Luka thread old >>152104346Lebron is washed btw
/caitlin//reaves//luka/
This Collier nigga fucking STINKS
do you think theres video of dwight howard "hazing" some rookies?
Thibs would have my Knick on number one
BAWB got stuffed by the mormonman
My Snus are making the yoffs! :)
This negro commentator really can't hide his hatred for Luka keeeek
Suns
>>152125935BABBs do be like that. LuMASA finna clap them cheeks real good in the 4th.
Dillon Brooks unironically thinks it's a 1a/1b situation and I respect it
LeBron is washed
>>152125968billie was cheeked up yesterday
Why is LeBron's +/- so much lower than everyone else on the Lakers?
>>152126048Because he's a liability. We lose the lead every time his bum ass is on the floor.
>>152126048I guess being a fan of this team means I need to see Curcuck narratives every time I watch them, fair enough
>>152126031dam it's BIG
>>152126060Who cares? Let those Peter Gazers duke it out over which unc is the least washed. I'm just waiting for LuGOD to take over and split some wigs.
>>152126048Teams play harder when lebron is on the floor
>>152125759shut the fuck up you dicksucking fucking loser. i bet youve called shai a merchant even in despite ganes where he shoots like 3 ft max. also hes shot 8 so far you dumbfucking retard. kek idiot.
>>152126048Too much aura. Same problem as Westbrook.
Lel, Lakers should've just injure Bron by themselves to take him off the court.
>>152126095Yeah their fanbases keep making it everyones problem like we care about LeBum or Curcuck
>>152126106>he shoots like 3 ft max.>FTAKEEEK. He's averaging 10 in 3 quarters.
>>152126101That's because they can exploit him easier.
Now everyone notices against a team putting up resistance that Lebron is actually fucking up the flow on the floor.
Why everyone fucking airballing.
>>152126002He needs to get some Bronny blood in his veins ASAP
why the fuark do the suns have a gorilla as their fuarking mascot?
>>152126276Kek
>>152126276They should keep Monk, he's a dog
Utah mascot is a bear? Grizzbros, explain this cuckery.
>>152126031I usually find Eilish quite pretty but that pic/angle makes her unrecognizable to me
>>152126276What can the nugs get for Zeke Nnaji and Hunter Tyson?
>>152126327Westbrook
>>152126336image if they got wastebrap back unironically
Nice pass Luka
Which rebuilding team/s do you think will still be rebuilding , or have bad record, in 3 years?
>>152126423Dallas
>>152126423Raptors. Scottie will ask for a trade 100%. Hornets and Wizards are always going to be trash
>>152126423utah
>>152126363It'd be hilarious. I reckon he wouldn't even be that bad either, the bench is more solid now so he'd have guys to play with rather than resorting to heroball in order to keep the non-Jokic minutes afloat. Also, he's a ball handler, which the nugs desperately need so they don't run Murray into the ground over the season. Unless there were some locker room problems that we don't know about that caused the nuggets to not want him to return then I don't see why not.
>>152126423lakers
>>152126423Nets pretty easily. I don’t know what direction they have
>>152126423also in 3 decades
Ace GODley
>call all travels>call all carries>call all 5 step "gatherings" especially when it's Giannis>call all clearouts on drives, especially LeBron>stop giving superstars better treatment than everyone else>allow contact while playing perimeter defense Simple as
Lebron's ego is crazy.
Luka choked twice but Utah choked harder
LeBron entered the game with 5:50 to go and a 12 point lead and that lead was subsequently whittled down to 1 point
>>152126588>permaban Chauncey Billups and every other player and personnel involved in the NBA mafia sports betting scandal>stop T'ing up players for expressing emotion
>>152126423Grizzlies since they're gonna blow it up this year.
classic LeBrick
Lebron's +/- is 10 points worse than the Lakers' next worst score
Suns win
LeGarbage really wanted to lose this game. Send the gambling feds on his ass.
LeBron needs to fucking retire. This bum doesn't even play defense. A real coach would have benched him
>>152126600Are you new to watching this sport?
LeGod and my lakies once again get that W. stay mad niggas
>>152126609HE CAN PLAY WITH ANYONE!!!!Because he expects everyone to play through him. When he's on the floor the entire flow gets fucked up because you better give the old man the ball. God forbid he lose a meaningless stat streak.
Oh look free throws decided the outcome of a Lakers game again
>>152126660Funny how ESPN is memoryholing the sports betting scandal
Lebron looks physically washed. His lateral quickness and first steps are completely gone. He is a liability on both ends of the floor. His rebounding is only still good.
>coach who's blatantly losing pretending to be mad
>>152126690Yeah not the Jazz choking the last play. Retard
>>152126660"The feds" are all affirmative action hires, they don't arrest negroes under any circumstances
>corner heave down 2 Yea atleast pretend you aren't taking a dive
>>152126690>both teams missed 5 fts lol
Man booker fucking sucks. Can't remember the last time he had an efficient game, seriously getting carried by teammates at this point, who arent even efficient either, seriously, go look at the entire suns boxscore right now and youll wonder how the fuck they won this game beyond pure chucking from dillon fucking brooks amounting to more field goals made than anybody on the spurs. Not a single spurs player made more than 6 shots in the game.The problem is that no suns win feels right. Nothing I can be confident in besides Mark Williams being dominant on the board, decent as a rim protector, and decent again at making the lobs he gets.It feels like this team wins by accident. Nobody is consistent, nobody is obviously "great".Booker fucking sucks as a ball handler so he picks up the ball early all the time and gets trapped by a double team, yes he makes some good assists, and to be fair I bet his potential assists this game is insane, but he also slows the game down a to by just waiting for something to happen, whether thats for a player on the opposing team to get bored of the fact that hes not going to get by anybody solo because he lacks the step, or the handle to do so, so they come to double, or whether its mark williams casually trotting up to set a screen like its his routine desk job.And then theres Collin Gillespie who actually does have a handle (compared to fucking book) but he doesnt have the diversity of shot making to take advantage, he makes enough of his catch and shoot shots, and at the rim shots from defenders not expecting him to get by them.Dillon Brooks is like the only thing filling in both of these players weaknesses, and thats despite the fact that hes more limited than both of them. At the very least hes strong enough to get into the post, back down his defender, and turn around for a fadeaway, its honestly predictable at this point but hes ironically more consistent offense than Booker right now
How in the fuck do people so unqualified acquire front office jobs? I genuinely and unironically believe the average poster here would do a better job at managing teams than the retards working for franchises like the Kings and Wizards.
Donovan Mitchell is better than Booker and Ant.
Jesus , Luka 12 FTs.Also it feels like LeBeon can’t even pretend to be a good defender now. Post Heat to like 2023 he could at least turn on his defense whenever he felt like it. Now he actively bleeds points.
>>152126830Lol I think the gm of the pistons team who went 0-28 got hired by the wizards. In all honesty you're right though. There is an illusion or structure and competence when there's billions of dollars involved but in reality a lot these guys are winging it.
>>152126830>How in the fuck do people so unqualified acquire front office jobs?Nepotism
luka is not gonna survive playin 40 minutes a night.
I wanted to believe that the Suns could be the Pacers of this season. But I see too many flaws that have to be compensated for.With Hali, he could handle the ball, shoot the 3 better than Booker, and could speed up the pace whenever he wanted to, and I havent even gotten to the passing yet which was leagues ahead of booker. People will say he got carried, because he did have a dillon brooks equivalent in siakam that could get a relatively easy and consistent bucket whenever. But Hali was the MARGINS for when siakams shot wasnt going down, and he needed a shot created, or the team needed a 3, or the team needed a defensive breakdown with handles, all those things counted in the clutch, just look at all his clutch plays in the playoffs, they came off that handle, his speed, and his shot threat.Now im wishing that the Pacers were healthy this season, because if the Suns are going to have that same "everybody is plugging up the holes in the offense and defense!" then id rather have an on the margins difference maker with less flaws like Hali.Like seriously, Jesus fucming christ, do you know how priveleged it is to shoot the way book did against the Wolves and Spurs and still win the game? Its not because of the teams offense, its actually a lot to do with their underrated defense.So disappointing. I liked this team because of their ball movement, but that wont hold against top tier defensive teams like OKC and Pistons when your offensive playmaking talent is Devin Booker and Collin Gillepsie, not Haliburton.
>>152126880i-its really over isnt it...hes Lewashed
>>152126880Reaves always trying to lob to motherfuckers that can't Trump.
>>152126836Booker made it to the finals and Ant to the WCF carrying Rudy's bum ass. Donovan Mitchell is a certified choke artist.
CP3 is a melancholy starter for a conversation about how we define success and failure, with luck, opportunity and David Stern as main points. The NBA took away his best chance (Lakers) to preserve the idea of parity, so the league could generate more money. Harden/CP3/KD clear the Kobe/Wade/Hakeem tier, with chips factored in. Obvs, it’s nuanced and a great/endless debate.
>>152126974>Trumpjump*
>>152126984Chinese American tier hoop analysis
>>152126984Mitchell plays better than both of them in the playoffs.
No more NBA until ChristmasToo many injuries makes this shit unwatchable
>>152127002>Player "x" made it as far as the Finals as the #1 option >Player "y" has never made the conference finals and consistently comes up short in the second round If you don't think that player x is better then I don't know what you base your opinions on. Tiktok edits?
>>152126985>The NBA took away his best chance (Lakers)maybe unpopular opinion but that lakers team was old and washed up really don't think adding cp3 would have changed much
>>152127028The Cavs lost 4-1 against the Pacers, Knicks and Celtics over the last 3 seasons and never made it past the second round despite being a top 4 seed in the East. Mitchell is a second option AT BEST
>>152127028Didn't he choke 3 clutch free throws in a row in an elimination game?
no way the warriors lose to the jazz tomorrow...
how did this happen?
Haven't kept up with the NBA since the Mavs fucked my boy Luka. Has he been doing well? Have the Mavs gone down in flames yet?
>>152127318He's doing his best carrying LeGarbage to a 12-4 record so far. Leading the league in scoring.
>>152127117damn you cooked that fool...i actually agree, but watching booker play today, desu, he is one hundred percent carried in those deep playoff runs, whether by luck (kawhi going down in 2023) or by having an all time superstar next to him (CP3 and KD). Thats my conclusion after seeing him play last year and this season so far. He has waaay too many flaws to be a number 1 option as a shooting guard, not only is his handle bag shallow, but even the basic of having a tight handle he lacks. Despite being a kobe disciple, the dude fucking sucks in the post, he cant do anything other than fadeaway because nobody bites at his pumpfakes, I dont know if players just become washed at 29 or something, but he cant create any seperation, and cant deal with any contact. He cant even do that thing he used to be somewhat special at, and what i mean is that high release point. Dude sucks. His playmaking is better than hes given credit for, but he slows down the game and wastes so much time because he cant create any space without a screen, or WAITING for the double, not forcing it (and players double less because hes a shooting threat, and moreso because he picks up his dribble early like a retard). I hate non fundamentally sound players who coast off of big shooting streaks. Its why I hate how people overrated Klay, but even Klay I can give more credit too, because at the very least being able to shoot from 3 aswell as he does not only creates space, but takes advantage of limited space. Obviously logically speaking, you dont need a handle thatll get you past your man and to your spot, if you can just pull up in transition before anybody is set, or pull up off a high screen, or instantly catch and shoot with a quick release. I used to think Dbook was a better shooting gaurd cuz Klay is UBER limited, dude legit cannot create a shot for himself if his life depended on it, even Reggie was better about that because his off ball game was off the charts, Klay is okay offball
>>152126747They already arrested Chauncey
>>152126985>Harden/CP3/KD clear the Hakeem tierRealistically only KD clears, Hakeem shits on Harden/CP even if they won a ring
>>152127344The team went 3 - 1 without him. Austin Reaves is the one carrying.
>>152127080CP3 was his prime back then so would have been able to carry the olds (theoretically)
Also if we start using "X player went to da finals though" then Ayton is better than a ton of centers in the NBA and before you go "but he wasnt even da 2nd option" yeah and? There are a ton of centers that also arent the 2nd option, that Ayton would be over anyway because atleast he went to the finals. DMitch is 100% an overrated empty numbers, shot variance type of guy. But making or not making the finals has nothing to do with that. Hali was more impactful than him while being considered "carried". Also the Cavs have no excuse, they were up 20 multiple times in that series, I dont want to hear shit about injuries, fuck off you dont get that excuse in the 2nd round when youre a 64 win team with a "historical offense" unless half your team is injured, or your best player is.
>>152126880We cannot have a year of this. We simply can't. Lebitch needs to save face and retire mid season, hopefully before the all star break
>>152127117>second option>literally a top 10 player in the league >top 7 playoff ppg average with 50+ playoff games under his beltyea hes come up short but it's his teams that are letting him down. he plays monstrous and psychical and actually shows upi can think of several timberwolves games these last 3 years where Ant is a literal ghost. mitchell is never a ghost. and you should also include reg season if you wanna talk ball because we're here for it right now and it's the bulk of the entire thing, no limiting to playoff sample sizes. this last playoffs: injuries to Garland, Mobley, Hunter, Mitchell, Merrill, and Wade. in the past: Mike Conley, Gobert, Ingles, Garland, Allen, Jerome. Dude never had a 20 ppg teammate in the playoffs until Mobley against the Celtics last year. It sickens me how he's really never had anyone rise with him in the playoffs. He basically beat the Magic by himself last year. He's 7th in career ppg in the playoff.
>>152127492Embiid has an MVP and has never made it past the second round as a #1 option. This is Mitchell's final year as a #1 option in the league and if he can't atleast make the ECF then he's either getting traded for a #1 option or getting Jarret Allen and Garland traded for one. He's not young anymore so there's no excuses for him coming up short every year. He's a sidekick
>>152127318This is the best year of Luka's career so far. He's in his best physical shape since like year 2. His magical play is somehow infecting his teammates to the point people are unironically calling this team the Snowtime Lakers with how many whiteboys just think they are Larry Bird now. And yes the Mavs have gone down in flames despite Silver rigging the draft for them to get the #1 pick.
>>152126276Get my nigga Sabo out of that shithole. All those other shitters please stay in your containment zone on the Kangz.
>lebum james team worst -14oh brother this guy STINKS
>>152127566>He's a sidekick>only 20ppg scorer on a 60+ win team>7th in career playoff ppg on good efficiency with over 50 playoff games played>never missed the playoffs in his life>first team all nbajust stop hating and underrating spida. just need mobley, garland, or allen to step up and play 75% of his level.
Mitch is weird. The better he plays aka the bigger his stats, the worse his team. When he's playing in a team concept his teams make it to a top 3 seed consistently. When it gets to the playoffs, it always seems to devolve into Mitch isoball where he averages 40+ points and the games become coin flip w/ls where his team loses the series. Cavs have a lot of good players. THose Jazz teams were underrated with how many good players they had. And yet his team always underachieve.
>>152127602>>only 20ppg scorer on a 60+ win teamI almost wanted to respond to this retarded narrativizing retardation. But you have to know SO LITTLE about basketball, not even the X's and O's, just about the basic history of basketball, to think this is necessary, or even a prerequisite to win a championship, let alone make it to the finals, let alone make it to the fucking conference finals, that it cant possibly be worth engaging with your retardation, because you understand so little about something that shouldnt even need to be explained or proven.Retard.
>>152127602Championship caliber first options currently in the league:>Lebron>Curry>Giannis>Kawhi>Jokic>KD*>Tatum*>SGAChampionship caliber second options currently in the league:>Kyrie>Siakam>Jalen Brown>Jalen Williams>Khris Middleton>Klay Thompson>Jamal MurrayBe honest, who is Donovan Mitchel closer to skill wise. He's a sidekick
>>152127470>We cannot have a year of this.Bronny already plays on the same team, already had a year of a completely unqualified, untalented player getting floor time for the Lakers last season, LeBrick is just one more. Its a total clown show, really makes the NBA look unserious, likes its WWE for hoops or something and LeBitch is the character who's gimmick is that he is really really old
>>152127679Mitchell is better than KD, steph, tatum, and kawhi. And better than everyone in that second list. Did you memory hole how good he's been on the cavs
WE MAY NEVER LOSE AGAIN AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
>>152127594like an old corpse thats been dead for a week
>>152127713KD is the most unstoppable scorer in the league and had a superteam with him, Steph is the best shooter the game has ever seen, Kawhi was a great 2 way player when he won his titles and Tatum had a stacked roster with him. Mitchell is not in that tier of player that can win your team a championship as a #1 option. Even with the East being historically weak due to injuries he's not going to beat OKC, the Nuggets or the Warriors.
spida got a phat ass thats for sure i wanna spank that thing and give him deep strokes i know it got some recoil
>>152127679>Lebron
>>152127568LeFag and Bronny are going to prevent this team from achieving anything.>>152127712>really makes the NBA look unserious, likes its WWE for hoops or somethingEveryone already thinks this, it's not even a sport anymore, NBA is sports entertainment, not a legitimate athletic competition
>>152126880He's just like me :^D
>>152127804How else do you think he has a 45 inch vertical it's that ass meat nyugah
should i buy it?
>>152126830The average poster here is a retard but the top 10% of posters here would save the Kings
Anon, what do you do when you shoot four air balls in a playoff game? Do you sulk? Do you weep? When you disappointed all of your teammates, when you let down all of the fans, do you ask for sympathy? Do you ask why me? Or do you get off of the plane and go straight to Palisades High and get the janitor to open up the gym and lock yourself in there until the sun comes up?
Klay’s 60pt 11 dribbles 3 quarter is better than all of Ja’s career if we’re being completely honest. We’re not even counting all the other shit he’s done, like the gold medal or rings, that accolade alone just shits on him.
>>152128159Does Ja even care about basketball?
>>152126830The jobs of front office faggots are to bring in profits, not win championships. If the 'zards or the kangs make money for their owners then the front office is doing a good job even if they lose 70+ games. And thats another reason why the "le draft pick" meme is bad for the sport, because shit teams that would otherwise not be selling season tickets after a shitty season can make bank selling tickets on "we sucked last year but you goys have to buy season tickets anyway because you want to see le epic draft pick play next season"If teams that lost were punished financially then franchises like the 'zards wouldn't be able to coast for decades sucking the whole way
>>152127568>He's in his best physical shapedepends on how you define that. he might be skinnier, but if his rebounding is down because he is no longer heavy enough to box out and grab boards then that sounds like worse shape.
>>152128159>>152128173Klay was fucking nastyI love Ja but he flamed out in a sad way. Prime Ja, which is crazy to say, had some of the most jaw-dropping finishes but could never shoot or defend well
>>152128216>"his rebounding is down">averaging 8.8 rebounds>career average: 8.6
>>152128173ppl underrate klay because of the gaymond hitpieces to elevate himself as a bigger deal in the gsw championships
>>152128270He put up 9.2 last time he played a full season
>>152128289>moving the goalpost
>>152128278they’ll always remember him as the shooter behind curry, but they forget what made him special was his defense before his 2 major injuries.
The best player on every team so farATL : Jalen JohnsonBKN : Michael Porter Jr.BOS : Jaylen BrownCHA : Moussa DiabateCHI : Josh GiddeyCLE : Donovan MitchellDAL : Brandon WilliamsDEN : Nikola JokicDET : Cade CunninghamGSW : Stephen CurryHOU : Alperen SengunIND : Pascal SiakamLAC : James HardenLAL : Luka DoncicMEM : Santi AldamaMIA : Kel'el WareMIL : Giannis AntetokounmpoMIN : Julius RandleNOP : Derik QueenNYK : Karl-Anthony TownsOKC : Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderORL : Paolo BancheroPHI : Tyrese MaxeyPHX : Devin BookerPOR : Deni AvdijaSAC : Domantas SabonisSAS : Victor WembanyamaTOR : Scottie BarnesUTA : Lauri MarkkanenWAS : Alex Sarr
>>152128362>CHA : Moussa Diabatethis guy doesn't even start
Im starting to think unfortunately I have to become a Shai fan with the unbelievable way Booker has been disappointing me. I come into every game hoping for finally the game where he will put on an offensive clinic and do something impactful that doesnt look like hes getting carried. Not turning the ball because of a garbage roleplayer tier handle, that results in easy blitz' and traps. Not bricking every shot while getting outshot by fucking dillon brooks, and not having atleast a 3rd of his passes be invalid passes where it was more dependent on the shooter making the shot, than the pass cutting through space.I only get harsh like this about players I want to believe in, because they should be held to better standards. If I viewed booker as a washed roleplayer tier star who only gets numbers because he has the ball in his hands the most on his team, then I wouldnt even care.The problem with Shai and OKC, is that all their games are boring and theyve yet to face any top tier competition that stretches the limits of what they can do, so that you see what theyre TRULY like.If Booker keeps this up I dont know what player to switch to rooting for. I kind of want to see a player keep the midrange alive, because a midrange just adds so much dynamism. But I also dont want to watch a Kevin Durant that just hits most shots because hes taller than his defender so the contest rarely mattere, also KD is an overrated one dimensional fraud anyway.I also don't like all style no substance players like Kyrie he sucks against any elite competition and iso heavy ball dominant players tend to be more team impact players. But ill keep my eye out.I'd hop on the Hali train right now desu if he want injured.Which basically only leaves me Cade. I havent liked his playstyle when watching, but maybe thats cuz I havent seen him against good competition yet. Idk
>>152127679Thunder and Celtics were so stacked they might've still won if they had Mitchell instead of SGA and TatumCavs, Raptors, Bucks, Warriors, and Nuggets would not have won with Mitchell as their best player
>>152127679>Kawhican we stop this meme? the man is long deadalso>KD
Please dont let OKC have those first round picks. We know Silver can rig the draft, we saw it with Dallas.
MY Toronto Rapties are currently 7-0
Kek. Do SGAy fanboys ever stop crying about Luka on the internet? I'm starting to miss Gaytum and his lil fanclub. Heck, even Gaytum has more AVRA than SGAy.
>>152128522I don't even think about Luka anymore desu. He's not on SGA, Giannis, or Jokic's level.
>>152128537Yet you cry about him every day, keeeeeek
>>152128546That's not me. I'm the chokic hater
>>152128548Yet you felt the need to reply. Not fooling anyone, Rajeesh.
>>152128522fuck sga and luka, unethical hoops
>>152128553You asked about SGAfags, and I'm one of this genny's biggest ones. I'm just keeping it real.
>>152128562Your boy is gonna get his chain snatched this year
>>152128576Ain't no way. We in the middle of a threepeat
>>152128586Klutch is gonna deploy thugs to stop that
I wish we could all just get along. But that's not how the world works.
my nigga brown holdin it down
Reminder that Larden purposely injured braun as revenge for being bitched last season
>>152128619braun just soft
How do I get good at 2k
>>152128629pay money
Shai is now once again leading in EPM, and is on track for breaking Steph's 2016 record of 10.5. He obviously won't maintain this unless he has dozens more 70 FG% games, but he could definitely finish in the 10.0+ realm if he finishes the season shooting 50/40/90 like he has been
>the tryhard leltics are over .500 in a tank yearKek
>>152128724>my homosexual fantasy is validated by made up stats
>>152128748Tatum might be back before the playoffs so they aren't tanking
>>152128748they have gaylen clown they dont have to tankthey can go .500+ into the trade deadline and pick some random guy up and make a run if they wantthe least is always open
https://youtube.com/shorts/o_lJJrdbde0this came up on my recommended, so I wanted to ask shai fans, is this typical? because watching this, i think he might be like one of the few primary ball handlers that doesnt really carry the ball while dribbling, after today i almost wanted to say that bad ball handlers carry the ball because they need it as a crutch for how loose their ball handling is, i saw it a ton with devin booker today...that was until i remembered that steph curry carries the FUCK out of the ball too, so its not a very good theory right now, regardless, if shai rarely carries then thats genuinely impressive in this nba for how tight his handle is, might slowly earn some of my respect.
>>152128833He does carry. Almost all guards do because it's taught in AAU and the NBA allows it.
>>152128833that vid is from 4 years ago it's probably before he found out that he can travel and carry whenever he wantsit's probably why he has very low turnovers because his handlez are actually good and the travel/carry leniency is an enhancement not a necessity
yooo...twitter basketball god ball knowers kinda onto something here...
>>152129023he's literally the same player, lakers fans are retarded
>>152129051>he's literally the same playerkinda what's already being said there.
Lakers WinRams WinWhat a Great Day for LA it was
>>152128362>3 french boysno hard feeliings, lads
current westbrook > current lebron
>>152101379I'd like to see a lot more no-calls. Bring back some of the defense of mid 2000s and give Silver a free ticket back to Tel Aviv or at least a retirement to NYC to watch the Nets. Overhaul traveling and charging so they can be officiated again. Whistle a carry every once and awhile when they wrap under. >>152101453Luka would add extra steps to a tv dinner.
>>152127679>kawhino longer a first option>klay not even a 3rd option hes completely washed should be coming off the bench for a championship team not starting
>>152128416Who do you write these essays for?
>>152128724Kek at Bub Carrington being bottom 1% in both offence and defence. Might have a case for worst player ever
>>152128797>sees stats>instantly starts thinking of homosexuality
>>152129710/ourguy/?
>>152129716Yeah it’s pretty based desu, he doesn’t even care enough to get a few steals in between missing shots and turning over the ball
>Taylor Swift fans are called Swifties>Lebron fans are called BronsexualsWhat about Zion fans? Do we call them Zionists?
>>152129846this nigga not on the court long enough to have any fans
>>152126423The answer to this question is always the Magic. The Magic have been rebuilding for 15 years at this point. They never finish their rebuild, they'll always be rebuilding.
>>152126276Light the beam!
>>152129852If they continue to play through Franz then the’ll be a playoff team this year
>>152129920Playoff team in the east with no Tatum/Hali isn’t anything to celebrate.
>>152128173>37 points in a quarter>14 3s in a game>All-NBA defenderHe would still be a beast if he didn't get 2 of the worst injuries a player can have in his career.
>>152130077Ja probably thought that all nba second team he got put him above klay. Theres hundreds of players between the 2 in all time rankings
>>152129933True but I don’t think they’re far off being a genuine top seed in the East, nowhere near actual contention though
Another year in Zach and Domantas Sabonis career where they dont even make the playoffs. 5 all star selections, 2 all nbas, 24 total career years and a pathetic 5 playoff appearances
>>1521302555 is more than I thought they’d have
In years where the number one pick was considered generational prior to the draft such as Tim Duncan, LeBron, David Robinson, Zion and Wemby was there ever any serious discussion around other teams trading up for that number one pick?
>>152130390Minnesota did it for wiggins
Klay is acting light skinned and sensitive
>>152130340Sabonis played in the 2017-2019 playoffs>>152130390A few number 1 picks have been traded, celtics in 2017 moved from 1 to 3 because they thought they could still get tatum (and did) but no team has ever traded its first overall pick in major years. Im not sure if andrew wiggins was THAT highly rated
>>152130101>I'd cook him (Michael Jordan)>I'm fine in the westHe's always been an ignorant, arrogant little bitch. And I don't see him changing his ways anyways.
One exception is maybe chris webber but he also wasnt a generational talent just a really good one. Went for penny hardaway and 3 firsts
Looking at the raptors overperforming I cant help but remember the giannis to toronto rumours a few months ago. Wouldve been by far the top dog in the east
>>152130421>Im not sure if andrew wiggins was THAT highly ratedHe was called maple jordan at the time. While he didn't turn out to be a generational superstar, he is still a really good role player.
>>152130435With Masai gone that Africa connection left with him
Simone Fontecchio
>>152130255They’re both box score merchants
>>152130470Top 50 player but normies arent ready for that discussion
>>152128629If you can play good defense in 2k you can turn that into offense, I’m not good at shooting in 2k anymore
>>152130470That’s good defense
What's his legacy if his Thunder earn a better regular-season record than Curry's Warriors and Jordan's Bulls?
>>152130563If they win and he gets FMVP there will be some very uncomfortable conversations (top 2 SG all time)
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Why do NBA fans say they want physical defense then cry when Curry and Jokic get fouled hard?
>>152130756The whistles get turned off when Curry gets clotheslined or two players climb on top of Jokic. Players jump out of the way of other superstars and they'll still go to the ft line. Neither of these are an example of defense.
>>152130563Hard to say he has an mvp and finals mvp but nobody is rating him a top 30 all time player
>>152130798Hitting the shooter’s hand after the shot is fundamental defense and they changed the rule because of pussy little Curry and his fangirls
>>1521305631 more ring and FMVP puts him above Wade
>>152130563People will say his team was too good but people said the same thing about Curry for a long time, if he wins FMVP twice he should be a top 15 player
Why do we call him a shooting guard when he plays point guard
>>152130902>People will say his team was too goodHis team is good, but not as good as the 16 Warriors or the 96 Bulls, especially with Jalen Williams out.
>>152130902SGA isnt individually good enough to be a top 15 player hes closer to dwade/steve nash level of play than kd or curry
>>152130949>SGA isnt individually good enough to be a top 15 playerHe absolutely is. If he keeps up his 50/40/90 shooting all season, he'll be peaking higher than Curry.
>>152130962SGA is not close to 2016 or 2021 curry. Peak curry with this thunder team would comfortably win 75 or more
>>152130973Peak Curry had a better team than this Thunder one, and he would not fit anywhere near as well as Shai would since then Thunder is built around having 5 switchable defenders and Shai's drive and kick game. If you replaced Hartenstein with a prime Draymond Green, this Thunder team would also go 75+ wins.
Ngl SGA is underrated because of superteam tax
>>15213092496 supporting cast was good but its become overrated. The main team outside was pippen and rodman who were great, a solid but not special big in longley, an excellent 3pt specialist in kerr, past his prime harper and 6 moty kukoc. SGA is playing with superstar defenders in jalen williams, lu dort, chet and caruso. And then you have hartenstein, cason wallace. Its an absolutely insane team. Shai is great too but the thunder as a whole are just ridiculous
>>152131005It’s funny people are calling his team superstar level two players but when they got extensions this summer everybody said they were overpaid
SGAy is actually underrated, I think the average nba fan genuinely believes he can’t score without a generous whistle
>>152131019Im not sure about the salaries but jalen williams and chet are top 25 players in the nba and half the people ranked above them are old. Chet is like the 5th best center and hes like 23. Jokic is 30, embiid is washed, wemby is better but a permanent injury risk. The only center thats not much older or made of paper is Sengun. And sengun doesnt have what it takes to beat the thunder
Thunder are more like a better bad boy Pistons than they are the Bulls. They beat teams with their depth
>>152126849>>152126880Lebron coming off the bench would make Lakers a legit contender. I'll fucking die on that hill.Probably won't happen though.
>>152129689Basketball Knowers
i was extremely casual back then because i was a goofy teenager but how does this not get mocked more? one of the worst trades ever, genuinely sold away a potential dynasty for one man.just found out about this.
>>152126588"No"
>>152131261because it's the clippers
>>152131261Paul George at the time was a top 3 two way player playing the most important position during that eras meta (wings). Plus he was only 29 at the time so you could expect at least 3 or 4 years of superstar play. Shai was a nice rookie but nobody though he was gonna be anythinf special (it was chris paul who unlocked him at oklahoma on that cool 2020 team).Most importantly, kawhi, the best 2 way wing in the nba demanded a co star if he signed with the clippers. He wanted jimmy butler, who ended up going to miami. PG was the second choice.Basically, for Sga and picks that may or may not work out you got two top 3 players of the most important archetype. It was considered insane at the time and most were expecting the clippers to get at least 1 ring out of it.
>>152126433>trade all your picks and your franchise payer in a win-now move>fail to win now>the picks you traded away because you thought you'd finish top 10 are going to be lottery picks>can't compete with the team you have >but blowing it up and tanking is pointless because you don't own your own picks>can't get anything good back in a trade because no one else overvalues your washed-up veterans and you already gave away your picks>so you can't get better and getting worse only benefits the teams you traded your picks toNico is the Walter Hamada of basketball. The damage inflicted is so brutal that even after you get rid of him it'll take a decade just to undo the damage, if it can ever be undone
>>152131261It gets mocked more and more everyday. Only the Luka trade is stopping it from being the consensus worst trade in history.
>>152131349sounds like it was a good trade then.
>>152131527Nobody thought it was a bad trade its revisionist history at its finest
>>152131349Paul George had a single outlier year. Plenty of people predicted a regression of his game both to his own average and as a result of age. It was thought at the time to be a bad trade that the Clippers had to do out of desperation to get Kawhi. No one thought SGA would be MVP tier but plenty of people thought he was going to be great including his own coach Glenn Rivers. So a good young player + infinite draft picks for an aging star is indeed a really bad trade with or without hindsight.
>>152131349This doesn't even mention how Kawhi was a free agent just weeks after winning a championship and the Finals MVP. All in all, with this trade the Clippers got Kawhi, the reigning FMVP, and PG, a top 3 MVP player in votes the year before and top 5 DPOY voting. It'd be like trading for Shai and Luka now for a young asset (Cade ig?) and 5 picks
>>152131682Are you sure? Back when it happened the mainstream media and smaller analysts gave the trade anything from A+ to A-. Even if he had an outlier year, who wouldnt love kawhi and pg as their duo
We gonna need a KD revenge game against phoenix for agreeing to his bradley beal demand. Its only fair phx gets punished for kds dumbass
>>152131349This is revisionist as fuck. A lot of retards in LA bought the hype but if those people had half a brain they wouldn't live in that shithole to begin with. Sane people, including myself, were skeptical because the red flags were always there.For one thing, if George was really this uber-valuable superstar player and he wasn't even asking out, why would OKC give him away so readily for a bunch of picks of unknown quality and a rookie no one thought was on his level? No actual superstar gets traded for the 11th overall pick and a bunch of first-rounders that might not even be top 15. Like, if the Blazers offered Cedric Coward, four firsts and a swap for Jokic or SGA they're getting hung up on. But OKC was like "Paul George? Fuck yeah, take him." They knew. They properly estimated his future value rather than projecting off past productivity and assuming a frequently injured player wouldn't drop off in his 30's. That's what smart teams do. The Clippers, it goes without saying, are not and never have been a smart team.And doing to placate Kawhi added to the stupidity because, again, it was overvaluing past productivity (which only benefits his previous teams) and extrapolating from there. Yeah, I know Kawhi won the title with Toromto, but the fact that he did it while load managing his way through the entire season and visibly limping through the finals didn't concern anybody? The guy had chronic lower body issues and was a part-time player even during his contract run, and his ugly exit from San Antonio and complete disinterest in rejoining the team he just won a title with were indicative of the solipsistic and selfish attitude that has plagued his entire Clippers run. Other teams got a whiff of the Uncle Dennis experience, looked at Kawhi's medical reports and were like "we're interested but you can't name your price bruh" whereas the Clippers wrote that scam artist a blank check. Again, smart teams knew, but the Clippers weren't smart.
>>152131802>he wasn't even asking outhttps://www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/report-kawhi-leonard-talked-to-paul-george-and-pg-asked-for-trade-before-free-agency-openedhttps://okcthunderwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/thunder/2020/01/16/sam-presti-stunned-paul-georges-request-traded/77368010007/Retard
reality of PG is that ball knowers always knew he was an overrated fraud that was only talked up because lebum needed any kind of rival in the leastbut sports writers aren't ball knowers and they thought the trade was great
>>152131497NBA history is rife with retarded trades. The Stepien rule exists because the retard gave away five consecutive first rounders (including the picks that wound up being James Worthy and Detlef Schrempf) to build a team that didn't make the playoffs once. My favorite tidbit from this whole saga:>Stepien failed in suing local radio sports talk host Pete Franklin for $8 million dollars for defamation of character. Franklin had repeatedly criticized Stepien, calling him a "lunatic," a "snake," and said he was "mentally ill." The court agreed that his claims were valid. The guy was so retarded he was legally declared to be a lunatic. It was like if Nico Harrison was the owner and not just a GM so nobody could fire him
>>152131915Yep without the Stepien rule we'd have had more and worse versions of the PG tier trade. More and more I'm starting to think the draft should just be abolished. A retard owner ruining a team for half a decade or more due to these retard trades is just backbreaking for their fans and inevitably creates these dynasties. I don't blame Ainge for just sitting on his assets until he can try to trick a retard GM.
>>152131802Because OKC was rebuilding, why would they keep George and get rid of Westbrick and Melo? To lead teenagers?
Dawg these captchas with the circles above the letters are killing me man
>>152132161I agree a diamond is not a circle
>>152131983Ainge is an example of what happens when an actually savvy and ruthless gm who can properly valuate players and picks is unleashed on a leage full of overconfident posers. They know he's a shark and they still go swimming with him anyway and entually he takes his biteAlthough my concern with Ainge is that he's becoming almost miserly with his assets and seems to just want to hoard them without ever cashing in now. Like, why the fuck is Markannen still on the team. It's like he won't make deals he should be making unless he can rob someone blind.
>>152132246He's just assessed that the probability of getting the retard trade with Lauri is high enough and the payoff for doing so is high enough that it's worth any kind of depreciation he gets for holding too long and that deal not actually coming around. Specifically I wouldn't be surprised if he's waiting for more Laker's picks to become available to try to scam their new owner.
Friendly reminder that SGA had the Jerry West seal of approvalhttps://www.si.com/nba/thunder/onsi/news/recounting-late-hall-of-famer-jerry-west-s-adoration-for-shai-gilgeous-alexander-01j06eqvebdp
>>152132443Oh so now we care what bawbs think huh?
Recently I've been thinking 6'9 is such an ideal position to play in the nba. You can literally play and guard any position as long as you have the skills.6'8 and below would be too challenging to overcome the height disadvantage against centers; 6'10 and above would be too turnover prone to dribble the ball as a PG and too slow to guard small players
>>152132656nah 6 7
>>152132656Too much 2k
>>152132656Wingspan is typically what allows undersized centres to hold up6'8 with 7'4 wingspan > 6'9 with 7'0 wingspan
>>152132717
>>152132733>Source: Centers for Disease Control and Preventionwhat did they mean by this
>>152132733Yes Kawhi I will hug you
>>152132717True, but I'm just saying in terms of average/general. Like Draymond is a generational defender despite being only 6'6, but he's an outlier because the average 6'6 guy would get destroyed in the paint
>>152132753Height and wingspan of the average person
>>152132733I want to curbstomp Draymond Green's bitch ass donkey face so bad
>>152132733Jdub is also 6'5 with a 7'2 wingspan. Explains why he is an elite defender.
show leGOD some respect faggots
Stephen Curry was reportedly frustrated that Under Armour couldn’t land Caitlin Clark and felt they didn’t invest in his brand enough, per @SBJ
Orlando bros. We need to fire the coach to save face. A few things before we start considering shipping out Franz. >implying Paolo being traded is a consideration
>>152133775She’s a bitch
>>152133775Trade Franz and Wendell Carter Jr to the Grizzlies for ORL’s picks and KCP back, play 5 out with Paolo at center
>>152133829He hangs out with twitch streamers. He's a full on 12 year old. She needs a proper man who can eat her ass.
>>152133622why would steven curry care about gettin a white chick on his brand when he is a racist
>>152133948He dislikes dark skin black over white if anything; this nigga was at a Benson Boone concert
>>152134084benson boone is cute af shut your fuckin mouth
my craptor :-)
>>152128806That would be an explicit reason to tank
>>152128833image getting sga videos in your recommended
>utah at 7.0 to beat the warriorsWhy? They're not that bad
>>152133927>She needs a proper man who can eat her assI'll gladly take on the responsibility
>>152134298Utah just lost to the mighty Lakers in a 2 point game. They're LEGIT!
just bet my next mortgage payment on hoopa kwabb getting a 40 piece tonight..am i cooked
>>152134444The warriors are just. Garbage unless steph puts up 40
>>152134109Regardless Curry has no ‘soul’/R&B
>>152134500>kwabbI can’t keep up with all these acronyms
>>152134598lurk more
>>152130437the '*adjective* jordan' meme has been applied to every nba recruit guard or forward who can jump and dunks since long before jordan even retried. none of them have panned out. being compared to jordan is the kiss of death.
There will never be another Michael Jeffrey Jordan
>>152134612Nigga Jordan is headed to greatness though
I'm so hecking ready for Luka vs Mavs again
life's not fair
>>152131983>I'm starting to think the draft should just be abolishedRewarding teams for failure is the exact opposite of what athletic competition is supposed to be about. The way the draft is set up encourages tanking, if the draft is going to be kept then the last place team should get the worst lottery pick and the team that barely missed the yoffs should pick first, at least that way terrible organizations get punished instead of rewarded for failure
>>152134612How many remember Dominican Jordan?
>>152134610>more
>>152134745I think the winners of the play-in tourny should get prime draft picks. Next should be based on W/L improvement over the previous season.
>>152134794Yes, make good teams even better.
>>152134745the entire purpose and structure of the league is to make good/bad teams cycle in and out. If anything they should reward losing teams more because tanking has been an utter failure of a strategy and nobody who has gotten the #1 pick has done anything since Kyrie/Lebron
>>152134612>none of them have panned outppl are just doing it wrong, if they had nicknamed Grant Hill "disappointing Jordan", "mediocre Jordan" or "lackluster Jordan" instead of "baby Jordan" then the name would've been accurate
>>152134841Celtics got Tatum, future picks and a chip out of the number one overall pick. Granted it was the Nets pick
>>152134745Any organization stupid enough to end up in last place is guaranteed to waste their #1 pick stupidly too. Just look at the Mavs taking Flagg over Knipple
Finals home court advantage should be decided by these tiebreakers1 nba cup winner2 head to head matches winnerIf still tied3 all star game winning conference
>knicks fans have a feminist mayor
>>152134871right. I was thinking more of teams being shit and lucking into high picks more than a good org riding the back of a shit org. Point is tanking and high picks don't guarantee anything except false promises. It's why you see the same teams picking high year after year while other good teams somehow manage to snag quality players, sometimes even stars, much later
>>152134947this is a nets mayor dont get it twistedmitchell robinson is maga
>>152134947he's right though. The problem starts and ends with men doing what must be done
>>152133948Anyone who is a shade lighter than dark hazelnut is considered white in Oakland
>>152134745The draft doesn't even do its job of lifting bad teams out of the gutter most of the time either. You have to trade rape other teams in order to get multiple draft picks over a short period of time. Why? Because drafting is a crapshoot. If you only get 1 1st rounder a year you have to basically be very lucky and nail 3 years in a row in order to build a good team through the draft. If you just get 1 star and then whiff the next 2 years then you are going to build a mid team, your 1 young star will asked to be traded, and now your fans had to suffer through a half a decade of shit for no reason. Remove the draft entirely. Make it so below the apron teams get to offer rookies the best contracts and 1st/2nd apron teams can only offer shit min contracts you'd typically give to a 2nd rounder. Now if you are bad team but a good organization you can attract 2-3+ blue chip rookies and your rebuild is done in 1 off season. There's no more motivation to be the worst team in the league every single season until you get lucky and there's no more shitty owners and GMs trading away draft picks.
Literally no team looks like they can take even 2 games off of the thunder in a series this year.League is fuckin cooked this season.
Pelicans drafted cp3 ad and zion and still havent seen a CF. Some organizations dont deserve success. Then theres good organizations like the heat who have been watchable for 20 years, the clippers who havent had a losing season since 2012 or the spurs
>>152134794Players have no incentive to get their team a higher pick who can potentially replace them on the roster
>>152135123>clippers
>>152134962You’re absolutely right, 76ers had two first overalls (both busted!) and pick in the top 5 damn near annually. The other perennial lottery teams need no introduction but I feel like the 76ers are a particular testament to top of the draft perpetual failure
>>152135113I think only Jokic at his best could take them down. Maybe, just maybe the rockets can also do it. If we get amen to plan for sga, kd to have a legacy series and sengun to gap chet we can beat them
Build your men's Olympic team usa 3v3 teamFor me it'd be like>Maxey >Bridges>Mobley
>>152135002What are they meant to do? Rape em?
>>152134994nigga the Nets have MPJ, they maga AF
Am angree
>>152135148Suggs was stinkfucking this chicago farthog?
>>152135199Kumnigga has been an absolute disaster for the warriors lmao
Devin booker is a top 10 player and nobody fucking mentions him anymore..
>>152135199pretty much any other guy in the draft would have been fine for them except Wiseman. He was the most obvious bad fit for the team outside of "need" that I've ever seen. Even Killian Hayes would have been better for them
>>152135146Last year AG got injured as a lob threat PF and came back from his injury as a 45% 3 point shooter who was also a lob threat. This year AG & Braun both have long term injuries that will still allow them to practice shooting so Denver could be near unbeatable when those two come back.
>>152135238I was on this train until his last 3 games. You can scroll up and read my essay on his flaws. Either he needs to clean up his handle, become a top 15 passer in the league, or he needs to shoot out of the post and the midrange like hes kobe, and even then he isnt even a sliver of what kobe was because kobe had a tighter handle, could get to the rim better, and was a better passer too. In this league. Booker just has too many flaws, and the one thing hes good at: scoringHes getting fucking outshown by Dillon Brooks. I used to think he was atleast better than Klay, overall, because hes not that good at anything in particular, but he sort of does it all, but Im remembering that Basketball is a team game and it doesn't really matter that youre really good at one thing and can barely dribble or create for yourself, with a release that fast, while shooting the most potentially valuable shot in the game (3) as well as he did. He trumps Dbook as a number 1 option, even if Klay is a 2nd option. Book is too flawed to be a number 1 option without that number 1 being fake and him getting carried by his team. This is the analysis ive settled on, until Book levels up. And, hes 29 now? Hes not steve nash, who started peaking in his 30s, I dont have faith. I wanted to believe. But I dont. Im looking to switch to another player whos either more complete, or better at one thing, without as many flaws.
The scariest thing about the Pistons is that they're all like 22 - 24 years old. Their core isn't even in their primes.
My Knick play today :)
cade cunningham is a shot chucker
>>152135238He made it to the finals and his team has been trending downwards ever since. If he couldn't win with KD he's not going to win with Jalen Green
>>152135390The passing thing is odd because in the 2023 playoffs he did a lot of passing and did well, to the point cp3 was replaced with a scorer in beal but he got worse at it
>>152135517The Raptors were a lottery team last year, drafted a bust, traded for Ingram and are now the 2nd seed. Why are the Knicks always such disappointments?
>>152135687I thought CMB was good
>>152135687Because they fired thibs for no reason. Mike brown has never done anything in this league and for some reason the (((media))) treats him like an S tier coach
Rate my squad, all time all prime;Andre MillerTony AllenAndre RobersonDennis RodmanAndre Drummond
>>152135758Would bootyblast the wizards/10.
>>152135758Team wins 52 games and loses in 7 in the first round
>>152135737He took Bron as a child and roleplayers to the Finals
>>152135775What about wins?
>>152135758Final score 68 - 71
>>152135817>”Hey Bron! Go win the game!”>*LeBron wins game*Wow what a great coach
>>152133622Why didn't he do something about it and signed her himself? Hes worth more than UA.
>>152135832Patchnotes>FTA: Superteams
Okc so stacked they got a dude whos only job is being a hypeman and dickriding the other players.Hes like DeAndre Jordan whos extended his nba career by 5 years just because other players like him and want him around in the locker room
>>152135855>Caruso makes an all drafted team a super team
>>152135864Name another team whose 9th man is better than every teams worst starter ya indian chump
>>152135873Hey, caruso is the 8th man, not the 9th man. Therefore okc isnt a superteam
>>152135882I was referring to Ajay not the multi time champion 6MOY but their team is so good you couldn't ever guess before you get to player 10
>>152135898>Ajay Mitchell makes the Thunder a superteam Remember when a team could win 70+ games with a FMVP/all star and all defensive player off the bench and weren’t considered super until they added KD?Super team has always been three+ stars regardless of the outcome, see Chuck on the Rockets and Nash on the Lakers. Saying they’re super because they drafted well just makes your front office look pathetic
>>152135918>>Ajay Mitchell makes the Thunder a superteamYeah that's what I meant, not that they have two bench rotations that are better than 90% of the leagues 6-8th men while having an MVP, DPOY and All-NBA two-way player>B-but they're drafted!!!Okay?
>>152135942>having a good bench makes you a super team Golden State had Draymond and Iggy off the bench (David Lee, an all star started in place of Dray until injury) who are assuredly better than 100% of team’s bench players and were not considered a superteam until KD joinedThere’s nothing unfair or super about having a better front office, and a GM who drafted three MVPs in three consecutive drafts. Literally just don’t hire Calvin Booth and maybe you can have a bench as well
>>152135348If braun gets a reliable 3 pointer then the nuggets are taking okc to 7 again at the very minimum
>>152135971Did you forget the 6MOY, MVP, DPOY and All-NBA two-way player (the most valuable winning archetype every GM would cut off their dick to draft or trade for?)
>>152135983Caruso or Cason Wallace? Either way Caruso was available for every team in the league at the start of the season for two first, Warriors flirted with getting him actually. OKC had the capital (young talent) to go out and get him without any picks. You see how not trading all your picks away to try to shed salary is valuable? No? But he’s not a superstar, his addition doesn’t make them a superteam by any standard at least based on super teams of the past (the super part)
grady DICK
>>152135977He'll probably come around if AG became elite at late in his career, got some good coaching clearly. Same as Joker finding his shot though that was more of an accident everyone seems to be able to shoot>>152136018>without any picksYeah at the time they should've paid picks but now Giddey's an easy AS it doesn't look as bad . Anyway superteam is just being used colloquially, I don't mean some avengers team up just how good they are. FTA not needing to play an entire quarter is nauseating and if they repeat the NBA will never recover ratings wise
my lakies are 12-4 despite shooting troubles :)
big test for the raptors against the cavs tonight, in a game that could be an eastern conference finals preview
>>152136058>27th fouls per game>2nd fta per game
>>152136090it is not a crime to draw fouls but not commit them
I assume its supposed to make me think this but fuck im watching starting 5 with shai and the guy is such just too fucking kind hearted i wanna hate on this free throw merchant SO badly
>>152136095So you really think they have this damn disciplined ass defense?
>>152136058>witness king james
>>152136139the defense has been holding up thus far, but it is still relatively early in the season. lebron just came back and he didn't have a training camp with everyone so this is his training camp currently. we'll see how it all unfolds when we're mid-season.
>>152136143Why is he collecting brons pee in a gatorade bottle
>>152136158Condom catheter
>witness king james
which one of you reported the bam bbc postwhat kind of pettiness is /nba/ on in 2025?
>>152136058whos a 3pt shooter for the Lakers? Luka is pretty bad , Austin is average at best, Smart is inconsistent
>>152136236Knecht
Let Russ be Russ
Got a nigga who smoke, Reggie Miller
We got Queen yall thank Jesus
>>152125835Hello to my sportballians who will be playing to the utmost of their potential this week? will it balltastic event for all to see..
>>152136116He's just a good kid from Hamilton
How many Americans are gonna be stuffing themselves silly this Thanksgiving? I already know Im going for the pies
>>152136423I'm estranged from my family. I'll be spending Thanksgiving alone eating takeout turkey dinner and drinking by myself. Hopefully there's a good game on.
>>152135775Luka is the NBA scoring leader
>>152136422>tfw way closer to female height
>>152136423My favorite aunt is going out of town but God willing my 98 year old grandma makes it to Thanksgiving it should be very good
>>152136452>I'm estranged from my familythats actually sad, anon
>>152135977Denver almost beat them last year with AG injured and a shit bench, Denver wins that series this season if they're healthy. OKCs "muh depth" isn't even worth all that much, no team plays their 11th guy unless the game is a blowout.
>>152136568In the playoffs, you only need to be 8 or 9 deep. You have a days rest between games
>>152136236Luka was elite in 2023-34 before he lost weight, was a better rebounder back then too. Being skinny does not equal peak condition. Luka is physically weaker since the weight loss
>>152136550Its common for people with personality disorders.
>>152135123>clippers>good organizations
>>152136640Im autistic who has somehow managed to hold a job and Im still close with my family after going through what youre going through right now
>>152136708Why would the league turn the magnets on for Westbrick?
>>152135123>clippers who havent had a losing season since 2012This is prior to the Sterling oust too, honestly not bad for them
>RJ outmy raptors' streak ends tonight
he just needs a change of scenery
>>152136909Which city has the worst food? Is it even possible to have a Zion proof major city in 2025?
Jalen Duren is a baby Dwight Howard
>>152136939His next contract needs to come with a stipulation where he has to get that surgery where they staple your stomach to shrink it to a quarter of its size so you’re full after like 2 bites of food
>>152136939Boston
>>152125979Why do you type like a basketball american? Embarrassing
Say Peacock and nobody bats an eye...but when I say Poopcock, the whole world goes mad
Is this the correct form for squats?
>luka losing weight is why his 3ball is in the shitter
any stream? no troll pls im on a new computer
>>152137150correct form for cedi's macedonian turkish dih
What is this 67 thing?
M A M UAMU
>my nigga
>>152136909Why can’t he just eat the seafood and vegetables?
>>152134432hailey van liths ass has umami savoriness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umami
IM NERVOUS >x<;
>>152137312>why can't dumb retard just behave intelligently because they're a dumb retard
>>152136665Clippers have one of the highest winning percentages of since 2010
Now that the dust has settled what the FUCK did Paolo Banchero mean when he said he couldn't be trusted with time control?
>>152136568If OKC and Denver were both healthy, OKC wins in 5. Shit like this would never happen.
hey mavs, fuck off
>>152137505
holy shit MY miami heat are a problem this year. The offense looks mint
My Pistons with a lovely 6-pt play :)
>>152125835>[Charania] The Los Angeles Lakers are signing center Drew Timme to a two-way NBA deal from their South Bay team, agents Deddrick Faison and Rich Gray tell ESPN. Timme played for the Nets to finish last season and then joined Lakers' G League, averaging 25.5 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.Timmy won
>>152137505>67
>Zach Edey vs Jokic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jZCSC5LU-I
Scott Foster games are so difficult to watch, i should have learned my lesson and skip the games as soon i see him
Jokebitch is huge damnEdey is like 7'3 and has a smaller frame
3 minutes into the nuggers game and the score is 2-2projected final score 32-32
get spencer jones off of my fucking team
is spencer jones the modern pj tucker
>>152137749after 4 minutes projected final score 48-27 Denver
Are the raptors actually good or is the East just that shit this season?
>bills: paid>dog: walked>sustenance: sushi>dick: suckedalright it's time for basmketball
>suns face rockets today, kings wednesday, then thunder friday, and nuggets saturdaykek this is the hardest upcoming schedule this week, but srs retards will still post "easy schedule!!!" after this while glazing the rockets schedule before this despite facing mostly eastern conference teams
Raptors are heating up!
>>152137827This season could genuinely be the worst the East has ever been.
>>152137164watchfooty(dot)link if you didnt find a stream yet
>>152137164https://streamed.pk/watch/toronto-raptors-vs-cleveland-cavaliers-2357615/admin/1
miami sets zero screens. amazing
Who /mafuzzy chef/ here
25 points and spency is still with 0 pointsamazing
why is every thirdie a nuggets fan
>>152137968Defensive specialist Spencer Jones
also just noticed KCP is now a bench playerhaha
>>152137949I miss him
>cooper is so shit that nobody even bothers to mention how shit he is anymore feels batman
zeke nnaji minutes holy kinoooooooo
KINGRAM
>>152138036he cookin
>>152137934https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVBsWm7uhGwyeah i saw the video too
Yeah I'm just not seeing anything impressive from the cavsThis does not seem like a serious team
>>152137897Mid 2010s was still worse I think. In 2015 numerous sub .500 teams made playoffs.
*chefkiss*
>>152138060They're mid without that midget Garlic, and Garlic seems to miss every other game
>>152138057I haven't seen it but based pat sent spo to hawaii for a few months on vacation and he came back a different version
>mpj is 1 for 8 and theyre only down 2how shit are the knicsk
>>152137897In the 2000s we had one year where 1 team made 50 wins and another year where half the playoff teams won like 44 games
>Edey already hurt againrip
My raptors are on a 20 game win streak
ZEEK WITH A 3
Based CMB
>>152138060>>152138091yeah Garland is the one who gets the other guys involved in sets. otherwise it's just basic drive and kick from Mitchell and the other guards.
>call travels>call carries>stop giving superstars preferential treatment We need reform to fix this broken sports entertainment league
how the fuck was that possible
>>152138255In the 2003-04 season the Celtics made the playoffs with a 36-46 record lol
>>152138367>42 fga Volumes
>>152136640Sometimes your parents are the ones with personality disorders
>>152138367luckily they dont tell you whether they won the game or not when posting stats.
>>152138371I miss that Paul Pierce + a bunch of bums era
Flagg with 2 points on 20% shooting in 16 and a half minutes during the 1st half. BUST
nuggets still running the bench lineup somehow
>>152138415https://x.com/extrastats/status/1992971472294604859here you go matehe lost by 3 to Bill Russell
>>152138378You should watch wilt games. He'd be matched up against 6'9 unathletic midgets but still miss layups and posters from 2 feet away, then he'd get his own board and put it back in. He really wasn't that good, he just played in an era of shitters
>>152138406blaming your problems on everyone but yourself won't make them go away, schizo
>>152138422That was the Antoine Walker/Paul Pierce era, sir
>>152138437kek, knew it.wilt is the definition of empty stats pre sixers championship
>>152138449Some people have abusive narcissist parents. No good comes from trying to get along with mentally ill parents with personality disorders.
>>152138367They didn't have the 3 seconds rule for defenders back then. He just stood under the basket preventing any shots from close to the rim and collecting all the rebounds from the missed midrange shots
>>152138443Ive heard he pulled a westbrook and made his teammates give up rebounds/shots to statpad
>>152138022Who?
>>152138467Wilt is the biggest empty statspadder of all time, by a lot
>>152138476>everyone except me is a narcissistp r o j e c t i o n
>>152138449what the hell does that have to do with what he said retard? unless youre unironically retarded enough to think the world runs on ones own mind like a hivemind based around yourself like pluribuskek retard
Rapties bros, vibe check?!
>>152138487Yes, watch his old games. He also always went for fingerrolls instead of basic layups or power moves, leading to a lot of misses on what should have been makes
What the hell are you meant to do with an autographed gg jackson photo
>>152138476>No good comes from trying to get along with mentally ill parents with personality disorders.now this, i don't agree, thats stigmatizing mental illness, nothing about being abusive and mentally ill are inextricably linked.
>>152138506>SKREEEEEEEOOOONK
>>152138501Do you believe narcissist and abusive parents don't exist? Kids are always at fault and parents are always faultless?
>>152138435adelmann isn't worried about beating memephis, so he is getting his dwindling collection of healthy starters some extra rest.
>>152138533the game was a lot more strict on post backdowns as offensive fouls in those days, but yeah he shouldn't have went for so many finger rolls.
>>152138570stop replying to me you revolting desperate for attention mental case
>>152138506
It's funny how you just break down, waiting on some sign
>>152138552Yes, bit abusive parents are always mentally ill by default. Only mentally ill people abuse their own children
>>152138592He was soft/did it to pad his rebound stats. He cared more about playing pretty than winning and being efficient
I wish for just a single game in which the Pistons can actually defend the perimeter
>>152138506Pisstains better watch out or we will take their spot soon !
>>152138655The most impressive thing really about wilt is his minutes/games played but that's because he was a lebron tier ubermensch in the plumber era and not skill
54 from treball is odee shooting hang pulls
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>>152126048I actually just watched the game. Here’s my 2 cents. LeBron cherry picks as much as he can. LeBron shoots a lot of contested 3’s where both players seem to be frozen in time. LeBrons D is see above cherry-picking.
>>152129852It’s almost like SHAQ cursed these poor bastards for all of eternity.
>>152138797He's as big a statspadder as prime Wilt
Only 9 points for Jokic. My MVP has fallen. Score moar points
Why the fuck is Watson getting 20 shots a game?
>>152135125dam you're right
