2018-2019 NBA Season Thread [Archived] Basketball • Page 394

God the Bucks suck. Couldn't even blow out the Bulls.

It's never too late to start tanking.

 

very glad we did not cut khris middleton for free

 

Ryan Arch with a couple good games in a row for the Bulls

Never thought he'd make it in the NBA. Glad he is doing well.

 

Yikes

 

If Brogdon can play like he did in the second half going forward he will fit a lot better in the offense - he wasn’t forcing anything

 

It’s so weird that Giannis might be the MVP front runner and it feels like he’s only playing at 80% of his potential.

 

He's definitely at the top rn. I'd say Embiid is sitting right behind him

 

Embiid, Giannis, Kawhi if he played more games ... that’s my order atm.

 

Have yourself a third quarter Lillard.

 

It’s been a year Simmons my god.

 

He hit 6. Six. 6. In the third.

 

Wtf is going on

 

jeez the spurs looked terrrrrible tonight

 

Lillard has now scored 41 in both games against the Magic this season. I blame that guy that heckled him in Orlando. I was kind of hoping he'd at least tie Klay's record for 14 in a game, but apparently he wasn't aware how many he had until later, otherwise he said he'd have gone for it. I wish Orlando had won, but I also really like Lillard, so it was still a fun game.

Speaking of the Magic, their execution in the 4th quarter was a perfect example of why they're a fringe playoff team at best (and probably a lottery team in reality). There were at least three occasions where Jerian Grant ignored his teammates and went barreling to the basket even though there were a couple of Blazers in front of him. Too many bad passes and questionable shots overall. Sometimes I imagine what it'd be like if they'd drafted Markkanen and Gilgeous-Alexander instead of Isaac and Bamba, and it's a wonderful fantasy. Or at least Wendell Carter instead of Bamba. *sigh* If only...

 

The sneakerheads will be lined up when this drops at Kohl's.

 

Tfw u gave Chris Paul $40m

 

Why did BWW tweet this we're mixing our twitter genres I don't like it

 

Seeing Houston struggle makes me

They're paying Paul and Harden more than $310 million over the next four season! If Harden picks up his player option in 2022, they'll already have $66 million committed that year, and only two players (Harden and Capela) under contract. And yet, the Wizards still envy their financial situation.

I wonder if there will be any sort of change in the future as far as the way supermax deals affect a team's payroll. They theoretically give a team the best chance to retain their own players, but they also hamstring that team's roster building going forward.

 

Some wholesomeness this morning

 

Thats awesome. I also cant wait for Curry to come back. His absence makes me realize how fun he is to watch play.

That said...I REALLY want KD to leave GSW so they can be OG again haha. To me, that was the most fun team they had.

 

Stuff like that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. Steph seems like a genuinely nice guy.

They were a lot more fun without Durant. I also really loved how their stars were all players they drafted and developed, and not players who signed after they were already stars. You can't necessarily fault a team for signing Durant if he wanted to go there, but they're definitely a lot easier to hate with him on the roster.

 

I just want KD to leave so I can fully enjoy Steph again

 

They could’ve gotten much better depth pieces than what they have now even with that contract on the books.

 

good point, now i think morey did a good job