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Post by connors on Oct 27, 2019 21:45:34 GMT
Strange as it may sound but Leonard may actually be underrated. In the 2 games I’ve seen he just looks a different level. Like he can get anything he wants and stop anyone he wants at any time. Impressive and adding George should certainly make them fearsome on defence.
The Warriors will be OK but they were defensively awful against the Clips.....
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2019 22:11:45 GMT
Dubs were truly horrible in the bit of the sky game I watched tonight.
And I've just watched Leopards.....
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Post by connors on Oct 31, 2019 7:04:09 GMT
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Post by SamH on Oct 31, 2019 11:28:42 GMT
It goes to show how quickly things can change – the Warriors were pretty much injury free for 4 years then suddenly KD and Klay go down and now Curry. Hard to see them making the playoffs now, which was unthinkable in June. Time for Draymond to shut up yapping and show us what he can really do, since he’s the only all star left now.
Embiid is a bit like Rodman, good at getting under people’s skin and taking them out of their game. I think he’s going to be disappointed if he doesn’t think he’ll get suspended though – probably a game and 2 or 3 for Towns as he threw a punch (haven’t seen it yet but it does amuse me how 90% of punches thrown in the NBA seem to conveniently miss the mark!)
Rough start for OKC, 3 losses by 4 points or less. But right there competing with the likes of Portland, Utah and Houston so that’s encouraging, just need to find a way to win some close ones.
How about the Rockets-Wizards game last night?! Not one for the connoisseur. If anything it goes to highlight Houston’s lack of commitment to defence, which is ultimately why I don’t see them being contenders come May. Fine for the Wiz to muck about, they’re not in the mix for anything this year so why not have some fun – but if Houston want to see themselves as a genuine title contender they can’t be having games like that, even though they did eek out the W.
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Post by raiders92 on Oct 31, 2019 13:36:52 GMT
I'm voting for golden state to tank!! Especially if Currys out long term!! Personally a fit klay Russell draymond and curry and a top pick in the draft could be lethal next year!
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Post by Colicab85 on Oct 31, 2019 13:53:08 GMT
Embiid digging his thumb into KATs eye doesn't look great.
Justy dont have a great feeling about Embiid really. Think he'll go down as a nearly man.
Unbelievable player but believes is own hype way too much and choked last year against the Raptors. He couldnt play against Gasol at all.
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Post by raiders92 on Oct 31, 2019 16:18:03 GMT
Look at the spurs tanked due to injuries and got Tim Duncan set the franchise up for years!! |
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Post by SamH on Oct 31, 2019 20:47:54 GMT
Is there a Tim Duncan coming in next year though? I don't know but seems to me teams have just missed this generation's mega star, providing Zion can get fit. Surely there's not another prospect like him coming up again? I just don't think GS need to tank. Look at the year KD and Russ were injured and OKC started something like 3-17. Wound up just missing the playoffs by 1 lousy game. Steph will be back, Klay is likely to be back around February I think? So if they can do enough to hang in there you never know, they might just make a push for the playoffs still. I vote for that every time over tanking, which I really hate. As much as I like Embiid and Simmons I hope they never lead Philly to a championship because it'll send out the message that tanking really works even if you do it for 5 years. It's sport, you play to win not lose.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2019 20:57:29 GMT
Klay is likely to miss the season, especially if it's already gone to pot. It's not tanking if they're genuinely hurt. I do agree with you about tanking in general, though.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2019 9:35:16 GMT
Interesting comments on PTI; Dubs will lose 50 anyway, so there's no need to tank. After all, it's a lottery, there's no guarantees you'll get #1 in what won't be a particularly strong draft.
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Post by Richyyy on Nov 1, 2019 16:07:07 GMT
Yeah, I don't think they're really gonna need to tank, especially in the West. If Steph's out for a while they're probably screwed anyway. It does mean that they can tell their injured guys to take their time getting back. If you just decide it's a lost season then there's no rush for guys to play through pain at 80% or whatever. Also they only keep their first-round pick if it's in the top-20, so they're better off being outside the top-10 teams in the league.
All of that said, the overreactions to the first three or four games of a 100+ game season are insane. When a team everyone thought was going to be terrible happens to win two of their first three, there's still every chance they're going to be terrible anyway. Let's not go nuts after a week.
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Post by connors on Nov 2, 2019 6:38:36 GMT
I’ve been trying to catch up on some of the games I recorded on SKY over opening weeks.
Boston at Philly.
The commentary switches between the national coverage with Hubie Brown and local Philadelphia coverage with I don’t know who!!
Never ever seen/heard that happen before!
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Post by Colicab85 on Nov 3, 2019 8:46:06 GMT
I’d take the local over Hubie anyday. Don’t dislike the man at all, there’s just something about his commentary style that irks me.
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Post by SamH on Nov 4, 2019 12:08:59 GMT
Hubie is very knowledgeable but he does rely on statistics an awful lot to make his points. How about the Houston-Miami game last night? 59-18 at one point to Miami! That's ridiculous. Harden has been terrible so far this season. The Suns are the big surprise for me. They are a couple of baskets shy of being unbeaten so far and have competed with the Jazz, Clippers and Nuggets.
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Post by connors on Nov 4, 2019 12:22:19 GMT
"Harden has been terrible" - he is averaging 35 points per game. I wish I was that terrible!!
Don't get me wrong I appreciate PPG is not the only metric you may be basing your judgement on but to say somebody averaging that per game is terrible......
He is also averaging nearly 8 assists a game but his shooting % is poor for him and will no doubt hurt them if he carries on in that vein whilst having such high usage numbers.
Terrible though? Don't see that.
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Post by SamH on Nov 4, 2019 16:18:24 GMT
I meant his shooting has been terrible, which it has - especially from 3 point range. To be scoring 35 a game shooting as he has been to me is a sign he is shooting too much. I haven't checked Westbrook's numbers but its looking like Harden is winning the battle of who will be seeing more of the ball. They're 3-3, could easily be 2-4 (wizards) and got humiliated in record setting fashion last night - its early days but the signs aren't good.
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Post by connors on Nov 4, 2019 16:42:02 GMT
I saw Westbrooks numbers and he was shooting significantly better than Harden! In fact he was pretty efficient by his standards.
Its early days but I agree with you that the Rockets trades don't look to have helped them much so far.
Still they could be worse....they could be Golden State!!
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Post by SamH on Nov 4, 2019 20:12:54 GMT
Curious - Westbrook is out tonight for "rest" - he never ever sat out to rest in OKC. And 6 games in after a terrible game they'll be looking to  back from, are we supposed to buy that this is scheduled rest? Really? |
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Post by connors on Nov 5, 2019 6:28:39 GMT
I agree that is very strange. He does not appeared injured and there is no way he needs rest after 6 games.
If he and Harden are on some kind of minutes reduction scheme it would be surprising as Rockets only feasible strategy would appear to be ride those two until they break....
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Post by LTFan on Nov 5, 2019 9:30:31 GMT
Sky Sports new weekly NBA review programme – ‘NBA HeatCheck’, hosted by Jaydee Dyer and co-hosted by Ovie Soko and Mo Mooncey, starts today.
It’ll be available on Sky Sports YouTube channel from 5:30pm and then broadcast on Sky Sports at 10:30pm.
I’m looking forward to checking this out, it’ll be nice to have a weekly British view on the NBA. Although I think the name is awful, why choose a name that includes the name of one of the teams?
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Post by Richyyy on Nov 5, 2019 15:04:58 GMT
The Harden/Westbrook pairing reminds me of when Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson were together in Denver. I just don't think it's a great fit at all. They'll win plenty of games, but I'm not convinced they'll beat anyone half-decent when it really matters.
And Harden's numbers will even out from where they are right now, but having Westbrook next to him doesn't help. It hurts the spacing because no one respects Westbrook as a shooter, so Harden inevitably gets slightly more crowded than he was already. And they might be buddies now, but I'm not convinced that that'll last long-term either. Two alphas on one team almost always gets complicated - it's just a matter of how quickly it happens.
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Post by connors on Nov 6, 2019 6:54:07 GMT
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Post by Colicab85 on Nov 6, 2019 8:52:52 GMT
The Harden/Westbrook pairing reminds me of when Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson were together in Denver. I just don't think it's a great fit at all. They'll win plenty of games, but I'm not convinced they'll beat anyone half-decent when it really matters. And Harden's numbers will even out from where they are right now, but having Westbrook next to him doesn't help. It hurts the spacing because no one respects Westbrook as a shooter, so Harden inevitably gets slightly more crowded than he was already. And they might be buddies now, but I'm not convinced that that'll last long-term either. Two alphas on one team almost always gets complicated - it's just a matter of how quickly it happens. Harden and Westbrook are, without doubt, my 2 least favourite "stars" in the league. I will not watch the Rockets at all this year. Thankfully NBA League pass means I don't ever have to. I dislike their games intensely. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2019 9:53:20 GMT
Leonard appears to decide when he does or doesn't play. I think he shows how player power now works, I don't like it, but no one who signs him can realistically expect any different. |
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Post by connors on Nov 6, 2019 10:55:06 GMT
Leonard should be my favourite player to watch but I cannot warm to him. As you say he is the living embodiment of player power. I would go as far as saying he is the best player in the world right now.
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