2017-18 NBA REGULAR SEASON THREAD PART 1 ALL OF AMERICAS FAVORITE TEAMS ARE BACK

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the cavs dont have a single defender now who can stick with a fast guard. theyre best hope at the moment is jr and oladipo was blowing past him with ease. doesnt help that there is also no rim protector on their roster

yeah their backcourt is insanely bad defensively, and IT hasnt even played yet

they really need to find a trade

their best future prob looks like IT crowder and thompson regaining form and a trade for a guard who can defend the 1 and 2 well

if theyre willing to move that nets pick they have all sorts of possibilities if not theyre prob stuck with hoping their guys improve + small trades

obvs its all about if bron is gonna stay, the fact that they nuked a trade for paul george in the offseason over pick protection made it clear that they thought he was leaving then, who knows if anything had changed, if not theres no way theyre trading that pick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymP_nu8o-to

lol this thunder situation is so dire

really starting to believe the westbrook naysayers

it's weird how the celebrated okc culture doesn't seem to celebrate quality fundamental basketball. so many of those clips coach nick pulled demonstrate guys playing shitty basketball for no reason other than no one is telling them not to.

they should can donovan and get fizdale on board, stat

its really hard when yr star player isnt really interested in playing good

the thunder looking like this and oladipo suddenly turning into like a borderline all star has been a mega exposure for us westbrook defenders

and also validates KD leaving once over

really tho i don't necessarily think that what the thunder are going thru is that unusual, the problem is that they pieced together 3 guys who didn't choose to play together and one of which who can leave after this season so the incentive to really truly figure it out is what?

Oladipo is for sure an all star right now.

really tho i don't necessarily think that what the thunder are going thru is that unusual, the problem is that they pieced together 3 guys who didn't choose to play together and one of which who can leave after this season so the incentive to really truly figure it out is what?

― J0rdan S., Monday, December 11, 2017 10:16 AM (eight minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah I think ILH got this right. I remember saying their defense was gonna be really good. and they will win on nights where 2 of their 3 big dogs shoot well enough. but three primary ball stoppers (who think theyre at their best playing iso ball) that have never had to play a team role isnt going to work. and yeah theres not much incentive, paul george is gonna get wined, dined and paid no matter what he does this year so he may be happy just going at it like 85% and staying healthy. Those clips of Melo are really bad tho, he's lost his legs. Might need to work on that #summerbody

the thunder looking like this and oladipo suddenly turning into like a borderline all star has been a mega exposure for us westbrook defenders

― J0rdan S., Monday, December 11, 2017 12:15 PM (fifteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

and also validates KD leaving once over

― J0rdan S., Monday, December 11, 2017 12:15 PM (fifteen minutes ago)

yes and yes

though i firmly believed that he wasn't the best choice for MVP last year because of many of the bad habits and playing style that make him less impactful than the box score would indicate, he's definitely become a caricature of himself this year

he breaks all of the advanced metrics that are based on box score stats

I still have an irrational love of Westbrook but I understand that this is an indefensible position from smart hoops and winning games perspectives

I assume I said at least faintly positive things about the thunders acquisitions but I know I'm also glad the c's did not push their chips in on pg and I hate any melo besides Olympic melo

And maybe hat melo

My favorite part of Hardens game is when he looks like he's not even doing anything just maxin and relaxin with the ball and then suddenly he's at the hoop as in that clip above

hes a tricky man

Compete for what exactly

Report: George Hill unhappy after Scott Perry promised him, Zach Randolph, Vince Carter that Kings would compete… https://t.co/qZ3do1mZ71

— Kurt Helin (@basketballtalk) December 11, 2017

heh

vivek won't let them play hq

Matt Barnes retired, interesting player

The degree to which Matt Barnes intersected with so many interesting points in recent NBA history is pretty staggering.

Below are a bunch of his various teammates... played with C-Webb Kings, Iverson Sixers, Kobe Lakers, Dwight Magic, CP3 Clippers and current Warriors. pic.twitter.com/86JCfNF6dI

— Micah Adams (@MicahAdams13) December 11, 2017

Etwan and Jrue are ballin vs the rox

28 of 36 between the two of them

Capella and Gordon not missing either. this game is good

james

harden has 17 assists and 6 steals

6 steals?! (gawps)

crazy box score in this one. capella, harden, jrue, etwan, rondo trip dub

damn

rox were down by 13 in the 4th then CP went for 8 straight. got them back in it.

jordan bellll

Jordan Bell's defense. My goodness. It's a crime that the Warriors got this guy... pic.twitter.com/OfAPQ6gbVZ

— Drew Shiller (@DrewShiller) December 12, 2017

Gallo hurt that other cheek

Clips' Gallinari out again with new glute injury: Clippers forward Danilo Gallinari will miss Monday night's game against the Toronto Raptors due to what coach Doc Rivers says is a new glute injury suffered in Gallinari's second game back Saturday. https://t.co/NZp4Cc3nRD pic.twitter.com/fUSwXrz8Qb

— Daily NBA Fantasy (@DailyNBAFantasy) December 12, 2017

hopeless

Kawhi back tonight!

celtics lost by 20 to the bulls last night btw lol (sans kyrie)

well, kyrie wanted to be The Man and he got his wish

hes been a good the man

after a slow start hes been on fire, now up to a career best fg% near career best 3pt% and utterly dominant in the end game, as of a couple weeks ago he had a 70 per in crunch time situations

shooting percentages by month

oct 44/34/87 - 7 games
nov 50/38/85 - 16 games
dec 54/52/94 - 5 games

its cool to see his level of buy in and enthusiasm for the celtics scheme too, good citizen kyrie seems happy

also he has an genuine love for the city of boston based on circumstantial childhood imprinting

he seems very happy not to be pressed under bron's thumb any more

i kinda think he was more unhappy with the general bush league dysfunction in cleveland tho obvs a lot of that is bron based, that special synergy when a weak org lets its start player run the show