2018 Around the NBA - October

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  1. Pinwheel1

    Pinwheel1 Well-Known Member

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    yeah eventually. But I can't see how he effects the W-L record
    this year.

    "Porter underwent a second back surgery in mid-July and has not appeared in a preseason game for Denver. He said he is considered day-to-day and there’s currently no timetable for his return"
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Just like they were supposed to last year, and the year before?

    BNM
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    He makes their pathetic defense even worse.

    BNM
     
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    The thing that stands out to me on Denver is the lack of a pure PG. Murray always struck me as a undersized SG with mediocre court vision. I'm not convinced that having Jokic as your best passer gets anywhere better than the 8th seed.

    At this point in his injury-riddles career, Thomas is going to give up more points than he score for you.
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    In BOS, they could somewhat hide his poor defense by surrounding him with a bunch of defensive studs. In DEN, he will be surrounded by a bunch of defensive cupcakes.

    BNM
     
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    I think Milsap was out a ton wasn’t he? I’m sure they would have finished higher last season if had been healthy. We’ll see.
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Yep, missed half the season, but he's also nearly 34 and not the same player he was 2 - 3 years ago.

    BNM
     
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    Blazers are better than half those teams.
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    They were last year, which none of the "experts" predicted, but that's why they play the games. 3 - 10 are going to be VERY tight in the West this year. It will be interesting to see how it all shakes out.

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    Jamal Crawford signed with Suns. I don’t get it. Are they trying to win championship?
     
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    They needed a PG badly, and signed an over-the-hill SG. Suns doing Suns things.
     
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    Weird trade between the Clippers and Pelicans: Wesley Johnson for Alexis Ajinca.

    I guess this saves the Clippers about $900,000 after they waive Ajinca. That doesn't seem worth it to me.
     
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    I still think he would have made them tougher to beat.
     
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    Really, which half?
     
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    I wouldn't mind us taking a chance on an old PG. Going into games with a shooting guard as your main backup.... I just wish we had a pure point guard to run some plays.
     
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    And old back up PG is exactly what we need. Wish Andre Miller was still around.
     
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    My father hasn't forgiven the Blazers for getting rid of Miller for Old Donut Brains. He turns into Frank Constanza about it.
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    In the 38 games he played, they went 22-16. That's a 47-win pace over a full 82-game schedule. They won 46. So, not really all that much better with him in the line up.

    And now he's another year older...

    BNM
     
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