NBA Season 17-18: General Thread - Page 2 - Dallas-Mavs.com Forums

Bryan_Wilson · 10-17-2017, 08:14 PM

I still have nightmares about that Silva kick or whatever it was. The shin on shin kick where one shin acted like a brick wall and the other folded like a chair.

sefant77 · 10-17-2017, 08:11 PM

Bayless proves again he is human garbage

Skip Bayless‏Verifizierter Account @RealSkipBayless

If Gordon Hayward is gone, maybe for the season, LeBron's path to losing a sixth finals gets even easier.

BPo001 · 10-17-2017, 08:48 PM

Shane Larkin sighting for the Celts.

sefant77 · 10-17-2017, 09:17 PM

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Shane Larkin sighting for the Celts.

You mean our supposed to be Giannis pick

EricaLubarsky · 10-17-2017, 09:24 PM

Man, god hates the eastern conference

BPo001 · 10-17-2017, 10:08 PM

Looks like Klay Thompson got himself a tan this offseason. Still has that ugly ass goatee though.

Bryan_Wilson · 10-17-2017, 10:11 PM

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Looks like Klay Thompson got himself a tan this offseason. Still has that ugly ass goatee though.

Still the best looking jumpshot theo.

FreshJive · 10-17-2017, 10:58 PM

If that’s a flagrant foul this league is going to be unwatchable.

Underdog · 10-17-2017, 11:41 PM

@DwainPrice: TNT's Chris Webber on KD's J: "He should pay Dirk Nowitzki 10 cents every time he lifts that leg. That's a patented move he's perfected."

tap2390 · 10-18-2017, 08:28 AM

Can’t believe I found myself rooting for Harden/ Paul.... that’s what the Warriors will do to you.

sefant77 · 10-18-2017, 08:36 AM

Damn...we were so close in getting Bell in the 2nd round.

saclare · 10-18-2017, 09:59 AM

Let's not let the fact that Chris Paul looked like garbage slip through the cracks of everything else that happened on a crazy opening night.

Nick Young also fits like a glove on that team. Coming off the bench and getting to chuck threes and play no D? That's his game right there, and it looks like he may be improved from a shooting perspective, though it's hard to tell if that's all NY or the massive space given to him due to the GSW offense.

EricaLubarsky · 10-18-2017, 10:08 AM

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Let's not let the fact that Chris Paul looked like garbage slip through the cracks of everything else that happened on a crazy opening night.

Nick Young also fits like a glove on that team. Coming off the bench and getting to chuck threes and play no D? That's his game right there, and it looks like he may be improved from a shooting perspective, though it's hard to tell if that's all NY or the massive space given to him due to the GSW offense.

Honestly Gordon and Tucker are better than Harden and Paul.

FreshJive · 10-18-2017, 02:43 PM

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Honestly Gordon and Tucker are better than Harden and Paul.

There has to be words missing here.

EricaLubarsky · 10-18-2017, 03:06 PM

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There has to be words missing here.

Sorry, I left out, "Harden is overrated trash that rarely has a positive +/- without getting bailed out by the refs and who has had only handful of games with a better +/- than Gordon. His +1 last night was pitiful next to Gordon's +16. Without Gordon, the Rockets would have lost bigly. Harden is the definition of quantity without efficiency. His assist numbers are good, but his TOs are terrible. His PPG is good, but his efficiency without FTs is subpar for a star. Rockets are also playing 8 guys which is a recipe for playoff success"

FreshJive · 10-18-2017, 02:40 PM

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Let's not let the fact that Chris Paul looked like garbage slip through the cracks of everything else that happened on a crazy opening night.

Nick Young also fits like a glove on that team. Coming off the bench and getting to chuck threes and play no D? That's his game right there, and it looks like he may be improved from a shooting perspective, though it's hard to tell if that's all NY or the massive space given to him due to the GSW offense.

He was hurt. I wouldn’t take anything away from it.

saclare · 10-18-2017, 04:12 PM

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He was hurt. I wouldn’t take anything away from it.

Late in the game. I always thought it was a poor fit for Paul and the Rockets. I think they're team would have been better off with Melo with Harden running point and Gordon inserted as the SG (that or a defensive minded 2 enabling them to keep Gordon as the 6th man). Or just keeping Beverly, should he not been included in a Melo trade.

EricaLubarsky · 10-18-2017, 02:42 PM

Break a leg in your next game, Rockets. Break a leg.

Best wishes,

Mavs fans everywhere

EricaLubarsky · 10-18-2017, 03:10 PM

Portis suspended 8 games for breaking multiple bones in Mirotic's face and giving him a concussion.

Underdog · 10-18-2017, 03:30 PM

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Portis suspended 8 games for breaking multiple bones in Mirotic's face and giving him a concussion.

It's gonna be hella awkward when Mirotic and Portis are on the same court again... Like, Chicago has to be looking for a trade after this, right?

EricaLubarsky · 10-18-2017, 04:49 PM

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It's gonna be hella awkward when Mirotic and Portis are on the same court again... Like, Chicago has to be looking for a trade after this, right?

I'll be watching on November 3rd in OKC when Portis and Mirotic return (if there isn't a trade between now and then).

DevinHarriswillstart · 10-18-2017, 05:20 PM

This is a perfect opportunity for Tatum to develop looking at it glass half full.

Bryan_Wilson · 10-18-2017, 06:32 PM

Oh my... What the heck happened to Fultz's shooting form?!?!?!?! It's entirely different.

Underdog · 10-18-2017, 04:10 PM

Are The Celtics Still Good?

https://deadspin.com/are-the-celtics...ood-1819656205

saclare · 10-18-2017, 04:18 PM

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Are The Celtics Still Good?

https://deadspin.com/are-the-celtics...ood-1819656205

"The Celtics almost certainly have enough left, even without Hayward, to remain a strong playoff contender in the profoundly shitty Eastern Conference."

My thoughts summed up nicely. He mentions the other guys who will step up, like Brown, Tatum, Smart, and Rozier. But I think the Celtics took a huge hit to their #1 goal - which is to knock Cleveland off of that top spot in the East, much less become a formidable opponent for the GSW.

sefant77 · 10-18-2017, 09:05 PM

Lin down....looks like ACL

Sad to see him cry, such a nice dude

EricaLubarsky · 10-18-2017, 10:37 PM

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Lin down....looks like ACL

Sad to see him cry, such a nice dude

Two players lost for the season (and maybe career) in their opener

Both in the east

Underdog · 10-19-2017, 09:41 AM

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Lin down....looks like ACL

Sad to see him cry, such a nice dude

@wojespn: Brooklyn Nets guard Jeremy Lin suffered a patellar tendon rupture and will miss rest of season, source tells ESPN.

saclare · 10-19-2017, 10:53 AM

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Lin down....looks like ACL

Sad to see him cry, such a nice dude

Yea that was tough. He went quickly through the phase of shock, knowing he did something serious, and then you can see the pain set in. Awful.

Underdog · 10-19-2017, 12:02 AM

@NickVanExit: NBA Debuts:

Dennis Smith Jr. 16pts 10ast
Ben Simmons 18pts 10reb 5ast
Markelle Fultz 10pts 3reb
De'Aaron Fox 14pts 4reb 5ast

Underdog · 10-20-2017, 12:03 AM

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@NickVanExit: NBA Debuts:

Dennis Smith Jr. 16pts 10ast
Ben Simmons 18pts 10reb 5ast
Markelle Fultz 10pts 3reb
De'Aaron Fox 14pts 4reb 5ast

Lonzo Ball 3pts 9reb 4ast

@ESPNStatsInfo: On the 29 plays that Patrick Beverley guarded Lonzo Ball, Ball went 0-for-2 from the floor and had three assist opportunities.

BPo001 · 10-20-2017, 09:39 AM

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Lonzo Ball 3pts 9reb 4ast

@ESPNStatsInfo: On the 29 plays that Patrick Beverley guarded Lonzo Ball, Ball went 0-for-2 from the floor and had three assist opportunities.

Lavar isn't impressed with Pat Beverly.

https://www.google.com/amp/ftw.usato...trash-talk/amp

EricaLubarsky · 10-20-2017, 10:02 AM

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Lavar isn't impressed with Pat Beverly.

https://www.google.com/amp/ftw.usato...trash-talk/amp

Gotta give it to Lavar-- he doesn't just talk trash when Lonzo has a good game. He also talks trash when Lonzo is 1-6 shooting, 4 ast to 2 TO, and -14

Underdog · 10-20-2017, 11:02 AM

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Gotta give it to Lavar-- he doesn't just talk trash when Lonzo has a good game. He also talks trash when Lonzo is 1-6 shooting, 4 ast to 2 TO, and -14

@AlexKennedyNBA: Snoop Dogg on Lonzo Ball: "I think his daddy put him in the lions' den with some pork chop drawers on."

MavzMan · 10-20-2017, 05:47 PM

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@NickVanExit: NBA Debuts:

Dennis Smith Jr. 16pts 10ast
Ben Simmons 18pts 10reb 5ast
Markelle Fultz 10pts 3reb
De'Aaron Fox 14pts 4reb 5ast

Ben Simmons is nearly a year and half older than DSJ and honestly looks like it with his muscle mass. He also has a years worth of NBA coaching to some degree over all of the others.

Fultz definitely looks good and like a #1 pick even though the numbers aren't there. The Sixers with Simmons, Fultz, and Embiid have zero reason not to be vastly improved this year and ECF contenders in 2 or 3 years. It's all up to their coaching now.

tap2390 · 10-20-2017, 05:59 PM

Some brief thoughts after less than a week of ball:

1) OKC is for real. If they can find a consistent rotation and some scoring off the bench they will be a force.

2) I will be shocked if the WCF isn't OKC/GS... the league will blatantly throw games to make this happen.

3) New Orleans is quite possibly the most awkwardly built team of the three-ball era. Davis should be playing the 5. They've dedicated themselves to playing big and will be mediocre for it. Their only hope is finding three 3-and-D guys to put around the big 2. (But they threw money at Jrue and signed Rajon instead... LOL).

4) Memphis got a steal with Dillon Brooks. GS a steal in Bell. ATL a steal in Collins. Us, the biggest steal of all.

5) Someone please get Lavar Ball a medical marijuana card.

6) Spurs truly are the Patriots of the NBA. Doesn't matter who they put out there. The system works.

7) I will be shocked if MVP doesn't go to Giannis or Lebron.

8) I will be shocked if ROTY doesn't go to Simmons.

Underdog · 10-19-2017, 09:51 AM

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Grizzlies move Chandler Parsons to bench

https://www.thescore.com/news/1398918

@BR_NBA: Parsons on fans booing him: "It's tasteless. I'll treat home games like road games if that's the way it's going to be,” per @geoff_calkins

The Twitter comments: https://twitter.com/BR_NBA/status/920857044172750848

BPo001 · 10-19-2017, 10:34 AM

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@BR_NBA: Parsons on fans booing him: "It's tasteless. I'll treat home games like road games if that's the way it's going to be,” per @geoff_calkins

The Twitter comments: https://twitter.com/BR_NBA/status/920857044172750848

Lol. Another thin skinned athlete that can't take the heat. You deserve to be booed, Chandler.

sefant77 · 10-19-2017, 11:24 AM

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@BR_NBA: Parsons on fans booing him: "It's tasteless. I'll treat home games like road games if that's the way it's going to be,” per @geoff_calkins

Oh no...cant blame him for taking the money. But when you screw your team with finishing both seasons in a tuxedo on the bench but still yell nonstop into the FA-world that you are a max player and dont take discounts...yeah then this happens.

Its time to accept for him that he is done and that he pretty much stole a combined 120 million from two teams and no fan in Houston, Dallas or Memphis gives a shit about him anymore. Retire and go back to your instagram account

Underdog · 10-19-2017, 10:05 PM

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@BR_NBA: Parsons on fans booing him: "It's tasteless. I'll treat home games like road games if that's the way it's going to be,” per @geoff_calkins

The Twitter comments: https://twitter.com/BR_NBA/status/920857044172750848

Chandler Parsons Isn't Having Fun Anymore
https://deadspin.com/chandler-parson...ore-1819686674