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OT: 2017-2018 NBA Season Thread

awfuldan said:
God, the Hornets are such a frustrating team to try and root for. As soon as the second unit began coming in tonight, they started absolutely tanking. Frank Kaminsky is -21 in 5 minutes.
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Frank Kaminsky is absolutely horrible at everything. CHA needs to blow up the team, get rid of Batum, Williams, and Kaminsky. Both Batum and Williams have bad contracts.
 
Last year, full season, NYK, 31 and 51, .378 winning%
Last year, full season, OKC, 47 and 35, .573 winning%.

Carmelo Anthony moves from NYK to OKC.

This year, so far, NYK 15 and 13, .536 WP.
OKC? 13 and 14, .481 WP

Knicks go from .378 to .536 after he leaves.
OKC goes from .573 to .481 after he arrives.

I know it's still early, but are there any CA defenders out there who don't believe he's a team cancer who makes everybody around him worse?
 
Shades of 2010, it's a Husky reunion tonight, when Portland plays Charlotte.
Kemba, Bazz and Lamb could all be on the floor at the same time.
 
MadDogRevival said:
Last year, full season, NYK, 31 and 51, .378 winning%
Last year, full season, OKC, 47 and 35, .573 winning%.

Carmelo Anthony moves from NYK to OKC.

This year, so far, NYK 15 and 13, .536 WP.
OKC? 13 and 14, .481 WP

Knicks go from .378 to .536 after he leaves.
OKC goes from .573 to .481 after he arrives.

I know it's still early, but are there any CA defenders out there who don't believe he's a team cancer who makes everybody around him worse?
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Hes a conundrum in that way. He is so talented, but never makes those around him better, unlike the real greats: lebron, duncan, etc. In recent years.

BUT in international ball, he is a beast. Something clicks for him overseas
 
MadDogRevival said:
Last year, full season, NYK, 31 and 51, .378 winning%
Last year, full season, OKC, 47 and 35, .573 winning%.

Carmelo Anthony moves from NYK to OKC.

This year, so far, NYK 15 and 13, .536 WP.
OKC? 13 and 14, .481 WP

Knicks go from .378 to .536 after he leaves.
OKC goes from .573 to .481 after he arrives.

I know it's still early, but are there any CA defenders out there who don't believe he's a team cancer who makes everybody around him worse?
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To me, more interesting is Westbrook. We know Melo is over the hill and has been overrated. Seeing how good Sabonis and especially Oladipo are now is insane. Everyone thought RW had no help last year and now the Pacers look significantly better than the Thunder.
 
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Richard Hamilton is doing a great job on NBA TV right now. He & Caron both are going to have long careers as analysts.

EDIT: And he just gave a UConn shoutout over a Kemba highlight. Love it!
 
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Wouldn't hate seeing the Spurs win it all this year. Dubs are more vulnerable than folks realize, and the Spurs will be pure heat once Kawhi is back to 100%. Do not sleep on this team.
 
Matrim55 said:


Wouldn't hate seeing the Spurs win it all this year. Dubs are more vulnerable than folks realize, and the Spurs will be pure heat once Kawhi is back to 100%. Do not sleep on this team.
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You know San Antonio will be right there as always, but it is asking a lot for anyone to go through both Houston and Golden State. That is a tall order.
 
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Kris Dunn is having another nice night for Chicago. In December he's averaging 15/5/7.5 with a 3.5/1 assist/to ratio on 43/22/62 shooting splits, as well as 2 spg. The Bulls are on a 5-game winning streak and are currently beating the 6ers (no Embiid) in Philly.

I know he went to the wrong school, but I'm happy to see a Connecticut kid do well. Never gonna be an all-star but he has the look of a long-term starter/contributor in this league.
 
Matrim55 said:
Kris Dunn is having another nice night for Chicago. In December he's averaging 15/5/7.5 with a 3.5/1 assist/to ratio on 43/22/62 shooting splits, as well as 2 spg. The Bulls are on a 5-game winning streak and are currently beating the 6ers (no Embiid) in Philly.

I know he went to the wrong school, but I'm happy to see a Connecticut kid do well. Never gonna be an all-star but he has the look of a long-term starter/contributor in this league.
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He's legit and hasn't come close to reaching his ceiling. Has a chance to be one of the best 2 way point guards in the league, IMO. For a team that looked to have one of the worst rosters ever heading into the season, the Bulls are fun to watch.
 
Celtics lost at home to a Heat team missing Dragic, Whiteside and Winslow.

Almost as bad as losing to Northeastern and Wagner.
 
nomar said:
Celtics lost at home to a Heat team missing Dragic, Whiteside and Winslow.

Almost as bad as losing to Northeastern and Wagner.
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Kelly Olynyk revenge game. 32 points and the game winning dunk.

Jeremy Lamb had a new career high tonight against the Raptors. Hornets still lost tho :(
 
awfuldan said:
Kelly Olynyk revenge game. 32 points and the game winning dunk.

Jeremy Lamb had a new career high tonight against the Raptors. Hornets still lost tho :(
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He also fell down like 12 times. I don't miss him. He'd do this twice a year for us (like Game 7 against the Wizards).

Al Horford didn't pick a good game to crap the bed.
 
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awfuldan said:
Jeremy Lamb had a new career high tonight against the Raptors. Hornets still lost tho :(
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The Hornets are truly terrible. Dwight's putting up big numbers but is a net negative, Batum hasn't looked remotely himself since his return, MKG has flatlined, Williams officially looks old, and Kemba can't throw it in the ocean right now.

This team's going to finish in the bottom six or seven in the entire league, and there will be a teardown/rebuild. Don't be at all shocked if Kemba gets put on the trade block this summer.
 
Matrim55 said:
The Hornets are truly terrible. Dwight's putting up big numbers but is a net negative, Batum hasn't looked remotely himself since his return, MKG has flatlined, Williams officially looks old, and Kemba can't throw it in the ocean right now.

This team's going to finish in the bottom six or seven in the entire league, and there will be a teardown/rebuild. Don't be at all shocked if Kemba gets put on the trade block this summer.
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I'm hoping Kemba somehow ends up on the Spurs.
 
bballgrda said:
I'm hoping Kemba somehow ends up on the Spurs.
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Would be the perfect replacement for Parker – such similar players.

Honestly though I'm hoping that Kemba & Jeremy both somehow wind up on Detroit.
 
Matrim55 said:
The Hornets are truly terrible. Dwight's putting up big numbers but is a net negative, Batum hasn't looked remotely himself since his return, MKG has flatlined, Williams officially looks old, and Kemba can't throw it in the ocean right now.

This team's going to finish in the bottom six or seven in the entire league, and there will be a teardown/rebuild. Don't be at all shocked if Kemba gets put on the trade block this summer.
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I had entertained the thought that he might be put on the block sooner than that. He only has one year left on his (extremely cheap) deal, right?

There are eight teams behind Brooklyn right now in the standings, but only one game separates them from fourth place. Assuming some of the teams behind them that have been playing better lately - like Chicago and Sacramento - continue to ascend, I could envision a scenario where that ends up being a top five pick in what is looking like a deeper draft than we originally thought. If you're Charlotte it makes a lot of sense to flip Kemba and maybe some other useful parts like Marvin Williams for the Brooklyn pick and cap filler. That would have the bonus effect of making your team worse short-term and improving your odds of winning the lottery with your own pick. Losing a fun, personable star in Kemba would be a tough sell to the fan base, but it wouldn't be the the gut punch other organizations have been forced to deliver (Jimmy Butler, Paul George, DeMarcus Cousins, Kevin Love, etc.) and it'd be pretty easy to console them with the prospect of adding a potential franchise player or two in the upcoming draft.

This assuming Isaiah can't give them anything, of course, in which case I imagine Cleveland would look to ship that pick to LA for DeAndre Jordan.
 
awfuldan said:
Kelly Olynyk revenge game. 32 points and the game winning dunk.

Jeremy Lamb had a new career high tonight against the Raptors. Hornets still lost tho :(
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2nd player is hornets history to score 30 points in less than 30 min. (Dell Curry is the other)
 
Matrim55 said:
The Hornets are truly terrible. Dwight's putting up big numbers but is a net negative, Batum hasn't looked remotely himself since his return, MKG has flatlined, Williams officially looks old, and Kemba can't throw it in the ocean right now.

This team's going to finish in the bottom six or seven in the entire league, and there will be a teardown/rebuild. Don't be at all shocked if Kemba gets put on the trade block this summer.
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I've seen all the Hornets games the last couple of years on FSSE. They are terrible right now and Kemba, for the first time, seems somewhat disinterested. He may be gone before the season is over. Lots of speculation and trade rumors. Batum, aka "Mr. Softy" needs to go but nobody wants his contract. MKG is actually playing hard right now and has improved his shooting. Marvin is old but useful at times. Another contract nobody wants. MCW has to be the worst player in the NBA and his future will probably be in some minor league in Europe. He doesn't shoot well enough to even play in the G League. And then there's the great Malik Monk who can't play a lick of defense.

This is truly a bad team and I see little hope for the season.
 
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