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So Wiggins is on pace to be a Kobe level scorer.

By blackace Go To PostIggy was a 18/6/6 guy his 3rd year…

playing 40 mpg which p much never happens anymore

By Red Blaster Go To Postplaying 40 mpg which p much never happens anymore

well, under thibs....

By P.SY! Go To PostSo Wiggins is on pace to be a Kobe level scorer.

I think my original comment could be take as a "give up on him" thing. By no means do i mean that.

By P.SY! Go To Postwell, under thibs….

RIP Wiggins and KAT

They have no real Center. And their PF's are super undersized. Nene is a real unknown at this point, strugling to play 60 games and in tiny minutes.

I mean, what's their starting 5.
Bev, Harden, Ariza, Anderson, Nene?

Gordon, Smith, Motiejunas as their bench?

Anderson has been pretty bloody terrible at defense for anything other than rebounds for 5 years now. So their crunch time unit will have Smith as their C?

Mike D's best team had Stat and Matrix as his 4 and 5 so he doesn't care about the 5 in that sense at all...

Nene is about the perfect center for Mike D, if he has any gas left that is...

I do think they are a wing away from being a good Mike D team but with the coach the roster makes more sense than the Thunder's

By pilonv1 Go To PostRIP Wiggins and KAT

I mean, Wiggins was already 2nd in minutes as a rookie and then 8th last year.

I'm sure his instinct will be to run guys as much as he can, but how much will the training staff let him? It's a better and more conseravtive group than he had in Chicago. Like, they closely watched Rubio's minutes last year coming off that major injury. I guess we'll see how much Thibs will actually listen to them.

playing 40 mpg which p much never happens anymore

but on less shot attempts..

By blackace Go To PostMike D's best team had Stat and Matrix as his 4 and 5 so he doesn't care about the 5 in that sense at all…

Nene is about the perfect center for Mike D, if he has any gas left that is…

I do think they are a wing away from being a good Mike D team but with the coach the roster makes more sense than the Thunder's

But this team isn't as explosive offensively as that Suns team. So Mike can't just focus on O as much. There has to be more.

It's a worse roster, even for the new coach.

By blackace Go To PostNene is about the perfect center for Mike D, if he has any gas left that is…

Is he going to start over Capella though? Nene and Ryno playing extended minutes together sounds like a recipe for disaster

But this team isn't as explosive offensively as that Suns team. So Mike can't just focus on O as much. There has to be more.

It's a worse roster, even for the new coach.

I mean they didn't have a starting PF last season..

By giririsss Go To PostBut this team isn't as explosive offensively as that Suns team. So Mike can't just focus on O as much. There has to be more.

It's a worse roster, even for the new coach.

they were a top 5 offense last year lol

and you can't compare teams against historic offenses/defenses like that. the spurs had the best defense in the league last year, but you can't dock points for them not being the kg celtics

Am I glitched or something? I don't see who blackace is quoting? Can't go to the post he's quoting either.

By blackace Go To PostI mean they didn't have a starting PF last season..

But they did have one legitimate big.

By DY_nasty Go To Postthey were a top 5 offense last year lol

and you can't compare teams against historic offenses/defenses like that. the spurs had the best defense in the league last year, but you can't dock points for them not being the kg celtics

So they were a top 5 offense, barely snuck in. Got a lot worse on defense. And they're guaranteed of still getting in? Ehhhhhhhhhhh

By DY_nasty Go To Postand you can't compare teams against historic offenses/defenses like that. the spurs had the best defense in the league last year, but you can't dock points for them not being the kg celtics

When you're trying to determine based on historic data on the coach and his play style and coming up with win results, you basically do. I mean, that's what it's based on.

Do i dock points from the SAS for not being the KG celtics? hell no. Do i think they're probably going to be worse defensively without TD? Yeah.

Am I glitched or something? I don't see who blackace is quoting? Can't go to the post he's quoting either.

My work PC has a super old IE that I can't update.. so I quote by copying and pasting.

ahh

I think the Thunder have a chance only because the door for the second half of the playoff seedings for both West and East is much more wide open than previous years considering how talent has shifted over the offseason.

Assuming that the top 4 is a lock for Warriors, Spurs, Clippers, Blazers, we have 4 more spots open for teams like the Jazz, Wolves, Thunder, Rockets, Pelicans, Grizzlies, and Mavs to all fight for.

Out of those 7 to fight for those spots, some of them will definitely face injuries, so the Pelicans and maybe the Grizzlies as there are question marks to their roster at the moment with dudes coming off bad injuries.

That leaves the Jazz, Wolves, Thunder, Rockets, and Mavs. All these teams have some chance of hitting 5-8. I'm really high on both these teams so the Jazz and Wolves I would see seeding higher at 5 and 6, and 7 and 8 would be open for the rest of the west to fight over.

Like I don't like the Thunder but I'm not going to completely count them out. I don't think they will be as high as a 5 or 6 seed, but it is possible for a 7 or 8 considering the competition they have.

Idk if I'd say Portland is locked into the 4th seed. More I look at the West the more I like Utah's chances.

Brehs, how does a healthy Clips match up against GS? IIRC, last November they kinda sorta competed with the Warriors through 3 quarters

By noonecares Go To PostIdk if I'd say Portland is locked into the 4th seed. More I look at the West the more I like Utah's chances.

Brehs, how does a healthy Clips match up against GS? IIRC, last November they kinda sorta competed with the Warriors through 3 quarters

yeah and by the 4th Chris Paul Realized Clippers aint shit.

Meyers Leonard looks.....different

Aminu definitely made sure to look crisp for media day

Obviously he's super excited!

Idk if I'd say Portland is locked into the 4th seed. More I look at the West the more I like Utah's chances.

Brehs, how does a healthy Clips match up against GS? IIRC, last November they kinda sorta competed with the Warriors through 3 quarters

I think the Thunder have a chance only because the door for the second half of the playoff seedings for both West and East is much more wide open than previous years considering how talent has shifted over the offseason.

Assuming that the top 4 is a lock for Warriors, Spurs, Clippers, Blazers, we have 4 more spots open for teams like the Jazz, Wolves, Thunder, Rockets, Pelicans, Grizzlies, and Mavs to all fight for.

I would say that 5 slots are all but a lock and they have 3 slots to fight over in the west...

Woah, Kristaps changed up his look too.

"How do you feel about your playoff chances? Rose says the Knicks are a super team"

Ron Baker out there looking like an extra from the Brady Bunch

By blackace Go To PostRon Baker out there looking like an extra from the Brady Bunch

Baynes is auditioning for the next Mad Max

p. sure Baynes looked like that late last season. Maybe I'm just remembering him from the Olympics

it feels nice knowing everyone on our roster for once

By knux-future Go To Postit feels nice knowing everyone on our roster for once

legit hyped for Luwawu

is okafor bowlegged? those are some bigass legs

The Results

simmons pg
saric sg
noel sf
okafor pf
embiid c

thats how it suppose to work right

Noel with the fuck my shit up fam haircut

By shun Go To Postsimmons pg
saric sg
noel sf
okafor pf
embiid c

thats how it suppose to work right

You joke but Brown legit said he was going to try Simmons at the one and Saric at the 2 or 3 (with the 6'9 Covington in the other spot). soooooooo

I think this is the year Knux... You are going to have a better record than the Heat.

By knux-future Go To PostYou joke but Brown legit said he was going to try Simmons at the one and Saric at the 2 or 3 (with the 6'9 Covington in the other spot). soooooooo

he doesn't really have a choice

By knux-future Go To PostYou joke but Brown legit said he was going to try Simmons at the one and Saric at the 2 or 3 (with the 6'9 Covington in the other spot). soooooooo

Simmons, Covington, Saric, Noel, Embiid is like the stubborn flu lineup

the Philly Slowtime era starts now

I'd like to see a Hayward/Favors Pick and Roll with Hood/JJ/Hill on the wings sometime this year.

Cappella will start.

Nene won't last at all

By Dark PhaZe Go To PostCappella will start.

Nene won't last at all

There's a good chance that Nene and Gordon both miss 25+ games each.

Nene is still a plus defender at PF but he's not capable of playing C at all.

I'm gonna go ahead and say that 1-2 of those guys won't be in Philly come March.

Okafor is so underrated

By 3SidedPolygons Go To PostI'm gonna go ahead and say that 1-2 of those guys won't be in Philly come March.

If I am Philly I gotta keep them until a decent offer comes my way

By Dark PhaZe Go To PostOkafor is so underrated

Seriously. Dude came into the league with a respectable offensive arsenal and yeah he sucks n defense but every rookie not named Towns or Winslow sucked on defense.

rondo best PG wade ever played with according to wade

cool

By P.SY! Go To PostSeriously. Dude came into the league with a respectable offensive arsenal and yeah he sucks n defense but every rookie not named Towns or Winslow sucked on defense.

Myles Turner. Stanley Johnson. Kristaps Porzingis, sort of.

By Dark PhaZe Go To Postrondo best PG wade ever played with according to wade

cool

Also he says this is the first time a coach has encouraged him to shoot threes.

I mean, that's a lie but I understand.

By P.SY! Go To PostSeriously. Dude came into the league with a respectable offensive arsenal and yeah he sucks n defense but every rookie not named Towns or Winslow sucked on defense.

I think defensively, the worry is he might not ever be good. He might not have the quickness and foot speed to be good.

But, yeah, he was as advertised, wasn't he? He's a bigger Al Jefferson, but I'd want him to rebound better for a guy his size.