NBA season 2018/19
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@barbarian said in NBA season 2018/19:
@mariner4life said in NBA season 2018/19:
yea the form lines are fucked. Makes for a great season, especially if we get some teams that may have thought they could cruise the regular season setting themselves up for playoffs, who now actually have to dig in.
With the caveat that the Warriors will still win.
But the first 95% of the season should be great. And if Durant leaves the Warriors (or Klay), then we could be on the brink of an all-time great season in 19/20. It's a big 'if' though.
at full strength the Warriors still win easy. Without out 40% of their starting team they are suddenly only the same as everybody else... Cousins and how he comes in to the side is the only remaining question mark.
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An article promoting the reasons why Adams should be an All Star this year
Steven Adams is the throwback center of your modern NBA dreams
Adams deserves to make his first All-Star appearance after proving outdated bigs can still thrive in today’s NBA.
If Adams was to make All Star that would surely be the Halberg done and dusted. His 'journey' has been a model story of application and willingness to learn and improve.
Averaging 15/10 this season but has slowly improved almost every personal stat in his 5 years.
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@raznomore said in NBA season 2018/19:
@crucial Saw that. SB Nation isn't always accurate but they are here. Still Adams is on a small market team and as good as he is its not likely he'll get enough votes to be picked.
What is a small market team?
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@crucial they have a small fan base and not many nationally televised games. So unless youre a superstar like Westbrook or George on that team its hard to get noticed by the wider nba public. Even if you are probably currently a top 5 centre.
OKC are my team, have been since they were the Seattle Sonics and Shawn Kemp was playing. So I was obviously stoked when we got a kiwi and hes basically my favourite player now. He plays hard, sometimes too hard, efficient basketball sprinkled with the odd highlight dunk or alley-oop. But if you follow him in social media one thing you find out quickly is how many people, usually fans on opposing teams, are shocked at how good he is. I'm not because I watch every game he plays but the wider basketball public seem to call him "underrated" a whole lot. For me hes under utilised but the point is he just doesn't get the high profile attention usually required to be an All Star.
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Spurs smacked down the Clippers by almost 40 today
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@mariner4life its funny how much a better more consistent team the clippers are without Paul, Jordan or Griffin.
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@raznomore said in NBA season 2018/19:
@mariner4life its funny how much a better more consistent team the clippers are without Paul, Jordan or Griffin.
they are having a good year, in a wide open conference.
Rockets smack teh Lakers on the back of a Harden 50 point triple-double
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@raznomore said in NBA season 2018/19:
Steven Adams and Jokic going at in the OKC vs Denver. Admas had 17pts in the first quarter!
Im telling you, he is a 30pt player in the making.
Torrey Craig has 11 and he's an NBL player...
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@mariner4life said in NBA season 2018/19:
@raznomore said in NBA season 2018/19:
Steven Adams and Jokic going at in the OKC vs Denver. Admas had 17pts in the first quarter!
Im telling you, he is a 30pt player in the making.
Torrey Craig has 11 and he's an NBL player...
That was a decent game between two pretty even matched sides.
Nuggets are a well coached side. They have 3 key guys out as well in Millsap, Barton and Harris.
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@act-crusader said in NBA season 2018/19:
@mariner4life said in NBA season 2018/19:
@raznomore said in NBA season 2018/19:
Steven Adams and Jokic going at in the OKC vs Denver. Admas had 17pts in the first quarter!
Im telling you, he is a 30pt player in the making.
Torrey Craig has 11 and he's an NBL player...
That was a decent game between two pretty even matched sides.
Nuggets are a well coached side. They have 3 key guys out as well in Millsap, Barton and Harris.
I enjoyed it, good game. I enjoy more than I should every time Craig does something good
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Another good home win for the Nuggets against the Raptors. Almost had a playoff feel to that game - good defence, low scoring, low turnovers, both teams only really playing 8 guys.
NBL Torrey had another good game and continues to get the playing time with the injuries. Joker is a tough cover given his array of skills and ability to shoot the 3.
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I'm kinda liking the love shown to Dwayne Wade as he plays his last games at a bunch of stadiums. Seems to be a genuinely liked guy around the league
hell of a career
3× NBA champion (2006, 2012, 2013)
NBA Finals MVP (2006)
12× NBA All-Star (2005–2016)
NBA All-Star Game MVP (2010)
2× All-NBA First Team (2009, 2010)
3× All-NBA Second Team (2005, 2006, 2011)
3× All-NBA Third Team (2007, 2012, 2013)
3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2005, 2009, 2010)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2004)
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@mariner4life he’s definitely improved his standing in the league after having a rep. I wasn’t a fan early on but similar to Lebron, have grown to admire his game and what he’s accomplished.
He’s still got buckets and will find a way to get his 12-16 shots off the bench.
