Around the NBA - October 2017

That's okay - it's a Sixers tradition. He's shooting for ROY next year.

Meanwhile Ben Simmons won't just be ROY, he'll be in the All-Star game. The Grown-Up version.

 

So the pacers are been tough to the spurs. A lot of people don't recognize our win against them, they are tough to beat Oladipo is playing good

 

Oladipo is playing better than Paul George. Probably he was good last year, but Oladipo '16 and current Paul George suffer from Playing Next To Russ syndrome.

 

Great win for Pacers. We're tied with Spurs now.

 

Pacers have also been without the guy who's supposed to be their centerpiece (Myles Turner) for all but their first game. They've got to be the second biggest (good) surprise in the East (after Orlando).

 

I'm a known Lonzo hater and even I agree with you on this haha.

 

In my Eastern Conference Predictions I think I mentioned that Indiana could be a playoff team! They reminded me a lot of our team a couple years ago, where everyone was focusing on what they lost instead of what they had.

Teague to Collison wasn't even a downgrade, even though it's viewed as such by most fans.
Losing Monta Ellis didn't hurt. He hurt the Pacers when he played.

In terms of other guys they lost, it was pretty much just Paul George and C.J. Miles. However, they added Oladipo, Bogdonavic, Joseph, Leaf, and Sabonis, all of whom have had a big impact for Indiana this year.

Indiana is surprisingly deep, and that's without Glen Robinson III, who is very underrated and will have an impact for them once he gets back.

They're so deep that they look to have a logjam in the frontcourt with Turner, Young, Leaf, Sabonis, and Jefferson. I wonder if they look to trade Young in the next couple months in order to make Leaf or Sabonis the starter. That's a guy I'd take a look at.

 

Ok? They still aren't good.

 

Sabonis had a bad game against his former team, (1-9) and a bad game against us (1-5) but then 4 very efficient games...
7-7, 6-10, 7-7, 9-9

 

I really think we should see if Boston is interested in Vonleh. They have an $8.4M exception created from the Hayward injury that they can use to sign someone or trade for someone in the last year of their contract. He'd fit well from a defensive/pick n roll standpoint, and they desperately need a backup PF as they're currently playing Daniel Theis, Abdul Nader, and Semi Ojeleye minutes there.

I'd propose Vonleh and our 2019 MIN/LAL (most favorable) for Bostons 2018 Pick. The swap between pick placement is likely to only be around 10 spots, so I think Boston would consider it.

We'd likelyl have around the 20th and 25th picks in this years draft. We could turn them into the 14th-16th pick in this years draft if we traded up. Could put us in position for Miles Bridges, Isaac Bonga, Rui Hachimura, or other decent SF prospects.

 

Holy hell.

29 for 33 over 4 games?!?!

 

I'd

I's do Vonleh for Ojeleye as I like him in the draft

 

Russel+Dinwiddie have 30pts what is he talking about?

 

Actually, they're really fun to watch. They just cut the deficit to 11.

 

Ojeleye is more of a 4, something we don't need. This next draft is loaded with wings, which is why I'd love to get a late 1st this year for Vonleh.

If we're struggling at the deadline, we could possibly trade Davis for another late 1st with the way he's playing.

 

I wanted Fournier this off-season. Thought it was the perfect buy-low opportunity as he struggled last year and that appeared to be a fluke.

Fournier this season: 32min, 22.2ppg, 4.8reb, 3.6ast, 54/56/94 splits.

Tonight: 30min, 23pts (8-12 FG, 2-3 3pt).

He's one of the most underrated players in the league. Might be the frontrunner for most-improved IMO.

 

Technically they were not in a row, but still.....