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THE 2015 NBA PRE SEASON THREAD: BEST WISHES TO LAMAR ODOM
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Must have been drinking a lot of protein shakes in the offseason. Probably doing that P-90-X too.
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Couple early predictions...
Sadly, I think the Spurs will disappoint. Counting on a washed Tony Parker and 40 year old Timmy is uncharted territory. Still think they finish with a top 4 seed in the west...but exit in round 1 or 2. Age is undefeated...it'll likely show for the GOD Timmy this year smh.
James Harden will regress and average about 21ppg on bad percentages. While Dwight averages around 18 & 12 again. I think the Rockets regress slightly to like a 5/6 seed...and not a real threat.
Warriors good fortune from last year won't carry over. Literally everything went right for them in 14-15. Still, they will be one of the top 3 Teams in the west.
Clippers make it to the WCF. They get a 2 seed and favorable matchup come playoff time. Jamal Crawford is traded before the deadline for stability and shooting. Wes Johnson surprises people, and Paul Pierce plays his age. Lance is also better, but expendable.
Brad Beal takes a huge step forward. Averages about 18-20 Ppg on 44/40/82 splits. Wizards finish 3rd or 4th in the East with close to 50 wins.
Jabari Parker starts out slowly, but by all star break, he's comfortable and showcases why I believe he's one of the 5 best young up and coming players in basketball.
Stan Van works his magic and has Detroit winning about 43 games. KCP surprises some people...Jennings is dealt or malcontent. Reggie Jackson plays better than expected.
Trey Burke becomes a competent PG and learns to finish better at the rim. Utah Wins 45 games...finishes with the 8th seed and gets swept by OKC or the Clips in round 1
Who do you guys got for playoff seeding?
West:
1. Thunder: New coach will make the most of off the rotation players while KD and Russ will do their thing under a new system. Russ will have an MVP season
2. Warriors: expect more of the same. Coaches contemplating game plans to stop curry, maybe see different strategies to slow him down
3. Clips: Deandre Jordan will have a disappointing season after all the drama this offseason
4. Rockets: Deep team. Can win it all if healthy
5. Spurs: Their PG position will be an issue. PGs will feast on the spurs the same way they used to feast on Fisher and the Lakers
6. Pelicans: Healthy Holiday and, better coach and improved AD
7. Memphis: I think they have a down year and take a step back. They have not improved at all.
8. Kings: Boggie and Coach will settle things and put it behind them. Rondo will play much better under a system that supports his style and he makes Gay and Ben look good.
Just missing it: Utah and PHX. Dallas will disappoint.
East:
1. Bulls:
2. Cleveland: LeBron will have his rest. The team is more experienced but they will continue to deal with injuries/ locker room problems
3. Miami: Possibly the strongest starting five in the east but weak bench. Health and Whiteside are the question marks
4. Washington: Their bigs are a year older, no Paul, Coach is hot and cold. If Beal and Otto can take the next step, they will make it far in the Playoffs
5. Boston: They will continue to improve on what they built on last year
6. Atlanta: Last year's playoffs will hurt them this year. Unless they can get a go to guy, this team will have a 1st round exit
7. Detroit: they were clicking end of last year but with the injuries and Josh Smith leaving at the end of the season, it was too little too late. This year they bring it together Jackson will prove his contract and Drummond will be an all-star
8. Bucks: J Kidd will lead this team to the playoffs. Shooting will consistently be a problem. Even though they have a ton of length, Monroe and Parker and not the best defensive players and will face trouble there.
Toronto: I believe the GM will pull something via trade to improve this team or the exact opposite and rebuild like his original plan two years ago. Val will only get better if he gets touches. It's all on coach to set him up. Stop depending on Derozan, he is a great third option at best (See Odom and Iggy).
Indy and Charlotte will be close but they are not good enough to make it
Philly and Portland will compete for last spot.
Lakers and Knicks will disappear in that irrelevant zone (Philly taking Lakers pick!), Russell will struggle heavily first half of the season and so will Randle. Kobe will actually take it easy this year...but he will still speak his mind, especially with Hibbert. Clarkson will ball out.
Minny will be a ton of fun to watch, Waggins will take a big step forward.
Muduai and Jah will compete for rookies of the year
I like these early predictions butMoheezy has the most accurate one.
+ Derrick Rose is in Penny Hardaway, Tracy McGrady and Grant Hill company now. It's official. I really do feel bad for the guy and he does need a new PR person.
Cavs will be interesting to see this season because Kyrie and Shumpert won't be available till' January and those are two starters. Cavs might have a slow start. Must watch TV. I dunno if LeBron can make it to his six straight finals. If he doesn't make it to the NBA Finals this year, does he consider moving again?
Agreed. I don't think we will see an MVP Rose ever again. It will be interesting to see how he adjusts to becoming a rotational player or a #2.
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Idk, for all the injuries, Rose hasn't lost what made him great in the 1st place which is his athleticism.
Missing so many games it's hard to maintain any semblance of a rhythm but he still showed glimpses of his old self.
It's really more a mental thing honestly and him staying healthy for at least 2 full seasons, both seem like a lot to ask at this point.
Missing so many games it's hard to maintain any semblance of a rhythm but he still showed glimpses of his old self.
It's really more a mental thing honestly and him staying healthy for at least 2 full seasons, both seem like a lot to ask at this point.
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I guess we can put the Jabari Parker small forward thing to rest?
Sons been eating good.
I guess we can put the Jabari Parker small forward thing to rest?
Sons been eating good.
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Thing is, Rose is still a great athlete. He's gotta get used to being less athletic than he was before.
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Jabari/monroe frontcourt defense 
And yea athletically rose does everything he always has except less dunks. It takes a while to build back that endurance which is why he plays better when he has rest days between games
And yea athletically rose does everything he always has except less dunks. It takes a while to build back that endurance which is why he plays better when he has rest days between games
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One of my picks for MIP
from rookie year to Media Day 2015
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A lot of it w/ Rose is his decision making. He may not have MVP level production again, but it's feasible that he could be just as good. The issue to me is that his extended absences have thrown off any semblance of discipline within his skill set.
It's like he's lost every bit of cognitive basketball sense he ever had. Seems like he has no idea what shots or passes are good anymore. Hopefully with more games under his belt, that can change.
It's like he's lost every bit of cognitive basketball sense he ever had. Seems like he has no idea what shots or passes are good anymore. Hopefully with more games under his belt, that can change.
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Jesus, Parker got his Michael Sweetney on
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Had no doubts Bari was going to get fat while injured.
Luckily the league is moving towards his type of game because there is no way he would be able to be a 3 on defense.
Luckily the league is moving towards his type of game because there is no way he would be able to be a 3 on defense.
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Jabari/monroe frontcourt defense
And yea athletically rose does everything he always has except less dunks. It takes a while to build back that endurance which is why he plays better when he has rest days between games
Bucks starting lineup should really be
MCW
Giannis
Middleton
Monroe
Henson
Bari 6th man.
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If I throw shots or defend myself I'm banned from threads. This guy can continuously disrupt the thread with foolishness and continue to have access. Great job mods. Very fair and unbiased treatment.tomdiginson serious question. Did you not see these two post by me? Why haven't you acknowledged or disputed these post? I don't understand what your problem is dude.
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TRUUUUUUU
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The length of that line-up is serious
Gonna give a lot of teams less room to operate on offense
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I still hate the MCW acquisition
. They have so much quality at the forward spot, but none of them can shoot outside of Middleton who really should be playing the 2. It'll be interesting to see what Kidd does with Parker back.
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I still hate the MCW acquisition
Knight was perfect there because he was shooting around 40% from 3 while still providing defense.
MCW is more elite on defense but the offensive drop off is real, dude just can't shoot.
But neither could Kidd, hopefully he and the staff can get MCW to around 36% from 3.
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Watch me get banned for being an accessory.
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Kidd has his work cut out because that's probably a solid defensive lineup but monroe/Henson/mcw will be a disaster on offense. Almost any lineup you can configure has a huge flaw with either spacing or defense
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