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greypencils:
They were never going to get past GSW in 2022 anyway. That was a learning curve for them. Houston is the new Grizzlies, Cocky, Self confident and naive. They will crash & burn. Grizzlies on the other hand still have their core; J.Jackson, Bane & Morant. And they have a 7footer, Edey to protect the rim. They are cooking these playoffs. Watch out for OKC, Grizzlies, Mavs & Denver. Every other team in the West is running on old legs and vibes.

We are the new grizzlies, I like that . But we wont crash and burn, because we got rid of our only knucklehead KPJ. We look forward to upsetting one of these old teams come playoffs!

greypencils:
Grizzlies are not done yet. They got cocky! They've learnt. They are more dangerous now, I promise you!

No doubt, but its just that come playoffs, they are no longer the only dangerous team with young legs, great coach, excellent defense and a superstar. We got several of those in the west now.

greypencils:
True! It all depends on the team you are traded to. Kuzma went to Washington! Wetin dey happen for Washington? DLo is going to join Nic Claxton and Cam Thomas who have grown some maturity. I wish to see the three of them cook. I wish to see a new breed join the current dawgs; Celts, Cavs, OKC, Knicks, Grizzlies. To be honest, I have already zeroed out these old guys. Time for the new.

agreed, imo grizzlies missed their time tho. and I dont want another celtics clone, jus dey shoot 3 up and dan

greypencils:
Nice! Now that DLo is away from Lebron's shadow, he can cook once again.

Same thing was said about Kuzma. If you are too weak to thrive in a Lebron system, you will eventually fail anywhere else you go to. Once you get used to being second fiddle, it is difficult to change elsewhere. I wish him the best sha. He does have the 'it' factor, and there are a bunch of dawgs on that Nets team. Lets hope you are right!

greypencils:
Will they let them? No. Lebron & AD will get their minutes and dictate play as long as they are on the team.

That was my point. Things have shifted somewhat. The hero of the Lakers/Warriors game was Reaves

greypencils:
None of those guys you mentioned can get past Lu Dort.

Is he going to play 48 minutes? I doubt it. Lakers have the young legs to compete, if they will just let them, like I said. those guys steady986 mentioned is a legit nba team, minus AD and Lebron

steady986:
Damn that was close. What a classic Christmas game. It would have hurt if we bottled that

One good note here, previously in this type of high profile Laker games, at the end, its all on Lebron. Much props to a semi-rookie taking the opportunity this time around. These are the type of teams Lebron excels on. He is not a Jordan or Kobe type player. and will never be. His greatness comes through making others step up.

For example you cant forget that Chris Bosh rebound, that Ray Allen 3 in the finals. That moment is immortal in this game. Yet Lebron was on the court, and that is the reason that team was even in this position.

Long story short, Lakers are a sleeper team to surprise folks this year, if yall can keep the circus under control. Just avoid OKC. Otherwise

steady986:
This is 2024. Live with it. Accept that the game has changed. No kid wants to play like Stockton or Shaq. They all want to play like Steph and Jokic.

In the future, the game might return to what it was in the 80s and 90s. And we would accept the change. But for now, it is what it is.

Its a good opportunity for someone else to start a different league. We used to watch all these games on over the air TV as well. Now you need like 3 subscriptions if you want to catch all games. Hence the low ratings. Adding color to the floor and graphics for kids does not fix the underlying issue that is is a subpar product.

Football/soccer ends goalless at times. But they have generational fans. American football has low scoring games as well, and they also have generational fans. NBA is approaching this wrong.

Who fraudgers wan blame now. Dem kuku don fire coach

A40:
Haha. Look at the Lakers just lost by 41.

Heat shot 24/47 and Lakers 5/22

It's so comical what we are watching and being told is the golden era of basketball. A glorified 3pt spamming contest

I'm not even wowed by any athleticism I saw MJ, Shaq, Vince, Shawn Kemp, Chuck, Karl Malone. There's nothing I'm seeing today I've not seen before

I have to agree unfortunately. Athleticism is relative. What looks like more athletic guys today is more a function of a less physical game, allowing you to essentially dance to the rim on offense. Clyde Drexler, Keem the Dream, Barkley, Karl Malone, these guys would have toyed with this era. I wont even mention the small but mighty dawgs like Tim Hardaway, Allen Iverson, Bibby, Steve Franchise. Which game will they play with no handcheck, that they wont drop 50 on you? And break all your team's ankles in the process Wetin Draymond wan do if he see Ralph Sampson, Ralph go slap am twice with no response . For reals o, those were grown men, not just in age, but in mentality.

Khanben:
I don't troll anything. I have a genuine question, all those who love claiming the 90s were so great, please when was the last time people actually went back and watched a whole game not highlights? I recently finished watching the bulls first championship finals and the one they beat the Suns and the basketball was for a better word primitive.
None of the teams listed apart from GSW would be able to guard a 5 out offense because they've never seen it, the Bulls and Lakers would implement a triangle offense would be so easy for the Celticsto defend. MJ and Co would face defensive schemes they never saw in their time playing. They would have to face more than two defensive looks in a basketball game.
The Celtics would have open look, after open look on the perimeter,because teams never switched in those days and they all thought 3s were bad shots, so they would not defend it.

PS: Unless this is one of those discussions were we are magically adding skillsets that none of these players had in their playing days to make sure that they can adapt to modern basketball. If these OGs play the way they played in their days, then I am sorry none of those series go beyond 5.

The most important thing in baskteball, just like football or tennis or any other sport, is mental toughness. If it was just skill and offense, Sacramento Kings with Webber/Bibby/Peja would have 2 rings right now. The Portland Trailblazers with Mighty Mouse/Sheed/Smitty would have one as well. And its the reason Detroit Pistons with a center who cant shoot from 5ft, a PG with suspect 3pt shot and boring coach beat a 3 time champion with 4 hall of famers.

oya, kwantinue with your shalaye my friend

Roland17:
You make an excellent point about being mentally tougher to stay at the top. Truth is, ANT no longer presents to me like someone who would listen or thinks he should. During this bad start, he has blamed everyone but himself! His game still needs some finesse otherwise he would just be a rich man’s Westbrook.

This would be sad, cuz I really like the guy. If you are going to lead a locker room, and you are one of the younger players, your leadership skills have to be on point. Calling vets kids is guaranteed to not get you the results you looking for

Roland17:
Someone needs to remind Anthony Edwards that he hasn’t won anything. I feel like he has allowed the noise about his abilities to distract him. He has regressed this season with his overall play. ANT needs to refocus because he is losing the respect of his team mates and the fans are now booing.

ol boy, I was worried about this. You have to be mentally tough to be a superstar in this league. But you have to 2x tougher than that to stay a superstar. I was waiting to see how he would handle that playoff fame. At first he tried to form humble, but it appears the MJ comparisons got in his head.

Hopefully some vet shakes it out of his head. But hard to do these days, with all that money and access and a legion of fake fans on social media. It is very hard to be grounded. See how long it has taken Harden to even start to look like his Rockets version. And too late imo, as age has caught up with him

Khanben:
Last year Celtics is beating all of the above save the Warriors. In a series the longest any of it will last is 5 games

I know you love to troll, chill na, allow for thanksgiving abeg

greypencils:
Bring back handchecking and elite defence. Everyone is healthy and in their prime doing what they do best. Who wins?

I like how you posed the question. It makes more sense to compare teams than individual players. Still though, the comparison ultimately will not make sense. When you change the rules, you change the winners. Know this and know peace. Celtics that just won the ring spamming 3s would not smell conference finals in any other era. Even from the pictures you shared, you can see one team looking like they could be boxers or nfl players. And another team looking like ballet dancers

A head to head matchup therefore cannot happen, because which rules will you play by? The 80s? or 2010s? All that being said, NBA wants to broaden its reach to new fans, especially women. I dont think new fans want to watch defensive wrestling matches where neither team cracks 90.

However, all that being said, there is one thing that the earlier eras have that is not present today, that could still give them the edge. Mindset. We have a few throwbacks in today's league like Lebron, Durant, Curry. But by and large, with all the skill and training and health protocols, they soft as charmin toilet paper. Can you mention Embiid in the same sentence as Bill Russell and not slap yourself?


Lemme go slap myself

steady986:


I forgot we have a resident Rockets fan here. Hope you people are for real this year sha

We are realer than hollywooood, I know that much

typicalgamer:
It worked for the Celtics so why not them ?

It took a like decade to build that team though. roland17 has lost beards in the last several playoffs

How did I miss the Popovich stroke. Man is a legend and an inspiration

steady986:
Houston are 8-4

Pls we don't need another playoff contender in the west. We have enough already

Let the young grow abeg. Your team has been unserious with the last 4 seasons. Its time for serious people, yall go back to your bronny soap opera ya hear?

Roland17:
Whoever sculpted that statue of D. Wade outside the Heat arena needs to be sued!

But technically is that not what a brass relief is supposed to look like? Is it his fault Wade has no defining features? Guy man looks like any tall black man on the street with $20 haircut

larride, check you inbox. I sent you mails. Feel free to ask questions here or on fantasy app

and btw, joephemzyz abi wetin dem dey call you again, no too dey feel yourself . Na escape you escape, you jus never understand

A40:
Roland shey you saw how we destroyed Aaron Fraudgers.

I will say this for rodgers, he does have a ton of confidence in himself. Enough to be ok with Jets betting the season and likely next season on him. I need some of that mojo for reals

SmooshCHN:
he suppose assign him tasks give Elon robots. Birdman, we dey wait. Pele

At least no excuse sey u party sleep con forget . Last minutes, but if anyone is still interested in fantasy nba ping me asap. I need your email to create a team

Honlucas:
Yes still interested

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larride:
Yes still interested.

Send me your email

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A40:
Not to be mischievous but I wonder how Magic really feel about his zesty boy

Nigga could have been a HOF Power Forward

I would be crying to sleep at night if I were him.

Wait till you are a father. You will begin to understand.

The days of leaving kids to be reared by the village are long gone. Way too many influences looking to pick up unprotected kids.

Killrhymz01:
do d needful!

coming up this weekend baba. Work dey hammer me

Roland17:
Good to see Lonzo Ball back on the court. I hope he catches a break with injuries this season.

lets not jinx it. i will pretend I didnt even see him

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