NBA Season - now 24/25
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Must be time for an NBA hot take
Luka Doncic, for all his offensive skill, is not a player who can lead a team to success. His brand of basketball does nothing for his teammates, and he puts in absolutely zero effort at the defensive end. It might be possible to build a winning roster with Luka in it, but it would need very specific guys to do it, and your star is not raising anyones floor.
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Must be time for an NBA hot take
Luka Doncic, for all his offensive skill, is not a player who can lead a team to success. His brand of basketball does nothing for his teammates, and he puts in absolutely zero effort at the defensive end. It might be possible to build a winning roster with Luka in it, but it would need very specific guys to do it, and your star is not raising anyones floor.
@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
Must be time for an NBA hot take
Luka Doncic, for all his offensive skill, is not a player who can lead a team to success. His brand of basketball does nothing for his teammates, and he puts in absolutely zero effort at the defensive end. It might be possible to build a winning roster with Luka in it, but it would need very specific guys to do it, and your star is not raising anyones floor.
It took MJ a while to get it, maybe he will in future.
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Spurs got a rare win on the back of another absurd Wemby stat line.
Only about 15 games left in the regular season. Celtics are miles clear in the East, and it is hard to see anyone in that conference beating them in a series. It would be a monumental choke for them not to make the finals.
In the West it is still a shitfight. The Thunder just keep winning, and have first place at the moment. The T-wolves aren't dead yet, even without KAT. The Clippers are sliding now, and have been since the ASB. The Pelicans are being slept on, but they are quietly climbing the table.
Fuck knows who comes out of all that, it may just be match-up dependent. I still think it's the Nuggets. They have the best player, and they just seem to have a level that the others don't. I'll watch them sleep walk games for three quarters, and then roll over a team. -
https://www.instagram.com/p/C4oryCvP-vQ/?igsh=MWJ6enVvaHgzZGJ6ZQ==
Wemby is already in the top 20 players in the league
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That's some shot.
@Bovidae said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
That's some shot.
Anyone who’s ever played a game of pickup ball will know that this was an impossible shot. Running cross court, left hand, borderline skyhook, over Joker, to win the game
Nothing but net
It was ludicrous, and I don’t think an exaggeration to say that nobody else in the league could have made that. Or even attempted it.
Simply outrageous
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Boom goes the dynamite
https://www.instagram.com/p/C4reigqr5HH/?igsh=YjA1MWY5MGJmZnQ2
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and so we hit the last few games, finally. And not much is actually decided except which 10 teams are already planning holidays
East
Celtics first. Daylight 2nd. Bucks currently still 2nd, but with how flakey they are, can they hold on? Magic, Knicks, Cavs and Pacers all breathing down their necks, but may run out of runway.
Heat, Sixers, Bulls and Hawks will fight out the play inWest
Shitfights everywhere
Nuggets got themselves to 1st. But no way to rest as the T-wolves and the Thunder keep winning. Clippers and Mavs look like they will play each other in the first round again
The Lakers could actually get themselves out of the play-in as they just keep winning. Who the fuck say AD and LBJ staying this healthy? No one will want to play them.
Kings and Warriors the only ones you say will definitely be play-in.
The outcome of the West looks completely match-up driven more than anything. No clue who comes out of it. -
can someone else do something?
Wemby has 31 and 13, with 7 fucking blocks, and we are OT against an Embiid-less Sixers. -
can someone else do something?
Wemby has 31 and 13, with 7 fucking blocks, and we are OT against an Embiid-less Sixers.@mariner4life a couple of bad turnovers by Wemby in the OT. But he had a very good game and was keeping them in it. Some poor team D on Maxey at times but he was doing his thing and was almost in video game mode.
Happy for Exum who made a huge 3 on the buzzer to send the game into OT against the Rockets.
Kyrie is on a heater. He’s playing some of the best ball of his career. It’s just not fair how good this guy is at finishing around the rim. And now him and Luka have a very very good supporting cast. Probably the deepest team in the league when all are fit (which they should be come the playoffs).
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There's an awesome video from yesterday of Wemby hitting this ridiculous 3 where he takes a dribble and one step sideways to give himself like 6m of space, then drains from the corner, and the whole Sixers bench looking on with "WTF?" looks on their faces.
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And so, the regular season Marathon comes to an end
East
Celtics have been resting for a month. Lol at the Bucks who fell to 3rd, with the Knicks creeping above them today.
Shit conference though. 36 wins needed to make the play-in. Only a monumental choke stops the Celtics winning a series against any of these teamsWest
OKC take 1st! Shai the MVP? And the post-season shitfight begins
Down in the play-ins you have the two best players of the last decade and a half. The Lakers being this healthy no one saw coming, and i am not sure any team wants to play them. Throw darts to pick who comes out of the play ins, and who wins any of the first round. I still think the Nuggets win, because Jokic, but i wouldn't put money on it. -
And, the most important bit.
The Spurs did not come last in the conference, and somehow ended up with 4 teams in the league finishing behind them.
Wemby should win DPY and RoY (but won't get that first one because reasons).Spurs administration are already building a bigger trophy cabinet for our next dynasty.
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West play-ins done
Lakers just get over the Pels despite Zion's best efforts
The Warriors looked exactly like they have all year and wimper out to the Kings. Klay missed all 10 shots for 0 points. This is the end. Are the Warriors strong enough to trade out 2 if not 3 of their greatest ever?
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West play-ins done
Lakers just get over the Pels despite Zion's best efforts
The Warriors looked exactly like they have all year and wimper out to the Kings. Klay missed all 10 shots for 0 points. This is the end. Are the Warriors strong enough to trade out 2 if not 3 of their greatest ever?
@mariner4life Curry ain’t going nowhere. He’s got 2 years left on that mammoth contract (final year is $60m, just crazy).
Klay is off contract so unless they can convince him to take a considerable haircut, there’s no way the Warriors should pay him even close to $43m they’ve just splashed out this season for him.
Other teams will definitely pay him $30m+ as he’s only 33yo and still has good years left. He could play under a different system and flourish in a new role more akin to what we saw post All-Star game (not tonight).
Dray and Wiggins both have 3 years left so unless they want out and do a Simmons, they will be there. Their contracts aren’t what you would label as attractive to other teams!
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Warriors played like trash today. Was pretty lack lustre. Gave up too many offensive rebounds and gave away too many turnovers.
Klay was brick city. Kerr was messing with the lineups. Not enough out of Kaminga, Wiggins, CP3.
It’s a tough old road in the West and this version of the Dubs got found out.
Predictions:
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This is the best time of the season, 2-3 games of playoff basketball every day. Some great series going on as well.
Yesterday had a couple of outstanding finishes. The Nuggets may have broken the Lakers mentally with that comeback and that last shot.
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Two cracking games, and lots of whining from the losing teams.
I don’t think my Mavs are going to get to the 2nd round. I fucking hate Harden, so they’ll be hard to support moving for forward too
@gt12 said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
Two cracking games, and lots of whining from the losing teams.
I don’t think my Mavs are going to get to the 2nd round. I fucking hate Harden, so they’ll be hard to support moving for forward too
Little faith!
I have a wager on them to go all the way at $41 - so I'm staying positive!
