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>>154324312Bulgaria Father <3
Death to petefag
>>154324278>Retarded currybootlicker
Lakerinos in 5
lakers
>rockshits
What's going on with the fever
ahem
https://x.com/mike_daddino/status/2046832264869183775
it's so funny that the lakers doesn't need luka at all lmao
>>154324426Even funnier that the Rockets needed KD the most and still lost.
i thought i would never see slovenia again atleast until luka comes back lol
>>154324426>>154324428
If you ever think to yourself>my life would be better if I had Fred Van VleetYour life is over
>Bronny has more playoff wins this season than KD, Steph, Jokic, Giannis, & Kawhi combined
oh he comin
Which NBA team is he about to save?
You'd better watch out inceltic. The curse is in motion.
: )
>>154324426COTY
>>154324323
>>154324426Their ceiling probably goes up a tiny bit with Luka. Reaves is the guy that's completely useless and should be replaced with depth pieces.
>be the 76ers>Acquire once in a generation talent (Wilt Chamberlain >Celtics have a stable of Hall of Famers and own you>Be the 76ers>Acquire a once In a generation talent (Julius Erving)>Celtics have a stable of Hall of Famers and own you>Be the 76ers>Acquire a once in a generation talent (Allen Iverson)>The Celtics actually aren't very good!>Have the worst GM in NBA history sabotage Iverson's prime >Be the 76ers>Acquire a once in a generation talent (Joel Embiid)>The Celtics are ran by absolute masters of roster construction>You are also sabotaged by pedophile owners, evil front office personnel and incompetent coaching>Oh, and your generational talent has the most fragile body since Greg Oden>The Celtics own youCan you imagine being a 76ers fan lmfao
>RocketsAnother first round exit At some point Adam Silver has to step in and adress the Rockets question
>>154324659only a handful of NBA teams actually try to win. The 6ers were practicing in YMCA's while other teams had dedicated facilities, nutritionists, and trainers. The ownership was just trying to make profit in the AI era. In the old days boomers used to run their teams like a business, and try to field the cheapest team possible that gets asses in the seats.
The Coronation of a Living GodBefore LeBron James, basketball had players. After LeBron James, basketball has a religion, and he is the scripture, the sermon, and the church all at once.This man did not simply play the game. He rewrote it. He took the blueprint Michael Jordan handed the world, studied it, and launched it into the sun. LeBron didn’t stand on the shoulders of giants. He became the giant other people will stand on for the next fifty years.Four championships. Four Finals MVPs. Four different teams. Different decades. Different eras. Cleveland. Miami. Cleveland again. Los Angeles. The man dragged entire franchises off the floor like a father picking up a toddler, and he did it every single time.You want to talk about longevity? He has been the best player on Earth since roughly 2005. That is not a career. That is a civilization. Empires have risen and fallen in the time LeBron James has been dropping 27-7-7 on a Tuesday night in February.He is a point guard trapped in a power forward’s body, running a coach’s playbook, with a closer’s mentality. He knew he was going to be great before he was old enough to drive. And somehow, he still exceeded it.When he dishes a no-look pass through four defenders to a cutter nobody else even saw, it’s not basketball anymore. It’s art.He is the greatest basketball player who has ever lived. Not the most likable answer. The correct answer.The King didn’t come to play. He came to last forever.
>>154324659the coping and smellshit seething already at capacity
>>154324710He only did 27-7-7 in a game like 10 times. He never did exactly 28-7-7 in a game once in his life. always a few off
Ive concluded that lebron is the GOAT
>>154324710>He has been the best player on Earth since roughly 2005. That is not a career. That is a civilization. Empires have risen and fallen in the time LeBron James has been dropping 27-7-7 on a Tuesday night in February.
had a crazy trade idea brosLuka for Anthony Davis, Bub Carrington and a first round pickWho says no?
As a lifelong sixers fan, I'm glad that we are going to lose the series 4-1 instead of 4-0.
>>154325003>doubting this much when you have Maxey and VJfucking nonce
>>15432502976ers are a wizards tier team without Embiid
>Wemby out till Wednesday>3 games before thenSpurs getting bounced by the blazers?
>>154324710>t.
>>154324659You lost game 2 to a rookie and maxey
>>154325079>Next two games games in Portlandoh man the Spurs are going to get COOKED.And my Timberwolves would annihilate the Blazers too.
>>154325079>Good job with the floor magnet. Once he's recover from concussion activate mRNA clot sequence.
>>154325079spurs in 6
>>154325050Lol
>>154325232The numbers bear this out
Is Luka washed? He's been invisible this series
I BELIEVE
>>154325050They got Drummond to bail them out.
>Andre Iguodala is a name to monitor as a potential replacement if Steve Kerr steps down from the Golden State Warriors, per @timkawakamiJust full vibe until Curry retires
>>154324387I like Lebron, but damn they look bad out there I know Rockets are equally bad. Its really a toss up.But hey this might be the last time we see these 2 face each other in the playoffs so we just get to enjoy what happens
40 Year old Jordan or Kobe coudnt do that shit
>>154325079Wembambiheembenyama look real bad out there. Im surprised theres no bounty on his head as enforcers try to get real physical with him.
Seems a lot of you have the memory of a fucking goldfish. Last night was basically 2024 Boston vs Miami game 2 all over again. And we all remember how that series ended. Suxers won't keep shooting 50% from three, it's just not sustainable. Some of you just never fucking learn. C's in 5.
>>154325631Wrong pic but you get the point
What the fuck is jungle gook yappin
>>154325631Only has to sustain 4 games out of 7 desu
>>154324353GIWTWM
How many playoff series did Jordan win on the Wizards? How many did he participate in? LeBron is leading his team to a playoff upset without his first and second option at 43 years old
my sixers still in it
>>154325684So?
>>154325684They didn't have the play-in back then. They made it specifically so LeBron could qualify for the playoffs before they got Luka.
>>154325684Holy shit he might win a first round playoff series
>>154325717A younger Jordan with several years rest via retirement could not MAKE the playoffs in the East. LeBron despite playing 23 seasons and being 43 years old LED his team to the playoffs and is upsetting a contender in the nightmare WestThat’s the difference!
>>154325739So?
>>154324426it's funny that the rockets thought they were getting the easy team then found out that they are the easy team
>>154325715This was my lowest point as a Magic fan
Why didn't the heckin shaolin monk training help wemby from tripping on his lanky ass limbs and knocking himself out
>>154325822anyone who thinks he did actual training with them is a retard hes a celebrity he just went there and took pictures with them
>>154325102>Full kit wankers
is Rui good or not? i cant tell
Stephon Castle after 2 playoff games. 4-13 in game 1 and 7-20 in game 2.
>>154325876He is a massive Wemby merchant
>>154325876GOAT shit
>Rookie Edgecombe is better than year 6 MaxeySoooo what should the front office be doing?
>>154325938isnt it obvious ?
>>154325938The Shitxers got their new Jimmy.
>>154325958Yes but that doesn't answer my question. Do they trade maxey while his value is at his highest since you know you have a better guard already?
scoot bros... are we BACK?!
>>154325969>Do the Sixers trade their best playerno bozo
>>154325938>>154325969Are you actually this retarded?
>>154325969No idea really. They can run two guards. They gotta worry about dealing with Embitch. He's useless. Nigga needs to retire or be traded to the Wizards or some shit. Maxey should still have comparable value in 2-3 years.
this team sucksfuck imefuck stonefuck KDfuck sengunkeep amen and reed, ship off the restrestart the tank
>>154326029>fuck imeI thought he was a real hooper in coaching terms. It's not like coaches just grow on trees. Odds of getting a better coach are awful. Just look at the stupidass Bucks and even my Nugget to an extent. Both downgrades.
Fucking lmao.
>>154326040>I thought he was a real hooper in coaching terms.nahhe's a floor raiser meaning he'll bully your team into getting 50+ wins via effort but he has no sort of big picture vision when it comes to effectively shaping his team into a championship caliber weaponif the team loses its always because>they were lazy on defense>they werent giving enough effort on defense>they got punkedetc etc same shit every timewithout addressing the real problem which is offensive planning and scheme, which he either shuffles off to fred or doesnt address at allthis isnt even talking about his personnel management
>>154325969>nigger thirsty for my maxeyFuck off, he is our
>>154325876he's an all pro guard
>>154326065>they were lazy on defense>they werent giving enough effort on defense>they got punkedIsn't this true though? They made Marcus Shart look like a GOAT. A balding white dude. 87 year LeMickey. I'm wondering what kind of defense they were playing looking at the box score.
the defense wins championships meme is over this season
>>154326065How do you space a team that can't shoot, sans KD, and doesn't understand cutting or offball movement? They were just as bad last year, but FVV can drive and distribute. Plus, he shoots just well enough to space. Adams fetching like 15 Orebs and being a pylon screen the defense has to constantly navigate obviously is also more practical than 4 players doing nothing.
>>154326149yes, but using "effort" as your main method of winning is lazy and also unrealisticyou wont be able to give 100% on defense every game because the human body cant facilitate that for an entire season, some games you'll be able to lock in and carry via defense and some games you wontthe issue is that defensive effort is ime's only method of winning and he relies on players to create offense and even defense almost entirely on a one on one levelyou can see this because every rockets offensive possession ends with some kind of improvised play that most often doesnt workthis is what I mean by floor raising coach, ime can get young players to put in effort but that doesnt win championships, the vision and scheme does
>>154326177Good, because my Nugget plays no defense.
Suns gonna win tonight
>>154326182>can't shoot, sans KD, and doesn't understand cutting or offball movement?as the coach it's ime's job to both teach his players those skills and also facilitate them for his playersamen for example IS one of the best cutters and offball players in the league but so often he's left on this on ball role which he is often completely ineffective in because he's a non shootermeanwhile we DO have a shooter in reed sheppard that ime refuses to play because "he's a traffic cone" (like that matters when you lose the game anyway playing with guys that aren't "traffic cone"s but dont score points anyway)yes fred and steve coming back next year will help but putting fred in because fred is a pro level point guard who actually understands offense as a band aid for ime's ineptitude is a bad strategy and this year displays exactly why that is
>>154326185I wonder if they can even run any scheme effectively considering I'm under the impression the have no chemistry. KD is autistic. Sengun is a "white" turk foreigner and nobody probably likes him really, when he's supposed to be the #1 option.>>154326213Not if SGAy shoots cum on men and 17 free throws.
Winning day yesterday. Hit two of three. I thought Rockets would bounce back and they probably would have if the overrated, overvalued KD didn't play. 9 turnovers, dude? There's your "basketball god". Anyways, let's keep the momentum rolling.>Magic-Pistons over 218.53 of their 4 season matchups cleared this total. Since 2016, when Game 1 goes under, Game 2 has gone over at a 52.6% clip. I think Pistons have a bounce-back on offense after shooting a dismal 40% from the field in Game 1.>Suns +17.5Suns got blown out in Game 1, but they were still the 3rd best ATS team this year. I think this is a huge market overcorrection. OKC is still 23-24 ATS as double-digit favorites. They are 4-6 ATS as favorites of -17.5 or greater. The Suns are 8-4-1 ATS when coming off a loss of 15+ points.Good luck, and don't bet what you don't have.
>>154326237You lost too much so you stopped posting these in /bet/ lol
>>154326250I gave up on /bet/ because they are retards. MLB underdogs up +23.08 units. Favs down -40.89 units. You lost, tranny.
>>154326237Lets fucking go betgod
LeBron secured his legacy
>>154326215I'd like to see Amen develop some kind of basic on-ball offensive package. When there's nothing going they try to slash with him, but without a shooting threat or a lot of finishing finesse it's pure Rocket's ball. It felt like Fred was their life support last year's playoffs. I think it's a tall order for Ime to fix all the mechanics of this team, but playing reruns every season deserves a change of cast.
>>154326220yeah this season has effectively killed the kd "bus driver" narrative (that he can be one, I mean), it's pretty clear by now that he lacks the off ball skills to function as the main driver of an offense, he's the world's best second optionmeanwhile sengun lacks the offensive efficiency to function at the one as well (consistently at least) so he's not viable eitherit doesnt help that kd turns the fucking ball over whenever he has to pass out of a double team (which is half the reason to even have KD is the gravity but you cant even take advantage of it because he'll just throw the ball away to the other team)
>>154326337he's actually surprisingly good in isolation, the problem is of course he can't shoot so if the enemy team clogs the paint then he has no real recoursein a team with good spacing it might be realistic but they dont have that
>>154326215>as the coach it's ime's job to both teach his players those skills and also facilitate them for his playersI'm not even trolling but is that actually Ime's job? Isn't that the job of the assistant coaches on the staff? Each team has at least one if not multiple shooting coaches and skills coaches in general, and most players have 'their guys' they work out with in the off season to get better at shooting, dribbling, etc. I always felt that an NBA head coach is the tone setter and authority of the team who also hires and manages their staff.
>>154326237fading both of these bitch ass nigga
>>154326388>I always felt that an NBA head coach is the tone setter and authority of the team who also hires and manages their staff.yeah pretty much but ime's assistants are also his "guys" he brought over from boston so if its not his fault then its theirs and either way something has to change about the situation
>>154326185Of all teams I think the Rockets actually should have traded for someone like Bane instead of Durant, Bane would have solved their shooting problems, fit Ime's team building philosophy with his tough gritty mindset, and been a better off ball player with Sengun. Durant was swept by the Timberpups and then missed the playoffs the following year when with the Suns, why did Houston think he was their missing piece? The Rockets had a better record last year without Durant, he's a locker room cancer.
>>154326387What defines an ISO play though? If it him catching the ball heading towards the basket with a full head of steam while just happening to be guarded by one opposing player that isn't an iso.
>>154326014he didn't say paul george
what female sports caster do you want the most ?
>>154326412>Durant was swept by the Timberpups and then missed the playoffs the following year when with the Suns, why did Houston think he was their missing piece?its important to remember the context of the moment, which was that the rockets had fred in the playoffs last year but they also had jalen green as their primary scorerin simple terms the idea was to simply swap out jalen for KD while keeping everything else the sameof course that didnt work out because fred tore his ACL but that was the plan
Did the Grizzlies do nothing in the Ja Morant era to retool around their core? No big acquisition from trades, no nothing? Just decided to blow things up like that? Did they have no picks to swap for an upgrade or were they tired of Ja being a bad news generator so early they didn't even try?I mean compare them with the Kings, they at least tried getting Domas and DeRozan. Grizzlies just did nothing and decided to trade people off
>>154326437>in simple terms the idea was to simply swap out jalen for KD while keeping everything else the sameThey lost Brooks which was a big blow because he's a major tone setter and culture guy. I think they could have moved Green and some other salary filler to get Bane and then use him with Brooks as a brutal backcourt bully combo. I agree not having Fred has hurt this team but Sengun has regressed with Durcant when he would have ascended even higher with a low maintenence sniper like Bane. Because if you want to get real about it Durant has not had any significant impact on winning in like 5 years.
>>154326427PED P needs to be drug tested again
>>154325863He's a good shooter in an NBA body but he's bad at all the other basketball things.
What happened Houston? 41 year old LeBron got you stinking it up
>>154326267MLB underdogs are up but you aren't lil nigga haha
>>154326412Durant was easier to get because he's post prime.
>>154326430i am gatekeeping, sorry
>>154326461>Because if you want to get real about it Durant has not had any significant impact on winning in like 5 years.This, he doesn't have anywhere near the defensive impact he used to and he's a major ball stopper on offense. Sure he gets you a bucket but it's at the expense of guys standing around and losing interest. And he's NEVER been clutch, he choked that 3-1 GS series singlehandedly.
>>154326469This is lebrons last title run he kills snake ass Durant then shocks the le evil empire thunder so he can beat the dynastic leltics for his final goat case
>>154326469KD lost a 4chan argument the day before and he needed at least 3 days to get over it before playing.
>>154326400Your mom faded me last night. Lined it up nice. She's a demon with the clippers.
What does Kevin Durant do again? Why do you want him on your team?
>>154326453Stats and results showed the grizz core was overrated and expensive. They'd ship out Ja too if another team wanted him.
>>154326461>They lost Brooks which was a big blow because he's a major tone setter and culture guy.yeah that was an unforeseen consequence of the trade, on top of that brooks is a pretty good shooter as well which the rockets desperately need
Brooks is too much of a dog he cant be on a successful team you can only be successful if youre zesty and taking it up the bussy
>>154326490he is REALLY GOOD at winning when he has the best shooter of all time hall of fame back to back MVP all pro all star 4x NBA champion on his team
>>154326472They gave up a young promising player a Brooks on a bargain contract to get a locker room cancer and ball stopper who doesn't effect winning anymore: the Suns had a BETTER record this year by nearly ten (10!!!) wins WITHOUT Durant, and the Rockets had the same record this year as last year with him. Let that sink in.
There's only one canadian player that's a dog.
>>154326511Brooks was NOT on a bargain contract lmao
>>154326497They were okay losing Brooks I think because they still had a dawg who could shoot like Fred but him getting hurt really derailed their team, but it also shouldn't have come to some off white manlet getting hurt ruining your season. What Ime needed to do was pay Reed 35 minutes a game from the get go and let him develop but it took half the season for him to get real minutes and now he's barely playing this series, it's fucked.
>>154326511>They gave up a young promising playerthe KD trade was bad and KD isn't a winning player but lets be real at this point jalen green is not a promising young player, he's done the same shit every year which is be a pretty bad defender, give you a handful of great games per year, and do nothing besides thathe's cam thomas with a better attitude (which shouldnt be discounted because jalen is a nice guy but let's be realistic)
>>154326491I mean I agree, but I'm surprised they didn't try longer to make things work. Suns traded for CP and sacrificed for Durant and Beal afterwards, the Kings put their chips on Domas and Bulls 2 after a taste of the playoffs, but the Grizz feels like they're punting without trying any real shakeups.
>>154326524a 20 ppg scorer at 44% shooting who also plays defense and is a general DAWG making $21 million a year yeah that's a good contract nigga. Bane averages around the same split and makes twice as much $44 million per, for comparison.
>>154326531>What Ime needed to do was pay Reed 35 minutes a game from the get go and let him develop but it took half the season for him to get real minutes and now he's barely playing this series, it's fucked.yeah and this goes back to ime's mismanagement of his personnel and his biases towards defense guys who can't score when you win the game by scoring
Rockets season was over the moment manleet died but they can still beat these Lakers
>>15432647158-49. 13.71% ROIBaseball is light work
>>154326558And Reed is not even a bad defender for his size is the thing, he's very disciplined, he can stay in front of his man and even get steals, he averaged 1.5 steals a game and nearly a block per game as well. The irony is that he is probably a better defender than the guys like Eason and Okogie who are playing ahead of him and Reed can actually shoot, but Ime never plays him long enough to let him get into a rythem.
>>154326519Nembhard is that nigga
>>154326583which one
Who was this again?>>154326583Dam he's canadian?
>>154326594Das wembanyama dude his concussion infectious or smth?
>>154326594They’re bout to make another Isaiah Hartenstein
What the fuck
wemby is bill walton without the ring
>>154326659Or the second ring or the emvpiid or the GOAT college career or the psychedelics or the color commentary skills
edgeGOD is the true rookie of the year
SengunOver the MoonTake your ass to CancunYEAH....Lakers in 5
>>154325725retard even if the play in didn't exist the lakers still would've made the playoffs every year outside of 2022if anything the only team to actually benefit from the play-in have been the heat
heem sleepy
What happens when my Lakies win the chip
I'll never get tired of shitting on this dork
Oh fuck i forgot wemby basically died last night, he was the chosen one...
So which contending team will the 76ers trade VJ Edgecombe to in the middle of next season?
>>154324361her man is out
>>154326765My rapties
>>154326622>sucks own dick
feel bad for those guys who lost money on the Cavs on Kalshi thinking Mitchell would just..choke. the truth is Mike Conley and Darius Garland aren't good enough secondary guards and they held his teams back
>>154326753Your alarm starts ringing.
>>154326806Garljeet finna not like this one
not even trying to be racist but why would you ever hire a black head coach if you want to contend for a title?
I think the idea of the Rockets trading Durant was fine as he provides the needed shooting and they didn’t give up too much but they then lost all their playmaking once FVV went down and they didn”t have a backup option. It’s not the trade itself so much as they didn’t fill the hole in the roster.It’s far from the Rockets only issue but the playmaking and ball handling is the biggest and amplifies all the other problems. Having no-one who can pass or shoot results in KD possessions where he gets doubled, or effectively tripled, basically every possession and he struggles with that.
Wemby kys'd himself trying to elbow jrue in the face and missing like a dumb bitch KWABOTY move of the year, who has done anything stupider than that?
maxey for White, Tingus Pingus, and 3 first round picks. Who says no?
>>154326874this season's KWABOTY race is crazy i actually don't know who the winner is
VJ is the best rookie but because he is on a team with actual players unlike the mavs and hornets, he doesn't get an opportunity to shoot the ball 20+ times a game to inflate the stats. Anyone with a brain can see VJ is the best rookie in this class followed by Flagg. Kon is decent and might make an all star game one day but is noticeably a tier behind those 2.
>>154326878Krispy Porkanus is on the GSW warriors now
>>154326894>might make an all star game one dayif kon does what he did this season, he's making many all star games
>>154326893Malgaysia getting banned for calling Bulgaria the n word was some KWABOTY tier failure
Lakers vs cavs chip
>>154326745Retard. Wizards would've made the play-in both of MJ's years. That's with Jordan playing all 82 games at 40 years old, something that LeBron has only done once in his entire career. LeBron has missed 15% of eligible games. MJ missed only 8% of eligible games, with the bulk of that being his sophomore year with a legitimate broken foot sidelining him the entire season. LeBron has never had a single legit injury and has missed literally hundreds of games.
>>154326894He also got more aura, more bitches and stacks more paper than them too
I’m trying to work out which is harder - fixing the Rockets or fixing the Sixers. Sixers lineup is full of good players but their cap is fucked with horrible unmovable contacts but the Rockets roster is a confusing mess of role players.I think you can do more with the Rockets but it’s hard to know what move to make. Sixers are basically forced to run it back as an OK team until George and Embiid come off the books.
>>154326901I never even noticed.
>>154324257Payton Pritchard would light anyone up.Hilarious people thought it was disrespectful for Reggie Miller too say Caitlin Clark’s NBA comp was him
Any word on KD turnovers?
95% of you don't know ball.
>>154326913LesBrion has never played all 82 at over 40, he only played 82 once in his career. Jordan did it 9 times in 15 seasons, played 80 or more two other times. LesBrion is a lazy bum
>>154326971getoffmydickerson
I don't think Fred V would turn this team around. Sengoon is ass and KD is aids
>>154327024i really don't understand what people see in sengun
When did the script flip on Sengun? I took this regular season off. I remember all the HIGHER THINKING analysis guys like Nate Duncan and Danny Leroux and Thinking Basketball praising the high hell of him.
I am ball
>>154327046sengun was a dog in eurofriends ball
>>154326949Notice me, Bulgaria Father :D
>>154326489>She's a demon with the clippers.
>>154327055i feel like his body proportions are really shitty for an nba center, he's got like short legs and a long neck
>>154327079He's bowlegged and has no back. It looks like a struggle session every time he touches the ball
>>154327048Whenever anyone says "X is the next Jokic" or "so-and-so is Jokic Jr" always look to see how many triple dubs the rumored Jokic equivalent in question is putting up, how many MVPs they have, how many deep playoff runs to the 2nd round or past. Players like Jokic and Mavs Luka never get called "the next X", they make their own reputations and build their own unique and superior brands of ball and they stand on their own. All the kwabs who want to be the next Kobe are just 2nd rate bitches
>>154326545Trading for players NEVER works. Draft or free agency is the only way to git gud, if you're a shitty small market team you better go all in on scouting and drafting like the Thunder and Spurs.
>>154327077>Donald SterlingI miss that niqqa like you wouldn't believe. Fine ass bitch too, better than most NBA players
>>154327099it worked for toronto
>>154327114it's also working for the lulkersimagine them without the gaybe for kennard trade
The bigger they are, the harder they fall
>>154327152chairpulled by jruegoat
>>154327114They got Kawhi for a bag of chips and some skittles. Dude's talking about the Beal and Durant trades
>>154327152you need to chill, wemby gonna come back from this way more dangerous
>>154327152Massive aura loss
Just double KD and win, thats all it takes. Embarrassing.
>>154327176also hunt reed and sengun
>>154327099Even the Thunder traded Giddey for Caruso, did the Grizz even trade for anyone in the margins during these past few years? I don't remember anyone moving there at all
my lakies
>>154327204>swept in rd 2
>>154327208But enough about the incelshits
>>154326873Would have been major sunk cost fallacy to try and replace manleet. Even with him and Adams they were still missing an MVP level player to contend with. Had everything gone right they could have made a deadline run at Janice or Kawhi but after those injuries it was the right move to punt on this season.
>>154327152Coincidentally, in Humfrey Bogart's last movie "The Harder They Fall" he plays a sports writer who is hired to promote and build up the reputation of a giant foreign boxer who has no real talent or ability with the aim being to get him a title fight so fortunes can be made betting on the champ.
>>154327235Great movie
>>154327221'eltics aren't making it out of the 1st round, they already lost home court advantage. when embiich comes back its over for gayson & gaylen
>>154327152the Buddhist monks didn't show him how to protect himself from the ground...
>>154327246>Tragic/Kawks ECF
>Lakers won't make the playins>Lakers will just be a playin team>Lakers won't have home field advantage in the playoffs>Lakers will get swept in the first round-You are here>Lakers will lose in the 2nd round >Lakers won't make the Finals>Lakers won't win the Championship though>*frantically spamming that conspiracy theory fake pic that shows the league is rigging it for the Lakers in 2026*
>>154327267kino tbqh
>>154327267seated
>>154324426The Lakers don't need Luka when they're playing an imploding team with behind the scenes drama and a meme coach. This is a fortunate matchup for them but the next opponent's not going to be such a pushover.
>>154327246embiid doesn't do shit to the celticsin fact if he comes back the celtics auto won
>>154324401FUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARK!!!!! I FORGOT NIGGA CHILL!!!!!
>>154327246Gaytum rushing back just to lose in the first round would be so funny
wemby should've done the gayson dance on the floor after he fell down and hurt himself
>>154327246>when embiich comes back its over for gayson & gaylenEmbiid played against the C's in 2023 and the sixers still got humiliated. Boston is usually good for one absolute stinker per series (even during their '24 chip), but they're still winning this one in five, six tops.
>>154327079He's a bit of a cannonball that will just spin around and hook shot. He's not going to jump over anything. I think defenders have adjusted to this quite a bit.
>>154327283It's going to be 2016 again when LeKing dogs OKCanada.
Who should the Lakers trade Luka for in the offseason? They clearly don't need him or even benefit from having him on the team. Could they get Flagg for Luka? What about Knipple? Imagine Kennard & Knipple on the same team.
>>154327315Cried tears of laughter you mean?
>>154327303>they're still winning this one in five, six tops.babbston cope, they're already underwater in the series.
>>154327315https://vocaroo.com/193kql93SecD
>>154327340Trade Reeves for a bigger wing, use the Lebron cap space to try to sign a big star like Giannis
>>154327303i remember when the knicks slapped the shit outta them last year with KAT shooting 15% from 3
>>154327356>they're already underwater in the series.The series is tied though, and that's only because the suxers shot from three at an unsustainable clip last night.
>>154327401I hate the Knicks but they are way better than the suxers.
if i'm a laker fan i'm actually disappointed. this team wins with chemistry, defense and energy. the lakers should be above that they should just outtalent their opponents and win with effervescent skill
>>154327415Meant for>>154327388
>>154327246lol
>>154327401>The series is tied thoughAnd Philly now has home court, Celtics gave away the advantage they worked all season to get and are now playing underdog to a 7 seed playin team
>>154327421wait two more weeks when luka and austin are back, just in time to be swept by OKC
>>154327113the woman in that picture looks bogged I hope you are talking about someone else
lelkers knicks finals confirmed
>>154327453>And Philly now has home courtThey did after two games in 2023 as well, but then they lost 2/3 in Philly. And in the one home game they won, they almost blew a double digit lead they had held for most of the game and won by the skin of their teeth in OT.My point being the Celtics are their daddy no matter the arena.
>>154327487>the celtics will win because they did in '23more cringe babbston desperation cope
>>154327495Last time the sixers won a playoff series against Boston, my parents were a decade younger than I am now. Hell, the sixers have won a chip more recently than they've beaten Boston.
I'm all in on the Sixers baby!
The curse is in motion.
lets gooooo sixers!
If Chet wasn't on OKC he wouldn't be an all star, dudes a cone.
Pistons, Knicks, Celtics, Spurs, all frauds. OKC repeat confirmed.
fuuuuuuuuuark 2 games and they both suck...
>>154326894This
Im putting my indian curse on the sixers.
>>154327315
>>154327562he got 2nd in dpoy just because the voters didn't know who to put there so they put wemby's rival
Embiid was the good guy all along. Fuck Chokić!
Pistons fraud watch kino soon
>>154327656Fraud watch? I didn't realize we ever considered them legit.
>>154327357
>lose two best players >adjust by turning your squad into the best defensive team in the league put a little extra stank in your kneel to JJ GOATdick
>>154327703Their degense isn't that good. The Rockets just suck at offense, lol.
Mitch Johnson should man up and start Dylan Harper over De'Aaron Fox.
my magic are gonna shock the worlded
niggas dont even know what im about to do keklmao
alfred goon is TRASH
>>154327742stream your suicide?
sixers bros this might be our year !
>>154327751MAID isn't that exciting.
>>154327763Maid LeBron pics got a lot of gay ahh niccas excited doe
wearing my embiid jersey today :D
I'm bored what am I supposed to do til the games start?
>>154327785Show us your bussy
them pisties are going to rape my magic and thats okay
>>154327785masturbate
>>154327785Jack it to your favorite player's highlights
>>154327785watch some fucking ball like a non smooth brain /nba/tard im about to watch Traore's worst games to prove the haters wrong.
Kino incoming.
>>154327785i feel you brah im so bored these daysslay the spire 2 kinda sucked
Bros, is /ourbelovedGOAT/ going to make it? He needs at least one more title to solidify GOAT status.
>>154327742goon
>>154327854Fraud with a fraudulent ring
>>154327854nope he's stuck at 1 just like yawnpiss
>>154327854he don't play defense and he choked on offense. The wolves own them
>>154327785I'm taking my WSET classes and drinkng willamette valley chardonnay
I swear, the German and Anglo doctors did something to the GOATic when he was out with his injury. He went from having one turnover for his career to averaging a turnover per minute. It’s a mass conspiracy. They’re always trying to keep the R1a Slavman down. This is the fake moon landing all over again. They can’t compete with SLAVIC EXCELLENCE.
>>154327854Hes not getting past CTE Wemby bro, sorry
>>154327785masturbate and think about jenny
>>154327854Jamal Murray is a flopper.Aaron Gordon is a washed up bum.Anthony Edwards is the future GOAT.Wolves in 5.
>>154327920who the fuck is jenny
>>154324323Guys, I know nothing about basketball as a Canadian, but I bet 7k on Detroit as statistically 6% odds on a first seed to win the championship seemed nuts. Now they are behind a game, how fucked am I?
>>154328074you lost 7k
>>154328074Theyre getting swept by the magic lol
>>154328074I think the Pistons will win vs the Magic but I think the Celtics will beat hem
If Duren starts dicking around again they need to bench his ass immediately and put bball paul in there
>>154328095I can sell my positions for half right now. Debating what to do, if they win tonight it will go up, if they lose it will collapse BUT they should win right?
>>154328148Yes, they will win, magic are ass
>>154328148yeah it's probably best to wait out this series since they should win it, then get out. 50% loss is pretty crazy for one game.
>>154327303>Boston is usually good for one absolute stinker per seriesWhy do Celtics fans pretend they are some dynasty that is unstoppable and only loses one game per series? These fools have one ring and every other year they have bricked themselves out of the playoffs. They lost to a damn 8 seed Heat.
>>154327401>shot from three at an unsustainable clip last night.That's been the Celtics entire strategy for the last 8 years.
>>154328148>how to turn 7k into 3.5kgamblejews must love you
>>154328148i woulda gave you back 4k of your 7k, hmu next time
Subhuman nigga clearly hooks traores arm here, but the boxscore will tell you its a turnover because the retarded subhuman ref didnt call it. Retarded sport how much is decided by retarded fucking refs.
Duren redemption game
>>154328325>31-55this nigga cheeks
>>154327908>He went from having one turnover for his career to averaging a turnover per minute.Are you retarded? The last 2 seasons were sort of anomalys, but Jokic has always been relatively turnover prone like most high level passers, the 23 season which literally everybody glazes, was his 3rd most turnover prone season. The 24 and 25 seasons were the exception not the rule and even then 3 turnovers still is relatively high
>>154328325Y'all the type of nigga that would've been hyping up Aleksej Pokusevski during his rookie year
>>154328223Bro, I put 180k into Betinasia, they locked out my account when I asked for my money back. Thats the real cunt. No idea what yo do either as they are based in Curaco.
>>154328361>dumbass nigga thinks its a 1v5 sporthe has been subbed off most of this game anyway because the 6ixers keep fouling him to force turnovers and the retarded refs keep allowing it. Stupid mfers should be shot.
>>154328399>180krupees, right?
WASHED
>>154328177>>154328174Yea Ill wait, bail at down 2 or game 7. Just wanted some expert advice. Thanks.
Went from baby jokic to joke, comparing people to jokic just bad luck
>>154328412CDN so pretty much. 120k USD. Fucking cunts. Gemini told me thry were reliable and 1st seeds win.
>>154327656lmao at cade and kd both getting swept in the 1st round
>>154327916>East Asian estrogen bean slop
I think Pistons/Magic is going to be a fun game tonight :D
People 20 years from now will be like>remember that wemby guy? they used to shill him all over the place
>>154328434i never understood gambetards and cryptotards btc barely beat the s&p over the last 5 years and thats it even considering the priceless peace of mind that s&p stocks have over the ridiculous volatility of crypto, let alone just blatantly gambling such a retarded
When I die bury me with my Kennard jersey on
>>154328607if the future is anything like now then he's gonna be some mythical legend who was a fucking problem but cut down by injuries
>>154328552me too. i think everyone expected an atritional slog but the first game was good; the orlando magic held a lead the whole game and pistons could never quite get there
>>154328652>some mythical legendthird best player in the league is a mythical legend now huh
>only one player from this will go past the 1st round and he is the oldest of them all#LeGreatness
>>154328831It skipping to 2010 then going back to 2007 onwards triggers my autism for some reason.
>>154328607this but gaytum
>>154328618Diversify or white knuckle and babysit one asset. Invest long term, swing trade, day trade, or scalp pennies hundreds of times a minute. There's not one way to play. I feel confident the dollar will be 3-5% weaker year over year, so even side stepping that is a start to your journey.
Nobody even talks about how godlike Jrue Holiday's defense was on that play because it gets overshadowed by the injury. He recovers and prevents him from going left, stays low, then pulls the chair on Wemby.
Andy Hoops browses this thread.
Ladies & Gentlemen: Lebron James.
Giannis coming to the Timberwolves.source; Skip Bayless.
>>154329251Yeah let's make the East even weaker
>>154329251He's still under contract with the Bucks and whatever they ask for would be too much.
>>154329251So they're trading Rudy right? He and Giannis would be unplayable together.
>>154328618Show me any stock that has a 13% ROI. That's what I am currently at in MLB betting underdogs every day. And I actually consider that to be slightly disappointing. I usually finish MLB seasons near 20% ROI.
>>154329271they're going east in 28
>>1543289552025-2026 season will be called wembinsantity retrospectively
>>154329340Trading Rudy would be brain-dead.
>>154329221plot jokic on that chart and you'll see he is just as much an outlier in high per minute playoff scoring and jordan was, but jokic also produces rebounds and assists too
>>154329064>feel confident the dollar will be 3-5% weaker year over yeaDelusional. Get off of /biz/. There's not gonna be a 5% drop with a war in the middle east and oil prices rising for the rest of the world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq2Jau4Tdeg
>>154329528Jokic is a playoff dropper who's made a single deep playoff run in his decade+ long career.
>>154328899retard
Script writers still got it, scoot henderson upsetting wemby before almost certainly falling into eternal irrelevancy. Kino. Could be an entire playoffs full of chokes.
>>154329597nah script will never be as good as last years pacers run unless a darius garland led team met the cavs in the finals and beat them head to head
13 for 50 from 3
>>154329645he'll have at least one insanely good playoff gameits not worth at all but he'll give you that one
>>154329221Damn. He must have way more rings and far less losses than everybody else on that chart.
why is phoenix loses by 40 part 2 the primetime game
Deep down Jokic must be super frustrated with Cam Johnson: that trade lowkey a disaster
>>154329548why do jeets always chimp out over jokic so much?why does he rustle their jimmies more than anyone else?
2025 rockets seemed like a ride or die broship, 2026 rockets seem like half the team hates each other.Brooks was the culture setter. Sengün and Amen are nothing without him. They gotta bring him back
Why did LeGoat have the worst FG% on the team last night?
>>154329737because although katie is gettin triple teamed legoat is gettin quadruple teamed but unlike katie he just shoots it anyway and still hits 40%
>>154329708mph would've missed the 'yoffs due to injury this year if brooklyn had made it, he is washed, misses games due to injury almost as much as emsneed does. he only played 52 games this season
>>154329754He wasn't getting double-teamed at all. Every one of his shots looked like this. Posting up a player a foot shorter than him.
>>154329726I hated the way rockets fans give up so quickly on jalen green
Anime runs this bitch
all other things being the same kd on my magic would be a title contender
>>154329844The slam dunk movie was kino
>>154329861literally all we gotta do is get rid of WCJ and find a new coach
>>154329789all 5 players are lookin at him he's gettin quintuple teamed
>>154326622self suck summer bruh
>>154329718You wanna know why? Because I have to see retards like you on facebook and twitter all day talking about he's the "GOAT, best player in the league AND IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE,9x MVP" when he's had the worst playoff resume of any 3+ MVP, has had the worst playoff game choke, and just recently got locked up in the clutch by Rudy Gobert, only for his dumbfuck fanboys to try and shift the blame to Braun and Murray when the retard serb went full Ben Simmons and passed up an open floater with less than a minute left in the game. He's not better than SGA, he's not even better than Wemby. He's be a benchwarmer in the 90s, or any era that isn't the current weakest era of centers ever. Thank you for you attention to this matter!
>>154329931>Because I have to see retards like you on facebook and twitter all dayare you employed as a social media monitor? fuckin log off bro
the only thing getting quadruple teamed with bron around is the make a wish kid in the lakers locker room during halftime
>>154329953tard rage
>>154329758kek get this nigga off my nets and give the keys to traore
They tossed BI out the rapshit plane...
The beggar won 6MOTY smfh
>>154330072>beggarqrd?
>>154329931>when he's had the worst playoff resume of any 3+ MVPI thought the MVP was a regular season award?
>>154330098Keldon Johnson
>>154328618And Ive never understood you insufferable boghleheads. I get 80%, but the small thinking binary all or nothing retards like you confuse me. You got to pay to play.
this nigga livin upside downpostin from the inverted realm
>>154330184
>>154330184I can modify html too lil nigga
>>154330117keeeeeeeeeek!!
>latinX man named Jorge>goes by "george"based assimilator
watching the 76ers - celtics game, it's actually kind of crazy how the celtics just sort of let it happen, they got out-white guyed by the 76ers defensive energy. tatum came back from two amputated legs for this and his team let him down
>>154330235Indians always do this on /biz/edited screenshots but never a pic+timestamp of their car or house
>>154329548>playoff dropper>career playoff box plus/minus is still 9+wow he sucks
Now that the dust has settled, was getting the faux hairline tattooed on his head a wise move by Inside the NBA sports broadcaster Kenny "The Jet" (by game, not by name) Smith??
kennard burns local
it aint the playoffs till chuck drops the it's not x's and o's line
If you're the rockets where do you even go from here. Get rid of Mr. Dickerson obviously but your "young core" look completely inept and can't function offensively, and this is a team they spent several seasons tanking trying to build
>>154329931>saaaaarrrrr…do not redeem jokic!!!
>>154330255How did d white forget how to shoot
>>154330285getoutofmyvaginason isn't a team player, thats why he is a ringless bum just like jimmy butthurt and emsneed. he can statpad in the regular season but in the yoffs he is cancer
>>154330285Get r5id of KD, see what Reed is made of, and keep that young core
>>154330258To the moon SAAR
>>154330285You run it back next year with FVV and Adams. Their entire offensive system relies on the former being able to be the main playmaker and help KD or Sengun get open looks, and the later being able to get a shit ton of offensive rebounds. Amen will most likely to continue to improve as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o97amHkwV8
Fuck pierce doing at his age
https://www.nba.com/stats/events?CFID=&CFPARAMS=&ContextMeasure=FGA&EndPeriod=0&EndRange=28800&GameID=0022500937&PlayerID=1642849&RangeType=0&Season=2025-26&SeasonType=Regular%20Season&StartPeriod=0&StartRange=0&TeamID=1610612751&flag=3&sct=plot§ion=gameSee, even the announcer can see that traore gets fouled on one of his drives with a no call. (4th field goal attempt is the one im talking about?This is why I preach process over results. Look how fucking easily Traore just gets by players with a drive, there is nobody his age like this except for Cooper and Dylan.He gets by players so easily that the only way they can prevent a shot is by cheating with wingspan (not skilled at all) or fouling and getting away with it.
>>154330387>you must pay thousands of dollars of child support>but I get full custody and you never get to see your kidI hate women so fucking much. Knowing Commiefornia she'll probably get what she wants too.
>>154330285first step, launch ime udoka into the sun
>>154324323>Adam Silver says he wants to see the Grizzlies play a few games in Nashville each season: >“I’d love for them to play a few games a year and sorta be Tennessee’s team.”>(via @PardonMyTake, h/t @esidery)They are moving to Nashville cause LeBron said so
>>154330329he's basically worse melo
Lakers don't even need Doncic and Reaves back. Their defense is way better without them, and on offense they play the beautiful game instead of hero ball.
>the rightful heir to the thrown has been cast to the shadows>he awaits his moment to exert his will and claim his kingdom
>>154330329>getoutofmyvaginasonLmao who??
>>154330476He's 6-24 this series
The Magic should be better than they are.
>>154330496>just give me a chance>put me in, coach
Wemby.... hes really gone :(
Its over, pistons already won
worlded bros…we’re stable..
Same shit as game 1. Duren is getting bitched on the boards, they're just lucky the Magic keep missing.
Bickserstaff stop being a terrorist and put Stew in the game.
imagine unironically starting tobias harris and expecting to do something in the playoffs
It's cooked, Magic Chads. You can feel it in the arena and see it in Detroit. They aren't losing this game, and they aren't winning by less than 15. 1-1 back to Orlando.
niggas falling for this fake ass run
>>154330427They're a Mississippi team, if you know anything about Tennessee-Mississippi history.
Keep ausarus rex in all game JB
So what can Jordan fans say now? LeBron was better for longer
show me your war face /nba/
>>154330738real hoopheads are rooting for a harris vs okogie finals
>it's another Cade carry job
>>154330807Longevity isn’t better than peak. Karl Malone is top 10 if that was the case
goga going off with 6 points
>>154330807Jordan also ruined his legacy by playing for the Wizards.
Shit teams
Cade hasn't come off the floor yet and the Magic the shooting 28% and are only down 1. This team is actually cooked.
Pistons are just last year's Cavs and Rockets
Bickerstaff is the worst playoff coach ever. This guy will never win shit.
>>154330817
>>154330885pistons are last years pistons
>>154330894this
im gonna go watch invincible this is a certified slurper lmk if the magic win
Lights are too bright for Duren
>>154330894getoffmybickerstaff
>>154329531zoom out faggot. Decade by decade.
This is the most skilled era?!
>changes the narrative
Is Bickerstaff actually going to make a rotation adjustment or is he just going to keep saying "we gotta get rebounds man" in the huddle?
Bane damn near killed that man
Magic are tragic
YMCA hoops
I'm gonna make the next thread. I'm googling up some pictures of Pete Maravich now. Stay tuned... for /nba/ Pistol Pete edition.... HEHEHE
duren ducking SUCKS
The dynasty starts after Duren
>>154329531lmao
kyrie irving gave caris levert cancer
>Suggs subbed off>Magic offense completely falls apartlel
wtf lol
Bane, Cain, purple rainMagic in 5
Suggs doin it all
boy these are some world class athletes
You have to play Cade Cunnigham 45 minutes a game. Pistons are the Allen Iverson 76ers.
sixers in six
Another game about who can stack more 3pt bricks
>>154331132Detroit Pistons legend.
Cade has to carry a bunch of bums after his lungs collapsed
Eastern conference basketball died with the hornets
how embarassing
Disney is taking these frauds into deep waters
>>154330387they never learn
MVPaoloVPaolo
>>154330407>Knowing Commiefornia she'll probably get what she wants too.I'm going through this in florida, a red state. It's like this everywhere. Paul Pierce should be fine though.
baddie
Why is Duncan Robinson even in the game if he isn't going to shoot? Bro is bbq chicken on defense
Its over for pistons
Duren is unplayable
only 2 games for today and i don't care to any of them
>>154331335this games good, the next one not so much
I didnt' realize duren was even on the floor, he's invisible
what happened to topstreams?
>>15432432346-46, this is fucking insane!
There are legitimately no good teams in the NBA
>>154331366Its topstreamer now
>nba players lecturing me about reducing consumption
>>154331197Most skilled era
Who is the bigger Houston embarrassment the Rockets or the Gamblers
>>154331371just wait til embiid comes back
>>154331371many are saying this
does Florida have ANY good burger joints? westside has in n out. midwest has culvers.
>>154331382fucking feds man... thanks
>>154331371my pacies will return
>>154331382nice
MOST SKILLED ERA
>>154331415we have cookout
can't tell which team is luckier for it to be a close game
>>154331466>21 FTA
>>154331466>21-8 ftMickey Mouse writing big checks
>>154331466>21 free throwsSo fucking gay that the Magic can hack everyone all game but if you breathe on them it's a foul. Disney money must be great.
I miss wemby
>>154331466the bag era, and yet everybody's bag disappears in the playoffs
>>154330407
We’re in the snap your head back and scream “AAAIIIEE!” era
Wtf was that brown commercial about
Cade is a fraud.
6MOTY should be KD's burner account
oh shit halftime is already over
NEW THREAD >>154331651>>154331651>>154331651>>154331651
earlyfag + jewish
>>154331657>earlyfag>jew thread
yeah no easy skip
GOYIMS SEETHING
where's the goyim edition
NEW NON JEW>>154331712>>154331712>>154331712
