NBA Season 2016-2017

[celticsclay]

Boy, the Magic are having a tough go at things, huh? Terrible start to the season losing to both the Heat and Sixers and an injured Pistons squad.

Did they already lose to the 76ers or did you count this as a loss?

Meanwhile the warriors have given up 23 points in 7.5 minutes. How do they fix this defense?

Oh wow, they came back! There was only a little bit of time left when I checked the game, and they were down like 9. I just figured it was a loss. My bad! Still, there's absolutely no reason that they should've lost to the Sixers anyways. Looks like Oladipo was much better for them than they thought.

Well to be fair golden state played much better after the first 7 minutes and blew out Portland for their first complete game where things clicked.(so my comment looks a bit silly now)

[celticsclay]

Pretty interesting matchup tonight between OKC and LAC. Will tell us a lot about whether OKC is still a decent team after they opened the season with some pretty easy games.

[jpotter33]

Some interesting things to note and keep an eye on for the trade front:

Anthony Davis is already publicly expressing frustration with what will be an 0-5 start after(eventually) losing in OT to Memphis tonight. It would have to get pretty bad for any trade speculation to start, and he'd pretty much have to request out. But it is something to keep an eye on when he's already growing this frustrated after an 0-4 (and now 0-5) start to the season.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/17950221/anthony-davis-says-frustrated-new-orleans-pelicans-0-4-start-season

The Wizards are starting off terribly at 0-3, too, and the schedule isn't getting any easier for them in the next several games, though they did have an extremely rough start to the season with their schedule. Some have already speculated on Wall maybe wanting out after another bad season, so just something to keep an eye on.

[alldaboston]

The lakers just gave the Hawks their first L of the season.

They're better than expectations too. it sounds crazy, but I wouldn't at all be surprised to see them challenge for the 8th seed this year. Their defense is horrible, but they have a lot of offensive firepower on that roster, and Walton has looked like a pretty good coach so far.

[jpotter33]

The lakers just gave the Hawks their first L of the season.

They're better than expectations too. it sounds crazy, but I wouldn't at all be surprised to see them challenge for the 8th seed this year. Their defense is horrible, but they have a lot of offensive firepower on that roster, and Walton has looked like a pretty good coach so far.

Yeah, I didn't see how others thought that they'd challenge for the worst record again. I'm not sure that they'll challenge for the playoffs - they seem more like faux playoff contenders like the Kings - but they're better than many had expected.

[tazzmaniac]

The lakers just gave the Hawks their first L of the season.

They're better than expectations too. it sounds crazy, but I wouldn't at all be surprised to see them challenge for the 8th seed this year. Their defense is horrible, but they have a lot of offensive firepower on that roster, and Walton has looked like a pretty good coach so far.

Their bad defense will be there every game.  There offense will be hit and miss.  I'd be surprised if they challenged for the 8th seed.  I'd put them around 34 wins.   

[fantankerous]

The lakers just gave the Hawks their first L of the season.

They're better than expectations too. it sounds crazy, but I wouldn't at all be surprised to see them challenge for the 8th seed this year. Their defense is horrible, but they have a lot of offensive firepower on that roster, and Walton has looked like a pretty good coach so far.

Their bad defense will be there every game.  There offense will be hit and miss.  I'd be surprised if they challenged for the 8th seed.  I'd put them around 34 wins.

I agree with your reasoning, but I think 34 wins is optimistic.

[tazzmaniac]

The lakers just gave the Hawks their first L of the season.

They're better than expectations too. it sounds crazy, but I wouldn't at all be surprised to see them challenge for the 8th seed this year. Their defense is horrible, but they have a lot of offensive firepower on that roster, and Walton has looked like a pretty good coach so far.

Their bad defense will be there every game.  There offense will be hit and miss.  I'd be surprised if they challenged for the 8th seed.  I'd put them around 34 wins.

I agree with your reasoning, but I think 34 wins is optimistic.

I was going to edit it to 30-34 wins (5th to 8th worst team).  I'd put Suns, Sixers, Magic and Mavs below them. 

[jpotter33]

OKC is looking legit. They struggled with both the 76ers and Phoenix, but they just came in and beat LAC in Los Angeles.

[tarheelsxxiii]

OKC is looking legit. They struggled with both the 76ers and Phoenix, but they just came in and beat LAC in Los Angeles.

Russ is a freak of nature, maybe one of the best athletes on the planet.  That roster is anemic, but given how competitive he is God only knows how many wins he can drag them to.

[ImShakHeIsShaq]

RW is a MONSTER!

[celticsclay]

If okc did better than the Warriors that would make durant look like scalabrines little brother

[fairweatherfan]

How did this not make it in here? Play of the year imo.

https://vine.co/v/5DMz3155Hex

[apc]

The lakers just gave the Hawks their first L of the season.

They're better than expectations too. it sounds crazy, but I wouldn't at all be surprised to see them challenge for the 8th seed this year. Their defense is horrible, but they have a lot of offensive firepower on that roster, and Walton has looked like a pretty good coach so far.

Their bad defense will be there every game.  There offense will be hit and miss.  I'd be surprised if they challenged for the 8th seed.  I'd put them around 34 wins.

That works for me. I prefer if they don't get another top pick.
Better if they stuck being mediocre for long term.

[alldaboston]

The lakers just gave the Hawks their first L of the season.

They're better than expectations too. it sounds crazy, but I wouldn't at all be surprised to see them challenge for the 8th seed this year. Their defense is horrible, but they have a lot of offensive firepower on that roster, and Walton has looked like a pretty good coach so far.

Their bad defense will be there every game.  There offense will be hit and miss.  I'd be surprised if they challenged for the 8th seed.  I'd put them around 34 wins.

That works for me. I prefer if they don't get another top pick.
Better if they stuck being mediocre for long term.

they've got enough young talent with lots of potential to the point that they wont stay mediocre for a long time. I could see them being contenders in the west in maybe 3 years. Am i crazy?