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[Brinbe]

Jazz don't look the same without Hayward either. Tough

 

[Bread]

Really terrible call to foul Brown out. Pretty savvy by Giannis though with the jersey pull towards him.

Brown really has to figure out how to use his body and leverage defensively. I think he will though. Starting with LeBron and Giannis isn't exactly an easy slate.

nice to see giannis is getting superstar calls already

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

GSG

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Shot just isn't going for Kyrie tonight.

 

[Supha_Volt]

Jazz don't look the same without Hayward either. Tough

Nope... It'll be a long season but Mitchell will be exciting to watch

 

[Gigglepoo]

Shot just isn't going for Kyrie tonight.

Should have traded for Russell.

 

[Brinbe]

That 7/25 3 assist line

 

[Peter Ian Staker]

nice to see giannis is getting superstar calls already

Well those 2 early fouls on him were bullshit.

Spoiler

I've counted 3 times he has walked though,

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

That 7/25 3 assist line

Vintage Kyrie

 

[mjp2417]

Nope... It'll be a long season but Mitchell will be exciting to watch

I'd be very surprised if they don't finish around .500, although that probably won't be good enough in the West

 

[B.O.O.M]

And one of the Portland rooks out tonight because of food poisoning lol what a start to the season

 

[Cheebo]

Stanley Johnson played 40 mins and was 0-13 lol is he that great at defense

Yes that's why he played 40 minutes. SVG heaped praise on SJs performance in the post game press conference.

SJ is going to be an elite defender in this league. At 21 his defense is pretty damn remarkable for his age.

He just needs to learn how to shoot or he will end up being a Andre Roberson sort of player.

 

[friskykillface]

Celtics pulling a Browns
Undefeated in the pre season, winless in the regular season ;p

 

[Brinbe]

Rubio unleashed is fun to watch at least.

 

[Redd]

Manu still playing. Bless him.

 

[spyder_ur]

nice to see giannis is getting superstar calls already

That was actually smooth as fuck and something you'd expect from a 12 year vet. Pull the defenders jersey towards you to make it seem like he's grabbing and pressing you. Gotta give him props.

The double hop travel no call was hilarious though.

I am really worried about the Celtics shooting. Unless one of these young dynamic wings turns into a league average or better shooter, they're in trouble.

 

[Supha_Volt]

I'd be very surprised if they don't finish around .500, although that probably won't be good enough in the West

Yeah they aren't a bad team but they have an uphill battle in a stacked west as far as playoffs go.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Celtics pulling a Browns
Undefeated in the pre season, winless in the regular season ;p

They need to reload their save from before Hayward broke his leg, and then run a different play.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

2012 Cavs are back.

 

[TheSadRanger]

Noel is 1 reb,1 pt from a dd with two blocks in 9 minutes :/

 

[Peter Ian Staker]

Vintage Kyrie

Well he wanted his own team like Kobe so he can chuck all he wants.

So much for Kyrie will become an assist machine.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

You can't get assists when people aren't making shots.

 

[TTG]

These hot Kyrie takes, gtfo.

 

[Phoenix RISING]

Manu still playing. Bless him.

Seriously. Came in and immediately sunk a 3.

If LMA can shoot 3's like that all season, I won't be mad that we resigned him.

 

[Shamrock7r]

Manu looking good, LMA looking great, Murray showing improvement, without Kawhi. We're going to the Superbowl!

 

[MetalFearSolid]

Pistons, Wizards and Bucks could take the Celtics in a 7 game series.

Celtics might finish 6-8 seed.

 

[Nintaiyo]

TWolves don't seem to be running much of an offense. Same problem with scoring droughts that the Bulls always had with Thibs in Chicago. Hopefully it's just early in the season...

 

[Brinbe]

These hot Kyrie takes, gtfo.

lmao, ain't no hot takes here. Kyrie, sans Lebron, is not a winner and that's already been proven. He'll get his though, so there's that.

 

[OpinionatedCyborg]

oh fuck FUCKS SAKE.... another bullshit injury: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5le9sYdYkM#t=6s

best off season... worst season

 

[Redd]

Manu driving to the rim. Let's gooooo.😆

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

Joe Ingles MVP campaign has begun.

 

[Mory Dunz]

Didn't know Crawford went to MIN.

Or I forgot because of all that happened later in the off season.

 

[Supha_Volt]

Joe Ingles MVP campaign has begun.

it'll be fun watching Slo-Mo Joe this year

 

[spyder_ur]

It's going to drive me up a wall watching the T-Wolves if this is how they're going to play offense with this much talent.

lmao, ain't no hot takes here. Kyrie, sans Lebron, is not a winner and that's already been proven. He'll get his though, so there's that.

It's to be be seen, but I'd love to see this long list of 'winners' who were leading their NBA team before they were 25. As you said though, it's been proven though, conveniently ignoring his title-winning shot.

 

[Shamrock7r]

Spurs playing at a much faster tempo vs the last 2 years.

 

[Brinbe]

Davis/Cousins will never, ever work.

 

[LyleLanley]

Kyrie has had one good game and one bad game in the two games played so far despite losing the next best player on the team 6 minutes into the season. It may be a bit early to make definitive statements on him or the team.

 

[Duxxy3]

Tough to watch the Celtics. It was one thing to have a completely new team. Another to have a completely new team without one of the corner pieces. Kyrie really hasn't blown me away. Rozier has outplayed him so far. I never liked the trade. I don't think Zizic or Crowder would help all that much right now, but Isaiah and that Brooklyn pick hurt. I don't have much faith in Kyrie replacing Isaiah.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

These Minny jerseys make them look like bootleg Mavs

 

[TTG]

This Wolves bench is no bueno. They need one of the 3 out there at all times looks like.

 

[pislit]

Dennis Smith Jr. really looks good.

 

[Bread]

Kyrie has had one good game and one bad game in the two games played so far despite losing the next best player on the team 6 minutes into the season. It may be a bit early to make definitive statements on him or the team.

Can the Celtics still get a refund?

 

[MetalFearSolid]

Kyrie has had one good game and one bad game in the two games played so far despite losing the next best player on the team 6 minutes into the season. It may be a bit early to make definitive statements on him or the team.

On the contrary, this might be reminiscent of the old Cavalier days without Lebron.

2013-14 NBA Cleveland Cavaliers 33- 49
2012-13 NBA Cleveland Cavaliers 24-58
2011-12 NBA Cleveland Cavaliers 21-45

 

[TTG]

On the contrary, this might be reminiscent of the old Cavalier days without Lebron.

You mean his first 3 years in the league on a shitty team with a shitty coach and breaking like 3 separate bones in his 2nd year? Case closed inspector, Kyrie is obviously a loser and his play in the finals obviously doesn't count.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Lamarcus, really?

He comes across as such a baby

 

[LyleLanley]

Can the Celtics still get a refund?

Unfortunately the Cavs included the rarely used "No takesies-backsies" clause.

On the contrary, this might be reminiscent of the old Cavalier days without Lebron.

2013-14 NBA Cleveland Cavaliers 33 49
2012-13 NBA Cleveland Cavaliers 24 58
2011-12 NBA Cleveland Cavaliers 21 45

This is a well thought out point. I can't believe I didn't see it like that before.

 

[pislit]

Cuban should pay Nerlens Noel right now.

Cousins should be traded for an actual roster, trade him for 11 players.

 

[Gobias]

lmao, ain't no hot takes here. Kyrie, sans Lebron, is not a winner and that's already been proven. He'll get his though, so there's that.

Has it been proven?

 

[Bread]

On the contrary, this might be reminiscent of the old Cavalier days without Lebron.

2013-14 NBA Cleveland Cavaliers 33- 49
2012-13 NBA Cleveland Cavaliers 24-58
2011-12 NBA Cleveland Cavaliers 21-45

This team is much better than those Cavs teams.

 

[LyleLanley]

"Kyrie is not a winner" Ok Skip.

This team is much better than those Cavs teams.

But Bread, look at their records. You can't deny that.