NBA Season 2016-2017

[moiso]

The sixers have won 4 in a row at home.  Good news for the brooklyn pick.  Embiid continues to dominate.  Somewhere Hinkie is smiling down from a Starbucks in heaven.

Does anyone still doubt Embiid's talent? He's already dominating on a minute restriction no less and leading this Sixers team to a win streak without Simmons, all in his first month in the league after 2 years of no basketball.

its pretty awesome.  I just hope it lasts for the kid.  Oden looked promising in the games he played, but he was nowhere near this incredible.  Can't help but root for the kid.  They are going to be a scary team for years to come.

From ESPN's Twitter:

"Joel "Splash" Embiid?

Through the first 10 games of his career, he has made more 3s (11) than Stephen Curry did in his first 10 games (9)."


Oden looked promising, but he makes pre-injury Oden look like a stiff in comparison.

The benefits of being injured for a long time and not being able to do much besides practicing shooting.  Not only did he turn himself into a good 3pt shooter but he's also shooting nearly 80% FT.

supposedly Simmons is spending all of his time injured taking shots from a chair working on his form.  I wonder if these injuries will have some small hidden benefits.

They had Embiid shooting from a chair too.  Simmons has a lot of talent but I'm not sold on his drive to be great.  It's ridiculous that he hasn't develop a jump shot before now.  His season at LSU was a wasted opportunity for development.  He should have been taking 5 jumpers a game instead of avoiding them like the plague.  That being said, his passing and court vision are simply superb.  He'll be intriguing even if he's just a very large Rondo.

And it looks like they skipped the rebounding from a chair that the Nets used on Lopez in his injured seasons

[alldaboston]

Jamal Murray (the guy I wanted at the 3rd pick, although I'm happy with Jaylen too now), has scored 15 points in the second quarter and has singlehandedly pulled Denver in front of Chicago after they were down by 12 to end the first quarter.

[MJohnnyboy]

Jamal Murray (the guy I wanted at the 3rd pick, although I'm happy with Jaylen too now), has scored 15 points in the second quarter and has singlehandedly pulled Denver in front of Chicago after they were down by 12 to end the first quarter.

It's funny. No one so far from the 2016 draft has looked super impressive. I mean there have been flashes from some of them but no one has stood out. All I can say is thank goodness for Joel Embiid otherwise this would be a pretty poor turnout from the rookie class so far. Look at the 7 guys that were picked after Simmons who many presumed to have the best careers.

Brandon Ingram: He has looked pretty meh for someone who was being compared to a young Kevin Durant before he was drafted. He's shown flashes but has not looked dominant.
Jaylen Brown: He's also had his ups and downs, but compared to Ingram who had higher expectations, he's actually looked like a good pick by Danny considering the generally negative reaction everyone had when we heard he was the pick.
Dragan Bender: He has done practically nothing but I don't think that's surprising considering how young of a prospect he is. When it comes to the term "project" no one exemplifies that better than him.
Kris Dunn: If anyone's been the most disappointing, it's him. He was the guy we thought the Celtics were going to take due to his work-out hype but he has not done anything to prove he should have been the third pick. That's sad considering he's 22.
Buddy Hield: He started off strong but has tailed off since then. I don't think he'll be able to maintain his play now that Holiday is back and Evans is right around the corner.
Jamal Murray: He started off terribly but has now has gotten into his rhythm. It sounds to me like he brings it offensively but defensively he's not very good. I do wonder what exactly Denver plans to do with him. Is their future starting backcourt him and Mudiay?
Marquese Chriss: He's looked better than Bender but 1. That's not setting the bar high and 2. He hasn't looked a lot better than Bender. Like Bender, he's quite raw. It's funny because he looked quite good in pre-season

The only other rookie who has looked decent is Malcolm Brogdon. I think this draft will look better, but it has not looked good as I had expected.

[LarBrd33]

Jamal Murray (the guy I wanted at the 3rd pick, although I'm happy with Jaylen too now), has scored 15 points in the second quarter and has singlehandedly pulled Denver in front of Chicago after they were down by 12 to end the first quarter.

He's the guy I wanted too, but that was just based on his shooting and age.  I didn't care one way or the other, because I trust Danny Ainge and I don't follow College basketball enough to have a real opinion on prospects before they enter the league.

Three of his last 5 games have been pretty good.  Looks like we finally have a 2016 draftee making a name for himself.  It's been uncharacteristically awful so far.  Nobody was doing anything.  Almost impressive in how pathetic the class had been early on.   

[LarBrd33]

Jamal Murray (the guy I wanted at the 3rd pick, although I'm happy with Jaylen too now), has scored 15 points in the second quarter and has singlehandedly pulled Denver in front of Chicago after they were down by 12 to end the first quarter.

He's the guy I wanted too, but that was just based on his shooting and age.  I didn't care one way or the other, because I trust Danny Ainge and I don't follow College basketball enough to have a real opinion on prospects before they enter the league.

Three of his last 5 games have been pretty good.  Looks like we finally have a 2016 draftee making a name for himself.  It's been uncharacteristically awful so far.  Nobody was doing anything.  Almost impressive in how pathetic the class had been early on.

Meanwhile, just like my bubble tea guy predicted, Buddy Hield looks like crap despite the fact he's 23 years old and Murray is only 19.

[alldaboston]

Ugh, the lakers commentary crew is absolutely disgusting. They get excited for the SIMPLEST of things lol. Ingram tips the ball out of Westbrooks hands with 15 left on the shot clock and they're SO excited about how they're now "hustling and playing hard defense" and all that happy stuff.

Of course, I can't blame them. After years of absolute garbage play, they finally are seeing some resemblance of an NBA team. I want to like their young core, but their fans and their commentators are so annoying lol

[GreenFaith1819]

WOW KLove with 34 points in FIRST QUARTER with EIGHT 3's so far...??!?!

LeBron has 7 assists..

I thought "Man on Fire" was Denzel Washington....it's Kevin Love, now. Move over Denzel.

[mr. dee]

Ugh, the lakers commentary crew is absolutely disgusting. They get excited for the SIMPLEST of things lol. Ingram tips the ball out of Westbrooks hands with 15 left on the shot clock and they're SO excited about how they're now "hustling and playing hard defense" and all that happy stuff.

Of course, I can't blame them. After years of absolute garbage play, they finally are seeing some resemblance of an NBA team. I want to like their young core, but their fans and their commentators are so annoying lol

I actually like their commentary. The worst ones imo are the Cavs and Spurs commentary.

[Who]

Ugh, the lakers commentary crew is absolutely disgusting. They get excited for the SIMPLEST of things lol. Ingram tips the ball out of Westbrooks hands with 15 left on the shot clock and they're SO excited about how they're now "hustling and playing hard defense" and all that happy stuff.

Of course, I can't blame them. After years of absolute garbage play, they finally are seeing some resemblance of an NBA team. I want to like their young core, but their fans and their commentators are so annoying lol

I actually like their commentary. The worst ones imo are the Cavs and Spurs commentary.

Me too. I like Stu Lantz.

I think the Lakers are one of the better commentary teams in the league.

Agreed on Cavs and Spurs being annoying. Rockets too. Dislike OKC. Memphis. Miami. There are so many bad ones.

[jpotter33]

Ugh, the lakers commentary crew is absolutely disgusting. They get excited for the SIMPLEST of things lol. Ingram tips the ball out of Westbrooks hands with 15 left on the shot clock and they're SO excited about how they're now "hustling and playing hard defense" and all that happy stuff.

Of course, I can't blame them. After years of absolute garbage play, they finally are seeing some resemblance of an NBA team. I want to like their young core, but their fans and their commentators are so annoying lol

I actually like their commentary. The worst ones imo are the Cavs and Spurs commentary.

Me too. I like Stu Lantz.

I think the Lakers are one of the better commentary teams in the league.

Agreed on Cavs and Spurs being annoying. Rockets too. Dislike OKC. Memphis. Miami. There are so many bad ones.

New Orleans is a really good, objective, and knowledgeable team.

Atlanta is another one that is just terrible and biased.

[max215]

What a great night of basketball. Some awesome individual performances, some great games. This league is just so fun right now.

[max215]

Ugh, the lakers commentary crew is absolutely disgusting. They get excited for the SIMPLEST of things lol. Ingram tips the ball out of Westbrooks hands with 15 left on the shot clock and they're SO excited about how they're now "hustling and playing hard defense" and all that happy stuff.

Of course, I can't blame them. After years of absolute garbage play, they finally are seeing some resemblance of an NBA team. I want to like their young core, but their fans and their commentators are so annoying lol

I actually like their commentary. The worst ones imo are the Cavs and Spurs commentary.

Me too. I like Stu Lantz.

I think the Lakers are one of the better commentary teams in the league.

Agreed on Cavs and Spurs being annoying. Rockets too. Dislike OKC. Memphis. Miami. There are so many bad ones.

New Orleans is a really good, objective, and knowledgeable team.

Atlanta is another one that is just terrible and biased.

New Orleans team is excellent. Nets team is really good. The Wolves broadcast is great. The Cavs are probably the worst I've heard.

[mr. dee]

Pels are really a different team with Jrue out there playing.

[jpotter33]

Ugh, the lakers commentary crew is absolutely disgusting. They get excited for the SIMPLEST of things lol. Ingram tips the ball out of Westbrooks hands with 15 left on the shot clock and they're SO excited about how they're now "hustling and playing hard defense" and all that happy stuff.

Of course, I can't blame them. After years of absolute garbage play, they finally are seeing some resemblance of an NBA team. I want to like their young core, but their fans and their commentators are so annoying lol

I actually like their commentary. The worst ones imo are the Cavs and Spurs commentary.

Me too. I like Stu Lantz.

I think the Lakers are one of the better commentary teams in the league.

Agreed on Cavs and Spurs being annoying. Rockets too. Dislike OKC. Memphis. Miami. There are so many bad ones.

New Orleans is a really good, objective, and knowledgeable team.

Atlanta is another one that is just terrible and biased.

New Orleans team is excellent. Nets team is really good. The Wolves broadcast is great. The Cavs are probably the worst I've heard.

Yeah, I was noticing tonight how the Nets team was doing a pretty good job. It's easier to do when you're not really competitive, which is also true for the Hornets and Wolves, too lol

[alldaboston]

Re: commentary, I also really dislike the Hawks and Cavs crews. Those guys are just awful. I like the Nets crew, and the Detroit guys the other day were good too.