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NickRU714

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Season starts tonight!!!

Some key storylines:
  • Can Denver go back to back?
  • Will Jokic win another MVP after losing it to Embiid last season?
  • New look Bucks (Dame and resigned Giannis) bounce back from a 1st round exit?
  • How long until Harden officially quits on a 3rd team? Has it already happened?
  • Will the new low profile Nets be the surprise of the league?
  • Can a healthy Ben Simmons get back to being a DPOY caliber player? (I'm placing a bunch of bets on it. DOPY, Assists Leader, All-NBA, Nets Wins - Over)
  • Will Xfinity and MSG ever stop fighting and let me watch the Knicks again?

Unfornatuely, none of the local players made NBA rosters.
  • Ron Harper Jr. signed another Two-Way contract with the Toronto Raptors and will play for their G-League affiliate again.
  • Caleb McConnell will likely play in the G-League for the Oklahoma City Thunder affiliate. He didn't get a coveted Two-Way contract.
  • That Princeton kid, Tosan Evbuomwan, that everyone was so enamored with will also be in the G-League (Detroit Pistons affiliate)it looks like after going undrafted and not getting a Two-Way contract. Once again, NBA evaluations by CBB fans remains top notch.
 
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NickRU714

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Knicks trade RJ Barrett!!!

So much for the RJ, Cam Reddish, Zion reunion some people were predicting.
The opposite happened.
 
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Warriors assistant coach recently died at age 46 , heart related. Much too young. , way too common unfortunately . Horrible news.
 
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If the Clippers win the title. They will open up their new arena, with a ring ceremony - celebrating their first ever championship
 
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NickRU714

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jerzeyguy said:
If the Clippers win the title. They will open up their new arena, with a ring ceremony - celebrating their first ever championship
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One of the craziest stories of the year so far.
I'm not sure anybody thought trading for Harden was a good idea.

But it's worked out so far.
 
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RU05

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jerzeyguy said:
If the Clippers win the title. They will open up their new arena, with a ring ceremony - celebrating their first ever championship
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NickRU714 said:
One of the craziest stories of the year so far.
I'm not sure anybody thought trading for Harden was a good idea.

But it's worked out so far.
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So that's what is happening in the NBA right now? This Clippers are really good?

Who else is on the team(though I probably won't know who they are)?
 
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RU-05 said:
So that's what is happening in the NBA right now? This Clippers are really good?

Who else is on the team(though I probably won't know who they are)?
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Paul George has played 38 of 40 games.
Kawhi Leonard has played 36 of 40 games.
James Harden has played 35 of 40 games.

The story was always "if the Clippers could stay healthy but they never do".
Well now they are.

So far......
 
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NickRU714 said:
Paul George has played 38 of 40 games.
Kawhi Leonard has played 36 of 40 games.
James Harden has played 35 of 40 games.

The story was always "if the Clippers could stay healthy but they never do".
Well now they are.

So far......
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I know all those guys. I'm not that far out of the loop.
 
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Looking back at NJ Nets draft picks....
1986 1-13 Pearl Washington BUST
1987 1-3 Dennis Hopson BUST
1988 1-4 Chris Morris BUST, he didnt even bother tieng his shoes
1989 1-12 Mookie Blaylock LOVE THIS GUY @NickRU714 understands
1990 1-1 Derrick Coleman DC
1991 1-2 Kenny Anderson BUST?
1992 2-29 PJ Brown LIKED HIM
1993 1-16 Rex Walters SERIOUSLY!
1994 1-14 Yinka Dare (RIP) KILLED US AT THE RAC, BUST
1995 1-15 Ed NIL O'bannon MAJOR BUST

THE END
 
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NickRU714 said:
Knicks trade RJ Barrett!!!

So much for the RJ, Cam Reddish, Zion reunion some people were predicting.
The opposite happened.
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First I'm hearing this, but was this a good trade for Knicks?

Pure numbers it looks like a land slide in favor of the Raptors.

Though it sounds like OG can play D.

I'm assuming some salary cap considerations?
 
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Greene Rice FIG said:
Looking back at NJ Nets draft picks....
1986 1-13 Pearl Washington BUST
1987 1-3 Dennis Hopson BUST
1988 1-4 Chris Morris BUST, he didnt even bother tieng his shoes
1989 1-12 Mookie Blaylock LOVE THIS GUY @NickRU714 understands
1990 1-1 Derrick Coleman DC
1991 1-2 Kenny Anderson BUST?
1992 2-29 PJ Brown LIKED HIM
1993 1-16 Rex Walters SERIOUSLY!
1994 1-14 Yinka Dare (RIP) KILLED US AT THE RAC, BUST
1995 1-15 Ed NIL O'bannon MAJOR BUST

THE END
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How many of them were made by Willus Reed ?
 
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RU-05 said:
First I'm hearing this, but was this a good trade for Knicks?

Pure numbers it looks like a land slide in favor of the Raptors.

Though it sounds like OG can play D.

I'm assuming some salary cap considerations?
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IQ in contract year - Knicks offered over $20m per that he rejected.

RJ is ball dominant and did not fit well with Randle, also has struggles on D and at the 3 point line

OG is an elite defender (all 5 positions) and fits what coach Thibs wants to do.

Knicks are 8-2 since the trade even without Mitch Robinson who is also an elite rim protector.
 
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RUInsanity said:
IQ in contract year - Knicks offered over $20m per that he rejected.

RJ is ball dominant and did not fit well with Randle, also has struggles on D and at the 3 point line

OG is an elite defender (all 5 positions) and fits what coach Thibs wants to do.

Knicks are 8-2 since the trade even without Mitch Robinson who is also an elite rim protector.
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Was super concerned when Robinson went down but Hartenstein has been flat out awesome.
 
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RUInsanity said:
IQ in contract year - Knicks offered over $20m per that he rejected.

RJ is ball dominant and did not fit well with Randle, also has struggles on D and at the 3 point line

OG is an elite defender (all 5 positions) and fits what coach Thibs wants to do.

Knicks are 8-2 since the trade even without Mitch Robinson who is also an elite rim protector.
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Could be one of those trades that works out for both teams. In theory when a trade is proposed it should benefit both teams. If a team is in total sell off mode or a guy is trying to force his way out, the equation changes.
 
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NickRU714

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RUInsanity said:
Getting a bit dicey with I-Hart out....but still managed to dispatch the Nets last night.
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The ball bounced on the line before the Randle fastbreak dunk when the game was tied with 1min left.
Should have been Nets ball.

Refs screwed the Nets.
 
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NickRU714 said:
The ball bounced on the line before the Randle fastbreak dunk when the game was tied with 1min left.
Should have been Nets ball.

Refs screwed the Nets.
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It did look like it was out when I was watching it. That whole sequence was one of the crazier things I’ve seen.

Also it’s got to be incredibly demoralizing to hear the crowd erupt like that when the visiting team scores a go ahead bucket with a minute left in the game.
 
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NickRU714 said:
The ball bounced on the line before the Randle fastbreak dunk when the game was tied with 1min left.
Should have been Nets ball.

Refs screwed the Nets.
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Could be, hard for me to tell as I didn't see the close camera angle. Either way, refs seem to make lots of mistakes these days, especially in football & basketball.
 
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NickRU714

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Just finished watching our game on delay.
Turned to Warriors-Lakers on TNT

Trace Jackson-Davis has scored 10pts in about 3min for GSW.
It's college all over again. Every basket is at the rim.

Looked up his season stats: still 0 attempts from 3.
 
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NickRU714

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This is why you can’t help defense in the NBA.
Luka had 39-10-10 for his 6th straight 30pt triple double.

 
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NickRU714

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Insane Kyrie running left hand floater, over Jokic to beat the Nuggets the other night.

 
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NickRU714

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Also, this stat has been going around the last day.
Crazy.
See kids, its not all about dunking.

 
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NickRU714

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@Greene Rice FIG check out Luka with the "elite" defense. Stops the drive, dives on the floor.

Also, I feel like we should expect 3-4 fast break dunks like this next year.
Harper to Bailey.


 
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Greene Rice FIG

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Was Utah player upset D was played on him?

When I go from watching RU and B1G gales to a lot off these NCAA tournament games (especially UK vs Oak) it really shows how the college game is morphing to the NBA.
 
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