Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 969. (Read 919447 times)

I have a different theory regarding the Nash, Kyrie, and KD conflict. I think it's all Kyrie vs Nash only but since KD had been close to Kyrie, they are more of a brother so he will support him. An enemy of my friend is my enemy. Something like that.

Anyway, KD just showed again why he is one of the highest paid in the league. 29-12-12. Something to celebrate for the Nets team.
Seth Curry's heat streak at the 3-point line also helped big time to make a large lead versus the Knicks. Defense can also be seen to be in high energy now.
The big question: When Kyrie comes back, will it be the same?
IMO, they look better without him. One alpha male may be better than two. Maybe their teammates are having a difficult time choosing who will they follow that's why they are in trouble in their first 8 games.

It seems that KD though has been explosive with the Nets, so not sure if the management is willing to trade him with AD that is very fragile and probably not as strong as he used to be because of his strings of injuries.

The Lakers problem though, when we thought that the team is worst last year, I think their roster is even worst right now. Shooting outside is nonexistant, last year they have Monk you can hit from the outside and penetrate and he is doing good with the Kings. Now everyone is shooting outside, but they have a poor percentage. For sure, Lebron is not liking what he see.

I'm not surprised though, maybe Durant's head are clear now, admit it or not, him and Nash are not a perfect match and I would say that he has something to do with Nash departure.

Anyhow, since everything has settled down in Nets, and somewhat all the drama is not at the back seat, Durant can concentrate on playing his best basketball. We can't compare it to the Lakers though. They are still a mess and the team is not built to win even with Lebron and Davis and Westbrook playing very hard.

Not to brag, but I can say that Nets is performing now after Kyrie and Nash dramas cooling down, compared with the Lakers who still struggling.

KD's Nets are starting to heat up. They almost got 4 straight win if that game against the Mavs
ended up with a win, though still good in terms of playoff chances.

While the Lakers standing seems to be in danger might not reach even the play in game.

The Brooklyn Nets were very good that night, and Durant hit his 17th career triple-double, it was a great debut for J. Vaughn. By the way, Durant became the first player since Jordan to score 25 points or more in each of his team's first 12 games of the season. The Nets are clearly doing better than the Lakers, who lost again, and LeBron was injured in the last quarter and could not finish the game...

That's the unexpected thing that has come to them and unlike the other good teams that we've thought will do good at the beginning, they've had a bad start and they keep on losing.
And I'm talking about the two great teams, Los Angeles Lakers and the Brooklyn Nets. Great teams with great players but they've been into too much hype and expectation from the fans and they deliver shortly and oppositely.

Agree to that, the rotation of the players is good and we see how hunger everyone when they are inside the court, the players are doing their best to contribute.

Jazz still keeps on winning games, unexpected as before the league start the theory is they will tank
this season and try to find good pieces coming the next season.

But, the result is telling something else and they are now on top of the west side, something that
the fans are enjoying now.

I did not anticipated how the Lakers roster this year will turnout until the pre season. I knew they would still suck after seeing them play in the preseason.
But I was also quite sure that the Lakers will have a good defense, but not also sure how they will perform offensively.
The Lakers superstars are actually performing well from their last couple of games, but as a team, they definitely suck. They could've been 1-9 if they didn't get lucky against the Pelicans.

They're doing a good job and their standing is 10-3. They're up against the Wizards on Sunday while against the 76ers on Monday. So, starting today, they'll be having a good rest for the weekend until Sunday and be prepared for two straight games. Kessler did a good job for his entire playing time. These big men of Utah Jazz really are doing well whenever they're being used. This how it should be for the other teams that has big men.

The problem is, no team is interested with Westbrook or at least the trade isn't favoring the Lakers that's why it ended up as nothing happened.
2-9 record, one of the worst records right now in the league.

I don't know if somebody already knew it from the start but just by looking at their roster right before the season starts, you can already see that the Lakers will not be a playoff contender. See their role players, see their all-star players. LBJ is obviously not the same LBJ years ago that can carry the whole team by himself, AD is injury prone so every game for the Lakers is like his last game because anytime he can injure himself. I would like to commend Westbrook though because he is playing better on their last games when he isn't a starter.

What's good to see is that in an interview, Coach Darvin Ham is still optimistic despite of what's happening with the team right now. He always says positive things to the camera which is a good thing for me, and it might boost the morale of the team but nevertheless, let's not forget the fact that the Lakers right now are not a playoff contender team even if their big 3 will play the whole season which is impossible since there will be times where LBJ and AD will sit for some games.

With regards to the trade, I want the Lakers to push the reset button and start over again. Trade those superstars, get underrated role players and rebuild the whole team. See the Jazz right now, they don't have any all-star player in their roster but currently they are at the top spot.

Utah Jazz again with a win. Good job for this young team and their young coach Will Hardy. His player rotation is fine, but it needs some tweaks.
I saw Clarkson one time getting frustrated with Kelly Olynyk because he is not passing the ball while Clarkson is asking for it, and when he did, it's a turnover. Perhaps their chemistry is not that pure yet unlike the second team with Sexton, THT, Kessler, Gay, and Malik Beasley. Those guys inflated the lead created by the first team and when they switched back, the first team got careless and let the Hawks take the lead.
Who saved the day? The second team.

Here is the result for games Today on the NBA

Orlando Magic VS Dallas Mavericks SCORE 94 - 87 - LOST

I was really shocked by the result and looking at Luka Doncic's numbers are only 24, not the usual way he scores, because he was guarded by non-other than Bol Bol who block his fadeaway shot, and for the rest of the game Luka Doncic is having a hard time while being guarded by Bol Bol, and this really keeps on the Mavericks should have won this but the Magic have picked up momentum on the 4th quarter and Luka Doncic taking this game personal giving the ball and moving out quickly outside the court,

Charlotte Hornets VS Portland Trail Blazers SCORE 95 - 105 - WIN

The Hornets are doing great in the 1st quarter until the Trail Blazers have taken that in the 2nd Quarter until they are the ones that are now in the lead, Mason Plumlee had a double-double performance of 12 rebounds and 16 points, while Kelly Oubre Jr. got 16 points aswell, and Terry Rozier got 18 points but it was not enough to the Trail Blazers spread and Damian Lillard's 26 points,

Atlanta Hawks VS Utah Jazz SCORE 119 - 125 - WIN

This is one massive win for the Jazz, for sure the Utah Jazz got a beautiful spread Jordan Clarkson has 23 points while Lauri Markkanen has shown his true color by performing well and getting 32 points for this game when the team really needs it most,

Oklahoma City Thunders VS Milwaukee Bucks SCORE 132 - 136 - WIN

This is really great even without Giannis Antetokounmpo the Milwaukee Buck have somehow pulled a win, because of players like Marjon Beauchamp, with 19 points  Brook Lopez, with a double-double performance of 13 rebounds and 24 points while Jevon Carter did an amazing job in getting a double-double of 12 assists and 36 points for the game,

Los Angeles Clippers VS Los Angeles Lakers SCORE 114 - 101 - WIN

Just like I told you, another loss for the Lakers, it seems that they are really consistent in getting those losses, while the Clippers are just getting it done from start to finish they are really dominating the lead,

I'm one who agrees they should have traded Westbrook before the season began but honestly Westbrook has been one of the better players on the Lakers so far in the beginning of the season. They can't put the blame on him. Anthony Davis is already complaining and missing games, shocker. Maybe they need to trade everyone with any value and rebuild?

All Lakers players are to blame for the team's poor performance, and it makes absolutely no sense to put all the blame on one player, especially on Davis. Of course, Davis is prone to injury, and that's his main flaw. However, now he looks healthy and performs pretty well. So that rumor about trading Davis for Durant sounds unlikely. Besides, I can't even imagine how LeBron and Durant would perform together, given that those two guys couldn't share the ball between themselves.

It's their depth.  You can't throw an old Lebron James out there with no supporting cast and think it's gonna work.  It's not ADs fault.  When you are starting people like austin reeves you know it's a train wreck.  Back in Cleveland he was in his prime and could carry a team they need new blood, all these top teams in the west have younger guys running the team.  It makes a difference in the nba

Fans will always be fans and will look for some fault for which they can point their fingers. I saw those trade possibilities and most of them are fan-made but the team can really look at it if they want something to change. But isn't it going to be another start for them?
We saw how these superstars play all together and they're not really looking good to see. These teams should look at those teams that don't have many superstars yet doing better than them.

Well, that ends the discussion about him.
He needs to make money and I think he is just doing what he is good at. Basketball. Anywhere, any league, as long as he is doing what he loves to do.
Taiwan league, I think he will dominate there, maybe we will hear news about an explosive career high in the next days to come.
Their interim coach Jacque Vaughn is doing a good job already. I don't think they should be gathering people with other issues in one team, the Brooklyn Nets could be wasting money by doing so.
I am just glad Steve Nash won't have to carry all the blame anymore. Still waiting for him to be called by another team to be their new head coach.

I've said that because I'm really looking at him as one of the best and that's okay if we're different on that matter.

Whenever a player grows older and he's not that on his prime anymore, no team would be interested on you anymore. And I guess this is where most of the players will be going when they're on those range of ages.

To go into other leagues where they'll be treated like the kings and superstars while being on that team that taken them.

The rumors surrounding LeBron James and the Lakers right now are hitting crazy levels.  Now that they've continued losing even with Westbrook playing well people are starting to point the finger at Anthony Davis.  Today there's even an article out saying the Lakers could trade Anthony Davis to the Nets for Kevin Durant.  As much as I'd love to see Durant and LeBron play together, it seems like that isn't a realistic possibility.  I thought the same thing about Carmelo Anthony though so who knows...  One thing is for sure, people want to see the Lakers do something before LeBron runs out of time to add to his legacy.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/nba-rumors-lakers-could-land-kevin-durant-in-a-super-blockbuster-trade/ar-AA13Tb5Z

If we remember the news before the start of the season and the drama about Lakers roster and possible trades, we can see the reason of failure of Lakers. Ah, what a mess. That period with the trade news was crazy. Brooklyn Nets and LA Lakers are maybe the most talked and most disappointed teams this year so far. Lakers only won 2 games and Houston Rockets are at the same win also. I mean, come on. I like Rockets and they are incredibly young and promising. But Lakers should be better, come on.

I couldn't agree more. No offense to Taiwan but how challenging can their league be? Dwight Howard could be huge in Europe and the leagues are so much more fun. Spain, Greece, Italy, Turkey, Euroleague. He could have a big impact and overall more exciting for everyone. Fans, teams and Dwight Howard himself. Still, I know he is into yoga and maybe he wanted to have an asian experience. It could be.