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February 20, 2018, 01:01:30 AM
It's really hard for me to believe that Team Lebron can beat Team Stephens when team Stephens has a big lead at the start.
I think the reason why team Stephen lost is because they're playing too personal, throw a lot of 3pts and most of them are failed .
Miss a 3pts shot you will give to your opponent a chance.
Just accept the fact, that's how the game goes on. The ball is round and everything can happen in a split seconds. I don't know why all star game is a big deal to others. For me it's just a showmatch and like a time to rest for the whole league for awhile. And besides its only 3 point lead that indicates the match is very close.
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February 20, 2018, 12:37:49 AM
It's really hard for me to believe that Team Lebron can beat Team Stephens when team Stephens has a big lead at the start.
I think the reason why team Stephen lost is because they're playing too personal, throw a lot of 3pts and most of them are failed .
Miss a 3pts shot you will give to your opponent a chance.

The idea of All-star games is to give fans and the players the li-way to put on a show and have fun. All-star players also tend to showcase their own talents and ability normally, they don't put too much pressure on the defense while playing in an all-star game.

Steph Curry has all the privilege to shoot the ball or anybody, If you'd watch the game both teams don't do set plays and normally it's up to players to decide on what to do. So don't take that game too serious, Remember that in a game, there's always a winner and loser but in that game, all are winners they provided a great match which is exciting, thrilling and fun to watch.



Though, If you haven't noticed at the all-star game. Jimmy Butler is in Steph's lineup but didn't play. I wonder what happens, I feel that the slot is wasted. 
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February 19, 2018, 06:18:22 PM
It's really hard for me to believe that Team Lebron can beat Team Stephens when team Stephens has a big lead at the start.
I think the reason why team Stephen lost is because they're playing too personal, throw a lot of 3pts and most of them are failed .
Miss a 3pts shot you will give to your opponent a chance.
Anybody can beat anybody when it is an all-star game. That is why i don't like to watch NBA all-star game because it is like watching slam dunk contest for 48 minutes because there are no defense at all. Very high scoring, player who makes a lot of points because he don't want to pass the ball became the all-star MVP  Angry. Per statics there are no Power Forward or the one playing the no,5 position had been chosen the MVP. Correct me if i'm wrong.

Do you really watch NBA games? Do you know what's the idea of putting all All Star Weekend? So that the players can have some fun after the first half of the season. That's why there are no defense and they are putting shows for the fans to enjoy as well. So it only makes sense that they play no defense that's why the scoring is above 300+ points in the last 4-5 years.
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February 19, 2018, 05:05:45 PM
For me, in the West, I think Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder have the shot in the Western Conference to dethrone the Defending Champs because the Housten Rockets depth especially now with Joe Johnson added have a chance to fight against the Warriors as for Oklahoma City with much more game remaining before the postseason if the Chemistry of their big three goes so well GSW will be find it hard to beat them.
Yeah the Golden State Warriors are going to have it tough when they face the likes of the Rockets and OKC Thunder in the playoffs and am very certain that they are not going to make it at all when to even claim the conference championship.

I agree with the both of you. Those teams have put up a solid team this year and it will make a big difference to challenge GSW in the West. Right now we are seeing that GSW is somewhat inconsistent.

As for the East, Toronto and Boston to challenge Cavs. Its gonna be exciting to see how everything will progress after the all star break because we are getting closer to the playoffs.

GSW could still win for this year as they have the edge on there Chemistry and Talents as compared to those teams that has newly acquired players thru trades. Championship is a game of adjustments where those chemistry, talents and coaching are necessary.
Warriors should easily find themselves in the finals of play-offs they clearly have been the best team out there in the past three years atleast they could face some problems only if they face the Cavs or Rockets before the finals. I hope that we get to see them both in the finals it will much more interesting games then Cleavland. The Cavs improved their squad It's going to take a while to find the right rotations. We may even need a trade if players like JR & TT don't step up and guys like Shump don't start playing within their games. but I doubt that they can be finalist this year maybe next year and that if they kept LeBron .
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February 19, 2018, 09:23:47 AM
For me, in the West, I think Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder have the shot in the Western Conference to dethrone the Defending Champs because the Housten Rockets depth especially now with Joe Johnson added have a chance to fight against the Warriors as for Oklahoma City with much more game remaining before the postseason if the Chemistry of their big three goes so well GSW will be find it hard to beat them.
Yeah the Golden State Warriors are going to have it tough when they face the likes of the Rockets and OKC Thunder in the playoffs and am very certain that they are not going to make it at all when to even claim the conference championship.

I agree with the both of you. Those teams have put up a solid team this year and it will make a big difference to challenge GSW in the West. Right now we are seeing that GSW is somewhat inconsistent.

As for the East, Toronto and Boston to challenge Cavs. Its gonna be exciting to see how everything will progress after the all star break because we are getting closer to the playoffs.

GSW could still win for this year as they have the edge on there Chemistry and Talents as compared to those teams that has newly acquired players thru trades. Championship is a game of adjustments where those chemistry, talents and coaching are necessary.
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February 19, 2018, 06:51:17 AM
It's really hard for me to believe that Team Lebron can beat Team Stephens when team Stephens has a big lead at the start.
I think the reason why team Stephen lost is because they're playing too personal, throw a lot of 3pts and most of them are failed .
Miss a 3pts shot you will give to your opponent a chance.
Anybody can beat anybody when it is an all-star game. That is why i don't like to watch NBA all-star game because it is like watching slam dunk contest for 48 minutes because there are no defense at all. Very high scoring, player who makes a lot of points because he don't want to pass the ball became the all-star MVP  Angry. Per statics there are no Power Forward or the one playing the no,5 position had been chosen the MVP. Correct me if i'm wrong.
I don't think that you can take all-star games seriously. I mean it is just a game for fun and entertainment, there will be no bearing for it whatsoever when it comes to the playoffs. ASGs are meant to show off each other in order for the fans she their players whom they voted for. If you look at the game as a whole they are just giving and taking shots and there is barely any defense made by both teams.
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February 19, 2018, 06:26:27 AM
It's really hard for me to believe that Team Lebron can beat Team Stephens when team Stephens has a big lead at the start.
I think the reason why team Stephen lost is because they're playing too personal, throw a lot of 3pts and most of them are failed .
Miss a 3pts shot you will give to your opponent a chance.
Anybody can beat anybody when it is an all-star game. That is why i don't like to watch NBA all-star game because it is like watching slam dunk contest for 48 minutes because there are no defense at all. Very high scoring, player who makes a lot of points because he don't want to pass the ball became the all-star MVP  Angry. Per statics there are no Power Forward or the one playing the no,5 position had been chosen the MVP. Correct me if i'm wrong.
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February 19, 2018, 04:27:35 AM
It's really hard for me to believe that Team Lebron can beat Team Stephens when team Stephens has a big lead at the start.
I think the reason why team Stephen lost is because they're playing too personal, throw a lot of 3pts and most of them are failed .
Miss a 3pts shot you will give to your opponent a chance.
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February 19, 2018, 03:02:32 AM
I bet the wrong team but still I am satisfied with what team curry is showing.
I know that you are looking for a nice finds and win for this game but a little side bet is a good one to show support. Well better try again next time and bet on the right ones.
The game was really close and it's one of the all star games that I can say I am satisfied of watching, hopefully next year team curry will win.
I'm also satisfied with the match and I can't to see next season's all star game. Also congrats to Mitchell who won the slam dunk contest.
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February 18, 2018, 11:46:34 PM
Good to see the All Star game being taken seriously and some defense being played. LeBron James has to be the MVP for his 29 pts, 10 rebounds and 8 assists. Team LeBron wins it 148-145 against Team Stephan. Was a pretty good game but not as flashy as it used to be before.
I bet the wrong team but still I am satisfied with what team curry is showing.
The game was really close and it's one of the all star games that I can say I am satisfied of watching, hopefully next year team curry will win.
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February 18, 2018, 11:26:08 PM
Good to see the All Star game being taken seriously and some defense being played. LeBron James has to be the MVP for his 29 pts, 10 rebounds and 8 assists. Team LeBron wins it 148-145 against Team Stephan. Was a pretty good game but not as flashy as it used to be before.
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February 17, 2018, 11:32:46 PM
Slam dunk competition has been won by Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz.
Pretty nice dunk too! Cool
https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2018/2/17/17008602/2018-slam-dunk-contest-participants-rules-tv-schedule-time-live-stream-online
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February 17, 2018, 06:24:44 PM
The all-star game line-ups are as follows:
http://www.nba.com/allstar/2018/roster#

I am favoring team Stephan Curry as I think they have the more talented players on their team than Lebron's does. Also they are more disciplined and are more consistent in their rebounding and steals as well.

It should be a very interesting game to watch and do not expect a blow out by either team.
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February 17, 2018, 06:15:38 PM
Against the San Antonio Spurs, Lebron James has the opportunity to hit the 30,000 career regular season points because he is currently seven points shy of making that mark, he would have been able to do it in their last game against the OKC Thunder but they were no match for them at all,
James is doing what he can do pushed Cavs to the extent of their game. Hitting the 30K mark is a very big achievement for a player. About the math-up of the OKC and CAVS, if the play of PG and WB will completely go in sync, they will be a big contender in the finals and might win the 2018 chanpionship, two clutch players in one team. I just hope that LeBron James wont be out of breath till finals.

On the other hand GS is firing in all cylinders, and they are so fast that other team can barely keep up in every play. If they will go in the Championship, I think they will have the crown again.
Cavaliers are going against a very tough team with the Rockets and Harden on a tear lately.
It will be a test for Lebron and company tonight to battle against Houston and the always hard to beat Harden at the helm of the Rockets.

I also think that the management of the Cavaliers don't know how to handle their players. James is past his beast form and I am not happy in the trades that happened. I wonder what will the cavaliers do in their players. I still not seeing that they make it in the Semis.

The rockets is a very strong team, even if harden don't have much something to do in the defensive end (but that is improving lately) his offense is unbelievable (only him move that way to the hoop). He is in his best and the team is very aggressive. They will be a contender in the finals.

On the other end Im hoping Irving will be on the semis as well as the OKC, no mentioning that OKC (the tag team of westbrook and his team) is improving. They are the black horse of the league.
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February 17, 2018, 05:39:17 PM
For me, in the West, I think Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder have the shot in the Western Conference to dethrone the Defending Champs because the Housten Rockets depth especially now with Joe Johnson added have a chance to fight against the Warriors as for Oklahoma City with much more game remaining before the postseason if the Chemistry of their big three goes so well GSW will be find it hard to beat them.
Yeah the Golden State Warriors are going to have it tough when they face the likes of the Rockets and OKC Thunder in the playoffs and am very certain that they are not going to make it at all when to even claim the conference championship.

I agree with the both of you. Those teams have put up a solid team this year and it will make a big difference to challenge GSW in the West. Right now we are seeing that GSW is somewhat inconsistent.

As for the East, Toronto and Boston to challenge Cavs. Its gonna be exciting to see how everything will progress after the all star break because we are getting closer to the playoffs.
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February 17, 2018, 02:33:14 PM
For me, in the West, I think Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder have the shot in the Western Conference to dethrone the Defending Champs because the Housten Rockets depth especially now with Joe Johnson added have a chance to fight against the Warriors as for Oklahoma City with much more game remaining before the postseason if the Chemistry of their big three goes so well GSW will be find it hard to beat them.
Yeah the Golden State Warriors are going to have it tough when they face the likes of the Rockets and OKC Thunder in the playoffs and am very certain that they are not going to make it at all when to even claim the conference championship.
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February 17, 2018, 06:08:40 AM
For me, in the West, I think Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder have the shot in the Western Conference to dethrone the Defending Champs because the Housten Rockets depth especially now with Joe Johnson added have a chance to fight against the Warriors as for Oklahoma City with much more game remaining before the postseason if the Chemistry of their big three goes so well GSW will be find it hard to beat them.
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February 17, 2018, 06:07:49 AM
Cleveland Cavaliers have now a very good chance of winning the championship this year because of that trade. I saw also that Lebron James is happy with the result of that trade and that is bad news to the Golden State Warriors.

I dont think so that they have good chance of winning in the championship even they have trade nothing will change for that. Lebron is too old for now and he always choke if the team needs him. Thats why i dont trust him.There are many teams than can compete with cleveland by the way raptors are pretty hot now.
The Raptors are now number one in the east if i am not mistaken. I like their line-up because there are no stand-out superstar that talk too much. But the thing with the Raptors is they lack the play-off experience. Experience is very important come play-off time. But we will see because they are on the roll right now.
Absolutely not, Raptors are consistently going into the playoffs and in fact they reach the East Finals battling the Cavaliers but unfortunately
the cavaliers are just too strong for them so the series ended in 6 games, if I am not mistaken, it was 4-2 which is the final series score.
Right, they already went to conference finals but cavs back then is too strong to handle, if they wanted to get that title they also needed to escape from Boston where the team also showing good chemistry, I think cavs now is eyeing for second round sit, for sure if they win and get this chance conference finals still open for cavs, but still questionable if they can win the championship ring.
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February 17, 2018, 04:54:25 AM
Cleveland Cavaliers have now a very good chance of winning the championship this year because of that trade. I saw also that Lebron James is happy with the result of that trade and that is bad news to the Golden State Warriors.

I dont think so that they have good chance of winning in the championship even they have trade nothing will change for that. Lebron is too old for now and he always choke if the team needs him. Thats why i dont trust him.There are many teams than can compete with cleveland by the way raptors are pretty hot now.
The Raptors are now number one in the east if i am not mistaken. I like their line-up because there are no stand-out superstar that talk too much. But the thing with the Raptors is they lack the play-off experience. Experience is very important come play-off time. But we will see because they are on the roll right now.

Good point. Play-off games in different from regular season. There are teams that do good in regulars, but choke up completely in playoffs. I'm not implying that Toronto will, but not having experienced will be a big factor for them. Let's see, usually as we get closer to the play offs, there will be a lot of jousting around, they may be #1 at the moment, but I'm sure that the Cavaliers and Leebron will try to spoil their party at being #1 in the East.
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February 16, 2018, 10:26:46 PM
The Raptors are now number one in the east if i am not mistaken. I like their line-up because there are no stand-out superstar that talk too much. But the thing with the Raptors is they lack the play-off experience. Experience is very important come play-off time. But we will see because they are on the roll right now.
Absolutely not, Raptors are consistently going into the playoffs and in fact they reach the East Finals battling the Cavaliers but unfortunately
the cavaliers are just too strong for them so the series ended in 6 games, if I am not mistaken, it was 4-2 which is the final series score.

This is not about the experience as long as the team have courage to play even a single second can catch up the critical moment it can make the game change.I saw a lot of potential team will go to play off.I rather to chose underdog team rather superstar team that only focus on achievement.

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