RDCR07
Not a bad guy (Whale Killer)
I like the pace with which the Lakers are playing this first quarter.
Who couldn't.What a debut from Michael Carter-Williams, locked LeBron down in the clutch!
Who couldn't.
Timely loss for Miami, and Lebron.. The new season has started, and they have to start from point 0 again. There are no easy games in the NBA.. If you don't show up, ..., Philadelphia can beat you!
Michael Carter-Williams, that would be the guy I benched in the fantasy league then.
Re-formatting it to make it readable...The Pistons are dominating the playoff bound Wizards, as all unbiased NBA watchers expected. I am especially impressed by how they have been able to overcome the obviously corrupt officials.
At the moment, Washington has 10 offensive rebounds to Detroit's 6. The Pistons have an all-world trio of really tall men, so how could they possibly be getting outrebounded if the refs weren't ignoring some blatant over-the-back-ing and giving-of-the-business.
I am confident that if you guys think about this logically, you will agree with my conclusion.
In his debut, Head Coach Maurice Cheeks has masterminded a gameplan to let Trevor Ariza shoot 6 for 9 from three point range. Cheeks is showing what a visionary he is because he wisely took a look at the schedule and realized that the Pistons will play the Wizards three more times this year.
He wants Ariza to be very confident so that he will take a bunch of threes in the those other games. Fortunately for Pistons fans, Ariza only made 76 three pointers all last year and since the Pistons don't play the Wizards again till the end of December, Ariza will have used up all of his threes for the year. Brilliant managing that suits a brilliant team.
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Thats been the story of the NBA for like a decade. If not more.
I feel sorry for you just for the fact that Josh Smith is playing for you..I really like how the Pistons announcers are referring to Josh Smith as Josh. It shows his high level of character has helped him fit in with the team in such a short amount of time. All NBA first team I would think.
Aye but the East is now special type of shite. Literally 5 good teams at best.
Great win, even without your new 'star' Jennings! Look out league...I really like how the Pistons announcers are referring to Josh Smith as Josh. It shows his high level of character has helped him fit in with the team in such a short amount of time. All NBA first team I would think.
DeMarcus Cousins is an absolute monster. He single-handedly led the Kings to victory, even with the refs letting the Nuggets foul him pretty much as they wished in the 4th quarter. Seriously, he'll be an All-Star this season and it wouldn't surprise me if he's the best big man in the NBA within a couple of years.
I wouldn't call the win a fluke. Miami were slack on defense early in the game, and then they slowly chipped away at the deficit, but it wasn't enough to steal the win. As for Carter-Williams, time will tell.p.s Didn't watch Carter-Williams, was it a fluke?
DeMarcus has always been a bit misunderstood. He's a really nice guy, but he has had problems controlling his emotions. Thankfully we finally seem to have a competent coach who actually tries to get him the ball in position. This year is a big one for him.If he gets his head straight the sky is the limit.
Depends what the poster meant by asking was it a fluke... MCW was hard to evaluate coming out of Syracuse because they play zone, was hard to predict whether he'd be a good man defender, though he clearly had the size, length and athleticism to potentially be a good one. He's not going to put up numbers like that often - he's an awful shooter, generally struggles finishing at the rim, and can be a turnover machine. That said, he has a lot of facets to his game so he's a bit of a stat stuffer - can pass, rebound, plays the passing lanes extremely well, uses his athleticism to score on the break. Time will indeed tell, it'll be interesting to see how he develops because if he puts everything together, he could be a very good player down the line. I just wouldn't be expecting him to have a big rookie year, or too many games like the one against the Heat (there may be a few, as with any rookie). There's going to be some very ugly games for him too. Just the nature of the beast with his type of game.I wouldn't call the win a fluke. Miami were slack on defense early in the game, and then they slowly chipped away at the deficit, but it wasn't enough to steal the win. As for Carter-Williams, time will tell.
Actually I have to be honest here, in short, Miami lost because of Lebron. He was beyond awful in the last 2 minutes. They were up 9 in the last few minutes (if I remember correctly), and he kept making turnover after turnover until Phily got back and got the lead again..I wouldn't call the win a fluke. Miami were slack on defense early in the game, and then they slowly chipped away at the deficit, but it wasn't enough to steal the win. As for Carter-Williams, time will tell.
Sorry I haven't been on the forum that much lately, what's that? What does devilish do?Are you the devilish of Heat fans, Danny?
On the scale of pessimism/optimism I might be a bit further to the "pessimistic end" than many fans, but I personally don't consider myself pessimistic. Just realistic. Everybody was talking about Miami walking it last year, and it didn't happen. They were actually lucky to win it in the end.Devilish is usually a monger of doom and gloom. You always seem very pessimistic about Miami.
Philly have beaten Miami and now Chicago... I thought they were supposed to be tanking?
The lack of NBA on UK TV is very annoying.
They were supposed to tank. No clue how the squad has 3 wins. They aren't goodPhilly have beaten Miami and now Chicago... I thought they were supposed to be tanking?
The lack of NBA on UK TV is very annoying.
They're 3-0 now!!
I'd give away 10 Miami wins for Phily to make the playoffs this year.. Please do it!
I know they won't.![]()
MCW looked like a pro when he mostly single-handedly took our my Hoosiers last tournament. I think Philly got a huge steal.