man this a basketball thread, what the hell u taking about football for and plus it had more time on the clock than that
Official NBA 2018-2019 Thread - the end of the regular season is near
man this a basketball thread, what the hell u taking about football for and plus it had more time on the clock than that
I don't go off just numbers in sports. Numbers only tell partial truths. Anyone could look at that hawks team and know they wasn't winning shit, regardless of their record. Everyone knows lowry and demar choked in the playoffs every year regardless of the numbers that they would put up in the regular season. So u just saying u looking at numbers mean shit. That's why i said can we be realistic. None of the top teams in the east are the same as last year, none! So if we gonna have a real discussion about it we can. And for the record, if LBJ was still in Cleveland they still would be the team to beat in the east. ..
understood I'm just saying they was shit because they had to face Lebron led squads or they only choked because they faced Lebron led teams....
same with the west/hubbert pacers and Drose bulls.... i''ll say each one of those teams would've had a ring especially Drose MVP year
LeBron is gone and now we'll see what happens
LeBron James knows he’s responsible for those big NBA trades
By Zach Braziller
LeBron James’ absence has given the top teams in the Eastern Conference motivation to go all in — says LeBron James.
James gave the 76ers, Bucks and Raptors high marks for their aggression during the trade deadline, pointing to his move out west as one reason those teams have been so active.
“Those top teams in the East, yeah, they’re going for it,” James told The Athletic.“Toronto is going for it, Milwaukee’s going for it, Philly. Boston believes they can do it, too. They know they ain’t gotta go through Cleveland anymore.
“Everybody in the East thinks they can get to the Finals because they ain’t gotta go through me.”
James had been to eight consecutive finals while playing in the East, a streak that is likely to end with the young Lakers. Especially since they were unable to make much noise at the deadline themselves, despite the persistent Anthony Davis rumors. Los Angeles sits at 28-27 after a thrilling Thursday night win over the Celtics, but are still on the outside of the playoff race.
After trading Michael Beasley and Ivica Zubac to the Clippers for Mike Muscala on Thursday, they are looking to fill their final roster spot amid NBA buyouts. Carmelo Anthony is one possibility.
In the Eastern Conference, the Raptors traded for Marc Gasol, the 76ers added Tobias Harris and the Bucks picked up Nikola Mirotic.
“S–t, I was excited seeing all the moves they made in the East today,” James said. “Those matchups in the second round, in the Eastern Conference finals, that shit is gonna be crazy. It’s gonna be fun to watch.”
By Zach Braziller
LeBron James’ absence has given the top teams in the Eastern Conference motivation to go all in — says LeBron James.
James gave the 76ers, Bucks and Raptors high marks for their aggression during the trade deadline, pointing to his move out west as one reason those teams have been so active.
“Those top teams in the East, yeah, they’re going for it,” James told The Athletic.“Toronto is going for it, Milwaukee’s going for it, Philly. Boston believes they can do it, too. They know they ain’t gotta go through Cleveland anymore.
“Everybody in the East thinks they can get to the Finals because they ain’t gotta go through me.”
James had been to eight consecutive finals while playing in the East, a streak that is likely to end with the young Lakers. Especially since they were unable to make much noise at the deadline themselves, despite the persistent Anthony Davis rumors. Los Angeles sits at 28-27 after a thrilling Thursday night win over the Celtics, but are still on the outside of the playoff race.
After trading Michael Beasley and Ivica Zubac to the Clippers for Mike Muscala on Thursday, they are looking to fill their final roster spot amid NBA buyouts. Carmelo Anthony is one possibility.
In the Eastern Conference, the Raptors traded for Marc Gasol, the 76ers added Tobias Harris and the Bucks picked up Nikola Mirotic.
“S–t, I was excited seeing all the moves they made in the East today,” James said. “Those matchups in the second round, in the Eastern Conference finals, that shit is gonna be crazy. It’s gonna be fun to watch.”
Westbrook is killing it with the triple double game. Taking all Oscar's shine. 
Westbrook is killing it with the triple double game. Taking all Oscar's shine.
He broke Wilts 51 year old record of most consecutive triple doubles. He deserves props.
Westbrook is killing it with the triple double game. Taking all Oscar's shine.
him and harden make it hard everyone else, well Lebron missing them games gonna cost him the MVP unless the lakers could get back to the 5th slot
shit might get mvp again, well i see they hyping paul george up too
Yeah, guy is like a video game. Unreal to be able to do that in this day and age with all these hyper athletic cats and schemes.
Yeah, when I read about that they were pumping George up. You know how these sports guys are. They hate to have repeat MVPs. Always looking for reasons to give it to another person.
And Westbrook is a victim of his own success. What we thought wasn't going to happen he is making look routine. It was the greatest thing since sliced bread when only Oscar did it for the season, now they ain't talking about that shit like that no more. They don't appreciate players until they long gone.
Man have you been watch what PG13 is doing? Hes been terrorizing teams on both sides of the ball. He fully deserves to be in the MVP talk if Westbrook lets him play.
Naw I haven’t been watching hoops, which is the reason why the thread is only on page 125 and not 200
Nah lowry and demar played like shit before they faced LBJ. They played worse when they faced him though. But we all know those teams were not realistic contenders. Now if the Lakers get the eight seed we will see how they play against GS. Since you and some others said this Lakers squad is a better team than the Cavs squad of last year....
Nah lowry and demar played like shit before they faced LBJ. They played worse when they faced him though. But we all know those teams were not realistic contenders. Now if the Lakers get the eight seed we will see how they play against GS. Since you and some others said this Lakers squad is a better team than the Cavs squad of last year....
Fuck all that bullshit
this golden state squad probably gonna be better that the golden state from last year if they meet in the 1st rd of the playoffs....
Granted this laker team improvement is way greater than that of golden state...
That’s crazy how that works
Yes i agree. Not denying that. My point was teams that are true contenders playing against LBJ led teams. Versus teams that are BULLSHIT. Notice how true contenders have fared against him
we glorify those 8 straight finals but we discredit those finals losses me, i look at everything. I point out good and bad; and i haven't seen one player that don't represent both. ....
Aight fam, ill bow out this discussion, no use in responding to the rest
If you think Tim Duncan,
Tony Parker,
Manu G,
MVP K.L,
Patty Mills etc,
led by the greatest coach of our generation was losing to Al Horford, Kyle Korver, Demarre Carroll, Paul Milsap and Thabo when they got SWEPT by an inferior team to the Spurs, we're just going to be going in circles.
Youre going to go with this "any team any night" defense. Got you.
?? but we agreed the Raptors, Sixers, and Celtics were legit title contenders (as in a realistic chance at winning it all) so theres no shame in losing to each other. .
Gordon Hayward is balling. ..
I need for you Lakers fans to get in here and defend this shit that's going on. Defend all of these signings that were suppose to help LBJ; losing to the fucking hawks is unacceptable. What's going on. If it wasn't for a lucky tip that would be what 4 or 5 in a row. ....
Its the all star break. The team is recovering from injuries. Wake me when theyre eliminated from playoff contention.
You're not a Lakers fan. I don't wanna hear from you. Real fans what's up. ......Its the all star break. The team is recovering from injuries. Wake me when theyre eliminated from playoff contention.
Talk yo shit Bron!
Its the all star break. The team is recovering from injuries. Wake me when theyre eliminated from playoff contention.
I’m eliminating them after losing to the hawks in LA
Kyrie aint dribbling the air out the ball and jacking 20 shots i guess.
stop that.....Nah just don't understand what's going on with the Lakers and all those great signings that magic did this past off seasonWe like the East now.
Yea the east a powerhouse all a sudden.We like the East now.
Magic so far got lucky with Kuzma and all of the rest of his moves have been weak. I like Josh Hart but we essentially traded D'Angelo for him and that dude is an all star now.
Let's see what happens next year.
Man you gotta give him some credit, this squad was 4th in the big bad West a weeks back, before the injuries
His top two actuations got hurt in the same week....
I didn’t like the jerk off he was pulling for AD but Lebron and Raja don’t get hurt, they likely 3rd / 5th at the moment....
Well that’s what I think
I think they will still make the playoffs because the Clippers dont wanna make the playoffs; and the kings arent ready yet; but cant wait for the Lakers to get that 8th seed
I'll give credit to Lebron, but his system is flawed for developing young talent.
Magic is trying to rebuild Miami Lebron here in LA and I don't agree with that. Keep the youth and sign 1 allstar to help lebron. One of those 5 young guys will break out and you have options and a deeper bench.
He's also drafting slow footed cac shooters where its obvious we need more athletes on the team. I like Ball, but Fox might have been a better fit with lebron. Right now we need Lonzo for defense cause our centers can't go all out all game.
Mo Wagner got shitted on in summer league by Bagely III and after I saw that I knew it was a
kid has no ups. Now he just signed another weak CAC to surround Bron with but at this point you need to surround Bron with athletic guys that play defense.
Kuz needs to improve on defense and Ingram needs some steaks but they need to step up now.
Magic got played by the Pelicans and they aired him out to destroy the team knowing they weren't sending AD there. When the shit first broke he should have come out and said none of these 4 first round 4 2nd round and 5 dudes shit was real. Now all the kids are like fuck y'all
well DAMN...
I think they will still make the playoffs because the Clippers dont wanna make the playoffs; and the kings arent ready yet; but cant wait for the Lakers to get that 8th seed
Damn shame that Vlade is a better GM than Magic. They thought they could hold LeBron out for a month, to showcase the young guys. That shit backfired. They are not making the playoffs, after losing to the fucking Hawks. Walton needs to be fired.