OFFICIAL 2019 NBA OFFSEASON THREAD

JD617 · Feb 28, 2019

titang545 said:
Ok and he had 8 with less than 9 rebounds what are you "trying" to get at. How is a guy his size getting 3 and 4 rebounds some games. Scoring 8 points one game.

I'm "trying" to say that he's 8th in the league in rebounding. You didn't answer my question, how many rebounds do you think he should be averaging if 12 isn't good enough?

antidope · Feb 28, 2019

tyisny said:
This is a bit of an issue with Kyrie, but doesn't bother me too much because he is so skilled at finishing at the rim & getting past his defender. It's kind of hard to draw fouls when your so good at getting angles on players

Also the three people who liked this post are all Big Harden Fans.... SAD!!

This really isn't true at all. James Hardens entire game is predicated on getting angles on people, yet... He gets to the line

Steph Curry is an equal if not superior finisher at the rim and just as crafty yet is proficient at getting to the line.

Not getting to the line should never be viewed as a positive... Ever.

It's a weird Kyrie year, cause a 19% FTR is putrid.

drewsone · Feb 28, 2019

antidope said:
This really isn't true at all. James Hardens entire game is predicated on getting angles on people, yet... He gets to the line

Steph Curry is an equal if not superior finisher at the rim and just as crafty yet is proficient at getting to the line.

Not getting to the line should never be viewed as a positive... Ever.

It's a weird Kyrie year, cause a 19% FTR is putrid.

he usually gets to the line more no? in previous years

lawdog1 · Feb 28, 2019

Peep Game said:
I haven’t watched a single episode, but they really need to cancel this. Every commercial of this gives me second hand embarrassment.

A rap battle TV show for B-list celebrities and below. Snoop Dogg hosting a game show and endorsing erectile dysfunction products. Ice Cube starring in family-friendly movies. If you would have told me in 1994 all that would happen, I would have said you were crazy...

antidope · Feb 28, 2019

drewsone said:
he usually gets to the line more no? in previous years

Yup that's why I said it's a weird year.

On the subject of FTR, his game is fun to watch but this is DLOs biggest problem. He is 100% reliant on the jumper I'm sure his FTR is like a 15 or something. I'm hoping that's the next step forward he takes.

titang545 · Feb 28, 2019

JD617 said:
I'm "trying" to say that he's 8th in the league in rebounding. You didn't answer my question, how many rebounds do you think he should be averaging if 12 isn't good enough?

14/15

BIG LEEMELONE · Feb 28, 2019

antidope said:
This really isn't true at all. James Hardens entire game is predicated on getting angles on people, yet... He gets to the line

B Sox · Feb 28, 2019

Maximus Meridius said:
They can do whatever they want but it just highlights how much of a mess they are.

We're gonna play you 20-23 minutes and that's it even though you got 19 points right now.

They don’t want to win. They want the best pick possible. AD is really, really good, and playing him hurts their ability to get the best possible pick.

BIG LEEMELONE · Feb 28, 2019

B Sox said:
They don’t want to win. They want the best pick possible. AD is really, really good, and playing him hurts their ability to get the best possible pick.

Which is why they should've traded him, somewhere. What they're dealing with now is the cost of holding out for what they hope is a better deal. They did it to themselves

titang545 · Feb 28, 2019

lawdog1 said:
A rap battle TV show for B-list celebrities and below. Snoop Dogg hosting a game show and endorsing erectile dysfunction products. Ice Cube starring in family-friendly movies. If you would have told me in 1994 all that would happen, I would have said you were crazy...

Nobody would have believed that people were letting this guy talk to your kids with you not in the room.

No judgement at all, just saying how times change.

Maximus Meridius · Feb 28, 2019

B Sox said:
They don’t want to win. They want the best pick possible. AD is really, really good, and playing him hurts their ability to get the best possible pick.

So they doing what's best for them (even though it looks horrible) but when AD was doing whats best for him people say "He's handling it wrong".

JD617 · Feb 28, 2019

Yeah I've said a few times this year I don't like Kyrie's lack of FT attempts compared to Isaiah who used to live at the line. As talented of a scorer as Kyrie is, it's hard work getting buckets with the degree of difficulty that he does. I know this site hates free throws but I really wish he'd make life easier on himself and get to the line more often.

drewsone · Feb 28, 2019

JD617 said:
Yeah I've said a few times this year I don't like Kyrie's lack of FT attempts compared to Isaiah who used to live at the line. As talented of a scorer as Kyrie is, it's hard work getting buckets with the degree of difficulty that he does. I know this site hates free throws but I really wish he'd make life easier on himself and get to the line more often.

he likes to avoid contact and finish with sexy glass layups lol

amitt5504 · Feb 28, 2019

AD getting his Marshawn Lynch on. He just there so they don't get fined

addict4sneakers · Feb 28, 2019

Maximus Meridius said:
So they doing what's best for them (even though it looks horrible) but when AD was doing whats best for him people say "He's handling it wrong".

I don’t think anyone reasonably thought what AD was doing was wrong. Maybe those guys that said he was dishonoring his contract because in their everyday jobs it would be. Don’t listen those guys.

I have no problem with anyone requesting a trade

Maximus Meridius · Feb 28, 2019

Kyrie never was a dude that draws a lot of contact. That ain't his game. It would be good if he did so that when he's struggling he can get to the line and still get points but I'll take him in the playoffs over a dude that's shown his game goes in the toilet when he can't get to the line.

jumpman91023 · Feb 28, 2019

addict4sneakers said:
I don’t think anyone reasonably thought what AD was doing was wrong. Maybe those guys that said he was dishonoring his contract because in their everyday jobs it would be. Don’t listen those guys.

I have no problem with anyone requesting a trade

IMO it was doing it as early as he did after their season went down hill. If they would've been in the playoff hunt like last season he wouldn't have uttered a word.

I have no problem what the Pelicans are doing and feel like he brought this on himself. Be quiet for a few more months and no one can fault you for following the standard of wanting out with a year left on your deal.

BIG LEEMELONE · Feb 28, 2019

Keep in mind kyrie's injury history. He's not tryna go in the paint and get wacked or land on defender's feets

BIG FISH · Feb 28, 2019

sohi 23 said:
When KAT & dlo team up in a few years >>>>>>

Hopefully in Minnesota

JD617 · Feb 28, 2019

titang545 said:
14/15

Drummond is the only guy in the league at 14+. I just think that expectation is a little much. I think KAT's rebounding is fine.

antidope · Feb 28, 2019

JD617 said:
Yeah I've said a few times this year I don't like Kyrie's lack of FT attempts compared to Isaiah who used to live at the line. As talented of a scorer as Kyrie is, it's hard work getting buckets with the degree of difficulty that he does. I know this site hates free throws but I really wish he'd make life easier on himself and get to the line more often.

Again, getting to the line should be celebrated.

Back on the Paul George MVP train but one of the reasons I thought he'd never be a high level scorer was cause his FTR was all over the place and post injury I expected it to trend downward. Proved me wrong though.

jumpman91023 · Feb 28, 2019

I do see KAT getting bodied by smaller defenders way too often in the post tho. Or they push him off the block and he never establishes position.

Maximus Meridius · Feb 28, 2019

jumpman91023 said:
IMO it was doing it as early as he did after their season went down hill. If they would've been in the playoff hunt like last season he wouldn't have uttered a word.

So he should be ok with missing the playoffs again and being on a bum franchise?

Air Pope · Feb 28, 2019

jumpman91023 said:
I do see KAT getting bodied by smaller defenders way too often in the post tho. Or they push him off the block and he never establishes position.

addict4sneakers · Feb 28, 2019

jumpman91023 said:
IMO it was doing it as early as he did after their season went down hill. If they would've been in the playoff hunt like last season he wouldn't have uttered a word.

I have no problem what the Pelicans are doing and feel like he brought this on himself. Be quiet for a few more months and no one can fault you for following the standard of wanting out with a year left on your deal.

Franchises deal guys when it’s convenient for them all of the time. The Clippers did it to
Blake last season.

I do think he quit on his team though.