Official NBA General Discussion 2025-26 V2.0

HumbleRen · Post #601 » by **HumbleRen** » Sat Dec 20, 2025 6:06 am

PushDaRock wrote:
HumbleRen wrote:
PushDaRock wrote:
It's not that shocking that really good #2 options can scale up to a #1 when needed. Carrying them to contender status is a different matter but getting them to the playoffs is pretty realistic for a player of his caliber.

I was much lower on him than others. I didn’t think his playmaking ability would lend itself to a top 10 offence. He’s proved me wrong.

Never pictured him putting up 29/6/5 on like above average efficiency as a #1.

Brown's been really good but the offense is up there more so because they execute incredibly well tactically. They bomb away from 3, don't turn the ball over and crash the offensive boards hard. They win the possession battle and then turn those possessions into a lot of 3's they make at an average rate which converts into a lot of points. It's basically Nurse Ball but with 3 point shooting.

Mazulla ball.

HumbleRen · Post #602 » by **HumbleRen** » Sun Dec 21, 2025 3:44 am

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Pointgod · Post #603 » by **Pointgod** » Mon Dec 22, 2025 4:10 am

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A lot of people are eating crow on this kid.

Tripod · Post #604 » by **Tripod** » Mon Dec 22, 2025 4:56 am

Some teams scored 81 pts tonight.

Others scored 152

:lol:

MiamiSPX · Post #605 » by **MiamiSPX** » Mon Dec 22, 2025 3:04 pm

Bobby Marks' NBA All-Value Team.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/47363078/nba-all-value-team-pat-cam-spencer-nembhard-bobby-marks-roster

Mamu:

2025-26 contract: $2.5 million (player option in 2026-27)
Stats: 20.4 MPG, 10.3 PPG, 52.6 FG%, 4.6 RPG

Give the Raptors personnel department credit for identifying Mamukelashvili as a player who could help their frontcourt and defense.

Signed to a two-year veteran minimum contract in July, the 26-year-old forward has had his minutes double from his final season in San Antonio last season, and Toronto is plus-9.2 points per 100 possessions when he is on the court. Since Nov. 21, Mamukelashvili has averaged 11.0 points and 5.6 rebounds in 22.8 minutes, including an 18-and-7 line as a starter in a recent win against the Bucks.

Clutch0z24 · Post #606 » by **Clutch0z24** » Tue Dec 23, 2025 1:20 am

Queen is currently matching up well with AD ....But he is a horrible defender everone says...He can hold his own

Post #607 » by **Duffman100** » Tue Dec 23, 2025 2:42 am

Clutch0z24 wrote:Queen is currently matching up well with AD ....But he is a horrible defender everone says...He can hold his own

Jesus man, are you Queens mother or something? :lol:

Son Goku 25 · Post #608 » by **Son Goku 25** » Tue Dec 23, 2025 3:00 am

Clutch0z24 wrote:Queen is currently matching up well with AD ....But he is a horrible defender everone says...He can hold his own

Lol dont let up my guy I remember during draft days it was all you.

I say this to boogie as well, till this day he remembers about being pro Powell, esp the Trent trade. Guys compared him to a poor man's d Wade and we werent wrong.

Clutch0z24 · Post #609 » by **Clutch0z24** » Tue Dec 23, 2025 3:34 am

Duffman100 wrote:
Clutch0z24 wrote:Queen is currently matching up well with AD ....But he is a horrible defender everone says...He can hold his own

Jesus man, are you Queens mother or something?

Nope....Just a fan of his game?....You can be a Raptors fan and be a fan or watch other players on other teams you know that right? ....I know alot of people live in the Raptors bubble on here but there is more to the NBA than the Raptors especially right now with how bad our situation is....Good time to watch other players around the league...

Also helps i was right about Queen from day 1 while this entire board prolly including yourself were so wrong and the Raptors missed on him...

Clutch0z24 · Post #610 » by **Clutch0z24** » Tue Dec 23, 2025 3:37 am

Son Goku 25 wrote:
Clutch0z24 wrote:Queen is currently matching up well with AD ....But he is a horrible defender everone says...He can hold his own

Lol dont let up my guy I remember during draft days it was all you.

I say this to boogie as well, till this day he remembers about being pro Powell, esp the Trent trade. Guys compared him to a poor man's d Wade and we werent wrong.

The Whole board was so wrong about the kid and its sad to see so many posters are still even after how well he has been playing are down playing him and think he still sucks for some reason....Can't admit when you are wrong and doubling down on your bad first takes on a player before they even played an NBA game is silly and i guess thats Realgm raptors board for you....Always bias towards their own players and how good they are but when it comes to other players on other teams they "Suck and have so many flaws"

Post #611 » by **Duffman100** » Tue Dec 23, 2025 3:38 am

Clutch0z24 wrote:
Duffman100 wrote:
Clutch0z24 wrote:Queen is currently matching up well with AD ....But he is a horrible defender everone says...He can hold his own

Jesus man, are you Queens mother or something?

Nope....Just a fan of his game?....You can be a Raptors fan and be a fan or watch other players on other teams you know that right? ....I know alot of people live in the Raptors bubble on here but there is more to the NBA than the Raptors especially right now with how bad our situation is....Good time to watch other players around the league...

Also helps i was right about Queen from day 1 while this entire board prolly including yourself were so wrong and the Raptors missed on him...

You can 100% be a fan of other teams and players. 95% of your posts about a center on the Pelicans... on the raptors boards... is something else.

Clutch0z24 · Post #612 » by **Clutch0z24** » Tue Dec 23, 2025 3:40 am

Duffman100 wrote:
Clutch0z24 wrote:
Duffman100 wrote:
Jesus man, are you Queens mother or something?

Nope....Just a fan of his game?....You can be a Raptors fan and be a fan or watch other players on other teams you know that right? ....I know alot of people live in the Raptors bubble on here but there is more to the NBA than the Raptors especially right now with how bad our situation is....Good time to watch other players around the league...

Also helps i was right about Queen from day 1 while this entire board prolly including yourself were so wrong and the Raptors missed on him...

You can 100% be a fan of other teams and players. 95% of your posts about a center on the Pelicans... on the raptors boards... is something else.

95 % of posts is a little dramatic there buddy? ....I am posting in a general board discussion which is about OTHER players around the NBA idk if you can read thread titles?....Also just because you are a board mod you can not tell people what they can and can not post about if they are not breaking any rules..

Kinda weird behaviour...

Post #613 » by **Duffman100** » Tue Dec 23, 2025 3:41 am

Clutch0z24 wrote:
Duffman100 wrote:
Clutch0z24 wrote:
Nope....Just a fan of his game?....You can be a Raptors fan and be a fan or watch other players on other teams you know that right? ....I know alot of people live in the Raptors bubble on here but there is more to the NBA than the Raptors especially right now with how bad our situation is....Good time to watch other players around the league...

Also helps i was right about Queen from day 1 while this entire board prolly including yourself were so wrong and the Raptors missed on him...

You can 100% be a fan of other teams and players. 95% of your posts about a center on the Pelicans... on the raptors boards... is something else.

95 % of posts is a little dramatic there buddy? ....I am posting in a general board discussion which is about OTHER players around the NBA idk if you can read thread titles?....Also just because you are a board mod you can not tell people what they can and can not post about if they are not breaking any rules..

Kinda weird behaviour...

I didn't say you couldn't.

Tripod · Post #614 » by **Tripod** » Tue Dec 23, 2025 12:07 pm

Clutch0z24 wrote:
Duffman100 wrote:
Clutch0z24 wrote:
Nope....Just a fan of his game?....You can be a Raptors fan and be a fan or watch other players on other teams you know that right? ....I know alot of people live in the Raptors bubble on here but there is more to the NBA than the Raptors especially right now with how bad our situation is....Good time to watch other players around the league...

Also helps i was right about Queen from day 1 while this entire board prolly including yourself were so wrong and the Raptors missed on him...

You can 100% be a fan of other teams and players. 95% of your posts about a center on the Pelicans... on the raptors boards... is something else.

95 % of posts is a little dramatic there buddy? ....I am posting in a general board discussion which is about OTHER players around the NBA idk if you can read thread titles?....Also just because you are a board mod you can not tell people what they can and can not post about if they are not breaking any rules..

Kinda weird behaviour...

So his "95%" comment is a little dramatic yet your "whole board was wrong about him" regarding Queen, isn't?

There were certainly fans of Queen pre-draft. And certainly some over CMB. No need to pretend you were the lone soul.

MiamiSPX · Post #615 » by **MiamiSPX** » Tue Dec 23, 2025 2:15 pm

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navyblue · Post #616 » by **navyblue** » Tue Dec 23, 2025 2:29 pm

MiamiSPX wrote:

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top 4 protection wont stop tanking, as teams in the 7-10 range will still tank hard to improve odds to stay top 4

locking lottery position position after march 1, may improve game after march 1st, but will still be terrible before that if not even worse.

MiamiSPX · Post #617 » by **MiamiSPX** » Tue Dec 23, 2025 2:37 pm

navyblue wrote:
MiamiSPX wrote:

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top 4 protection wont stop tanking, as teams in the 7-10 range will still tank hard to improve odds to stay top 4

locking lottery position position after march 1, may improve game after march 1st, but will still be terrible before that if not even worse.

Agreed about the March 1st idea. That would just mean more teams tanking from opening night IMO. I am just glad they are addressing this issue.

I still cannot believe we didn't take a 500K fine for yanking starters in a game we were leading...so that we lose. I started to become anti-tank that night (and lost a lot of respect for our team), and then a play-in team winning the lottery just cemented that stance.

polo007 · Post #618 » by **polo007** » Tue Dec 23, 2025 5:30 pm

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Zeno · Post #619 » by **Zeno** » Tue Dec 23, 2025 6:18 pm

Here’s an idea, players win extra cash for Every win not just the nba cup. Doesn’t have to even be a lot. People marvel at multi millionaires like Rozier fixing stuff for 50k, but it just shows how much players love cash, even small amounts. If there was prize money for every win, players would be way less complicit when teams weren’t trying.

HangTime · Post #620 » by **HangTime** » Tue Dec 23, 2025 6:28 pm

Here's a simple fix for tanking,
After a team is officially eliminated from the playoff race, the higher their winning percentage is (with the games remaining) determines order of the lottery.

The earlier you're eliminated, the harder you have to try.