The 2012-2013 NBA Random Thoughts Thread

[DoubleJ13]

That boy Kanter looks diesel as shyt, I dont know much about him but was his lackluster Rookie year a conditioning thing, minutes crunch or is dude just raw as shyt? Euros really are never that raw so Im thinking it was either a or b....

Kanter got screwed by the NCAA & didn't get to play for UK so he sat out a year basically & was an egnima because of the amount of actual games he had played & stuff. Plus being on the Jazz as they are wqith all them bigs he gets random minutes.

 

[manyfaces]

Im loving the thought of watching some entertaining Pistons bball this year if they keep T Will im def checking for them all year


That boy Kanter looks diesel as shyt, I dont know much about him but was his lackluster Rookie year a conditioning thing, minutes crunch or is dude just raw as shyt? Euros really are never that raw so Im thinking it was either a or b....

Regardless Utah gotta turn some of them bigs into a solid scorer which is where they are def lacking.

He's playing behind Al Jefferson and Milsap.

 

[Brozay]

Young Drum.

 

[killacal]

is Blake really that fukkin' weak that he is getting fronted and denied by Shane Battier in the post and can't score in the post with Shane Battier on him?

Battier was pushing him off the block and outta post position then wouldnt let him face up. If I was the lakers id let artest guard him hed do nothing on the court

 

[Malta]

Preseason or not, Jeremy Lin has looked like hot garbage.

 

[tremonthustler1]

Preseason or not, Jeremy Lin has looked like hot garbage.

Royce White will take that PG job by March.

Real talk though, I hope Scott Machado gets that opportunity. Victor Cruz's little brother's gonna be a solid pro.

 

[NatiboyB]

Do ya'll think Josh Smith will finally be dealt this season and if so for who?

Any other star players on the move I'm not hearing any rumors at all.

 

[BlakeSuperior]

Royce White will take that PG job by March.

Real talk though, I hope Scott Machado gets that opportunity. Victor Cruz's little brother's gonna be a solid pro.

You think he's gonna last with those anxiety issues? I'm rooting for him, as I do with all super-talented, unorthodox players lol.

 

[BlakeSuperior]

Do ya'll think Josh Smith will finally be dealt this season and if so for who?

Any other star players on the move I'm not hearing any rumors at all.

If they're smart he's gone. I would say Houston, but I think they poured jelly on themselves with the Asik/Lin contracts.

 

[tremonthustler1]

You think he's gonna last with those anxiety issues? I'm rooting for him, as I do with all super-talented, unorthodox players lol.

I'm critical of him, but not because of his anxiety issues. I can't determine how that will affect his game. I just wanna see how he does as a role player.

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

Andre Drummond would've been perfect for Cleveland. They never had an athletic center and haven't had an allstar 5 since Brad.

 

[Malta]

Royce White will take that PG job by March.

Real talk though, I hope Scott Machado gets that opportunity. Victor Cruz's little brother's gonna be a solid pro.

Machado probably starts at some point, I can't see Lin keeping the job if he plays as poorly during the season, McHale is quick to bench muthafukkas.

Do ya'll think Josh Smith will finally be dealt this season and if so for who?

Any other star players on the move I'm not hearing any rumors at all.

I definitely see Ferry moving Josh at some point, whether it's during the season for a younger player + pick, or during the draft he's getting moved.

Andre Drummond would've been perfect for Cleveland. They never had an athletic center and haven't had an allstar 5 since Brad.

The Cavs got suckered into taking Waiters, he looks like he'll be able to get by people but needs the ball and struggles finishing at the rim, not worth the 4th pick at all. I'm not even sure what they're doing at this point.

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

The Cavs got suckered into taking Waiters, he looks like he'll be able to get by people but needs the ball and struggles finishing at the rim, not worth the 4th pick at all. I'm not even sure what they're doing at this point.

In a draft dripping with bigs I just don't get why they took waiters 4th. If they wanted a 2 guard they should've gone with Ross or Lamb. They damn sure got suckered into taking Waiters 4th. Do anybody know if Cleveland was the team that shut him down from working out for other teams? I always thought it was Phoenix and that he was surprised he went that high in the draft. What a waste of a pick when they could've flipped it to Houston and came out with even more picks. Nobody on the planet thought Waiters would go ahead of Robinson,Lillard and Barnes. They're too proud to admit they reached on Tristan Thompson that's why they passed on Robinson. I really do feel for their fanbase because the only pick they've gotten right this decade LBJ and he was the obvious pick that everybody would've made.

 

[Malta]

In a draft dripping with bigs I just don't get why they took waiters 4th. If they wanted a 2 guard they should've gone with Ross or Lamb. They damn sure got suckered into taking Waiters 4th. Do anybody know if Cleveland was the team that shut him down from working out for other teams? I always thought it was Phoenix and that he was surprised he went that high in the draft. What a waste of a pick when they could've flipped it to Houston and came out with even more picks. Nobody on the planet thought Waiters would go ahead of Robinson,Lillard and Barnes. They're too proud to admit they reached on Tristan Thompson that's why they passed on Robinson. I really do feel for their fanbase because the only pick they've gotten right this decade LBJ and he was the obvious pick that everybody would've made.

Nope, he never even worked out for the Cavs, that's what makes it so insane that he got picked that high. He worked out for some team in the late lottery, and then shut down all of his workouts. You hear that the Cavs were going to take Barnes, then news is floated out there that West loves Waiters, and boom, everyone starts talking about advanced stats with Waiters. And you're right about Houston, they wanted Drummond badly, and probably would have given up the farm for him.

If Drummond even turns into a 15/10 guy, Waiters would need to be damn near an all-star to justify taking him over a starting 5. And Barnes looks like he's going to be better at the pro level because he gets to use his post game, Robinson looks like he's going to be good as well. shyt makes NO sense.

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

Nope, he never even worked out for the Cavs, that's what makes it so insane that he got picked that high. He worked out for some team in the late lottery, and then shut down all of his workouts. You hear that the Cavs were going to take Barnes, then news is floated out there that West loves Waiters, and boom, everyone starts talking about advanced stats with Waiters. And you're right about Houston, they wanted Drummond badly, and probably would have given up the farm for him.

If Drummond even turns into a 15/10 guy, Waiters would need to be damn near an all-star to justify taking him over a starting 5. And Barnes looks like he's going to be better at the pro level because he gets to use his post game, Robinson looks like he's going to be good as well. shyt makes NO sense.

For the sake of the Cavs I hope West was right. I think the Cavs heard West wanted him and thought he was sincere like last season when everybody knew he wanted Klay. But damn that says you have no trust in your own scouting dept when you draft a guy just because you heard West likes him. Dude never even worked out for the Warriors.