Thursday 10/24 NBA Game Thread

thelead · Post #181 » by **thelead** » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:00 am

was not expecting CP3 to be held to 3pts in 29 minutes

10DayContract · Post #182 » by **10DayContract** » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:00 am

Not many competitive games so far this season...

Chuck Everett · Post #183 » by **Chuck Everett** » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:00 am

Excited for the new look Kings. Want to see if Keegan won't be marginalized in this offense. Sure hope he isn't.

FrodoBaggins · Post #184 » by **FrodoBaggins** » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:02 am

Tracymcgoaty wrote:
FrodoBaggins wrote:
Tracymcgoaty wrote:Jesus **** christ if you want to **** up Wembys development this is how to do it. Firstly who the **** decided tht Wemby should handle the ball anywhere but inside the arc? He has good handles for an Eiffel tower. He doesn't have good handles overall.

Wemby should study melos iso scoring if anything. Melo literally had no wasted movements. Quick and decisive.

Wemby should also train with Hakeem whilst he still can. Seriously wtf is this we're seeing? I DONT WANT TO SEE WEMBY HANDLING THE BALL LIKE A PG. **** hell dude can be unguardable in the midrange. Literally nobody can contest him. But nooooo lets let him slingshot threes that aren't even close.

It should be inside out not the opposite.

Right on cue Reggie says the exact same thing im saying. Inside out is the way.

It's how Wemby wants to play. Too heavily influenced by KD. I doubt SAS/Pop/his teammates want him to play like he is but it's hard to tell him otherwise. He's got too much power and the last thing they want to do is get on his bad side.

If thats the way he wants to play i'd say the chances of him maximizing his potential are slim. He doesn't have KD's handles nor movement to be able to emulate him. Nor is he's as great of a shooter.

Seriously he's been AWFUL to watch this game. And i say this as someone who roots for him. He could dominate inside out. He doesn't even have to be a post up center. He could literally be a KG type face up.

At first i thought they were trying to make him the next Giannis or something.

I agree. He had 9 dunks in one half as a rookie. The record for a single game is 13 by Shaq. His most realistic pathway toward offensive success is as a downhill threat. And a commitment to strength and conditioning is what's needed to get there.

Watch on YouTube

cjx · Post #185 » by **cjx** » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:03 am

Mile High Might, fam

Nuggets Country, Let's Ride to a 2nd Championship in 3 years :lol:

!!

___Rand___ · Post #186 » by **___Rand___** » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:03 am

Chuck Everett wrote:
___Rand___ wrote:
Chuck Everett wrote:
Especially with Hartenstein hurt.

Hartenstein is hurt? oh fooo. That's the piece I wanted to see. LOL. Dang it! How long is he out.

I think six weeks. Hand injury.

Man that's a crappy injury to get early season. Good thing he's not a shooter.

Chuck Everett · Post #187 » by **Chuck Everett** » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:04 am

___Rand___ wrote:
Chuck Everett wrote:
___Rand___ wrote:
Hartenstein is hurt? oh fooo. That's the piece I wanted to see. LOL. Dang it! How long is he out.

I think six weeks. Hand injury.

Man that's a crappy injury to get early season. Good thing he's not a shooter.

Also non-shooting hand injury. Same injury Dejounte Murray just suffered last night.

BeiBeau · Post #188 » by **BeiBeau** » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:08 am

Chuck Everett wrote:So watching this Mavs roster, Caruso is probably the biggest acquisition in the West. It's gonna be all hands on deck to beat this Dallas team if you're in the West.

And Lively, Klay, Gafford, and Hardy were really the only Mavs who had a good night.

Luka and Kyrie were rusty as **** tonight.

Marshall and Grimes played NBA basketball with Luka Doncic for the first time tonight, they’ll get up to speed.

With Hardy looking near rotation level Dallas is 10 deep.

Denver and Minnesota got worse IMO. Right now I think the west is a 2 team race.

BeiBeau · Post #189 » by **BeiBeau** » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:09 am

thelead wrote:was not expecting CP3 to be held to 3pts in 29 minutes

He’s playing the Mavs. Par for the course.

cjx · Post #190 » by **cjx** » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:10 am

MPJ and Westbrook will have big games as Denver defeats OKC by 8 pts, book it, fam 8-)

!!

DreamTeam09 · Post #191 » by **DreamTeam09** » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:11 am

Dinwiddie/Grimes/Exum out of rotation

RB34 · Post #192 » by **RB34** » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:13 am

Jokers form from 3 looking good

zshawn10 · Post #193 » by **zshawn10** » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:14 am

thelead wrote:was not expecting CP3 to be held to 3pts in 29 minutes

I just don’t see this big impact he’s supposedly going to have for Wemby; he looks slow and washed

ArksNetsSince99 · Post #194 » by **ArksNetsSince99** » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:15 am

Nicola Jokic is Amazing

thelead · Post #195 » by **thelead** » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:15 am

Jokic is somehow still under-appreciated

Also, I expect J-Dub to make the all-star game this year

Chuck Everett · Post #196 » by **Chuck Everett** » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:15 am

Interesting they have Murray defending Edwards, even though he's their biggest player outside of Sabonis on the floor.

ForeverTFC · Post #197 » by **ForeverTFC** » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:16 am

I’ve decided I really hate 3 commentators. Just give me Eagle and Stan. If it has to be Parker for Stan, so be it. Not enough air time for 2 color commentators and they get in the way of the play by play.

Chuck Everett · Post #198 » by **Chuck Everett** » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:18 am

The Nuggets questions are when the starters go to the bench. We need to see those minutes all season.

cjx · Post #199 » by **cjx** » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:18 am

Praise King Jokic :king:

, Nuggets Country, Praise the King of the NBA :lol:

!!

akhan786 · Post #200 » by **akhan786** » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:19 am

Chet is just still too lightweight for what OKC’s goals are this year (Finals)

Who wins?