Live Event The Official Bigfooty NBA Week 1 Thread: Opening night

[Happy Mastenator]

Pretty sure Curry has been double teamed and Westy left wide open.

Nah, Westbrook definitely a better shooter.

 

[QuietB]

It is hard to see how the Lakers are going to make this work.

Opposition teams can take a night off on perimeter defence. They already give LeBron what he wants from deep. AD is going to shoot low 30's from 3 as per his whole career so he can have what he wants from there. And Russ can have anything he wants outside about 15 feet.

So all year the paint will be crowded as all ****, rendering Russ and Howard completely useless.

LeBron and AD will get their points but it will not be enough.

It is seriously hard to believe LeBron has never once in the 3pt era had lights out 3pt marksman around him. It is so ****ing obvious yet they have never done it. Every year we get the same - bog average 3 and d players picked up on the cheap.

Except this year they went and got one of the worst shooters in the NBA picked up at an exorbitant price.

I think what we are slowly learning is LeBron is the equal of Magic when it comes to management.

 

[hawkman]

Dwight Howard was the Lakers best FT shooter. That is never going to end well

 

[Itsmyshow]

There is always a lot of hope for a Lakers fail, but this side has enough talent to make it into a top 4 seed in the west.

The issue for the Lakers will start then.They struggle to have coverage when the ball moves around the floor, they had the same issue last season and certainly didn’t address that in the off-season, in fact, they regressed.

Russ is a horrible fit for the side unless he is specifically set to push the tempo, he just won’t fit a slow run offence

 

[BEEG]

Warriors looked really good

 

[Westy Bogan]

There is always a lot of hope for a Lakers fail, but this side has enough talent to make it into a top 4 seed in the west.

The issue for the Lakers will start then.They struggle to have coverage when the ball moves around the floor, they had the same issue last season and certainly didn’t address that in the off-season, in fact, they regressed.

Russ is a horrible fit for the side unless he is specifically set to push the tempo, he just won’t fit a slow run offence

Agree - they have enough talent to go deep and Russ will beat up on s**t teams and get some nice stats but against good teams he will choke as per always.

 

[Jimmy_the_Gent]

Stolen from reddit:

 

[peternorth]

It is hard to see how the Lakers are going to make this work.

Opposition teams can take a night off on perimeter defence. They already give LeBron what he wants from deep. AD is going to shoot low 30's from 3 as per his whole career so he can have what he wants from there. And Russ can have anything he wants outside about 15 feet.

So all year the paint will be crowded as all ****, rendering Russ and Howard completely useless.

LeBron and AD will get their points but it will not be enough.

It is seriously hard to believe LeBron has never once in the 3pt era had lights out 3pt marksman around him. It is so ****ing obvious yet they have never done it. Every year we get the same - bog average 3 and d players picked up on the cheap.

Except this year they went and got one of the worst shooters in the NBA picked up at an exorbitant price.

I think what we are slowly learning is LeBron is the equal of Magic when it comes to management.

I agree with everything you said except bolded part

 

[Elmer_Judd]

Not enough love for the Dubs performance imo

They stay healthy, they are playoff martial for sure

 

[BEEG]

Not enough love for the Dubs performance imo

They stay healthy, they are playoff martial for sure

Yep I just think GSW played an absolute cracker of a game.

 

[QuietB]

I agree with everything you said except bolded part

Ok, agree with that to an extent - LeBron hardly got prime Ray Allen

 

[Marcel Proust]

Nah, Westbrook definitely a better shooter.

Playing rondo and Westbrook together was an interesting idea

Long way to go lakers will come good

 

[HODGEYROAD]

That's a horrendous start for Westbrook as a Laker.

AD 2-7 FT
Durant 3-6 FT

What was going on with KD being 50% from the line ?

 

[Marcel Proust]

That's a horrendous start for Westbrook as a Laker.

AD 2-7 FT
Durant 3-6 FT

What was going on with KD being 50% from the line ?

One of the first times warriors score Westbrook gets ready to get the ball from the inbound pass.

Looks to his right and remembers he is playing with lehog

 

[Look2Me4Guidance]

Wiggins is so frustrating... has all the tools

Including the vaccine

It is astounding how professionals cannot make a FT.

Should stand side on and shoot it across their body

 

[kozi]

Lakers have the talent to improve significantly on what we saw as they get more comfortable with the lineup. What the ultimate ceiling is with Russ is debatable.

Rondo has improved his shot but nowhere near enough to log minutes in the same backcourt as Westbrook.

Avery Bradley in the closing lineup after landing in LA hours ago was a telling prayer.

 

[fidstar]

Amazing game by the Warriors. Every player with a season high.

 

[fidstar]

LeBron looks like he's sorted out a jumper/3. Age is no worry for him.

 

[Slysh]

Game 1 overreactions are my favourite.

A healthy AD and Lebron is a contender no matter what, Russ will not be that bad every night no matter how bad the fit.

If the Lakers look like that at Christmas then i will start to have some concerns about them.

 

[Look2Me4Guidance]

The offseason foot surgery Zion Williamson underwent was only revealed to the public on media day and it is possible that the New Orleans Pelicans were also unaware of it.

"There's a strong belief in league circles that the Pelicans were unaware of that procedure until Williamson reported to New Orleans ahead of media day," writes Jake Fischer.

Fischer, however, adds that the Pelicans and Williamson were aligned on the injury's timeline.

Williamson is expected to play under a minutes restriction when he returns. Sources say Williamson has weighed more than 300 pounds at points this offseason.

"I know Zion at 280, and he was not 280," said one observer.

"These are the injuries you have to be the most concerned about, a foot injury for a guy with noted weight issues," said one Western Conference executive.

Never a dull moment eh Son of Skeletor

 

[Marcel Proust]

 

[DangerSloane]

Cant remember the damn site i watched games on last season. Anyone remember them please PM me.

 

[stewie griffen]

Bulls shooting like Westy

 

[Look2Me4Guidance]

Cant remember the damn site i watched games on last season. Anyone remember them please PM me.

You don’t remember what was said?

 

[Memphis]

Cant remember the damn site i watched games on last season. Anyone remember them please PM me.

Can i get that too.