NBA 2018-2019 THREAD

[SirGrotius]

Could be, I admit that KD seems to break the mold in a lot of facets of the game. It'd be interesting to see historical precedents for coming back after an Achilles injury when controlling for age and usage rate, but you can't control for specific genes or being a freak of nature, which KD seems to fit in the best possible way.

Also, it seems that Irving was set on Brooklyn, so I suppose the NYC KD question was somewhat moot; they want to play together. I'm still surprised stars such as Irving decline that extra year of max money (e.g., Butler, too) for a specific location and/or pairing.

 

[wojt]

Closest there is imo Dominique Wilkins who was 32 when he tore his achilles (but played less seasons at that point because he was 23 not 19 when he came into league). On the other hand you took more punishment back then.

KD is different because he is almost 7 feet with 7'6 wingspan and one of the best shooters in the history of the game. These things are not going away ever. He is also 2 yrs younger and less dependent on his athleticism than Nique was.

Also this is Knicks. They should gamble at this point imo, they have been terrible for so long. Maybe if it was some successful team I would agree that he might not be worth the gamble, but Knicks? When was last time they had a player of that caliber?

 

[jcman311]

but Knicks? When was last time they had a player of that caliber?

Not quite the caliber, but huge potential in Porzingis before they offloaded him for basically nothing. Seems like Knicks are more scared of injuries than their perception ?

 

[ter1413]

Thunder trade Russell Westbrook to Rockets for Chris Paul

Thunder trade Russell Westbrook to Rockets for Chris Paul

It turns out the big NBA moves weren’t done after all. The Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed to trade Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets for Chris Paul, first-round picks in 2024 and 20…

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[wojt]

Thunder trade Russell Westbrook to Rockets for Chris Paul

Thunder trade Russell Westbrook to Rockets for Chris Paul

It turns out the big NBA moves weren’t done after all. The Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed to trade Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets for Chris Paul, first-round picks in 2024 and 20…

nypost.com

Is paul one year deal?

 

[SirGrotius]

This almost reminds me of the Sixers during the tanking years, where Hinkie would take on these expensive contracts for picks in order to meet the league minimum team salary! Russ + Harden + Capela should be fun to watch.

 

[ter1413]

Rockets GM: James Harden is a better scorer than Michael Jordan

Rockets GM: James Harden is a better scorer than Michael Jordan

Daryl Morey doesn’t just believe he employs the NBA’s best scorer. The Rockets general manager is convinced he has the greatest scorer of all-time. Morey, whose 2012 trade for James Har…

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[Texasmade]

Harden did come up with a new move that’s not traveling even though it looks like it is.

 

[edinatlanta]

DAE remember when this threak would be updated like hourly? Anyway this bucks hawks game is not so fun to watch but im excited for Dec 27

 

[jcman311]

DAE remember when this threak would be updated like hourly? Anyway this bucks hawks game is not so fun to watch but im excited for Dec 27

MKE 2 ATL 0
Eat it Edina.

 

[wojt]

I made a new threak for current season - https://www.styleforum.net/threads/nba-2019-2020-thread.652804/#post-9973191

but judging from the traffic here, we can just make personal conversation instead lol

 

[sjmin209]

DAE remember when this threak would be updated like hourly?

That was before Lebron went to LA and the cognitive dissonance caused all of the Kobe fanboys' heads to explode.

 

[edinatlanta]

CAN WE TRANSPORT THE HAWKS WIN AGAINST THE WARRIORS TO LAST YEAR SO THAT IT BECOMES MORE IMPRESSIVE THAN BEATING THIS YEAR'S WARRIORS (NOTE: IN THIS TIMELINE I DO NOT WANT THIS OR LAST YEAR'S HAWKS TEAM TO PLAY LAST YEAR'S WARRIORS BECAUSE THEN OUR WIN WOULD BECOME A LOSS).

 

[ter1413]

KNicks coach fired.