The Official NBA Season Thread: I’m like Jayson Tatum in the Olympics I'm not playing

[dacomeup]

Damn that honeymoon didn't last

Ty Lue, welcome to Dallas

 

[Coupé It]

You brought this up before. No way

 

[elpablo21]

If this duo ever happens, the racism will be off the charts.

White fans would act a fool

 

[dacomeup]

Drop coverage getting cooked this quarter

Don’t think we’ll be getting a video montage tomorrow, though

 

[elpablo21]

You brought this up before. No way

You said he's leaving. Just throwing one option out there

 

[dacomeup]

Troy Brown is really the last useless, no upside guy left in the Lakers rotation. He should be a DNP-CD even with Bron out. I’d give all of his minutes to Lonnie & Rui

I don’t get why Ham has been so adamant about playing Brown over Walker . Literally makes no sense

 

[Maximus Meridius]

That reach is so big I don't even know what to say

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Jokic’s defense is still worse than Embiid's . Not to mention Giannis. Nuggets have been doing a better job of hiding him lately

 

[Maximus Meridius]

I can see Luka Brasi in NY

 

[dacomeup]

TBJ is fine for a 10-15 MPG backup role when Bron returns. He plays mostly responsible basketball. Lonnie is a heat check guy and nothing more.

But a guy who can hit 3s and/or get his own shot when this offense has the tendency to go stale for stretches is pretty important

 

[Kierris]

Damn that honeymoon didn't last

Not my words but accurate. Porzingis, Wood, Dinwiddie, Kyrie etc. Maybe Luka needs to adjust his game .

 

[Coupé It]

You said he's leaving. Just throwing one option out there

It’s just not a good mix. Too similar.

Now if you were to bring up Giannis.

I’d say “possible”…

 

[dacomeup]

Jokic’s defense is still worse than Embiid's . Not to mention Giannis. Nuggets have been doing a better job of hiding him lately

Jokic and Embiid are both FOOD in PnR and similarly not good at rim protecting. Embiid tricked y’all. Giannis doesn’t belong in this convo at all.

 

[aepps20]

THERE’S A PARADE IN MY CITY YEAAAAAAAAAH

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Jokic’s defense is still worse than Embiid's . Nuggets have been doing a better job of hiding him lately

Having to hide your 7 ft Center is wild

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

If this duo ever happens, the racism will be off the charts.

First ever co MVPs. As a 7 seed

 

[freeze]

Bucks Nuggets tomorrow?


Agendas loading

Freak gonna search and destroy that boy

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Jokic and Embiid are both FOOD in PnR and similarly not good at rim protecting.

They're not 'similarly not good' at rim protecting. Opponents shoot better than average against Jokic at the rim and worse than average against Embiid. And they hunt Jokic more often at the rim

 

[elpablo21]

It’s just not a good mix. Too similar.

Now if you were to bring up Giannis.

I’d say “possible”…

Are they? Jokic usage rate is pretty low. He touches the ball alot but doesn't hold onto it like Luka. He'd work fine off ball with him imo and that PnR with those two is cooooooking

How you build defensively around them is the bigger thing to solve imo

 

[pmatic]

But a guy who can hit 3s and/or get his own shot when this offense has the tendency to go stale for stretches is pretty important

It is, but they got enough guards now, I think. You could convince me Lonnie deserves playing time over Beasley if he continues his shooting slump.

A competent 3&D forward like TBJ is much more important to balance the rotation.

 

[Coupé It]

Are they? Jokic usage rate is pretty low. He touches the ball alot but doesn't hold onto it like Luka. He'd work fine off ball with him imo and that PnR with those two is cooooooking

How you build defensively around them is the bigger thing to solve imo

Luka isn’t working off the ball. That’s never going to happen.

 

[ill steelo]

TBJ is fine for a 10-15 MPG backup role when Bron returns. He plays mostly responsible basketball. Lonnie is a heat check guy and nothing more.

Vando’s mins are guaranteed and then depending on the matchup you’ll need to run another big - Gabriel or whoever you sign.

Adding Brown gives you a trio of guys who do nothing offensively & his defense is hardly good enough to guarantee mins. I wouldn’t do it. Good luck.

 

[Coupé It]

I can see Luka Brasi in NY

Maybe he misses Brunson too much.

Maybe that’s his problem.

 

[toneboi76]

It is, but they got enough guards now, I think. You could convince me Lonnie deserves playing time over Beasley if he continues his shooting slump.

A competent 3&D forward like TBJ is much more important to balance the rotation.

I like TBJ too but Beasley has done nothing for his minutes to be guaranteed over Lonnie. They give you similar output so ride the hot hand nightly. Make them compete

 

[moe200069]

buc em made the trip to the bay

they flashed to buc em’s reaction after Poole hit the corner three