Board 8 > NBA Discussion Topic, Part 1 - finally!

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I have seen reports they are talking with the Bucks and the Knicks, and the Clippers....I would bet the Nuggets are trying to move Mudiay, some piece or two and a pick as well.
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I feel like with all this hype for Lonzo nobody is really talking about how good Ben Simmons is. Do you all know how good Simmons is? I don't think you know how good Ben Simmons is.
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I don't think he's all that great. good, yeah, but not great. I'd like to see them win a game.

better than Fultz though jeeze
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transcience posted...

I don't think he's all that great. good, yeah, but not great. I'd like to see them win a game.

better than Fultz though jeeze

It's not even just the free throws, I've been watching him every time he's on the court and it honestly looks like he doesn't know how to play basketball. It's really weird and I don't know what's going on with him right now.
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I made 10 different lineups for DraftKings tonight and I'm only winning money in one of them currently FML
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velocycloraptor posted...

I have seen reports they are talking with the Bucks and the Knicks, and the Clippers....I would bet the Nuggets are trying to move Mudiay, some piece or two and a pick as well.

Knicks I could honestly see happening, reunite with Hornacek plus Knicks giving up some big assets in an attempt to speed up the rebuild is such a James Dolan thing. Denver could maybe be a good fit too and they definitely have the assets to make it work.

The Bucks rumors is a bit surprising, mainly because I think Thon Maker (one of the guys apparently offered) still has a lot of potential and they already have a good backcourt tandem in Brogdon/Middleton
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yeah, Fultz is deep in his own psyche right now. dude needs a vaykay.

Simmons having a good game! -- but I think the bigger story is Embiid. that team goes as far as Embiid can take them and he's finally doing what he's expected to do.
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just gotta hope ben and embiid never have those monster games against boston

milwaukee and philly seem like more intimidating teams to me than washington, going forward
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milwaukee yeah if giannis keeps playing at this ridiculous level (or even just mere mvp levels), philly no

embiid scored 30 on 14 shots and simmons had a triple double and they won by 10 against a mediocre detroit team. well, maybe detroit's alright this year. I'm still a little skeptical though.
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Simmons is a beast. I don't think he'll ever stay healthy but if he does he's gonna be a top player in the league.
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transience posted...

yeah, Fultz is deep in his own psyche right now. dude needs a vaykay.

Simmons having a good game! -- but I think the bigger story is Embiid. that team goes as far as Embiid can take them and he's finally doing what he's expected to do.

It's hard to call since Simmons has only played a couple of games so far, but I really think they're both generational talents. I watched all of Embiid's games last year and it's fucking unreal how much better they are with him on the court. I don't know if he's ever been a minus, even with all the beatings we took last year.
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Embiid is special. he's probably #2 to giannis right now in terms of '...what the fuck was that?!'
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transience posted...

milwaukee yeah if giannis keeps playing at this ridiculous level (or even just mere mvp levels), philly no

embiid scored 30 on 14 shots and simmons had a triple double and they won by 10 against a mediocre detroit team. well, maybe detroit's alright this year. I'm still a little skeptical though.

I tend to think mediocre and alright mean the same thing in terms of sports. Like they're the very definition of average at 2-2 so far and I assume they'll be around that .500 when the season ends.
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philly is a year away, but they have much more explosive potential than the wall beal porter core
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mediocre's a little below average. like, I think Detroit will be 34-48 or something, or should be if like 7 other east teams weren't horrible. the east is bizarre because there are only 8 or 9 teams actually trying.
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so I watched the Bucks game and I just don't get how giannis does what he does. he plays more like a 4 than I was expecting - he's basically all post moves! he should probably develop an outside game at some point because oh my god.
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whoa what the hell got into the suns

they're probably happy that bledsoe got publicly executed
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transience posted...

mediocre's a little below average. like, I think Detroit will be 34-48 or something, or should be if like 7 other east teams weren't horrible. the east is bizarre because there are only 8 or 9 teams actually trying.

I mean mediocre is a synonym for average but I get what you're saying.

Reggie finally being healthy is reason enough to avoid a repeat of 2016-2017.
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eh, either way

I'm thinking of doing a weekly power rankings/player of the week kind of thing. anyone have anything specific I should do?
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another really damn solid win for the grizzlies -- maybe losing allen/zbo/Vince won't hurt as much as expected even though they were solid as late 30s guys
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I don't get it with the Rockets honestly. That was a game they shouldn't have lost.
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Suns fuckin win. What the hell.
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They were against Sacramento tbf
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argh, so close! Suns coasted after that insane first quarter and Kings allllmost caught them
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I was apparently wrong about Temple

I suppose he can shoot threes if he wants
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Yeah, nobody is saying "suns good now" because they beat the kings, but....this team lost two of its 3 previous games by insane margins and didn't play its best player tonight and just fired its head coach.
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I'm growing to dislike him but he did hit six threes tonight

and then blew the game, but whatev
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v_charon posted...

It's sour grapes. He had his feet set and George plowed into him looking for the foul. You have to be moving to be called for a moving screen. KAT even said after he banged his knee on that play.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/21129939/nba-announces-two-incorrect-no-calls-oklahoma-city-thunder-minnesota-timberwolves-game-sunday

BTW just wanted to say "sour grapes lol"
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also the West has some awful teams this year. I think the Kings/Suns/Lakers/Mavs might all be Knicks tier bad.
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If you're saying something is mediocre you're saying it's not very good. Average is like neither good nor bad. They're similar enough to be synonyms but I think there's a distinction between them. Mediocre has a more negative connotation that average, if nothing else.
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Kings have promise. I am being a homer,but I am excited. Like more hopeful than when we had cousins, once we all click we have some potential I feel.
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Fox is definitely looking to be solid. The strength of this year's draft compared to last year's is ridiculous.
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I feel this draft is all star heavy, super star light
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nba reddit is so amazing

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/78d0mh/comment/dosw31w
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enes kanter has 9 rebounds this quarter

jaylen brown has 10 points on his 21st birthday. happy birthday, kid!
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https://streamable.com/5vh07 - great reaction shot of KD on Hayward

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/922915655640236033 - man, I hope this isn't just PR to give him some time to rehab his shot. I mean I don't want him to get hurt but why the hell was he playing?
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Aaron Gordon trying to get 50 tonight
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he's 4-4 from 3 goddamn

kyrie has really been shooting awfully
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Minnesota letting Indiana score 130 on them at home

67% shooting goddamn

yeah I don't like that team
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Dipo and Sabonis just had their way

Maybe the Pacers won that trade after all
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OKC is gonna banish that thought for your, VI.

So my problem is that I am now super addicted to daily Fantasy Basketball. The upside of that is that I am following the NBA more than I ever have, and it's super fun.

The downside is that until I get good at this, it's gonna be expensive.
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yeah I noticed. I did fantasy basketball one year a long time ago (maybe like 05?) and never again. I cheered for players I didn't like because they were having a surprisingly good season. yick.
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maybe next year I'd be interested in baseball

there's something about fantasy basketball that sounds weird, partly cause most super teams are basically fantasy basketball teams. >_>
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should I go to Boogie's homecoming game

y/n
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kickin' dat minnesota ass
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ninkendo posted...

kickin' dat minnesota ass

Then they go on a 9-0 run.

Thanks a lot, Ken.
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patting dat minnesota ass
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I hate basketball.
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I don't know why I watch Rockets games

Harden just sucks out any enjoyment I might achieve
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hot take: kawhi leonard is worthless

hot take: are you actually that good for your team if you have 13 AST but 8 TO?
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