Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 947. (Read 919267 times)

Correct. That's for the East. My prediction will be them in the Conference Finals but the team they will be up against will be difficult to forecast.
There are the Bucks which for sure will be in the playoffs, then the Cavaliers, a complete roster with twin towers and powerful guards. Finally, the Atlanta Hawks surprised us again by shaping up in the season. Almost like a Deja Vu.
I had never seen Tatum miss games due to injury. It's Jaylen Brown who had a history with his foot if I am not mistaken. They better take care of themselves.

West on the other hand seems to be unpredictable. Many teams are shockingly better than the teams we expected to dominate this season.

Actually, it was not a rumor but it was close to happening. DeMarcus Cousins will play in Taiwan’s T1 League.

What remains unofficial is what team he will play. But one thing is for sure, he will continue his basketball career in Taiwan.

At least, he won't remain vacant and idle for long as he really still has that good playing level although unable to fully compete with today's NBA.

Cousins has been looking for a new team after his contract with the Denver Nuggets expired.

Based on recent rumors, it seems like DeMarcus Cousins will be playing in Taiwan with Dwight Howard soon.

They just have one to two more loss than those teams that are 1-3 ranking. But look at their winning stat, they've got more games and got one more win than them.

It is that this ranking thing is based on how many lose a team does but in comparison with the other teams, Jazz got the most games which is in total of 20 games.

While the ranks 1-3 have an average of 17-18 games.

The pressure of being the defending champ creates more negative feedback for the Warriors unlike last season, where most of the fans think that they are an underdog and each wins gives them a credit.

Now, every loss are counts as criticism. They continue to receive negative feedback stating that they are not the same Warriors that we used to watch before, nothing to say, but I just like to give credit to all the improving teams.

they are the reason why those heavy favorite teams are gaining lots of criticism.

Any issue referring to being tired of what should be out of the topic. NBA players already know that they will experience games over games and surely, they are used to being in a situation like that. They even practice day by day that's why it's not really a big deal for them to play consecutive more games.

Let's not put too much technicality on their break but they are just enjoying their time.


Don't just look at the big changes that Warriors is showing right now but also give credit to other teams that they are now improving. It's good to see that some unusual teams that are not always on the big screen are now getting some attention.

Once the season end, all teams will be on 0-0. That's where we will see a much tight and strong competition. Let's also see if these rising teams that will able to secure a playoff spot will maintain the same level of playing during season games once the playoffs now commenced.

That’s true, we have national holidays in my country as well and we do not have games on those days too, which is fine because these players may make millions of dollars, but they are human too and they deserve to get a break here and there.

Remember, NBA players who go to finals could play as much as 110 games in one season, 82 games in a regular season, and if all games go to 7 games, that means 4 rounds of 7 equals to 28 games, that means 110 games, usually it's over inside 100 or so games though, but that is a ton of games. That on average means about 1 game in 3.5 days, that’s terrible and must be very tiring, a little bit of break here and there should be what they deserve too.

Thanks, I think I have been wondering as well as to why Christian Wood is not being utilized by Kidd? I think he can be another offensive weapon for the Mavs if he will just be given a break by Kidd.

Definitely, Luka can't do it alone, specially a good team like the Boston Celtics. And I guess the role playing not clicking could be a sign that they really need to rotate more otherwise, they can't maintain their winning form and be inconsistent.

Jason Kidd should at least change tactics and strategy if Doncic's bunch of role-player teammates are not getting their rhythm. For example, if most starters getting a tough night and having a hard time finding their rhythm, how about considering someone to take their place and give chance to others?

Specifically, I want to point out that they should fully utilize their rookie, Christian Wood. There's no problem with Doncic's consistency in every game but if the Mavericks are still losing despite him always getting good numbers, that's a big concern that they need to address.

We have been watching a different Warriors than the one we were used to watch in the recent seasons. They haven't made a good start to this season. They have lost the half of their games so far. Curry can't carry the team all the time in the end so they need to keep up a good team performance. I remember the game Curry scored 50 points in but they still lost. Wiggins has also been impressive by consistent and good statistics for a long time. He has made a really important score contribution so far - 20+ points in the recent times.

Thompson is still not able to play like in the old times. There was a game in which he scored 41 points recently and that made me excited. But he is still inconsistent. If he improves his scoring performance a little more it would be really helpful for the team.

It should be because that is one of the easiest way to win a game without burning out their superstars due to the load they are carrying each game, it is still best for a team especially the Lakers if almost everyone can do their respective jobs and effectively do their assigned posts. So far, AD, Walker and WB is getting impressive but that might change soon if Lebron will once again join the equation.

It's a pity that the Kings' winning streak was interrupted. Nevertheless, 7 wins in a row is also a pretty good result, and I guess the Kings have a good chance of reaching the playoffs this season. Even if the first round of the playoffs is their limit, that would already be an impressive achievement for the Kings' franchise, given that their last playoff game was 16 seasons ago.

After watching the first ~fifth of the season one thing is for sure, the Celtics are the team to beat in the East.  The duo of taytum and brown are unstoppable.  If they stay healthy all year long I can see them running the table end to end.  No other team has a twosome as good as them right now.

The Celtics Duo really did a great job in making a big lead and combining them with Luka Doncic's 41 points is really insane, well right now Luka Doncic is having a hard time right now when they were humiliated by the Rockets on their home court and the Houston Rockets is way bellow the Western Conference you can surely imagine how humiliated and how frustrated Luka Doncic, and right now this Celtics game for me Luka Doncic will need his tandem,

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And right now that the NBA is having its break, I want to discuss a list of players that I think doing remarkable and are breaking into their all-star form, and right now the NBA is really shifting its course to the new generations and looking at these 7 players I think you would all agree,

1] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC -  Right now this kid is giving Oklahoma Thunder some advantage not because of scoring and could explode whenever he wants and is a tough one to guard,

2] Lauri Markkanen UTA - Right now this kid is pretty much improving right now and showing great progress when they destroy the Hawks, and the Jazz really is a team with great progress right now,

3] Bennedict Mathurin IND - This kid has a nice shooting stroke and in their recent game against the Nets he was averaging and outscored both Irving and Durant and along with Haliburton the Pacers is surely a threat for many teams especially the Warriors,

4] Tyrese Maxey PHI - Right now Tyrese Maxey is the 2nd leading player to score behind Joel Embiid, pretty much this he is a great addition to the team, point guard but if Harden was there he will be a transition getter,

5] Tyrese Haliburton IND - Well The Sacramento Kings might have a huge mistake in trading this kid because right now this kid is leading Indiana and making progress right now  

6] Paolo Banchero ORL - This kid entering the NBA this season is pretty much ready, and if I say ready 100% ready for the NBA but he still has the ceiling to properly improve a lot, but right now with this kind of play he will surely go the mile,

7] Desmond Bane MEM- This kind has a lot of improvement I really notice it because on his 1st try in 2020 entering the NBA he just shoots the ball from afar, but right now he has shown confidence in making plays dribbling the ball and right now most of his plays he somehow manage to put on 30 plus score, for his team,

Looks like you really jinxed the Kings .

Kidding aside though, the Kings really surprised me aside from the Jazz because of their 7-game winning streak. Even though they lost now against the Hawks who is a strong team TBH, I just hope that they will continue the way they are playing until they reach the playoffs because they haven't reached the playoffs since 2006. Just imagine how long the Kings fans who are waiting for their team to enter the playoffs. It's the same as the Knicks when they entered the playoffs after a long time.

And that is the reason why the rebuilt the team because the roster they got last season didn't worked out well, lucky for them that they are already getting the expected outcome in just a short amount of time because they are supposed to build their trust first by bonding throughout the whole season before they can start to expect some good outcome. It's just nice to see an unselfish team with no superstar but can bully a team consists of superstars.

It would be fun to watch but I doubt the Lakers can beat the Suns because they are a struggling team this season.

Lakers are 5-11 while Suns are 11-6, that's like the top team against the bottom team.
https://ph.global.nba.com/standings/

However, if the Suns will face Luka and company, I think we will see an exciting game as Luka believes he owned Booker.

Me too. Not just Suns vs Lakers but also Suns vs Warriors. Both teams have fire whenever they play against them. Klay Thompson for the Warriors and Pat Bev for the Lakers which has a history behind it. CP3.

Let's check the schedule.
December 20 - Suns vs Lakers
January 11 - Warriors  vs Suns
March 14 - Warriors vs Suns
March 23 - Lakers vs Suns
April 8 - Lakers vs Suns - this game might be crucial if the Lakers will need every win they could get. What if they will be prevented by Booker? 

Don't forget, Luka also had some beef with Booker. It's also fun to watch them play.

That's really the problem with the Mavs as they really so much on Luka. As you can see on his numbers, it's too high because he had most of the attempts and he holds the ball a lot, unlike the Celtics where they spread the ball very well so they are less predictable.

I wish to see them healthy this season as well, this is a good team and like what we have seen in their performance this season so far, I think it's impressive and they'll be a great playoff team.

The Celtics duo did a good number again. Luka Doncic cannot shoulder everything, he will need someone that will step up his game to match this offensive monsters. From start to finish, it was an obvious win for the Celtics because the Mavericks are having a hard time to make stops.

How about the Chicago Bulls? It was a tight game against the Bucks. If not for White and Vucevic putting the dagger it could've continued in overtime.
This is the Bulls that we saw last year but they fell short after being hit by injuries. I wish it will be different this season.
Happy Thanksgiving.