NBA PRESEASON HOT TAKES

[SchoolboyC]

I've been saying this, I love Kyrie but he's gonna feel that fire. This team is totally different and that's in a bad way. It's not his fault they're going to regress, key defensive players that made them great are gone.

Only loss they're really gonna feel is Bradley, and that's because Smart has proven to be awful offensively and depending on his development Brown may not be ready to start full-time. If Smart can even be an average shooter and/or Brown can take the next step, it'll go a long way to softening the blow. Additionally they'll miss Olynyk solely due to the spacing he provided off the bench.

As far as the rest...Crowder got replaced by a significantly better player in Hayward. Amir Johnson was unplayable by the time the playoffs came around. Jonas Jerebko had some good moments in the playoffs but he was useless for most of the year. Mickey, Zeller, James Young were trash.

As a sidenote, and this isn't directed at you, I wish people gave Bradley & Crowder this much love when they were actually Celtics

 

[Miggs]

Only loss they're really gonna feel is Bradley, and that's because Smart has proven to be awful offensively and depending on his development Brown may not be ready to start full-time. If Smart can even be an average shooter and/or Brown can take the next step, it'll go a long way to softening the blow. Additionally they'll miss Olynyk solely due to the spacing he provided off the bench.

As far as the rest...Crowder got replaced by a significantly better player in Hayward. Amir Johnson was unplayable by the time the playoffs came around. Jonas Jerebko had some good moments in the playoffs but he was useless for most of the year. Mickey, Zeller, James Young were trash.

As a sidenote, and this isn't directed at you, I wish people gave Bradley & Crowder this much love when they were actually Celtics

This board gave AB a ton of love especially when they beat Cleveland in game 2 of the ECF.

 

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Only loss they're really gonna feel is Bradley, and that's because Smart has proven to be awful offensively and depending on his development Brown may not be ready to start full-time. If Smart can even be an average shooter and/or Brown can take the next step, it'll go a long way to softening the blow. Additionally they'll miss Olynyk solely due to the spacing he provided off the bench.

As far as the rest...Crowder got replaced by a significantly better player in Hayward. Amir Johnson was unplayable by the time the playoffs came around. Jonas Jerebko was useless for most of the year. Mickey, Zeller, James Young were trash.

As a sidenote, and this isn't directed at you, I wish people gave Bradley & Crowder this much love when they were actually Celtics

Bradley was always appreciated and no one is crying over Crowder.
Ojeleye will be better than Olynyk defensively and offensively.

 

[Shadow King]

Boston is going to regress, Kyrie (and not Stevens) will get the blame.

Well Kyrie would be the biggest change amongst Boston's personnel changes so that's not unreasonable

 

[JayJedi]

Timberwolves can sneak into the conference finals.

 

[SchoolboyC]

This board gave AB a ton of love especially when they beat Cleveland in game 2 of the ECF.

You right, Bradley got his fair share. But Crowder? Nah. Outside of @tremonthustler1, he was never talked about as highly as he's been since he got traded to Cleveland.

 

[letti cook]

Super Mike Beas going for 22/8/3 on 48% and an alll-star roster spot



Putting it altogether like the roomstore

 

[Shadow King]

IF Blake Griffin stays healthy, he's the dark horse for MVP.

Won't win enough games but I'm really rooting for him to have a career season.

 

[horizon]

Pelicans gon be the 5th seed, upset the Spurs in the 1st round

 

[NoMorePie]

SPURS IN 6

 

[Regular_P]

And that's why @Regular_P said it's his darkhorse pick.

Nobody seems to understand what that means. :smhkobe:

They would have to win like 55 games

OKC won 47 last season.

Won't win enough games but I'm really rooting for him to have a career season.

Assuming they stay healthy, mainly Blake, I think they're gonna be better than people expected.

 

[Flex Grossman]

I think Jamal Murray will shot will be return to form & Jokic & Milsap will have great synergy in the west.
Only ? for me is at the wing if Chandler fully washed.

I don't think he's washed at all, just super average as far as starting SFs go. But if Murray and Harris make jumps, they won't need much out of him.

I just don't see Russ/PG/Melo not winning that division

 

[Shadow King]

Nobody seems to understand what that means. :smhkobe:



OKC won 47 last season.



Assuming they stay healthy, mainly Blake, I think they're gonna be better than people expected.

In regardless to the OKC comparisonx Blake isn't about to average a 31 PPG triple double.

But I do agree they'll be better than people expect because many people don't even have them in the playoffs. I just don't see 55+ wins & and #2/3 seed which is what will take unless he averages a triple-double or 35 a night.

 

[tremonthustler1]

Rodney Hood could wind up Most Improved Player and give all the credit to his new deal to Hayward leaving.

 

[lutha]

this locking arms to protest is some bullshyt, and teams will stop doing it by the end of the 1st month....