THEE OFFICIAL 2019-2020 NBA OFFSEASON THREAD: VICTORY LAP

[do work son]

Nuggets didn't have a let down today after their b2b road wins against UTH and MIL

Jokic caring
Barton having a career year

Not bad. When their 3 starters come back hopefully they'll mesh with this new momentum

denver confuses me so much. they had 9 guys in double figures vs the bucks. they have a deep roster and win games on effort and depth.

and yet i'm not really that worried about them because you can switch on most of their actions and completely frustrate their offense. I'm not convinced they have guys who can 1v1 a bucket when they get taken out of their offense like that.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

denver confuses me so much. they had 9 guys in double figures vs the bucks. they have a deep roster and win games on effort and depth.

and yet i'm not really that worried about them because you can switch on most of their actions and completely frustrate their offense. I'm not convinced they have guys who can 1v1 a bucket when they get taken out of their offense like that.

That's a fair big picture assessment. Same could be said about Utah and to an extent, Houston as well

Outside of the LA teams, these other next tier squads going to have to just go out and prove it. I don't think any of them are necessarily "scary" or concerning but there is reason for optimism for all of them. Still think they (UTH, DEN, HOU and even DAL) have more than a puncher's chance to score an upset in the playoffs

 

[ahat]

Nope they’ll give him til the end of the season no matter what IMO. He loses in the first or second round he’s canned for sure though. And if we make zero moves by the deadline then we are 10000% losing in the first two rounds.

You will lose in the 2nd round, again.

 

[ballinsam23]

All about matchups. If Denver doesnt finish 1st or 2nd seed they're getting upset.

Imagine a healthy Blazers v. Denver in the 1st round too. That has upset written all over it.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

All about matchups. If Denver doesnt finish 1st or 2nd seed they're getting upset.

Imagine a healthy Blazers v. Denver in the 1st round too. That has upset written all over it.

So you're saying automatic DAL, UTH, HOU> DEN ?

Portland has a lot of work to do to get anything other than the 8th seed

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Sekou can hoop

 

[ahat]

Denver beating houseton

I dunno about dallas though

 

[ballinsam23]

So you're saying automatic DAL, UTH, HOU> DEN ?

Portland has a lot of work to do to get anything other than the 8th seed

HOU - I have no idea. I can easily imagine a bricking Harden and Westbrook.
DAL - automatic
UTH - automatic
POR - fully healthy (Nurkin, Collins) yea I think thats a bad matchup big time

Malone gets them better every year, but Denver is a glorified regular season team. You're really gonna depend on Gary Harris as your 3rd best player? Idk man.

 

[B Sox]

Saying Dallas and Utah would automatically beat Denver is pretty wild.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

HOU - I have no idea. I can easily imagine a bricking Harden and Westbrook.
DAL - automatic
UTH - automatic
POR - fully healthy (Nurkin, Collins) yea I think thats a bad matchup big time

Malone gets them better every year, but Denver is a glorified regular season team. You're really gonna depend on Gary Harris as your 3rd best player? Idk man.

I was hoping Utah would show they were the superior team but they got beat fair and square in their first matchup. I think there's still much to be proven with Utah Denver matchup. I do think Rudy can matchup well with Jokic and their overall offensive scheme/personnel

Dallas is really unpredictable. They have one of the deepest if not deepest teams in the league but none of them have ever been to the playoffs outside of Seth. Both of their games against Denver have been to the wire. Another matchup yet to be determined

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Saying Dallas and Utah would automatically beat Denver is pretty wild.

Way too early and much to be determined on these matchups. UTH only played DEN once and played DAL twice and split the games both went down to the last min

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Dallas is a first round exit

 

[ballinsam23]

Playoff basketball leans heavily on iso scoring, defense, and rebounding.

Denver is mediocre in all 3.

 

[firstclass]

Dallas is a first round exit

No faith in Luka?

 

[ahat]

LOL denver

Blew their load in the first Q

 

[ballinsam23]

Imagine being paid 20 mill a year to average 10-2-2 on 40/30 splits.

Get that bag, but add another player to the list that NT severely overrated.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Dallas is a first round exit

I would like them to match up with DEN or HOU. I think they can match up well with either

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

No faith in Luka?

His time will come but not today. His injury almost guarantees a bottom 4 seed and they're not beating anybody in the top 4 on the road. Team as a whole is just too young right now

 

[nflowshoe]

Nuggets trying hard to get rid of Millsap. Trying to work a Millsap for Beal trade but not trying to give up Barton

 

[B Sox]

His time will come but not today. His injury almost guarantees a bottom 4 seed and they're not beating anybody in the top 4 on the road. Team as a whole is just too young right

Dallas has actually been much better on the road than they have at home this year. Agree with your last sentence though.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

I would like them to match up with DEN or HOU. I think they can match up well with either

Denver went thru the fire in the playoffs last year, can't see them blowing HCA to a team of newbies. And I think the current top 4 is pretty much a lock with some musical chairs to end the season.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Nuggets trying hard to get rid of Millsap. Trying to work a Millsap for Beal trade but not trying to give up Barton

Beal can't be traded until the summer

 

[ahat]

Bulls +10.5

 

[ballinsam23]

Nuggets trying hard to get rid of Millsap. Trying to work a Millsap for Beal trade but not trying to give up Barton

Beal cant be traded. Millsap is Horford levels washed, him being a center piece in any trade at this point is not happening. Especially for a talent like Beal.

 

[B Sox]

Beal can't be traded until the summer

And they would absolutely give up Barton if they were getting Beal