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Re: The NBA Begins by Roland17(m): 7:35pm On Dec 25, 2023
@A40 are you watching the expressway the Knicks are enjoying with Beasley/ Lillard. Every time Griffin hides them to the side, the Knicks wings still target them. They are putting Beasley and Lillard in screens to force a 1v1 which is easy money! Even little Brunson is feasting..
Re: The NBA Begins by Roland17(m): 8:24pm On Dec 25, 2023
Freaking Midget Brunson is running a P&R so he can isolate 1v1 against Dame!

A40….Where you at!
Re: The NBA Begins by Roland17(m): 8:35pm On Dec 25, 2023
The Knicks also score 72 points inside the paint! What does that tell you?
Re: The NBA Begins by benji93: 9:49pm On Dec 25, 2023
The most intelligent basketball player. cheesy grin
SmooshCHN:
This guy sha. I too like am. grin
Re: The NBA Begins by Roland17(m): 11:03pm On Dec 25, 2023
There is something about the Warriors team that makes it difficult for me to write them off.

MPJ was hot on both ends today though.
Re: The NBA Begins by Kibbs(m): 11:27pm On Dec 25, 2023
Does anyone have a link that I can watch from?
Re: The NBA Begins by Roland17(m): 12:25am On Dec 26, 2023
This team wasn’t assembled to make a run to the championship, it was assembled to win the championship! I look at how we play under the Meerkat and I don’t see it. For a team that has players with length, size and strength, one would think we should have some balanced offense and punishing opponents with drives to the paint and low post scoring but all we do is jack up 3s.
Re: The NBA Begins by Roland17(m): 1:19am On Dec 26, 2023
It took nearly losing this game to stop jacking up 3s and expand the offense in the 4th.
#GREENRUNSDEEP
Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 1:46am On Dec 26, 2023
Roland17:
The Knicks also score 72 points inside the paint! What does that tell you?
Buttressing the point. The team has jumped back defensively in geometric proportions

Griffin has not set this team up properly defensively.

They're bottom 10 on defense. Fortunately they're the best offense in the league, though their easy schedule has helped but the Bucks had a track record of being a defensive team. Whether you believe Lillard has made it worse, the coach is not helping either

And if we are going to give him credit for their good offense then we must give him blame for their lack of defense
Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 1:48am On Dec 26, 2023
Roland17:
Freaking Midget Brunson is running a P&R so he can isolate 1v1 against Dame!

A40….Where you at!
Na wa oh. Which team Brunson no dey cook? Didn't you see him against Lakers last season?

This dude IMO is a top 5 PG in the league. Why are you making it sound like he's average

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Re: The NBA Begins by Skrrrrrrr: 3:09am On Dec 26, 2023
Steady would come here to claim that the warriors won the 2022 championship against a group of Bums but the celtics have been walloping the Lakers since 2021.
One win in 5 games.....
Nonsense...

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Re: The NBA Begins by larride(m): 3:52am On Dec 26, 2023
Roland17:
Freaking Midget Brunson is running a P&R so he can isolate 1v1 against Dame!

A40….Where you at!

Brunson is one hell of a player though, if not that hes playing with Mid Randle and Barret, that Knicks team will do well.

Merry Christmas Egbon.

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Re: The NBA Begins by larride(m): 3:55am On Dec 26, 2023
Maxey so inconsistent especially when Emblid is not on the floor.
Re: The NBA Begins by Roland17(m): 5:38am On Dec 26, 2023
larride:


Brunson is one hell of a player though, if not that hes playing with Mid Randle and Barret, that Knicks team will do well.

Merry Christmas Egbon.

He is having a terrific season. However, the ease with which he went at Lillard, especially during the 4th was a sorry sight. He was pretty much picking him out and isolating for a 1v1.

Nice to read from you and Merry Christmas.

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Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 3:44pm On Dec 26, 2023
Skrrrrrrr:
Steady would come here to claim that the warriors won the 2022 championship against a group of Bums but the celtics have been walloping the Lakers since 2021.
One win in 5 games.....
Nonsense...
I don't know how and why Celtics fumbled that series. I thought the Warriors were dead and buried after Game 3

Jayson Tatum's chokejob in that Finals flew under the radar of NBA lore and I give him a pass cos he's still so young but man
Re: The NBA Begins by anifranci(m): 4:04pm On Dec 26, 2023
Re: The NBA Begins by steady986(m): 6:25pm On Dec 26, 2023
Skrrrrrrr:
Steady would come here to claim that the warriors won the 2022 championship against a group of Bums but the celtics have been walloping the Lakers since 2021.
One win in 5 games.....
Nonsense...

Why are you so pumped up over a regular season game? cheesy Did the Celtics just eliminate me from the playoffs? The Clippers too have been walloping the Lakers for the last decade. Now which team has won a championship most recently?
Re: The NBA Begins by Skrrrrrrr: 2:11am On Dec 27, 2023
A40:
I don't know how and why Celtics fumbled that series. I thought the Warriors were dead and buried after Game 3

Jayson Tatum's chokejob in that Finals flew under the radar of NBA lore and I give him a pass cos he's still so young but man

They had stage fright.
The warriors match up really well against them.

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Re: The NBA Begins by steady986(m): 11:36am On Dec 28, 2023
Some important history for the newer NBA fans here. In 2012, the Thunder were the odds on favourites to win the NBA finals vs the Heat. Contrary to popular belief that the Heat were on another lever to the Thunder because of their "big 3". This is what LeBron haters do. They make you believe that LeBron was favourite to win every Finals series he ever played. What they do is before every series, they talk crap about LeBron's chances of winning, and then when he goes on to win they say he was meant to win it anyway. Just like in 2012, just like in 2016 against the Warriors, just like in 2020 throughout the entire playoffs.

Here's a video of Skip Bayless in high praise of KD and the Thunder just before game 1 of the 2012 Finals. We know how his stance has changed over the years about that Finals. I can swear he was the one that coined the phrase "Baby Thunder"

https://twitter.com/SlimSleepr/status/1740208418726789269?t=gQWb7izyW0qX9C3BiDQWqw&s=19

Re: The NBA Begins by Hohenheim(m): 12:22pm On Dec 28, 2023
KD already tired of the Suns, but Curry needed him tho grin grin grin
Re: The NBA Begins by benji93: 4:31pm On Dec 28, 2023
I never knew Le fans could do some digging. So you get 5 points for that. Very surprised. You don't get all 10 points because you fail to realize that Vegas is not a good reference, it's a betting hub. Apart from Lebron fans, everyone else can reasonably guess that star power wins at least 70% of the time. You can have those upsets here and there, like the Pistons-Lakers series for example.
Some important history for the newer NBA fans here. In 2012, the Thunder were the odds on favourites to win the NBA finals vs the Heat. Contrary to popular belief that the Heat were on another lever to the Thunder because of their "big 3". This is what LeBron haters do. They make you believe that LeBron was favorite to win every Finals series he ever played. What they do is before every series, they talk crap about LeBron's chances of winning, and then when he goes on to win they say he was meant to win it anyway. Just like in 2012, just like in 2016 against the Warriors, just like in 2020 throughout the entire playoffs.
Everybody and their mama knows that Skip Bayless is a contrarian on anything Lebron, even for reasonable arguments. Only Lebron fans won't realize that Skip Bayless is not a person to bring up in this kind of conversation. Bad reference.

Do better, my friend. Do better.

Here's a video of Skip Bayless in high praise of KD and the Thunder just before game 1 of the 2012 Finals. We know how his stance has changed over the years about that Finals. I can swear he was the one that coined the phrase "Baby Thunder"

https://twitter.com/SlimSleepr/status/1740208418726789269?t=gQWb7izyW0qX9C3BiDQWqw&s=19

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Re: The NBA Begins by Blueelf: 8:17pm On Dec 28, 2023
Is there anyone here who still wants to argue that wemby is not overrated?

I don't see him lasting more than 13 yrs in the league
Re: The NBA Begins by SmooshCHN: 9:09pm On Dec 28, 2023
Blueelf:
Is there anyone here who still wants to argue that wemby is not overrated?

I don't see him lasting more than 13 yrs in the league
Wenby is not overrated. Can't do more than he's doing right now thanks to his teammates acting like weapons fashioned against him. As for longevity, leave that to the basketball gods to decide. He's a rookie. Allow him abeg.

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Re: The NBA Begins by steady986(m): 10:20pm On Dec 28, 2023
benji93:
I never knew Le fans could do some digging. So you get 5 points for that. Very surprised. You don't get all 10 points because you fail to realize that Vegas is not a good reference, it's a betting hub. Apart from Lebron fans, everyone else can reasonably guess that star power wins at least 70% of the time. You can have those upsets here and there, like the Pistons-Lakers series for example.

Yea, like when the 2011 Mavericks swept my beloved Lakers in the WCSF. And like when the Heat beat Giannis and the Bucks multiple times. Like When the Heat beat the Celtics multiple times too. Like When the Nuggets beat the title favourites the Clippers in the bubble in 2020. Like When the Raptors with Kawhi as the lone superstar knocked out Embiid, Simmons and Jimmy Butler in 2019. Yea. Stars over team grin
Re: The NBA Begins by steady986(m): 10:24pm On Dec 28, 2023
Re: The NBA Begins by steady986(m): 10:42pm On Dec 28, 2023
Blueelf:
Is there anyone here who still wants to argue that wemby is not overrated?

I don't see him lasting more than 13 yrs in the league

Chet has made OKC better. What has Wemby done for the Spurs? Abeg x3

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Re: The NBA Begins by Roland17(m): 2:17am On Dec 29, 2023
It honestly won’t shock me if we are the ones to finally help the Pistons to a win.
Re: The NBA Begins by kendrick9(m): 2:31am On Dec 29, 2023
Wow the Pistons up against Boston at HT
Cade is on 🔥.
Can they hold on?
Re: The NBA Begins by Khanben: 5:01am On Dec 29, 2023
steady986:


Chet has made OKC better. What has Wemby done for the Spurs? Abeg x3

So chet who came into a team with a 1st team all-nba guard is what you are using. Chet is the 3rd option most nights on that team. While Wemby spends half the time playing against his own teammates.

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Re: The NBA Begins by darkelf: 7:39am On Dec 29, 2023
GSW is going back to the dark ages. Any hope of a resurgent dynasty is gone.

It was fun while it lasted sha. Let's go back to tanking like we did in the early 2000s - 2010s.

Still a fan by the way but this season is a snapshot of 6 yrs to come
Re: The NBA Begins by steady986(m): 1:43pm On Dec 29, 2023
Khanben:


So chet who came into a team with a 1st team all-nba guard is what you are using. Chet is the 3rd option most nights on that team. While Wemby spends half the time playing against his own teammates.

But he still has made them better, no matter how minute it might be. On the other hand it looks like the Spurs have regressed. He got nice individual numbers though, I'll give him that, but we need to see it translate to some wins. Just some.

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Re: The NBA Begins by SmooshCHN: 3:47pm On Dec 29, 2023
steady986:

But he still has made them better, no matter how minute it might be. On the other hand it looks like the Spurs have regressed. He got nice individual numbers though, I'll give him that, but we need to see it translate to some wins. Just some.
This is all you could understand from his response? I can tell you love to listen to Kendrick Perkins. grin

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