| I think the Cavs really think that they can make the playoffs this year. Their biggest problem is defense still, and they're hoping for the impossible if they think that Mike Brown's defensive schemes can help make up for that. I think Bynum is a good signing for the Cavs; even if he doesn't play up to his potential, he's still an upgrade at center. |
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Ambalamps said: I expect Kyrie to still be awful defensively this season as he gets propped up again as an elite pg. Defense wins championships! Tell that to the Chicago Bears |
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SharifEbeefE said: Ambalamps said: I expect Kyrie to still be awful defensively this season as he gets propped up again as an elite pg. Defense wins championships! Tell that to the Chicago Bears Or, to keep to the same sport, the Grizzlies/Pacers. tl;dr: Defense is important, to an extent, but an adequate amount of scoring (inside and outside) is vital as well. In other news, the Bulls looked good in the summer league tonight, albeit Goudelock scoring a majority of the points with 26. Teague looked sharp though and hopefully Derrick will teach him a thing or two in the off-season. Snell hit his first 3 then kind of shied away from the ball the rest of the game. Hope to see more from him in the future. |
VerdaleJul 13, 2013 10:16 PM
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| Watching Chicago Bulls Summer League is more entertaining than I thought! Teague is definitely showing improvement and will be up their with the quickest guards in the league; Rose just needs to show him how to finish at the rim. His efficiency will definitely increase when he plays behind Rose and Kirk than it is while leading the SL team. Jump-shot also more consistent. Snell is showing a lot of hustle and is actually able to finish at the rim which is all I can ask for; can't wait to see him in the future! A future with Him and Butler at the 2/3 could be even more dangerous than a Butler/Deng combo. And with those 2, 2 of the best defenders in the league, teaching him during the year Snell should soon become a defensive monster. I'll also be shocked if no team picks up Goudelock or Malcolm Thomas (SUMMER LEAGUE RECORD 22 REBS); neither will probably get picked up by the Bulls, but both definitely deserve another chance somewhere. +Murphy 4/5 from 3's! Anyone else watching Summer League for their respective team?! |
BullsNBears93Jul 15, 2013 9:42 PM
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| I watched some highlights of the Pistons. Drummond looked like a man among boys, and Peyton Siva looks like he can be a solid backup in the league. KCP looks a bit streaky right now with his shot. I'm excited to see Luigi Datome once the season starts. If he can be like Bellinelli or even (dare I say?) Gallinari, it's a big step towards the Pistons making it back to the playoffs. |
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| Yeah that rumor's been around for a while now. Highly doubt it happens, though if we could get Rondo and lock him up as our PG for years I'd be all for it. Rondo's my second favorite PG after DRose. |
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LimeSlate said: I heard the Pistons were also interested in Rondo and trading B-Kinght to the C's? Boston is demanding Drummond in the trade, so I doubt that it's going to pan out. |
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Insidious said: LimeSlate said: I heard the Pistons were also interested in Rondo and trading B-Kinght to the C's? Boston is demanding Drummond in the trade, so I doubt that it's going to pan out. Or future first round draft picks, which we can't offer either since we gave up either this year's or next year's first round pick to Charlotte in the Ben Gordon salary dump trade (Josh Smith better be worth it). |
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JustALEX said: Tsundere_Lover said: I'm betting my D for Brooklyn or Rockets to go for the championship. lol bro...lol. And I'm not trying to be a homer, but in the East you still have the Pacers and Bulls who should still be better than Brooklyn. The Rockets definitely made a jump forward but IMO not enough to overtake OKC, Spurs, or even the Clippers. XD TravSavage said: So no one wants to talk about Bynum going to the Cavs? It's a good pickup. If Andy, Kyrie, and Bynum stay healthy, I expect them to make the playoffs. Cleveland has had a really good offseason. ----- Nelly should never talk about sports again. |
GunbladewarriorJul 17, 2013 9:41 PM
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LimeSlate said: Clippers are overrated as hell. I'm gonna say it. I'd love to see them make a championship with Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan as their bigs the way they are now. Clips can't be considered championship contenders until those two improve their game. Also it'd have been nice if they traded for Afflalo instead of Redick but whatever. |
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LimeSlate said: OGHelios said: LimeSlate said: Clippers are overrated as hell. I'm gonna say it. I'd love to see them make a championship with Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan as their bigs the way they are now. Clips can't be considered championship contenders until those two improve their game. Also it'd have been nice if they traded for Afflalo instead of Redick but whatever. Agreed. But they have to deal with the Heat who are still the most complete NBA team in my opinion. I still think OKC and San Antonio are just a little better than them and have more depth to win the West. The Clippers are definitely not that great, nor the best in the West. They have CP3 and a Mr. I have bad knees in Blake Griffin. I agree that OKC and SA have an edge on them. I even like GSW over the Clippers (in a 7 game series). I don't think the Heat are the most complete NBA team at all... they have NO inside presence. But the past 2 years shows that they don't need it, cause they have Lebron James. |
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| Idk if OKC can be considered a top-tier team without a third scoring option. When Westbrook and KD are on the bench, who's supposed to lead the offense? Are Jackson and Lamb ready to step up? The Spurs are tough to gauge this time of year because you can't help but think "okay this is the year age catches up to them". And we're all forgetting about the Nuggets and Grizzlies who are good teams as well. The West atm looks really open imo. |
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| @Lime I agree that the Heat are the team to beat, I just don't believe that they are the most complete team in the NBA. OGHelios said: Idk if OKC can be considered a top-tier team without a third scoring option. When Westbrook and KD are on the bench, who's supposed to lead the offense? Are Jackson and Lamb ready to step up? The Spurs are tough to gauge this time of year because you can't help but think "okay this is the year age catches up to them". And we're all forgetting about the Nuggets and Grizzlies who are good teams as well. The West atm looks really open imo. Well the Nuggets got a little worse this off-season mainly by losing Iggy, but I agree that the Grizz could surprise everyone (again) this season and grab a top 4 seed. All I gotta say about OKC is that they need to get rid of Perkins before they have a chance to win a ring |
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| I think we should be starting a new thread soon since Summer League's already started. |
TravSavage said: I think we should be starting a new thread soon since Summer League's already started. Considering this thread started about this time last year, I suppose you're right. Dibbs on OP. EDIT: New thread is up and running. 3,078 replies in this thread, what a great season it was. |
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