2017-2018 NBA Discussion Thread

He's the one who carries the entire offense, and after a while, especially during the playoffs fatigue will catch up to you. You can't say it's entirely his fault when no one else was capable of running the offense. The only reason Lou Will and Eric Gordon were having as good of seasons as they were was because of James Harden ability to facilitate, and be a floor general.

It's the Spurs, just because Kawhi isn't playing doesn't mean they shouldn't win because they're the best team at moving the basketball around. I understand it's the playoffs, but you can't underestimate the Spurs, especially when Pop is still the coach.

Not sure what you're looking at lol, I just showed you the stats, but you probably ignored that, and looking at some non credible source.

 

He is a superstar though lol. He was the runner up MVP for 2-3 seasons now, and he's putting up consistent numbers. Sure, his defense isn't the best, but the Rockets are a run n gun team and you can't put all the blame on him for that one game. LeBron has Kyrie and Love, or had Bosh, and Wade lmao.... You can't compare Hardens teammates to LeBrons one bit because they take so much pressure off him. You can talk about Love not showing up in the finals, but Kyrie does so much for him as well. Sure, without LeBron Cleveland is barely a playoff team, but Kyrie is a dog and was the only reason aside from LeBron those games against Golden State were somewhat competitive.

I was talking about the playoffs in general because some of the teams they played to get there like Chicago, New Jersey, and the Pistons. The Pistons that went to back to back finals and won a title. Wade did really good in that series, but look at everyone elses stats, especially Shaq's. Yes the final is where the most clutch players showed up, and yes Wade did carry a majority of the load, but you can't act like he had 0 help throughout the playoffs when that isn't the case.

 

Yeah I feel you I just feel differently on some points, but I'm so excited this season for the Western Conference. Like it's so loaded, plus you got all the Lonzo hype, and everything else going on with OKC, Minnesota, etc etc. Going to be a very interesting season this year.

 

The most consistent team in basketball. They'll definitely be a top 3 seeded team as usual, but the west is so loaded right now that I just can't see them coming out of it, especially with Golden State there for the next 3-5 years. You got upcoming Suns, Trail Blazers, Lakers, along with OKC, and the Timberwolves new additions, and we can't forget about the Pelicans with the two best centers in the game. I also don't see the Clippers, or the Rockets being bad teams for a while especially considering how strong LAC is in the frontcourt, and how good the Rockets look on paper. It's just crazy man.... every team seems like a superteam on paper.....

 

Lol they'll easily match OKC or Houston no doubt. I'm not saying those other teams don't have a chance because they do, but the only team that I think can beat the Spurs when fully healthy is Golden State.

 

Even without Rudy Gay they'd still be the next best in the West just because of Popovich and Kawhi / Aldridge. They also have Tony Parker, and Ginobli who are old, but they still contribute a lot, the only issue is health, but if they're healthy they have no problem.

 

Aldridge isn't trash, but he's not playing to his expectations. I don't think OKC is that much of an issue compared to Golden State considering how good the series were between the Spurs and OKC when OKC had Durant. I know they had Tim Duncan at the time, and I know they lost, but the games were super competitive, and PG13 is a downgraded version of KD to be honest..

 

Lebron leaving rumors, Kevin Love trade rumors, no offseason additions to give hope to beat GS all adding up.