OFFICIAL NBA 2017-2018 Off-Season Thread

[ill steelo]

KD won’t reup with the Dubs after this contract. He is going to enjoy taking 20 plus shots a game while Curry is out.

That's the thing playing w/ Steph in this offense. He doesn't throw the ball to Steph & stand in the corner & watch Steph dribble the air out of the ball.

Steph can consistently be the best player on the court every night, without dominating the basketball. He's probably the only player in the league that you can say that about. Gets superstar numbers within the flow of the game. That allows others guys to still get their touches, without it feeling like a your-turn, my turn type of thing.

I'd be stunned if either Klay or Durant leave.

 

[tireless drive]

Dubs don't even need Stephanie anymore
They cud put Jimmer Fredette out there and still flourish
Minus whale put a rock out there it would be more efficient
KD is the alpha on that team

 

[carver]

It was all good when he played for him in Chicago though.

I think it was said in jest.

However Thibs do gotta chill with this 8 man rotation. 9 when belly gets byke. Especially on the second night of a b2b..

 

[LebronHasMoreFinalsMVPs]

 

[Lovetohate3000]

Dubs don't even need Stephanie anymore
They cud put Jimmer Fredette out there and still flourish
Minus whale put a rock out there it would be more efficient
KD is the alpha on that team

lol.

 

[hardens beard]

The suns buying out players

 

[B Sox]

Nike needs to step their **** up with their jersey production. They don't have any non-Al Horford Celtics jerseys available anywhere. Just browsing on NBA Store and looks like other teams are having the same issue.

 

[LebronHasMoreFinalsMVPs]

****

 

[B Sox]

 

[hardens beard]

 

[atransta]

Damnit PG13 I need you for fantasy

 

[Quincy McCall]

So do y'all still think Curry is better than KD?

yea', pretty much

 

[VARNELL HILL]

The Curry-KD narrative on here shifts depending which one the crowd feels like ****ting on at the moment

 

[kdslittlebro]

It shouldn't be this hard to just say KD is the better individual player but Curry is more important to KD/GSW's success than KD is to Curry/GSW's success

 

[dacomeup]

It shouldn't be this hard to just say KD is the better individual player but Curry is more important to KD/GSW's success than KD is to Curry/GSW's success

Don't think that Curry is that important to KD's individual success. The Warriors' system is just built around Steph Curry, so it makes sense that the team is more affected with him out. KD has fit in pretty seamlessly though and adds the defensive versatility. Don't seem them really hitting the rough point unless they're just bored with it being December.

 

[kdslittlebro]

Don't think that Curry is that important to KD's individual success. The Warriors' system is just built around Steph Curry, so it makes sense that the team is more affected with him out. KD has fit in pretty seamlessly though and adds the defensive versatility. Don't seem them really hitting the rough point unless they're just bored with it being December.

KD's postseason success is what I meant. Him being better implies he doesn't need Curry for numbers.

 

[LebronHasMoreFinalsMVPs]

Tbh f curry & kd on crip

 

[lovehateself]

mike james can actually ball, congrats to him
aint heard of flight joens or whatever since he was in the dunk contest

 

[getback]

He's been drinking his cow juice

 

[100027]

From a post on reddit, this is really interesting. Just put the bottom 3 here:

96 players have attempted at least 200 shots this year (while averaging 10+ shots per game). Here are some notable names who are scoring in a really inefficient way. League average TS% so far this year is 55.5%

• 96 Lonzo Ball - again, not much to say really. Every part of his scoring is worrying. Finishing at the rim, jump shots, and even free throws. Blah blah blah. Again, it is notable how far away he is from 95th place (38.0)
  
  
• 95 De'Aaron Fox - just like last time, Fox is right below Ball on this list. Fox is persistent at attacking the paint but ends up settling for floaters more often than he actually gets to the rim. Very good finisher when he gets there though. He is taking a pluaraliy of his shots from long-2 range. (45.5)
  
  
• 94 Dennis Smith Jr. - serious déjà vu kicking in as we again start the list off with three straight rookies. Nearly 70% of Smith's shots come either at the rim or from three. Smith takes 5 shots per game as a PnR ball handler. Out of all players taking 5+ shots as a PnR ball handler this year, Smith has the worst eFG% at 39.9%. He doesn't get to the line enough (currently averaging more TOV than FTA). (46.5)
  

 

[friscostylez]

I think it's absolutely crazy how some people don't value how great burry is. Building around this man led to two rings in 3 years and unprecedented numbers of wins in the regular season during the same time. How many players in the history of league can you say similar things about?

Would he beat KD or LeBron in ones? Maybe not. He's the main reason why the whole team eats. To belittle his greatness is straight up disrespekful b.

 

[LebronHasMoreFinalsMVPs]

Danny ainge rushing rehab where have i read this before

 

[kdslittlebro]

Danny ainge rushing rehab where have i read this before

Doubt he plays this yr

 

[LebronHasMoreFinalsMVPs]

Doubt he plays this yr

I 100% believe he will

 

[lovehateself]

he shouldnt at all.
but i can already see the narrative come playoff time.