Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 885. (Read 919140 times)
No way picking championship predictions can be made yet. Way too much left in the season. Injuries will shape the second half of the year as well as the trade deadline. A fringe team can become the frontrunner with a blockbuster deal at the deadline. I like to wait until at least March to start looking at who might be the frontrunners.
Anyone notice this. Those last year top on the Western conference switch places to bottom. 1-5 switch to 6-10 places except Timberwolves and Jazz. Those team that destroyed by GSW on the playoffs is now very strong in regular season and fixed there weakness. Nuggets now have a reliable outside shooter to help Jokic while Gordon is now performing impressively. They recently beat Boston in perfect form with huge price gap.
I know this is too early but I really that Jokic will finally get his ring this year. I just hope that his team mates will not choke because they have the best roster inside out in the league.
In todays NBA, you build a team for a title or you don't have a team at all. This means that many teams either get one year free agents that will give them something and leave, or they pay huge amounts of money to players who would be terrible by the end of the contract, but could get them a title early on.I know this is too early but I really that Jokic will finally get his ring this year. I just hope that his team mates will not choke because they have the best roster inside out in the league.
This is the cause of the trouble, like yeah Warriors won last year, but have you seen what they are paying to their players? They have no room for one more good player and that means if someone gets bad (draymond for example) then they have to keep him on the books for a long time. Which causes them to be amazing at first, but then start to go worse and worse.
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Pops said he will try to keep Luka Doncic under 50 points in that game against the Spurs. He made 51.
Pops said he will try to keep Luka Doncic under 50 points in that game against the Spurs. He made 51.
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Back to the topic, it's funny that Pop tried to control Luka's points and that they are aiming more to control him so that he won't be scoring 50 points, and the funnier thing is that Luka gave the joke back by scoring 51 points.
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I know this is too early but I really that Jokic will finally get his ring this year. I just hope that his team mates will not choke because they have the best roster inside out in the league.
I don't know about best roster but I do hope they get to the West Finals this year at least. It helps build their confidence if they perform better than their previous achievements. I know this is too early but I really that Jokic will finally get his ring this year. I just hope that his team mates will not choke because they have the best roster inside out in the league.
Eventually he will be able to make the right adjustment, he has been with this team for so long already, so he already know his job. Maybe he got excited to shoot because his 3 points shooting is getting better, and not only that, his defense on Tatum was remarkable, he did his job pretty well.
Oh yes, I forgot that. Just to summarize, Bruce Brown was a great addition to the Nuggets and now it's being magnified. The same with KCP, now they have an outside shooter and it proved to be worth the trade with the Wizards. He is playing well and I think he loved Denver now.
This is the current NBA championship odds at the start of the year. GSW is still the 3rd team favorite to win the title. It is because once the current active roster can maintain at least a 50/50 or 40/60 win rate they are still very capable of earning a spot in the playoffs once Curry, Wiggins, and co are back into their regular roles. The odds also favored the teams that have deep playoff experience rather than the teams that are performing well in this regular season. Fair enough, the playoffs are a whole new level compared to the regular games where sometimes defense and hustle are not fully activated.
Their only problem is their road games but Wiggins will soon be back and so does Curry which I think only have 1 more week rest needed for his return or even after the All-Star then can still handle to enter the playoffs.
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This is the current NBA championship odds at the start of the year. GSW is still the 3rd team favorite to win the title. It is because once the current active roster can maintain at least a 50/50 or 40/60 win rate they are still very capable of earning a spot in the playoffs once Curry, Wiggins, and co are back into their regular roles.
This is the current NBA championship odds at the start of the year. GSW is still the 3rd team favorite to win the title. It is because once the current active roster can maintain at least a 50/50 or 40/60 win rate they are still very capable of earning a spot in the playoffs once Curry, Wiggins, and co are back into their regular roles.
Makes sense. The GSW's current ranking is still affected by the absence of some key players of the team, particularly Curry. Even still, Klay and Poole are doing good work by being solid at home, and obviously they need to do something about their on the road games because it's looking to bleak with their recent performances.
The odds also favored the teams that have deep playoff experience rather than the teams that are performing well in this regular season. Fair enough, the playoffs are a whole new level compared to the regular games where sometimes defense and hustle are not fully activated.
If playoff experience is what the odds are based heavily on, I'm surprised that the Clippers fared better than the Nuggets and 76ers. I think it's a mix of experience, current performance, and how well some key players are performing for the oddsmakers to come up with this current ranking.
And I agree that the playoffs is where most of their trump cards are activated. In the off season you'll see players pop off that are usually not that noisy, and then those same players disappear when it comes to the regular season. Usual high scoring games during the off season becomes not so common during the playoffs. Teams don't want to give too much information during the off season, they just want to condition themselves on the possible form of the enemy when the time comes.
Eventually he will be able to make the right adjustment, he has been with this team for so long already, so he already know his job. Maybe he got excited to shoot because his 3 points shooting is getting better, and not only that, his defense on Tatum was remarkable, he did his job pretty well.
He used to play harder even when he doesn't have anyone to help him but still, he successfully became season MVP twice now he improved a lot, and this year's NBA team's ranking is truly unpredictable and anyone can really win the Championship due to their lots of improvement. After the NBA all-star games, we will see lots of changes because every teams will work hard to protect their spots in the NBA playoffs tree.
This is the current NBA championship odds at the start of the year. GSW is still the 3rd team favorite to win the title. It is because once the current active roster can maintain at least a 50/50 or 40/60 win rate they are still very capable of earning a spot in the playoffs once Curry, Wiggins, and co are back into their regular roles. The odds also favored the teams that have deep playoff experience rather than the teams that are performing well in this regular season. Fair enough, the playoffs are a whole new level compared to the regular games where sometimes defense and hustle are not fully activated.
This is the current NBA championship odds at the start of the year. GSW is still the 3rd team favorite to win the title. It is because once the current active roster can maintain at least a 50/50 or 40/60 win rate they are still very capable of earning a spot in the playoffs once Curry, Wiggins, and co are back into their regular roles. The odds also favored the teams that have deep playoff experience rather than the teams that are performing well in this regular season. Fair enough, the playoffs are a whole new level compared to the regular games where sometimes defense and hustle are not fully activated.
Anyone notice this. Those last year top on the Western conference switch places to bottom. 1-5 switch to 6-10 places except Timberwolves and Jazz. Those team that destroyed by GSW on the playoffs is now very strong in regular season and fixed there weakness. Nuggets now have a reliable outside shooter to help Jokic while Gordon is now performing impressively. They recently beat Boston in perfect form with huge price gap.
I know this is too early but I really that Jokic will finally get his ring this year. I just hope that his team mates will not choke because they have the best roster inside out in the league.
I know this is too early but I really that Jokic will finally get his ring this year. I just hope that his team mates will not choke because they have the best roster inside out in the league.
And it's because the Warriors also change a lot from last season, their season unit is not that deep as last year where they have GPII, JTA, Porter, D Lee and others. And now that Curry and Wiggins are injured, they are occupying the later half of the draw now.
And then we have lots of surprises like the King and Jazz too when we thought that they are going to tank because they are rebuilding, they are amongst the top team in the West. Lakers? just the same with no improvement at well and could be worst for them this season, just saying.
The warriors are not even at the top last season, this team yet still won the championship and is now the defending champ. I would not want to count their performance as for me they are still the best team despite their struggle this season. Curry will eventually be ready in the playoffs and that would make this team still a very dangerous opponent.
Right now, the Nuggets, Pelicans and Memphis are doing well, but comes in the playoffs, it's still all for the Warriors.
Anyone notice this. Those last year top on the Western conference switch places to bottom. 1-5 switch to 6-10 places except Timberwolves and Jazz. Those team that destroyed by GSW on the playoffs is now very strong in regular season and fixed there weakness. Nuggets now have a reliable outside shooter to help Jokic while Gordon is now performing impressively. They recently beat Boston in perfect form with huge price gap.
I know this is too early but I really that Jokic will finally get his ring this year. I just hope that his team mates will not choke because they have the best roster inside out in the league.
I know this is too early but I really that Jokic will finally get his ring this year. I just hope that his team mates will not choke because they have the best roster inside out in the league.
And it's because the Warriors also change a lot from last season, their season unit is not that deep as last year where they have GPII, JTA, Porter, D Lee and others. And now that Curry and Wiggins are injured, they are occupying the later half of the draw now.
And then we have lots of surprises like the King and Jazz too when we thought that they are going to tank because they are rebuilding, they are amongst the top team in the West. Lakers? just the same with no improvement at well and could be worst for them this season, just saying.
Anyone notice this. Those last year top on the Western conference switch places to bottom. 1-5 switch to 6-10 places except Timberwolves and Jazz. Those team that destroyed by GSW on the playoffs is now very strong in regular season and fixed there weakness. Nuggets now have a reliable outside shooter to help Jokic while Gordon is now performing impressively. They recently beat Boston in perfect form with huge price gap.
I know this is too early but I really that Jokic will finally get his ring this year. I just hope that his team mates will not choke because they have the best roster inside out in the league.
Gordon is always impressive in the regular season but let's see how he will perform in the playoffs especially when they are up against the Warriors. IMO, the only players that are reliable for the Nuggets are Jokic and Murray, the rest may just choke, I hope I'm wrong but just saying my honest observation. I know this is too early but I really that Jokic will finally get his ring this year. I just hope that his team mates will not choke because they have the best roster inside out in the league.
Anyone notice this. Those last year top on the Western conference switch places to bottom. 1-5 switch to 6-10 places except Timberwolves and Jazz. Those team that destroyed by GSW on the playoffs is now very strong in regular season and fixed there weakness. Nuggets now have a reliable outside shooter to help Jokic while Gordon is now performing impressively. They recently beat Boston in perfect form with huge price gap.
I know this is too early but I really that Jokic will finally get his ring this year. I just hope that his team mates will not choke because they have the best roster inside out in the league.
I know this is too early but I really that Jokic will finally get his ring this year. I just hope that his team mates will not choke because they have the best roster inside out in the league.
Jordan Poole has the talent but he is not as clutch as Curry and Thompson, the splash brothers really are the reasons of the success of the Warriors. Poole getting added as a talent, he can be a good 2nd unit so they will not run out of offense. Once Curry will come back, no way Poole will be able to get his numbers now as the offense will be focus back to Curry.
Poole is not yet on that point, but I know soon, he will be named as one of the clutch players too. It's just that Curry and Thompson are the ones who are in the spotlight for now because they are the ones who are much reliable when it comes to clutch shots. I'm just glad that he's stepping up in the games and helping the team bring a win in the times that they needed it the most while Curry is not yet around and Thompson is not that consistent as well.
When Curry steps back into the court, Jordan Poole will relegate back to his old position. Curry will be the first option and Jordan Poole will be third or fourth but that should transition in the future since Jordan Poole is the young core. If they are to train and raise Jordan Poole right, they have to relegate some clutch moments to him in order to develop him more. He also needs to develop his leadership which the team will need when the current core retires.
The Nuggets are for real, they beat the Celtics at home with a big margin.
They have taken the Celtics out of their comfort zone. They limited their 3 points and exposed their defense. The Celtics were just able to make 9 out of 33 shots behind the arc. That is quite a poor performance for a team that is so good in making 3s.
The Nuggets are for real, they beat the Celtics at home with a big margin.
Jokic had a tripple double and he also got some help from his teammates.
Brown 21 points
Porter Jr. 19 points
Gordon 18 points.
Enough to beat the Celtics who gave Tatum a hard time.
Bruce Brown helped a lot in the last quarter of the game. He was actually 4/4 in the 3-point line until he missed two but never gave up and tried working his game in the paint.Jokic had a tripple double and he also got some help from his teammates.
Brown 21 points
Porter Jr. 19 points
Gordon 18 points.
Enough to beat the Celtics who gave Tatum a hard time.
Porter Jr., is getting better, the rhythm is there but lots of mistakes still happening like that one time where Jokic was having a mismatch against a smaller defender, it's an easy decision but he let it pass and took the shot.
Back to the topic, it's funny that Pop tried to control Luka's points and that they are aiming more to control him so that he won't be scoring 50 points, and the funnier thing is that Luka gave the joke back by scoring 51 points. Also, I'm curious what Luka is like when he is at the height of his prime because he's just 23 years old and is already breaking records by putting a 50+ and 60+ points.
Preserving this kind of stats is all I want to see from him even if he gets older or reaches his prime. Luka still has flaws and sometimes it can be seen in a magnifying glass because we are expecting too much from him. Consistency will be what matters. Lebron did it. Very consistent. I hope he does too with fewer injuries.
Westbrook did 20-20-20. Let's see if he can make 30-20-20.
The Nuggets are for real, they beat the Celtics at home with a big margin.
Jokic had a tripple double and he also got some help from his teammates.
Brown 21 points
Porter Jr. 19 points
Gordon 18 points.
Enough to beat the Celtics who gave Tatum a hard time.
Bruce Brown helped a lot in the last quarter of the game. He was actually 4/4 in the 3-point line until he missed two but never gave up and tried working his game in the paint.Jokic had a tripple double and he also got some help from his teammates.
Brown 21 points
Porter Jr. 19 points
Gordon 18 points.
Enough to beat the Celtics who gave Tatum a hard time.
Porter Jr., is getting better, the rhythm is there but lots of mistakes still happening like that one time where Jokic was having a mismatch against a smaller defender, it's an easy decision but he let it pass and took the shot.
The Nuggets are for real, they beat the Celtics at home with a big margin.
Jokic had a tripple double and he also got some help from his teammates.
Brown 21 points
Porter Jr. 19 points
Gordon 18 points.
Enough to beat the Celtics who gave Tatum a hard time.
Jokic had a tripple double and he also got some help from his teammates.
Brown 21 points
Porter Jr. 19 points
Gordon 18 points.
Enough to beat the Celtics who gave Tatum a hard time.
On another subject, Luka is doing unbelievable things and we can't not talk about it. Last 3 games: 48.67 points - 13 rebounds - 10.67 assists. I mean, come on. Even though he is not one of the players I personally like, he is surely amazing. Doncic is a person who works with trash talk like MJ. More precisely, if you trash talk to doncic, you are most likely activating doncic's god mode and unpleasant things are happening on the field. Devin booker tested it last year, for example. He is one of the most exciting players right now and definitely one of the most important players for play offs, maybe the most important one.
Pops said he will try to keep Luka Doncic under 50 points in that game against the Spurs. He made 51. Jason Kidd said he was not the type who trains hard but when it comes to competing, her inner monster will come out. What more if this guy is training like hell?
Luka is truly amazing, his skill set is unique, and he can slow the phase down or speed it up by creating a fast break by passing the ball for a home run like what he did versus the Spurs, I think he made 5 home runs there.
Whenever he and Jokic will have a match, I will definitely not miss it. That's like a battle of the geniuses.
And a slow game for sure because these two are like changing the phase of the time whenever they play
Anyway, I looked up on their future match-up too see when will be the game of Mavericks vs Nuggets because I'm also curious to see it. Found out that these named teams will clash on February 16 at the Nuggets home.Back to the topic, it's funny that Pop tried to control Luka's points and that they are aiming more to control him so that he won't be scoring 50 points, and the funnier thing is that Luka gave the joke back by scoring 51 points. Also, I'm curious what Luka is like when he is at the height of his prime because he's just 23 years old and is already breaking records by putting a 50+ and 60+ points.
Bucks losing at their home court, gonna be very hard to swallow at the start of the year. I didn't watch the game but when I look at the scores per player, it seems that Giannis take a rest as well? as they were lead by Bobby Portis. So no Giannis and no Middleton and Jrue Holiday equals big lost for them.
On the other big games, the Nuggets beat the Celtics as it is the battle of the top seed in both conference.
Jokic another triple double, Jamal Murray didn't play but MP Jr did and had a good contribution at 19 points.
On the other big games, the Nuggets beat the Celtics as it is the battle of the top seed in both conference.
Jokic another triple double, Jamal Murray didn't play but MP Jr did and had a good contribution at 19 points.
Giannis updated his injury status I think an hour or two before the actual game, wherein a lot of people have already locked their bets and it's not really possible to change bets at that point. I was one of those people who got caught up in this very late announcement regarding his knee injury, because for one I believe that even without Holiday and Middleton, Portis and Giannis can make some great plays together and win against Nuggets, especially since they are on their home court.
Tomorrow's picks, I only have Philadelphia 76ers vs New Orleans Pelicans ML with a slight lean towards the 76ers at home. Haven't locked my bets yet but this one is a value pick for me given how close these two are in terms of defense, and the Pelicans beating them with the combined effort of CJ McCollum posting 42 points and Zion Williamson's 36 points just gives the Pelicans some more motivation to do what they have to do in order to maintain their streak. Of course, 76ers would surely heighten up their defenses for their home game and wouldn't want the Pelicans to just peck at them continuously for two in a row. Currently waiting for injury reports before locking my bet, but spreads and moneyline currently favors the home defenders 76ers.
They are very impressive on their recent wins at home, without Curry, they still manage to win. Also, there was one game where Thompson rested, they still win, that's really impressive. however, I'm concerned about their road record, because as good as they are at their home, they are playing worst when they are on the road.
Jordan Poole has the talent but he is not as clutch as Curry and Thompson, the splash brothers really are the reasons of the success of the Warriors. Poole getting added as a talent, he can be a good 2nd unit so they will not run out of offense. Once Curry will come back, no way Poole will be able to get his numbers now as the offense will be focus back to Curry.
Poole is not yet on that point, but I know soon, he will be named as one of the clutch players too. It's just that Curry and Thompson are the ones who are in the spotlight for now because they are the ones who are much reliable when it comes to clutch shots. I'm just glad that he's stepping up in the games and helping the team bring a win in the times that they needed it the most while Curry is not yet around and Thompson is not that consistent as well.
^ Not just a triple double, but Jokic had a near flawless night in Denver’s win over the Celtics. He shot 100% from 3 point range, 100% from the free throw line, and had 0 turnovers. He missed 3 of 13 shots otherwise he would have had a game for the record books. 30/12/12 isn’t bad either. Denver is going to cause some problems in the postseason this year.
True, and they are still on the top of West division, Grizzlies defeating the Pels resulting in a tie between this 2 teams in the second spot. And with Jokic putting this numbers, gonna be hard to see who will be the MVP as Luka is also having a statistical season, anyway still that far to talk about the MVP. What's important is that Nuggets maintain this run of them, with a healthy Murray and then Porter also back in their line up now, gonna be hard to beat this team when this kind of support system of Nikolai.
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