Around the NBA (and other Sports), 2023-24, Part 3

JaMarco · Post #481 » by **JaMarco** » Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:48 pm

Post #482 » by **shackles10** » Wed Apr 24, 2024 4:38 pm

Hal14 wrote:I've said it before, but I'm happy for Nesmith. He's found a home in Indiana for sure.

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Most definitely. He's still got a little bit of that always at 100 mph recklessness he had here that can come across as a tryhard (we know better though), but he was super disruptive to the Bucks last night. Taking charges, being a pest on defense even to where if he got called for the block you weren't sure which way it was going to go at first. On offense he's showing that shooting we drafted him for he just never got consistent minutes to show with the Celtics. Good acquisition for Indy who wasn't going to have much use for Brogdon long-term anyways. For us, I'm more than happy with the Nesmith casualty since it led to Jrue with a year delay though.

playa-hater · Post #483 » by **playa-hater** » Wed Apr 24, 2024 5:17 pm

zoyathedestroya wrote:4 HOFers and they can't even get to 90 points against the allas Mavs. Are we sure Lue is a good coach?

Not his fault. Steve Ballmer needs to spend more money.. that cheap F%ck 8-)

Meanwhile Ty Lue won a title so he must be good.. Just like Doc Rivers and Frank Vogel and M Budenholzer and .....

playa-hater · Post #484 » by **playa-hater** » Wed Apr 24, 2024 5:27 pm

shackles10 wrote:Most definitely. He's still got a little bit of that always at 100 mph recklessness he had here that can come across as a tryhard (we know better though), but he was super disruptive to the Bucks last night. Taking charges, being a pest on defense even to where if he got called for the block you weren't sure which way it was going to go at first. On offense he's showing that shooting we drafted him for he just never got consistent minutes to show with the Celtics. Good acquisition for Indy who wasn't going to have much use for Brogdon long-term anyways. For us, I'm more than happy with the Nesmith casualty since it led to Jrue with a year delay though.

If Only Boston could have drafted a guy like Nesmith..

Meanwhile Coach Ime buried Nesmith PP and never even considered giving chance to Hauser. Like Ime could never figure out that shooters are needed to free up Tatum and Brown. Instead the likes of Smart and Schroder was used often with Romeo and Josh Richardson amongst other fools to crowd the F out of Tatum.

zoyathedestroya · Post #485 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Wed Apr 24, 2024 5:30 pm

playa-hater wrote:
shackles10 wrote:Most definitely. He's still got a little bit of that always at 100 mph recklessness he had here that can come across as a tryhard (we know better though), but he was super disruptive to the Bucks last night. Taking charges, being a pest on defense even to where if he got called for the block you weren't sure which way it was going to go at first. On offense he's showing that shooting we drafted him for he just never got consistent minutes to show with the Celtics. Good acquisition for Indy who wasn't going to have much use for Brogdon long-term anyways. For us, I'm more than happy with the Nesmith casualty since it led to Jrue with a year delay though.

If Only Boston could have drafted a guy like Nesmith..

Meanwhile Coach Ime buried Nesmith PP and never even considered giving chance to Hauser. Like Ime could never figure out that shooters are needed to free up Tatum and Brown. Instead the likes of Smart and Schroder was used often with Romeo and Josh Richardson amongst other fools to crowd the F out of Tatum.

Not saying you're right, but just by following your logic, does Joe get any credit then for using Sam and PP over guys like Banton and Brissett this season? Is he a better coach than Ime for realizing the importance of shooting and spacing on offensive success?

playa-hater · Post #486 » by **playa-hater** » Wed Apr 24, 2024 5:32 pm

zoyathedestroya wrote:
playa-hater wrote:
shackles10 wrote:Most definitely. He's still got a little bit of that always at 100 mph recklessness he had here that can come across as a tryhard (we know better though), but he was super disruptive to the Bucks last night. Taking charges, being a pest on defense even to where if he got called for the block you weren't sure which way it was going to go at first. On offense he's showing that shooting we drafted him for he just never got consistent minutes to show with the Celtics. Good acquisition for Indy who wasn't going to have much use for Brogdon long-term anyways. For us, I'm more than happy with the Nesmith casualty since it led to Jrue with a year delay though.

If Only Boston could have drafted a guy like Nesmith..

Meanwhile Coach Ime buried Nesmith PP and never even considered giving chance to Hauser. Like Ime could never figure out that shooters are needed to free up Tatum and Brown. Instead the likes of Smart and Schroder was used often with Romeo and Josh Richardson amongst other fools to crowd the F out of Tatum.

Not saying you're right, but just by following your logic, does Joe get any credit then for using Sam and PP over guys like Banton and Brissett this season? Is he a better coach than Ime for realizing the importance of shooting and spacing on offensive success?

Joe > Ime any day of the week for me. so yea.. doesn't mean I like Joe. Just lesser of 2 evils

zoyathedestroya · Post #487 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Wed Apr 24, 2024 5:34 pm

playa-hater wrote:
zoyathedestroya wrote:
playa-hater wrote:
If Only Boston could have drafted a guy like Nesmith..

Meanwhile Coach Ime buried Nesmith PP and never even considered giving chance to Hauser. Like Ime could never figure out that shooters are needed to free up Tatum and Brown. Instead the likes of Smart and Schroder was used often with Romeo and Josh Richardson amongst other fools to crowd the F out of Tatum.

Not saying you're right, but just by following your logic, does Joe get any credit then for using Sam and PP over guys like Banton and Brissett this season? Is he a better coach than Ime for realizing the importance of shooting and spacing on offensive success?

Joe > Ime any day of the week for me. so yea.. doesn't mean I like Joe. Just lesser of 2 evils

Rank Doc, Brad, Ime, Joe.

zoyathedestroya · Post #488 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Wed Apr 24, 2024 5:40 pm

Random Stat: Devin Booker was 11-1 vs. Anthony Edwards and had won 10 straight coming into their R1 matchup. 0-2 now in favor of the Wolves and it hasn't looked good for the Suns.

playa-hater · Post #489 » by **playa-hater** » Wed Apr 24, 2024 5:53 pm

zoyathedestroya wrote:
playa-hater wrote:
zoyathedestroya wrote:Not saying you're right, but just by following your logic, does Joe get any credit then for using Sam and PP over guys like Banton and Brissett this season? Is he a better coach than Ime for realizing the importance of shooting and spacing on offensive success?

Joe > Ime any day of the week for me. so yea.. doesn't mean I like Joe. Just lesser of 2 evils

Rank Doc, Brad, Ime, Joe.

1 BRAD was a bb genius but had a flaw. He is/was too nice for a group of players whose EGOs were out of control..

Joe
DOC/Ime

brackdan70 · Post #490 » by **brackdan70** » Wed Apr 24, 2024 5:56 pm

zoyathedestroya wrote:
playa-hater wrote:
zoyathedestroya wrote:Not saying you're right, but just by following your logic, does Joe get any credit then for using Sam and PP over guys like Banton and Brissett this season? Is he a better coach than Ime for realizing the importance of shooting and spacing on offensive success?

Joe > Ime any day of the week for me. so yea.. doesn't mean I like Joe. Just lesser of 2 evils

Rank Doc, Brad, Ime, Joe.

Brad
Doc in his coaching prime (great motivator)
Joe
Ime
Bucks Doc

I could see Joe moving up the list.

Post #491 » by **shackles10** » Wed Apr 24, 2024 7:33 pm

brackdan70 wrote:
zoyathedestroya wrote:
playa-hater wrote:
Joe > Ime any day of the week for me. so yea.. doesn't mean I like Joe. Just lesser of 2 evils

Rank Doc, Brad, Ime, Joe.

Brad
Doc in his coaching prime (great motivator)
Joe
Ime
Bucks Doc

I could see Joe moving up the list.

Rank the Docs (Magic, Celtics, Clippers, Sixers, Bucks, Brown)

Post #492 » by **bisme37** » Wed Apr 24, 2024 7:56 pm

Gettin spicy

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brackdan70 · Post #493 » by **brackdan70** » Wed Apr 24, 2024 8:03 pm

shackles10 wrote:
brackdan70 wrote:
zoyathedestroya wrote:Rank Doc, Brad, Ime, Joe.

Brad
Doc in his coaching prime (great motivator)
Joe
Ime
Bucks Doc

I could see Joe moving up the list.

Rank the Docs (Magic, Celtics, Clippers, Sixers, Bucks, Brown)

I have some bias and knowledge gaps to disclose but something like
Celtics, Hawks, Clippers, Brown, Sixers, Bucks.

Post #494 » by **shackles10** » Wed Apr 24, 2024 8:54 pm

brackdan70 wrote:
shackles10 wrote:
brackdan70 wrote:Brad
Doc in his coaching prime (great motivator)
Joe
Ime
Bucks Doc

I could see Joe moving up the list.

Rank the Docs (Magic, Celtics, Clippers, Sixers, Bucks, Brown)

I have some bias and knowledge gaps to disclose but something like
Celtics, Hawks, Clippers, Brown, Sixers, Bucks.

Hawks?!?! lol

brackdan70 · Post #495 » by **brackdan70** » Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:04 pm

shackles10 wrote:
brackdan70 wrote:
shackles10 wrote:
Rank the Docs (Magic, Celtics, Clippers, Sixers, Bucks, Brown)

I have some bias and knowledge gaps to disclose but something like
Celtics, Hawks, Clippers, Brown, Sixers, Bucks.

Hawks?!?! lol

lol. Some type of slip (Freudian?) there.

playa-hater · Post #496 » by **playa-hater** » Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:16 pm

shackles10 wrote:
brackdan70 wrote:
zoyathedestroya wrote:Rank Doc, Brad, Ime, Joe.

Brad
Doc in his coaching prime (great motivator)
Joe
Ime
Bucks Doc

I could see Joe moving up the list.

Rank the Docs (Magic, Celtics, Clippers, Sixers, Bucks, Brown)

Doc's rankings are like clint eastwood's movie.. The good the bad and the ugly

Curmudgeon · Post #497 » by **Curmudgeon** » Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:27 pm

Adrian Griffin, who is presumably being paid not to coach the Bucks this year, is probably laughing his head off. They were 30-13 when he was fired.

Post #498 » by **shackles10** » Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:49 pm

brackdan70 wrote:
shackles10 wrote:
brackdan70 wrote:I have some bias and knowledge gaps to disclose but something like
Celtics, Hawks, Clippers, Brown, Sixers, Bucks.

Hawks?!?! lol

lol. Some type of slip (Freudian?) there.

You just went all the way back to playing days is all. A little insulting to Mike Fratello to assume Doc was player/coach but it’s ok.

brackdan70 · Post #499 » by **brackdan70** » Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:52 pm

shackles10 wrote:
brackdan70 wrote:
shackles10 wrote:

Hawks?!?! lol

lol. Some type of slip (Freudian?) there.

You just went all the way back to playing days is all. A little insulting to Mike Fratello to assume Doc was player/coach but it’s ok.

Hopefully Mike doesn’t lurk here. I’d hate to offend him.

Post #500 » by **shackles10** » Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:58 pm

brackdan70 wrote:
shackles10 wrote:
brackdan70 wrote:lol. Some type of slip (Freudian?) there.

You just went all the way back to playing days is all. A little insulting to Mike Fratello to assume Doc was player/coach but it’s ok.

Hopefully Mike doesn’t lurk here. I’d hate to offend him.

It’d be weird if he did, but a very Doc Brown like move on your part to go back in time like that.