Cap™ Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 going back to this season's wheeling and dealing. Man, the Pistons are back to being legit! Drummond's gonna be an all-star this year. Reggie Jackson, though? I'm betting there are a ton of East guards ahead of him in the totem pole. 1 Quote Link to comment
Guiness Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 it doesn't look good for the pistons today. They're trailing the warriors 46-55 at the half. Quote Link to comment
Cap™ Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I don't wanna count them out yet. They trailed the Blazers by 18 midway through the third yesterday and won big. Let's see if they still have their lucky stars with them in this West Coast trip Quote Link to comment
Guiness Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Final Warriors 109- Pistons 95 Quote Link to comment
Cap™ Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 and Drummond still posted a 14p-15r effort against the harrowing defense of the Warriors #notbad Quote Link to comment
Guiness Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 and Drummond still posted a 14p-15r effort against the harrowing defense of the Warriors #notbad At least its not that bad of a blowout compared to the pathetic showing of the Grizzlies who got massacred by 50 Quote Link to comment
Cap™ Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 At least its not that bad of a blowout compared to the pathetic showing of the Grizzlies who got massacred by 50 I like the Grizz but apparently, they can't really compete in today's NBA. *sigh* Quote Link to comment
Guiness Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) I like the Grizz but apparently, they can't really compete in today's NBA. *sigh* They're the only team still doing that though. The inside out game with Gasol and Randolph. I like their style but they seriously lack shooters and their offense sometimes suffers because they don't have anyone other than Gasol and Randolph to go to. Especially if those 2 aren't clicking. Conley is good but inconsistent offensively Edited November 10, 2015 by hahnz Quote Link to comment
Eddy Syet Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 They're the only team still doing that though. The inside out game with Gasol and Randolph. I like their style but they seriously lack shooters and their offense sometimes suffers because they don't have anyone other than Gasol and Randolph to go to. Especially if those 2 aren't clicking. Conley is good but inconsistent offensively I don't know why the big brasses can't seem to see the need for a go-to scorer in Memphis which has been lacking since they traded Rudy Gay away. Gasol for all his greatness is not a scorer. Ditto with Z-Bo. Conley can light up the scoreboard occasionally but he's a point guard. This is what they should address right away. They have superior defense but they are being exposed by teams with great long range shooters (which happens to be the majority of the NBA teams). Quote Link to comment
Gizzimo Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I want to see Cavs vs Warriors again! Quote Link to comment
Guiness Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I heard of the internal squabble between Krause and Jackson. Krause was the one who should have been fired but he was Jerry Reinsdorf's boy. So Krause was an egomaniac who would rather have credit for his handiwork than win more championships. It was more of Krause having friction with their star player who just happened to be the best player on the planet MJ. and resentment towards Phil because he got all the press and credit when they were winning and yes, Reinsdorf was a good friend of Krause that's why he couldn't just fire him. Reinsdorf didn't want to get in the middle because he didn't want to upset MJ either. All these internal disputes were hidden because they were winning. Winning trumps any resentment or arguments they had with each other. Among active players that have the clout to make demands like this are Kobe and Lebron. You could very well see that ownership wants their star players to be happy. Magic Johnson did something like this too. He was Jerry Buss' favorite when he was drafted in 1979. Pat Riley wasn't the only coach who won those championships with Magic and Kareem during those days. In his rookie season when he won his first championship. The Lakers' coach was Paul Westhead. Although they won that year. Magic was clashing with his coach with regards to the offense, Magic wanted a more up tempo style which Westhead wasn't keen on doing. So Magic went to his good friend Dr. Jerry Buss and got Westhead fired. Enter Pat Riley who employed the up tempo "Showtime" style offense that Magic wanted and its all history from there. Just goes to show that some star players have the power sometimes to make decisions on who to hire personnel wise. Quote Link to comment
Guiness Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I don't know why the big brasses can't seem to see the need for a go-to scorer in Memphis which has been lacking since they traded Rudy Gay away. Gasol for all his greatness is not a scorer. Ditto with Z-Bo. Conley can light up the scoreboard occasionally but he's a point guard. This is what they should address right away. They have superior defense but they are being exposed by teams with great long range shooters (which happens to be the majority of the NBA teams). There's definitely something wrong with their team the way they've been playing lately. You could see it in the way they play. They have a talented team and shoudn't be blown out just like that. I won't be surprised if they make a change with their coach or make some trades before the deadline. Quote Link to comment
Boss James Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Cavs will still be Eastern Conference Champs pero hindi sila magiging NBA champion. Predicting it will be GSW and Spurs. 😊 Quote Link to comment
Guiness Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Winning absolutely trumps any resentment of individuals in a basketball organization. However, franchise players, especially, the franchise players today have a "right" to accept or veto a management decision. Take for example, Lechoke James' decision to keep Tristan Thompson, who in turn demanded a higher salary than what his talent is worth. There were franchises before which had autonomy because they had sublime franchise builders. The perfect example of this is the Boston Celtics management. Red Auerbach is a legend in franchise building. From the late 50s to 60s dynasty to the early 70s championships of Cowens and Hondo to the legendary 80s team of Larry Legend, Mchale and Parish. Well the Cavs are kind of treading carefully with regards to Lebron. He has leverage after all. That's why they try to please him as much as possible. But in the end he kind of backed off a bit when Thompson was overplaying his hand with the negotiations in trying to haggle for more money and holding out on signing the offer the cavs were offering. That plan of theirs thompson and his agent backfired when no team was offering anything on the table. Given his asking price. The Celtics are kind of an exception. You just don't demand anything from Red. That man commands so much respect no one would dare, not even if you were a star player on the team. Today's players are given more bargaining power when they want to ask for more money in their contracts. With next year's salary cap increasing. Upcoming free agents will get to leverage more money when the new salary cap ceiling kicks in next year. That''s why Lebron signed a 2 year contract with a player option on the 2nd year to opt out. So he could negotiate for more money next year. Get the max deal that he's been longing for. He didn't get a max deal when he played for Miami because he had to take a cut just like Bosh and Wade did when they signed. Now being back in Cleveland he could get the max deal that he wants and some control over basketball decisions. I said some control meaning he could try to alter any deal the team is doing if he doesn't like it. --- Anyways, the game between the OKC Thunder and Washington Wizards was interesting since KD's hometown is Washington D.C. the fans were getting his attention with all the "KD + Wall = 2016" posters. Since this is the last year of Durant's contract Wizards fans are pleading with KD to sign with the Wizards next year. I don't think Washington is on his list of teams he is interested in. Even if that was his hometown, the way to get him interested is to give him a presentation on what the teams goals are and what their plans are for making the team competitive. From what i've read the Knicks, Lakers, Nets are among the teams he is interested in not in that order. But looking at the Thunder. I think he should stay because they have the pieces to win. Sam Presti needs to shore up their bench and add some instant offense for the 2nd unit and not rely on Durant and Westbrook to bail them out everytime. The Harden trade still hurts them i think. Quote Link to comment
Cap™ Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Kristaps Porzingis is gonna be big for New York the entire year. Almost with that winning trey. I sense the Knicks MAY sneak into the Playoffs this year. Great experience for Porzingis if they do make it Quote Link to comment
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