The Official NBA Regular Season Thread—-20/21 Edition - Page 174

yankeesfan24 · 03-05-2021, 02:18 PM

I'll take Blake as a small ball 5. I think giving him hopes of winning something could reinvigorate him.

spurs50fan · 03-05-2021, 03:28 PM

Blake was a 6 time All-Star? That should add some value to his cards right?

Donkaylove · 03-05-2021, 03:44 PM

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I swear, from the couple of Nuggets games I've watched lately, the refs either have instructions or a bias against Jokic...

that boy is mvp so far, lillard too. Steph, nope-lebro-nope, embiid tops in East , no contest til Harden tries to swipe it.

Dame · 03-05-2021, 04:40 PM

Dont think that 3PT is sustainable but sheesh, what a staline.

https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/st...5Es1_&ref_url=

brothertona · 03-05-2021, 05:19 PM

Have you seen Tony Snell's 3pt percentage this season?

https://twitter.com/HawksOnFSSE/stat...199081473?s=20

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Originally Posted by Dame

Dont think that 3PT is sustainable but sheesh, what a staline.

https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/st...5Es1_&ref_url=

tjforce · 03-05-2021, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by brothertona

Have you seen Tony Snell's 3pt percentage this season?

https://twitter.com/HawksOnFSSE/stat...199081473?s=20

Tony Snell is averaging 5.1 PPG.

Embiid, 30.2.

ballhawkdawk · 03-05-2021, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Dame

Dont think that 3PT is sustainable but sheesh, what a staline.

https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/st...5Es1_&ref_url=

It might not hold, but this year he’s been more disciplined about taking 3s when he has a clean look instead of using them as a way to save energy. His conditioning is on point, and he’s been unstoppable most nights because of it.

NeedChapmans · 03-05-2021, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Dame

Dont think that 3PT is sustainable but sheesh, what a statline.

https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/st...5Es1_&ref_url=

(Whispers Jokic line is better in ever single %).

Not to mention, he's made ~100 more FG's this year than Joel (379 to 285).

spurs50fan · 03-05-2021, 09:45 PM

Ok

Now I can say DeMar got snubbed. No one had this team anywhere near the playoffs but they are competing every night and save for the covid break was playing well

oshmeehan · 03-05-2021, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by spurs50fan

Ok

Now I can say DeMar got snubbed. No one had this team anywhere near the playoffs but they are competing every night and save for the covid break was playing well

I agree with this

hairyangryfella · 03-06-2021, 02:12 AM

Mike Conley is an All-Star.

Utterly laughable.
I'm guessing the replacement replacement player went down to the coaches, and wouldn't you know it, the Jazz coach is one of those...

Dame · 03-06-2021, 08:48 AM

3 All Stars, Best record in the West, shooting lights out beyond the arc. Gobert top 3 DPOY candidate.

Anyone thinks the Jazz could topple the WC faves, Lakers or Clips? Or even the Nuggets?

oldgoldy97 · 03-06-2021, 08:55 AM

Nope.

The_Reverend · 03-06-2021, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Dame

3 All Stars, Best record in the West, shooting lights out beyond the arc. Gobert top 3 DPOY candidate.

Anyone thinks the Jazz could topple the WC faves, Lakers or Clips? Or even the Nuggets?

If they do the Finals will be a snooze fest. Since this is a board about sports cards, who would get a worthwhile bump in prices. D-Mitchell is a volume scorer, but his cards have not taken off to any great degree. He is the only player people would even consider a buy.

rhigh2390 · 03-06-2021, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Dame

3 All Stars, Best record in the West, shooting lights out beyond the arc. Gobert top 3 DPOY candidate.

Anyone thinks the Jazz could topple the WC faves, Lakers or Clips? Or even the Nuggets?

I'd give them a 35-40% vs the Nuggets, 20% vs the Clips, and a .1% vs the Lakers, if AD is healthy.

Akphillips86 · 03-06-2021, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Dame

3 All Stars, Best record in the West, shooting lights out beyond the arc. Gobert top 3 DPOY candidate.

Anyone thinks the Jazz could topple the WC faves, Lakers or Clips? Or even the Nuggets?

Lakers with a healthy AD and Bron are a very likely repeat. I’ll take the Jazz over the Clippers by a narrow margin and I don’t see Denver beating them in a best of 7 this year. West is TOUGH though, no doubt about it. Phoenix and Portland could even surprise people this year as well.

If you haven’t watched them play, the Jazz are for real. Why they are so effective is they have multiple players that can light it up on any given night. They move the ball extremely well and the three point disparity for most teams is really difficult to overcome. They are gelling this year on a different level and are also going to enter the second half of the season on a mission. I like their chances as well as anyone besides a healthy Lakers squad.

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KhalDrogo · 03-06-2021, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by rhigh2390

I'd give them a 35-40% vs the Nuggets, 20% vs the Clips, and a .1% vs the Lakers, if AD is healthy.

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Originally Posted by Akphillips86

Lakers with a healthy AD and Bron are a very likely repeat.

The Lakers are 5-6 against the top 8 in the West. They were 4-4 against the top 8 before he AD went down. I do not understand why people think this iteration of the Lakers is that great.

Akphillips86 · 03-06-2021, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by The_Reverend

If they do the Finals will be a snooze fest. Since this is a board about sports cards, who would get a worthwhile bump in prices. D-Mitchell is a volume scorer, but his cards have not taken off to any great degree. He is the only player people would even consider a buy.

Snooze fest? Clearly you haven’t watched the Jazz.

Mitchell is actually one of the few players in modern to see a sizable bump mid year with all of the attention on vintage. Many modern players’ prices have stalled out or have gone backwards.

I’m actually going to flip a few out of my Mitchell stash to buy some more Zion since some of the stuff is going for about double what I paid in the offseason. If the Jazz do make a finals run though, I’ll definitely end up regretting pulling the trigger too early.

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PKIPP · 03-06-2021, 09:42 AM

Jazz are going to finals unless Lakers are full health. Even then, I like their chances. LOL @ thinking the nuggets have any shot at them in a series if Utah has their full squad. Denver doesn’t have Grant or Plumlee anymore and that hurts them more than ppl think. Add in the Jazz now have Bogdanovic back, and Derrick Favors.. come on now. Nuggets are like a 7th seed.

Mitchell is much more than just a volume scorer as someone said above. But most of you don’t actually watch games so I get it. If they make the finals you are foolish to think his cards won’t see a nice bump and if they were to win, well, yeah...

Nets are most likely winning it though. Whoever makes it out of the west has to take on that 3 headed bucket monster? Yeah, good luck dude.

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Akphillips86 · 03-06-2021, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by KhalDrogo

The Lakers are 5-6 against the top 8 in the West. They were 4-4 against the top 8 before he AD went down. I do not understand why people think this iteration of the Lakers is that great.

In the postseason they will play at a different level. The West is as tough as ever, but they will undoubtedly kick it up a notch heading into the playoffs.

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Akphillips86 · 03-06-2021, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by PKIPP

Jazz are going to finals unless Lakers are full health. Even then, I like their chances. LOL @ thinking the nuggets have any shot at them in a series if Utah has their full squad. Denver doesn’t have Grant or Plumlee anymore and that hurts them more than ppl think. Add in the Jazz now have Bogdanovic back, and Derrick Favors.. come on now. Nuggets are like a 7th seed.

Mitchell is much more than just a volume scorer as someone said above. But most of you don’t actually watch games so I get it. If they make the finals you are foolish to think his cards won’t see a nice bump and if they were to win, well, yeah...

Nets are most likely winning it though. Whoever makes it out of the west has to take on that 3 headed bucket monster? Yeah, good luck dude.

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100 percent.

The Jazz are wayyyy better than they are given credit for, they just aren’t media darlings. I still think the Lakers got them beat though because I don’t see their defensive answer for AD/Bron. They would have to shoot the lights out nearly every game in the series.

I REALLY don’t want to see Brooklyn win, but I feel like they are going to go full on terminator mode in the playoffs. Only chance the league has against them is if their Big 3 end up having some internal drama and Kyrie takes another unannounced vacation.

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KhalDrogo · 03-06-2021, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Akphillips86

In the postseason they will play at a different level. The West is as tough as ever, but they will undoubtedly kick it up a notch heading into the playoffs.

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Huge assumption. How much better can LeBron get? AD is going to battle through the Achilles/calf issue all year. The supporting cast is not as good as last year.

bigjbasketball · 03-06-2021, 10:38 AM

The problem with the Jazz is that they’re peaking at the wrong time. This happens every single year in the NBA, and everyone falls for fools gold every year. The Finals last year was between two teams that peaked at the right time. It’s really tough to gauge who will be in the finals until we get closer to the playoffs.

Akphillips86 · 03-06-2021, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by KhalDrogo

Huge assumption. How much better can LeBron get? AD is going to battle through the Achilles/calf issue all year. The supporting cast is not as good as last year.

It is an assumption, but I think it’s a pretty reasonable assumption. It all boils down to how well they manage AD and if he comes back full strength. A healthy and locked in AD/Bron will be tough to overcome (as shown before), and I actually like their supporting cast better with Schroeder and Montrezl.

Brooklyn probably has enough firepower to take them out, but it would be interesting. If the Jazz pour in threes at an insane clip all 7 games, they might squeak out a series victory against them, but I don’t think it’s likely.

This could all end up playing out so many different ways though, especially with the West being as competitive as it is. A lot can happen between now and the playoffs.

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oldgoldy97 · 03-06-2021, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by KhalDrogo

Huge assumption. How much better can LeBron get? AD is going to battle through the Achilles/calf issue all year. The supporting cast is not as good as last year.

Who, Rondo and Dwight? Replaced by Schroder and Gasol and Harrell?

03-05-2021, 02:18 PM	#4326
yankeesfan24 Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NYC Posts: 19,031 tommy2221race yankeesfan24	I'll take Blake as a small ball 5. I think giving him hopes of winning something could reinvigorate him. __________________ Always looking for high-end Spencer Dinwiddie, Arsenal, and Mike Muscala

03-06-2021, 08:55 AM	#4338
oldgoldy97 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 50,235	Nope. __________________ Truly riveting discussion: that’s what your wife/girlfriend/sheep said.

03-06-2021, 09:42 AM	#4344
PKIPP Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: Michigan Posts: 4,980	Jazz are going to finals unless Lakers are full health. Even then, I like their chances. LOL @ thinking the nuggets have any shot at them in a series if Utah has their full squad. Denver doesn’t have Grant or Plumlee anymore and that hurts them more than ppl think. Add in the Jazz now have Bogdanovic back, and Derrick Favors.. come on now. Nuggets are like a 7th seed. Mitchell is much more than just a volume scorer as someone said above. But most of you don’t actually watch games so I get it. If they make the finals you are foolish to think his cards won’t see a nice bump and if they were to win, well, yeah... Nets are most likely winning it though. Whoever makes it out of the west has to take on that 3 headed bucket monster? Yeah, good luck dude. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ i collect Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers, Carmelo Anthony, Donovan Mitchell, Detroit Pistons Follow me on IG: Cardboard_vault

03-06-2021, 10:38 AM	#4348
bigjbasketball Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Posts: 5,293 BigJBasketball BigJBasketball	The problem with the Jazz is that they’re peaking at the wrong time. This happens every single year in the NBA, and everyone falls for fools gold every year. The Finals last year was between two teams that peaked at the right time. It’s really tough to gauge who will be in the finals until we get closer to the playoffs. __________________ Instagram: @BigJBasketball PC: Zo - Manu - Deni - Kobe - John Wallace

03-05-2021, 03:28 PM	#4327
spurs50fan Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 3,878	Blake was a 6 time All-Star? That should add some value to his cards right?

03-05-2021, 04:40 PM	#4329
Dame Banned Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 3,482	Dont think that 3PT is sustainable but sheesh, what a staline. https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/st...5Es1_&ref_url=

03-05-2021, 09:45 PM	#4334
spurs50fan Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 3,878	Ok Now I can say DeMar got snubbed. No one had this team anywhere near the playoffs but they are competing every night and save for the covid break was playing well

03-06-2021, 02:12 AM	#4336
hairyangryfella Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New Zealand Posts: 13,219	Mike Conley is an All-Star. Utterly laughable. I'm guessing the replacement replacement player went down to the coaches, and wouldn't you know it, the Jazz coach is one of those...

03-06-2021, 08:48 AM	#4337
Dame Banned Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 3,482	3 All Stars, Best record in the West, shooting lights out beyond the arc. Gobert top 3 DPOY candidate. Anyone thinks the Jazz could topple the WC faves, Lakers or Clips? Or even the Nuggets?