Renegade7 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Truth, I'm not sure what to look for in preseason basketball. I just asked my dad if we should be in overtime with them and he responded that it was preseason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 That was a nice steal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 2OT? Sure, why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Putting in some work tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 That was strong move by Kelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky21 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 I thought the game was Friday night. Also I'm an idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 RealGM Wizards forum is a hellscape now. It's broken. Go there and you will see that everyone on the team is terrible. The grass is greener for every other team in the league. The devil you don't know is the only thing worth being even minimally positive about. Say Beal breaks out and the team wins 50 games this season, it would make the fans there angry because they'd view is as the team being good out of spite. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 This team is your typical mediocre treadmill 6-8 seed team that will get bounced in round 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 They didn't wow me, that's for sure, but I agree Sato is bigger then I expected, and pleased to see them trusting him running PG with second unit. Sigh of relief from the risk of asking Burke to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 New coaching staff and a bunch of new players. You'll forgive me if I'm not able to magically forecast the entire season based on 2 preseason games without my MVP. I like our chances to do some serious damage in the East, tho. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 No one knows what to expect from this team. I don't think they'll win less than 40, but beyond that, there are way too many unknowns to figure them out going into the year: - How much of a positive effect will Brooks have? - How good can Sato and Oubre be for us this season? Can they match or better the contributions of Dudley and Temple? - What is Trey Burke going to give us? Will he be able to replace Sessions? - How much have Otto and Beal improved? How many games will Beal play? - How long will it take Wall to get back to his old self? - Is Keef going to stay out of trouble? The only parts of the team I feel confident in projecting are Gortat and Mahinmi. I think they'll be their usual selves and give us about 14-15 win shares between them. And if Morris does stay out of trouble, he should give us four. He knows how to play now. I don't think Otto is going to backtrack, so minimum, he should mach his production from last year. But he could pleasantly surprise us. So there is enough stability in the front court and in the starting five that I don't think we'll be worse than we were last year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin'emAlive Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Is it prediction time? Ok, Ill shoot. 1. We "rebound" and post a 45 win season with Wall carrying the team again. 2. Sato takes over the backup point spot early in the season. 3. Otto is his usual solid self, but the question whether or not he should be resigned is fought over every week following January. The issue is compounded when Oubre becomes wildly inconsistent. 4. Brad stays relatively healthy all year. But tensions rise when he begins to play a little too much hero ball instead of spot up perimeter fiend. He posts another 40+% perimeter shot year. 5. 2nd round playoff exit to Boston following an illegal Horford screen. 6. Morris proves to be our most balanced player and the drop off when he hits the bench is huge. 7. I complain about Eddie not getting minutes at the backup 2 and the FO not attempting to move Marcin and/or go after Whiteside. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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StillUnknown Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 1 hour ago, stevemcqueen1 said: RealGM Wizards forum is a hellscape now. It's broken. Go there and you will see that everyone on the team is terrible. The grass is greener for every other team in the league. The devil you don't know is the only thing worth being even minimally positive about. Say Beal breaks out and the team wins 50 games this season, it would make the fans there angry because they'd view is as the team being good out of spite. a decade of Grunfeld will do that to you i've had those kind of feeling to be honest. My mind will say "if everything breaks right, we could win 48-50." Then the other part of my mind reminds me that will lead to a lifetime extension for Grunfeld and I get sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Life is too short to spend it worrying about Ernie Grunfeld though. If we're good enough to win 50, that's a positive to me. I am so damn tired of watching crap basketball almost every year. I'll settle for watching good basketball no matter what the larger context. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 3 minutes ago, stevemcqueen1 said: Life is too short to spend it worrying about Ernie Grunfeld though. If we're good enough to win 50, that's a positive to me. I am so damn tired of watching crap basketball almost every year. I'll settle for watching good basketball no matter what the larger context. Amen to that. Wittman is gone! Get fired up! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamebreaker Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Maybe if I go get hypnotized that Ernie Grunfield doesn't exist I can actually enjoy this season. I'm going to try that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonArtest15 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 16 hours ago, stevemcqueen1 said: Embiid is a freak of nature. He is the most physically gifted and coordinated big man in the league. He just posted up and hit a hook over Gortat with his inside hand. Literally just jumped up and reached over top of him like he was being checked by a guard. If this kid stays healthy we're about three or four years away from him being the best player in basketball. The battles he's going to have with KAT will be epic. Jason Smith has a silky mid range jumper. U my dude, Steve....but the hyperbole is strong here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozo the kKklown Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 (edited) 4 minutes ago, RonArtest15 said: U my dude, Steve....but the hyperbole is strong here. who is more physically gifted and coordinated than him? Porzingis got the coordination, but he is not the freak athlete Embiid is. Its not Towns and dont say Cousins. Remember, Embiid is 7'3" yet has Dwight Howard shoulders. Edited October 7, 2016 by BenningRoadSkin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonArtest15 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 (edited) 6 minutes ago, BenningRoadSkin said: who is more physically gifted and coordinated than him? Porzingis got the coordination, but he is not the freak athlete Embiid is. Its not Towns and dont say Cousins. Remember, Embiid is 7'3" yet has Dwight Howard shoulders. Where are you getting that Embiid is 7'3"? Towns is going to be the most versatile (if he's not already there) big in the NBA. Cousins can handle the ball like a guard and has sneaky athleticism. Also, depending on how you categorize him, Anthony Davis is in the discussion. *edit* If you guys are talking the eyeball test, then yea...Embiid is probably the first guy you want getting off the bus for a road game. But in football terms, so was Taylor Mays. Edited October 7, 2016 by RonArtest15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Word on the street is that Embiid is the next Olajuwon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozo the kKklown Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 4 minutes ago, RonArtest15 said: Where are you getting that Embiid is 7'3"? Towns is going to be the most versatile (if he's not already there) big in the NBA. Cousins can handle the ball like a guard and has sneaky athleticism. Also, depending on how you categorize him, Anthony Davis is in the discussion. *edit* If you guys are talking the eyeball test, then yea...Embiid is probably the first guy you want getting off the bus for a road game. But in football terms, so was Taylor Mays. Embiid is either 7'2" or 7'3" now. He has grown since college. http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/09/joel-embiid-76ers-media-day-quotes-process-nba And I didnt ask you who most versatile, I said coordinated. Embiid is 7'3" ( or 7'2") and moves like he is KAT's height. At Kansas, just like KAT at Kentucky, he was told to play in the paint more even though he has an outside game. Anthony Davis is the only one I think matches him, but Embiid is 7'3" (or 7'2") doing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Embiid is still raw. Has a long way to go. Gortat is not a true defensive test as I think he's a mediocre defender. Embiid was able to use his bulk to move around, but he didn't look smooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonArtest15 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 8 minutes ago, BenningRoadSkin said: Embiid is either 7'2" or 7'3" now. He has grown since college. http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/09/joel-embiid-76ers-media-day-quotes-process-nba And I didnt ask you who most versatile, I said coordinated. Embiid is 7'3" ( or 7'2") and moves like he is KAT's height. At Kansas, just like KAT at Kentucky, he was told to play in the paint more even though he has an outside game. Anthony Davis is the only one I think matches him, but Embiid is 7'3" (or 7'2") doing this. With that versatility, comes coordination. And also, how do you gauge that? If you're a skilled big, and that can be someone with the body type of Marc Gasol, you're coordinated. Is it because he can dunk after putting the ball between his legs? I just don't know how this is quantified...LOL. Embiid hasn't played a minute of regular season action, and the hyperbole is out of control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dont Taze Me Bro Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 2 hours ago, Skin'emAlive said: Is it prediction time? Ok, Ill shoot. 1. We "rebound" and post a 45 win season with Wall carrying the team again. 2. Sato takes over the backup point spot early in the season. 3. Otto is his usual solid self, but the question whether or not he should be resigned is fought over every week following January. The issue is compounded when Oubre becomes wildly inconsistent. 4. Brad stays relatively healthy all year. But tensions rise when he begins to play a little too much hero ball instead of spot up perimeter fiend. He posts another 40+% perimeter shot year. 5. 2nd round playoff exit to Boston following an illegal Horford screen. 6. Morris proves to be our most balanced player and the drop off when he hits the bench is huge. 7. I complain about Eddie not getting minutes at the backup 2 and the FO not attempting to move Marcin and/or go after Whiteside. Who are y'all beating round one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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