Official 2018 NBA Preseason Thread - Jimmy Butler Does Things

[Vincent Van Goat]

Are the Jazz hoping for a big Alec Burks season? Who is scoring for them other than Mitchell?

They're going to be a balanced distribution team like last season. 10-14 points from a different 5-7 guys every night

They're depth on both ends of the floor is exceptional

Burks, Oneale, Exum maybe even scum bag Grayson

 

[B Sox]

They're going to be a balanced distribution team like last season. 10-14 points from a different 5-7 guys every night

Yeah...that isn't beating Houston. At all.

They'll be good though.

 

[a-friend]

UTAH has some talent and are WELL WELL Coached(top5 COACH) but no way they are taking OKC's #2 spot in the WEST this year.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Yeah...that isn't beating Houston. At all.

They'll be good though.

Eh, that's the easy answer. I wouldn't be surprised if they make it a lot closer than you say

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

UTAH has some talent and are WELL WELL Coached(top5 COACH) but no way they are taking OKC's #2 spot in the WEST this year.

DC hijack THIS man's ACCOUNT?

 

[a-friend]

I take it you are referring to my #2OKC take and not Top5 Quinn.
Better be.

 

[Kinfolk]

UTAH has some talent and are WELL WELL Coached(top5 COACH) but no way they are taking OKC's #2 spot in the WEST this year.

Yo what?

 

[wavycrocket]

Exum going glow up this year. 12ppg 5apg 5rpg. Elite defense...improved 3ball. Utah got crazy depth. Their tiers to this though.

GSW

Houston

OKC/Denver/Utah/NOP
Portland/LAL

 

[hardens beard]

Exum going glow up this year. 12ppg 5apg 5rpg. Elite defense...improved 3ball. Utah got crazy depth. Their tiers to this though.

GSW

Houston

OKC/Denver/Utah/NOP
Portland/LAL

Where does he find enough playing time to get those numbers.

Rubio
Mitchell
O’neal
Burke

 

[Quincy McCall]

Deng gne to Minny or Hou, although I'm not sure they need any more smallball 4's. More wings more problems

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

I have LAL above Portland

I have Minny over Portland

 

[B Sox]

Eh, that's the easy answer. I wouldn't be surprised if they make it a lot closer than you say

It SHOULD be an easy answer. Jazz really don't have any advantage, IMO.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

My man a friend's OKC homerism jumped the shark like 3 years ago, coinciding with blowing a 3-1 lead. Sad times

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Yeah...that isn't beating Houston. At all.

They'll be good though.

Playoff harden will counter any lack of offense from utah

 

[Kinfolk]

Exum going glow up this year. 12ppg 5apg 5rpg. Elite defense...improved 3ball. Utah got crazy depth. Their tiers to this though.

GSW

Houston

OKC/Denver/Utah/NOP
Portland/LAL

The lakers are better than OKC, Denver, Utah New Orleans and Portland.

By February the rockets will not want that smoke with them either.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Where does he find enough playing time to get those numbers.

Rubio
Mitchell
O’neal
Burke

I believe Quinn will come to depend on Exum this season, he could be the straight away back up PG

Burks Oneale back up 2 and 3

Crowder back up 4

 

[trynafeelmink]

Its GS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hou>> and then everyone else is in the same tier.

at the Nuggets somehow being in a tier above the Lakers

 

[rolaholic]

 

[B Sox]

The lakers are better than OKC, Denver, Utah New Orleans and Portland.

By February the rockets will not want that smoke with them either.

 

[Kinfolk]

That is gonna be my reaction when Kawhi claps you guys in the second round.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

It SHOULD be an easy answer. Jazz really don't have any advantage, IMO.

I believe Houston got worse. That in itself could buy a bigger chance for the Jazz to steal one more game than they did last season. If they can get to a game 6, anything can happen IMO when you have an elite defense, elite coach, a player like Mitchell and exceptional depth

Again, yes the answer is Houston of course, but when I look across the board at what Utah brings to the table and what happened to Houston this summer.. I believe Utah will be a much tougher challenge than last year. Just need to buy themselves a chance and everything can change, all bets off

 

[B Sox]

That is gonna be my reaction when Kawhi claps you guys in the second round.

Second round?

Really appreciate the laughs you're providing on this Saturday afternoon.

 

[wavycrocket]

The lakers are better than OKC, Denver, Utah New Orleans and Portland.

By February the rockets will not want that smoke with them either.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Harden and Paul will collectively be worse than last season. Paul's decline is in full swing and jimmy got his MVP already so he's just collecting SS at this point. They didn't upgrade at any other positions

 

[wavycrocket]

Forgot SAS too. Damn. Portland gon be odd man out. Lakers a 7th or 8th seed