Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 978. (Read 919513 times)

It's different though as compare to the case of Green, this might be compare to Kanye's Antisemitism and Adidas cut ties with him and so are other companies that sponsored him. So I don't know how they can repair the damage, and it's about time that Nike severe their ties to Irving, as far as I can remember they have also issues before so maybe this is just the final nail in the coffin for Kyrie and his relationship with the giant shoes company. And I don't see how it will backfire on them, it's very much a hate speech and I doubt that any company moving forward will go and take Kyrie to represent them.

Here are the results for my picks on today's game, and it is a good thing that I pull out a bet for the Golden State Warriors, and right now they have a critical 5 losing streak I don't know what may happen next but I think Steve Kerr is doing something about it, 

Philadelphia 76ers VS New York Knicks SCORE 104 - 106 - WIN

It was a very close game and without James Harden and Joel Embiid, Tobias Harris has 23 points, while Tyrese Maxey got 31 points but it was really not enough a close game like this means the Knicks can surely catch up and they did, the New York Knicks did a great spread Julius Randle made a double-double performance of 15 rebounds and 17 points, R.J. Barrett done 22 points and Jalen Brunson has 23 points,

Boston Celtics VS Chicago Bulls SCORE 123 - 119 - WIN

Now, this is a revenge game on the recent win of the Chicago Bulls against the Celtics, it was a clear loss for the Bulls when the Celtics made their lead in the 2nd quarter, and the Bulls doesn't have any chance anymore of recovering or turning the tables for them, Nikola Vucevic 12 Rebounds and 24 points, while DeMar DeRozan made 46 points but it was not enough to the Celtics Spread,

San Antonio Spurs VS Los Angeles Clippers SCORE 106 - 113 - WIN

At 1st the San Antonio Spurs are doing great until the 4th Quarter of the game when the Clippers gained momentum and turned the tables on them, I really thought that the Spurs will win this but the Clippers retaliated very quickly, Tre Jones got 18 points while Devin Vassell has 29 points, but the Clippers have appealed with Ivica Zubac's double-double performance of 15 rebounds and 17 points, while Paul George got the ultimate 35 points for the team to regained back the momentum,

I just finished reading it.
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nike-suspends-relationship-with-nets-kyrie-irving-will-no-longer-launch-kyrie-8-sneakers/

Nike may have been too much on this move. It may also backfire on them if this situation suddenly flips.
A perfect apology, talking to the leaders of the Jewish people, and maybe getting help regarding his mental instability might clean it all up.
All of it is not that difficult to do, all he needs is a press conference like what Draymond did after the leaked video of punching Jordan Poole.
Then, just say the right things that the public agrees with. Hire a PR that can make him a good script for that.

Shams is reporting that Nike is suspending its relationship with Kyrie Irving and won’t be releasing his new shoe, the Kyrie 8, as planned. Pretty crazy the amount of backlash that Kyrie has faced for a tweet. He’s been suspended for 5 games, agreed to send half a million to charity, and now he’s going to lose his deal with Nike… Makes you think… Cancel culture has always been strong in one particular area…

I don't get this. Did I miss some big trades that would make GSW look like a new team? They are practically the same team that won the league last season as far as I know.

I think everyone agrees that they're a great team. They'll probably be in the top 5 by the end of the year.

I disagree that they are playing relax, how can they do that when they are not winning? It's just a bad start for them, maybe the Klay and Booker trash talk and him getting booted out for the first time in his career has somewhat affected him negatively. So I think it will cause an alarm for now as they are losing to lower tier teams that years ago, they could blow up.


I think this is also one factor, specially outside the court and in the locker room. That issue could still be in the minds of some of their players specially new to the team.

They're not relaxed, it just so happens that most teams got a buff and that's why even a championship team is having a hard time with the teams that they're playing with.
Let's have that in our minds sink in that because they're the championship team, they'll never lose. Most of the teams in the league got their players to boast for and how it's bringing up the team specially those that have the younger and athletic ones with the potential.

It's also unusual to see that the Golden State Warriors gave up that many points against a considered low-tier team. Defense is really the problem as Orlando Magic does even have a below-100 average total per game. The odds might be impressive at that time for the Magic when they are down by over 10+ points almost the entire game.

Really surprising to see those low-tier teams upsetting those dominant teams but still, when playoffs came, all eligible teams will start at 0-0 standing.

So you are saying that because the Warriors are relaxed, we will disregard the reasons why they lose on some of their games?

I know this is just a season game and different from the pressure of playoffs game but saying the Warriors are just relaxing is discrediting those teams who beat them, especially with the previous one, Orlando Magic.

Being relaxed is not in the vocabulary of the whole Golden State Warriors. They lose because of a problem and that's what they need to figured out.

People spaz over the first set of games.  Dubs usually don't start off hot.  But they have the shooters to make this work.  They will get it together and honestly it might not be a bad move and lay some futures on them before the odds on them start tightening up. 

Big game for the Knicks tonight, a win over the 76ers would be a nice way to end this skid.

Warriors are playing in a relax mode right now and to be perfectly honest it has been not even 10 games since the season started. They are a great team, who happen to just not have the chemistry they so famously had so far. Klay is not doing as well as he used to but he is Klay and he will go nuclear when the time comes, Curry is still awesome, I think it’s all about who will be the third this year that is getting a bit of a trouble.

All those Draymond Green fights are because Green is no longer the third best player in the team and that causes a bit of a rift between younger players and Green and normally he should have been their leader and veteran help.

They're by far the worst with the start of the season just like with the Lakers but now we're seeing progress as they beat the defending champion. I think for the Warriors that Green-Poole drama plus that Klay with Booker was just a few to mention that may take a toll on this struggle but they'll bounce back after this. I'm sure with that.

It is still too early in the season. They have plenty of time to go back to the drawing board and figure out what is keeping them from winning. A lot of teams that started poorly early on the season came back strong and finished strong. We know the warriors are strong since their core is still complete and their young cores are performing well. It is just a matter of time before we see them winning again.


Yeah, I noticed that too. They do not have GPII which is a very good defender coming from the bench. That guy is good in offense and defense. Steve Kerr need to develop someone from this current roster that they can rely on defensively. They already have too much fire power. If they can get someone who can fill up their defensive needs, then we will see them win again.

Yeah, they just played their normal game, doesn't care if Curry or Thompson is beating them in the 3 point line early. Then probably going to be the rookie of the year, Banchero pouring points in the 3rd where it is important. He anchor their comeback from a double digit lead. And in the 4th, it was very close, they take the lead, but the winnin mentality of the Warriors, they make a comeback and even had the lead. But the Magic can't be denied, fought back hard in the last two minutes. So another ugly and bad lost for GSW.

Defense, they played very poor defense in the second half, they allow a lot of second chance points for the Magic.  They can't get the rebound even in the free throw and then they commit useless foul.

Their offense no doubt is still there with Steph Curry, but something has change regarding their defense this season. I think Steve Kerr knows this and for sure they wanted to snap that losing streak and take a win.

I’m gonna be honest, I feel the most terrible thing that can happen to a person is that he is stupid and he doesn’t know it yet.

It is okay to think a lot of things, but not everything needs to be said. And I think this bullshittery of his has been going on for a long time. Now it is high time that people actually took steps about this. Furthermore, he needs to realize that he has a good deal of influence.

So, he cannot do anything that he wants right now because people who follow him might really think those are true. Obviously, as you said, a lot of kids might actually not research it and think he is right.

Warriors lose with a single point and snatch from an underdog Magic team.

Not sure about the reason, but they needed to figure it out as fans will start to question them, and for sure haters and critics
will start to come up just like how it was with Lakers and Nets. As early as now, Warriors need to work it out, maybe the locker
room has something that will boost them if they will find the old ways and bring that talk into good executions.

I didn't even see Kuminga play in that game and surely many other rookies in the Warriors part plays but they didn't focus much on the rookie player and they got all out on that game against the Orlando Magic, but it was really bad luck for the Warriors that last 3 point shoot for Klay Thompson where he needed the most has gone down the drain, if that wasn't about the bad luck I really don't know what went wrong but we all saw that the Warriors was pretty much dominated the whole 1st half of the game, until the Magic,  have taken all the custody in making that win,

Well, postgame interview with Steve Kerr he said that they have given the Magic an opportunity to make 46 free throws with the Warrior's 32 fouls, surely that was gotten by the Magic, getting those free throws on the Warrior's faces,

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Well, moving forward here are my picks for tomorrow's game, and because of inconsistency in their performance, the Warriors I will stay out of betting to them, and will only give 3 of my picks,

Philadelphia 76ers VS New York Knicks

The stake odds for this game are 1.63 for the 76ers, and 2.35 for the Knicks, I really don't know why the 76ers have huge odds compared to the Knicks right now James Jarden has an injury and can not play while Joel Embiid is questionable, so I don't know what happens to the odds, but for me, this is a good opportunity to bet for the Knicks,

Boston Celtics VS Chicago Bulls

The stake odds for this game are 1.35 for the Celtics and 3.35 for the Bulls, for me this is going to be the Celtic's win, even though in their last game the Bulls won, for me, this is going to be a revenge game for the Celtics,

San Antonio Spurs VS Los Angeles Clippers

The stake odds for this game are 2.55 for the Spurs and 1.55 for the Clippers, right now Kawhi Leonard and Robert Covington have injuries and will be back on November 6, while Zach Collins, Isaiah Roby, and Romeo Langford are questionable for the Spurs, but for me, the Los Angeles Clippers will win this,

Indeed! And somehow, I'm seeing that the Lakers and Jazz do have the same situation because both teams are still on a mission to find the right groove to make their team fiercer and stronger, the difference is that the Jazz somehow got on the process first before the Lakers did. So, this test is not just for Lakers alone but for the Jazz as well.

Include me on that list mate Of course, nobody would expect that the Warriors will lose a game versus the Magic today. It's already proven throughout the time that Warriors is much difficult to defeat especially in this game that they have the edge against the opposing team, I don't know what's wrong with them because recently, it looks like that they really struggling. Just my thought tho, maybe their locker room is now different than what they've been used to.