2018/2019 NBA Thread

BLACK35

23scidoo said:

I have faith

https://twitter.com/i/status/1131775339074588673

Raptors are firing on all pistons right now. The bench is getting back to where it was all season long and gotta say Lowry is playing lights out right now. The Freak better bring it if he wants this to go back to Milwaukee

23scidoo

BLACK35 said:

23scidoo said:

I have faith

https://twitter.com/i/status/1131775339074588673

Raptors are firing on all pistons right now. The bench is getting back to where it was all season long and gotta say Lowry is playing lights out right now. The Freak better bring it if he wants this to go back to Milwaukee

Freak is not the problem Shannon..the others are..

May 30th

If the Raps win tonight they will be headed to the NBA Finals!!!

If anyone has any connections to tickets, please let me know.  I am planning on flying to Toronto from Calgary if I can get some tickets.  

23scidoo

Good so far..
Goooooo Bucks!!

May 30th

Big W tonight!

Seriously though, I am looking for tix to games 1 and 2 of the NBA finals.  Will pay cash or trade for items such as Lost Dogs vinyl, Eddie Vedder Pike Place, Edmonton Chief, Missoula 2018 poster, etc.

Meltdown99

May 30th said:

Big W tonight!

Seriously though, I am looking for tix to games 1 and 2 of the NBA finals.  Will pay cash or trade for items such as Lost Dogs vinyl, Eddie Vedder Pike Place, Edmonton Chief, Missoula 2018 poster, etc.

Good luck with your ticket search.  The Raptors were impressive after those first 2 games...

23scidoo

Congrats to Raptors and big respect to Leonard..

Meltdown99

Charles Barkley predicts the Toronto Raptors will win the NBA Finals

https://www.bardown.com/charles-barkley-predicts-the-toronto-raptors-will-win-the-nba-finals-1.1311851?fbclid=IwAR0v2Mg38BDBH5Rt-F0PuNkAm0KrRwPTGjBuA_OTWHil4_wBHJCJprAm31Q

tempo_n_groove

Wow,

The Raptors team came up Big!

I don't give them a chance against GS but you never know.  They made some serious adjustments against the Bucks.

Giannis played as good as he could but I'm sure he realizes that he can carry the team only so far.  The off season will be interesting for him and the Bucks.

Kawhi trade looks even more incredible now for the Raptors.  I liked the trade from the get go for them, now I wonder if he stays with the team?  I think he does no matter the outcome of the finals.

Toronto played great together, I would LOVE to see them take down Goliath.

eeriepadave

go Toronto!

cp3iverson

I hope Kawhi stays.....makes the Western Conference less dangerous.  

May 30th

Kawhi has been amazing all year. I think he stays now after this deep playoff run.  The entire country is jacked up right now!

cutz

tempo_n_groove said:

Wow,

The Raptors team came up Big!

I don't give them a chance against GS but you never know.  They made some serious adjustments against the Bucks.

Giannis played as good as he could but I'm sure he realizes that he can carry the team only so far.  The off season will be interesting for him and the Bucks.

Kawhi trade looks even more incredible now for the Raptors.  I liked the trade from the get go for them, now I wonder if he stays with the team?  I think he does no matter the outcome of the finals.

Toronto played great together, I would LOVE to see them take down Goliath.

Yes, the Raptors came up big. To beat the Bucks 4 in a row is impressive.

If KD & Cousins only miss a game or 2, i don't give them much of a chance either.  But, if they miss more? We shall see.

I don't know why but i think Leonard is gone regardless if they win or not.  Who does really know? No one is my guess. Hell, Leonard himself probably doesn't know>LOL

tempo_n_groove

cutz said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Wow,

The Raptors team came up Big!

I don't give them a chance against GS but you never know.  They made some serious adjustments against the Bucks.

Giannis played as good as he could but I'm sure he realizes that he can carry the team only so far.  The off season will be interesting for him and the Bucks.

Kawhi trade looks even more incredible now for the Raptors.  I liked the trade from the get go for them, now I wonder if he stays with the team?  I think he does no matter the outcome of the finals.

Toronto played great together, I would LOVE to see them take down Goliath.

Yes, the Raptors came up big. To beat the Bucks 4 in a row is impressive.

If KD & Cousins only miss a game or 2, i don't give them much of a chance either.  But, if they miss more? We shall see.

I don't know why but i think Leonard is gone regardless if they win or not.  Who does really know? No one is my guess. Hell, Leonard himself probably doesn't know>LOL

I hear rumors of Kawhi and KD for the clippers.  Wouldn't that be a lick in the dick?

cutz

tempo_n_groove said:

cutz said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Wow,

The Raptors team came up Big!

I don't give them a chance against GS but you never know.  They made some serious adjustments against the Bucks.

Giannis played as good as he could but I'm sure he realizes that he can carry the team only so far.  The off season will be interesting for him and the Bucks.

Kawhi trade looks even more incredible now for the Raptors.  I liked the trade from the get go for them, now I wonder if he stays with the team?  I think he does no matter the outcome of the finals.

Toronto played great together, I would LOVE to see them take down Goliath.

Yes, the Raptors came up big. To beat the Bucks 4 in a row is impressive.

If KD & Cousins only miss a game or 2, i don't give them much of a chance either.  But, if they miss more? We shall see.

I don't know why but i think Leonard is gone regardless if they win or not.  Who does really know? No one is my guess. Hell, Leonard himself probably doesn't know>LOL

I hear rumors of Kawhi and KD for the clippers.  Wouldn't that be a lick in the dick?

Yes, that would. 

You know we're gonna hear all kind of rumors.

BLACK35

23scidoo said:

Congrats to Raptors and big respect to Leonard..

Great series Alex, the way game6 started, I thought there was going to be a game7. But Kawhi just put the team on his back in the 4th.
Was great comrodery for our country, my neighbors and I put a tv out in backyard and we all watched the game around a campfire, was a great time

23scidoo

BLACK35 said:

23scidoo said:

Congrats to Raptors and big respect to Leonard..

Great series Alex, the way game6 started, I thought there was going to be a game7. But Kawhi just put the team on his back in the 4th.
Was great comrodery for our country, my neighbors and I put a tv out in backyard and we all watched the game around a campfire, was a great time

Your team was better..good luck to the finals..

cutz

Thoughts?

https://www.thescore.com/nba/news/1777043


Silver considering soccer-inspired midseason tournament

Jonathan Soveta

3h ago

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NBA commissioner Adam Silver wants to give teams another trophy to play for during the season and has been looking to European soccer leagues for inspiration.

Though he warned the ideas are still "in the conceptual phase," Silver told Marc Stein of the New York Times that the league is looking at two types of potential tournaments. One would culminate in a Final Four during All-Star weekend, while the other would take place at the end of the season, providing teams on the outside with a second chance at making the playoffs.

"It's incumbent on me to constantly be looking at other organizations and seeing what it is we can do better and learn from them," Silver said. "In the case of European soccer, I think there is something we can learn from them.

"I also recognize I'm up against some of the traditionalists who say no one will care about that other competition, that other trophy, you create. And my response to that is, 'Organizations have the ability to create new traditions.' It won’t happen overnight."

In soccer leagues around the world, clubs compete simultaneously in their domestic competition and cup tournaments. In England, for example, being crowned Premier League champion is the highest goal, though teams will also compete in the FA Cup, a historic trophy with roots in the 1800s. Some countries, including England, also have a League Cup to play for; it's generally regarded as a lower priority by the bigger clubs, which affords smaller teams a greater opportunity to succeed.

Silver has previously discussed the possibility of a new in-season tournament, though the league's current 82-game regular-season schedule poses a roadblock. In order to alter the calendar, Silver would need the NBA and the players' union to agree to any changes, which could necessitate lengthy negotiations.

Still, the 57-year-old says he hopes to shake up the traditional blueprint as soon as the 2021-22 campaign - the NBA's 75th season.

"I'm looking at things from a fan standpoint," Silver said. "I'm looking at how to create the most exciting season and experience, especially in a rapidly changing media market where fans are in essence voting every day whether they want to watch your product.

"Another marker for me is that we're a few seasons away from our 75th anniversary. I think that milestone gives us a pillar around which to think about the history of the league and experiment - maybe just for the 75th anniversary - with some potential changes."

markymark550

I guess I would be a traditionalist, because I don't much care for that idea. Also, good luck getting the players' union to sign off on it. Without a lot of extra compensation, there's no benefit to the players adding more games to their season.

Poncier

Sorry Commissioner Smeagol, not gonna happen, but I do like that you are presented by Trojan.