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[Balthazar Manfredie]

he is still a good rebounder and defender

that more than we can get for deng

 

cavs are so strange, like how can you loose these types of games

 

i like that DLo is doing well

god knows the lakers wanted him to do all sorts of things at once

 

lets say OKC flops 

epicily

do you think PG stays

 

spurs might be in truble

 

if houston has this good of a record at the end 55 wins

harden for MVP

 

boston playing splendid 

ni irving, no problem

i know simmons is considered for ROY

but tatum plays like a vet

 

 

[Ryo]

If they flop super hard, I don't see PG staying. I think this year will be crucial to whether or not he signs long term. If they make some noise in the playoffs, I can see him staying in OKC.

 

Unfortunate Kyrie went down, but Charlotte blew a lead, and the Celtics took advantage. Good win.

 

Tatum is really nice. A few of the rookies are showing flashes of potential. Simmons still my #1 right now, however. 

 

 

[Balthazar Manfredie]

man, the cavs barely fend of the mavs

their D will cost them

 

But that guy in cicago, lauri markkenen, man

can he play

 

irving wont play the next game

now these things are a big deal

 

[Ryo]

They better do something once the trade deadline comes around in a few months, but prob still won't be enough to beat GSW.

 

Markkanen is gonna be a special player

[Balthazar Manfredie]

the lakers should trade JR

he isnt gonna stay

and they can get some things in return

 

it seems that gsw are back on track and when they are back

man they beat you 

[Ryo]

You mean the Cavs?

 

He stinks this year.

 

 

[Balthazar Manfredie]

julius randel

 

boston got 12 in a row 

who knew 

[Ryo]

Oh randle. There's a good chance he gets traded seeing how he doesn't like his minutes being reduced and not being a starter over Nance.

 

Boston looking strong. Brad Stevens doing a hell of a job. 

[Balthazar Manfredie]

shame too, he looks ready nnow 

im thinking that he will be great once he leaves, might trade him for boogie

give deng too and some picks

 

seems like the cavs D still sucks

just barely beating teams

washington seems to have found their groove

and im not sold on the pelicans jet

shame what happened to gobert, it almost looked like he broke it

 

 

[Ryo]

Wow Embiid went off last night. Lakers don't have enough power to guard that guy.

 

I'm just not too big on Randle's game. His handles are sloppy, and I don't think he has a high ceiling.

 

Sucks for Gobert. gonna be out a month. 

 

Pelicans just need some wing players. Don't have a lot of talent surrounding AD and Boogie.

[Balthazar Manfredie]

embiid might go down as the best skilled C with that mid range shot and 3pt shot

 

i think rand can be a good player to back you up

 

boston keeps on winning, im amazed as to ho great they are

 

thats why trade boogie now, best to build around AD

[Ryo]

I think Randle can be a good player, no doubt, but his ceiling isn't too high, imo.

 

Embiid at full strength is gonna wreck the league. I don't who will be able to stop him considering he's nowhere close to his prime.

 

I don't know if the C's would make that move, though. Ainge seems to take a liking to developing a young core, and he'd have to trade some pieces away for Boogie. It would be a + for the Pelicans, since they could use players like that, but it's just tough to see that happening right now. 

[Balthazar Manfredie]

this is my speculation, but, when healthy

embiid is better then harden, westbrook, PG, melo, CP3, blake

maybe top 15 players in the league

i know i speak way out of line

but to be 7-1 and shoot it from 3 5 8 10 15 18 23...anywhere

back to the basket, dream shakes, rebounds, blocks, hooks

soooo good

 

i dont know if boogie is staying

they gave too much to holiday and davis

to give him  is too much

they should want to to get some good role players  then just one potentially lost superstar 

 

OKC 

if hey face gsw they will get pumled

they are the total opposite and worse shooting team

so far 

a healthy spurs team is the only chalange

 

the celtics play nice but they cant keep up with them

we know steph and klay wont be like that if the meet

 

here is hope that everyones health is super great for the playoffs

[Ryo]

Maybe in a few years. His potential is definitely THERE, and I believe he will be the best player in the league at one point.

 

That's why I don't see the Celtics making a big trade like that. 15 game winning streak including tonight, they aren't in panic mode. Usually with those mid season big trades you gotta assess how the team is from December-All Star break. For right now, they look legit.

 

I don't think there's any trade that will allow a team to stop the Warriors right now, imo. 

[Balthazar Manfredie]

the gsw if they want to fight they cant be matched

they shouldnt play the season hard

just cruz by

 

but how good is portland

to mee they look not much better then memphis

or pelicans

[Ryo]

Yeah they aren't too good (Blazers) only like 1-2 games ahead of those teams.

 

No lead is safe with GSW, that's one of their strengths. No other team can even close to saying that w/o highlighting one player.

 

They'll cruise to another chip. 

[Balthazar Manfredie]

they are starting, gsw, to look like the lakers of the early 2000s

they have to get serious in the playoffs and they will be fine

 

pelican are looking better

shame that the lakers are here and there

i want ball to invent a new shooting form in he off season

lebron invented one to get better

so e has to too

 

KD looked bad against okc

he just has to play smart

okc cant stop them 

[Ryo]

Lakers 2000s? in what way?

 

I wouldn't worry about GSW, outside of a collapse, they would've likely had a 3peat in their run. 

 

They'll be focused. 

 

If he does, he'll wait till the offseason. Too risky to do it at this point in the season. He'll just have to manage, and continue to be a distributor.

 

 

[Balthazar Manfredie]

They are just that dominant compared to others

no other comes close

if they stay together they will be better then them 

 

also, i would like for him to work on his explosiveness 

[Ryo]

I can agree, they're on another level. 

 

There's a lot of things I hope he works on this summer. He could take some pointers from Kuzma.

[Balthazar Manfredie]

i like to say that the nets have a bright future ahead

they compete

even without their 2 PGs

 

celtics are back on track

 

and seems like the pistons are a matchup problem for  OKC

[Ryo]

yeah, i could see brooklyn developing into something nice in a few years.

 

pistons have been a surprise this year, crazy lol

 

 

[Balthazar Manfredie]

so far im not impressed with the Twolves, they just slightly better

also i dont get the fizdale firing, its the same like mchales

 

 

 

[Ryo]

the t-wolves stink, period. everyone hyped them up so much before the season just based on the young core, and the addition of butler.

they can't play defense to save their life, and can't finish games. they're athletic on the wing, but the desire to defend just doesn't seem to be there.

 

the fizdale firing left me confused. 

[Balthazar Manfredie]

i have to agree there

 

okc still looks bad, whats happening there

 

pistons can be dangerous if they stayed focused

 

im wondering if the warriors will recover from the injuries 

its not fine playing injured