The Official Offseason 2016-17 NBA Thread: Waiting for Preseason

The Rockets are silly, James Harden could of gotten a triple double by the end of the first half

Heat had a segment where Rodney McGruder got his ring that he won from last year’s D-League championship. I was shocked because the ring looks exactly like an NBA championship ring.

Between this and more and more teams getting a D-League affiliate, I can see why so many are pushing for more exposure and a rebranding for the league.

Honestly I expected this game against Portland to be close going in. Harden MVB.

This next stretch of games will tell us all we need to know about the Lakers. Here’s what I’ve noticed the last couple of games:

Ingram has been playing a lot of point forward for the second unit. Look familiar? A guy named Livingston on Warriors does too, this was a brilliant coaching decision by Walton. He can shoot over smaller defenders and beat taller ones off the dribble whenever he wants.

Deng looks like a corpse in this system. Again, he’s the best defender on the team and should always be guarding the opponents best perimeter player. This is why Wiggins lit up Nick Young for 47 points (and ref assist blows)

Randle is figuring it out. You off topic’d me for saying he was unguardable if he discovered his jump shot. Last game he got a triple double, this guy is on his way.

Mozgov is starting live up to his paycheck. I look at this guy every night and he always plays pretty good d

so… KAT > Embiid?

Rose dunked the ball tonight. He’s back.

Damn this game between the Jazz and bulls is ugly. Bulls only made 2 fgs in the second Qtr. Only down 2pts going to half

Until he breaks his back before February. I don’t trust anyone on that squad to be fully healthy by All-Star break outside Kristaps.

Refs have also beem horrible. Almost no calls on gobert. Glad taj smacked hood.

Happy that bulls got closers now. A win is a win. They will be tested by the clips.

Hell…, Barea gonna miss at least a month. The Mavs got basically no guards right now … -_-

My Hornets beating the Hawks. Cody Zeller shot 9/10 FG. MJ throwing shit to KD lol. Man this team has it all

Hernangomez is the man.

You late b, he dunked the last time the Bulls were in the playoffs against the Bucks.
I was glad to see how effortless it was though.

fuck you

lol. so serious. i thought that was my role in this thread.

https://twitter.com/cjzero/status/799804812757966849

So the Hornets actually beat the Hawks, Detroit and Boston are en route to routine bodyings and the Pacers are fraud as fuck.

Average day in the early NBA season.

Kemba Walker didn’t even play all that well and the Hornets still beat the Hawks. They’re for real.

I wouldn’t expect people who don’t post in here much to get the joke, but last year Rose only dunked once the whole season (in March). So dunking in November = he’s back.

I can’t believe 80-64 is an actual final score. Dallas might need to trade guys away and tank if they have a pick.

yo, you’d do that to dirk?

he’s sticking around for better or worse, but tank 1/8th of the way through the season… that might be a bit much.

Oh, they’re tanking. Whether they want to or not.

It’s also amazing to see because this is exactly what the Heat would be looking like if Wade had resigned.

Deng has woke up