2017-18 NBA Season

[tarheelsxxiii]

Josh Jackson is gonna be really good.  He's so multidimensional and affects the game in so many ways.  He has a nice touch and his shooting is improving.  And while he may not fill out like other prospects, once he gets stronger he will only be better, especially as a defender.

[Beat LA]

They haven't been very good without Wall that's for sure (which is strange because they have talent) is Scott Brooks not a good coach?

Lol...if you have to ask then you have your answer.

Dude had sooooooo much talent in OKC and coukdn't win it all.

Yeah, Brooks is pretty typical of most NBA coaches, imo. All he ever talks about, at least in huddles, anyway, and iirc, is defense, defense, defense, and to push the ball . He has absolutely no concept of how to design any kind of half-court offense, imo, and listen, maybe that will change, but it hasn't happened as of yet in either OKC or DC, so yeah.

[SparzWizard]

They haven't been very good without Wall that's for sure (which is strange because they have talent) is Scott Brooks not a good coach?

Lol...if you have to ask then you have your answer.

Dude had sooooooo much talent in OKC and coukdn't win it all.

But to be fair, that was before OKC's 2012 Big 3 were at their peak. But man, imagine how many championships they could've won if they all stuck together after 2012.

[SparzWizard]

Those Rockets are very convincing. They just had their 17-game winning streak snapped not so long ago.

Now they've won 9 games in a row. Are they not the real deal?

[mr. dee]

Those Rockets are very convincing. They just had their 17-game winning streak snapped not so long ago.

Now they've won 9 games in a row. Are they not the real deal?

Show the same consistency in the playoffs, then we talk. I'll believe they are legit when I see it. CP3 is still a conference finals virgin and Harden got bounced in the 2nd round with a Kawhi-less Spurs.

[ChillyWilly]

Those Rockets are very convincing. They just had their 17-game winning streak snapped not so long ago.

Now they've won 9 games in a row. Are they not the real deal?

Show the same consistency in the playoffs, then we talk. I'll believe they are legit when I see it. CP3 is still a conference finals virgin and Harden got bounced in the 2nd round with a Kawhi-less Spurs.

Ya I want to believe this team is legit but Harden and D'antoni have repeatedly proven otherwise come playoffs.

[nickagneta]

Those Rockets are very convincing. They just had their 17-game winning streak snapped not so long ago.

Now they've won 9 games in a row. Are they not the real deal?

Show the same consistency in the playoffs, then we talk. I'll believe they are legit when I see it. CP3 is still a conference finals virgin and Harden got bounced in the 2nd round with a Kawhi-less Spurs.

Ya I want to believe this team is legit but Harden and D'antoni have repeatedly proven otherwise come playoffs.

Sometimes just being the healthiest good team is enough to win it. Do the Lakers win it if KG isn't hurt in 2009 or if Perk goesn't get hurt in 2010? Does GSW win if Love and Kyrie aren't hurt in 2015? Does Houston win if MJ is around for those two sabatical years?

[Bucketgetter]

Those Rockets are very convincing. They just had their 17-game winning streak snapped not so long ago.

Now they've won 9 games in a row. Are they not the real deal?

Show the same consistency in the playoffs, then we talk. I'll believe they are legit when I see it. CP3 is still a conference finals virgin and Harden got bounced in the 2nd round with a Kawhi-less Spurs.

Ya I want to believe this team is legit but Harden and D'antoni have repeatedly proven otherwise come playoffs.

Sometimes just being the healthiest good team is enough to win it. Do the Lakers win it if KG isn't hurt in 2009 or if Perk goesn't get hurt in 2010? Does GSW win if Love and Kyrie aren't hurt in 2015? Does Houston win if MJ is around for those two sabatical years?

Injuries don't have to do with anything about their point. Injuries happen every year. You could go back and question any championship, and wonder if it would have gone different if someone hadn't gotten injured. Their point is that Harden and Paul don't win in the playoffs. And since they have proven that, it's not going to be any different this time.

I think it will be interesting to see. Definitely the best team CP3 has had, and people tend to forget that Harden HAS been to the finals. If they get bounced early again this year though, I don't know if Paul will ever get there.

[nickagneta]

Those Rockets are very convincing. They just had their 17-game winning streak snapped not so long ago.

Now they've won 9 games in a row. Are they not the real deal?

Show the same consistency in the playoffs, then we talk. I'll believe they are legit when I see it. CP3 is still a conference finals virgin and Harden got bounced in the 2nd round with a Kawhi-less Spurs.

Ya I want to believe this team is legit but Harden and D'antoni have repeatedly proven otherwise come playoffs.

Sometimes just being the healthiest good team is enough to win it. Do the Lakers win it if KG isn't hurt in 2009 or if Perk goesn't get hurt in 2010? Does GSW win if Love and Kyrie aren't hurt in 2015? Does Houston win if MJ is around for those two sabatical years?

Injuries don't have to do with anything about their point. Injuries happen every year. You could go back and question any championship, and wonder if it would have gone different if someone hadn't gotten injured. Their point is that Harden and Paul don't win in the playoffs. And since they have proven that, it's not going to be any different this time.

I think it will be interesting to see. Definitely the best team CP3 has had, and people tend to forget that Harden HAS been to the finals. If they get bounced early again this year though, I don't know if Paul will ever get there.

I understand the point that Harden and CP3 don't win in the playoffs because there is a history of them losing there. Lebron had that history once upon a time too. Until he finally won.

What I am saying is maybe Harden and CP3 overcome their past because they are on the healthiest good team, which happens a lot. With GSW banged up, Boston decimated by injuries, Cleveland only now seeming to get everyone healthy and integrated, perhaps even though D'Antoni, Harden and Paul are playoff losers, maybe they finally win because they're the healthiest good team left.

[Androslav]

Those Rockets are very convincing. They just had their 17-game winning streak snapped not so long ago.

Now they've won 9 games in a row. Are they not the real deal?

Show the same consistency in the playoffs, then we talk. I'll believe they are legit when I see it. CP3 is still a conference finals virgin and Harden got bounced in the 2nd round with a Kawhi-less Spurs.

Ya I want to believe this team is legit but Harden and D'antoni have repeatedly proven otherwise come playoffs.

Sometimes just being the healthiest good team is enough to win it. Do the Lakers win it if KG isn't hurt in 2009 or if Perk goesn't get hurt in 2010? Does GSW win if Love and Kyrie aren't hurt in 2015? Does Houston win if MJ is around for those two sabatical years?

Injuries don't have to do with anything about their point. Injuries happen every year. You could go back and question any championship, and wonder if it would have gone different if someone hadn't gotten injured. Their point is that Harden and Paul don't win in the playoffs. And since they have proven that, it's not going to be any different this time.

I think it will be interesting to see. Definitely the best team CP3 has had, and people tend to forget that Harden HAS been to the finals. If they get bounced early again this year though, I don't know if Paul will ever get there.

I understand the point that Harden and CP3 don't win in the playoffs because there is a history of them losing there. Lebron had that history once upon a time too. Until he finally won.

What I am saying is maybe Harden and CP3 overcome their past because they are on the healthiest good team, which happens a lot. With GSW banged up, Boston decimated by injuries, Cleveland only now seeming to get everyone healthy and integrated, perhaps even though D'Antoni, Harden and Paul are playoff losers, maybe they finally win because they're the healthiest good team left.

One thing is for sure - they won't be getting any better chances to break the spell.

[ChillyWilly]

Those Rockets are very convincing. They just had their 17-game winning streak snapped not so long ago.

Now they've won 9 games in a row. Are they not the real deal?

Show the same consistency in the playoffs, then we talk. I'll believe they are legit when I see it. CP3 is still a conference finals virgin and Harden got bounced in the 2nd round with a Kawhi-less Spurs.

Ya I want to believe this team is legit but Harden and D'antoni have repeatedly proven otherwise come playoffs.

Sometimes just being the healthiest good team is enough to win it. Do the Lakers win it if KG isn't hurt in 2009 or if Perk goesn't get hurt in 2010? Does GSW win if Love and Kyrie aren't hurt in 2015? Does Houston win if MJ is around for those two sabatical years?

Injuries don't have to do with anything about their point. Injuries happen every year. You could go back and question any championship, and wonder if it would have gone different if someone hadn't gotten injured. Their point is that Harden and Paul don't win in the playoffs. And since they have proven that, it's not going to be any different this time.

I think it will be interesting to see. Definitely the best team CP3 has had, and people tend to forget that Harden HAS been to the finals. If they get bounced early again this year though, I don't know if Paul will ever get there.

I understand the point that Harden and CP3 don't win in the playoffs because there is a history of them losing there. Lebron had that history once upon a time too. Until he finally won.

What I am saying is maybe Harden and CP3 overcome their past because they are on the healthiest good team, which happens a lot. With GSW banged up, Boston decimated by injuries, Cleveland only now seeming to get everyone healthy and integrated, perhaps even though D'Antoni, Harden and Paul are playoff losers, maybe they finally win because they're the healthiest good team left.

One thing is for sure - they won't be getting any better chances to break the spell.

No doubt the stars are aligning for CP3 Harden and D'antoni if they can't win it this year they will have to win it in a parallel universe because it won't happen in this one.

[SHAQATTACK]

They haven't been very good without Wall that's for sure (which is strange because they have talent) is Scott Brooks not a good coach?

Lol...if you have to ask then you have your answer.

Dude had sooooooo much talent in OKC and coukdn't win it all.

Yeah, Brooks is pretty typical of most NBA coaches, imo. All he ever talks about, at least in huddles, anyway, and iirc, is defense, defense, defense, and to push the ball . He has absolutely no concept of how to design any kind of half-court offense, imo, and listen, maybe that will change, but it hasn't happened as of yet in either OKC or DC, so yeah.

he is more or a cheerleader than a X and O's coach .   

[trickybilly]

Little trap game for the Raps tonight... Denver will be a nice tough out

[ImShakHeIsShaq]

Little trap game for the Raps tonight... Denver will be a nice tough out

Philly just ran through Denver last night, Toronto is going to run through them too off a B2B.

[mr. dee]

Ibaka has been terrible lately.