New Album & The Beginning of Basketball Season

[christoph]

I like KD. Probably one of the best players ever. I love to watch him play. Somehow , however I feel his decision to team with Kyrie could be ill fated especially with Kyrie playing the first year on his own as he tries to enamor his new team mates

KD is my favorite player but I have to agree with you, Steve:
Why the hell did he team up with Kyrie (ok, he could do worse than this) but why go to the Nets? The Nets will always be the suburban version of a notoriously incompetitive Team known as the Knicks.
I would have even preferred the two going to the Knicks instead of the Nets

 

[Steve Williams]

Does any one listen to or take credence from anything Jalen Says.......

Jalen: Nets' primary target was Kyrie, not KD

http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=27207187

 

[Steve Williams]

IMHO the only commentator in basketball to whom I give credence is Woj. All others are opinions. Having said that there are those I love watching like Shaq, Ernie, Charles and Kenny but it is the other team that comes from ESPN which has Paul Pierce, some young woman, Jalen and Chauncey

To me Jalen is a moron who thinks everything he says is gospel, whereas with Pierce whatever he says, you bet the opposite . Chauncey OTOH I believe to be half decent

 

[jadis]

Boston's K&K officially signed and were presented to the media. Kemba and Kanter, who will wear No. 11 of flat earther.

I'm very pleased with these 2 acquisitions. So we have Tatum, Brown, and Hayward to complete the first 5. Morris, for $ reasons, went to the Knicks. The important man of course is Hayward, year 2 of rehab and if he only gets his speed back, he would be very helpful for the C's. Last season he obviously gained weight from the 1 year hiatus following the surgery and moved like he was in slo-mo most of the time. C's also have 3 rookies who can shoot long range and I guess that is what the C's were missing. We also may see the likes of a 7'6" guy who either can be a slim Hakeem or a Manute Bol or none of them. A WIP. Kemba averaged 25 ppg last season, almost the same as Kyrie, so on paper we are about even in that 'swap'. Kanter will be a better rebounder than Al but we will miss the medium range shots of Al. That is where Tatum should pounce in as somehow his shot selections went haywire last year. Brown is in a contract year and he has seen how Rozier got a fat contract with Charlotte and this might motivate him further. Smart, will be smart.

 

[christoph]

IMHO the only commentator in basketball to whom I give credence is Woj. All others are opinions. Having said that there are those I love watching like Shaq, Ernie, Charles and Kenny but it is the other team that comes from ESPN which has Paul Pierce, some young woman, Jalen and Chauncey

To me Jalen is a moron who thinks everything he says is gospel, whereas with Pierce whatever he says, you bet the opposite . Chauncey OTOH I believe to be half decent

 

[Steve Williams]

CP3 is destined to remain in OKC for the short term. The long term is that there almost certainly won't be many suitors to assume his contract and give up the farm with draft choices

Report: Thunder, Chris Paul expecting guard to start season in Oklahoma City

https://www.nba.com/article/2019/07...s-paul-preparing-start-season?collection=news

 

[Steve Williams]

Sources: Thunder's attempts to move Paul stall

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27210295/thunder-attempts-move-paul-stall

 

[jadis]

Sources: Thunder's attempts to move Paul stall

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27210295/thunder-attempts-move-paul-stall

CP3 has, from what I read just now, a most atrocious contract in recent memory. Then there is scary Terry getting a scary contract from the Hornets, 3 yr deal for almost $20m a year - for what? And what for? Tobias Harris is also ranked as one of the worst contracts. And thanks for their CBA, these max contracts are going sky high. And oh, the max extension of Ben Simmons at 5 years $170m raised some eyebrows for a guy who can be beaten in a shooting contest by a street shooter in Manila. Which reminds me, Lakers are still paying for the bad contract of Luol Deng for the next 2 or 3 seasons - with him probably playing 2K at home and not even on the bench. I imagine Melo was doing that too while being paid. Westbrook, if he goes bust in Houston, will also have his contract run bad.

 

[WLVCA]

The big reason the Clippers traded Tobias Harris is that they did not want to give him a max deal. He is a very good player but not one of the best players. In the current environment players are getting max deals that shouldn't.

When a team does that once or twice they end up being strapped by those deals for 4 or 5 years.

 

[jadis]

The big reason the Clippers traded Tobias Harris is that they did not want to give him a max deal. He is a very good player but not one of the best players. In the current environment players are getting max deals that shouldn't.

When a team does that once or twice they end up being strapped by those deals for 4 or 5 years.

Exactly. This money thing has really really gone out of hand. I recall one case, when the Celtics won the title in 2008, James Posey bolted out even before the DVDs were being shipped out, to sign a 4-year contract with New Orleans which doubled his annual salary from Boston. What happened to winning a title? Well, the answer is Kawhi, though in his case it was hometown and Paul George that also played a factor, which is why he had to take less money than what he could have gotten from the Raptors. And when players win, they sign a short 1 and 1 or 2 and 1 contract, to be sure they can bolt out again if they lose. Funny league.

 

[jadis]

Good ol' JR is about to be back. What? No meeting with brother LeBron?

Report: Free agent guard JR Smith meets with Bucks
NBA.com Global on Jul 19, 2019 08:00 AM


https://sports.abs-cbn.com/nba/news/2019/07/19/report-free-agent-guard-jr-smith-meets-bucks-59208

 

[Steve Williams]

Good ol' JR is about to be back. What? No meeting with brother LeBron?

Report: Free agent guard JR Smith meets with Bucks
NBA.com Global on Jul 19, 2019 08:00 AM


https://sports.abs-cbn.com/nba/news/2019/07/19/report-free-agent-guard-jr-smith-meets-bucks-59208

I just read that

well better than the Lakers for sure

 

[Steve Williams]

http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=27214713


Jalen once again pontificating and predicting. For Phil's sake, this is once where I am hoping Jalen is correct

 

[jadis]

http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=27214713


Jalen once again pontificating and predicting. For Phil's sake, this is once where I am hoping Jalen is correct

Yes, Steve, I saw that video too. I hope he's right too.

 

[Steve Williams]

I think he is probably one of the worst commentators in the NBA

 

[Steve Williams]

Here's an interesting read on favorites to win the NBA in 2020 with Clipps 3-1 favorites.

The Raptors really took it on the chin with the loss of Kawhi

https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/2019-20-nba-championship-odds-warriors-bucks-celtics-rockets

 

[Steve Williams]

Here's another prediction that a California team will win and it aint the Kings. Interesting that the Warriors are considered as well

https://www.sportsbettingdime.com/n...vored-california-los-angeles-lakers-clippers/

 

[WLVCA]

I have a confession to make....have to admit that I truly enjoyed seeing Chris Paul get dumped by the Rockets and sent to Siberia....I mean OKC. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

 

[WLVCA]

I have a confession to make....have to admit that I truly enjoyed seeing Chris Paul get dumped by the Rockets and sent to Siberia....I mean OKC. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

I used to think that Blake and DJ may have been part of the problem for LAC...now it appears CP3 just can't get along with anybody.

 

[Steve Williams]

So here’s my question to all you guys here.....

Forget about the west for a moment

Who will emerge out of the East. I thought the Bucks looked average at best. I did like Sixers and I like Celts.

I guess I’m really asking if the Bucks just got lucky last year. Giannis in the playoffs also looked average

And of course will the Clipps emerge from the west

It’s also about injuries as we saw this past finals.