Around the NBA: Restart Edition

[kjironman1]

Anyone know who guarded AD? Gasol, OG, Siakam or all three?

All three at times. Have to admit Toronto looked really good in that game. Seems like the Lakers need that LA crowd and the refs to really get the calls like they are used to.

 

[Orion Bailey]

LA is overrated. They are not the best team in the bubble.

 

[GoBlazersGo]

Anyone know who guarded AD? Gasol, OG, Siakam or all three?

All three, plus Ibaka.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Impressive that the long Bucks got beat by the Rockets despite killing them on the boards.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Go Sixers

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Holy shit Spurs up 4, Patty Mills waving towel....

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Fucking Sixers. Good news- we play them this week.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

10 seconds! Go Philly!

 

[Chris Craig]

Spurs and Mem lose....Blazers back to 9th

 

[theprunetang]

Ps. What has gotten into TJ Warren's Gatorade? He's balling out of his mind so far in the restart.

 

[THE HCP]

Danny Green shoots 0-6 on threes, and Anthony Davis only makes two shots? That right there the difference between a champion and a pretender. Blazers can beat Lakers in first round.

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[tykendo]

People are not happy you're still in office.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Finally, my faith in Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot pays off!!

 

[kjironman1]

What people? Who?

 

[THE HCP]

Miami fans are different!

 

[Chris Craig]

Miami fans are different!
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I was wondering if something like this would happen.

Looks like the delay doesn't work to catch those things

 

[VenomXL]

Miami fans are different!
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That photoshop looks like it’s from 1997. Really takes me back.

 

[handiman]

Miami fans are different!
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Ultra Courtside is right!

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Apparently the Raptors are 60-18 when VanVleet starts and they’re winning now. They win another championship.

 

[DDolla]

We can beat this Lakers team

 

[BigGameDamian]

Apparently the Raptors are 60-18 when VanVleet starts and they’re winning now. They win another championship.

I see that you are loosing faith.

 

[illmatic99]

what genius designed this schedule? Why are two eastern teams starting their game at 9 eastern, while the game with LA and OKC in it started at 330 pacific?

 

[GrandpaBlaze]

what genius designed this schedule? Why are two eastern teams starting their game at 9 eastern, while the game with LA and OKC in it started at 330 pacific?

Having a game featuring west coast teams going during prime eastern viewing hours and having eastern teams (with which they are all to familiar) going late (like a normal western conference game) enables viewers to look at the other teams and get a broader feel for the game.

That's my take and I'm sticking with it!

 

[e_blazer]

Someone remind me, why is it we’re supposed to be so afraid of the Lakers?

 

[DDolla]

I watched OKC and this is the first time I saw CP3 not complain to the ref every single play. Looks like his having fun with the young guys.

 

[THE HCP]

Someone remind me, why is it we’re supposed to be so afraid of the Lakers?

Oh....... the naivety of this one. So cute, yet so clueless.

 

[e_blazer]

Oh....... the naivety of this one. So cute, yet so clueless.

Dude, being a Laker fan is the ultimate definition of clueless.

 

[blazerkor]

Someone remind me, why is it we’re supposed to be so afraid of the Lakers?

The all-nba first team front court will be Giannis and two of the Lakers unless Lebron is classified as a guard and then he'll be an all-nba first team guard. So they have the second best player in the history of basketball on their team and he is aging quite well (with the exception of his balding). They have the second best versatile big in the game in Davis. They have 3 and D guys in KCP and Green. They have two really good rim protectors/clean up guys in Howard and McGee. They have bench scoring from Kuzma and Waiters. They have tough vets in Smith and Morris. Then they have Caruso, I'm not sure what that means but it means something. We can't judge them by how they're playing right now because of rust and the fact that their games don't mean anything since they've locked up the first seed in the West and there is no home court advantage.

Now we will likely face them in the first round and I do think they should be wary of us. Dame is a nightmare for them with Bradley and Rondo out, Dame is either going to draw a ton of attention and get a ton of assists, torch them for a ton of points or both. Nurk is also going to be a problem for them because as good as Howard and McGee (to some extent) have been in their careers, they're not going to be able to handle Nurk defensively or score a lot on him (they don't score that much anyway). I think Zach can check the Brow and limit his effectiveness but not stop him. LeBron will be a nightmare for us, like he has been for everyone for 16 seasons and an amazing 13 post-seasons (the guy has played in 239 playoff games which is fourth behind Derek Fisher, Tim Duncan and Robert Horry). We do look like we've turned a corner on our three point defense, so there's that. I mean, we are probably the second hardest match up in the West for the Lakers, the Clippers being their biggest threat. They should beat us but we have a chance at the upset, just ask Charles Barkley, Dan Patrick, Paul Pierce and a bunch of sports writers.