Random NBA Observations 2017 - 2018

[Mike_Pipeson]

Basically Stevens went to a zone in the 4th quarter and the Raptors couldn’t figure it out.

He playing 3D chess and they playing Tic-tac-Toe
Sorry D'Antoni, you my nikka but Stevens deserves COTY

 

[Serious]

They need to win this fukking game

Took me a second to figure out why you and Carlton Junior want BK to win

 

[CarltonJunior]

They need to win this fukking game

You god damn right.

I was mad as fukk when they was losing big early and they said Kenny pulled D'lo from the game


It worked out tho

 

[Serious]

RHJ was about to Johnson's head off.

 

[GOAT]

No because Josh still plays 5 fewer minutes than Tatum so hes putting up the better numbers per 36.

Josh had a godawful start to the season. He's been better since January.

He's also a year older, not "almost two." No need to make shyt up.

lmao no he isn't. His efficiency is garbage. He's getting more shots up playing on a bad team. That's it. He has not positively impacted winning once this season. Tatum is becoming his team's go-to offensive option with Kyrie out and is WINNING. It's not a close contest. Tatum just led his team past the number 1 seed in the East literally 10 minutes ago.

 

[<<TheStandard>>]

Raptors have been...not very good in the last few weeks.

Not inspiring a lot of confidence in me as a fan.

They haven't won a game convincingly since the Knicks game on March 11th and the Rockets game on March 9th.

Since then they've been down right bad or inconsistent from half to half.

I thought tonight was a good spot for them to bounce back.

 

[Guess Who]

They haven't won a game convincingly since the Knicks game on March 11th and the Rockets game on March 9th.

Since then they've been down right bad or inconsistent from half to half.

I thought tonight was a good spot for them to bounce back.

I thought they’d play better tonight too. Played really good defence most of the game but just missed a lot of threes. It is what it is. Maybe the Raptors really are pretenders, but I don’t think that’s it. Overall since that Houston win every opponent has been bringing their A game against Toronto and they haven’t responded with the requisite toughness and discipline.

 

[Mike_Pipeson]

Only gonna say it once, since I hate ya team and ya city... Thank you and good work Brad Stevens

 

[<<TheStandard>>]

I thought they’d play better tonight too. Played really good defence most of the game but just missed a lot of threes. It is what it is. Maybe the Raptors really are pretenders, but I don’t think that’s it. Overall since that Houston win every opponent has been bringing their A game against Toronto and they haven’t responded with the requisite toughness and discipline.

The wild thing is that in their losses against Cleveland and the Clippers they've had huge leads.

Against OKC they just had nothing for Adams.

Against lesser opponents like the Mavericks, Nets and Magic they've been down 10-15 points and needed to come back to edge out victories.

I see it's clear Derozan's 3 point shooting has regressed something vicious, the Raptors pace has slowed a lot after he All Star break so I assume that maybe they aren't getting as many fast break points. I dunno

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

lmao no he isn't. His efficiency is garbage. He's getting more shots up playing on a bad team. That's it. He has not positively impacted winning once this season. Tatum is becoming his team's go-to offensive option with Kyrie out and is WINNING. It's not a close contest. Tatum just led his team past the number 1 seed in the East literally 10 minutes ago.

And Josh hit what would have been the game winner against the best team in the league the other night. Congrats.

Tatum's in a good situation, but Jackson has more potential.

 

[Guess Who]

Yo who is 45 on the Kings??? Hahaha how is dude in the NBA?

 

[Guess Who]

The wild thing is that in their losses against Cleveland and the Clippers they've had huge leads.

Against OKC they just had nothing for Adams.

Against lesser opponents like the Mavericks, Nets and Magic they've been down 10-15 points and needed to come back to edge out victories.

I see it's clear Derozan's 3 point shooting has regressed something vicious, the Raptors pace has slowed a lot after he All Star break so I assume that maybe they aren't getting as many fast break points. I dunno

Maybe it’s a result of being scouted better but they haven’t moved the ball effortlessly like they were earlier in the season.

 

[Derek Lee]

WTF are the Nets doing???

 

[GOAT]

And Josh hit what would have been the game winner against the best team in the league the other night. Congrats.

Tatum's in a good situation, but Jackson has more potential.

But they lost. Tatum has led his team to big wins this season. Including over OKC, Toronto, and Utah. And has been one of the most important players on a top team in the league all year. Jackson has been a negative for his trash team for most of the year.

It's easy to say someone has more potential because you don't need to be grounded in any facts. All I know is Tatum is younger and better right now. Has a significantly better shooting stroke in a shooters league, is way more polished offensively, and is pretty much the same level defensively.

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

But they lost. Tatum has led his team to big wins this season. Including over OKC, Toronto, and Utah. And has been one of the most important players on a top team in the league all year. Jackson has been a negative for his trash team for most of the year.

It's easy to say someone has more potential because you don't need to be grounded in any facts. All I know is Tatum is younger and better right now. Has a significantly better shooting stroke in a shooters league, is way more polished offensively, and is pretty much the same level defensively.

Tatum is a better long range shooter, Jackson is better at everything else He hasnt been a negative for his team lol stop being emotional.