***Thee Official 2019-2020 NBA Thread***

I hate Joel Embid. And I’m not going to look up if I spelled his name right or wrong.

"BevoPhin wrote:

Basketball reference has Bam at 7th in the top candidates for MVP. Obviously he’s not going to be mvp but that says something.

Tatum, Donovan, and Fox are considered the top 3 of the draft. Ball was supposed to be up there as well. These 4 guys were able to come in and start right away. We had Hassan cockblocking Bam the first 2 years. Now Bams getting his 33 MPG and he’s a key member on a team better than any of these guys teams.

2019-2020

Donovan Mitchell 21.74 PER
Bam Adebayo 21.49 PER
Jayson Tatum 16.82 PER
De’Aaron Fox 15.82 PER
Lonzo Ball 13.80 PER

I’m biased but putting Bam in the top 3 isn’t that insane of a thought.

talk to me about PER when they’ve played more than 15 games.

"BevoPhin wrote:

I honestly think me saying Nunn was playing like a #1 overall pick was more outlandish considering he went undrafted in a year that Luka And Trae Young came out.

He’s certainly outplaying his Undrafted status though.

"BevoPhin wrote:

I honestly think me saying Nunn was playing like a #1 overall pick was more outlandish considering he went undrafted in a year that Luka And Trae Young came out.

He’s certainly outplaying his Undrafted status though.

it was so outlandish, it didn’t even merit a response.

Todays loss was as ugly as i thought it would be.. expected.. back to back road games on friday and saturday... a very young team going up against a powerhouse...

we still got a lot to improve. I think spo knows that and he knew this was a strong possibility..

"Vertical Limit wrote:

Todays loss was as ugly as i thought it would be.. expected.. back to back road games on friday and saturday... a very young team going up against a powerhouse...

we still got a lot to improve. I think spo knows that and he knew this was a strong possibility..

Just one of those situations where everything was falling for the 76ers at home and we were flat. Similar to how we blew out the Rockets at our home. I don’t expect either to happen again.

I can’t wait for payback. I hate Philly and it’s perennially tanking basketball franchise.

"Vertical Limit wrote:

Todays loss was as ugly as i thought it would be.. expected.. back to back road games on friday and saturday... a very young team going up against a powerhouse...

we still got a lot to improve. I think spo knows that and he knew this was a strong possibility..

Didnt expect to be down 30 all game. Houston went on a nice streak after we beat them down, hopefully we can do the same.

I'm taking a break from watching these Rockets. I can't deal with Westbrook's stupidity. I have tried really hard to like this dude, but he has 0 basketball IQ. I don't know how OKC fans put up with this garbage for so long. He can't shoot, but continues to jack up dumb shots. Dantoni is too much of a coward to say something.

Through 15 games, Westbrook has a negative +/-. We're horrible whenever Harden sits for rest. Dantoni refuses to play young guys. Hell, I would rather see Chris Clemons (rookie) run the 2nd unit than Westbrook. When Westbrook was hurt, the kid walked into the game and dropped a smooth 19 points the day after playing in the GLeague. He is the perfect backup for Harden. The kid averages 20 points per 36 minutes and shoots over 42% from three...and Dantoni refuses to play him unless an emergency. Same thing with young Isaiah Hartenstein. He grabs 16 rebounds and plays well against KAT last week, then Dantoni refuses to play him again. He'd rather play 6'5", PJ Tucker at backup center than Hartenstein, who has already dominated the GLeague last year.

It's too much stupidity for me to handle.
Rant done...lol.

"phinswolverinesrockets wrote:

I'm taking a break from watching these Rockets. I can't deal with Westbrook's stupidity. I have tried really hard to like this dude, but he has 0 basketball IQ. I don't know how OKC fans put up with this garbage for so long. He can't shoot, but continues to jack up dumb shots. Dantoni is too much of a coward to say something.

Through 15 games, Westbrook has a negative +/-. We're horrible whenever Harden sits for rest. Dantoni refuses to play young guys. Hell, I would rather see Chris Clemons (rookie) run the 2nd unit than Westbrook. When Westbrook was hurt, the kid walked into the game and dropped a smooth 19 points the day after playing in the GLeague. He is the perfect backup for Harden. The kid averages 20 points per 36 minutes and shoots over 42% from three...and Dantoni refuses to play him unless an emergency. Same thing with young Isaiah Hartenstein. He grabs 16 rebounds and plays well against KAT last week, then Dantoni refuses to play him again. He'd rather play 6'5", PJ Tucker at backup center than Hartenstein, who has already dominated the GLeague last year.

It's too much stupidity for me to handle.
Rant done...lol.

houston would have been better off keeping cp3 and finding other ways to improve ... cp3 has been solid in a limited role for the Thunder.. his health obviously was annoying but i dont think it can get more annoying than watching Westbrook destroy any momentum..

Its crazy how far elite athleticism can take you.. Rose before the injuries was a lot more skillful...

"Vertical Limit wrote:

houston would have been better off keeping cp3 and finding other ways to improve ... cp3 has been solid in a limited role for the Thunder.. his health obviously was annoying but i dont think it can get more annoying than watching Westbrook destroy any momentum..

Its crazy how far elite athleticism can take you.. Rose before the injuries was a lot more skillful...

You may be right. I don't know which one is worse...a smart, always injured Chris Paul or an energetic, idiotic Russell Westbrook. I just don't even know, lol. They're both unreliable.

Not really an active college basketball thread right now, so I'll post it in here. Familiarize yourselves with Obi Toppin, the forward from my alma mater, the University of Dayton. He's #1 if you see them play. Dayton beat the crap out of Georgia today in the Maui Invitational and will be on primetime tomorrow night against Virginia Tech.

6'9" 220lbs R.So from New York.

- R. Fr season last year.

- Dayton's first game of 2019-20 season.

Heat taking care of business against teams theyre simply better than.

"Vertical Limit wrote:

Heat taking care of business against teams theyre simply better than.

Easily, at that. They’re also beating teams that are thought to be better than us. We just gotta put it all together.

https://www.nba.com/rookie-ladder

Tyler Herro climbed into the top 5 on NBA.coms rookie ladder. Nunn has been in the top 5 every week of this young season.

Bam with 21/13/5 tonight. Nunn with 19 on 70% shooting. Herro with 18. Miami still undefeated at AAA.

Really wish we could have Dennis Smith Jr and his 5/1/2 right now to save us. I think trading Bam for Zach Collins straight up could make us a contender.

"BevoPhin wrote:

https://www.nba.com/rookie-ladder

Tyler Herro climbed into the top 5 on NBA.coms rookie ladder. Nunn has been in the top 5 every week of this young season.

Bam with 21/13/5 tonight. Nunn with 19 on 70% shooting. Herro with 18. Miami still undefeated at AAA.

Really wish we could have Dennis Smith Jr and his 5/1/2 right now to save us. I think trading Bam for Zach Collins straight up could make us a contender.

Already a contender, in the East at the very least. I wouldnt want to play us in a series if we maintain this type of play.

Heat fans need to start filling up the seats.. hopefully december we have a better turnout. Start bringing your bongos and marakas to the game and make some damn noise.

No jimmy tonight. Hopefully Russ plays 48 minutes.

We got off to a terrible start.. and then when we got momentum in the 4th.. rockets couldnt miss.. it didnt help that a lot of those shots were uncontested too.

Well we just finished an excellent November... December schedule looks a little more challenging

Some games to circle

We got the 76ers twice
Wizards twice
Pacers
Celtics
Hawks
Nets
Raptors

those are the games we really need to try to pull the W, and try to get a series win or lead.

There are also other tough games in the schedule but if we can take care of the above then we will have a pretty good December.

Insane.

Great clutch win today against one of the teams i listed we needed to take care of this month.

Another nice win. Hopefully the Heat have enough gas to hang with Boston.

Thats 2 wins of the 9 key december games i listed.. 7 to go.. we gotta keep winning these east series..

Refs totally controlling the game for the Celtics. 1 sided calls all night. Screw Boston. Good effort on the Heats part considering back to back road games against the top seeded East teams.

21 games in and Miami is on pace for 59 wins. Did not see us starting this well before the season started. The playoffs are going to be insane.

We absolutely need Dragic back and healthy.