Official 2015-2016 NBA Regular Season Thread

[KevB]

I don't believe this thread has been started yet, so here you go.

Good start to the season, key guys appear to be relatively healthy. As a basketball fan, good to see the Thunder back at full strength, as a Grizzlies fan notsomuch.

The West is just so deep, hard to figure out who comes out on that side. If the Cavs stay healthy, hard to imagine they don't represent the East.

If we have a group interested in a fantasy basketball league, I'd be happy to set it up.

[mcaj22]

Pelicans are so bad its like Fat Scott built that terrible roster of crap talent around a really, really good player that's basically playing 1 on 5 every night.

[okcchief]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Ugh Waiters is a human wasteland. Theres really no need for a player like him on a team with both Westbrook & Durant. His eyes light up whenever there is an expiring shot clock so he can go launch a horrible brick.

They need to make a move there in my opinion. You package Novak and his expiring with a future pick and you can get a good player. However, he's a better defender than Roberson and hasn't shot a lot this season. You do at least have to account for him. Roberson is one of the worst starters in the league and teams just start playing 5 on 4.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by mcaj22

Pelicans are so bad its like Fat Scott built that terrible roster of crap talent around a really, really good player that's basically playing 1 on 5 every night.

They're injured as all ****, but yeah. They're a huge mess.

[Pitt Gorilla]

These young Wolves are fun to watch. Incredibly deep team. Be interesting to see if they can get pieces in a deal for Pek.

[tk13]

The Hawks have come back from 34 points down to tie the Wolves with 4 minutes to go in the 4th. That's an all timer if they can pull this off.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by tk13

The Hawks have come back from 34 points down to tie the Wolves with 4 minutes to go in the 4th. That's an all timer if they can pull this off.

So you're saying the Wolves may not be quite ready yet.

[KC_Connection]

Wiggins having one of the better games in his short career tonight, though.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

These young Wolves are fun to watch. Incredibly deep team. Be interesting to see if they can get pieces in a deal for Pek.

I don't know what we could even get for Pek. Would be nice to have some PG depth so we don't have to use LaVine there. LaVine has the potential to play 2 in the NBA, but not point. The learning curve is just so ****ing steep for him if he wants to play point.

I've been really impressed with Bjelica, but he's not a good long-term option as a starter. They need to figure shit out pretty soon when KG calls it quits this season. There is just no way he can go another year after this one. He should have retired after last season, but Flip (RIP) likely pressured him to go one more even if he would be a sad sack in terms of production.

I've also been screaming at Mitchell to stop using Tayshaun Prince so much. He is by far the worst starter in the league right now.

I know that Pek, given his contract and injury problems won't command much, but we've gotta get something out of him. He's simply not a part of the future, and anything more off the bench especially at SF or PG would be dandy.

[saphojunkie]

stupid cavs.

[RealSNR]

If you're not watching him right now, you probably will be very soon even if you're just a casual fan of basketball. Karl Anthony-Towns is legit. He's by far the biggest difference from last year to this year. He's the reason why the Wolves are winning with defense and is already a key cog in our ball movement (he had 2 crucial assists in the win against the Bulls).

There were casual Wolves fans who said it didn't really matter if we got the #1 overall pick because there'd be a player available who could help the team no matter what. Bull ****ing shit. The pre-draft reports were absolutely correct. Okafor will never be the player that KAT is. The Wolves NEEDED him if they had plans to stop the past 10 years of sucking ass, and now that they've got him, they'll be a playoff team very soon. Maybe not this year, but probably the next.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

stupid cavs.

I think they'll take Kevin Love for the next 5 years on their championship contender over (what is still right now) just raw talent/potential.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by RealSNR

If you're not watching him right now, you probably will be very soon even if you're just a casual fan of basketball. Karl Anthony-Towns is legit. He's by far the biggest difference from last year to this year. He's the reason why the Wolves are winning with defense and is already a key cog in our ball movement (he had 2 crucial assists in the win against the Bulls).

There were casual Wolves fans who said it didn't really matter if we got the #1 overall pick because there'd be a player available who could help the team no matter what. Bull ****ing shit. The pre-draft reports were absolutely correct. Okafor will never be the player that KAT is. The Wolves NEEDED him if they had plans to stop the past 10 years of sucking ass, and now that they've got him, they'll be a playoff team very soon. Maybe not this year, but probably the next.

Yep, Towns is much, much better defensively than Okafor. He basically carried that Kentucky team on his back on both ends.

[KevB]

Originally Posted by RealSNR

If you're not watching him right now, you probably will be very soon even if you're just a casual fan of basketball. Karl Anthony-Towns is legit. He's by far the biggest difference from last year to this year. He's the reason why the Wolves are winning with defense and is already a key cog in our ball movement (he had 2 crucial assists in the win against the Bulls).

There were casual Wolves fans who said it didn't really matter if we got the #1 overall pick because there'd be a player available who could help the team no matter what. Bull ****ing shit. The pre-draft reports were absolutely correct. Okafor will never be the player that KAT is. The Wolves NEEDED him if they had plans to stop the past 10 years of sucking ass, and now that they've got him, they'll be a playoff team very soon. Maybe not this year, but probably the next.

Yep, he's a stud. Skill, athleticism and tenacity. Tough to come by in a guy that big. Will be fun to watch he and Drummond develop.

[saphojunkie]

Originally Posted by RealSNR

If you're not watching him right now, you probably will be very soon even if you're just a casual fan of basketball. Karl Anthony-Towns is legit. He's by far the biggest difference from last year to this year. He's the reason why the Wolves are winning with defense and is already a key cog in our ball movement (he had 2 crucial assists in the win against the Bulls).

There were casual Wolves fans who said it didn't really matter if we got the #1 overall pick because there'd be a player available who could help the team no matter what. Bull ****ing shit. The pre-draft reports were absolutely correct. Okafor will never be the player that KAT is. The Wolves NEEDED him if they had plans to stop the past 10 years of sucking ass, and now that they've got him, they'll be a playoff team very soon. Maybe not this year, but probably the next.

I am 100% with you. I did not realize how good he was off the dribble and attacking the basket.

My dream is seeing Embiid somehow end up there and healthy, as he would be an amazing counterpart to KAT. But I will settle for him coming to the Lakers.

[saphojunkie]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

I think they'll take Kevin Love for the next 5 years on their championship contender over (what is still right now) just raw talent/potential.

A) I don't think it's raw talent or potential. At all. There is legit skill and he is MAYBE two years away from straight dominating competition. Probably sooner, as there are so few SG who can do what he does physically and his skills are quickly rising to match the athletic ability. By the way, anyone who thinks he doesn't have killer instinct doesn't know what to look for, and his skills are improving by the minute.

B) The problem with the entire Love trade for me is that it was short-sighted. They could have had 90% of Love's production for a fraction of the cost. I always thought setting sights on a player like Al Jefferson would have been so much more team-friendly and would have kept a future MVP on the roster for when Lebron ages into a far less dominant role over the next 2-3 years.

The Cavs panicked, plain and simple.