Official 2024-25 NBA Season Thread

[drobfan8]

Originally Posted by rhigh2390

I would too lol. Whole team seems checked out and ready for summer. No excuse for them to be as bad as what they are.

Especially as he's a Pop disciple and believes in defense and sharing the ball and discipline.

KD just jacks up shots.

Yuck basketball.

[rhigh2390]

This Laker defense is atrocious. Can't continue to let teams shoot 31% and score 17 in a quarter

[drobfan8]

Originally Posted by rhigh2390

This Laker defense is atrocious. Can't continue to let teams shoot 31% and score 17 in a quarter

That's one of the advantages of putting the ball in the hole. Allows you to get back ok on defense.

[rhigh2390]

Originally Posted by drobfan8

That's one of the advantages of putting the ball in the hole. Allows you to get back ok on defense.

Watching these last few Laker games, I'm really starting to think there isn't a team that can beat them 4 out of 7. I think Luka is getting ring #1/Lebron #5. The whole team looks like they want it.

[Kingofkings1281]

Bron has suddenly turned back into prime 2012 LeBron since hitting 40. Wild stuff.

[rhigh2390]

Originally Posted by Kingofkings1281

Bron has suddenly turned back into prime 2012 LeBron since hitting 40. Wild stuff.

For real. His activity is insane right now.

[ninjacookies]

Minny getting walked. Absolute faketenders. Watching Lulu and Fossil play 2-man ball like a Rucker Park pickup game is hilarious.

[rhigh2390]

Originally Posted by ninjacookies

Minny getting walked. Absolute faketenders. Watching Lulu and Fossil play 2-man ball like a Rucker Park pickup game is hilarious.

Minny had a good few weeks last May, but they aren't going anywhere of note. Still would have liked seeing them run it back with KAT over Randle.

[ninjacookies]

Originally Posted by rhigh2390

Minny had a good few weeks last May, but they aren't going anywhere of note. Still would have liked seeing them run it back with KAT over Randle.

- Randle's a bum/always been a bum
- Anthony Kevorkian isn't Him, though he has his selective flashes of Alpha brilliance


Feel like last year is the closest they'll ever get to a Finals appearance for a long, long time.

[rhigh2390]

Originally Posted by ninjacookies

- Randle's a bum/always been a bum
- Anthony Kevorkian isn't Him, though he has his selective flashes of Alpha brilliance


Feel like last year is the closest they'll ever get to a Finals appearance for a long, long time.

Lol Ant-Man... I'd hate to be invested in that guy. He acts like a 14 year old playing at the YMCA.

[ninjacookies]

Originally Posted by rhigh2390

Lol Ant-Man... I'd hate to be invested in that guy. He acts like a 14 year old playing at the YMCA.

Crazy when he retires he's going to be remembered more for his mouth and Rowe v Wade than anything he actually did on the court.

[ninjacookies]

I cannot believe Minny's 2nd unit's about to do the improbable...again.

[tjforce]

Originally Posted by ninjacookies

Minny getting walked. Absolute faketenders. Watching Lulu and Fossil play 2-man ball like a Rucker Park pickup game is hilarious.

Luka looking more like me in a game of horse with this 4-17 shooting performance.

Old man gonna have to drag this team through the finish line tonight

[ninjacookies]

Originally Posted by tjforce

Luka looking more like me in a game of horse with this 4-17 shooting performance.

Old man gonna have to drag this team through the finish line tonight

I'd have thought he could at least make his ft's.

Edit: he finally gets one..ironically the hardest shot of the night lol.

[rhigh2390]

Originally Posted by tjforce

Luka looking more like me in a game of horse with this 4-17 shooting performance.

Old man gonna have to drag this team through the finish line tonight

Then Luka hits that dagger lol

[rhigh2390]

I don't watch a lot of Wolves games, but they really make some stupid decisions. Not a lot of BBIQ on that team.

[ninjacookies]

Originally Posted by rhigh2390

I don't watch a lot of Wolves games, but they really make some stupid decisions. Not a lot of BBIQ on that team.

They rely too much on athleticism. No real good distributors either, so a lot of ISO ball and forced shots. Half of Ant's shots behind the arc. They regressed in almost every respect.

[tjforce]

Originally Posted by rhigh2390

Then Luka hits that dagger lol

You know what they say:

If you aren't with him at 4 for 17, don't jump on the bandwagon at 6 for 20!

Maybe if LeBron coulda done better than 33 pts, 17 rebs, 6 assists, a block and a steal, it never woulda been so close!

[drobfan8]

Originally Posted by tjforce

You know what they say:

If you aren't with him at 4 for 17, don't jump on the bandwagon at 6 for 20!

Maybe if LeBron coulda done better than 33 pts, 17 rebs, 6 assists, a block and a steal, it never woulda been so close!

LeBron took that ASG break and flew to Germany and met his "specialist"

We can't actually still believe this guy is clean.

It's Lance Armstrong on steroids...

5 years ago when he got blocked on a game.winner by Hezonja he looked old. Now he outruns 25 year olds.

[drobfan8]

Originally Posted by rhigh2390

Watching these last few Laker games, I'm really starting to think there isn't a team that can beat them 4 out of 7. I think Luka is getting ring #1/Lebron #5. The whole team looks like they want it.

They'd really need an all time great whistle + Luka to be in shape. He's only strung together a great half each game.

Rui going down could hurt them. They lack depth.

In saying that, the West is deep, but nobody is stacked like Boston.

We'll see.

I haven't watched any Lakers games this season until the Luka trade. LeJuice is nauseating.

They do have some workhorses in there. I wonder if they can find another body that can help for the stretch.

[drobfan8]

Originally Posted by tjforce

You know what they say:

If you aren't with him at 4 for 17, don't jump on the bandwagon at 6 for 20!

Maybe if LeBron coulda done better than 33 pts, 17 rebs, 6 assists, a block and a steal, it never woulda been so close!

I gotta ask.

Where's your Luka hate coming from?

I never noticed it until recently. You just looking to pump up LeSteroids as I know you typically have stock to sell?

Or you just don't like the Slovenian?

I think anyone with quarter of a brain can see that Luka is helps LeJuices game tremendously. Bron sure as sh*t aint helping Luka in any way other than giving him a target.

[DrZman]

Originally Posted by ninjacookies

- Randle's a bum/always been a bum
- Anthony Kevorkian isn't Him, though he has his selective flashes of Alpha brilliance


Feel like last year is the closest they'll ever get to a Finals appearance for a long, long time.

Randle didn't even play last night... Still only lost by 9 without him and Rudy and Ant being an idiot getting ejected in the 3rd. Would really really love for him to decide to grow up in the offseason. The constant whining about refs during and after games this season has been exhausting.

[BlueXtreme]

Originally Posted by drobfan8

I haven't watched any Lakers games this season until the Luka trade. LeJuice is nauseating.

Speaking of nauseating.. three posts in a row with LeNonsense.

Unrelated: LeBron transitioning to more off-ball is probably why he has more energy to expend elsewhere

[tjforce]

Originally Posted by drobfan8

I gotta ask.

Where's your Luka hate coming from?

I never noticed it until recently. You just looking to pump up LeSteroids as I know you typically have stock to sell?

Or you just don't like the Slovenian?

I think anyone with quarter of a brain can see that Luka is helps LeJuices game tremendously. Bron sure as sh*t aint helping Luka in any way other than giving him a target.

I'm fine with Luka.... I think he'll end up a top 25 player all time at the pace he's going. Possibly top 10 to 15 when a few things go right.

I just get a laugh out of the people who don't think that assessment is good enough. I just have way to much respect for the game to already put him at a point where he's compared to LeBron, Magic, Larry, Wilt, Kareem, and other guys who make up that top 5 argument. The fact that people are trying to skip the Jokic, Curry, Giannis rung and immediately compare him to the top 5 guys is silly to me.

As for inventory, with all the 2018 Wax I'm sitting on, there's really no top tier basketball players I have more riding on than Luka (unless you count SGA since he's in the same release, but he's not in the hobby tier). If anything, my collection is over indexed in Luka and under indexed in LeBron.

[daeve]

Originally Posted by rhigh2390

Denver, again, not looking good against good teams. They are in that second tier behind OKC and LA.

Joker is amazing though. If the MVP was simply most valuable to your team, he'd be a shoe-in.

I missed the first half but they mostly just missed open shots. Hard to win on the road when you shoot 26% from 3 against a decent team. MPJ and Gordon combined for 3-17 from deep, not gonna cut it. But despite that they hung with them all game and probably should've won.

Giannis had a good game and came out ready to play, it was obvious. And yet he still is obviously not in Joker's tier.