I think JJJ missed a few games because he injured his knee in a collision with Baynes. I didn’t see that he is in the D League.
I mean, Brown was tearing it up in the playoffs as a 21 year-old while Ingram was struggling. I know Brown had his struggles last year, but that data point outweighs a lot of stuff.
I think there's a pretty big defensive bias on this board as well. One way offensive players aren't really well liked, at least until they start winning. You can easily find a lot of posts on this board saying Devin Booker sucks too.
bingo bingo.
The Lakers weren't able to complete the deal until they threw in a lot of unprotected picks and swaps. They definitely had the best package, but it's purely because of that. Calling it "wishcasting" wrt Ingram isn't comparing apples to apples and is very revisionist.
Once Jaylen figured out his role last year I felt he was really good despite the awkward circumstances of having so many ball dominate wings along with Kyrie and Rozier. I still maintain he grew quite a bit as a player and if he has a big year this season, as I expect, this will cement my feelings about his play last season and not just my mind playing tricks on me.
He’s on a mission this year. Both he and AD feel they have a lot to prove in the first 82 and not only the playoffs.
The Laker over is looking pretty smart right now. It's not only those two, but Dwight Howard is also on a mission.
I was at the game tonight. Trae looked a little rusty in the early going, which is understandable. But he looked great in the second half and the building erupted on the pass to Bembry. I was skeptical that the Hawks would be good enough to challenge for a playoff spot. Shame about the Collins suspension.
The thing about Orlando's beef is that it's not that skilled or threatening offensively, so you can get away with a lot weight-wise as long as you keep length out there.
I remain on the Thunder train for my "will end up above expectations" team. I know just 3-4 so far, but really love the Shai/CP3 combo, and Gallo is a really good player. Every chance Gallo that gets injured and/or CP3 traded, but as constituted I like them even in the competitive West.
Are we really going to act like Drummond isn't the star of that video?
yuck, it's turning into the European soccer league
I watched the last two minutes via NBA CrunchTime (which I'm still trying to get used to, it's a bit of a strange thing). This is an accurate description. Fun was not had.
MaMo's 4th tech... leading the NBA in technical fouls...predictable
It’s just awful management/supervision by the league.
So embarrassing that this wasn't overturned. Watching the official confidently tell Lou later in the game that there was contact with this shoulder was comical......Ok, so Bledsoe made contact with Lou's shoulder on a dribble drive (maybe a graze at best). Now htf is that an offensive foul on Lou? Straight out of the WWE.
Yup, this is an organizational management issue. The refs are reluctant to look bad by changing calls, and the league needs to step in and say they want them to do so.
Good for him/Spurs because LaMarcus really looked slow and old the other night versus the Lakers
