2018/2019 NBA Thread

cutz

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tempo_n_groove

cutz said:

I think this season is the most wide open that i can recall, . Not the usual 2-3, maybe 4-5 some seasons, teams that only have a chance to win the Championship.

Totally agree.  

Don't count out the Nuggets though. I think they'll be a force here.

23scidoo

New thread??

cutz

tempo_n_groove said:

cutz said:

I think this season is the most wide open that i can recall, . Not the usual 2-3, maybe 4-5 some seasons, teams that only have a chance to win the Championship.

Totally agree.  

Don't count out the Nuggets though. I think they'll be a force here.

Nuggets are in the mix along with the Jazz. 

Going into the season how many teams have a shot at winning the Championship?

xavier mcdaniel

I would say 
Milwaukee, Sixers, Nets, Raptors, Jazz, Rockets, Clippers, Lakers, Warriors

23scidoo

xavier mcdaniel said:

I would say 
Milwaukee, Sixers, Nets, Raptors, Jazz, Rockets, Clippers, Lakers, Warriors

I would say no Nets and no Raptors..

Poncier

Nets and Raptors will be lower seeds in east at best.

Top 4 will be MIL, PHI, BOS and IND barring major injury.

fife

Poncier said:

Nets and Raptors will be lower seeds in east at best.

Top 4 will be MIL, PHI, BOS and IND barring major injury.

really you think the raptors will be lower seeds at best?  in the east depending if the raptors trade their FA or not i have them 3rd behind the bucks and sixers.  Boston for me got alot weaker in the off season and while I like the pacers i see them at 4. 

Poncier

So who got weaker...Boston losing Kyrie and Al Horford but adding back Kemba Walker and Enes Kanter or Toronto by losing Kawhi & Danny Green and replacing them with Rondae Hollis-Jefferson?
I think the Raptors are going back to being a 40-44 win team. You can't just take away Kawhi Leonard and assume there won't be a huuuuge drop off.

fife

Poncier said:

So who got weaker...Boston losing Kyrie and Al Horford but adding back Kemba Walker and Enes Kanter or Toronto by losing Kawhi & Danny Green and replacing them with Rondae Hollis-Jefferson?
I think the Raptors are going back to being a 40-44 win team. You can't just take away Kawhi Leonard and assume there won't be a huuuuge drop off.

the year before last the raptors were top seed in the east with 59 wins and i think this year team is better than that year.  yes they lost green and leonard but i think that effects more their playoff performance than say the regular season.  i do stand corrected that I should have not said earlier that boston got a lot weaker but i do consider walker and kanter a step down from kyrie and horford.

Poncier

The Raptors also had DeRozan on that 2017-18 team

fife

Poncier said:

The Raptors also had DeRozan on that 2017-18 team

I think siakam will be better than him this year.  atleast i hope so. 

Poncier

Siakam was great last year, but that was on a team where Kawhi Leonard was the main focus of the other team. He is gone and guys like Siakam won't get as many open opportunities as last year as a result. 
We'll see, I just think the Raptors lost the most in the east personnel-wise (pretty obvious since they lost arguably the league's best player) and didn't add much of anything back. Only draft pick was 2nd to last pick in round 2 (Celtics by comparison had 2 first rounders and 2 second rounders, not that any of these guys will have a huge impact, but there's more possibility for depth help at least).
Should be a fun season, its pretty wide open.

fife

Poncier said:

Siakam was great last year, but that was on a team where Kawhi Leonard was the main focus of the other team. He is gone and guys like Siakam won't get as many open opportunities as last year as a result. 
We'll see, I just think the Raptors lost the most in the east personnel-wise (pretty obvious since they lost arguably the league's best player) and didn't add much of anything back. Only draft pick was 2nd to last pick in round 2 (Celtics by comparison had 2 first rounders and 2 second rounders, not that any of these guys will have a huge impact, but there's more possibility for depth help at least).
Should be a fun season, its pretty wide open.

I agree that it should be a fun year.  so many question going into the season which makes it more fun than in years past

tempo_n_groove

Poncier said:

Siakam was great last year, but that was on a team where Kawhi Leonard was the main focus of the other team. He is gone and guys like Siakam won't get as many open opportunities as last year as a result. 
We'll see, I just think the Raptors lost the most in the east personnel-wise (pretty obvious since they lost arguably the league's best player) and didn't add much of anything back. Only draft pick was 2nd to last pick in round 2 (Celtics by comparison had 2 first rounders and 2 second rounders, not that any of these guys will have a huge impact, but there's more possibility for depth help at least).
Should be a fun season, its pretty wide open.

DeRozan wasn't "the guy" and Siakm actually worked on his game to improve.  Don't count out the Raptors as far as making the playoffs because they will.  They won't make it deep though.

With all the shakeups this offseason there is ZERO continuity or chemistry this year other than the Bucks.  Put that in to perspective for the playoff runs.

I can't count out Lebron out west.

Not sure what the Clippers will actually be able to do?

It will be interesting.

Poncier

tempo_n_groove said:

Poncier said:

Siakam was great last year, but that was on a team where Kawhi Leonard was the main focus of the other team. He is gone and guys like Siakam won't get as many open opportunities as last year as a result. 
We'll see, I just think the Raptors lost the most in the east personnel-wise (pretty obvious since they lost arguably the league's best player) and didn't add much of anything back. Only draft pick was 2nd to last pick in round 2 (Celtics by comparison had 2 first rounders and 2 second rounders, not that any of these guys will have a huge impact, but there's more possibility for depth help at least).
Should be a fun season, its pretty wide open.

DeRozan wasn't "the guy" and Siakm actually worked on his game to improve.  Don't count out the Raptors as far as making the playoffs because they will.  They won't make it deep though.

Never said I don't expect them to make the playoffs, said I expect them to be a bottom half seed, 5-8.

tempo_n_groove

Poncier said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Poncier said:

Siakam was great last year, but that was on a team where Kawhi Leonard was the main focus of the other team. He is gone and guys like Siakam won't get as many open opportunities as last year as a result. 
We'll see, I just think the Raptors lost the most in the east personnel-wise (pretty obvious since they lost arguably the league's best player) and didn't add much of anything back. Only draft pick was 2nd to last pick in round 2 (Celtics by comparison had 2 first rounders and 2 second rounders, not that any of these guys will have a huge impact, but there's more possibility for depth help at least).
Should be a fun season, its pretty wide open.

DeRozan wasn't "the guy" and Siakm actually worked on his game to improve.  Don't count out the Raptors as far as making the playoffs because they will.  They won't make it deep though.

Never said I don't expect them to make the playoffs, said I expect them to be a bottom half seed, 5-8.

I would put them higher.  

Curious to what the 76ers do now that Butler is gone?

Poncier

tempo_n_groove said:

Poncier said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Poncier said:

Siakam was great last year, but that was on a team where Kawhi Leonard was the main focus of the other team. He is gone and guys like Siakam won't get as many open opportunities as last year as a result. 
We'll see, I just think the Raptors lost the most in the east personnel-wise (pretty obvious since they lost arguably the league's best player) and didn't add much of anything back. Only draft pick was 2nd to last pick in round 2 (Celtics by comparison had 2 first rounders and 2 second rounders, not that any of these guys will have a huge impact, but there's more possibility for depth help at least).
Should be a fun season, its pretty wide open.

DeRozan wasn't "the guy" and Siakm actually worked on his game to improve.  Don't count out the Raptors as far as making the playoffs because they will.  They won't make it deep though.

Never said I don't expect them to make the playoffs, said I expect them to be a bottom half seed, 5-8.

Curious to what the 76ers do now that Butler is gone?

Well once again their first 3 options off the bench are Mike Scott, The juggler and pjhawks, so they don't currently have the depth to really compete for a title once the playoffs start. They'll win 50-54 regular season games and flame out early in the playoffs again if Embiid can stay on the floor. And losing Redick's shooting will hurt them, although Ben Simmons might take up the 3 point slack.

tempo_n_groove

Poncier said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Poncier said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Poncier said:

Siakam was great last year, but that was on a team where Kawhi Leonard was the main focus of the other team. He is gone and guys like Siakam won't get as many open opportunities as last year as a result. 
We'll see, I just think the Raptors lost the most in the east personnel-wise (pretty obvious since they lost arguably the league's best player) and didn't add much of anything back. Only draft pick was 2nd to last pick in round 2 (Celtics by comparison had 2 first rounders and 2 second rounders, not that any of these guys will have a huge impact, but there's more possibility for depth help at least).
Should be a fun season, its pretty wide open.

DeRozan wasn't "the guy" and Siakm actually worked on his game to improve.  Don't count out the Raptors as far as making the playoffs because they will.  They won't make it deep though.

Never said I don't expect them to make the playoffs, said I expect them to be a bottom half seed, 5-8.

Curious to what the 76ers do now that Butler is gone?

Well once again their first 3 options off the bench are Mike Scott, The juggler and pjhawks, so they don't currently have the depth to really compete for a title once the playoffs start. They'll win 50-54 regular season games and flame out early in the playoffs again if Embiid can stay on the floor. And losing Redick's shooting will hurt them, although Ben Simmons might take up the 3 point slack.

Simmons shoot a 3?  Is this a joke?

Poncier

There may be a hint of sarcasm in that last sentence.