Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 946. (Read 919269 times)

It's worth noting that Howard dominated in his debut games in this league. So I think if Cousins signs, he will probably dominate as well. On the one hand, it's good that there are leagues in which teams are always willing to sign NBA veterans. On the other hand, the competition in the T1 league seems pretty weak, which means that even a good performance in this league may not be enough to convince NBA scouts.

It is the best shot that they got, and just like the Sacramento Kings the Utah Jazz doesn't have any all-stars as well but they are performing awesomely, well the Kings would eventually need to get their Chemistry and Momentum I think the Sacramento Kings may do it but for me, the Sacramento is a sure team that could go to the playoffs, but I could be wrong or this could also be a fluke,

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Here are my picks for today's games,

Houston Rockets VS Atlanta Hawks

The stake odds for this game are 3.50 for the Rockets while 1.33 for the Hawks, Right now Jae'Sean Tate can not play for the Rockets while Bruno Fernando, Alperen Sengun, Jalen Green, and Josh Christopher are questionable if they can play, while Bogdan Bogdanovic can not play for the Hawks and Jarrett Culver is questionable if he can play, for this Rockets is not in a good shape right now and this could be a one-sided game knowing the Hawks even though Bogdan Bogdanovic can not play for me the Hawks will win this,

Milwaukee Bucks VS Cleveland Cavaliers

The stake odds for this game are 1.68 for the Bucks and 2.25 for the Cavaliers, for the Bucks Joe Ingles can not return until next year, Khris Middleton can not play today, while Jrue Holiday and Pat Connaughton is questionable if they can play, while Ricky Rubio, Dylan Windler, Caris LeVert and Kevin Love can not play and Lamar Stevens are questionable if he can play, for this game I think that because of so much injuries the Cavaliers have the Bucks will win this,

Boston Celtics VS Sacramento Kings

The stake odds for this game are 1.27 for the Celtics and 3.80 for the Kings, Injuries for the Celtics are still the same, while the Kings also got no injuries, for this game, because the Celtics duo is doing great a number of people like them to win so will go with the Celtics aswell,


Golden State Warriors VS Utah Jazz

The stake odds for this game are 1.33 for the Warriors and 3.45 for the Jazz, Right now these are the two teams that I like, and as they are about to face one another I got to see who's really going to win and if what play could be more interesting, Warriors doesn't have injuries except Andre Iguodala, while Rudy Gay, Mike Conley, and Johnny Juzang can not play while Leandro Bolmaro is questionable, but still the Jazz got an exceptional team ready to play but for me, I am going with the Warriors but if the Jazz win I will not be frustrated at all,  

Yeah, it's not that much to think of and that's why I've explained why he doesn't have to worry because it seems that he's not convinced how good the Jazz are.

They'll be up with the Golden State Warriors later and they're coping up with the losses that they've got. On the ranking, GSW is the one that's not on the good rank.

It is just a slight difference and nothing to worry about. People just loved to see the rankings as the basis of power without even going to the small details to see the correct details and that they got more wins. They may be ranked 4th in the West now but that doesn't mean that they are much weaker than the teams above those said rank, moreover, that's already too much to expect from newly formed team who are expected to be tanking this season.

There's another NBA player that's in the rumor of going to play in T1 league in Taiwan and that's DeMarcus Cousins.
(https://fadeawayworld.net/nba-media/demarcus-cousins-reportedly-close-to-joining-taiwans-t1-league)

That is true, Luka's consistency will be pointless if he cannot have anything inside the team that can match him and will somehow balance the play that he is doing. The others were not that consistent like him anymore, except this Christian Wood who is kind of making some noise recently. I agree that Jason Kidd should give him more exposure to make use of him in the upcoming games and to be more accustomed once the league gets tougher, I mean, what's the use of acquiring him if he won't be utilized.

If you are a fan of risking for much better odd, then taking Jazz for your pick would give you a decent one. ML will surely attract you, though, just like what you also mentioned, Warriors is 8-1 playing at home.

Something that also needed to analyze Warriors win their last game at home as they
didn't give any chance for Clippers to snatch the game away from them.

That's the right punishment. I won't disagree with it because he reacted too harshly but I am still on his side about what he had done.
Ayton may have not done much but I want to see NBA punish this kind of action too as players won't be overreacting if there's no harm done.
I have seen some harm when he used his foot forward at the back of Reaves. It won't even happen if he didn't initiate. I didn't even need the replay to see thru what Ayton is doing, it's too obvious.

14 games. The only teams that won't be playing today are Dallas Mavericks and Toronto Raptors.

Pat Bev suspended for three games for shoving Ayton in case you didn't know yet. The punishment looks harsh but I guess that's what repeat offenders get. I'm all for defending or protecting a teammate from being disrespected but do it in front of their faces hehe. Lakers probably still lucky since they'll have a back to back game against a struggling Spurs.

I think if LeBron James joins the equation as you said, this team is likely to get far better in my opinion. Obviously, if the players start playing well as a team and everyone on the team starts contributing, the star players are going to have less pressure on them. When the players know that there are other players who can come in the clutch, it will be easier for them to perform freely. That will relieve them of a lot of burden. Anthony Davis, Walker, Westbrook, and LeBron James are all set to make the team very strong together. I just hope that the players stay healthy.

That's a big test for the Jazz, it will be their 3rd losing streak if they will lose this game. The warriors are 8-1 at home and they have a good rest before this game, so this should be fun as we all know that Jazz is a very surprising team. I like the Warriors but I'm thinking of taking the Jazz ML, just for fun.

We will see, as you have said, Jazz is one team that surprises us all in the West, but now they are on a 2 game losing skid. Sacramento on the other hand, lost against Trae Young. Although they have been dominated, they try to make a comeback in that game but they just fell short.

Probably need a win in their home court so get back the confidence because it will be just a waste if they started to lose after having a good start.

So this is a mind game for the team, both of them, they have to look at it one game at a time.

I was disappointed with their game against the Pistons, they should win that game but we didn't see that because what happened was the opposite. I don't know if their method was already exposed, or they are just not making an adjustment in the game. Clarkson was still the best score in that game but their big man wasn't so efficient that time, hopefully, they'll bounce back in their next game.

Next game will be up against the Warriors, that's surely a tough one for them, but upsets are possible.

Kings' winning streak has been interrupted. Honestly, they had been on a really consistent winning streak so far till the last match. And I do not think that they are about to even think about missing the playoffs. The type of performance that they were able to show is enough to give them a lot of confidence. Right now I bet they are not even thinking about missing the playoffs.

Jazz have lost two matches in a row. Before that, they were showing positive performances. I know some of the matches they've played have been really close. But they did get the result in their favor. From the next game on, I hope they will be able to perform better.

If the Kings will go to the playoff this season, then this could be their best season yet as we haven't seen them in the 1st round. And yes they are one of the early surprises for this year, and hopefully they can maintain their run. It's just the beginning of the season and many things can happen.

Just like the Lakers who obviously are struggling, and even the GSW are inconsistent eventhough Steph Curry is having number greater than when he won a unanimous MVP in 2015 if I'm not mistaken. So still a lot of games to be seen, we have the All Star Break in February, meaning we are half way so by that time we might have some picture of the top 4 and what teams are going to be in the 4-8 and for the play-in.

Makes the season more interesting to watch, a bad team before are already winning, and look at the Jazz, they prove us wrong because they were expected to struggle this season due to the fact that they are rebuilding. I'm really happy with what is happening so far, looks like the season now are very unpredictable.

If they continue playing as a team the playoff appearance won't be hard for them, we are seeing a different chemistry that being
established among the players.

The progress is really great with this newly form squad, same with what I see from the Jazz they are surprising the league after
beating teams that highly favorites.

Both teams need to continue the chase and perform to keep winning games.

Just getting to the playoffs would be their best performance this season and surely they will gonna be torn against their opponents in their western conference because the Sacramento Kings this season is like the Memphis last season, even though there aren't any superstars in the team, they can surpass other teams that haven't played well even though they have all the necessary players to win a championship. If they can continue winning at such a rate, obviously their spot in the playoff tree will be guaranteed for sure.

For now, the Boston Celtics were in 1st position in the eastern conference and they are doing really great the one that could stop them was if Jaylen Brown or Jayson Tatum could get injured, but they should not take their guard down because of teams like the Milwaukee Bucks, Indiana Pacers, and Atlanta Hawks that would just need small points to get near them or over take their position,


It was surely a sad blow for the Kings but it happens, and even though their winning streak was halted there is a huge chance they can get into the playoffs, but this is really just an assumption because knowing the Sacramento Kings now, but before that 7 winning streaks at 1st they had a 4 losing streak, on the start of the season, but they are making progress in their play so let's just wait in what they will do next,

Well, if nobody will sign him in the NBA then at least he can still continue playing basketball outside the US.

As for Taiwan, getting Howard might create a domino effect towards those NBA players who doesn't have contract right now. We might see more NBA player who doesn't have contract playing not only with Taiwan but maybe other countries (more likely in Asia). A win-win for both parties as the player might be paid higher than what they are giving to their local player (it's the case with Howard this season) and at the same time, getting ex-NBA players will boost the popularity of the T1 league.

I guess Cousins can still be a dominant player. Him and Davis are the top scoring players back when they are at Pelicans. Injuries caused Cousins' career to decline but I think he can still dominate a league lower than NBA obviously. Just look what Howard is doing right now in Taiwan. Dominating the paint, a double-double machine and also shooting threes as well .