Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 432. (Read 920378 times)

Yeah, that's right Jayson Tatum has been phenomenal and I think this is the prime of his career. He may probably be on the upper ranks of the MVP race but Nikola Jokic will be difficult to defeat as he keeps on posting triple-doubles every game. Last time was one shy away in assists and he could've broken the record of Lebron James and Jason Kidd earlier.

About the Warriors relying on Steph Curry, I do think Klay Thompson seems to be getting his rhythm back, I mean his past performance although it is given as he is not in his prime anymore and the injuries did hurt him badly especially mentally.
I think it's Wiggins who became inconsistent in their team, they sure can rely on him defensively and in rebounds but his offense is not that good anymore, especially his mid-range shots.
Although that is happening, the Warriors are still getting more wins in their past 8 games. 6-2 to be exact and I think that's pretty good considering how their roster was overhauled particularly their bench.

Boner made my day. It made me laugh really hard  

Anyway, as for Davis being traded, there are many including me who wants him to be out of the Lakers a few years ago because of how injury-prone he is, but I guess he proved last season that he can still be one of the best centers "when healthy". Is he healthy last season? Well, yes he's less injury-prone that he is a few years ago. Did a quick research, and he's questionable in their next game against the Rockets alongside their another big in Hayes. Many are optimistic for the Lakers this season, and that they will be at a higher rankings compare to what they get last season, but right now, they're 3-4.

If they traded him a few years ago, who will they get as another big? Can you think of somebody that is a center as well who can play the same or even better than Davis?

The coach admires the pattern of Adebayo and keen on using him. Bamonte Adebayo is a star, equipped with outstanding qualities and with the aides of his teammates. He needs more playing time because there's alot he can explore in his performance and enchanced the team. He is an important player for his club and he has made tremendous contributions to the scores and brilliant performance of his club. There is a certain attributes I'm acquainted with the NBA player, he's consistent and does deliver when his team needs him, though he flops in some games, often unimportant games.

It would be an easy win for them since there is nothing for the Grizzlies right now and they are struggling too much without their star players. As for the Miami Heat, they need to act fast and earn more wins in order to secure their playoff spot because it will be hard for them to do so if they keep losing the easiest game they will ever have this season.

Anyway, I never thought you could challenge some miscalls after the games just like the Lakers did when they fell to the Heat yesterday. But they didn't get any good results because the calls were clean and there's nothing wrong with it. They should have just accepted their defeat and done the right thing in their next game because it wouldn't be good for them to act in such a way every time they lose in an intense game.

Sure he is important to the team just like last season and right now, he's technically the new captain ball of their team.

If he's going to be consistent and produce these numbers every single game although it's unlikely but at least close to this stat, it's not just going to be all about Jimmy whenever they're against with other teams.

Tomorrow, they're going to be with the Grizzlies. Lesser rest but I'm sure that he's still going to show some good numbers on that game.

All of the games count for theor season results (except for the final) so it's not like they won't care the same about winning.  What I think is interesting and extra motivating is the $500k prize money.  For the players on min salaries and rookies who aren't making much that's a nice incentive.  So what you might end up seeing is these guys pushing a little harder than normal.  Either way interested to see how it comes together this year.

Klay Thompson still played in that game but he only got 15 points in that game even though he played 32 minutes for sure it has something to do with the injuries you are talking about, and even though they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers the next game is unexpectedly a win again for the Warriors but the next game will be a great thing for them as they will have to face the champion the Denver Nuggets that doesn't have Jamal Murray


For sure the Milwaukee Bucks have gotten their hands on players that will help them and help Giannis Antetokounmpo in ensuring that they will win the finals this season, but yeah a newly formed team will need time to fix their flaws and right now Damian Lillard is struggling for sure he got a great debut but still the team will need to work on how they can used Damian Lillard because as of now it is not really working well,

This in-season tournament is a weird one, I am not still sure about how it works to be fair, looks like it does feel as if the yare doing something that not even players completely understand. We will see who will be the first winners but I think it will not be a big team that will end up winning the title at the end of the season, not even the finalist neither.

Because it's something they may not care, and because they do not care, it looks like some smaller team who would not win anything else will end up fighting harder for it and that could be the result. Think of a team like Spurs, they got Wemby and want to showcase him and if they end up getting the first title here, that would be fun thing to start his career for sure. I hope that it ends up being fun at the very end, the finals should be good, and we could have some fun, plus all of these games go for the regular season results too so not like it's a separate thing from the season neither.

That is a monster performance. That’s the game that Anthony Davis sat out the second half because of a groin spasm right? Funny enough social media was calling it a boner… I digress. That performance shows how weak the Lakers are without Davis in the middle and with him being so injury prone, they’re pretty weak with him. They should’ve traded him two years ago.

Adebayo is a machine he always was, but is that kind of player who is always behind the star of the team, is like a second guitar, but he is top top.

In the other conference, is Spurs not doing so good.... so much hype on Wenbayama but i think he gonna need more time to make his place in this league.

Adebayo being overshadowed but he just put up an impressive number "under the radar" against the Lakers. It's his best performance so far.
- 22 Points
- 20 Rebounds
- 10 Assists

I think the future of the Heat rest on his shoulders. He is as important to the team as Buttler so hopefully he remains consistent and produce double-double every game.

I will go for Jason Tatum here due to the consistency he has shown in the last few games, plus that impressive 54% from beyond the arc. This is remarkable because he does not fully rely on 3-point shooting, which would indicate how complete a player he is. No disrespect to Curry, though, but the Warriors have been relying so much on him, unlike the Celtics where everyone has been moving the ball well. So, Tatum does not have the same burden as Curry.

Here are our players for week 2.

https://www.nba.com/news/stephen-curry-jayson-tatum-nba-players-of-the-week-2-2023

No single doubt about that. Both players have been dominant on the offensive end for their respective conferences.
Here are the last 4 games stats of both players.
Steph Curry - Points - 21, 30, 28, 34.
Jayson Tatum - Points - 33, 30, 32, 32. Damn!

We could say that whatever the defense does, they cannot be stopped. All they can do is slow them down a little bit.
Steph could keep up at this number but I do wish Tatum could keep this up too and I am sure he will have a chance for the MVP race. His rebounding numbers are also going up and maybe that's because they don't have a real center on the floor. Well, it worked out for them, it just means more work to do but they can sprint faster due to their small-ball lineup which I think is their biggest weapon and the reason they kept on winning until last night.

They need that kind of consistency at home especially when the playoffs comes. That win was huge as they have done that even without KAT.
It's now looking good for the Wolves, the addition of  Conley to this team has somehow contribute well to what they have become now and Edwards had already matured as a player due to his big experience, especially playing the FIBA WC.



It seems like they really don't need Harden after all. Speaking of Harden, he made his debut with the Clippers against the Knicks, but unfortunately, they lost.

Another big win by the Timberwolves. That win should boost their morale somehow and continue to their winning ways. However, there's still a lot to improve before they can consider themselves a serious contender this season. Their 2 towers need to be consistent. I am not sold on Conley, they need a stable and younger PG, and it does not have to be a star player. Nonetheless, the Timberwolves are still undefeated with a 4-0 record at home.

Boston and Philadelphia are now tied with 5-1 records. Philly has a 5 game-win streak.

They have to prove themselves in the playoffs, though. However, we must respect what the Wolves have accomplished so far, as they've shown that Boston is not an unbeatable team. One thing I've noticed about the Wolves is that, thus far, Gobert is posting great statistics. So, he may end up with better output this season compared to the last, and the Wolves certainly need that.

The last undefeated team in the league has fallen now with the Minnesota Timberwolves beating the Boston Celtics. Minnesota is also the only team in the league to have beaten the Denver Nuggets. While it’s still early, the Timberwolves are showing they’re a team to beat this year. They’re also the number one rated defense in the league.

Yeah, we don't know what's with this team, but they seems to be playing very well against a very though team like the Nuggets and now the Celtics. Anthony Edwards is on fire during the OT. He has a good chance to win it for the team though, but he misfires. But he make sure that in the OT there's not missing shots although he make one crucial mistakes but the Celtics has no time left to make a comeback in the OT.

I think him going into the Olympics and having that kind of experiences, really give Edwards that boost, the same confidence he has he is showing this season.

And I don't think as well that he is still in his prime years, give him at least 1 or 2 seasons more and he could take the NBA.

That's the problem with Dame. He is one of the best shooters currently in the league, but in terms of defense, he's one of the worst.
I can't blame the management though in getting Dame for Jrue because if they will not make a big move, there's a huge chance that Giannis will be out in Milwaukee next season, so it's either lose him, or trade somebody. Jrue is more of an all-around type of player while Dame focuses more on offense.

It's just the start of the season though. Their performance in their first 10 games will not dictate their performance in the remaining 72 games. We've seen teams who are at the top, but just because of one injury, or losing streaks, they ended up being at the bottom, and vice-versa

Wemby got BLOCKED!!!!

They lost by a huge lead on the road, and it's their 2nd consecutive loss already. I don't know, but it seems like other teams are starting to make a way to stop that alien already. I mean not stop completely, but to lessen his efficiency at least. It's too early to say though, but let's see in their remaining games.

I don't care about the Celtics having their first loss of the season (because eventually they will get it).
What I care about is  Rudy Gobert, and his reaction after being posterized by Jaylen Brown. I feel bad for the big guy TBH. Last season it was Russ when he's still in the Lakers, and now early in the regular season, he got postered again by Brown this time. I expect more in the future. DUNK OF THE YEAR candidate.

ANT for MIP? I guess it's too early to say, and there will be some players out there who are more deserving than him. After all, he's making that numbers since his rookie season already. If I will pick somebody for MIP today, it would be Cam Thomas, and not him.

Finally, the Celtics got their first season loss. The Celtics collapsed in overtime. Not gonna lie I'm surprised that the Wolves beat the Nuggets and the Celtics! The Wolves have handed two undefeated teams their first loss. It's awesome to be a Timberwolves fan. ANT can be MIP dis season. What do you think 🤔