OFFICIAL NBA 2017-2018 Off-Season Thread

[bballkid11]

The league need to go to playoff teams selecting their opponent

I believe the d league implemented it one season

Have 1 seed pick who they want out of the 7 teams have the 2 seed get the second choice and so on

Would be interesting to say the least. Feelings all over the place. LOL

 

[hardens beard]

Jae Crowder: Cavs Already Practicing to Face Warriors

“I can tell by schemes we’ve been putting in, it’s all in place for that matchup,” Crowder said Tuesday, speaking of a hypothetical fourth consecutive Finals between the Cavs and Warriors.


http://www.slamonline.com/nba/jae-c...cticing-to-face-warriors/#Cfpf2zmDwjKfFJMp.99

 

[kevlar]

nets going to be the first team with a starting 5 all dreaded up. where's mozgov at?

Josh Smith wouldn't respond to any of em

 

[VARNELL HILL]

I look at it this way. If said players were still in the East would those players you mentioned be actual all stars? I'd lean towards no. There's always all star caliber players but there's only 12 spots. How can you suggest a conference loses the star caliber they did and not have a drop-off? These were and have been all NBA caliber performers or multiple all stars not just 1 time all stars who had a great 1st half of a season.

Reading comprehension. I did not say that there would be no dropoff...I said DRASTIC. It's marginal if anything. People are making it seem like those 4 leaving "decimated" the entire conference or some ****. It's cool to act like the East suddenly has to put Nic Batum or some other marginal player on the team because there's no talent or something. You can also make the argument that of the 12 all stars those 4 were in the BOTTOM half of that group.

Also...1 of the potential replacement guys I named was an all star in the "stronger" conference last season...and another one was named an all star but was injured and replaced with one of the guys that went out West.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Jae Crowder: Cavs Already Practicing to Face Warriors

“I can tell by schemes we’ve been putting in, it’s all in place for that matchup,” Crowder said Tuesday, speaking of a hypothetical fourth consecutive Finals between the Cavs and Warriors.


http://www.slamonline.com/nba/jae-c...cticing-to-face-warriors/#Cfpf2zmDwjKfFJMp.99

Bet anything the dubs ain't even thinking about them

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Reading comprehension. I did not say that there would be no dropoff...I said DRASTIC. It's marginal if anything. People are making it seem like those 4 leaving "decimated" the entire conference or some ****. It's cool to act like the East suddenly has to put Nic Batum or some other marginal player on the team because there's no talent or something. You can also make the argument that of the 12 all stars those 4 were in the BOTTOM half of that group.

Also...1 of the guys I named was an all star in the "stronger" conference last season...and another one was named an all star but was injured and replaced with one of the guys that went out West.

So is the drop off bigger w/o PG, Butler and Melo?

 

[trueprada]

Tyler Hansbrough & Kyle Fogg aren't in the NBA but they're the leaders in preseason points per game:

https://basketball.realgm.com/nba/p...2018/Averages/All/points/All/desc/1/Preseason …

 

[a-friend]

https://basketball.realgm.com/nba/p...2018/Averages/All/points/All/desc/1/Preseason …

That's because they play for a team that competes in NBA's preseason.
Gabonga Lions or something like that.
They played the Wizards I think.

Those players always lead stat cats in Preseason because they are the stars of their teams and they play full minutes.

 

[a-friend]

This is stupid though.
Notice top 4 players aren't NBA guys.
But AD at 5th in minutes in all of Preseason when he's going into his 5-6th year and such a crash dummy with the injuries.
Gentry needs to be fined.

Minutes
Tyler Hansbrough43.1
Kyle Fogg41.9
Sani Sakakini36.7
Todd Blanchfield35.7
Anthony Davis33.4

2017-2018 NBA Preseason Stats - Averages

 

[abubakr shaheed]

kerr really does carry all his assistants on his back

 

[a-friend]

Genrty was cooking in LAC as Doc's assistant before he went to GSW, though.
He's just not Head material I guess.

 

[MVP]

Gentry went to the WCF in PHX back in 2010 as a head coach.

 

[NickFolarin]

Jae Crowder: Cavs Already Practicing to Face Warriors

“I can tell by schemes we’ve been putting in, it’s all in place for that matchup,” Crowder said Tuesday, speaking of a hypothetical fourth consecutive Finals between the Cavs and Warriors.


http://www.slamonline.com/nba/jae-c...cticing-to-face-warriors/#Cfpf2zmDwjKfFJMp.99

This will make a great quotable when they lose to the Celtics or Wizards in the ECF

 

[abubakr shaheed]

This will make a great quotable when they lose to the Celtics or Wizards in the ECF

neither team poses a threat to the cavs, when healthy

 

[NickFolarin]

neither team poses a threat to the cavs, when healthy

Over/Under the entire Cavs roster being healthy after 82 games

 

[addict4sneakers]

Over/Under the entire Cavs roster being healthy after 82 games

As long as Lebron and Love are healthy, they’re beating the wizards. I personally think the Celtics have a chance regardless

 

[LebronHasMoreFinalsMVPs]

This will make a great quotable when they lose to the Celtics or Wizards in the ECF

 

[LebronHasMoreFinalsMVPs]

neither team poses a threat to the cavs, when healthy

Wiz bench needs some work. Cavs bench can dub the wiz.

 

[LebronHasMoreFinalsMVPs]

Wiz and bucks hustling backwards this offseason. Parker needs to be traded and wiz bench needs pieces.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Over/Under the entire Cavs roster being healthy after 82 games

Not sure if that's how over/under is supposed to work

 

[abubakr shaheed]

Over/Under the entire Cavs roster being healthy after 82 games

celtics and wizards need their entire roster healthy more than the cavs
wizards have no bench
celtics have an unproven bench and starting jaylen brown at 2 i just dont see it

cavs in 5 vs either team if lebron is feeling generous

 

[LebronHasMoreFinalsMVPs]

Cavs roster wasnt healthy pre all star. Was on a losing streak towards the end of the year and swept the playoffs

 

[shotsrangout]

Bron lookin type flabby

 

[lynchpin33]

Jae Crowder: Cavs Already Practicing to Face Warriors

“I can tell by schemes we’ve been putting in, it’s all in place for that matchup,” Crowder said Tuesday, speaking of a hypothetical fourth consecutive Finals between the Cavs and Warriors.


http://www.slamonline.com/nba/jae-c...cticing-to-face-warriors/#Cfpf2zmDwjKfFJMp.99

Wonder if he offered up the game plan that Celtics used when they beat the Warriors in two meaningless regular season during their pursuit of Durant in his free agency visit? Remember he was so mad that it was shared when Durant chose the Warriors.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

What's gon happen when Steph don't pick Dray on his team