news - nba.comprevious >>152125835thread theme: https://youtu.be/l6iIaY4C12w?si=JSf6K2jfti97WoHr1995 Rockets vs Suns WCSF Game 7: https://youtu.be/06b8IdM6MUQ?si=smh0RsPKHn79WX5b
Raptors
>>152138700>you will now remember drexler didnt retire ringless cause he joined the rockets despite being a victim of Jordans ring cockblocking in the 90s
>>152138700nice digits but>best shit Rockets have to brag about happened in the 20th century is some ugly cringe, your team sucks and will never be good
Peyton watson has crazy athleticism but 0 iq
>>152138743same thing with Payton on the 06' heat and Robinson just winning after Jordan dipped.
spencer j0nes
I pull up to the front of your drivewayWith magic soaking my spine
Touching myself right now. AMA!
>>152138826is it racist if I say most NBA players are like this?
Erik Spoelstra is the Mike Tomlin on the NBA. >Won a championship a decade and a half ago>makes the playoffs every year as a .550 team with a bunch of random players>never has the star power to do anything in the playoffs
>>152138874yes
>>152138866What part are you touching?
>>152138874Yes
>>152138874Is he boomer sexting with Trump?
>>152138887My balls :)
>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 defenseSimple as
>>152138879If Jimmy wasn't such a diva they could have made the finals again this yearStill not beating the Thunder though
>>152138917Matching your energy.
Knicks, this is your mayor.
stream pk is a game changer
>>152138879Why aren't good nba players flocking to live in Miami?
oh no no no mitchell waking up
>>152138946He’s right, incel.
>>152138879Tomlin had the best team in the NFL for like 3 years and choked it away including getting beat by literally the Jaguars. I always said he's the NFL's Doc Rivers
Bam is refusing to rebound specifically to cost me money
>>152138946why do you keep posting this?
>>152139067hes protesting the reports the bam bbc poster was getting
>>152138946He's outta line, but he's right
It’s gonna be nice to see Dillion again
donovan mitchell for thr
Pacie sisters...what happened to our organization???
How soon can Kenny Atkinson be fired?
>>152139143don't worry, mathurin and nembhard are remodeling as we speak
9 pt lead with 1 minute to go is the most dangerous lead
Forgot what it's like to lose
is jokic even trying? 9 pts and 4 from FT
That's 8 in a row now!GG cavs
YEAH IM THINKIN WE BACK LIKE COOKED CRACK(unc reference sorry)
ingram fried em
MY RAPTIES
what is this schedule lmao, only lakers that can stop em
Did Edey get benched cause he sucks or is he injured again?
Ingram is like 28 and still full of acne
Only 9 points for Jokic. My MVP has fallen. Score moar points Jok
my rapties!!!!!
>>152139181Adelmann told him to take it easy today, he only played 14 min in the 1st half, will probably sit out the 4th. Denver's bench can beat the grizz
Game of the day starting soon. Time for booker to either prove me wrong, or falter and I look for a new star goated with the sauce, to support.
at least he hustles
Damn, Scottie's defense has been the back bone of this team.
>>152139233Outside of west coast road trips their schedule should be easy since the East is so cooked
>>152138946just looked up his wife...#uever...?
>>152139268we’re unstoppable
>>152139256>https://www.compdermcenter.com/acne-secret-anti-aging-weapon/>A new study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology may indicate the reason that typical signs of aging, such as thinning skin and the emergence of wrinkles, appear later in life for those who have acne-prone skin than for those who never suffered outbreaks of blemishes.38 here and still getting acne. I look like my mid 20s and can date late teens and early 20s. Thank you acne
>>152139291only nugger's played with negative plus minus
>>152139293How can you not love scottie. guy’s been disrespected his whole career and he’s still just this smiley happy go lucky dude darko was right he will be the face of the league
>>152139340i know but somehow people on x keep on praising his hustles for whatever reasonlike come on jokic barely shoots in this game, you can't expect only 3 players to do the scoring
good national schedule next 2 days
Cade a choker
How are the lelicans winning
Scottie is ELITE
>>152139321This raptors team has a similar aura to this summer’s blue jays or that 2017 leafs team before they grew up into bums. I can’t remember a raptors season this vindicating. nobody else understood how good we are except true raptors fans who saw the vision. all the idiots who’ve been running their mouths about the OG trade or the BI trade have had to eat a healthy slice of humble pie. feels fuckin good
WE
>>152139420Bulls are done
Mathurin ain't HaliMathurin ain't him
>>152139420And the Bulls had such a good start on the season.
See you in the finals, RapGODs
Good evening /nba/, time for Rockets basketball out in the desert
This general should apologize to Massai He built this raptor team
not a raptors fan but i'm happy with their fans considering the absolute carnage for the last couple seasons
holy shit jokebitch
jokic has to be the greatest half court shooter of all time
>>152139289>Time for booker to either prove me wrongI told your dumbass to ride the Suns early season but you just wanted to argue that gambling wasn't halal or whatever.
>>152139420>bull starting 3 guards and patrick williams and buzelis>only center is jalen smith>even though derik queen has only played 9 minutes, yves missi is also a good center in his own righ
Imagine getting blown out by my pellies lmao
>>152139490
Okogie gets buckets now?
https://streamable.com/wr7grn
>>152139510Happy for you, brotha
>>152139463Always nice
into the 4th quarter and our humble hustler is still sitting with 0 points you love to see it
Wet like I'm Book
kek...HOLD UP HOLD UP HOLD UP. All these games today and Nobody has talked about the Bulls losing to...the Pelicans currently? Kek wtf hahaha is the white supremacist shit real in here and the Bulls losing going to be ignored or downplayed here everytime after the propaganda of Giddey taking a leap and the Bulls being legit?
>>152139490Its weird bc Luka has tons of clips hitting these seemingly effortless during training but never in actual games.
gib Jokic 1 moar rebound he needs a trip dub
>>152139541Giddey never recovered from Hunter humiliating him
>>152139513Lilllard is better and has moar volume
This nigga actually, literally, in real life ducked out of the Suns matchup
>>152139569It's possible someone died
Pelle Larsson just took cooper flagg to the bucket and then blocked him on the mags next trip down the court
8 points on 30% shooting and 3 turnovers in 30 minutes of play. Cooper Flagg sucks
This clowney dude for the nets can play
>>152139541Who fucking cares about the Bulls? Lol. They were only interesting when they tricked us that they might not totally suck ass this season.
You now remember the greatest pound for pound nuggets PG of all time
Sexy ball movement from my Suns
>>152139580
>>152139513>>152139566those guys are known for deep 3's but im talking half court heaves. Joker is the guy
>>152139569i thought so too but then i remembered KD played at rucker which no other hoopers these days have the balls to do so he definitely wouldn't duck a game of hoops
>>152139612>sexy bowel movementsicko
>>152139580Yeah, KD's AVRA
>>152139617cant disagree with that. Jokic is MVPLet Jokic pad some stats He needs at least 20 points and 1 moar rebound for a trip dub
>>152139442GOT
>Weap
Weapschizo might actually kill himself
my rapshits march on
>>152139685He's already dead, m8. When was the last time you heard from him?
Suns-Rockets is real hoops
>kill Masai>his vision comes true>kill Nico>...
>>152139685>>152139682Jinxed it
>>152139689Too soon
Time for Jason Midd to draw up contested logo 3 for Fagg. Let the boy know how Luka felt.
Memphis can't even beat Jokicless nuggersIt's ogre
>>152139714His vision came true Dallas is ASS
GillespDAWG on my team, who has it better than us
>>152139478They were kinda fun last year. I will always remember the ethical tank
>>152139716I'm cheering for the Heat, dum dum
>>152139619>>i thought so too but then i remembered KD played at rucker which no other hoopers these days have the balls to do so he definitely wouldn't duck a game of hoops
>>152139714I-I kneel....
>>152139737My condolences
>>152139714I'm going to miss the>MASAAIIIII PICK UP THE PHONE!memes
Why don't they use timeout celebration anymore? It's based AF
WHY THE FUCK DID WE FIRE MASAI BEFORE WE COULD SEE THE VISION COME TRUE???? HOLY SHIT BRING HIM BACK WE NEED HIM TO MAKE MORE TRADES..... MASAI PLEASE PICK UP THE PHONE.......
>>152139760
>>152139754Only this game, dum dum. Because fuck DallASS. Are you new?
warrior bros.... it's over, isn't it...
>>152139760We didn't. Rogers was a cunt and wanted to get the credit. He also didn't like the idea of paying Masai.
>>152139760LeMafioso couldn't let the Raptors win another ring, sorry Rapshitbro...
>>152139580he's having a child
my Heatles
>>152139758>tfw nostalgic for 2023It's beyond over
>Pooper didn't take the shotNot that guy
>>152139760Isn’t he working for the fucking united nations or something now? crazy
>>152139794aint no wayaint no fucking way
>going for the contested 3 instead of driving for the tie ?????
>>152139794>KD having a kid before meGrim...
Flagg is acting like a role player. Just take both shots. No one on your team would dare to say anything about it.
Collin Gillespie has seriously gotten so good
>nuggers losing to memphis bench
gillespie another in a long line of multiyear college starters skipped over in the draft for athletic bums who don't know how to play the game.
why did nobody told me that tyler herro was a midrange maestro? or is this fake? flukey one game?i find it kinda funny, that when i first checked this game earlier he was 0 for 5 from the field, and he somehow turned that around by the end of the game.also, for miami fans, did herro ruin your "unique" random as fuck "lets just drive and kick or shoot without screens dude" offense and are you worried about him? never had any interest in him, but im keeping my eye out because of the narratives im seeing about him ruining this "unique offense"
>>152139794who got him pregnant?
>>152139830He is one. He's the new Kirilenko.
go wuffs
>>152139844Ime
>>152139812>Suns reporter John Gambadoro revealed on his radio show that somebody told him that KD is becoming a father.
Aaron Holiday legacy game incoming?
>>152139802It could be worse. You could be nostalgic for May of 2025
>>152139854No need to disrespect AK47 like that.
>>152139837Its one game. Herro and Powell haven't played together yet.
GO JIZZ
Jamal Murray is an all star this year
I can't wait for Thanksgiving bros
>>152139744kek we already know KD browses 4chan too, so this is totallg legit
>a traveling call in the nba
DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETROITBASKETBALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLTHIRTEEN WINS IN A ROW!
what a pass by joker
Timberstink Kangz finna be an underrated game tonight
rockets looking legit. still need like 1 or 2 more guards
it's over ladies and gentlemengo home
>>152139780yes, of course, I already posted something last thread to remind us, that realistically, it was over a loooong time ago, weve just been coping and griefing at the same time for years now...
Curry would win 0 rangz without dray
Jokic 17/10/16
>>152139915Holy shit first three digits are our record and the next two are our current win streak (15-2, 13 in a row)That's a sign, man.
somebody post that behind the back joker pass
Pistons winning 29 in a row would be the greatest thing in history
jokic passhttps://x.com/elninomich/status/1993156205670547887
>>152140046>https://x.com/elninomich/status/1993156205670547887MVP 6th straight
BARI POSTER
>>152140046it legitimately looked like a turnover until I realized
warrior loss goes a long way
gawdamn this suns defense is fucking ASS without Mark Williams, Ryan Dunn or Dillon Brooks on the floor, lmao, and they put their worst defensive unit without Booker on the floor either so they cant even make up with consistent offense. (They put brooks in like right after i typed this, im going to be sending this late so this is just incase somebody says "but brooks is in eith this lineup")
>>152138700Don’t run when it comes.I will say, winning is kind of boring now. I don’t feel anything anymore.
>>152139966All championship teams need more than just a bunch of scrubs as supporting playersOther than the KD years, Dray is the best teammate Curry has played with
>>152140039Just imagine the sheer volume of KWAB that would cause.
Genuinely believe jokic murray and crew can snatch okcs chain if they're playing like this
>>152138874I read this in bill clintons voice
Bullsbros...
>>152140102Need braun and Gordon. But yes in a 7 game series its near 50/50
>>152139883What does that have to do with what I said? Im asking if Herro is a midrange maestro because of his shotchart...I asked if he will ruin the Miami offense because he is supposedly pick and roll heavy, and miami prior to him playing has been running the least screens in the league.Yes, I know its one game, thats why Im asking actual miami fans if theyve gotten that impression. I have no idea why youre bringing up Powell as if the offensive system depends on him, the whole point of the "system" was supposed to be that ANYBODY can drive, and beat their man to kick it out or get a shot off.Look dude, if you didnt watch the game and dont want to put any effort into answering the question, you can just say that. Guess there arent a lot of passionate Miami fans here that actually know ball, else theyd have watched the thinking basketball video and could answer me. I'll have to start watching them, but the competition in the east is so trash that none of the games look appealing to me.
>>152140046I don't get how people could ever hate his game and its AND 1 mixtape level passing. Grizzlies announcers were coomin themselves
>0 points and -8 in 10 points gameadelman you will pay for this
>jeet has a melty because he doesn't know herro is vine 2.0Lmao
>Dillon Brooks 7-0 personal run
Brooks can ball
>>152140133anyone who says his play style is boring just doesnt watch, or only thinks iso hero ball with dunks is entertaining, or ya know, he's white
>>152139959but...2022...
>>152140102nah
>>152140129If THJ and BB can come in and get buckets with val then the team is ridiculously solid
>>152140102they almost did last year with the worst bench in the playoffs kek
>>152140159Braun will lock your boy up and your clitty will leak
>>152140170OKC will have that in the back of their minds too
Doesn't matter who wins the East... OKC gonna repeat
>Bulls let Pelicans score 140 points on their headHoly fuck, how bad does your defense have to be to even allow that?
>>152140163Thats why they need Braun and gordon. Their bench is incredibly solid. But jokics best teammate is gordon.
Bulls are back to being a poverty franchise
>>152140192OKC absolutely shit the bed from 3 with a basic zone by denver. Idk if they will this year
>Draymond, Horford and Kuminga all resting>losing against Utahat some point the warriors need to make a trade. their old guys can't even be asked to play more than 1 game a week
>>152140192denver has more motivation than okc remembering they almost loss
>>152140213Bulls were poverty even with Jordan
BEAST MODE. who gonna trade for him?
>>152140215Denver also had no bench and mpj having a brain fart every 2nd defensive possession. It will be the best series this post season if both are healthy.
>bulce losing to the pels
>>152140206check who was playing tonight. they had no rim protector
>>152140239MPJ had one arm, Gordon had one leg, and WestVishnu had one hand.
>>152140102That matchup would be the spiritual finals but OKC bench still mogs. Denver can beat them but they'd have to kill their starters in the process and end up losing to some East shitter.
if giannis were on any other team he'd have 3 rings at least
>KD gone>Rockets are BTAing the sunswas KD the problem
>>152140239>>152140262The only thing that matters this year is if they're able to break OKCs elite defense and if Jokic has planned around the chet/caruso/ihart triple team
>>152140146>he doesn't know herro is vine 2.0You mean Lavine? Im pretty sure Lavine is more efficient, and his shot diet is more of a slasher/3pointer hybrid. Based on what im seeing from Herro's shot chart, hes a primary midrange hooper. Also looking at their basketball reference, Herro got better faster, and his assist ratio has increased everyyear, the last time Lavines assist ratio was close to 25% was his rookie year.I could be just seeing things that arent reflective of his actually play, hence me asking what hes like and whether he'll hurt or help this new Miami offense based on the impressions of Miami fans. No idea why youre mentally ill ass is trying to shut down curious and open ball inquiry
>>152140283Even Detroit?
If Gianpiss were truly generational he would stop imitating Embiid and getting knocked out of the 1st round every year. Or at least Embiid waits until the 2nd round to choke.
How do you fix the Chicago Bulls?
>>152140157was the last of our luck, curry and the whole big 3 were injured for so much of that year, its a genuine miracle they made it to the playoffs and that top seed. Kuminga barely played, we had roleplayers like Otto Porter and Tuscano to lean on. Defensively strong team, Wiggins was relearning how to play basketball and therefore peaking. Jordan Poole was peaking and our defense was so good he could be hidden.Half those players I mentioned fell off hard right after that year, or were traded away. Kuming and Wiseman started getting heavier minutes, basically destroying that warriors team somehow almost singlehandedly. Defense was worse, everything was worse. Defense helped us on the margins so that Curry could be the sole offensive force, and we didnt lose as much even when he sucked and age was getting to him, now, we cant win, even when hes goated and age is a concept to him.Everything would have been fine even if we traded some of those guys, and Poole/Klay regressed...if we had a BACKUP LIKE ANTMAN and the other good picks we could have gotten instead of Moody (no offense to moody, hes basically are "best" rookie right now)
Jordan needed Kukoc. Lebron only needed Lebron to win 4 hard earned chips. One against the greatest 73-9 team of all time! LeGOAT!
>>152140256Thats a problem considering, Herb Jones, Jordan Poole and Dejounte Murray were also resting, so basically the Pelicans, somehow missing 3 of their key players is better than the Bulls, missing 2 of their roleplayers and 1 obviously essential big, in Vuvecic, who has somehow ironically probably been their best player as of late.Thats not a good look
>>152140405start by getting rid of the bums on the team
>>152140422true, will richard is also looking like another steal if he continues to get the minutes he deserves. Thoughts on this game?
>After averaging 8/3/2 on 38/28/80 shooting splits, Cam Johnson is now rounding to form averaging 16/5/3 on 58/57/82 shooting splits. let the apologies be as loud as the disrespect
>>152140449>kevin love>rebounding champ>4 time all starBron's 2nd wiorst championship 3rd option was miles better than kukoc
>>152140500>rebounding champ>4.4 rpg>5pg at 39% fgBarely better than bronny kek
>>152140285Nah, suns and booker just suck lol. Book cant conduct a top tier offense, not good enough of a playmaker, or shotmaker somehow. He doesn't threaten the defense enough, he plays out the game so slowly and reactively, allowing the enemy defense to get into comfortable position. And he doesnt have the handle to play that slow iso/post game, Doesnt help that the few times he does create seperation, he barely hits the shot, and the few times he makes a good playmake, his teammates brick. Dillon Brooks, crazy enough has unironically been a better more consistent offensive force as of late, but it obviously doesn't mean anything because he ISOS like a mfer and so, creates no advantages for others, and hes no james harden (atleast harden actually passed the damn ball enough to make up for how ball dominant and iso heavy he was).I have just explained to you the flaws of the suns. They also fucking suck defensively aside from like 3 guys, but the defense has actually been good lately aside from this game, has won them the margins, the bigger problem is the offense right now. So disappointed in booker man.
>>152140490>Thoughts on this game?I dont watch warriors games right now, but ill probably catch most of the 4th once suns game is done. If my prediction is right, nobody aside from butler and curry will shoot more than 8 shots this game. They might have to though with Horford and Draymond out though so who knows. They SHOULD be getting destroyed defensively, but the Jazz might just be THAT bad.
>>152140500>4 time all star>2 points in the finals game 2016>5 points in the finals game 2016And they clown LeGOAT for scoring 8 points in a finals in 2011. Get out of here clown
>>152140404Giannis is too one dimensional. Middleton, Jrue, and Lopez were big for that run. Bud knew to keep that team buried in drop because it was their best option. Let the perimeter fight for its life. PJ tucker earned every bit of his contract.
>>152140405Surely trading for Davis will be the answer.
>>152140500KCP in the lakers and nuggets championship was waaaaayy better than this bum LoveLeGOAT is the sole reason they won 2016. Kyrie was only scoring because LeKing was getting triple teamed on every possession.
this jizz warriors game is ass
>>152140588>trading for a 30 something injury prone Mr. GlassFucking kek. Luka Don winning his 1st chip and Lebrons' 6th this year.
>>152140560>>152140598moody and qp are doing alright, ace bailey isn't as big of a hype as he made himself out to be
Lol west brick
>>152140592yea he had a bad series
>>152140495he shouldn't have put up terrible numbers if he didn't want people shitting on him
>point at box score numbers that are trash for literally any player but one>rofl that nigga trash>point at box score numbers that are trash for gaymond>nooooo he's so heckin good the box score doesn't tell the full story
*sleepwalks to a 16 assist trippie dubbie*
Book dirty player???
utahs paint defense is disgusting
>>152140665they are letting buddy hield get buckets lmao
Red Tank Commander reporting for duty.
God OKC is so pathetic. It’s gonna be epic when they fall apart
>bulls narrowly escape the wiz>get blown out by the smellicansit's over
Get that shit outta here
wolves might choke
I'm about to inherit roughly $100k. How retarded would I be if I used $20k to pay off my student loan and car loan and then put the rest of it on OKC winning the championship this year?
>>152140758if u bet 80k on the thunder then the wwe writers will just change the script to collect ur 80k
Oh look, we are playing 24’-25’ Rockets basketball and beating the breaks off the suns. Crazy how that happens Ime.
Where does Santa Claus rank all time? Anyone who can carry a bunch of 2 foot elves to a ring is the GOAT imo
>>152140647>innocent anon is learning that the world is not fair and that winning bias is a real thinglelmao. yes, draymond only gets the "heh i dont judge players by their le boxscore i actually watch ball" pass because he won 4 times and the analytic nerds love him, so he can never ever be criticized ever, even when hes having a bad defensive game, its because playing center in that small ball role that people used to big him up for playing, is too hard sometimes.ive also come around on the "draymond was actually better than klay" train but at the same time, draymond gets way too much credit, and so im seeing "curry doesnt win anything without draybum" shit a lot now.
>>152140758extremely. That's enough money to knock off like 20 years in retirement time if you aren't a dumbass
>>152140758I don't know, I'm retarded
>>152140775imogene getting excited about beating a lottery team
Damn I'm trying to make fake Kyrie Irving trades and it's almost impossible. The new CBA got the league in a chokehold.
>>152140821>lottery team>11 winsI wouldn’t even be mad if that was the case because we have their pick
>>152140837trade him to hezbollah
Suns kind of exposed here. The team is pleasantly exceeding expectations but not there yet. Hopefully when healthier
>>152140837he's gonna ride his dallas contract, a fresh-from-acl-injury kyrie would still be a better player for this pathetic mavs roster
>>152140893I don't see anyone wanting him, let alone trading anything Dallas would want. But it's hard making the money work in these trades even without caring about if the trade makes sense or not.
Is Kon Knipple the best chud player in the NBA?
>>152140943We got MPJ still
>>152140758>How retarded would I bemulti-generational inbred level retarded
>>152140865Booker fucking sucks man, dude is legit getting outscored by Dillon Brooks, on better efficiency, while providing the bare minimum offensively, because atleast Gillepsie can pass.Ideally hed be the playmaker when Gillepsie is off the court, the scorer when Brooks is off the court, or ideally theyd be additions to his playmaking or scoring, but the dude legit sucks lately. Only racks up assists at this point because he receives the ball so much, and he has such a garbage handle that his turnovers almost erase the value of his plays, even if we ignore the fact (and I counted) that if we assume he makes 10 assists per game, atleast 4 of those assists are barely playmakes and have more to do with his teammates having to make the shots, whether contested or off the dribble.Dude is so disappointing, I thought with being a Kobe Disciple, and mamba mentality hed atleast chuck his way to enough of a scoring threat for 5 valuable assists of playmaking to make a difference, but no. This team isnt winnjng shit against good teams unless Jalen Green steps up his game. And even then, seeing as hes not a playmaker either, theyll probably bleed off value with him anyway
If you gave any random bench player SGAs whistle they would do just as well. Biggest ref babby in history . Sad
Amen GODson
>>152140956lamelo to nets for mpj
Suns
>>152140943i followed the dude ironically for years before his unfortunate death, i sometimes wonder though if i ever met the dude in person what would he think about me. he probably wouldn't care and just ignore me
>>152139685>>152139682>>152139716>>152139754microdick ABMs slit your wrists you pathetic cucks
I cannot fucking believe I am saying that Dillon Brooks is an unironic bucket for this team, hoooly, imagine some of these games without him, book would go 6 for 20 with 7 assist, 3 of which were the players making a quick release contested 3. Seriously, after this game is done I will post all of Bookers assists and youll see what I mean. Fuck, why did I believe in this nigga lmao. Im so mad so now im just ranting, the unbelievability of Dillon Brooks carrying the offense (4 of books assists were to brooks lol) is whats making it feel worse, if he was playing shit and his teammates werent playing any better itd be easier to cope about.
>>152140943young athletes are so stupid. imagine getting groomed by political podcasters.
>>152140781>gaymond is the only player to have ever wonweird argument
I feel like Billie is twisting her knipples watching Dillon Brooks and her Suns bump shoulders and throw elbows vs every rockets player
Aaaand the game comes to a grinding halt
>>152141047on god
You now remember when the Kings were randomly the best team in the NBA for like three months two years ago
>>152141111>young athletes are so stupid. imagine getting groomed by political podcasters.
>>152141198pay a bill
What happened to Sengun
>>152140102OKC is pretty different from a Ja-less and Edeyless Memphis. Denver's second unit is gonna get destroyed without a true back up PG.
>>152141212They’ve just been targeting either doubles every single time he’d has the ball tonight so he’s been dishing. Amen has been eating though.
is austin rivers putting on a transatlantic accent for his nbc job
Western Conference = The Salty SpitoonEastern Conference = Weenie Hut Jr's
>>152141256Oh I thought he got injured from the realapp comments, thanks
>>152141259Eastern conference is SGA- a weak ass bitch
MY Toronto Rapties are on an 8 game winning streak
Rockets win!!ggs sunsA good, gritty rebound game. Onto to a cope cup game against the Warriors on Wednesday.
I've seen enough! Cut Specer Jones and sign Cam Reddish!
>>152141294oladipo is begging to be signed so he's now statfarming in g-league
amen thompson is legit my fav player in the league at this point
>>152141103Heatskitz?! That you?! MY NIGGA!
BEAST ROCKETS
>>152141212He remembered he's Turkish
should i give up on booker and the suns? what a disappointing game, he couldn't take more than 13 shots and i dont even know if id want him to at this point considering the fact he only made 5 shots today. Roleplayer numbers. 5 assists, but 6 turnovers because his handle is ass and gets destroyed by defenders who can apply pressure, and double teams, because he picks up his dribble so early.What makes it worse is that when I post those 5 assists soon, youll see that 4 of them were to Dillon Brooks, somehow the better shot maker, because he can just back down defenders with his size then make q turnaround jumper. Ive seen almost everyone of bookers fadeaway jumpers contested somehow despite being known to have a high release jumper.Mad respect to Dillon surprisingly, genuinely never thought hed be this much of a difference maker. But this is going to be a looooong season. OKC friday is maybe the last chance i give. My problem isnt even the loss. Its how garbage book plays in every game lately. Even in the wolves game I called it out. I celebrated, but im now seeing they shouldn't have won that game. It was a fluke, and the wolves are genuinely kinda shit on the margins lmao.
>>152141315Based and Amenpilled
Amen and Caitlin should link up
>>152141332>OKC friday is maybe the last chance i giveOKC has been demons I wouldn't rely on a game against them to give up on a player
>28/7/8 on 73.4% TSgreat game from ameni think the more surprising part was the amount of points he got off isolation which isnt usually his bag
>>152141332Leafskitz, I know you are trying to find the next team to watch now that you have to watch Curry on the same team with a constant diet of Kumbucket and the whitejew Pogchimpskii being a dickhead on the court every night, but the Snus were never going to be that team.
Unshaken and unmoved by this loss, SunsGODS.
Why is LeCum James still a thing?
ngl i love this kings team
>>152141386He refuses to leave and hopes Luka can carry him and his special needs son to one last ring.
>defrozenholy fuck my man bricking a game winner
wtf was derozan doing lmaoo
>>152141438The more things change, the more thins stay the same
>>152141448had a full 24 seconds to win the game and the pulls up a contested three pointer thats only worth 2 points
>>152141450kek
Isn't westbrook like 50% on game winners. Why would you not let westbrook shoot it.
WestSTATS is literally the god of turning over the ball so he can get a steal.
>>152141275I thought right we’re going to suck this year. I apologize.
why is this team so much better without sabonis?
thought on pwat being lakers-bound after lebron's albatross contract is finally done? nuggets can't afford his extension
>team gets a steal>coach calls timeout
Defrozen.........
>calls a fucking timeout>the team had no idea what the play wasHAHAHAHAH WHAT THE FUCK
wtf.......defrozen come on dawg.....
is derozan retarded
doug christie just lost them this game. wtf kind of coaching is this calling three timeouts when your team has all the momenutm holy fuck hahahahahah
>>152141372>but the Snus were never going to be that team.I wanted to believe in a non boring underdog team, with solid fundamentals and good ball movement. Id hop on the Pacers train right now if Hali wasnt injured, but if not the suns, then which team am I looking for?
good job giving them posession with 24s left and 1 up ant
this dude really calls timeouts and calls no plays hahahahahahahaha
Wolves just choked
LOL
my wuffs are trolling :(
Another massive chokejob from ma woofies :(
this kings team... is elite....
WHY did they just give up after that steal?!?!? there was still a lot of time
How long until Finch gets fired?
uhh who was that girl? #ueva
the twolves need a trade. They have to get a guy who's not a low bbiq fraud
finch is a fucking retarded late game coach. great at managing a season though.
I still dont understand if we're tanking or notgg, woofies
>>152141355Thats the point. Honestly I dont even blame the suns that much. I never expected them to be "great" but theyve been good, solid. Doing all their jobs and fulfilling their limited roles. I expected Devin Booker to take a playmaking leap while maintaining good scoring to elevate the team, sort of like what Ant does for the wolves or Luka for the Lakers minus Lebron. I didnt expect him to be as good as either of them (actually hoped hed be better than Ant this year, but clearly I was delusional) but his roleplayers and supporting teammates are way better and more balanced than Lukas imo, also better team ball movement. But Booker couldnt even do that.So the reason im making the final test as hard as OKC, is to restore the reason I believed in the first place: when they won against the Wemby Spurs.A "good" game against bums like the Kings or Jazz wouldnt mean anything to me at this point. The suns (mostly booker) have to prove a good competetive game against the Thunder. Im not even expecting them to win, I just want it to be a hard fought, competitive game against the Thunder where I can atleast say "They did their best" I cant even say that for this game aside from Brooks, Gillepsie, and Oneale
the kings defense is actually really nice. and defrozen still got it.
ant scored 40 and they lost? baka
>tfw kings can trade sabonis for mpj or jrue holiday
BEAM STATUS: LIT
https://streamable.com/4uimvykeegan locked ant up LMAOOOO
i am still dumbfounded how they just literally stopped and started just walking slow after that precious steal
>>152141579what is the purpose of a screen into a switch just to screen back into the original matchup? Is he actually thinking here or just going through the motions
>>152141587You switch so the assignment isnt open when you run into the screen… what happens after is irrelevant
Pistons are winning da Super Bowl. What a great holidays this is going to be
>>152141610here's an inline 5 since there's 5 players on the court
>>152141619>dude what if you had one more piston in one line that totally means you go faster right
>>152140998Why do you hate Booker? I would like him to play better too but he obviously isn't some bum, he's just in a slump rn
>>152141632No it means its more balanced and vibrates less because each piston compresses at a different time rather then being in pairs.
>>152141603for the offensive player dummy. Usually if you know they're switching then you hunt for an exploitable matchup. All he did there ws waste time
https://youtu.be/15lZkTiYPxg?t=15m3sI thought this nigga was a midrange maestro, but hes actually just a floater fairy???? niggas has taken nothing but floaters the whole game (and yes its timestamped for the fucking oafs)
>>152141632https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oqod79xCkHQ
>>152141636>Why do you hate Booker?I dont. Im just hard on players I expect more from. Also have you not been reading the essays? I lay out all the problems there. I also dont like incomplete players who have a flaw that can consistently be taken advantage of, the more one dimensional the player, the more team dependent, and the less dynamic
>westGOAT with the incredible game winning +3>slaveschroder with the pathetic +2yeah we know who's staying the starter
>>152141670>have you not been reading the essays?anon...
I'm still confused why the clippers gave up Powell and got beal instead. Is this just steves big plan to get as many big names on one team to put ass in seats?
>>152141678it's the clippersthey're just historically dogshitif elton brand was on literally any other team but the clippers he'd be in the hall of fame
>>152141678cocaine.
What’s more gay then sga, Canada, and the raptors? Nothing
>>152141696>>152141698Who's front office is worse? Clippers for holding on to this ass core and trading away Powell and grabbing beal.Or kings for making the bulls 2.0 without a good 3 and D PG which is the only reason it kinda fucking worked in the first place.
>>152141678Because Powell was an expiring contract and they didn't want to pay him
>>152141708clippers because they dont have their pick
>>152141701both not important
Jokebitch and Adelman need to sit down and decide what Jokics offensive load will be before the playoffs He wants to be just the offense engine but the nuggets wont survive against okc without him putting up monster numbers AND facilitating. They're going to get blown out if he just scores 20 a game like he seems to prefer
>mfw when im going to have to become an sga fan just to watch some good fucking hoopsits so boring though because not only do they have one of the easiest schedules but theyre also stacked. i needa find another finesse heavy, deep back, top tier effiency star (atleast above 55% eFG) to invest my stock into asap, or else ill have to start watch oklahoma city snoozefest. I dont even know what an oklahoma is, sounds like some made up midwest place
jokic is the best basketball player in the world and it's not close.
>>152141845okc (imo) is boring as shit to watch unless they're playing a real contender like the rockets or nuggets. Shai is having a top guard peak but the team around him is so perfect and OP it's actually boring.
>>152141880The refs around him are having a peak that’s for sure
>>152141880okc is fuckin awful to watch. they mug the opposing team on defense and then get a soft whistle on offense.
This man is making a living off one move and unlimited stamina
>>152141889a dort ACL tear would feed families. he plays extremely dirty then when he gets mildly touched does a backflip. actually disgusting to watch
>>152139559clean ass ankle breaker
>>152141917Holy shit a triple jeet samefag
The kings would beat the okc thunder in a playoff series.
>>152141951I always thought the Kings were a playoff team on paper. Better than Memphis and Phoenix
>>152141877That's one of the best assists I have ever seeing
>>152141837The main issue last year was lack of rotation and clear refball. Jokic was gassed by the end of the series because he was playing monster numbers and OKC was allowed to hack him.
Warriors are so mid
I need Wemby's pussy in my bbc
>>152141889It's honestly insane how unlikable their team is, only guy I somewhat respect is Caruso and even he got on my nerves during the last playoffs because of how much shit the refs let him get away with on D. Don't know why the refs have such a hard on for them
>>152139541You know damn well those folks fair weather
>>152142157>Don't know why the refs have such a hard on for themThey don't. You only think they do. They rank 22nd in FTAs per game
Luka is gonna be that "superstar that never won a ring" of this generation isn't he? Increasingly apparent as days went by.
The best player on every team so farATL : Jalen JohnsonBKN : Michael Porter Jr.BOS : Jaylen BrownCHA : Kon KnueppelCHI : Coby WhiteCLE : Donovan MitchellDAL : Cooper FlaggDEN : Nikola JokicDET : Cade CunninghamGSW : Stephen CurryHOU : Alperen SengunIND : Pascal SiakamLAC : James HardenLAL : Luka DoncicMEM : Jaren Jackson Jr.MIA : Tyler HerroMIL : Giannis AntetokounmpoMIN : Anthony EdwardsNOP : Trey Murphy IIINYK : Jalen BrunsonOKC : Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderORL : Franz WagnerPHI : Tyrese MaxeyPHX : Dillon BrooksPOR : Shaedon SharpeSAC : Domantas SabonisSAS : Victor WembanyamaTOR : Brandon IngramUTA : Lauri MarkkanenWAS : Alex Sarr
>>152142193Im talking more about the D they are allowed to play, the FT problem is exclusive to Shai and his egregious to watch playstyle, the Thunder themselves are allowed to hack and do shit on D that nobody else in the league comes close to doing
>>152142217>the Thunder themselves are allowed to hack and do shit on D that nobody else in the league comes close to doingThey aren't. They do nothing other teams aren't allowed to do, they only do them at the highest level possible since they have some of the best defenders in the league. When people say dumb shit like this, I think they don't actually know how games are refereed or how fouls are called, like morons saying Jokic was being "fouled every possession" when he was fighting for positioning with Caruso fronting him off ball, or that hitting a guy's hand during a swat down is a foul because the player that got stripped gets upset about it and raises their hands at the ref, it's just clown shit from people who don't know ball.
>>152142193>They rank 22nd in FTAs per game>t. average boxscore watcher
Im so grateful Amen and Goon exist man>>152141212Nothing still the goat>>152141331Cope fag
>>152142208>>152142208>Herro>Sharpe>Sabonis
>>152142325Best player on the heat is norman powell, maybe bam hes been good again
Kel'el Ware over the last 8 games:15.9 PPG15.1 RPG1.5 BPG1.0 SPG55.6% FG50.0% 3P86.4% FT29.2 MPG
>>152141880>a real contender like the rockets
>>152142240>They aren'tDid you not watch last years playoffs? That Gordon flagrant 1 after a challenge was one of the most disgusting calls I've watched. You always hide behind this "don't know ball" deflection when all you do is box watch.>b-b-but it wasAaron didn't touch him, and shai fouled AG. Pure bullshit. I don't even need to mention the wolves series and how fed up they were with OKCs miracle whistle.
imagine how much better the lakers could be if they didn't have to pay $51 million to the worst player on the team and another $9 million to his useless kid
>>152142344The Heat have been balling collectively but the main dawg is Bam and everyone else follows. I'm honestly very hyped for how far can they go this year
>>152142517I did say that lakers fans were gonna shit on lebron hard this season. But I didn't expect him to be this washed. Come all-star break they'll be calling for blood. Luka is the new toy.
>>152142528Best team in the east after the pistons. For some reason knicks arent hooping and i dont trust the cavs. Allen a fraud, garland and mobley been doing nothing. Its just mitchell dragging them
It’s time to have some uncomfortable discussions about where Curry is all time. A lot of people won’t want to admit it.
Sabonis for AD just do it nigga
>>152142517Theyd probably be worse. No one wants to play foe the lakers.
>>152142465Kel'el no
>>152140286>Doubling Jokic.Anon...It's almost as good of a strategy as putting some midget PG on him.
>>152141632More pistons or more displacement? How about browning out your city block to charge your tesla?
My wolves with terrible chokes in a row :(They're up against the thunder next
>>152141877>>152142039You guys are complete spazzes if you think there is anything impressive about that
>>152143071Damn, so that's why Luka droppee 49 on them
Pistons blake was a vibe shame he didnt sign with the celtics for another year i wanted to see him win a ring
Rockets fans... you ready for Daddy Curry today?
>>152143399>today
>load management>player empowerment >forced team sale>luka trade>multiple rigged draft lotteries >half the league losing on purpose every year>all star weekend is a joke>4 consecutive years of cavs dubs slop>multiple mvps to blatant foul baiters who play unwatchable basketball>ratings suck, sport is culturally irrelevant>lockout season>players and coaches involved in rigging>14 second shot clock reset that nobody asked for just to inflate stats>heliocentric ball>memechucking out of control >positionless all nba >ads on jerseys>blm woke shit, players threatening not to play because some dindu got shot>owners paying players under the table>half the league broadcasts on a channel owned by a fucking gambling app>highlight league>THE nba cup lol>nba Europe lmao, evenThis faggot killed my favorite sport and doesn’t get enough shit for it
Theres a rumor that kd might become a father which is why he wasnt playing
>>152143636*stepdad
never give up
>>152143629preach
>>152142515>That Gordon flagrant 1 after a challenge was one of the most disgusting calls I've watched.Literally shouldered him in the face. But sure, the review centre is wrong, refs are all wrong, because a retard like you saw one angle at home at thinks so. And it's funny this is the only example you can think of, when Jokic spent the entire series benefiting from the softest calls possible trying to grift free throws all series because he couldn't score otherwise.> I don't even need to mention the wolves series and how fed up they were with OKCs miracle whistle.The only one getting upset was Mcdaniels because he was getting cooked and exploited like the undisciplined defender he is. It's an easy thing to happen when you're losing.
Isaiah Thomas says he’s staying ready, why not give him a ten day and see if his presence helps out a young locker room?
>>152143077the pass is with his bad hand you tardie
>>152138789Stay there, don’t run, be a man, fight back
life's not fair
>>152144026How to find a virgin like this?
We got Queen
burgerbros... these balkan niggas taking over college basketball too now.....
>>152144175Pejas kid can’t shoot? What the hell?
>>152144185hes half greek maybe that is why
>>152144029you can just go to asia brotherwestern WHORES will call you names but that is just because you are holding them accountable for their actions
>>152144175Watching AAU clips on youtube made me realized just how doomed this country's talent development pipeline is. Europe is going to dominate us in like a decade. None of these kids play defense, unless it's full court press from the start of the first quarter of course. They have no off-ball movement, not like it matters though because they never pass anyways. Every motherfucking Jamal thinks his little Jamal Jr is the greatest player on the planet. They have absurdly retard shot selection and unironically just pull up 3 from the logo regularily.
>>152144299lamelo ball and ja morant are most popular players among alphies and young zoomiestells you everything you need ot know
>>152141877that pass was less than an inch from hitting the defender's heel
M-M-Masai.....please come back....we were wrong. Pick up the phone....
>>152144395He sacrificed himself for the rapties
>>152144226TRVKE! While Asian girls are virginal trad-wives just waiting for BWC.
>>152144395(YOU) did this!
What's going on with the Knicks? Why are they so mid
>>152144454organised jewry hates this
>>152138700Meal.
>>152144472Brunson and KAT are not a winning duo
>>152144299>>152144328They'll never change. They're coping by saying the racist NBA is importing those darn euros and giving them special treatment to keep the black man down. Saying if Jokić was named Jamal instead the racist media would be caing him a stat padding terrorist and give him zero credit. Delusional. Just watch Nick Young on Gil's Arena to see this victim complex in action.
>>152144494The NBA is 80% black anon, for all the talk of the Euro revolution Jokic has one damn ring
>>152144480I'm going to Japan in May. Finna spread my seed and shieeet.
>>152144505My dad wants me to go to Japan with him this summer. He offered me like 2 years ago but I said no. I’ll probably say no again. I don’t want to go to Japan.
>>152144504Then why all the crying? You also can't ignore the influx of foreign players. What you're doing is basically what white americans in denial are doing when they say "w-were still 56%". Nigga you used to be 90%.
>>152144504Bawb cord hated this one
>>152144516Why not? Intimidated by Nippon AVRA?
>>152144521Is the crying in the room with us right now? Can you give some (You)s to all the anons in this thread crying about Euros All I see is a bunch of foreign flags claiming they took over the league but again you have to consider Giannis (a Nigerian who claims to be Nigerian) European treatment to have as many rings as Kentavious Caldwell Pope in this decade
>>152144505bad news for babbs..
>>152144504>>152144530>samefaggingBABB cope is real
>>152144492KAT was a menace last year dunno what happened
>>152144541Is the samefag in the room with us now? You’re completely delusional all around
>>152144521Most of the nba is still American black/lightskin. This “europe influx” but meanwhile a European has only one the FMVP twice in the past 5 years if you count Giannis as Greek. Bawbs can’t win, simple as. 1 ring in 5 years, you wanna go back further its just Bron/Curry/Kawhi>>152140079Stay there, be a man, don’t run, fight back>>152144530They really did.
When watching basketball I think it's a lot more interesting to see what's happening on the court outside the main ball handler. Seeing the way plays are run to open a 3 point shot makes it so much more satisfying when that shot drains compared to just kinda staring at the ball handler until something happens like how I used to watch basketball.
>>152144541>retarded bawb can’t comprehend
I love my team
>>152144600Im a Pels/Nets fan
>>152144600Rockets up.
>bawb gets called out>runs away immediately Like clockwork, as expected, as they’ve done for years>>152140079Stay there, be a man, don’t run, fight back
Mouhamed Gay (Gueye)
>Playing the Clippers at 5 AMDamn, I can actually get some nights sleep? Thank you for looking out for us WHITE colonizers, Mr. Silver.
>>152144666>still afraid to reply to meWhat’s wrong bawb? Scared? >>152140079Stay there, be a man, don’t run, fight back
Who would win in a fight, Slovenia or the United States of America?
>>152144698bawb doesn’t even have the courage to reply to me after SGA won the championship (which I said he would) yku think he has the courage to fight me?>>152140079Stay there, be a man, don’t run, fight back
>>152144569Why are you talking about the past? We're talking about the future of the league. The best American players with the exception of Edwards are people who have already been in the league for 15+ years. When those players retire who is going to replace them? You look at the Euro players and Wemby, Sengun, Wagner aren't even in their primes yet, Doncic only just entered his prime this year, Jokic and Giannis still have another decade of play left. What young American players are even on their level?
>>152144666who yall done colonised
>>1521447365 years ago isn’t that long ago, bawb only won one FMVP. If you want talk about the present, a Caribbean Canadian is the currently the best player in the NBA and win the last championship. Edwards snatched Jokic chain in the playoffs back to back years. You talk about this “European influx” “future of the nba” but when you look at the facts, it’s black players still winning, even for the younger generation. So I ask, to what end? When will the “Europe influx” start producing championships? When will the majority of NBA rosters be Europeans? Because currently it’s not.>>152140079Stay there, be a man, don’t run, fight back
>>152144736>Sengun, Wemby, Wagner Cade, Duren, Cooper Flagg, Mobley. Oh and we got Queen >Doncic just entered his primeEdwards isn’t in his prime>Jokic and Giannis still have another decade leftThat’s no guarantee for Giannis, not typical for guys who are constantly injured to play into their 40s. Not the anon you were responding to but anons act like the rednecks on South Park acting like all the NBA jobs are getting taken.
Dubai prospect bigger than Shaq
>>152144843>some fat nigga prospectI sleep
>>152144843bench player 13 minutes a game type of player
>>152144857>>152144866He’s 8ft and can score from all three levels, makes Shaw look like a wing
>>152144872so he can't hoop or guard anyone and he cleans out buffets. got it
>>152144872that doesn't mean shit. Show me video of him moving
>>152144958I’ve watched, played and scouted basketball for nearly 20 years and rarely missed on a prospect. What you don’t understand is when Shaq dominated the league journeymen bigs made fortunes just being big and strong enough to ‘guard’ or foul him Ask yourself what is the perfect archetype to guard Wemby and Sarr? Do you get it now?
>>152145036wemby will shoot 3's and move right around this retard
>>152145036brain surgeon and rocket scientist here. I hear ya nigga
>>152144958NTA but if you're 8ft 350lbs and develop a post game you could basically be used as a unstoppable gimmick in certain situations. He obviously wouldn't be someone you play for more than a minute or two a game, just someone you put in the game if you absolutely need a quick bucket or a guaranteed rebound. Like think about how much of a freak Wemby looks like out there, now realize this dude makes Wemby looks like a small as fuck malnourished school boy.
Why is bigger than shaq a major selling point. Shaq wasnt even that tall for a center guy was just massive with healthy proportions and footwork
>>152145036>what is the perfect archetype to guard Wemby and Sarr?wings/guards strong enough to hold them (beat the shit out of them) on the block and stop their perimeter stuff. Not stiffs who will get run off the court
>>152145086>Like think about how much of a freak Wemby looks like out there, now realize this dude makes Wemby looks like a small as fuck malnourished school boy.Exactly, the only thing I disagree on is he’s a situational player. He can shoot threes/make free throws, protect the rim and dunks on Shaq like he’s a cardboard cutout. He could anchor a team and change the meta like his mentor
MASAI DIED FOR OUR SINSI WAS A FOOLI DIDNT KNOWPELASE PICK THE PHONE SO I CAN APOLOGIZE
>>152145098Yeah dudes like Caruso and Amen guard wemby fine because they can plant in front of him and he cant move around them fast enough with his weird spindly bodyIt's big unwieldy centers that have the issues with guarding him
Undisputed.
>>152145133He'd only work as a gimmick. He would be an absolute nightmare level liability in transition and on defense.
Looks like Ai
>>152144872the big dubai chocolate himself
>>152140079yeah winning tends to feel hollow when you know you didn't earn shit and it was handed to you
I wonder if nba players are smarter with money now if they still go broke within a few years
Wolves are in a pretty shitty contract situation. They need to give Rob dillingham that drug in the limitless movie
>>152145158Allen Iverson is shorter than that lil bro
>>152144504Its pretty crazy how Tatum has as much postseason success as Luka and Jokic together
>>152145426I was cancelled for saying he's just a pale Cam Thomas
>>152145494Where, here?
>>152145523My underwear
>>152145523Yes by some yuros
>>152145426lavine is based
New>>152145559>>152145559
no
>>152144737Everyone
>>152138823The fuck is this gay shit?
>>152140865The Suns need a consistent paint scorer; otherwise, Booker will be forced to take tough shots.
