Random NBA Observations 2017 - 2018

[Lakerman0834]

-I disagree with Lowry's game not being built for the playoffs. Even with his elbow injury he was their best player in the 2016 playoffs as well as 2014. He was hurt in 2017 and 2015. This year he's not playing as many minutes and won't be worn down come playoff time like previous years.

-People keep mentioning that benches shrink but the key thing about having a huge rotation is that it allows you to have more pieces to play with for adjustments. In the Indiana Series from 2016 they actually benched Derozan and played Norm Powell and won a game. That was game 2. There's not many teams who can bench their 1st or 2nd best player for a 4th quarter and win a playoff game......That speaks to what it means to have depth and a bench that allow you to make adjustments and try out different lineups against different teams.

Adjustments are what led the warriors to discovering the death lineup, going small against Cleveland in the 2015.....even playing David Lee off the bench when they didn't play him all year. Towards the end of the 2015 Finals Bogut rarely played. With playoffs being so much about adjustments they'll have an answer for nearly everyone in the East.

-Demar is a much better player these days.

-They do play well on the road because they always lose game 1 (which has been at home for everyone except Cleveland) and have had to win on the road to regain home court.

-I agree with this. The fact they can't guard players they need to have an answer for is a problem. That's the only thing that causes me to have doubts about this Raptor team. The playoffs are about having the best player on the floor. In a series against the Cavs, Wizards, Sixers, Celtics and Bucks they won't have the best player on the floor. I do think there's ways to overcome that however.

every year people say same about raptors every year they get bounced . Demar not gonna get his usual touch foul fts in playoffs, Lowry will strart bricking everything and the rest of team will crumble as usual

 

[Blackrogue]

Bish wet

 

[Versa]

That Golden State owner made some deal with the devil or something.

I ain't never seen a contender in a sport so consistently get their road cleared out for them in my entire life. Every damn year...

AD will be fine, but New Orleans is not beating GSW either way and you know that.

The team you should be putting all your hope into if you want GSW to have a real threat is Houston.

 

[tremonthustler1]

Shame on @Miggs tryna run DeRozan out of town

 

[THE MACHINE]

WHAT IS THIS SMILEY??

15th year in the league....

8 Finals trips
3 Olympics
2 FIBAs
And still had time to build a school for the kids...

 

[KRiLL (+)]

Shame on @Miggs tryna run DeRozan out of town

just wait til Lowry & him choke in the playoffs once again. .

 

[steph_harden]

i cant believe someone gave milsap that much money

They needed a multi skilled 4 to play alongside Jokic. That's their vision. They are one of the few teams that still value Kevin Love at a premium and had the trade in place to get him this summer with the 3way between them, the Cavs and Indiana.

When it fell through they had to move on Milsap

 

[steph_harden]

Kobe didn't carry the 2012-2013 season?



https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3118/gamelog?selectedTable=0&season=2012


Kobe averaged 45 minutes in April posting 30/7/7 just so we can be competitive and make the playoffs


Kobe averaged 28/6/7 post all star break

His achilles blew up in 500 pieces because of that.

Lebron would of had that team in the Finals?

In what world? Nash was done. Dwight was hurting. Pau was finished mentally.

What are you on?

Career suicide

 

[camer999]

What’s the point then

The last productive season Kobe had he had Nash Dwight Pau Artest and role players and they were trash

Kobe didn’t carry shyt that season

Lebron would have that team in the finals no question

He is just saying both lebron and Kobe were on squads that didn’t/seem like they aren’t capable of winning. Obviously the jury is still out on the cavs, but that’s his point.

 

[NoMorePie]

Refs blatantly screwed over the magic

 

[Morethan1]

 

[tremonthustler1]

Mock draft coming Monday

 

[pimpineasy]

Back where it all began

Thibs looking at them ankles, tendons and acls like

 

[Bigblackted4]

I'm listening to 15 in 60 (Western Conference 03.05.18) by Nate Duncan http://tobtr.com/10641581

At 1:11 they talk about Ingram and man are they harsh on him.

 

[Miggs]

every year people say same about raptors every year they get bounced . Demar not gonna get his usual touch foul fts in playoffs, Lowry will strart bricking everything and the rest of team will crumble as usual

I dont get this bullshyt....They went to ECF 2 years ago and last year they lost in the 2nd round to CLE,both years the Cavs were the higher seed and better team,the notion the Raps are chokers is exaggerated to a degree....