The Real 2014-15 NBA Regular Season Thread

[Mexi]

lel

18/11 as a thunder breh....still 22

 

[Mexi]

kanter is putting up vucevic numbers
A little better actually, tho vucevic doesnt have a westbrook

Both future all stars

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Kanters reputation on D will keep him out.

 

[Hurricane Season]

Just like James Harden.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Just like James Harden.

Harden is a superstar and one of the leagues best players, Kanter isn't that. Completely different case.

The Thunder are 3.4 pts better per 100 possessions with Kanter off the floor than on.

 

[Hurricane Season]

I feel like the casual fan wouldn't even know anything about Kanter's reputation on D.  If he's pumping out nearly 20-10 numbers, that's all they'll know.

 

[elcheato]

Kyrie was voted as an All-Star started last year, made the all-star game the year before and barely missed out his rookie year
 
:kobe:
 
But, Kanter is only a little less exciting, so the comparison might not be completely valid. 

 

[jonathanlambert33]

I feel like the casual fan wouldn't even know anything about Kanter's reputation on D.  If he's pumping out nearly 20-10 numbers, that's all they'll know.

That's exactly where I'm coming from, do you feel like the casual fan would vote Kanter in as the West starting C? I mean we are seeing centers kind of phased out as it is. I guess it's possible, but more unlikely. So that leaves the coaches. Do you think the coaches would vote in a C that is a turnstile defensively? I don't.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

I mean think of the offensive minded centers that don't have a reputation for defense, Cousins, Big Al, and Brook Lopez come to my mind. They have 9 seasons of 19+ points per game between them, but only two All-Star appearances. Both of those appearances were as injury replacements as well. Fans and coaches just don't vote those kinds of guys in.

 

[Hurricane Season]

I don't know, I'm really just playing devil's advocate.  
 
Two of those guys have made an all-star team, though.  heh

 

[jonathanlambert33]

I mean think of the offensive minded centers that don't have a reputation for defense, Cousins, Big Al, and Brook Lopez come to my mind. They have 9 seasons of 19+ points per game between them, but only two All-Star appearances. Both of those appearances were as injury replacements as well. Fans and coaches just don't vote those kinds of guys in.

I wasn't done lol

 

[Hurricane Season]

It's just another one of Mexi's premature star comments.
 
Schroder is also a star, have you heard?

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Mexi makes a lot of proclamations like that so if he gets one right out of 5 he brags about the one and acts like he never said the other 4 things haha

 

[buzzy]

It's so easy to say, that dude plays well he'll be an all-star. But it's the same when we're talking "snubs". There have to be other players left off for those guys to become all-stars.

 

[Mexi]

Derrick rose was my preseason mvp his mvp year

Only person on earth aside from maybe a few bulls fans who called that

 

[Mexi]

Schroeder is a star, yes.

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Derrick rose was my preseason mvp his mvp year

Only person on earth aside from maybe a few bulls fans who called that

One right pick doesn't cancel out all your wrong ones. Especially Gilbert lol

 

[CameronCrazy06]

18/11 as a thunder breh....still 22

With Durant and Ibaka out. His opportunities are going to decrease next year with them back

 

[elcheato]

I was right about the Spurs finishing with a bottom three seed, and LeBron having his worst statistical season since his rookie year (although he's playing a career low in minutes, and his per 36 numbers are basically normal, but that's irrelevant) 
 
Dead wrong about everything else though

 

[buzzy]

See, I don't make predictions.

Although I did call the Heat being at the bottom of the playoff seeds, while almost everybody had them at 3,4 or 5 at worst.