Random NBA Observations 2017 - 2018

[He Who Posts Well]

I don't see any major things wrong with the ballot.

Wade is blatantly omitted.

 

[CarltonJunior]

https://www.google.com/amp/www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23126475/nba-hold-random-drawings-friday-break-pre-lottery-draft-standings?platform=amp



NBA doing the Lottery TieBreaker in a few hours to determine who gets those pre-lotto spots .... please lord let my Bulls beat out the Kings for the 6th pick ... we need it

Lottery cant come fast enough. The suspense gonna put me in an early grave

 

[god shamgod]

Wade is blatantly omitted.

this cat. Damn near every post randomly dikkridin wade

 

[Reid2Achieve]

It's a stacked rookie class. Kuzma would have won RoY last year. This year he was damn good but can you say with absolute certainty that he is nicer than Tatum or Markannen?

It's tough to get any Raptors in there. DeRozan and Lowry will be considered for All-NBA teams and VanVleet will get some love in the 6MOY race. DeRozan and Lowry didn't have a better year than Harden, Lillard, Steph, Westbrook, Oladipo, CP3.

I can say with certainty that he was better than Markannen, yes. And especially John Collins. The rookie team is not position specific.

 

[ISO]

I can say with certainty that he was better than Markannen, yes. And especially John Collins. The rookie team is not position specific.

Whoever made the ballot went position specific though...

Markannen averaged 15 points, 7.5 boards on 43/36/84 splits in 29.7 minutes per game
Kuzma averaged 16 points, 6.5 rebounds on 45/36/71 splits in 31.2 minutes per game

That's a close call. Collins has a good case for the team himself. He was an efficient rim runner and a threat to put up a double double every night, he also had impact on the defensive side of the ball.

 

[THE MACHINE]

MVP - HARDEN
ROY - SIMMONS
DPOY - AD
SMOTY - LOU WILLIAMS
MIP - CAPELA
COTY - SNYDER

 

[Max.]

Swear being a kings fan..

 

[god shamgod]

 

[Auger]

Revisionist history.

There were serious question marks around the 76ers when the season began, mainly about Embiid's health and Fultz's drastic fall off from Summer League (his awful shooting form and subsequent long-term absence). Raptors may not have been favored to come out the East but the 76ers defnitely weren't either.

Now if you had said the Wizards...

Projected NBA standings: New playoff contenders, W-L records for all 30 teams

 

[Malta]

So losing yesterday actually helped the Bucks.

 

[#1 pick]

I didnt like moving down from 18 to 19 but 19 has been a sweet spot for us. Our last two 19 picks have been Jeff Teague and John Collins

 

[Reid2Achieve]

Whoever made the ballot went position specific though...

Markannen averaged 15 points, 7.5 boards on 43/36/84 splits in 29.7 minutes per game
Kuzma averaged 16 points, 6.5 rebounds on 45/36/71 splits in 31.2 minutes per game

That's a close call. Collins has a good case for the team himself. He was an efficient rim runner and a threat to put up a double double every night, he also had impact on the defensive side of the ball.

It’s close but Kuzma still edges Lauri in most categories and had some huge games against contenders that led to wins. He’s also the 2nd highest scoring rookie (in a loaded rookie class) behind Don Mitchell.

First team lock.

 

[Brozay]

I can say with certainty that he was better than Markannen, yes.

 

[Brozay]

props to the Kings for beating the Rockets last day of the season and giving the Bulls the 6 spot in the draft

 

[Malta]

@Brozay I didn't know Lauri had a kid