NBA season 2018/19
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You can get away with a lot in the regular season. But when you get to the playoffs, if you don't have any plan other than 'take your man one on one', things get tough. Adams has soft hands and is very good around the basket. But he has a pass to Russ first mentality, even on the offensive glass when he should ram it back
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@canefan he’s actually losing his touch to an extent. Fumbles a lot more than he used to and needs to dunk not finger roll.
I think he’s got serious problems with either his back, knees or ankles because I can’t remember the last time he had a highlight reel dunk. He used to have at least one a week.
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So, we're going to have to wait for those big offensive numbers then?
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In his defense I read a stat that he plays way more than any other big in the comp, so there is a chance he is just fucked after approx 400 regular season games. Only another 150 games to get right for playoffs.
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Warriors torched today. Turns out you can't continually give up huge leads at the start and just run the opposition down. Especially when one of your 3 scorers is resting.
Looking a lot like they won't have home court come finals.
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@mariner4life the post All-Star break results have been quite interesting. Memphis beating the Blazers, OKC getting done against a very inconsistent Wolves, before today the Celts were 1-5, Lakers stinking the house out, Suns winning, Bulls and Hawks playing out one of the more exciting games of the season.
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@mariner4life said in NBA season 2018/19:
Warriors torched today. Turns out you can't continually give up huge leads at the start and just run the opposition down. Especially when one of your 3 scorers is resting.
Looking a lot like they won't have home court come finals.
The East will be an absolute lottery so the Warriors could easily face a lower seeded team in the finals.
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@ACT-Crusader said in NBA season 2018/19:
@mariner4life the post All-Star break results have been quite interesting. Memphis beating the Blazers, OKC getting done against a very inconsistent Wolves, before today the Celts were 1-5, Lakers stinking the house out, Suns winning, Bulls and Hawks playing out one of the more exciting games of the season.
yea, i have noticed that actually, picking winners every day is absolutely impossible.
The Rockets are looking more and more solid though.
As Shark said, the playoffs in the East are going to be a bloodbath, and i could see any one of about 5 teams emerging Conference champions.
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I've been watching the Sixers a bit lately, and it wouldn't shock me to see them get as far as the Confernce Finals, maybe further.
Tobias Harris is really good, Butler is an alpha dog who can take over games in the last five minutes (they needed that last year), Embiid controls the post as well as any big in the league and Simmons is arguably in career best form right now.
Add to that Redick, and some useful bench contributers and that's a team as good as any in the East.
The key for them will be avoiding the Celtics for as long as possible. It's crucial they get over the Pacers and into third.
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@mariner4life yeah those 30/10 predictions were more than a little delusional
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@barbarian career-best form? But isn't he a rookie?
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@raznomore said in NBA season 2018/19:
@barbarian career-best form? But isn't he a rookie?
In his second season now.
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@barbarian well actually it's his 3rd...
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@barbarian Im guessing you're not aware of Simmons perpetual rookie status...
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@raznomore said in NBA season 2018/19:
@barbarian Im guessing you're not aware of Simmons perpetual rookie status...
he shoots 3s like a rookie...
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@mariner4life he shoots 3s like a legless dog fucks.
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@raznomore said in NBA season 2018/19:
@barbarian well actually it's his 3rd...
Is that you Donovan Mitchell...
The East will be really intriguing. It’s not out of the realm of possibility that the team with the best record in the NBA could go in the first round given a lack of playoff experience
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@KiwiMurph said in NBA season 2018/19:
At this point last year, the Lakers were 29-36.
Right now, they are 30-35.
If only they had Lonzo....
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@raznomore said in NBA season 2018/19:
@barbarian career-best form? But isn't he a rookie?
Woosh! Simmons for ROTY.
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@barbarian said in NBA season 2018/19:
I've been watching the Sixers a bit lately, and it wouldn't shock me to see them get as far as the Confernce Finals, maybe further.
Tobias Harris is really good, Butler is an alpha dog who can take over games in the last five minutes (they needed that last year), Embiid controls the post as well as any big in the league and Simmons is arguably in career best form right now.
Add to that Redick, and some useful bench contributers and that's a team as good as any in the East.
The key for them will be avoiding the Celtics for as long as possible. It's crucial they get over the Pacers and into third.
Seems like every time I tune into an NBA game on Sky it's the bloody Sixers!
Suns beat the almost equally woeful Knicks yesterday to go to 3-0 in March
