside and outside the paint.

Indeed, that's why Howard cut his weight, Porzingris did some weights to transform his slim body to muscular and McGee did the same as well. They don't have any choice but to change or else a more versatile player like Antetokounmpo will crush them.

I've watched some of their videos on FB while doing some exercise and drills and I'm impressed. Howard's appearance is quite disturbing (he's like a tall zombie Grin

) to be honest, but I think he is fitter than before. I'm now very excited to see how agile he is.

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