Around the League: 2024-25 Season

Post #1821 » by **eyriq** » Tue May 6, 2025 2:10 am

Thunder defense is insane

RookieStar · Post #1822 » by **RookieStar** » Tue May 6, 2025 2:19 am

J the Drafter wrote:
RookieStar wrote:Soooo... this is the modern NBA. Even if you were built like the 70wins Bulls or Warriors, if you meet any NBA team on a given night and that team just makes theirs while you abnormally don't, you will lose the game.

I missed most of the game, but most of the Celtics three’s I saw were contested. I wonder how much KP’s absence hurt the Celtics. He was crucial to their game four win against us.

Their 3s were also contested by us. But it still went down. This game....not so much..

Last Guardian · Post #1823 » by **Last Guardian** » Tue May 6, 2025 2:25 am

Caruso was the guy we should have gotten.

ORLMagicGirl15 · Post #1824 » by **ORLMagicGirl15** » Tue May 6, 2025 2:30 am

Last Guardian wrote:Caruso was the guy we should have gotten.

Caruso, Cody White….should

J the Drafter · Post #1825 » by **J the Drafter** » Tue May 6, 2025 3:06 am

RookieStar wrote:
J the Drafter wrote:
RookieStar wrote:Soooo... this is the modern NBA. Even if you were built like the 70wins Bulls or Warriors, if you meet any NBA team on a given night and that team just makes theirs while you abnormally don't, you will lose the game.

I missed most of the game, but most of the Celtics three’s I saw were contested. I wonder how much KP’s absence hurt the Celtics. He was crucial to their game four win against us.

Their 3s were also contested by us. But it still went down. This game....not so much..

These were bad shots though. Ball never gets in the paint; Tatum ISOing and jacking up three-pointers.

CZ Eddie · Post #1826 » by **CZ Eddie** » Tue May 6, 2025 3:28 am

It still perplexes me that toothpick preferred to be drafted at #2 by Oklahoma, than by Orlando at #1.
He's pretty good. And smart. Not sure he'll ever be a superstar, but for sure a star.

Idiosyncratic · Post #1827 » by **Idiosyncratic** » Tue May 6, 2025 4:28 am

OKC disaster ending. Probably fouled way too early on most of the possessions. Also felt they were way too sped up on offense down the stretch before the free throw fest.

CZ Eddie · Post #1828 » by **CZ Eddie** » Tue May 6, 2025 4:29 am

Whoah, Aaron with the game winning, game stealing three as time expires.

CZ Eddie · Post #1829 » by **CZ Eddie** » Tue May 6, 2025 4:30 am

Idiosyncratic wrote:OKC disaster ending. Probably fouled way too early on most of the possessions. Also felt they were way too sped up on offense down the stretch before the free throw fest.

It was a great stategy... until Holmgren decided to start missing free throws.

pepe1991 · Post #1830 » by **pepe1991** » Tue May 6, 2025 4:37 am

Huge shot by AG, but OKC played so poorly in last 8 min.

Jokić is just so damn good. By far best player in the world.

Celtics problems from round one continued to game 1 of second round.

RichCollab · Post #1831 » by **RichCollab** » Tue May 6, 2025 4:45 am

pepe1991 wrote:Huge shot by AG, but OKC played so poorly in last 8 min.

Jokić is just so damn good. By far best player in the world.

Celtics problems from round one continued to game 1 of second round.

How doesn’t Jokic win MVP every year?

J the Drafter · Post #1832 » by **J the Drafter** » Tue May 6, 2025 4:47 am

CZ Eddie wrote:
Idiosyncratic wrote:OKC disaster ending. Probably fouled way too early on most of the possessions. Also felt they were way too sped up on offense down the stretch before the free throw fest.

It was a great stategy... until Holmgren decided to start missing free throws.

The Thunder were fouling too quickly on those possessions. They should have let time drain off the clock instead of fouling right away.

ogmagicfan · Post #1833 » by **ogmagicfan** » Tue May 6, 2025 4:48 am

I'm happy for Aaron Gordon, what a clutch 3

but damn, did we get shafted in his trade. If only we traded him before he went public with demands for a trade and had more "mystique" since he was younger

Getting Gary Harris & the 25th pick in this draft for him was an awful haul

ogmagicfan · Post #1834 » by **ogmagicfan** » Tue May 6, 2025 4:50 am

Both of the games tonight were incredible. This has been the best NBA Playoffs in atleast 5 years if not longer.

Knicks comeback win was electric. Down 72-52 midway thru the 3rd, and OG Anunoby singlehandedly brought it within 5 and then Brunson sealed the deal in the 4th with Mikal Bridges doing his part

Loving it

Post #1835 » by **SOUL** » Tue May 6, 2025 4:51 am

CZ Eddie wrote:
Idiosyncratic wrote:OKC disaster ending. Probably fouled way too early on most of the possessions. Also felt they were way too sped up on offense down the stretch before the free throw fest.

It was a great stategy... until Holmgren decided to start missing free throws.

Yeah but you do it with like 5-6 seconds left at most, not 11. If they make the free throws it forces you to make two and then gives them a lot of time.

Optimus_Steel · Post #1836 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Tue May 6, 2025 4:55 am

Epic meltdowns by both favorites tonight. Boston is up 20 then they started jacking up shots, they looked tired and I suspect the reason they kept jacking those shots up and not driving was fatigue and Holford aged 20 years over the weekend…they really missed Porzingas. Did we soften them up for NY? Lol

OKC, that was an embarrassment. Up 9 with 3 mins left…that team is not some unbeatable force like some people claim.

drsd · Post #1837 » by **drsd** » Tue May 6, 2025 4:56 am

The lower seed has won all three road games; will the Warriors over Minny make it 4-0?

pepe1991 · Post #1838 » by **pepe1991** » Tue May 6, 2025 4:56 am

RichCollab wrote:
pepe1991 wrote:Huge shot by AG, but OKC played so poorly in last 8 min.

Jokić is just so damn good. By far best player in the world.

Celtics problems from round one continued to game 1 of second round.

How doesn’t Jokic win MVP every year?

something something " voting fatigue" ? :lol:

That Nuggets team without him would be 30 wins team

pepe1991 · Post #1839 » by **pepe1991** » Tue May 6, 2025 5:03 am

SOUL wrote:
CZ Eddie wrote:
Idiosyncratic wrote:OKC disaster ending. Probably fouled way too early on most of the possessions. Also felt they were way too sped up on offense down the stretch before the free throw fest.

It was a great stategy... until Holmgren decided to start missing free throws.

Yeah but you do it with like 5-6 seconds left at most, not 11. If they make the free throws it forces you to make two and then gives them a lot of time.

I don't think strategy was an issue, when you watch non-nba hoops, almost all teams do this, HOWEVER OKC could foul much later in shotclock.

Some stuff that OKC could do with Memphis simply won't work vs Nuggets. For start, throwing Caruso on Jokić is wasteful, Jokić backs him down to layup distance and scores over him like he doesn't exist.

Second, rebounding control, you simply can't allow 21 offensive rebound. Gordon had 7.

Jokić finishing game on cartoonish 42- 22-6 :lol:

This will be lot of fun, OKC still has more talent, MP jr with that shoulder bandage looks cooked. J Will can probably play much better, they can get more on offense from Holmgren, SGA has another gear but yea, as long as you have somebody who is THIS much better than anybody else in the world, you are at striking distance of winning games. Jokić unlocked some - prime Jordan type of dominance.

pepe1991 · Post #1840 » by **pepe1991** » Tue May 6, 2025 5:12 am

ogmagicfan wrote:I'm happy for Aaron Gordon, what a clutch 3

but damn, did we get shafted in his trade. If only we traded him before he went public with demands for a trade and had more "mystique" since he was younger

Getting Gary Harris & the 25th pick in this draft for him was an awful haul

He asked for a trade, and months passed by as Weltman hoped he forgot about trade request, once he went in public, all the leverage was gone.

Hey, don't remember RJ Hampton 8-)

Allegedly he grew up to be 9 foot this summer :oops: