NBA 2017-2018 Season Thread

There was a Beal superstar narrative?

Was watching this game tonight, poor Kris Dunn, really damn.

Embiid is ridiculous.

Kawhi missing so much time just sucks. Spurs still going to win a million games but they're not the same without him at full speed.

The Cavs drama is so thick right now you can cut it with a knife.

I think things are beyond repair. Heads are gonna roll.

LBJ going to the west next year will be interesting. Gonna suck when he's paired up with Klay Thompson in LA.

Kawhi wants out of SA. I think LBJ and CP3 take a little less money to play together. Dunno if that's enough to beat the warriors though.

This is what happens when you lose games in the NBA. Remember a dude named David Blatt? I do. He was fired mid season after "drama in the locker room" and LeBron being LeBron.

Ty Lue comes in with zero coaching experience and the Cavs beat the 73-9 Warriors that year.

When the losses add up the media creates a turmoil narrative and viewers eat it up. The Cavs can enter the playoffs as a 4 seed and still make it to the Conference Finals. LeBron is definitely gone after this season and I don't blame him. He already defied the most monumental odds and brought Cleveland a chip and denied the best team ever, he doesn't owe Cleveland shit.

He will still win MVP this year too on his way out, Harden won't because Paul has been amazing on the same team, Westbrook just got his and Curry is no where near LeBrons level.

Just imagine Steph Curry on the Cavs and how bad that team would be with no LeBron. I honestly think Giannis is a better all around prospect and player than Curry.

They're just completely different styles. Curry elevates the play of others around him because he commands so much gravity. Defenders start going towards him at half court fucking up the entire defense. There are so many open shooters when Curry is on the court.

I'm surprised Paul didn't make the ASG. But I guess there a lot of really good guards in the West.

I just like Giannis, obviously he doesnt have the ridiculous range Steph does, but no one does. He shoots well enough, but at this point in his career he doesnt really need a jump shot to be brutally honest. When you can cover 3 quarters of the court in 5 strides and a couple dribbles and can jump out of the gym, why take the lower percentage field goal? He can basically strike from anywhere in the area, off any set, in almost any situation, versus any defender. There is no other player like it,sans LeBron, who does it with savvy experience and technical ability along with the freakish athletic ability and explosiveness like Antentokuompo.

He plays a bit of defense as well, as he learns how to distribute his energy on the defense end and still be able to score late in the game. He is getting blocks and steals, and last year lead the team in points rebounds and assists. Thats fucking stupid. He is also what, 22? He has 6+ years to develop any kind of shot, and he already is competent at the foul line so its not even really a liability.

As a GM if you had 3 guys to start a franchise with right now this second, you have to pick Giannis without a doubt. 2 and 3 are debatable,as LeBron is 33 and his window is closing, so I would probably say Anthony Davis at 2 and 3 could be anyone from Harden/Curry, to LeBron, to a healthy Kawhi, to Westbrook, or maybe even Porzingis with another 15 lbs on his body. Either way, The Greak Freak is on the rise and will be the face of the league if he continues to develop at the rate he is. He was leading every player in the league in All Star votes at one point and will probably make All NBA 2nd team at 22.

Jozu said:

This is what happens when you lose games in the NBA. Remember a dude named David Blatt? I do. He was fired mid season after "drama in the locker room" and LeBron being LeBron.

Ty Lue comes in with zero coaching experience and the Cavs beat the 73-9 Warriors that year.

When the losses add up the media creates a turmoil narrative and viewers eat it up. The Cavs can enter the playoffs as a 4 seed and still make it to the Conference Finals. LeBron is definitely gone after this season and I don't blame him. He already defied the most monumental odds and brought Cleveland a chip and denied the best team ever, he doesn't owe Cleveland shit.

He will still win MVP this year too on his way out, Harden won't because Paul has been amazing on the same team, Westbrook just got his and Curry is no where near LeBrons level.

Just imagine Steph Curry on the Cavs and how bad that team would be with no LeBron. I honestly think Giannis is a better all around prospect and player than Curry.

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You're comparing too many styles of play. Forget ages. I would take Curry over both Lebron and Giannis. Curry opens up the floor everyone else. WIDE open. You MUST go out to him on the perimeter or he kills you. Lebron and Giannis, you can sag off a bit because their games don't dictate it. You must double team, but can potentially get back to your man in time if not enough passes are made.

Lebron would be stupid to stay in Cleveland. YOU CAN'T FIX THEIR DEFENSE. Isiah plays shit defense, AND he's 5'8". You can't fix that big a hole. He won't fight thru screens. Won't get up on his man. He gets posted up on time and time again. You can't fix that. At the end of the day your offense pretty much needs to carry you. That only gets you so far, and Lebron knows it.

Cleveland. They need to give up that top 10 pick. At this point it's a 9th or 10th pick? WTF you going to get with that? Bench guy even when Lebron leaves? Look out west for a trade partner. The same way that Boston handled Isiah's deficiencies...(take his ass out when defense was needed) you look for the same thing. I just don't know anyone on the west coast as far as players go. So wheoever fits the bill and is available.