buzzcut 278 Posted October 8, 2019 Rip-off time! Who do you think will earn the right to lose to the Clippers Lakers? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DG_ThenNowForever 15,456 Posted October 8, 2019 Predictions: East 1. Sixers 2. Bucks 3. Pacers 4. Celtics 5. Heat 6. Nets 7. Raptors 8. Knicks West 1. Nuggets 2. Jazz 3. Lakers 4. Clippers 5. Blazers 6. Warriors 7. Rockets 8. Mavs Conference Finals East: Sixers over Bucks West: Lakers over Jazz Finals: Lakers over Sixers MVP: Anthony Davis ROY: Ja Morant Coach of the Year: Rick Carlisle I'm prepared for all of this to be dramatically wrong. The prediction I feel best about is Philly being very, very good. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kimball 5,146 Posted October 9, 2019 East 1. Sixers 2. Bucks 3. Celtics 4. Nets 5. Heat 6. Raptors 7. Pacers 8. Pistons West 1. Nuggets 2. Jazz 3. Rockets 4. Lakers 5. Clippers 6. Warriors 7. Blazers 8. Pelicans Conference Finals East: Sixers over Bucks West: Jazz over Lakers Finals: Jazz over Sixers MVP: James Harden ROY: Ja Morant Coach of the Year: Michael Malone DPOY: Rudy Gobert Sixth Man: Lou Williams 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DG_ThenNowForever 15,456 Posted October 9, 2019 I think the Jazz will be very good...but I can't forget how they wilted against the Rockets and how Donovan Mitchell couldn't beat France and how Mike Conley is great but never when it matters most. I'm rooting for their success, but not expecting it. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_DietDrPepper_ 4,221 Posted October 10, 2019 The playoffs will be extremely similar to last season. West 1. Nuggets 2. Lakers 3. Blazers 4. Clippers 5. Jazz 6. Rockets 7. Spurs 8. Warriors East 1. Bucks 2. Celtics 3. Sixers 4. Pacers 5. Nets 6. Raptors 7. Heat 8. Magic I don’t see that many changes team wise, except for the obvious one, the thunder falling out. The 7,8,9 spots for the East could be Detroit, Miami, or Orlando. The west will be extremely close with the Kings being the closest to making the playoffs, but after them I see a significant drop off. Even the kings will be a good few games out of the 8 seed, the 1-4 seeds will be a max of 4 games apart, I can honestly see the warriors going anywhere from a 5 seed to an 8 seed, same with almost all the teams after 3 or 4 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UnclearInitial 1,597 Posted October 10, 2019 1. Sixers 2. Bucks 3. Celtics 4. Heat 5. Raptors 6. Pacers 7. Nets 8. Bulls 1. Rockets 2. Clippers 3. Jazz 4. Nuggets 5. Lakers 6. Warriors 7. Kings 8. Blazers Conference Finals East: Sixers over Bucks West: Lakers over Jazz Finals: Lakers over Sixers MVP: Joel Embiid ROY: Zion 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AustinFromBoston 725 Posted October 10, 2019 East 1. Philly 2. Bucks 3. Celtics 4. Heat 5. Pacers 6. Nets 7. Raptors 8. Magic West 1. Clippers 2. Rockets 3. Nuggets 4. Warriors 5. Jazz 6. Portland 7. Lakers 8. Kings Conference Finals: 76ers over Celtics in 6 Clippers over Nuggets 5 Finals: Clippers over 76ers in 7 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dfwabel 4,155 Posted October 10, 2019 Gulp... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Digby 6,133 Posted October 10, 2019 So this was all some kind of elaborate salary cap ploy by Daryl Morey. Always five-dimensional chess with that guy. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CS85 10,512 Posted October 10, 2019 Cowards. https://streamable.com/s/s8l68/ewkgtd 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goalieboy82 1,016 Posted October 10, 2019 28 minutes ago, CS85 said: Cowards. https://streamable.com/s/s8l68/ewkgtd like i said: your bystanding days are over! You're in it now, up to your neck! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dfwabel 4,155 Posted October 10, 2019 56 minutes ago, CS85 said: Cowards. https://streamable.com/s/s8l68/ewkgtd I agree to a point since while the players are of a higher profile, they should not be placed in the situation to make the comments for the business. I'd also like not to have my passport taken by Chinese authorities and become detained and a political pawn. The coward in all of this is Daryl Morey, as he not only deleted the tweet, but for what looks like for the sake of his current (and any future NBA job) has not just backtracked, but has gone radio silent and underground. He tried to go Kaepernick but turtled. Truth be told, if I were Tilman Fertitta, Daryl Morey would have already been fired. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MJWalker45 5,517 Posted October 10, 2019 5 hours ago, dfwabel said: I agree to a point since while the players are of a higher profile, they should not be placed in the situation to make the comments for the business. I'd also like not to have my passport taken by Chinese authorities and become detained and a political pawn. The coward in all of this is Daryl Morey, as he not only deleted the tweet, but for what looks like for the sake of his current (and any future NBA job) has not just backtracked, but has gone radio silent and underground. He tried to go Kaepernick but turtled. Truth be told, if I were Tilman Fertitta, Daryl Morey would have already been fired. If you fire him for speaking his mind, how much more will you lose in court when he sues? I'm pretty certain he got told to disappear by more people than just his owner. The NBA just learned a lesson that other businesses know, just keep your head down and don't pay attention to the pogroms in the corner. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Comet 1,558 Posted October 10, 2019 If it isn't obvious by now, the N in NBA might as well stand for Nike. If you're going to brand yourself as some kind of person/group as "speaking truth to power" and an opportunity to actually stand against a fascist regime comes up and you say bupkis because your bottom line might really be at risk this time? Yeah, you deserve to be on and then some. Hell, just skip the subtlety altogether and make this your new slogan: 闭嘴运球 Best thing to do is stick to what you know best: playing basketball. And I'm picking Bucks/Lakers for the Finals. With Milwaukee winning. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dfwabel 4,155 Posted October 10, 2019 24 minutes ago, MJWalker45 said: If you fire him for speaking his mind, how much more will you lose in court when he sues? I'm pretty certain he got told to disappear by more people than just his owner. The NBA just learned a lesson that other businesses know, just keep your head down and don't pay attention to the pogroms in the corner. The First Amendment does not prevent a private employer from limiting what you can say. Tilman Fertitta does not have to put up with it, and Texas is a strong at-will employment state. Tilman can still cut a check to fulfil the stated contractual obligations and separate him from the franchise immediately. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seadragon76 862 Posted October 10, 2019 Eastern Conference: 1. Milwaukee 2. Boston 3. Philadelphia 4. Toronto 5. Orlando 6. Brooklyn (Could go up if Durant makes a comeback) 7. Indiana 8. Miami Western Conference: 1. Denver 2. Houston 3. LA Clippers 4. Portland 5. LA Lakers 6. Utah 7. San Antonio 8. Golden State 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GDAWG 1,786 Posted October 11, 2019 The Western Division is wide open due to a weakened Golden State. That's good for the NBA, a little unpredictability. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the admiral 28,295 Posted October 11, 2019 Yeah, Daryl Morey is the real bad guy here. Look what you made them do! NBA discussion is supposed to revolve around Kevin Durant getting his feelings hurt. Now it revolves around a billion Chinese people getting their feelings hurt. We're way off the ball here! 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dfwabel 4,155 Posted October 11, 2019 Don't make Morey out to be Rosa Parks or Lech Walesa 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Digby 6,133 Posted October 12, 2019 On 10/10/2019 at 6:25 PM, dfwabel said: The First Amendment does not prevent a private employer from limiting what you can say. Tilman Fertitta does not have to put up with it, and Texas is a strong at-will employment state. Tilman can still cut a check to fulfil the stated contractual obligations and separate him from the franchise immediately. Fertitta has the right, sure, but it would be even less smart than Morey’s tweet. Even apart from the geopolitics, everyone’s waiting for his trigger finger to finish off the Rockets’ blown window and good luck finding a better replacement than Morey. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites