2017-18 NBA regular season thread

[Cubs2024WSChamps]

What do you want him to do? Stop playing the good players?

Well.......
(Nods head)

 

[Terry Yake]

kyle kuzma is good

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Big T-Wolves win in Denver as they increase their lead atop the division. Reasonable minutes distribution by Thibs too!

 

[darko]

kyle kuzma is good

That was such a frustrating game to watch.

Fear The Beard.

 

[Asiantuntija]

They should be traded, not benched.

That's also fact. I think we will trade both players, if we find a teams able to match the trade value.

 

[Virtanen18]

kyle kuzma is good

He's no Michael Beasley.

 

[darko]

He's no Michael Beasley.

More like Michael Beastley.

 

[The Night King]

Lol, Harden got a taste of his own medicine there and then pokes the ball out of the ref's hand.

 

[darko]

Lol, Harden got a taste of his own medicine there and then pokes the ball out of the ref's hand.

Dropping 50s on fools.

 

[Asiantuntija]

Dropping 50s on fools.

But does he play defense?

 

[darko]

But does he play defense?

Doesn't need to.

 

[Virtanen18]

Still the MVP for the 3rd year running.

 

[The Night King]

Lakers need to trade KCP for a headband.

 

[Terry Yake]

Lakers need to trade KCP for a headband.

was he a chucker like this in detroit?

he's been absolute crap offensively lately. just gets the ball and chucks up a 3 everytime

 

[Virtanen18]

Does Philly just have too many players? Saric is pretty much just a spot up shooter when Embiid is in the lineup. He plays better as a playmaker, but how are you going to let him play that role with Simmons out there? He could lead the 2nd unit but you're probably better off using McConnell for that. And Fultz, another PG, is coming back soon. Might be able to trade Saric for something good, but you sort of need him with Embiid's health always a question mark.

TJ is having a hell of a game by the way.

 

[HisIceness]

It's nice to see teams wearing their regular uniforms today instead of the usual "Special Christmas jerseys" that no one buys.

 

[Melrose Munch]

wild games today.

 

[Jack Straw]

Does Philly just have too many players? Saric is pretty much just a spot up shooter when Embiid is in the lineup. He plays better as a playmaker, but how are you going to let him play that role with Simmons out there? He could lead the 2nd unit but you're probably better off using McConnell for that. And Fultz, another PG, is coming back soon. Might be able to trade Saric for something good, but you sort of need him with Embiid's health always a question mark.

TJ is having a hell of a game by the way.

I don’t think too many players is the problem (would be a nice problem to have though). Saric does have a somewhat similar skill set to Simmons but he’s not a particularly good ball handler and he’s a better shooter. The hope is that he develops into a stretch 4- he’s ok at that but needs to improve his 3 pt shooting. He’s also a good rebounder, especially on the offensive boards.

So to an extent, yeah, they’re not maximizing Dario’s skill as a passer but given that Brown emphasizes ball movement his passing should work itself into the offense as things get smoother. I think Fultz will be playing off the ball more when he gets back. If he cracks the starting lineup you might see Dario on the second unit, although I think I’d rather see him start and move Covington to the 2nd unit.

TJ’s improvement as a shooter this season has been dramatic. It’s still not pretty but he’s becoming a fairly reliable scorer off the bench.

 

[Cassano]

LeBron outplayed by KD again.

 

[HisIceness]

I'm sure we will see these two teams again in June.

Maybe this time it will be more like 2016 and less like last summer.

 

[Jack Straw]

Why do people pronounce Irving’s first name differently depending on whether they say his first name or not?

KIree Irving, or kyREE. Weird.

 

[The Night King]

It's nice to see teams wearing their regular uniforms today instead of the usual "Special Christmas jerseys" that no one buys.

I'm glad the fugly sleeved jerseys are gone too.

 

[Aladyyn]

Sleeved jerseys are great and I miss them

 

[Terry Yake]

the new t-wolves jerseys look like practice jerseys

they always had great jerseys until this season. not a fan of the new logo either

 

[Ivan13]

Nice "block" by KD, must be nice to be able to swat someone across his arms and get credited with a block.