2016/17 NBA Regular Season Thread

Big Poppa said:

De'Arron Fox should be getting more credit for shitting on the hype of the year

And this was fox lol

Imagine top 10 points guards going at him next year


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Did you see Fox in that post game interview?

You can tell that kid loves the game.

Mexi said:

Are the cavs a mess? Yes
Are the finals 4 months away? Also yes

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Cabs could fall to 8 and still make the finals without breaking a sweat.

Rose averaging 20 on 51% shooting in March.

As ridiculous as it sounds, the Bulls actually have a fairly realistic shot at the 5 seed.
 
They're only 2.5 behind Atlanta right now.  They have Cleveland at home on Thursday, and they've won like 20 straight home games on TNT, so that's a lock.  I've probably just jinxed that, but whatever.
 
Then they have Atlanta at home.
 
Then they have the Knicks, Sixers, Nets, Magic and Nets... 
 
They're just as likely to go 0-8 over that stretch tho.  

I'm all in for the playoffs now.  Fuck it.
 
If they do barely miss the playoffs, they'll end up with a 99% chance to get the 14th pick in the draft.  
 
I'll take a playoff series and the 16th pick over that.  Nobody gives a shit about the draft after the top 5.

Mexi said:

CC

Is lonzo really comparable to JKidd or is he mainly compared to him cause hes lightskin and a tall pg? (kinda resembles him)

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He's the best passer to come through the draft in a long time. I definitely think their games are similar. Lonzo needs to put on muscle though

I don't agree on the whole alpha/beta BS but I do have to question this trend started by the big 3 in Boston however many years ago. I mean, think about it. If Garnett had not suffered injuries, we'd be going on 10 or 10+ years of knowing pretty much 100% which team is coming out of the East. The only thing that made that tolerable before this season was how much of a ferocious battle the West was. Now? It's pretty much guaranteed to be GSW for the foreseeable future. Check that, almost guaranteed to be Cleveland/GSW for as many as 5 years if all the pieces stay in place.

What's the point of anything but CF and Finals? Pretty much nothing

The way the Cavs have been playing since ASW, the East is definitely not locked up

I'd still put my money on Cleveland to win the East, but I can see any of the Top 4 seeds making it, depending on the matchups

Can never ever see Toronto making it

Cabs are just gonna flip the switch once the playoffs start.  You're crazy if you think any other team has a shot.
 
JR is gonna start scoring 25 per game with an average of about 7 threes per.
 
People should know better by now.

CameronCrazy06 said:

Can never ever see Toronto making it

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if they can beat Washington then they can. They can definitely beat Boston

Maybe if Kyle Lowry stays hurt

lol funny guy

bosoxlover12 said:

The way the Cavs have been playing since ASW, the East is definitely not locked up

I'd still put my money on Cleveland to win the East, but I can see any of the Top 4 seeds making it, depending on the matchups

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would you say they're.....................vulnerable?

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CameronCrazy06 said:

He's the best passer to come through the draft in a long time. I definitely think their games are similar. Lonzo needs to put on muscle though

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prime jkidd was as ideal of a pg as you could ask for

bosoxlover12 said:

The way the Cavs have been playing since ASW, the East is definitely not locked up

I'd still put my money on Cleveland to win the East, but I can see any of the Top 4 seeds making it, depending on the matchups

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Funny you say that now since the whole thing at the trade deadline was to not give away picks and wait for the post LeBron era.
How would you like your chances now if you had PG?

snipezo said:

lol funny guy

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He's literally the worst playoff player of all time? They have no chance with him

Mexi said:

prime jkidd was as ideal of a pg as you could ask for

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And that's exactly what Lonzo was in college. An absolute maestro of the best offense in basketball.

Like I said, he needs to fill out. Could give a more consistent effort on D. But he's 18-19. I'd take him 1.

I definitely like his game from the highlights I've seen

Just iffy on his ability to get his shot off unless hes open.

I don't think he'll be asked to shoot many contested jumpers. And it honestly appears that he's got range from a couple feet behind the line so he'll catch guys sagging off too much I think.

I'm torn. Fultz is a talent but I always feel like his movements look a little bit slow and sluggish at times.

If i had a solid team with established players already I think Lonzo would be 10 times more effective than Fultz. If I'm still looking for a good go-to guy I'd pick Fultz.