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kosko said:
Kyrie certainly put up some phenomenal numbers. Great comeback against the T-Wolves & great game. Too bad they fell short.
Michael Porter Jr. is supposed to be the next Kevin Durant
With Zion injured, the Rookie of the Year field is wide open, should be exciting
The Suns, T-Wolves, Celtics and Miami Heat have been my surprise teams so far
Disappointing teams: Nuggets and Clippers
Meet expectations so far: Sixers and Raptors
I think Luka Doncic will be an all-star this year, he and KP form a dynamic duo in Dallas they look good so far thru 6-7 games
With Zion injured, the Rookie of the Year field is wide open, should be exciting
The Suns, T-Wolves, Celtics and Miami Heat have been my surprise teams so far
Disappointing teams: Nuggets and Clippers
Meet expectations so far: Sixers and Raptors
I think Luka Doncic will be an all-star this year, he and KP form a dynamic duo in Dallas they look good so far thru 6-7 games
Milwaukee is overrated thus far. Philly is coming out of the East. Conf.
This Heat team is really fun to watch this year. They are one superstar away from competing seriously.
They put up a 42 point lead on the Rockets in the first quarter yesterday (Russel Westbrook put up a -46).
So far, the leading scorer on the team is 24 year old rookie Kendrick Nunn, who went bucket for bucket against James Harden in the preseason.
Nunn was kicked out of school and drummed out of a chance to make it into the league because of domestic violence. Apparently, he was having an argument with his girlfriend. When she took his car keys and wouldn't give them back, he threw his drink on her. Congrats to Nunn for staying out of trouble since then and for working his way through the G league and into the league.
They put up a 42 point lead on the Rockets in the first quarter yesterday (Russel Westbrook put up a -46).
So far, the leading scorer on the team is 24 year old rookie Kendrick Nunn, who went bucket for bucket against James Harden in the preseason.
Nunn was kicked out of school and drummed out of a chance to make it into the league because of domestic violence. Apparently, he was having an argument with his girlfriend. When she took his car keys and wouldn't give them back, he threw his drink on her. Congrats to Nunn for staying out of trouble since then and for working his way through the G league and into the league.
BigTony
Robin
Wow. Who is this Luka Dončić kid? I didn't watch a lot of basketball last season but Luka is a beast.
He is averaging 28 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists and is shooting 47% from the field this season. He is a nightmare to guard and he has a lot of swag for a European born player. The crazy thing about him is that he is a 6'7" point guard and is only 20 years old.
If Dallas ever gets another quality player to play with him and Porzingis, Dallas is going to be very dangerous.
He is averaging 28 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists and is shooting 47% from the field this season. He is a nightmare to guard and he has a lot of swag for a European born player. The crazy thing about him is that he is a 6'7" point guard and is only 20 years old.
If Dallas ever gets another quality player to play with him and Porzingis, Dallas is going to be very dangerous.
Rotten said:
I agree. Plus with this trio at the core in a weak conference, you're bound to win a few ballgames & possibly crack into the playoffs. Justise Winslow, Goran Dragic & Jimmy Butler. Dion Waiters is a veteran that still puts up good numbers too.
Eric Spolstra is the best coach in basketball IMO. Give him any bit of talent and you'll get a top tier team.
I'm a Luka fan because he was underrated even though it was obvious he was going to be a talent in the league.
I'm over AAU style American player development where you get goofy cyborgs like Zion who are super athletes but can barley shoot a damn basketball. Over in Europe, young talent plays early in the league against adult talent and IMO this forces pure development with a focus on Fundamentals. Luka's defense sucks but his offence and vision touch is next level and he still...STILL.. has room to improve as his body is slowly catching up to his game. He will be an MVP candidate in 3-4 years. International shift in basketball coming with elite men from abroad (Ginnias, Jokic, Sikiam, Luka).
BigTony said:
I'm a Luka fan because he was underrated even though it was obvious he was going to be a talent in the league.
I'm over AAU style American player development where you get goofy cyborgs like Zion who are super athletes but can barley shoot a damn basketball. Over in Europe, young talent plays early in the league against adult talent and IMO this forces pure development with a focus on Fundamentals. Luka's defense sucks but his offence and vision touch is next level and he still...STILL.. has room to improve as his body is slowly catching up to his game. He will be an MVP candidate in 3-4 years. International shift in basketball coming with elite men from abroad (Ginnias, Jokic, Sikiam, Luka).
BigTony
Robin
I totally agree Kosko. Another example of this is RJ Barrett. Many thought that he was good enough to be drafted #1 ahead of Zion but he cannot hit a jump shot to save his life. He is also shooting 46% from the foul line, which is unacceptable for a "shooting" guard. He will get better but maybe he should've stayed at Duke and perfected his skills.
As Charles Barkley stated a few years back, the draft was designed to help bad teams become more competitive. RJ is good but the Knicks are last in FT% and RJ isn't helping that.
As for Luka, I will keep my eye on him. He will definitely be an MVP candidate soon.
As Charles Barkley stated a few years back, the draft was designed to help bad teams become more competitive. RJ is good but the Knicks are last in FT% and RJ isn't helping that.
As for Luka, I will keep my eye on him. He will definitely be an MVP candidate soon.
Clippers will have something to say about that...they will be a wrecking crew later in the season when Leonard and George figure out how to play with each other - then Lou and Harrell coming off the bench, high octane. Lakers can challenge them on the starting 5 but would get eaten up by second units and bench is key in the playoffs.
SilentOne said:
Not too surprising to be honest. It's a crap product with no flow, no physicality allowed anymore, just dudes hurling up 3 pointer after 3 pointer and little ball movement to the inside to set up those 20 ft jumpers. Add in all of the SJW silliness (not calling owners as owners, really?), and the massive PR hit that they took this fall with the China nonsense and it makes sense. That's without even talking about this stupid load management that these prima donnas are engaging in. Load management is a such complete nonsense and shouldn't be allowed. You get paid, you need to play, no excuses. It's a league run by spoiled, millennial prima donna ball players with too many bad teams, hence the drop in ratings.
And the defending champions are from Canada, which market isn't counted in ESPN ratings.
Load management means that the stars don't necessarily play in the game.
No dynasties right now for casuals to root for or against.
Kawaii Leonard is probably the best player right now, but he makes a poor ambassador for the game because he doesn't market himself.
Lebron's Lakers games come on too late for people on the East coast to watch.
A lot of key star players are injured right now. Espn and TNT loaded up on Pelicans games early in the season, so fans could see Zion, but he's injured.
Load management means that the stars don't necessarily play in the game.
No dynasties right now for casuals to root for or against.
Kawaii Leonard is probably the best player right now, but he makes a poor ambassador for the game because he doesn't market himself.
Lebron's Lakers games come on too late for people on the East coast to watch.
A lot of key star players are injured right now. Espn and TNT loaded up on Pelicans games early in the season, so fans could see Zion, but he's injured.
JimBobsCooters
Woodpecker
Rotten said:
As someone who used to watch a lot of games I honestly haven't watched a full game this year.
Mostly the product is crap, it's all finesse, there is too much flopping, no hard fouls, no post play, it's just 3s basically and drive and kick with flop city. Similar to the NFL they've let the fantasy stats drive the sport instead of the watchability of the sport.
Doesn't help that Curry and Durant are injured, LeBron is such an assclown that people are either total stans or can't stand the guy. That's probably the 3 biggest stars in the game. After that you have Harden who is even more unlikeable than LeBron and plays the game in the most unfun to watch way. Half the teams are terrible and no they have no chance.
It's just not a good product right now and ultimately that's what it comes down to. Similar for me to the post Jordan decade where you just didn't really have a great product for ages.
Sadly it seems all the sports are going down this PC/SJW/legal fright path where they're more worried about not getting sued for anything than the product and then they want to get political while completely alienating those that make up huge portions of their fanbases, almost like they don't understand the demographics that watch their sport.
