Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 268. (Read 914777 times)

Alperen Sengun just put up numbers that no center in history has done before against Wemby. At the same time he held Wemby to 10 points. Every once in a while somebody really exposes Wemby for being young and thin. Tonight was one of those nights. Wemby is still having a hell of a year though and my pick for rookie of the year.

Of course mate, everyone is motivate to play basketball and make a lot of money from it. But if you are not built for it or your body is not going to hold up, then that motivation is going out of the window. And even if you started good, but then something broke down inside of you, maybe because you didn't take care of your body, then you also can't do anything.

Those who are not motivated at that age, could be that they don't have playing time or they are not really that good to be in the NBA, in my opinion. But James is really different from the rest and all of his peers in his rookie draft class has retired already.

Damn, lucky for those who have bet on the Cavs to win against the super team Boston Celtics. And it's better if you got it on live betting, for sure that odds could be astronomical like 500:1. Cavs won the game already and beat the Celtics, didn't see the game, but it was really insane and for sure the fans get what they wanted here to upset the Celtics. What more painful is that they did it without Donovan Mitchell. And also snapping Boston's 11 game winning streak. When you really thought that Boston could established a new winning record specially on how they dominated the Warriors in their last game, now they've lost by just 1 point as the Cavs closed the 4th quarter by 34-17 score.

Even though LeBron spends a lot of money on his body there, it doesn't save him from the injuries he periodically gets. Honestly, I think the reason why LeBron still performs well is not only because he pays a lot of attention to his physical fitness but also because he is still motivated to play basketball. This is surprising because many other NBA players start to lose their motivation as early as age 32-35, and their stats gradually fade after that.

What a comeback by the Cavs against the league best Celtics!!!
Down 22 points in the final quarter and then going from 71:93 to 103:99, that's actually insane!

At betfair or some site where you can get super high odds I think odds of 500:1 or even more must have been sold, at least a bit.

Well, never give up is kinda fitting here. Just WOW.

Lebron is a freak of nature let's be real.  Most everyone else at his age in the NBA is well on the downside of theor career and Bron still looks the part in terms of being able to take over a game whenever he feels like it.  I'm sure there is a lot of work involved but put someone else with the same regimen and they won't be able to sustain a career like he does.  Dude is a freak.

I believe the Warriors decline began when Durant left the team. Of course, GSW was still a good team, but year after year it was clearly weakening, which is becoming more noticeable nowadays.
I imagine... in 2021/2022 the Warriors had an acceptable season, finishing 3rdin the regular season, I would imagine the Celtics or Heat would be champions, but that didn't happen, anyway, I think in 21/22 it was an exception of the Warriors won that championship, but it was the team's credit.
In my opinion, I think it is practically impossible for the Warriors to be champions this season without carrying out a major reformulation of the team.

I have no doubt that these will be interesting games to watch, especially Cavs vs Celtics.
Even though Cleveland is having a great season, it will be very difficult to stop Boston, who is 19-9 on the road, as previously mentioned.

I think there is some sort of genetics involved as much as him investing into his body as well. I think it is the most important part of his career as well. I remember that at one point (maybe 10 years ago) it was told that he was spending a million dollars a year on his body alone, for recovery when he pushes it, and that was so long ago, he must be spending a lot more right now. This dude takes care of himself like nobody has ever done in sports world, aside from maybe Ronaldo.

This is why he is still capable of being a great player. At this point, I am looking at Lakers and I can say that they are getting much better and that could mean that in a playoff structure, they may actually go further than people think they could.

In my defense I said what “may” be the western conference finals matchup. I’d agree that the Timberwolves have just as good or better of a shot to make it. Definitely not OKC though, they’re a first round exit.

Check out this highlight from the Jazz vs Wizards game yesterday. Probably the best play of the year so far.

https://x.com/thepettiestla/status/1764848403920597142

Can I ask what your basis is for why you considering the Suns as the team that will be in the Conference Finals? I mean why not Timberwolves? Or the Thunder? They might be a young team especially the Thunder, but IMO, the Timberwolves have the potential as well though I'm not rooting for them to win in the West. With these young teams being at the top, it's hard to pick which team will win in the West now. At least in the East, we have a clear pick on which team might end up in the NBA Finals.

Speaking of Celtics-Cavaliers, the Celtics are the hottest team have the best record right now in the league, and are currently on a winning streak. They just destroying every single team that they are facing. They are 19-9 on the road, and I might watch this one, and thinking of betting on them as well.

I'm not a fan of him nor a hater, but I agree with you that LeBron will be remembered as one of the best NBA players we have ever seen in the league.
His accolades are just enough for him to be in the HOF soon. His achievements are some achievements that other players might be having a hard time breaking or they might not even break TBH, especially the point record. He's playing very impressive for a 39-year-old star. I wonder how he can keep himself in shape despite his age. I just hope that he will stay with the league even more, probably at least 2-3 years before he retires.

Tonight we’re getting what may be a preview of the Western Conference Finals with the Phoenix Suns taking on the Denver Nuggets. As a nice little bonus the game will be airing on TNT so we can get a chance to watch it. The Celtics and Cavaliers are the earlier game on TNT tonight, but that one is a pass for me.

I talked Anthony Davis was actually more incredible. He only got two points less than Russell and he also had 12 rebounds. And LeBron James also had 11 rebounds. That was really impressive. And I believe team worked really well.

In the second and third quarters, the Lakers were able to get a good lead. And after that, they did not have to look back. It was quite an easy win in the end for them.

In the next game, the Lakers will face the Sacramento Kings. I am expecting a good performance from the Lakers in that game as well.

There are a lot of indiscipline star players that have not lasted their career in the NBA, but LeBron, you'll never hear news that he came partying and making some noise on social media. Instead, he focuses on helping people, building gyms and schools for the kids, so that alone shows how matured he is and kind in thinking of a way to give back to the community.

LeBron may not become a GOAT in the NBA as he always has a lot of haters, but we can't argue that he'll always be remembered as one of the greats once he retires. You see, LeBron is already 39 years old, but if you look at his last 10 seasons in the NBA, his PPG average has never dropped to 25 below.

He invest and he's harvesting everything now, that amount that he use for paying his health is far from what he's getting now, once in a lifetime kind of an animal who played the game, at his age and still having that kind of capabilities, still can beat anyone if he'll push his way  and try to make a score, it's something that this industry will really treasure and if not all for sure most will give credit to this man.


I agree to that, discipline is the best definition of what he did to take care of his career and he really use that to continue his good career up to know, recieving huge amount of money though not that same level but he's name still up there and commercials and ads can still help the team to bring good benefits.

Whatever happens, the goat debate is always going to be there. It almost does not matter what he does. And the goat debate is going to change in every generation. People of the previous generation talked about Kobe Bryant being the goat, people of these generation are going to talk about him, and in the next generation, it might be someone else. What matters is leaving a legacy.



Yes agreed, LeBron James is definitely an interesting person. But I do not think he will actually be able to end the goat debate. He is definitely going to be one of the best, if not the best. But you know, a lot of people are going to not agree that he's the goat. And I don't think at the end of the day it is just personal opinion. It does not and probably should not matter that much to be honest.



Well, credit goes to him for keeping his body so fit. And I believe he is still able to play really well. He is someone that is really old as well. But he's still performing well. Now, how long is he going to be able to perform like this? That is another question. I don't think he will be able to perform like this for much longer to be honest. But the point is, he is still performing well at 39 years old. That is impressive enough in itself

Yes he is gifted but at the same time he is also very discipline, that's the reason why despite of his age he is still dominant. For a superstar that has a lot of money to spend on things, he knows how to manage his finances, as other irresponsible stars might just abuse their body like partying with friends and spending their money to enjoy life.

Lebron is quite differnet, he is an inspiration to aspiring players that in this kind of sports, even if a player is aging, as long as they know how to take care of their body, they can still play and be paid with a decent salary.

Yeah, no doubt with the Celtics.

They're always included in the playoffs and also semis. Can be said that one of the strongest teams and most consistent at all together with the Miami heat.

They're older this time and they're no longer the same as before and that's why there's a need to revamp their roster.

It could also be the genetics, and I will say that he is a genetic abnormally because even at his age, he is not slowing down just like the rest of the players and as if he is still in his prime and no one can even get close to the records that he has put. For $1 million? yeah it really pays off, he can spend that big money on his body as he is one of the highest paid athlete in the NBA today. And probably even in off season, he still take care of his body unlike others let's say his contemporary in Carmelo Anthony, so is not known to go in the gym but just rely on this pure talent. But we've seen that his game deteriorated when he is no longer in his prime.

He reportedly spends 1.5 million for his physical fitness that's why he last long on the league source came here https://www.businessinsider.com/how-lebron-james-spends-money-body-care-2018-7

For that investment for his self I can say that it pays off everything. Imagine those players who's same with his age are now retired or cannot play good basketball that's why its really amazing to see Lebron still performing so well despite of his age. We won't really see another same like talent with Lebron since he is one of the kind. And so rare to see that even the current greatest player no one have the same potential to last that long that also perform so well despite of his age.

Yeah, those who have been in the league for 20 years before Lebron, was just there and really just finishing the season before they retire. Unlike Lebron, he still the leader of the team and if you guys have time, there was a tiktok video that I've seen, a montage wherein Lebron the fastest player to reach 10,000 points and then 20,000 and the rest is history.

Truly amazing his body of work in all this years, and he might retire with that record that is going to be untouchables. We won't be seeing another talent like Lebron is, the way he invest on his body and without any serious injuries in his NBA career.