Official NBA General Discussion 2023-24 V2.0

Los_29 · Post #61 » by **Los_29** » Sun Jan 28, 2024 3:21 am

Coco Costanza wrote:
Los_29 wrote: Let’s hope it translates to the playoffs and they can build on last years success.

Why?

I wouldn't mind seeing OG do well. It's not like we'll be in the playoffs.

NinjaBro · Post #62 » by **NinjaBro** » Sun Jan 28, 2024 3:42 am

MoneyBall wrote:I still can't make sense of NYK's success. Going back to last season, their roster didn't look substantially better than the Raptors or Hawks.

1. Brunson is a superstar
2. OG is damn good (we already knew this even though the rest of realgm didn't)
3. Thibs is a great coach
4. Hartenstein really stepped up with Mitch out of the lineup

I was listening to one of the knicks post game interview and Thibs talked about how important it was that they played as a team. When Brunson is getting double teamed he would look for the open man. OG fits perfectly in this system.

Contrast to us last year where Nurse was all about isolation. He enabled FVV and Pascal to just iso all game while OG, Barnes and whoever else would just be standing around. Icy cold take, Nurse was a very overrated coach. I'm watching Thibs right now and he would coach circles around Nurse.

HumbleRen · Post #63 » by **HumbleRen** » Sun Jan 28, 2024 3:43 am

Wemby is going to be a top 15 player next year lol. Ridiculous stuff man.

Coco Costanza · Post #64 » by **Coco Costanza** » Sun Jan 28, 2024 4:00 am

HumbleRen wrote:Wemby is going to be a top 15 player next year lol. Ridiculous stuff man.

We picked the wrong year to tank.

Brinbe · Post #65 » by **Brinbe** » Sun Jan 28, 2024 4:07 am

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Basketball_Jones · Post #66 » by **Basketball_Jones** » Sun Jan 28, 2024 4:15 am

Really hope the Clippers win it, they look like they have it this year. Celtics also should conceivably win it, but Tatum is always below average in the playoffs and who knows about Porizingis.

MainEvent · Post #67 » by **MainEvent** » Sun Jan 28, 2024 4:19 am

Curry dirty move vs AD to tie it

SharoneWright · Post #68 » by **SharoneWright** » Sun Jan 28, 2024 4:21 am

MainEvent wrote:Curry dirty move vs AD to tie it

2 teams in the grave.

mtcan · Post #69 » by **mtcan** » Sun Jan 28, 2024 4:38 am

This Lakers/Warriors game is insane. Double OT coming.....

SFour · Post #70 » by **SFour** » Sun Jan 28, 2024 5:05 am

Basketball_Jones wrote:Really hope the Clippers win it, they look like they have it this year. Celtics also should conceivably win it, but Tatum is always below average in the playoffs and who knows about Porizingis.

nah **** the clippers....I hope they're out in the 2nd round.

Rooting for Denver to win it all again.

Potential · Post #71 » by **Potential** » Sun Jan 28, 2024 5:05 am

Holy **** LeGOAT James. 39 years old man. This **** is insane.

Stromile12 · Post #72 » by **Stromile12** » Sun Jan 28, 2024 5:09 am

SFour wrote:
Basketball_Jones wrote:Really hope the Clippers win it, they look like they have it this year. Celtics also should conceivably win it, but Tatum is always below average in the playoffs and who knows about Porizingis.

nah **** the clippers....I hope they're out in the 2nd round.

Rooting for Denver to win it all again.

F them both, pulling for SGA and the young thunder squad

Los_29 · Post #73 » by **Los_29** » Sun Jan 28, 2024 5:17 am

Clippers are a force. They are legitimate threats to win. West is going to be very tough. Celtics should be able to walk through everyone in the East. Their team is stacked. It could finally be their year.

HumbleRen · Post #74 » by **HumbleRen** » Sun Jan 28, 2024 5:21 am

NinjaBro wrote:
MoneyBall wrote:I still can't make sense of NYK's success. Going back to last season, their roster didn't look substantially better than the Raptors or Hawks.

1. Brunson is a superstar
2. OG is damn good (we already knew this even though the rest of realgm didn't)
3. Thibs is a great coach
4. Hartenstein really stepped up with Mitch out of the lineup

I was listening to one of the knicks post game interview and Thibs talked about how important it was that they played as a team. When Brunson is getting double teamed he would look for the open man. OG fits perfectly in this system.

Contrast to us last year where Nurse was all about isolation. He enabled FVV and Pascal to just iso all game while OG, Barnes and whoever else would just be standing around. Icy cold take, Nurse was a very overrated coach. I'm watching Thibs right now and he would coach circles around Nurse.

Knicks play iso ball as much as the Raptors do.

The key difference between our team and there’s is Brunson.

He’s better than Siakam, Randle in the regular season is as good as Siakam. That’s a huge difference in how you’re going to be set up for success.

Life is just much easier for complimentary players when you have a dude that can average 30 a night as your first option.

gp2015 · Post #75 » by **gp2015** » Sun Jan 28, 2024 5:43 am

NinjaBro wrote:
MoneyBall wrote:I still can't make sense of NYK's success. Going back to last season, their roster didn't look substantially better than the Raptors or Hawks.

1. Brunson is a superstar
2. OG is damn good (we already knew this even though the rest of realgm didn't)
3. Thibs is a great coach
4. Hartenstein really stepped up with Mitch out of the lineup

I was listening to one of the knicks post game interview and Thibs talked about how important it was that they played as a team. When Brunson is getting double teamed he would look for the open man. OG fits perfectly in this system.

Contrast to us last year where Nurse was all about isolation. He enabled FVV and Pascal to just iso all game while OG, Barnes and whoever else would just be standing around. Icy cold take, Nurse was a very overrated coach. I'm watching Thibs right now and he would coach circles around Nurse.

Whenever I watch them, they just take turns ISOing Brunson and Randle. There is very little ball movement. It is worse than what we did with Pascal and Fred.

Los_29 · Post #76 » by **Los_29** » Sun Jan 28, 2024 5:51 am

gp2015 wrote:
NinjaBro wrote:
MoneyBall wrote:I still can't make sense of NYK's success. Going back to last season, their roster didn't look substantially better than the Raptors or Hawks.

1. Brunson is a superstar
2. OG is damn good (we already knew this even though the rest of realgm didn't)
3. Thibs is a great coach
4. Hartenstein really stepped up with Mitch out of the lineup

I was listening to one of the knicks post game interview and Thibs talked about how important it was that they played as a team. When Brunson is getting double teamed he would look for the open man. OG fits perfectly in this system.

Contrast to us last year where Nurse was all about isolation. He enabled FVV and Pascal to just iso all game while OG, Barnes and whoever else would just be standing around. Icy cold take, Nurse was a very overrated coach. I'm watching Thibs right now and he would coach circles around Nurse.

Whenever I watch them, they just take turns ISOing Brunson and Randle. There is very little ball movement. It is worse than what we did with Pascal and Fred.

I think that's the best thing for them to do given their roster just like it was the best thing for us to do last year. We were far better offensively last year than this year. It's not particularly exciting though. That's the problem.

dafan590 · Post #77 » by **dafan590** » Sun Jan 28, 2024 8:01 am

Fakers saved by the free throw line yet again

JB7 · Post #78 » by **JB7** » Sun Jan 28, 2024 4:29 pm

dafan590 wrote:Fakers saved by the free throw line yet again

I see the Warriors got the same treatment as the Raptors when playing the Lakers. 43-16 free throw discrepancy.

polo007 · Post #79 » by **polo007** » Sun Jan 28, 2024 5:42 pm

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mdenny · Post #80 » by **mdenny** » Sun Jan 28, 2024 6:13 pm

SFour wrote:
Basketball_Jones wrote:Really hope the Clippers win it, they look like they have it this year. Celtics also should conceivably win it, but Tatum is always below average in the playoffs and who knows about Porizingis.

nah **** the clippers....I hope they're out in the 2nd round.

Rooting for Denver to win it all again.

Same. It's gonna be up to jokic to serve my ongoing pettiness directed towards the clippers lol. I see the west as a two team competition when it comes down to it. If reasonably healthy the clippers and nuggets will destroy everything in their path until they face each other.

Watching the clippers win a chip is gonna sting. I hate their owner. I hate their primmadonna locker crap about some guys given special privileges. I hate their whole concept of a team. Hate hate hate lol.

My fellow rap fans....we are all jokic/murray when it comes to the western conference finals.