Official 2024-25 NBA Season Thread

[sportzluvr1]

Originally Posted by cdub6238

And he's 100% a moron...

Sengun did go to locker room early...but started 2nd half and played whole 3rd quarter where the Rockets cut it from 28 point deficit to 16..

Doesn't play at all in the 4th...yet Dillon Brooks and his 9 pts and -19 and FVV with his 1/10 shooting and -10 push for 35 minutes...

Wouldn't shock me to see Sengun traded before deadline even with the contract he just inked.

[jcardstore]

I think Sarr is great value for ROY.

Grabbed him at +950 before last nights game.

Dalton Knecht at tied for best odds at +400 is hilarious. Fade that all day

[mrmojorisin71]

Originally Posted by sportzluvr1

Wouldn't shock me to see Sengun traded before deadline even with the contract he just inked.

Idokas insistence on running FVV and Dillon Brooks out there is appalling.

[mfw13]

Originally Posted by ninjabum87

Yeah I'm just saying anybody who makes their living on the perimeter is going to likely have a good time since this Bucks team can't seem to really stop anyone out there. Cavs clearly had a huge coaching issue before. Nice to see them all humming.

The trade of Jrue Holiday for Dame is going to go down as one of the worst ever....

[mfw13]

Warriors blow a 31 point lead in Houston but then rally to win in OT...that's a game they would have lost last season.

Now 3-0 without Steph, and 5-1 overall.

[rhigh2390]

Originally Posted by mfw13

Warriors blow a 31 point lead in Houston but then rally to win in OT...that's a game they would have lost last season.

Now 3-0 without Steph, and 5-1 overall.

Their ball movement is awesome to watch right now. So many guys playing hard.

[KhalDrogo]

Originally Posted by mfw13

The trade of Jrue Holiday for Dame is going to go down as one of the worst ever....

As called by basically everyone outside of the Milwaukee fans. The idea that an aging three point shooter who is one of the worst defenders in the league would be a difference maker in a positive way was preposterous.

[Bosoxfan5990]

Originally Posted by mfw13

The trade of Jrue Holiday for Dame is going to go down as one of the worst ever....

The Celtics thank Milwaukee for the start of their dynasty.

[mfw13]

Originally Posted by Bosoxfan5990

The Celtics thank Milwaukee for the start of their dynasty.

The talent imbalance between the West and East is huge right now.

Whomever finishes 2nd in the East might not even make the play-in in the West.

East is 5-12 against the West this season so far....

[jcardstore]

Originally Posted by mfw13

The talent imbalance between the West and East is huge right now.

Whomever finishes 2nd in the East might not even make the play-in in the West.

East is 5-12 against the West this season so far....

I agree. I don’t think the 7-0 Cavs would even make the play in, in the west

[kipgen]

Disappointing night for the Rockets

I still believe in Jalen's breakout year, this may have just been an off night plus he was getting doubled up a bunch, but Ime Udoka's unwillingness to swap out FVV for Reed even when FVV is playing terribly is bad

Also you can't just sit Sengun through the fourth quarter and overtime when he was one of the keys to us coming back in the third, just makes no sense

[drobfan8]

Originally Posted by mfw13

The talent imbalance between the West and East is huge right now.

Whomever finishes 2nd in the East might not even make the play-in in the West.

East is 5-12 against the West this season so far....

I think Boston are obviously great and Cleveland are really good, possibly great.

But the rest are absolute trash.

It's just a joke at this point.

[drobfan8]

How about them Spurs with a big win.

Again, I think they'll be tough at home and woeful on the road.

Those Ant is the next MJ takes are really slowing up. Ah ah

[ninjabum87]

Idk nobody is really screaming "absolute unit of a team" to me out west rn either outside of OKC. Maybe that'll change as the season goes on but they all seem like theyre finding themselves. Denver doesnt look scary, Lakers seem better without basketball terrorist Hamas, idk doesn't feel exactly like last year to me just yet. Maybe I will feel differently in a month.

[drobfan8]

Nobody in the League is scary bar Boston.

But the top 8 currently in the West + Denver are better than every team in the East from 3 down.

It's nothing new really.

The East is just a cakewalk. You can coast all season and finish top 4.

[Braswell10]

Originally Posted by drobfan8

Nobody in the League is scary bar Boston.

But the top 8 currently in the West + Denver are better than every team in the East from 3 down.

It's nothing new really.

The East is just a cakewalk. You can coast all season and finish top 4.

Watch out for Bilal!

[rhigh2390]

Originally Posted by drobfan8

Nobody in the League is scary bar Boston.

But the top 8 currently in the West + Denver are better than every team in the East from 3 down.

It's nothing new really.

The East is just a cakewalk. You can coast all season and finish top 4.

I wonder if Kawhi's plan is for the Clips to be put of the playoff picture enough to justify just shutting it down foe the season. That guy just doesn't seem to want to play at all.

[Nomad]

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[drobfan8]

Originally Posted by rhigh2390

I wonder if Kawhi's plan is for the Clips to be put of the playoff picture enough to justify just shutting it down foe the season. That guy just doesn't seem to want to play at all.

What a fall from grace after that Raptors run.

I've heard some things on podcasts etc and apparently he has a ton of other work he does on the side. Dude does not seem that interested in basketball anymore.

Maybe the Clips can trade him for something in his 3rd season.

Pretty sad really

[rhigh2390]

Originally Posted by drobfan8

What a fall from grace after that Raptors run.

I've heard some things on podcasts etc and apparently he has a ton of other work he does on the side. Dude does not seem that interested in basketball anymore.

Maybe the Clips can trade him for something in his 3rd season.

Pretty sad really

Balmer has to be wondering what he has paid for the past 5 years and continuing to pay for the next few years. He has gotten absolutely nothing out of it lol

[brothertona]

Dyson/Risacher look great defensively together.

[tjforce]

Originally Posted by auctionjmm

This is the Cavs team we knew we had, but couldn't figure out why they weren't better. 4 of 5 starters are capable of taking over a game and even if you cover them all, there's always an open white guy waiting to nail the 3 pointer. Good coaching hire and hopefully a real contender brewing here.

Too bad we wouldn't even be a play-in team in the West

[yiguiri2002]

Cavs and Knicks are lottery teams but they are in the wrong conference, love hot takes from early in the season.

Damn, the Pels should be begging Silver to let them switch conferences, they'll be in the conference finals just because! With 4 starters missing!

[jcardstore]

Originally Posted by yiguiri2002

Cavs and Knicks are lottery teams but they are in the wrong conference, love hot takes from early in the season.

Damn, the Pels should be begging Silver to let them switch conferences, they'll be in the conference finals just because! With 4 starters missing!

Warriors fans acting like it's 2017 again

[mfw13]

Originally Posted by jcardstore

Warriors fans acting like it's 2017 again

Well, for the first time in several years the team seems to be gelling and playing well....

Obviously it's a long season, and there are a LOT of other good teams in the West, but they've got young players to be excited about (Podz, TJD, Kuminga, Moody), role players that are good fits (Hield, Melton, and Kyle Anderson), a Wiggins that is not longer distracted by his father's illness, and some new assistant coaches that seem to have figured out how to make all the parts work together on both defense and offense.

If they make the playoffs, and play as well as they're playing right now, they're going to be tough to beat.