Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 289. (Read 914736 times)

Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Gordon performed really well for the Phoenix Suns. Something I like is that the match was actually never one sided. the match was competitive almost throughout the whole way. Fox, Sabonis and Malik Monk played really well in this match for the Kings but no other players were able to actually have big impact on this match from their team. That's why even though they played pretty well, they still lost, in my opinion. The Suns had contributions from almost all the players. but the kings did not have that.  that's why I think they actually lost.  if they actually had any more contributions from other players in the team they might have won this game.

regards

Duke

Lebron has always been a superstar, even from his first year so to see him still be great is an amazing feeling. Dude has been around for 20 years and he is still knocking it down like it's nothing.

Of course, for anyone who has watched him for a long time, would know the biggest difference between his current state and his old state. He is a lot smarter now, he has always been an incredible basketball mind, but he is not just smart about basketball anymore, not tactics, he is smart about his own body as well which makes the biggest difference, he knows what he has to do at every specific play.

In the end, this dude will go down as either the greatest player ever, or close to greatest, I would say top 2 easily, and I may even give him number one.

Its incredible to see Lebron James still carrying the eam in his back, is astonishing he is gonna be 40 by the end of the year and he still carry the team.



Nearby to 25 points per game at this age and with tons of new stars rising is increible he fucking GOAT.

Kings are full of talent but it was the experience of the Suns that gave them the edge to win the game. They just go back and forth with their offense, but the Suns have a lot  of weapon compared to the Sacramento Kings, and late in the game, it was only Fox that is trying to carry the team, the ball movement is gone as his teammates are not so involved anymore. They can't win like that, I like them when they share the ball well like how they played when they dominated the Denver Nuggets.

Yeah, it was a big rebound by Grayson Allen, and maybe this is the reason why they wanted Royse O'Neal as well as he hits a crucial 3 point shot for a separation from the Kings. And you feel the rivalry between the two teams, and for sure if they met in the playoffs, the series could be a heated one. Malik Monk is so animated being pitted against Kevin Durant. But in the end, it was a good win for the Suns, and we also have to mentioned Eric Gordon, he seems to turn back the clock with a huge performance to cover for Beal. As it was reported that he had a left hamstring injury. And those two All Star snubs? Fox and Sabonis combined for 75 big points between them. Fox with 40 and Sabonis 35 and bullying his way around.

If only he stayed in the league, he would be a traditional center which is for me, not ideal in the current era that we have. I mean we are seeing an era where Centers are shooting threes as well already, and that's the thing that he can't do. The only traditional big right now that's still playing is Drummond. If Whiteside stayed in the NBA, he would've had a hard time adjusting, and it would come to a point where no team would get him which really happened. Anyway, I still remember him with his "Snatch-Blocks" where he would just grab the ball on-air.

TBH, I also think that he might achieve the "5x5" record where he will get 5 on points, rebounds, assists, blocks, and steals. I mean recording a quadruple-double would be amazing knowing how versatile is for a center, but recording a quadruple-double, and a 5x5 would be more amazing. For sure teams are already preparing for him because they know that a few years from now, he might be the most dominant player in the league just because of how he plays. I just hope that he will not get injured though.

^^ It was Showtime Lakers from the beginning, good to see Spencer also playing his first game as a Laker and scoring, a 3 point play and then a 3. And it seems that the Lakers starting five this score above 100 points combine again?

So with all the trade talks behind them, they are not playing solid and the camaraderie is already there.

CWood as well, maybe he is slow, but he is effecting protecting the paint. Let's see how long this Lakers team is going to play good. They are still at 9th place and the Warriors trying to get closer to them at 10th spot.

Rookie crushing.
It's normal to happen especially if there are a lot of players who are jealous about the attention of another good player. But I won't worry about Wemby, he has Coach Pops and he loves him. He is like the Tim Duncan of the new Spurs. All he needs is more experience. And the management too seems to love Wemby so they will surround him with good players next time the trades open up. You are right, for those who cannot play with him, the management will probably trade them or just let them go.

Mostly from the Spurs.
David Robinson 34/10/10/10
Tim Duncan almost reached it at 21/20/10/8 but that is still an incredible stat.
Wemby will probably get this one day. Just imagining him making more progress scares the hell out of me. He is an upgraded Rudy Gobert.

LA Lakers did great tonight winning against the Detroit Pistons. They started hot and ended it the same way. Thankfully, I made a bet for them. The line was only -10.5 before the start of the game.
Minnesota Timberwolves on the other hand had a bit of a bump on the 3rd quarter of the game against the Portland Trail Blazers. Suddenly Jerami Grant shot 2 three-pointers and the lead was cut into one. I think they also had a lead but it was short-lived.
4th quarter, Anthony Edwards didn't even let them get that chance again. He kept on attacking the rim and he was unstoppable, he ended with 41 points.
They will meet again in their next game, but this time it will be in Minnesota.

Celtics on a win in the road, I thought that it was going to be easy for them, they built a 22 point lead. But the Nets was able to cut the lead to 6 in the 4th quarter and thanks to Cam Thomas.

I really thought that he will be franchise player of Nets, however, he got injured and now that there are a lot of players in the team that can be a offensive weapon like Bridges or even Ben Simmons. And the height advantage of the Celtics was too much early and they take advantage of it. Nets really need another big man to help Claxton in the middle. And it seems all their players are shooting guard or small forward.

Well, his NBA career was short, but his performance wasn't bad, especially in the 16/17 season when he was still in a Heat uniform. Overall, he had great potential, which he unfortunately couldn't fulfill due to injuries. I think if things had turned out differently, he could have been one of the best dominant centers.

The Phoenix Suns vs Sacramento Kings game didn’t disappoint. The game came down to the last few seconds and both teams were making shots. An offensive rebound on a missed Devon Booker free throw sealed the game, but up until then it could go either way. The series between them is 2-2 this season now. A good chance they’ll see each other again in the post season.

I think he was injured and when he came back he wasn't the same anymore, probably just like Klay Thompson, at least this guy still has some contract. He average a double double with the Miami Heat, but was traded to acquire Jimmy Butler. After that, his career slowly was going sour.

Meanwhile, after getting the Nuggets dominated at home, it seems like the Bucks are gassed out on their back to back game against the heat, they are now in the process of experiencing a blowout loss. Miami probably is better without  Butler?

Hassan Whiteside retired from the game of basketball today. He hasn’t been in the NBA for a bit I don’t think and he hasn’t been a relevant NBA player for even longer, but when he was having his moment in the NBA he put up some monster numbers. I remember seeing him get 20 rebounds and 9 blocks in a game. Not sure where it all went wrong.

I'm starting to get over the Knicks loss last night which was completely rediculous.  One of the worst foul calls I've seen in a long time. Aaron holiday was throwing up a last second prayer and JB got a phantom foul called against him with .3 seconds to go.  Nba association came out immediately and said that foul was erroneously called.  I know I'm biased but can't help to feel like that ref had some dough on the Rockets last night

Yes, not to mentioned the Spurs as well winning against the Raptors with that big performance by the Wemby. And Warriors as well, on a winning streak and bet the Utah Jazz. And Mavs almost losing to the Wizards, as Washington was keeping tabs and even take the lead, before the Mavs beat them in the 4th quarter, 34-16, a 18 point swing, just enough for them to win. Just shows another night wherein it's very unpredictable. And even for bettors who just bet on 1 game, it will be a complete disaster to see that many underdogs won, even in the road.

I think he has been noticed since game 1, but as you have said, he is in a terrible team, struggles to win as compare to his fellow rookie like Chet who is for me leading the Rookie of the year, in OKC and winning and so every move he does is magnified. And with this performance, the attention have shift to Wemby again, but he needs another big one so that he will have a chance at the award for this year. He is skilled player no doubt about it, and coach Pop did a great job on the rookie. Lebron is built different though, from day 1 he take the Cavs as become their number 1 offensive player. In Spurs, coach Pop has a lot of weapons at this disposal to score not just Wemby.

Wemby isn’t getting the respect right now because his team is terrible, but people are taking notice. When your team is bad though, you get lots of opportunities and it’s easy to have good stats. If his team starts winning and he’s able to keep up these numbers, that’s when you’ll see people starting to really talk about him as a skilled player.

The ending was controversial. Who knows what would have happened if the foul call was reversed in the review but I bet the Knicks would come out on top in OT.

I think it's actually good that he doesn't get all the attention this early in his career. This may benefit him and the organization in the long run.

Wemby is not getting the attention he deserves at Spurs, the players are just not passing him the ball and that's going to ruin them. I heard someone talk about how it resembles the first year of Lebron, every other player was angry that this 18 year old kid got all the attention and they have been at NBA for a long time and not getting the same attention so they disliked him for it and didn't pass him the ball as much as they should, which resulted with them not being as good as they could be.

You know what happened to those people? They got either waived or traded away and their stock value dropped like crazy, if you can't play with Lebron, you can't play with anyone else. So the current Spurs players who do not pass to Wemby? They will be low minute players and then retire.

I don't consider these two games as upsets eventhough it was the home court advantage for the New York Knicks because the Knicks only had 9 players available to play that game. Houston Rockets are playing great this month especially their player Jalen Green.

Also Chicago Bulls are great team and it's a home court game for them. The Atlanta Hawks have been very inconsistent this season. Even if you look at the standings right now the Bulls have a better standing.