OFFICIAL Around The NBA Thread...... August

[dviss1]

Meh. There was no defense being played. No defensive stops at all. That's not battling. They were using each other...

 

[BigGameDame]

 

[PtldPlatypus]

@Blazer4ever has a new second-favorite team

 

[BonesJones]

@Blazer4ever has a new second-favorite team

No coincidence that it's gonna be the worst team in the league next season.

 

[Hoopguru]

@Blazer4ever has a new second-favorite team

Glad to see him get another opportunity.

 

[H.C.]

No coincidence that it's gonna be the worst team in the league next season.

You doubt Thomas Robinson?
Haven't you seen his highlights on his Khimki team?
All star potential I'd say.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Manu Ginobili retiring

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/24493528/manu-ginobili-san-antonio-spurs-retiring

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

So the Spurs “3” are all gone now. No Duncan, Parker or Manu. I expect Pop to retire in the next year or two as well.

 

[Chris Craig]

So the Spurs “3” are all gone now. No Duncan, Parker or Manu. I expect Pop to retire in the next year or two as well.

Yeah Spurs rebuilding. They'd trade Aldridge but no one will take him, he is a team killer. Pop will retire after this season. With his big three gone, and legacy set, its finally time to pack it in.

 

[BigGameDame]

So the Spurs “3” are all gone now. No Duncan, Parker or Manu. I expect Pop to retire in the next year or two as well.

It will depend on how things go with the Aldridge/DeRozan/Gay combo.

 

[JDC]

It will depend on how things go with the Aldridge/DeRozan/Gay combo.

It's hard to see Aldridge and DeRozan meshing offensively.

 

[jlprk]

You doubt Thomas Robinson?
Haven't you seen his highlights on his Khimki team?
All star potential I'd say.

I followed Robinson last season in Khimki and tried to watch games on the internet. He's much more active than most bigs in the Euroleague, but not a top name yet. To get there, he needs another year or two of Euroleague experience, which he'll get after the Hawks cut him at the end of preseason.

 

[BBert]

Here's the whole rookie survey.

Who is your favorite player in the league?
Worth noting: James has been on a different team each time he has led this category, while Bryant is still getting votes two years after his retirement.

I wonder if Kobe will make the all star team this season?

 

[THE HCP]

I believe a DeRozen//LaMarcus led Spurs team will win more games than we will this season.

 

[H.C.]

I believe a DeRozen//LaMarcus led Spurs team will win more games than we will this season.

I have to agree with you outside of who the leader is.
Pop is the leader who will lead the Spurs.
They'll miss Kyle Anderson though.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

I believe a DeRozen//LaMarcus led Spurs team will win more games than we will this season.

So, you think the Spurs will win more than your Lakers? Interesting.

 

[e_blazer]

I believe a DeRozen//LaMarcus led Spurs team will win more games than we will this season.

I'm really not seeing that, based on their roster:

San Antonio Spurs Roster
12 PG LaMarcus Aldridge PF 33
18 Marco Belinelli SG 32
42 Davis Bertans C 25
10 Matt Costello SF 25
44 Dante Cunningham SF 31
10 DeMar DeRozan SG 29
11 Bryn Forbes SG 24 6-3
16 Pau Gasol C 38 7-0
22 Rudy Gay SF 32 6-8
24 Darrun Hilliard SG 25
77 Joffrey Lauvergne C 26
-- Chimezie Metu PF 21
8 Patty Mills PG 30
5 Dejounte Murray PG 21
42 Jakob Poeltl C 22
-- Lonnie Walker IV SG 19
4 Derrick White PG 24

 

[Rastapopoulos]

[Edit: just noticed this is from July so has probably been posted before - oops.]
Two Blazers feature (one a temporary one, the other a sadly permanent one)



It's kind of hilarious how Fultz's jump shot is kept shrouded in secrecy.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[BonesJones]

[Edit: just noticed this is from July so has probably been posted before - oops.]
Two Blazers feature (one a temporary one, the other a sadly permanent one)



It's kind of hilarious how Fultz's jump shot is kept shrouded in secrecy.

Videos like this are so fascinating to me.

 

[THE HCP]

I'm really not seeing that, based on their roster:

San Antonio Spurs Roster
12 PG LaMarcus Aldridge PF 33
18 Marco Belinelli SG 32
42 Davis Bertans C 25
10 Matt Costello SF 25
44 Dante Cunningham SF 31
10 DeMar DeRozan SG 29
11 Bryn Forbes SG 24 6-3
16 Pau Gasol C 38 7-0
22 Rudy Gay SF 32 6-8
24 Darrun Hilliard SG 25
77 Joffrey Lauvergne C 26
-- Chimezie Metu PF 21
8 Patty Mills PG 30
5 Dejounte Murray PG 21
42 Jakob Poeltl C 22
-- Lonnie Walker IV SG 19
4 Derrick White PG 24

I’m seeing it based on OUR roster.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

I’m seeing it based on OUR roster.

Unfortunately I kind of see mediocre in both rosters...

 

[BigGameDame]

I'm really not seeing that, based on their roster:

San Antonio Spurs Roster
12 PG LaMarcus Aldridge PF 33
18 Marco Belinelli SG 32
42 Davis Bertans C 25
10 Matt Costello SF 25
44 Dante Cunningham SF 31
10 DeMar DeRozan SG 29
11 Bryn Forbes SG 24 6-3
16 Pau Gasol C 38 7-0
22 Rudy Gay SF 32 6-8
24 Darrun Hilliard SG 25
77 Joffrey Lauvergne C 26
-- Chimezie Metu PF 21
8 Patty Mills PG 30
5 Dejounte Murray PG 21
42 Jakob Poeltl C 22
-- Lonnie Walker IV SG 19
4 Derrick White PG 24

Still a vary solid team.

 

[e_blazer]

Still a vary solid team.

Really? Which PG excites you?
At center, Gasol is older than dirt and the rest are meh.
SF? Gay? Yeah, not a fan.
DeRosan is terrific and LA is good, but that’s about it.

 

[BonesJones]

Really? Which PG excites you?
At center, Gasol is older than dirt and the rest are meh.
SF? Gay? Yeah, not a fan.
DeRosan is terrific and LA is good, but that’s about it.

Don't underrated DeJounte Murray.

 

[hoopsjock]

Really? Which PG excites you?
At center, Gasol is older than dirt and the rest are meh.
SF? Gay? Yeah, not a fan.
DeRosan is terrific and LA is good, but that’s about it.

Don't underrated DeJounte Murray.

Yeah, Murray was 1st team all defense last year. White and Mills are solid too.

 

[e_blazer]

Yeah, Murray was 1st team all defense last year. White and Mills are solid too.

8.1 pts. and 2.9 assists per 21 minutes. He’s got a ways to go.

 

[BonesJones]

8.1 pts. and 2.9 assists per 21 minutes. He’s got a ways to go.

Defense matters. He's young too, he'll improve.

 

[e_blazer]

Defense matters. He's young too, he'll improve.

I have no doubt that's true, but it's tough to see the Spurs going far this year with him as a starter. Patty Mills is a fine backup, but he's not a starter.

 

[BonesJones]

I have no doubt that's true, but it's tough to see the Spurs going far this year with him as a starter. Patty Mills is a fine backup, but he's not a starter.

They won 47 games with him as a starting and no Kawhi Leonard. Add in an all-star AND a young, very underrated Nurkic type of center I Poeltl, and I don't see how they get worse.