NBA 2018-19 NBA Regular Season Thread

[MMC]

Agreed.

Change of topic. If the Lakers can't add some defense and rebounding in a big man (can Zaza still play at an NBA level?) and some shooting, it's going to be another long frustrating season for their fans.

He's on the Pistons

 

[Cassano]

Lakers could get prime Ben Wallace and they'd still be terrible defensively.

 

[dahrougem2]

Lakers could get prime Ben Wallace and they'd still be terrible defensively.

To be fair, so could most teams lol. The Lakers are super bad defensively, but most teams in the NBA these days are just plain bad defensively.

It's a lost art, honestly. Teams are just content to chuck 'em and get into shootouts, thinking they're the Warriors.

 

[Terry Yake]

the lakers have been awful on D for years now. its 100% on the organization for never committing to improving it

they brought in KCP last season for that and that hasn't gone as planned. i know defense in the NBA is pretty much nonexistent these days but the lakers could at least bring in a defensive minded assistant or something. anything to improve their defense

 

[Del Preston]

 

[Aladyyn]

Looks like one of those nights for Curry.

 

[Cloned]

To be fair, so could most teams lol. The Lakers are super bad defensively, but most teams in the NBA these days are just plain bad defensively.

It's a lost art, honestly. Teams are just content to chuck 'em and get into shootouts, thinking they're the Warriors.

Because the way the game is called these days is tailored heavily for offense. It'd be interesting to see a defensive super team like those prime Pistons teams matchup against the Warriors. Ultimately I think the Warriors would still win based on how the game would be called.

 

[dahrougem2]

David Stern is a punk and an idiot. Claims he did what was best for the team despite getting a worse return for Chris Paul, and now blames Demps?

Lol. One of the best things to ever happen to the NBA was David Stern retiring.

 

[Del Preston]

The Lakers' new purple uniforms are awful.

 

[Cloned]

The Lakers' new purple uniforms are awful.

At least they're finally going to get a win tonight.

 

[MMC]

 

[Terry Yake]

**** stern forever for vetoing that trade and setting the lakers back years. all because he wanted to make the hornets more attractive for potential buyers

also, i agree the lakers new road uniforms are awful. and its only because of the random black on the side. makes it look like those god awful kings uniforms from the 90s

 

[MMC]

Why the hell did we add black to our color scheme?

 

[Aladyyn]

tfw you score 71 points in a half and are still down 9

 

[The Night King]

Lakers get a win, led by superstars Lance Stephenson and JaVale McGee.

 

[darko]

Steph dropping 50+ tonight

 

[EpochLink]

Steph Curry drops 51 points, the man putting the league on notice.

 

[Morozov]

Steph Curry drops 51 points, the man putting the league on notice.

In three quarters.

 

[c9777666]

I didn't think the post-LeBron Cavs would be THIS bad

 

[Hadoop]

Sick highlight pack of Curry's 11 threes from last night

 

[Datsyukian Deke]

Lakers could get prime Ben Wallace and they'd still be terrible defensively.

The entire league as a whole is terrible, defensively. It's almost non existent at this point, or some might say has been for the last decade or so, which is rather sad in my opinion, because it used to be enjoyable to watch.

 

[John Price]

People say t he league plays defense in 2018 then explain the 140-134 scores

BUT THAT GUY ON THE CLIPPERS IS A DEFENSIVE MASTERMIND

They have basically legislated defense out of the league since like 2005. Now they have freedom of movement. What a shock that the NBA like the NFL changed the rules to "favor" offensive gameplay over defense.

 

[grentthealien]

What does everyone think about the league wide rate of scoring this year. Do you think it’s sustainable for a full season ?

 

[Avs_19]

It's early but the Cavs look like they're going to be in the mix for the worst team in the league. It's crazy how they thought they might be able to make a playoff push with this roster.

We'll probably start hearing Kevin Love rumours at some point but I wonder what kind of value he has. He's no longer an expiring contract so you'd think that would boost a player's value but who is looking to pay Love $30M/yr until he's 34?

 

[Datsyukian Deke]

They have basically legislated defense out of the league since like 2005.

Sad but very true.

It was teams like the Pistons, Spurs, Pacers, & Nets of the early 2000's that they perhaps thought were ruining the game with their Defense first mentalities, when in fact those in charge are too foolish to realize that it made the game exciting & entertaining, in my opinion.

For example, one of my favorite series' of all time was the 2004 Eastern Conference Finals with the Pistons & Pacers, where you had to earn every bucket you got, where every shot was contested (26 combined blocks in game 2 alone), and nothing was given to the players. It helped showcase the true talent of the players on both teams, on both sides of the ball.

The powers that be simply didn't care for teams like the Pistons that year, holding teams under 70 points, 11 times during the season, with 5 of those coming in a row, or final scores being the 69-65 type, sadly. That, in my opinion, was some of the best basketball to watch, even if it didn't appeal to some of the higher scoring markets.