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>>152145559Don’t run when it comes.
no more posts until everyone acknowledges lavine as based
>>152145559>pistons win 29 games in a row
>>152145586I remember a couple years ago people here called him mid. Now he’s next up as America’s NBA great of this generation.
>>152145586>>152145600It doesn’t matter because it’s clear the Thunder are sweeping every team in the east>>152145565Stay there, be a a man, don’t run, fight back.
You should not want Sabonis, Lavine or DeRozan on your team
>>152145623But let me guess, Westbrick is fine?
>>152145623Warriors could use Sabonis. Other two have no place on a championship team in 2026.
>>152145623you can probably get Keon Ellis for a bag of chips though
>>152145623sabonis yes. No to the others
>>152145636>>152145667These posts are thinly viled racism.
im not racist i love mitchell roninson
even the leafs realized you couldn't win with defrozan
>>152145677kek but really though. Sabonis is a top 10 offensive player and rebounder. Just put him on a team with good defense
>>152145707>Sabonis is a top 10 offensive playeranon..
>>152145730he is/usually is
Sabonis on the Wolves for Rudy. Who says no?
Sabonis to the Lakers
>>152145707>Sabonis is a top 10 offensive player
sabonis to the mavericks would save that franchise
>>152142208>PHX : Dillon BrooksSad that this is actually arguably true at this point....
>>152145798Sabonis: top 5 empty stats player in history, 0 defenseRudy: trash offense but good defenseWolves say no, besides minnesotas focus is definitely on playmaking and 3pt shooting on the trade market
>>152145798Wolves fart on the phone and hang up.
Booker was considered a good defender years ago what happened. People are starting to hunt him. In a better world booker and brooks should dominate the perimeter
>>152145829the wolves already have a bunch of lengthy defenders. Sabonis would improve that team
>>152145852They need Gobert for Jokic. Why do you think the Wolves send the Nuggets home every year?
>>152145849>Booker was considered a good defender years ago what happened.I dont think he was ever considered a "good" defender. Just neutral really. His defense this season has still been "fine". Hes just worse and so is everybody else not named Dillon Brooks, when they dont have Mark Williams as help behind them, when their defender inevitably gets behind them. Id also argue Book is kind of a shit team defender, poor awareness of movement that leads to him constantly having to close out hard on his assignment.
>>152145873>every yearyou mean 1 year kek
The only geriatric nigga on the Kings that needs to be sent to a contender is unironically WestBRICK
>>152145852You cant beat the nuggets without a giant to slow down jokic and the way things are looking youll need a big for sengun wemby and chet too. Sabonis cant defend anyone. West is unwinnable without a good defensive center right now if youre not okc hou sa or denver
>>152145798The Wolves do. Can people please stop the Rudy disrespect already? I know Luka hit that one stepback on him but the T-Wolves literally have by far the worst defensive rating in the league when Gobert is off the court and a top 3 rating when he is on the court lol
>>152145880So every year + the regular season. Wolves always beat the Nuggets because Goberts pressure on Jokic is enough to slow him down and they can afford to double him with KAT or McDaneils. Sabonis wouldn’t help the timberwolves
>>152145893Its like people forgot what rudy did to the lakers this year. The wolves hadnt seen a conference finals in 20 years despite players like kat and klove. They got gobert and they went back to back. Rudy remains one of the most disrespected players
>>152145892>>152145908look at the numbers. Murray is the one who strrugles big time against minny. Joker plays fine
>>152145927>bawb blaming murray againWhen will it end?
>>152145918Because in order to appreciate Rudy, you have to watch games and not just look at box scores. Many people struggle with this.
>can we please stop the Rudy disrespect no. Also the reason why the twolves beat the nugs is because their 2nd unit would dogwalk the nugs', especially naz reid cooking whatever bench bum they had
>>152145949Yup, with rudy the wolves have a tiny chance at winning the west. With sabonis they couldnt win if they tried a hundred times
>>152145965>bawb blames jokic teammates yet againReal superstars make their teammates better btw. MPJ left and is playing like an all star>>152145565Stay there, be a man, don’t run, fight back
>>152145939murray shot 40% from the field and 33% from 3 that series. Also had an offensive rating under 100. 100 is considered average
lavine to the nuggets - instant ring
>>152146014>murray 48% true shootingfucking dreadful
>>152146002> Empty stats in BrooklynYawn
>>152146020Lavine is coolI said it
>>152145965Gobert holds people to 38.3% within six feet of the basket and the league average is 58.8% I don't think anyone can "stop" Jokic but you can't name a single player right now that can come closer to doing it than Gobert.
>>152146121Yup and if you can "stop" jokic you can stop any other center. With how ants 3pt shooting has evolved the timberwolves arent in a very bad spot.On the other hand their win percentage against winning record teams is near 0%
>>152146121except Gobert didn't/doesn't do that. Jokic cooks him just like everybody else 1v1. What does work is swarming him with bodies, packing the paint, and living with the others or him making 3s which has been successful so props to the strat
>>152146212jokic will shoot slightly below his average against gobert. It really was porter and murray who would shit their pants against minnesota. numbers back this up
>>152145892>webmyhe sucks, he is a gimmick player no different or better than manute bol or george muresan SA isn't in the playoff picture in the west
Mavs vs Luka on Friday
>>152146212>packing the paint, and living with the others or him making 3sAnd nobody does this better than Gobert except maybe Draymond. His rim protection is not even the best facet of his game, he is also one of the best help defenders in the entire league.
>>152145893>>152145918>>152145949or its because the lakers literally had no centers to play?both hayes and len were cones on defense, even kwame brown would've looked good offensively against the lakers last yeargobert's problem is he plays at max capacity all season long, the problem with that is when you're supposed to turn it up a notch in the playoffs he literally can't, dude has the potential to be hakeem 2.0 but has the choking mentality of defrozen
>>152146348The Lakers tried the exact same Luka switch onto Gobert at the top of perimeter play in that series numerous times and Gobert ended up getting his revenge lol. Don't try to memory hole this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlzsXQJz9_M
>>152146403>not a single center for the lakers on the floorthanks for proving my point you fucking retardseriously how does a loser like gobert have so many idiots defending him and slobbering all over his baguette
>>152146454What the fuck does a center have to do with 1 v 1 iso play? They set up their switch and spaced out then Rudy literally stripped him and took it coast to coast on him lmao
>liverpool lost to a club that lost to USGBruh..
>>152146523Wrong bread sorry
>Jokic>Duncan>Bird>Jordan>Stocktonthat has to be the greatest line up of all time, right? The pieces and playstyles just fit so perfect
>>152146546
>>152146610Mark Price was better than Stockton
>>152146641he took more shots, yes. Efficiency is similar, but stockton was a way WAY better defender
>>152146618Still funny to me
>No Embiid>No Paul George>No Edgecombe>No Banchero>national TV
>>152146610>Stockton>Jokic>BirdNo.
>>152146707have the nuggest gotten any nationally televised games this year? I really believe the theory that silver and the networks dont like jokic and denver
>>152146728kek Im sorry I meant>Iverson>Shaq>Kobe
>>152146121>but you can't name a single player right now that can come closer to doing it than Gobert.Alex Caruso
>>152146753>Alex Carusobased ref enjoyer
will bron be remembered as a pg sf pf or point forward
>>152147357sf and point forward
I want to hate the little goblin man Alex Caruso with all my being because he’s such a pest and is overrated. But he’s also a big Texans fan, so I can’t actually bring myself to hate him. It’s quite the conundrum.
LeBron has been named to an All-NBA team a record 21 straight times, receiving his first selection after his second season.There have been four U.S. presidents in that time. He dominates the category so much that he also holds the record for All-NBA First Team nods with 13, which nearly matches his next closest competition for total All-NBA selections in Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tim Duncan and Kobe Bryant, who are tied at 15.No one is greater than LeBron
>>152147387im inclined to agree weve seen him at pf a lot lately but its his twilight years and doesnt compare to most of his career
dames bucks jersey gonna be retired at his toyota dealership
>>152145623Each individually are probably fine, just don't put them on the same team
In European youth basketball zone defense is banned, but completely allowed in pros. In the USA zone defense is allowed in youth basketball, but esentially banned in pro play.
Frobe
cut my life into pieces this is my last kneesort
>>152147697just what we needed another podcast from a trash can retard nba player
>call travels>call carries>fix this broken sport
Harden doesn't deserve this shit.
was wilt actually good or just an era merchant?
>>152147845free my boy every year of his career is him putting in work and some external factor ruining it. cp3s injury, covid, kyrie and the vax...my goat needs a ring
>>152147697has he always been that fat
>>152147845he did it to himself
>>152147911wilt shot 40% from the free throw line and only won 1 title as the main scorer. I say his career went exactly as it should have. If he was able to hit 70% of his free throws, I think he'd have 3 or 4, and it wouldnt be a question that he's a top 3 player ever
>>152147943harden has done nothing wrong ever and i mean that unironically other than the we love china shit during the hong kong drama
heh...my rapshits are contenders :)
https://www.nba.com/stats/events?CFID=&CFPARAMS=&ContextMeasure=AST&EndPeriod=0&EndRange=28800&GameID=0022500290&PlayerID=1626164&RangeType=0&Season=2025-26&SeasonType=Regular%20Season&StartPeriod=0&StartRange=0&TeamID=1610612756&flag=1&sct=plot§ion=gamekek look at every one of bookers assists here. I count 1 legitimate assist and thats the first one, and even that is a questionable "legit assist" because for some reason teams love to double booker on the perimeter, but he hasnt been shooting well from 3 remotely, and hasnt been shooting well even 1 on 1 in the post. And there are far better shooters and scorers across the league that arent getting doubled. My theory is because they know hes a garbage ball handler. One of his assists, the 2nd to last is genuinely comical, he almost loses the ball, (because he has to pick it up as soon as he gets any pressure from a second defender) before sending a bail out pass to dillon brooks, as brooks legitimately backs down his defender, into turn around fadeaway.2 of his assists are absurd. Legit just bail outs from Dillon Brooks doing all the work, and then his 3rd assist to Oneale, is just a different kind of dumb. He gets away with this simple bail out passes where he creates no advantages because he doesnt have the handle to penetrate or do anything, so he just waits around dribbling the ball either until a defender comes to double because they know he sucks at dealing with defensive pressure, so he does the most basic simple pass to the shooter next to him or whatever.In this case, he dribbles off a screen, picks up the ball for NO reason, pump fakes like a retard from the 3 point line(???) Then passes it to Oneale because he has no other options due to picking up his dribble so early, and the only reason he was open was because Rockets defense was retarded and didnt do a basic switch, so Sengun played drop. Booker didnt even "screen" anything because Oneale dribbles toward the rockets defender
>>152148115We aint eadin ts lil bro
>>152147697nice. hope he talks about basketball
>sga is mvp because he's missing his 2nd best player and is 17-1damn just say you hate joker kek
>>152148115you have a point
I see people keep giving excuses "This is a slump, our players were injured" what are you talking about? The rockets best player wasnt even playing? But the Suns best player was. He should have been the difference. What I showed with the example of the assists, isnt just "slump" basketball, its literal retard basketball. That is bad basketball. He is getting bailed out by his teammates, not the other way around. Making dumb mistakes as the primary ball handler. And you cant use "he gets doubled" as an excuse, every star gets doubled and this isnt Bookers first time getting doubled.For whatever reason, he is just not a good player right now, and despite the ironic fact that his teammates are bailing him out. They dont actually hide or cover up his flaws, they just do his strengths better than he does for the last 3 games. Theres a difference. Because I do agree that some players get a pass on being flawed because you rarely get to see them. But thats not an excuse for booker. Hes supposed to be a top 15 player.What makes it worse is that hes not even doing what hes good at right now either (scoring) I wanted to cope "Its because booker gets doubled more!" But go and watch his shot attempts. He is being guarded 1 on 1, but cant create any seperation, and isnt strong enough like Dillon Brooks to even have an effective post game. Somehow hes lost all his moves and counters too, nobody bites for his pump fakes anymore, he always picks up his dribble super early so he can never get to his spots comfortably, whereas Dillon Brooks doesnt have to worry about his ball handling because most of the time hes too strong to pressure.
>>152148270the rockets best player is sengun
https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/sacramento-kings-native-american-heritage-land-acknowledgment/Sacramento Kings to introduce land acknowledgment at games
>>152148084he consistently chooses the wron organizations to go to and his fat stunt cost him a ring
I just cannot believe how flawed of a Basketball player Booker is. I dont believe it. I just believe his circumstance is just uniquely ripe for exposing his flaws, more than his teams of the past where you could cope that it was just him and KD and the rest of the team was bad. And obviously with Chris Paul his ball handling and playmaking responsibilities were smaller, and Mikal Bridges could plug up any defensive flaws.But when I am seeing Collin Gillespie making plays better than him, with a better more dynamic handle (and his handle isnt even that crazy or anything) and im seeing Dillon Brooks get to his spots with ease, and hit every turnaround fadeaway jumper I expect Booker to hit. Its a bigger indictment than any of his poor performances when it was just him, KD, and some bums. Or when hed have trash series in the finals and against the mavs in 2022.Fuck, to me, I think its just so disappointing compared to my impression of him. I didnt expect it to look THIS bad. But hopefully Ive explained myself well enough as to why it does look THIS bad to me. I bet he'll eventually start shooting better, and despite most of his assists against the rockets being bail outs by his teammates, usually it's only 3 to 4 out of 10 assists (if we assume a baseline of 10 assists) that are like that. But I dont know anymore that I could ever believe a player of this caliber could win anything, he had the perfect situation to hide his flaws, minus Ayton in 2021 and 2022 and couldnt get it done. I made excuses especially because the numbers looked so good at times, especially in 2023, which was probably his peak, playmaking and scoring wise. But theres a reason its only happened once, and in one series. And I think I've laid out that reason.
>>152148425i wouldnt say booker is flawed, its just that his role is very defined, scoring and holding your own on defense. booker is also considered a superstar or at least a pseudo superstar and he pales because most superstars have various things they can offer.
>>152148312>On Monday, the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians announced a partnership with the Kings.kek
>>152148514bottom left is elizabeth warrens brother
leefjeet.. why are your people like this bro.....
>>152148241He also missed Chet for 6 gamesAnd Dort for 3 or 4And Caruso for 2And Wiggins for 4 or 5 nowIt doesn't matter, SGA wins with whoever is on the floor. You'd never see Jokic share the floor with his teams 2 way players the way SGA does in real game minutes
>>152148541leaf i meant not leef kek
>>152148560>easiest schedule in the league
>>152148491compare booker to his most infamous career rival, luka. luka can play positions 1-3. he can be an excellent point guard, he can be a combo guard, he can be white rockets harden and be a pure sg. you can even put him as a sf or point forward. his height and fatass body also give him more power in the paint and easier rebounds. every single player ranked above book in todays nba has a better arsenal
I rarely do this. But I HAD to do this to cement my point because I was looking at Bookers turnovers, and my god.Look at what happens here. Look HOW FAR OUT he picks up his dribble...against fucking 6'2 185 pounds reed sheppard. And its not like this was one of those classic point guards against big guys, low dribble steals, he steals the ball with his tiny wingspan when Booker retardedly picks up his dribble and brings the ball above his head...My God. I dont know what to say. I almost want to say that Booker is maybe just not that good of a basketball player.You guys have to understand. I am a very turnover lenient guy. I've watched thinking basketball, so I know that less turnovers doesnt necessarily mean a better passer, or else there are a dozen passers better than Magic Johnson.So I respect turnovers from tight or risky passes. What I dont respect, are turnovers that come from fouls, losing the ball, or predictable passes, and almost all those type of turnovers are the ones Booker commits. Jesus.
>>152148576>dont have to play the best team in the league, which is themselves
>>152148576Bruh
>>152148514lol they have a mexican woman for a chief
>No Ayton>LeGarbage backWelp, gg. Congrats on the win, uncs.
>>152148614Bro, you’re taking one clip and trying to turn it into a grand thesis about Booker’s actual skill level.Every guard in the league has possessions where they pick up their dribble in a bad spot or get stripped by a smaller defender. Steph gets ripped by guys like Beverley, Kyrie loses the ball in traffic, SGA gets poked from behind constantly. That stuff happens when you’re handling the ball a ton against NBA-level pressure. It’s not some unique “Booker is secretly trash” indicator.And the “6'2 185 with tiny wingspan” angle is wild. Reed Sheppard isn’t some random YMCA guard, he’s an absurdly quick, high motor defender with elite anticipation. Smaller guards pick pockets more often because they’re lower to the ground and better at timing. CP3 made a career out of that exact steal.
>>152148614The bigger issue with your argument is that you’re acting like Booker’s turnovers are mostly “careless,” when the numbers don’t back that up at all.Relative to his usage, Booker’s turnover rate is:>lower than Luka>lower than Trae>lower than Harden prime>lower than SGAWAY lower than Magic in his best offensive seasonsIf he was constantly coughing the ball up on dumb mistakes, that wouldn’t be the case.
>>152148757>Relative to his usage, Booker’s turnover rate is:>>>lower than Luka>>lower than Trae>>lower than Harden prime>>lower than SGA>WAY lower than Magic in his best offensive seasons>If he was constantly coughing the ball up on dumb mistakes, that wouldn’t be the case.Why are retards who dont understand ball replying to me? Why do retards think repeating back at somebody the most surface level stats that can be found on basketball reference is an argument?The ironic thing about stat munchers is that they dont actually understand how the stats are evaluated in the first place, so it leads to unironic retarded arguments (that I already implicitly addressed anyways) such as "LOOK LOOK BOOKER HAS LESS TURNOVERS THAN MAGIC I WON DIDNT I!!! ONE NUMBER BIGGER THAN THE OTHER".Retards need to learn when theyre retarded and shut the fuck up. I even spoonfed you, so your ignorance is retarded and unwarranted. "UHHH DUDE YOU CHERRY PICKED ONE CLIP, EVEN THOUGH YOU LITERALLY WENT THROUGH ALL HIS ASSISTS IN ANOTHER POST". "Uh dude seriously you're just cherry picking when you referenced things that suggested youve watched more games of booker than I have, like the picking up the dribble problem, the bail out passes problem, wasting possessions sometimes just dribbling the ball at the top of the key waiting for a double, being a very reactive passer which is less reliable for creating advantages against disciplined defenses, but you see all of this criticism isn't real and is cherry picking b-because....basketball reference doesnt say all of that, i mean look at his turnover ratio" Youre a fucking retard. Get the fuck out of my replies.
>>152148646>According to Caballero, the Shingle Springs tribe that operates the Red Hawk Casino is not Miwok and is not indigenous to El Dorado County. >Instead, the tribe is composed of Maidu Indians with Hawaiian ancestry who had historically lived in Sacramento and Sutter counties.>Manock, however, said he believes there is truth in what Caballero is saying. >For evidence, he cites what he’s seen at the Red Hawk Casino, including a Tiki Room and waitresses wearing grass skirts like in Hawaii.>He said he also has learned the tribe takes annual retreats to Hawaii and their cultural events are called luaus.actually i went down a crazy rabbit hole (because indians are hilarious)
we really got a dedicated booker hater now. nomad where are you
Is this leaf arguing with himself lol
>>152148892Man, chill. Nobody’s scared of your “I watched all the clips” card, but you can’t start a discussion and then melt down the second someone pushes back.Here’s the simple point:If you’ve actually watched a ton of Booker, then you should also know that the exact issues you’re talking about—picking up the dribble early, reactive passing, bailing out late clock—are directly tied to the role he’s being asked to play. That’s not “surface level stats,” that’s context.When you’re:the primary creatorthe bailout optionhandling the ball late in the clockdealing with traps and loaded defensesyou will have ugly turnovers. That’s not a revelation, it’s just what happens to high-usage scorers. The numbers aren’t being used to “win,” they’re used to show whether your eye test matches reality across possessions, not just the ones that stick out.You can think Booker has bad habits, fine. But acting like those habits define him while ignoring:his efficiencyhis creation loadthe structure of the offenseisn’t some deep basketball insight, it’s just frustration dressed up as analysis.And if you want actual discussion, maybe don’t immediately jump to calling everyone who disagrees with you an idiot. That’s why people aren’t taking you seriously.
>>152148576Average Jokic fan
>>152148925I think so, there’s a leaf that is always writing essays and never gets any (You)s. Maybe he just went fully crazy and finally decided he’d get a response even if he had to do it himself
>>152148960>"Muh triple double!"If it was upto them idiots Jokic would have 6 straight MVP's and only 1 ring lol.
>>152148925>>152148980I'm a different leafjeet. I answered him using chatgpt and he had a meltdown calling it retarded. I find it funny and ironic.
>>152148993yes i think the best player is also the most valuable youre right. though my 2021 mvp was curry
Do most Euros support an NBA sponsored European league?
>>152149013the concept is actually very unpopular among dedicated fans, though normies would probably support it
>>152149003third leaf hereit is justified you are retarded
>>152148980>writing essaysits a jeet spamming ai output
even if jokic wasn’t a tripl double guy. Let’s say he’s 27 12 and 5. His efficiency would still make him the best player in the game, and still the goat offensive playrr
>>152149039I wish he’d stop
how is jokic touch so good anyway its absolutely inhuman
>>152149005>Best player in the league deserving of 6 straight MVP's>Only 1 ring>Not even the biggest Jokic homers will ever say that we're in the Jokic era >His team isn't even the favorite to come out of the West this year LOL
>>152149026It would help concentrate the talent pool I think. Most of Europe's best players don't even play in the Euroleague and usually just go from their domestic leagues straight to the NBA like Jokic, Giannis, and Wagner did. It would be a good stepping stone for those types of players with all the NBA money being pumped into it.
ingram needs accutane
>>152149029Fourth leaf here.You're as retarded as the first leaf who spams essays all day.
>>152149013it doesn't really make that much sense to me in its current setup, we already have lots of established european basketball teams that are well below the standard of the nba. as far as i can tell it'll just be new teams, a new league, but there won't be any integration or direct link with the real nba. if it was something like the g-league where elite talents or players drafted by real nba teams go over to europe to play games for their european affilates, i think that would be interesting. now it just seems like a totally different league just with the NBA stamp on it which i don't really see why that should appeal to european fans. a lot of the big european basketball clubs are already well established or fall under some grander "athletic club" where they are tied to the city's teams in other sports
>>152149101i think it could work out well but the vast majority of clubs in europe have over 100 years of history and diehard fans. it will be hard for the nba to get alexios from athens to care about the Athens Spartans (lol) when panathinaikos is there. if the league is willing to make major investments it could definitely work out
>>152149116i wonder how tiny lebum is gonna be when he ends the hgh injectionsor is he gonna keep them going after retirement
>>152149013absolutely no one thinks its a good idea
>>152149013It's blatantly going to be a league where NBA washouts can go play. Most Euro's will only make rosters because the league will need hometown players to increase ticket sales. Euroleague will go bankrupt and fold.
>>152149257euroleague wont go bankrupt as long as they can keep the big clubs. having big names isnt too important over there, the fans go there for the club, star players are just the bonus
>>152149049His efficiency drops against playoff level defenses so that wouldn't be true
>>152149292He still has historic playoff efficiency
>>152149257>going to be a league where NBA washouts can go play. That's basically what the Euroleague already is. The goal, in theory, would be to centralize the most talented European players onto fewer rosters.
>>152149285Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and ASVEL are expected to join NBA Europe. Those are the biggest teams in Euroleague. Euroleague can't survive being propped up by teams in Serbia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Israel.
someone needs to tell these nba officials nobody this is horrible selection
>>152149215Imagine injecting yourself with that much performance enhancing drugs and then still having by far the worst on off +/- difference on your team. How incredibly terrible do you have to be to achieve that?
>>152149302Not really, especially not for a center
>>152149356You vil accept the Rome Centurions as your team and you vil like it.
>>152149346dude what serbia has partizan and red star and turkish clubs anadolu and fenerbahce have won 3 of the 5 el titles this decade. all4 of these clubs are bigger than barca, bayern and asvel basketball. missing out on them would be disastrous. agree on saudi arabia, i think maccabi tel aviv is big too
>>152149356Why would UK get a team, let alone 2?
>>152149356>No Slav countries that actually produce NBA players
>>152149399NBA HQ is packed to the gills with unqualified DEI negroes
Tell me what player you think of:>all time scoring forward>two way pass first point guard>rebounding big
>>152149392the cenutrions will CRUSH the BBB (basketball bacon bowl) sponsored by big baller brand . we really got L'Uigius Williamsini man i cant believe it. he runs a 0-40 coloseum and the teams owner recites dantes inferno 7 times a day. today is a HUGE day for nba europe basketball
>>152149414durant, cp3, wilt
>content creators are making videos on my teamIts over. This is the biggest jinx
>>152149414KDKiddMoses Malone
>>152149451>JKidd>Forward
>>152149451Kidds efficiency was poop
>>152149356>>152149399>>152149410some retard financial analyst probably looked at biggest soccer clubs and just took the cities. you could give free tickets for nba manchester and the stadium wouldnt fill lmao. this needs riga, tesaaloniki and belgrade
>>152149414NowitzkiCp3Dwight
>>152149414>Karl Malone>Stockton>Clint Capela
if its 12 clubs1 madrid2 barcelona3 france4 germany5 italy6 latvia7 lithuania8 serbia9 greece10 turkey11 basketball is irrelevant in the uk but one in london i guess12 the israelis are getting one if they make the call
>>152149432>>152149451I thought of Durant or Giannis >>152149509>>152149534Nobody else thought Rodman?
Apparently Jews were the best at basketball like a hundred years ago until people realized being tall was very useful
>>152149565Rodman is 6’7. I’m thinking of a big type of big
>>152149565rodman was my first thought but for some reason he doesnt feel like a big to me even though hes classified a PF and the goat rebounder. i dont know why. i think its because hes 6'7 and bigs are usually 6'9 or more
>>152149576George Milan was basically hitler
>>152149576basketball requires pavement, and jews are urban and live in the cities, so of course they gravitated to basketball
Have you ever coached youth basketball before, /nba/?
What Devin Booker goes home to every night
>>152149576>BAWB's were the best at basketball until segregation ended!
>>152149576They still are, they are massively disproportionally overrepresented in nba lineups, nba starting lineups, etc. They were like 5% of last year's draft class despite being less than 0.1% of the world's population, there is no other race that outperforms even half as much as that.
>>152149414>Kaydee>Child Porn 3>Barkley
>>152149414Durant Ben simmonsTristan thompson
I kinda want to go watch that Adam Sandler Chrtistmas basketball movie now
>>152149709More like thirty years before that. These motherfuckers were playing basketball before dribbling was even added to the game.
>>152149715There's only 4 jews in the league currently. Sabonism converted for his wife, Avdija and the 2 jews Brooklyn in the draft to pander to their jewish fans to get ticket sales up while they rebuild.
>>152149792Drafting a jew in Brooklyn is a decent strategy. I saw the San Francisco wnba team draft this Korean who gets worshipped over there. Makes you wonder why the lakers passes on Jaime Jaquez, a literal Mexican out of ucla
>bring Demar back to Toronto
This is the ideal male body. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.
>>152145559Meal.
He finally stopped eating the worst product on Wendy's menu
>>152149116>>152149853Does he give bronny roids too or does he keep it all for himself?
>>152149868>zoom in on the huge icream shake to check portion size>notice the 2L coke cup in the backThe amount of sugar in this picture is NOT ok. Please seek help.
>>152149850He's a 6th man being paid starter money and won't come off the bench.
>>152149805Lakers already sell out every game
>>152149868How much did all of that cost?
>>152149853what kind of silliness is this? There are a ton of middle aged lifters trying to swole away their real problems
>>152149903that is the proper american diet. yuropeans would not understand.
>>152148614Normal Suns basketball on display.
Who do you model your game after when you're playing pick-up, /nba/? I'm trying to be Steve Nash
>>152149853karl malone was also like this
>>152149992Ants step throughs
>>152149921His entire cardiovascular system
let's watch magic @ 76ersout: paul george, embiid, edgecombe, oubre jrout: mo wagner, banchero, jonathan isaac
>>152149992Stop it, nobody is letting an unathletic BAWB play point guard in pickup games. Park your ass in the corner
>>152149357peds can't cardio for you.
>>152150013>bancheroMore like BENCHero lmfao
>>152149992an off the bench energy guy that can't shoot or dunk, but brings hustle plays and energy. gary payton II / kyle anderson / patrick williams without the athleticism
>>152150013>out Paul George lmao he just came back, he already got injured again? what a fragile bussy
The prodigal son vs. the old master, lets have a good day Luka FC
>>152149992Bruce Bowen. I go ham on defense, but then park for a middy instead of a 3
>>152149992On-ball locking down the fastest most athletic guy and facilitating offence, like a downs syndrome jokic if he tried more on defence
My Edgecum is still out </3
>>152150013>out>EdgecombeEt tu, Brute?
Demar going back to toronto and winning the title would be so kino
>>152149992jameson curry
>>152150081That will never ever happen
Can we talk about Kon Knueppel?
No, we don't talk about white boys here
>>152149992At this point I'm Pau Gasol when he played for the Spurs. Every now and then I'll score a few nice baskets in the paint, but I mostly stick to pick and pop jumpers because I don't have the athleticism anymore to be a force inside.
>>152150319It's White Boy Winter, get used to it.
Wizards finally getting a win tonight
>cawks
>>152149992unironically paul pierce
Straight up, Raptors
>>152150305I haven't watched him much but what's the consensus on his ceiling?
nba cup games just hit different
Why is the only game on the Wizards vs Hawks?
corey kispert with the range nigga way back
Ain't no way these motherfuckers just let the Wizards drop 45 on them in the 1st quarter
>hox
>>152149853>nobody ever looked like that in their 40s
>>152150422>are the hawks better without trae young?
why does everybody still hate the Celtics? they haven't been a dynasty on decades
>Hawks
>>152149868looks good mate. i just demolished some wings
this guy's name is bub
>have to wait until after 8pm to watch my LakiesWhy the fuck did this shit start happening this season?
the wizards will inevitably blow this
washington's tank shall continue
Hoggs pretending they don't need Trae then they go out and lose to the Wizards lol
>>152149992i always modeled my game after iverson and d-wadei'm a black manlet that can't shoot from 3 though
>>152150601I'd say about half of America has tomorrow off, then the other half have real jobs that actually matter for society and have to work
>>152150601So we can have 6 hours of straight NBA literally every night. With an 8 month season, and full strength rosters for only half the games, it's no wonder the NBA is slowly being relegated to NHL level viewership
>>152150648I have this whole week off AMA
>>152150652I wouldn't watch NBA unless it's my team. This shit is pure slop at this point and the (((guys))) like SIlver running the league have destroyed any semblance of integrity it had left. Watching NBA is like watching WWE. Watching NHL at least you know these guys are going to hit hard and go all out every night. If NBA pussies need to wear padding like the NHL guys, then go for it, whatever it takes to play like men again. It's not like they're going as fast as the NHL guys and hitting as hard
GM rejected to trade for Middleton or Ilyasova in NBA 2k16 career mode. :(
>>152150665When does your mom do your laundry?
>>152150681my maid (not my mom) comes over on mondays
on Jah, u a bum fr
klay gonna lose his record
>>152150705>not my mom>maidGrown man can't clean up after himself kek
>>152150636>modeled my game after d-wadeoh no...oh no no no no
>>152150746Hey I am a proud tranny
>>152150741I can clean up after myself.But why would I when it only costs $300 a week?
>>152150734doubt it. they're up by double digits and he would need eight more...not gonna happen anytime soon.
>>152150672It has become a parody of itself, whoring themselves out to sportsbooks and corporate sponsors to get the most 'value' out of their viewers. Posting at least one "WIIIILLLLLLLDDDDD ENNDDDDINGG!!!!!!!" video on YouTube every day, which just turns out to be a 5 minute long 3 point chuck/free throw slopfest.Even casual fans are starting to call out the NBA on their bullshit
>>152146254I think he got a 60 point triple double and they lost.
>>152150528Its only right to hate them and the Lakers. I am a little surprised about the Suns though, I guess they got too cocky around those years they went to the finals.
>>152150528Why do Hornets fans like the Nuggets so much?
Jalen Johnson is fucking throwing and it's just to screw me out of money
>>152150528No one cares much about the raptors.
What channel is Peacock
>>152150811he's still hot
>>152150908
>>152150943My favorite president
>>152150854Why the dislike from the Bucks? Its not like they've ever played a finals together. Are they salty because they think Giannis deserves some of Jokic's MVPs?
>>152150898NBC
I remember when people were saying that the Hawks were a darkhorse in the east. At least Porzigger got a ring with the Celtics.
>>152150624'Zards beat the Hawks twice last season, both times with Trae starting
>>152150804>when it only costs $300 a weekThat's the most retarded shit I've ever heard. You're paying $14,400 a year because you're too lazy to clean up after yourself? No wonder this country is cooked
>>152145559Tom Brady’s kid is good at basketball.
>>152151016our time is more valuable
Wizards up 30 in the 3rd quarter, I will apologize to Trae now for not respecting him before today
Who should the Hawks trade Trae Young for?
>>152150908very efficient for sure, but he only scored 2 more. not even close to klay's record.
>>152151029Not even out of high school yet, and already bogged
>>152150854Hornets fans are all around pretty chillax'd and friendly, they only dislike the 76xters. You can turn the chart on it's side to see who has the angriest fans and its the Kniggs. No surprising such a crap franchise would have such frustrated fans, but somehow that same effect doesn't take root in North Carolina
>>152151036Hornets - Melo and they give up picksMiami - Take on Wiggins contract and get picks in returnJazz - Markannen if they can make the money work with other shitters on either sideLakers - Young players plus picks
Good morning, sirs!
>>152145616>the Thunder*loses to the 14-68 Pistons*
>>152151016>You're paying $14,400 a yearFar more than that, he has to earn around $25k to take home $14,400
>>152151081Dobrodosli slovjeet.
how the fuck are the hawks 11-7
>half court alley-oopgoddamn
>>152151093मेरा लेकर्स खेल दो घंटे में है :)
Magic are a good player away from having a contender
>>152151031Nigga in what world is your time worth $300 for 30 minutes of cleaning? You think your time is worth $600 an hour? You are a retard. I can take 8 weeks off from work for $14400 and travel the world
why are there so many injuries in the nba
for me? it's nba youtubers making videos about the betting scandal with betting ads in themhttps://youtu.be/gAw-VPNfhx0?t=822
steal streak came to an end...against the wizards lol
No one cared who I was until I put on the mask
>>152151296Lack of conditioning, stretching and poor mechanics, garbage fundamentals. Look at the shoes they wear, I guarantee you Nike is responsible for a lot of injuries. You gotta have good ankle support and strength along with a good kinesiology routine
>>152151001its the same people that think trae young is a winning player
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT
Kon Knipple is already off to a better start than Curry. He's going to go down as the GOAT shooter.
about to see some ejections
Lmaoooo philly got punked
based suggs
>>152151345he is going to break his three point record
>>152150835Yeah whats with the suns hate da fuq, im only disappointed in Bookers play, and think all retards that argued against me dont know ball and should shut the fuck up forever. But im not a hater
>>152151284Prolly an escort who also cleans but naked and blows him
Giving up 86 at half is diabolical
>>152151415this nba cup thing doesn't seem like a real competition
Man, that's a rough game.
'Zards Won
https://x.com/JackBDann/status/1993202709261172968zach lavine for mpj so nets can get the tank destroyer off their team. who says no
>>152151345And Flagg is on his way to becoming the Sam Bowie of the 21st century
Sixers are still shit
Reminder NBA cup is the real championship. Playoffs are just who accidentally didn’t have injuries, big whoop.
>>152151081Morning hooper
>>152151284>30 minutes to clean a house and do laundry for 4 peoplenigga are you dumb
>>152151456a sam bowie implies that there's a Jordan and Hakeem in that same draft. who are they
Does snoop dogg have aids? He's looking rough
One day a based basketball player will try cleats and be injury free
>>152151456flagg literally needs his pippen, unironically, pic rel would be his best 2nd option.
>>152151494You literally are a manchild r3ddit fag if you think you can't clean a house in 30 minutes. The trick to cleaning up quickly is do it regularly. No fucking excuses you lazy ass bum. You literally go work like a donkey for all that money but you won't do basic adult shit like clean up??
>>152151521nigga whipped out the TS%, only bawbs use that LMAO
>>152151540>t. Lamelo/Zach lavine fan
>>152151527He said a house not ur shitbox 300 sqft apartment
>>152151547I live in a real country unlike you renter Can'tnadian, so I live in a 1500 sq ft house with a 1/4 acre of land. Not only is my house immaculate but so is my lawn and landscaping. You people are literal lazy pieces of shit
I live in my mothers basement
76ers droppin like flies
>>152151576:'(
>>152151540im black and its not that hard to understand. its shit like VORP, RAPTOR and DARKO that are meaningless.
https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/25/trump-govt-warns-nz-of-migration-risk-asks-embassy-to-collect-data/The American government told us to stop taking in so many migrants and my country is having a meltdown over it. I hope he sanctions basketball nz and nz in general
shit games
Andre Drummond looks god damn old as fuck
>>152151615Lakers vs Clippers is going to be fun if Larden goes off
Why is the Orlando player allowed to dress like that? That mask is rediculous
>>152151572? 1500 sq ft is the size of my fucking condo. A house is 2500 sqt minimum. What the fuck do you live in a fucking trailer
this black kid can ballalso did that commentator just made a dark knight reference??
Looks like Maxey has finally cooled off today after dropping multiple 40 pts
>>152151653>this black kid can ballhe has a name
>>152150648Clippers have had more than one game like this this season. It's not a holiday season thing
>>152145559I watched a video on Gary Payton and Kawhi defensive breakdown and it made me a better defender overnight.I still dont know how Kawhi attacks the outside hip vs a slasher. perhaps im not doing it right. keeping the guy in front of me and forcing him to take a contested mid range is fine though. in game, I always get to a stalemate right above the key when the opp tries to drive and I stop them. which in a real game, would cause the shot clock to run out
76ers still have a chance bros don’t lose faith
>unironically calling it “dif”Who the fuck is this cringe announcer
>>152151714Maybe Maxey will turn into 2006 Kobe and drop 50 in the second half...
>>152151704>>152151714>>152151721>>152151730I swear if seen these exact replies before. deja vu?
why is embiid gone again?
Stop it Orlando, they're already dead!
dudes last name is just Black?
>>152151823
>>152151812
>>152151812Exploding knees>>152151823That’s a common British last name
>>152151599the n word
>>152151832What happened to my nigga McCain??
Dear mum and dad, my basketball player boyfriend Tyrone Black is coming over for Thanksgiving. Hope you're cooking yams!
how can some 20yo nba players still experience growth spurt meanwhile i'm stuck to the same height i had since high school?
>>152151847Something happened? I'm only half watching.
>>152151855I was 6'2 at the end of high school and I grew 4 inches in about 3 years after I graduated. im still growing apparently
>>152151857Just checked he is backThought he was still injured
>>152151855>flagnot trying to be a asshole but thats why. also constantly being active and good diet help with growing, which is why a lot of NBA players grow.
I think i'll just wait for the lakies vs clippies game
>>152151864you could make it as a hoops player
>>152151864my grizzlies need a shooting guard and you're shit posting on NBA.
>>152151877No I couldn't. I dont think you realize the skill level between pros and normal hoopers. I wouldn't even come close to being a pro. >>152151881ill stick to being a YMCA all star.
>>152151866Cool. Stats wise he didn't even had a bad game.
Rocket babbs... don't run when it COMES...
>76ers>tfw I got up extra early for this travesty
>>152151891>ill stick to being a YMCA all star.you've been gifted and yet you remain complacent?
>>152145559this man is evil. timberwolves fans are demons.
>>152151903That faggot ruined Rockets twitter for months, I’m glad he’s been banished and bullied off the internet
>>152151903rockets fans dont claim this man
>>152151891>ill stick to being a YMCA all star.big fish in a small pond mentality, detestable
so we gotta wait half an hour til the clippers game?
>get 40-balled by a Banchero-less Magic teamWhere do you even go from here if you’re Philly? If Maxey doesn’t carry the team and literally score 50 a game, it’s almost a guaranteed loss.
>>152151891>I dont think you realize the skill level between pros and normal hoopersNot that I disagree with this, but are you a Scalabrine fan by any chance?
>>152151937>>152152017I have a full time job already. I play basketball for fun. no I am not good enough to go pro, nor do I want to quit my job to do so. Dont see the issue here. YMCA ball is lit tho.
>>152151855HGH
>>152152068I have some cousins that are like 10-12 years old and I’m gonna go full Shaq on them thursday at the hoop in front of my uncles house. Just find people way smaller than you to play against, it’s that simple.
>>152151517yeah they should play on grass it's not like they dribble anyway
kon and flagg are MAGA. kon follows candice owens, charlie kirk, MTG and thomas massie. flaggs mom follows kirk and trump
>>152152050>Already balding in his early 20sSad
>>152151647How much land you have retard? That's what I thought. 1500sq ft in SoCal is a huge house and I don't have to live in a cockroach colony like you
i'm gonna get drunk and rage about luka's whistle
>>152152181Inceltic...
I have zero aura and my career is a failure. Who am i?
>>152152229
SURELY my lakies don't lose
>>152152062I LOVE NTR
damn after bookers failures i really got no team or player to root for or watch. guess ill just keep watching the suns till i completely lose it and cant anymore. nobody in this thread seems to be smart enough about ball to understand my criticisms so /nba/ cant help me find a new team or player with finesse (aka no bully ball, no grifting) but also fundamentals and good decision making, and isnt one dimensional or a ball hog but also not shai or jokic because theyre on overpowered teamsyes i know curry is the answer, but...thats another problem entirely
>>152152068why are so many americans proud to be wagies lol
>>152152282having a job and being able to provide for yourself and possibly a family is bad now?
Feeling sexy rn
I need Bam's BBC in my pussy.
yeehaw...
>>152152293Karl Malone has incredible aura, wtf
>>152152293malone has aura
>>152152282As opposed to being jobless?
What's the plus/minus for LeLiability going to be today?
really 76ers????
>>152152305I make $400nzd a week being jobless which is close to what my brother makes working part time and studying. The government also pays for my gym
>>152152244Not a lot of aura, but failed career already!?
How many ft are Reaves and Luka getting tonight? The line is o/u 24.5
>>152152320>I make $400nzd a week being joblesshow possible? sports betting?
>>152145559>lakers glazecast on NBC
>>152152320get a fucking job Sione
Why do Lakers always drop these ugly ass sheets? And that remix of Seven Nation Army is also cringe af. Negative aura from that intro.
Why the fuck is this game starting at 8pm?
>>152152320>>152152331I'm guessing unemployment aid?
>>152152331Welfare
>>152152141LaRavia is the superior cold white boi
>>152152341Luxon said our economic plan is bring in more immigrants today so ill let them do the mahi
>>152152266Based
someone pissed on the court
>next spencer jones' masterclass game is in3 dayswhat the hell???
holy shit this court
Kawhi's playing?!
Kawhi going for 12 tonight
>>152152141Flagg is a wigger he’s 100 percent not a trumper.
>>152145559I can’t even watch this fucking gameWho authorized this shit
Eww this court looks gross
>>152152414most male athletes are conservative
AR my nigha
Garbage ass rafs screwing over my Lakies as always
>Wizards beat Hawks avoiding tieing a franchise record for longest losing streak>also broke their winless streak in the NBA Cup>They will probably now lose the next 15 games
>>152152347uncs...just needs more time
Harden has been lowkey let down his whole career
>Laker GirlsWhy not just call them Lakegirls?
>>152152467Someone else trademarked it before they could think of it and they won't want to buy the trademark
>>152152467i prefer to call them impudent strumpets
I think LeBrons double digit streak is ending today...
what the fuck am i watching
LUKA FROM THE THREE! TIMEOUT CLIPPERS!
LUKA SAID FUCK YOU KAWHI NIGGA
LuGAAAWWWWDDDDD
>>152152481Does it really count as a streak when LeLoadManagement just skips whole games
LuGOAT always shits on the Cloppers, kek
>>152152492
my mom is begging me to ask for something for Christmas but ive told her a million times I dont need anything from anyone this year. same thing when she and my nana tried getting me shit for my birthday and I had to tell them both no a million times I didnt wanna do shit expect hoop and watch old basketball games.
BABBsissies, look away!
>>152152515why are you so disrespectful
>>152152474I see. I was thinking Laker Girls sounds so awkward
>>152152511What was the fucking point of making this
>>152152524they said if I wanted anything, my response was "dont need anything" and I got an essay response on why I need stuff when I said myself I dont im a grown ass man who moved out years ago fuck is this?
LUKA AGAIN WITH THE THREE
Mavs fans gotta be suicidal right?
>kawhi retruns, no Bogdonavic or DJJ (nobody cares Beal is ded for the season)>Ayton out
Remember when that retarded leaf said Luka wasn't an elite 3 point shooter
Luka already 4-4 from three, jesus
>>152152531its an autopsy report. its standard. you can find it for most dead celebs who died tragically. its how we found out michael jackson was uncut
>>152152554Let them get you some new drawers and socks at least
>>152152554just let em get you something so they can feel good you insufferable faggot
HOLY FUCKING SHIT LUKA
>nico
>>1521525705-5 now. What the hell Luka??
LUKAAAAAAAAA YOU SICK FUCK
>>1521525705-5 now
Luka cooking Sanders so badly he gonna change his name to Kwame Sanders
>assistant coach van gundy telling saunders to get up on Luka>Luka drills the 3>saunders gets all the way up on Luka following possession>commits foul
>>152152511>juan carrillo
for the 2nd time tonight klay's record is in jeopardy
Missed one. Nico was right.
>>152152568>SAAR NO THREE POINTERS LIKE CURRY SAAR
>>152152589Harden is 4-4 FTs
>>152152600foul on the play, shot doesn't count
>>152152611Oh, ok, Nico was wrong.For now.
>>152152575I already have those things, and when I need more, ill buy more.>>152152579but I dont need anything, nor do I want anything. its been like these every year they try and get me stuff for x man or my birthday. one year, when I turned 21 my aunt tried to FORCE me to some restaurant for my first drink but I dont drink alcohol so what was the point of my going? I just want to work and watch / play hoops, all this extra nonsense is too much.
>>152152515ask for socks and weights nigga
लुका तो साला बहनचोद हरामी है!>>152152568मैं यहाँ सिर्फ़ अपने पसंदीदा खिलाड़ी, जेम्स हार्डन के लिए आया हूँ।
luka finally called out on his flopping kek
Is that Maxi Kleber on my screen?
>>152152623I already have socks, I have a gym membership. dont need those things and I dont want them anyways, so why would I ask? if I need something, ill ask for it and most of the time I get it myself
>Luka can't play Dwho just stuffed harden?
HE LOOKS SO GOOD
>>152152637
anyone celebrating their birthday or christmas after the age of 18 is a faggot manbabypresents are dumbsimple as
>>152152641He just follows Luka, nobody has the heart to tell him he's not on the team.
>>152152511I wonder where his penis landed?If you read gigis report her spine went through her head. Unbelievably grim reading
Ben Simmons fan here for my first post today, Luka still can't play bloody defence bastard>>152152637I agree, Mate. Love from Brisbane
>>152152661based. Arrested development manchildren
>Kawhi load managing the first quarter
>>152152661t.the unloved
ive always been a laker hater but ill root for them once letranny is off the team because>77
>marcus shart
>>152152677Oh Lions congrats on the AFL flag. I thought for sure Collingwood was going to win
>marcus dumb
Kawhi took multiple games off to be ready for my Lakies
LeBum comes in = easy buckets for other team
harden > luka
None of these teams play defense btw
>>152152677>77Luka has the only blocked shot in the game so far
lebron should have signed for the vet min if he wants a 5th championship. he is not a born winner. he needed ray allen and covid to bail him out
>>152152684my mum loves me WAY more than your mum loves you bro, don't even get it twistedshe fucking hates you broyou're incredibly unloved bro
white harden is no match for the original. It's a marathon not a race
>>152152714Bucket sport BABB
>>152152718and crying to the commissioner as well as Kyrie
>>152152714LeBum doesn't play offense either
>comfy late night lakers game comes in clutch once again
LeFraud at -8 after the 1st quarter
new thread>>152152742>>152152742>>152152742>>152152742>>152152742
I cheer for luka despite my lebron hatred to fuel my even greater hatred for nico harrison
>Clippies look like a mess in the 1st>Lookahh looking like a one man show>Clippies somehow leading the end the quarterIs this the LeBron buff I’ve heard so much about by the “sports media”?
What's the name of the lesbian who plays for the Lakers?
>>152152661this
NICO HARRISON STATUS??!?
>LeQueen>LeInjured>LeOld>LeBanana
>>152152758LeBsian
OHHHH BLOCKED BY JAMES
Fuck Petefag. I bet he's seeeeething and dilating
>Giving up 132 points to the Pissards The absolute state of the Atlanta Cocks
>>152149992Klay Thompson, I feel like he's underrated, and played a part more in the 3 point dominance of the game and then also playing 1-3 elite defense
