****2018-2019 Official NBA Regular season thread****

[dirk digler]

Didn't see anybody starting this thread so I guess I will.

Anti climatic season starts tonight and my prediction is GS vs Boston in the NBA Finals.




First 2 Games tonight on TNT with Philly vs Boston and OKC vs GS. Westbrook is out tonight so that game will be a blowout most likely.

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by -King-

Since we're playing the "if ___ wasn't injured" game... Can we admit the warriors would have lost to the rockets if CP3 didn't get injured and that the warriors aren't invisible?

No

[Al Bundy]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Of course. 2016 still hurts. It hurts and haunts all of them.

Nahh they took care of that the last 2 seasons.

[-King-]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Of course. 2016 still hurts. It hurts and haunts all of them.

Steph will be ok with his 3, possibly 4 rings after this season. 3-4 real rings > 1 real LeBron ring.

[dirk digler]

Iggy is hurt and is having a MRI tomorrow. GS has a ton of injuries.


Appears to be a sore Achilles.

[smithandrew051]

I made a $200 bet with a co worker last year after the Finals that Golden State would win the Finals this year vs the field. I also have an injury out where I break even if Curry, Thompson, or Durant miss a Finals game due to injury. I can still win the bet in that scenario, but I can’t lose it.

I can’t believe anyone took that bet. I’m feeling pretty good about it.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by -King-

Steph will be ok with his 3, possibly 4 rings after this season. 3-4 real rings > 1 real LeBron ring.

I count 1 "real" ring for Steph (albeit after both Kyrie and Love got hurt) and 3 for LeBron right now. Durant's laughable decision in 2016 hurt Steph's legacy too. He's never going to be considered to be as good as he actually was.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by smithandrew051

I made a $200 bet with a co worker last year after the Finals that Golden State would win the Finals this year vs the field. I also have an injury out where I break even if Curry, Thompson, or Durant miss a Finals game due to injury. I can still win the bet in that scenario, but I can’t lose it.

I can’t believe anyone took that bet. I’m feeling pretty good about it.

No idea what the co-worker is thinking.

[Sassy Squatch]

So LeBron colluded with 2 superstar level players yet all 3 of his count. Alrighty then, whatever you've got to do to convince yourselves.

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by Superturtle

So LeBron colluded with 2 superstar level players yet all 3 of his count. Alrighty then, whatever you've got to do to convince yourselves.

It's always fun watching Lebronies try to differentiate what he did but it's essentially the same thing as Durant. Everyone was pissed in 2010 and said those guys ruined the NBA by doing that and having all the talent on one team. But but that's different. Same shit just rearranging the deck chairs a bit on how it was done.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Superturtle

So LeBron colluded with 2 superstar level players yet all 3 of his count. Alrighty then, whatever you've got to do to convince yourselves.

Joining former champion 73 win team with 3 All-Stars + Finals MVP that you choked to = joining with a Miami team that hasn't been a contender in 5 years with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh (who was most certainly not and never was a "superstar" level player)

Seems like the false equivalence fallacy to me but what do I know.

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Joining former champion 73 win team with 3 All-Stars + Finals MVP that you choked to = joining with a Miami team that hasn't been a contender in 5 years with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh (who was most certainly not and never was a "superstar" level player)

Seems like the false equivalence fallacy to me but what do I know.

They're both bitch moves. Durant just made a better bitch move.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Superturtle

They're both bitch moves. Durant just made a better bitch move.

https://www.basketball-reference.com.../CLE/2010.html

Seems you might want to take a look at the Cavs' 2010 roster (or the previous six before that). Mo Williams was the #2. Mo Williams.

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Joining former champion 73 win team with 3 All-Stars + Finals MVP that you choked to = joining with a Miami team that hasn't been a contender in 5 years with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh (who was most certainly not and never was a "superstar" level player)

Seems like the false equivalence fallacy to me but what do I know.

Dwayne differs.

https://www.cleveland.com/ohio-sport...t_3_not_4.html

"Best trio to ever play the game."

[KC_Connection]

Kevon Looney is better than anybody LeBron played with during his 1st stint in Cleveland.

Just kidding.....or am I?

— Barry McCockiner (@SportsTalkBarry) May 17, 2019

Bit of disrespect for Larry Hughes and Mo Williams here, LeBron's #2 running mates in those years.

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

https://www.basketball-reference.com.../CLE/2010.html

Seems you might want to take a look at the Cavs' 2010 roster (or the previous six before that). Mo Williams was the #2. Mo Williams.

At least Durant had the decency to not have his decision to be a bitch played out over a 75 minute self aggrandizing television special. LeBron was such a bitch he couldn't even let his hometown team know he was gone until minutes before air time. It was such a bitch move that he tried to play the race card, another bitch move, to take some of the heat off of himself.

It's no wonder he regretted it years later and, in his own words, "But what's most important for me is bringing one trophy back to Northeast Ohio."

He knew how much of a bitch move that was, all things considered. Sorry Durant took his prototype of bitchiness and made it better so LeBron probably ends up with roughly half of Jordans championships, so he'll always be looked at as #2, maybe #3 if Durant continues to rack them up as well, but thems the breaks.