NBA 2019-20 thread.

[DanOregon]

Ok. They also benefitted from doing the whole deal in Canada - which was smart.

 

[Cosmo]

No doubt. Canada sort of forced the NHL's hand in that regard with closing the U.S. border. Anyway, congrats to both leagues for getting it done.

 

[MileHigh]

You aren’t right about anything sports related.

That's a very good point.

 

[LanceyHoward]

I'm not at all sold on the Warriors going forward. I think the Nuggets could very well be back.

If the Blazers are healthy and the Clippers pull their heads out it should be a great fight.

I think Michael Porter is the wild card of the Western Division next year.

 

[Webster]

I am a huge basketball fan and I thought the level of play was really good. That being said, I never got used to the lack of a crowd — they did a really good job with the camera angles and the presentation, but there was something missing, especially during so many amazing clutch moments.

 

[sgreenwell]

I am a huge basketball fan and I thought the level of play was really good. That being said, I never got used to the lack of a crowd — they did a really good job with the camera angles and the presentation, but there was something missing, especially during so many amazing clutch moments.

I still kind of wish they went the other way with this, at least for a couple games - No crowd noises, let us just hear sneakers and players bitching at one another and the refs. It could have made for some tense and claustrophobic moments. But, it wouldn't surprise me if I would have found it just too eerie.

 

[Webster]

I still kind of wish they went the other way with this, at least for a couple games - No crowd noises, let us just hear sneakers and players bitching at one another and the refs. It could have made for some tense and claustrophobic moments. But, it wouldn't surprise me if I would have found it just too eerie.

I agree — sort of what they did with crowd-free soccer in Europe, where viewers could choose whether to have the fake crowd noise.

In some ways, without all of the clutter of the fans and with the slightly lower camera angle, you got to see just how good the players are.

 

[qtlaw]

I was thinking the same thing; if you wanted to be a “purist”; this basketball playoffs was as pure as it gets. Just the ball and the gym. Forget the travel, the “home court” whistles, it was went back to the youth basketball we all played. I for one enjoyed it and laude LeBron, greatness, and the Lakers, very tenacious defense.

 

[JC]

I’m definitely not right about not personally caring about the NHL I guess.

Also: You should ignore me.

Nah, I wouldn’t want to miss your hot takes.

 

[Junkie]

The Lakers winning the title in the bubble appropriately capped off what was nothing more than a televised AAU tournament. You had superstar buddies teaming up to make an all-star team. You had the bad teams not advancing out of pool play and on to the bracket. You had no fans at the games. All that was missing was World Wide Wes and smarmy college coaches roaming the sidelines during the games.

 

[sgreenwell]

The Lakers winning the title in the bubble appropriately capped off what was nothing more than a televised AAU tournament. You had superstar buddies teaming up to make an all-star team. You had the bad teams not advancing out of pool play and on to the bracket. You had no fans at the games. All that was missing was World Wide Wes and smarmy college coaches roaming the sidelines during the games.

and why don't they do the jump ball after each basket anymore? back in my day it really gave that proper emphasis to a tall center why I say

 

[swingline]

and why don't they do the jump ball after each basket anymore? back in my day it really gave that proper emphasis to a tall center why I say

And a ladder to get the ball out of the peach basket!

 

[Splendid Splinter]

 

[TigerVols]

Did not see this coming:



RIP smallball?

 

[Webster]

Didn’t sound like he and the owner were on the same page. Morey took a ton of big swings and was poised to beat the Warriors until CP3 got hurt.

 

[sgreenwell]

Did not see this coming:



RIP smallball?

I think the seeds were planted last year, because there was a lot of speculation that he didn't want to do the Westbrook deal. Houston kind of seems to be at a dead end when it comes to being able to improve the team, unless they hit on a draft pick or undrafted free agent a la Miami, and I doubt Morey would have survived through a rebuild. Might as well get out now.

 

[sgreenwell]

Didn’t sound like he and the owner were on the same page. Morey took a ton of big swings and was poised to beat the Warriors until CP3 got hurt.

Yeah - I kind of put him at the same level with Presti, where I think they've both done a really good job fielding competitive teams almost every year, but ultimately, they've had bad luck with injuries or other situations and just come up a tiny bit short. I'd still have one of them running my team though vs. most of the other GMs in the league. (I'm not entirely sure who I'd put ahead of them - Ainge is probably in the same ballpark. Pat Riley, Ujiri and Jerry West. The Golden State folks. The Spurs Buford-Popovich collective, although they have a ton of questions going forward.)

 

[Splendid Splinter]

 

[qtlaw]

Did not see this coming:



RIP smallball?

Even though they were the rival, great respect to Morey. He took the dregs leftover from the Yao/McGrady era, hoarded assets, and made it happen with Harden while also acquiring key assets like Ariza, Tucker, Rivers (yes him), CP3 and ALMOST getting there.

 

[DanOregon]

Also figure the China thing didn't help.