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Quote from: hpantazo on September 11, 2017, 07:45:23 PMNets may not be quite as bad as last season. They now have: D'angelo Russell, Jeremy Lin and Isaiah Whitehead in the backcourt, Allen Crabbe, Joe Harris, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Caris Levert and Demarre Carroll on the wings, and Zeller, Mozgov, and Trevor Booker inside. Combine that with no incentive to tank, and they can do alright in the east.When Lin was healthy last season they were considerably better than when he wasn't, going 13-23. If that continues this season with their additional new guys they could be similar to that, and win 32 or so games.
Nets may not be quite as bad as last season. They now have: D'angelo Russell, Jeremy Lin and Isaiah Whitehead in the backcourt, Allen Crabbe, Joe Harris, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Caris Levert and Demarre Carroll on the wings, and Zeller, Mozgov, and Trevor Booker inside. Combine that with no incentive to tank, and they can do alright in the east.
Quote from: gouki88 on September 11, 2017, 07:59:59 PMQuote from: hpantazo on September 11, 2017, 07:45:23 PMNets may not be quite as bad as last season. They now have: D'angelo Russell, Jeremy Lin and Isaiah Whitehead in the backcourt, Allen Crabbe, Joe Harris, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Caris Levert and Demarre Carroll on the wings, and Zeller, Mozgov, and Trevor Booker inside. Combine that with no incentive to tank, and they can do alright in the east.When Lin was healthy last season they were considerably better than when he wasn't, going 13-23. If that continues this season with their additional new guys they could be similar to that, and win 32 or so games.When Lin and Lopez were healthy they were okay, but with Lin and no Lopez they were 0-2 or 0-3. Lin alone didn't win them any games last year, and they haven't brought in anyone that will have an impact similar to Lopez. 32 wins would surprise me (even in the weak East)
Quote from: hpantazo on September 11, 2017, 07:45:23 PMNets may not be quite as bad as last season. They now have: D'angelo Russell, Jeremy Lin and Isaiah Whitehead in the backcourt, Allen Crabbe, Joe Harris, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Caris Levert and Demarre Carroll on the wings, and Zeller, Mozgov, and Trevor Booker inside. Combine that with no incentive to tank, and they can do alright in the east.The worst bigs in the NBA by far
Quote from: Bucketgetter on September 11, 2017, 08:24:49 PMQuote from: hpantazo on September 11, 2017, 07:45:23 PMNets may not be quite as bad as last season. They now have: D'angelo Russell, Jeremy Lin and Isaiah Whitehead in the backcourt, Allen Crabbe, Joe Harris, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Caris Levert and Demarre Carroll on the wings, and Zeller, Mozgov, and Trevor Booker inside. Combine that with no incentive to tank, and they can do alright in the east.The worst bigs in the NBA by farWorst wings too.
Quote from: moiso on September 12, 2017, 07:53:20 AMQuote from: Bucketgetter on September 11, 2017, 08:24:49 PMQuote from: hpantazo on September 11, 2017, 07:45:23 PMNets may not be quite as bad as last season. They now have: D'angelo Russell, Jeremy Lin and Isaiah Whitehead in the backcourt, Allen Crabbe, Joe Harris, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Caris Levert and Demarre Carroll on the wings, and Zeller, Mozgov, and Trevor Booker inside. Combine that with no incentive to tank, and they can do alright in the east.The worst bigs in the NBA by farWorst wings too.Gotta be a bottom 5 backcourt too, though that could change if Russell makes strides.Basically they need 2-3 young guys to be either efficient enough to help in a lot of games or explosive enough to swing the outcome of a few. And even then best case is probably like 32-34 wins.
Quote from: fairweatherfan on September 12, 2017, 08:54:32 AMQuote from: moiso on September 12, 2017, 07:53:20 AMQuote from: Bucketgetter on September 11, 2017, 08:24:49 PMQuote from: hpantazo on September 11, 2017, 07:45:23 PMNets may not be quite as bad as last season. They now have: D'angelo Russell, Jeremy Lin and Isaiah Whitehead in the backcourt, Allen Crabbe, Joe Harris, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Caris Levert and Demarre Carroll on the wings, and Zeller, Mozgov, and Trevor Booker inside. Combine that with no incentive to tank, and they can do alright in the east.The worst bigs in the NBA by farWorst wings too.Gotta be a bottom 5 backcourt too, though that could change if Russell makes strides.Basically they need 2-3 young guys to be either efficient enough to help in a lot of games or explosive enough to swing the outcome of a few. And even then best case is probably like 32-34 wins.Russell seems to have made strides with all those crazy clips about him this summer, and Lin is no slouch. I'd say they have a pretty good backcourt.
Miami Heat guard Josh Richardson is finalizing a 4-year, $42M contract extension, league sources tell ESPN.
Quote from: matteo on September 13, 2017, 05:55:50 PMMiami Heat guard Josh Richardson is finalizing a 4-year, $42M contract extension, league sources tell ESPN.Alert*Marcus Smart extension watch*Alert
The Indiana Pacers and free agent forward Jarrod Uthoff have agreed to a one-year, partially guaranteed deal, a league source told Basketball Insiders.Uthoff, who shot 46 percent from beyond the arc in the G-league last year before being called up by the Dallas Mavericks, gives Indiana 20 players heading into training camp.Uthoff passed on EuroLeague offers as well as offers from three other NBA teams, Basketball Insiders has learned.The 24-year-old forward averaged 4.4 points and 2.6 rebounds in 12.8 minutes per game while playing in nine games for the Mavericks last season.
QuoteThe Indiana Pacers and free agent forward Jarrod Uthoff have agreed to a one-year, partially guaranteed deal, a league source told Basketball Insiders.Uthoff, who shot 46 percent from beyond the arc in the G-league last year before being called up by the Dallas Mavericks, gives Indiana 20 players heading into training camp.Uthoff passed on EuroLeague offers as well as offers from three other NBA teams, Basketball Insiders has learned.The 24-year-old forward averaged 4.4 points and 2.6 rebounds in 12.8 minutes per game while playing in nine games for the Mavericks last season.Nooooooooooooo!