NBA 2019-20 NBA Regular Season Thread

[darko]

Imagine trying to find a reason for your team to pass on Luka for Ayton, Bagley and Young.

@BGDDYKWL what's your take on his "character" issue now?

Hey it's from a really reliable source.

 

[Voight]

Luka 4 MVP

Imagine trying to find a reason for your team to pass on Luka for Ayton, Bagley and Young.

@BGDDYKWL what's your take on his "character" issue now?

Ayton was the favorite, and some were comparing him to Shaq at the same age so can't fault the Suns there. Plus with D-Book they probably wanted an elite option up front.

& at least Trae Young is looking like a super star.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Bagley is perfect for the Kings since he doesn't get any respect.

 

[Harry Kakalovich]

I keep waiting for the Raptors to lose. I guess I might have to wait until the playoffs.

Good game by Doncic vs the Lakers. He's so smooth with his passing.

Pistons throw down on the Spurs - Christian Wood had 28 points off the bench. Spurs are playing pretty bad at the moment though. Still, the Pistons beating anyone is a good thing. I wonder if they continue to play badly if the management will dump players? It would be nice for the Pistons to be relevant again but realistically they are still quite a ways off from that happening.

 

[Ivan13]

Luka 4 MVP



Ayton was the favorite, and some were comparing him to Shaq at the same age so can't fault the Suns there. Plus with D-Book they probably wanted an elite option up front.

& at least Trae Young is looking like a super star.

Yeah you can. You can fault them a lot.

 

[tony d]

Another big win for the Raptors last night in Ibaka's return. I think this team is better than last year's.

 

[Voight]

Yeah you can. You can fault them a lot.

We are going to fault a team for choosing the consensus first overall pick, first overall?

Besides, Ayton aside from his suspension has been good. Not like they picked Kwame Brown.

 

[Del Preston]

Utah is getting crushed in the first half again.

 

[Stylizer1]

Lebron better get a re-up on those hgh bottles of whine.

 

[HisIceness]

Terry Rozier is okay, just okay though. Not worth the $58 million he was signed to in my opinion, but hey thats how the Hornets roll. Devonte Graham is a better player.

 

[Vamos Rafa]

Rajonzo Ball was not worth the 2nd overall pick. Sad to see.

 

[BGDDYKWL]

Imagine trying to find a reason for your team to pass on Luka for Ayton, Bagley and Young.

@BGDDYKWL what's your take on his "character" issue now?

It was simply mentioned by a sports reporter. I'm not sure why it bothered you THAT much that we're hearing about it a year and a half later. Let it go.

I love all these people coming out now saying Doncic should've gone 1. REAL easy to say now. Ayton was a tremendous talent and the consensus number one. You can't fault a team too much for going that route. It was obviously wrong, but it was certainly understandable.

 

[darko]

It was simply mentioned by a sports reporter. I'm not sure why it bothered you THAT much that we're hearing about it a year and a half later. Let it go.

Because you believed some biased local reporter who probably never saw Doncic play over people who watched him play regularly since he was 15.

 

[darko]

Also fair few people called for Doncic to go #1.

 

[Ivan13]

Also fair few people called for Doncic to go #1.

Yeah. People here acting as if Ayton was unanimous for #1. He wasn't, everyone who saw what Luka did and followed him closely in Europe had him as a top prospect.

 

[Ivan13]

It was simply mentioned by a sports reporter. I'm not sure why it bothered you THAT much that we're hearing about it a year and a half later. Let it go.

I love all these people coming out now saying Doncic should've gone 1. REAL easy to say now. Ayton was a tremendous talent and the consensus number one. You can't fault a team too much for going that route. It was obviously wrong, but it was certainly understandable.

Maybe if you hadn't rambled on about it with great certainty for weeks and didn't high horse your way around that draft thread I would.

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

Agreed that it's not revisionist history RE: Luka not going #1. He was hyped as a generational prospect for years, was compared to LeBron James and won pretty much every Euroleague trophy as a teenager.

 

[dahrougem2]

Yeah I don't remember Ayton being the consensus #1 at all.

I thought for that entire year that Luka should/would go #1. I was actually quite surprised when he didn't, and even more surprised at how far he fell.

 

[tony d]

Yeah, Luka's a great player. Could be a part of something big in Dallas for the next few yrs.

 

[Del Preston]

Stormin' Norman is clutch.

 

[Cloned]

Stormin' Norman is clutch.

The Kyle Lowry injury was the best thing that ever happened to him. Finally getting some consistent offense with consistent minutes played.

 

[Del Preston]

Butler owned the OT.

 

[Cassano]

Butler went alpha-male mode in that OT. If he didn't leave 76ers, I'd have them as favorites.

 

[DueDiligence]

Butler went alpha-male mode in that OT. If he didn't leave 76ers, I'd have them as favorites.

He couldn't stand playing with the manchild Embiid.

 

[Avs_19]

Fun game between the Heat and Raptors.

Great game and finish from Butler. Winslow was awesome in the 4th quarter and his defense was a factor all game.

Speaking of defense, Bam has taken it to another level this season. He can usually guard anyone on the floor and tonight was no different. Siakam wanted no part of him as the game went along.

He couldn't stand playing with the manchild Embiid.

He loves Embiid. To the point where they still talk all the time and just last week Butler said he thinks Embiid can be the best player in the league. Him leaving the Sixers likely had to do with coaching and possibly Simmons.