The Swamp

DSafetyGuy wrote:I've seen a response to the new All-Star rule saying that it should be top 24 players in the league, not top 12 in each conference, which makes all the sense in the world, so it won't happen.

Ryan wrote:

DSafetyGuy wrote:I've seen a response to the new All-Star rule saying that it should be top 24 players in the league, not top 12 in each conference, which makes all the sense in the world, so it won't happen.

How is Carmelo's blog anyway?

tennbengal wrote:Highlights from Clippers games will be fun now, as I won't have to see through my Chris Paul hate. The new PG looks awesome.

Giff wrote:

tennbengal wrote:Highlights from Clippers games will be fun now, as I won't have to see through my Chris Paul hate. The new PG looks awesome.

He's fun as hell to watch. I'll miss P-Bev. I've always hated Paul, but that's probably going to melt away very soon.

Johnnie wrote:Oh great. 6 minutes in and Hayward is done.

If you missed it:

https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/stat ... 0593314816

tennbengal wrote:On an up note for the Celtics - you still have a coaching savant running things.

Utah Jazz

What is their deal?

They went 51-31 in 2016-17; it only seems like half the teams in the NBA did that. Like the Blazers the season before, they snuck past the injury-wracked Clippers in the first round; like the Blazers the round before, they got swept by the Warriors in the second. Then two of their three best players bolted. I don’t think they’re gonna go 51-31 this season.

Who are the important hoops-doers on this team?

It’s the Rudy Gobert show, now. Gordon Hayward’s gone; George Hill is gone; less importantly, so are Boris Diaw, Trey Lyles, and Shelvin Mack. They added Ricky Rubio to replace Hill, and it’s possible he’s an upgrade, though he sure as hell never actually made the Timberwolves good in any of the, like, 31 straight seasons everybody kept expecting him to do that. Anyway, yeah, Rudy Gobert. He’s very tall, blocks lots of shots, and I would not bet any amount of money against him going the way of Roy Hibbert over the next three seasons, because he can’t switch on defense and his offensive game ends at the borders of the restricted circle.

Mostly I have not mentioned rookies here, but Donovan Mitchell seems like he will be extremely cool and good. He was bananas in summer league. His arms are longer than my legs! He’ll have a chance to shine, probably, now that poor Dante Exum is out for yet another season with yet another awful, completely unfair injury.

Are they good?

They’re fine.

Should I watch them?

No.

Are their new uniforms cool?

No.

It’s still Marc Gasol and Mike Conley, both of whom are still great and still maybe not quite as highly regarded by casual fans as they ought to be, and who taken together still do not give the Grizzlies anywhere near enough firepower to be a serious threat to the topmost teams in the Western Conference. The solution to this gap is supposed to be Chandler Parsons, I guess. What the Grizzlies will do about his splintered popsicle-stick skeleton is unknown at this time. Chandler Parsons couldn’t walk from my house to my mailbox without shattering his pelvis.

Joe K wrote:Ben Simmons is going to be a superstar. If he ever develops a 3 point shot, he has the potential to become the best player in the league. But even without one he's got a combination of size, ball handling and passing skills comparable to Giannis.

A_B wrote:

Joe K wrote:Ben Simmons is going to be a superstar. If he ever develops a 3 point shot, he has the potential to become the best player in the league. But even without one he's got a combination of size, ball handling and passing skills comparable to Giannis.

When he is locked in he's crazy good. But he had a lot of lazy ad LsU. Likely because of crappy teammates but still something he has to do better in NBA.

Johnnie wrote:This is pretty funny:

https://youtu.be/zJqnpoJPDMM

wlu_lax6 wrote:

Johnnie wrote:This is pretty funny:

https://youtu.be/zJqnpoJPDMM

Would be very curious about how the parking situation finally played out. Seems like he was walking away from the arena not rolling in a BMW.

wlu_lax6 wrote:Not such Big Baller Stats (including a benching in the 4th quarter)

MINUTES 29
PLUS/MINUS -14
POINTS 3
FIELD GOALS MADE 1
FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 6
FIELD GOALS PERCENTAGE 16.7
THREE POINTERS MADE 1
THREE POINTERS ATTEMPTED 3
THREE POINTERS PERCENTAGE 33.3
FREE THROWS MADE 0
FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 2
FREE THROWS PERCENTAGE 0.0
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS 0
DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS 9
REBOUNDS 9
ASSISTS 4
TURNOVERS 2
STEALS 1
PERSONAL FOULS 1