**OFFICIAL 2019 NBA OFFSEASON THREAD**

[Sonny Corinthos]

They trash

 

[dacomeup]

They're not trash... They're middle of the pack which is worse than being trash. Consistently making the playoffs and losing in the first round is the least optimal scenario for a team in my opinion. The fact that they're content in doing so is frustrating

With the new lottery odds, not even sure that they're incentivized to go all out and tank.

 

[buc em]

They're not trash... They're middle of the pack which is worse than being trash. Consistently making the playoffs and losing in the first round is the least optimal scenario for a team in my opinion. The fact that they're content in doing so is frustrating

Murray, White, Forbes, Lonnie, Keldon, Samanic, Lyles, Poetl...they’ve rebuilt their team with a ton of young talent while also still consistently winning games and making the playoffs every year. Every other team has had to tank to get that kind of talent THEN start winning years later.

You act like they’re just adding a bunch of old geezers to keep the train moving and hope for a playoff spot every year.

 

[dman14]

Spurs will be fine. Reminds me of those jazz teams post stockton and malone. You always expected a drop off but they were well coached, played hard and too disciplined to be bad. Throw in lma and demar and they got two solid guys that can be matchup problems whe they are on

 

[addict4sneakers]

Nah spurs suck. They gotta move on from the LMA/ Derozen era

 

[GaBeGRaMz]

In a year like this one. With how the rosters are shaping up, a team built like the Spurs can sneak away with a chip.

Especially with Pop coaching.

 

[Sonny Corinthos]

In a year like this one. With how the rosters are shaping up, a team built like the Spurs can sneak away with a chip.

Especially with Pop coaching.

Sneaking my a** , YOU want to pretend Duncan still on the roster

 

[addict4sneakers]

In a year like this one. With how the rosters are shaping up, a team built like the Spurs can sneak away with a chip.

Especially with Pop coaching.

Did you see what Jokic did to them?

 

[youngwolf]

Looks like @a-friend is taking this kind of hard...

OKC Thunder and Sam Presti received death threats for trading Paul George

Cops: Man Threatened To Blow Up Oklahoma City Because The Thunder Got Rid Of Carmelo Anthony, Paul George, And Russell Westbrook

The caller then made several threatening remarks which appear to be directed at head coach Billy Donovan and Thunder management. The caller said he wants to “kill everybody,” hopes that Russell Westbrook returns to kill everyone in the organization, wants to spit on everyone’s mothers, urinate on their children, “beat the **** out of everybody[’s] kid that work there,” and bomb Oklahoma City if he were ever to visit.

The caller then left another voicemail seven minutes later, at 1:19 a.m., where he acknowledged that what he said was “disrespectful ****,” but he stood by his comments. He then changed his tone on Westbrook and asked why the team didn’t trade him instead. At that point, the transcript reads “(male sounds like he is beginning to cry).” After calling Westbrook “a bum [...] a ******* bum,” he then turns his threats toward general manager Sam Presti. He starts with a standard “I hope you ****in die, cuz,” then it becomes truly unhinged.

 

[buc em]

Did you see what Jokic did to them?

Took all 7 games to beat them while they didn’t even have Murray or five other key players in their rotation that they’ll be adding on to their roster this year. Nuggets will be very good but the Spurs are gonna be tough man.

 

[addict4sneakers]

Took all 7 games to beat them while they didn’t even have Murray or five other key players in their rotation that they’ll be adding on to their roster this year. Nuggets will be very good but the Spurs are gonna be tough man.

Conversely, the Spurs with the coaching advantage and player experience lost to a young team led by two kids. Usually those old teams that lose to young teams in the playoffs are pretty much dead.

And I’m cool on dejounte Murray until he can shoot. The defense is great but he was tucked in the short corner on offense last time we say him and that’s not going to fly as a guard

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Spurs will make the playoffs but will probably be another first round exit

 

[pums]

The only entertaining thing about the Spurs is @antidope getting annoyed everytime they win.

 

[addict4sneakers]

Kangz will be on the Spurs bumper again. Maybe even the pelicans

 

[buc em]

Conversely, the Spurs with the coaching advantage and player experience lost to a young team led by two kids. Usually those old teams that lose to young teams in the playoffs are pretty much dead.

And I’m cool on dejounte Murray until he can shoot. The defense is great but he was tucked in the short corner on offense last time we say him and that’s not going to fly as a guard

This isn’t an old team dude. That’s what I don’t think people understand. They’re thinking TP and Manu are still out there or some ****.

They have two All-Stars still playing at a real high level, Gay has been really solid for them and their only vets on the bench are Belinelli, Patty and Carroll. The rest of the team is deep as hell with youth.

Kangz will be on the Spurs bumper again. Maybe even the pelicans

More like the Blazers bumper. Both the Kings and Pelicans have more talent than the Blazers.

 

[addict4sneakers]

This isn’t an old team dude. That’s what I don’t think people understand. They’re thinking TP and Manu are still out there or some ****.

They have two All-Stars still playing at a real high level, Gay has been really solid for them and their only vets on the bench are Belinelli, Patty and Carroll. The rest of the team is deep as hell with youth.



More like the Blazers bumper. Both the Kings and Pelicans have more talent than the Blazers.

LMA just turned 34. DeKobe will be 30. Rudy is 32. 2 other key rotation guys are over 30.

All that to be the 7th seed. I’m cool. The Spurs allure is wearing off

 

[buc em]

LMA just turned 34. DeKobe will be 30. Rudy is 32. 2 other key rotation guys are over 30.

All that to be the 7th seed. I’m cool. The Spurs allure is wearing off

I don’t think those “two other key rotation guys over 30” aka Belinelli and Mills are even getting much burn with Murray, White, Forbes, Lonnie and Keldon in the fold.

And I think, barring health and/or them trading Derozan/LMA, they’re finishing higher than the 7th seed.

 

[addict4sneakers]

I don’t think those “two other key rotation guys over 30” aka Belinelli and Mills are even getting much burn with Murray, White, Forbes, Lonnie and Keldon in the fold.

And I think, barring health and/or them trading Derozan/LMA, they’re finishing higher than the 7th seed.

As long as you’re running the offense through LMA/dekobe, you’ll need the floor spacers. Who of the young guys is spacing the floor consistently outside of Forbes? TBD

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

I don’t think those “two other key rotation guys over 30” aka Belinelli and Mills are even getting much burn with Murray, White, Forbes, Lonnie and Keldon in the fold.

And I think, barring health and/or them trading Derozan/LMA, they’re finishing higher than the 7th seed.

What order you got

 

[Moheezy]

Folks talk bad about cp3, but facts are, he's a 20/10 guy per 36min with harden off the floor.

He's lost a step, but if he finds the right home (especially in the east) he'll be ok

He a still a good player, talent and ability was not in question.

It's his contract that's pretty bad. Plus his fit, personality wise.

If it weren't for those two red flags, teams will be lining up to trade for him.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

All this time talking about the Spurs

 

[ill steelo]

Folks talk bad about cp3, but facts are, he's a 20/10 guy per 36min with harden off the floor.

He's lost a step, but if he finds the right home (especially in the east) he'll be ok

That game in Oracle without Harden was vintage CP3. He can still go. He just can’t blow that hamstring again or he’s stuck in OKC.

 

[SpittaJetLife]

LMA just turned 34. DeKobe will be 30. Rudy is 32. 2 other key rotation guys are over 30.

All that to be the 7th seed. I’m cool. The Spurs allure is wearing off

DeKobe?

 

[N41D]

The Spurs are gonna get washed outta the first round regardless if they make the playoffs.

 

[ballinsam23]

Pelicans not sniffing the playoffs unless Zion plays like the ROY.