2018 Around the NBA - November

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TorturedBlazerFan said:
Having cap space doesnt neccesarily mean they’ll get any of big name guys they want. Im not saying they’re in a bad position, cause they arent.
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I think they will get one of Durant or Kawhi and then resign Harris. That team would be good and would balance the Western Conference.

These new Wolves city jerseys are so fecking dope (unrelated to recent games but just saw them again recently and they are amazing).
 
KingSpeed said:
Give credit to the Clippers. They overwhelmingly won the Chris Paul and Blake Griffin trades.
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If they manage to extend Harris at $25million a year or less it's going to be a huge win. They'll basically get SGA, Harris and two years of Bradley plus free up $10million+ of cap space. Excellent.

Same with Chris Paul trade. They got 2 years of Beverley, a very good center (Harrell) and a quality sixth man in Williams for a player who was going to leave anyway.

Amazing management from them. Deserve some award for the last two years.
 
TorturedBlazerFan said:
Having cap space doesnt neccesarily mean they’ll get any of big name guys they want. Im not saying they’re in a bad position, cause they arent.
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Who needs big names when you have the league's best talent evaluator to find cheap underrated names who then perform big. West is SMART. He used to be Chic Hearn's choice as the most talkative Laker for the post-game show interview, but then Jerry retired and went incommunicado.
 
jlprk said:
Who needs big names when you have the league's best talent evaluator to find cheap underrated names who then perform big. West is SMART. He used to be Chic Hearn's choice as the most talkative Laker for the post-game show interview, but then Jerry retired and went incommunicado.
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Seems like he hit a gold mine with SGA. I wonder how good Robinson really is but it's not like players who were picked after him were rated that highly. Josh Okogie has been good though.

SGA will be special though. I kind of did not understand moving up a spot to select him though, if Charlotte wanted Bridges anyway and Clippers wanted SGA why did they need to make that trade?
 
andalusian said:
Anyone else finding the NBA games boring this year? It started somewhat exciting - but it basically looks like a 3P shooting competition - I am finding the games repetitive and somewhat boring this year.
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I'm so utterly bored by these 3-point shootouts. Might as well turn the NBA into a professional H.O.R.S.E. league. Yawn. Wake me when they start playing basketball again.
 
BonesJones said:
They need to widen the court and extend the 3pt line.
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For the life of me I'll never understand why people will advocate for more missed shots.

Also, we know teams would need to get rid of their most expensive seating to do that. It's never going to happen.
 
dviss1 said:
For the life of me I'll never understand why people will advocate for more missed shots.

Also, we know teams would need to get rid of their most expensive seating to do that. It's never going to happen.
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I dont want more missed shots, I want more good basketball plays leading to good looks. The idea at least in my mind is if they backed up the 3 point line, the analytics would say to take less 3 point shots, and only have your really good shooters take those shots. It will also spread out the floor, so spacing would be better. I think it would be good overall for the offenses, I think you’d see teams more apt to not be content just jacking up 3’s and it would open up the midrange game.
 
TorturedBlazerFan said:
I dont want more missed shots, I want more good basketball plays leading to good looks. The idea at least in my mind is if they backed up the 3 point line, the analytics would say to take less 3 point shots, and only have your really good shooters take those shots. It will also spread out the floor, so spacing would be better. I think it would be good overall for the offenses, I think you’d see teams more apt to not be content just jacking up 3’s and it would open up the midrange game.
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See I don't think guys will adapt that way.

I believe they'll just learn how to shoot a deeper corner 3. :dunno:

I agree with @BonesJones about widening the court, just not for the same reason.

I HATE those sideline out of bounds calls.
 
dviss1 said:
See I don't think guys will adapt that way.

I believe they'll just learn how to shoot a deeper corner 3. :dunno:

I agree with @BonesJones about widening the court, just not for the same reason.

I HATE those sideline out of bounds calls.
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I hate them as well, but I'd just rather the 3-point arc not change out on the wing. Extend the line to 25 ft, and keep it a consistent 25 ft all the way out to the sideline to remove the incentive to try to camp out in the corner for a shorter 3.
 
TorturedBlazerFan said:
I dont want more missed shots, I want more good basketball plays leading to good looks. The idea at least in my mind is if they backed up the 3 point line, the analytics would say to take less 3 point shots, and only have your really good shooters take those shots. It will also spread out the floor, so spacing would be better. I think it would be good overall for the offenses, I think you’d see teams more apt to not be content just jacking up 3’s and it would open up the midrange game.
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Exactly.
 
Why do teams extend RFAs a year in advance while giving them a max? What’s the purpose of this, they cannot leave if you match their accepted offer sheet anyway and there’s literally no benefit I can think of.
 
BonesJones said:
You hope they take away the 3pt line huh?
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I think they need to put an extra ref to observe illegal screens and the league should be very strict about enforcing current rules.

I would also allow more freedom for perimeter defenders...not sure they need to bring the full-on 90's hand check back, but if they do - so be it.

Right now perimeter defenders enjoy zero freedom to defend while defenders in the post can actually defend - so why bother with post plays? there's more risk involved.
 
Sarni said:
Why do teams extend RFAs a year in advance while giving them a max? What’s the purpose of this, they cannot leave if you match their accepted offer sheet anyway and there’s literally no benefit I can think of.
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It helps build a healthy relationship with your spoiled players.
 
blue9 said:
I'm so utterly bored by these 3-point shootouts. Might as well turn the NBA into a professional H.O.R.S.E. league. Yawn. Wake me when they start playing basketball again.
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Make dunks worth 3 points as well.
 
When you inbound, you must select either a traditional ball or an ABA tri-color ball. If you select traditional, you can only shoot inside the arc. If you select the ABA ball you can only shoot a trey. Just to make it interesting, if you choose the ABA ball you must also follow the "Mo Lucas memorial rule." IE punching somebody is only punished by a $50 fine. :cheers::drinkapint::abeer::no2drugs:
 
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