Thursday 10/26 NBA Game Thread

azcatz11 · Post #441 » by **azcatz11** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:19 am

jehosafats wrote:Good game. Now I have to admit the Giannis/Dame tandem looks like it could work. I stand corrected.

I’m not a believer yet. Let’s revisit this in February

Wolfgang630 · Post #442 » by **Wolfgang630** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:19 am

djsunyc wrote:
GeorgeSears wrote:It's shocking to me that teams don't just hack-a-Giannis late in the game.

He's not a good FT shooter, he's 3-9 tonight. If he hits two clutch FTs, you tip your hat and you live with that. But you have to play the numbers game.

you can only do it if he has the ball, which he didn't.

You have to funnel the ball to him. He’s the superstar and you know he’ll want the ball if Lillard doesn’t have it.

BigGargamel · Post #443 » by **BigGargamel** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:20 am

Wolfgang630 wrote:
BigGargamel wrote:So glad the Nuggets don't have to face Lillard 4 times per year + playoffs anymore.

Remember when Denver faced Lillard in the playoffs and he went for like 60 points?

I remember 2012-2022. That guy was a decade-long Nuggets killer.

kacey ring · Post #444 » by **kacey ring** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:20 am

I see a lot of us have chimed in about fouling Giannis. Coaching from our couches, baby!!

JustBuzzin · Post #445 » by **JustBuzzin** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:20 am

Dame with a cool 39 on opening night.

Didn't even break a sweat and with very little chemistry with Greek Freak. This is scary for the NBA.

Better hope someone on the Celtics play defense besides Holiday. It's not looking good for the East. Sheesh!

RIPskaterdude · Post #446 » by **RIPskaterdude** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:20 am

Zeno wrote:Did money change hands on that Melton three? Lol

I think it was 4.5 or 6.5 Bucks

djsunyc · Post #447 » by **djsunyc** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:20 am

jehosafats wrote:Good game. Now I have to admit the Giannis/Dame tandem looks like it could work. I stand corrected.

i mean it's not all that different than dame in portland - get the ball at the end of games and iso.

Post #448 » by **G R E Y** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:21 am

Scoundreldays wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:
G R E Y wrote:Weird reffing all around to start the season.

It’s been horrible. We need robot refs

Need beginning of 2022 season reffing

Truly have zero recollection of it. Is this sarcastic or genuine?

Wolfgang630 · Post #449 » by **Wolfgang630** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:21 am

BigGargamel wrote:
Wolfgang630 wrote:
BigGargamel wrote:So glad the Nuggets don't have to face Lillard 4 times per year + playoffs anymore.

Remember when Denver faced Lillard in the playoffs and he went for like 60 points?

I remember 2012-2022. That guy was a decade-long Nuggets killer.

CJ too. He’s the reason Portland won that Game 7 in Denver that one year

GeorgeSears · Post #450 » by **GeorgeSears** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:21 am

djsunyc wrote:
GeorgeSears wrote:It's shocking to me that teams don't just hack-a-Giannis late in the game.

He's not a good FT shooter, he's 3-9 tonight. If he hits two clutch FTs, you tip your hat and you live with that. But you have to play the numbers game.

you can only do it if he has the ball, which he didn't.

As soon as he touches it you foul him. It seems like something teams just avoid this strategy. Yes, Giannis is a great player, but he's a horrible shooter, and a disastrous FT shooter. He has to be treated like Shaq going forward.

HotRocks34 · Post #451 » by **HotRocks34** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:21 am

Embiid is a choke artist, as we already knew.

How long can Philly go before the Harden sabotage has to be dealt with?

kuclas · Post #452 » by **kuclas** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:22 am

Weird game. Especially last 8 minutes with runs by sizers and the bucks and than sixers and Bucks

I didn’t like the overturn of the foul PLUS GIVING the ball back the bucks. Embiid was fouled by either Lopez and or both Giannis and they called it incidental contact. Yet Lillard drives end of the game throws his body and gets knocks down and sixers challenged it. Clearly a foul as well. Lillard is a smaller guy so the refs believe it more when a guy falls down with incidental contact by embiid. Notice Lillard also fakes grabbing his thigh on the way down as well.

That’s just the nba today.

Post #453 » by **G R E Y** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:22 am

DCasey91 wrote:
G R E Y wrote:Weird reffing all around to start the season.

Gotta get the money in good and proper

*Checks spread*

JustBuzzin · Post #454 » by **JustBuzzin** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:22 am

That Mumbo sauce from McDonalds is top tier sauce. They need to make that permanent.

CelticSooner · Post #455 » by **CelticSooner** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:23 am

So Harden is sitting out games? Must have missed it.

PasswordisTaco · Post #456 » by **PasswordisTaco** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:23 am

As I predicted Dame hunted on defense - from a team without a Point Gaurd. When the Bucks play a team with someone who can control the floor, Dame going to be unplayable.

Refs clearly were told to make sure the Bucks win.

NBA is pretty much unwatchable compared to international basketball, or a league like the NBL. It's not sport - it's choreographed entertainment.

Wolfgang630 · Post #457 » by **Wolfgang630** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:24 am

GeorgeSears wrote:
djsunyc wrote:
GeorgeSears wrote:It's shocking to me that teams don't just hack-a-Giannis late in the game.

He's not a good FT shooter, he's 3-9 tonight. If he hits two clutch FTs, you tip your hat and you live with that. But you have to play the numbers game.

you can only do it if he has the ball, which he didn't.

As soon as he touches it you foul him. It seems like something teams just avoid this strategy. Yes, Giannis is a great player, but he's a horrible shooter, and a disastrous FT shooter. He has to be treated like Shaq going forward.

That needs to be a big strategy for teams now since Milwaukee has Dame

Scoundreldays · Post #458 » by **Scoundreldays** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:24 am

G R E Y wrote:
Scoundreldays wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:
It’s been horrible. We need robot refs

Need beginning of 2022 season reffing

Truly have zero recollection of it. Is this sarcastic or genuine?

I think it was start of the 2022 season. Remember refs were letting everyone play physical until the floppers started crying they weren't getting as many free throws.

HotRocks34 · Post #459 » by **HotRocks34** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:25 am

Embiid was 2/8 with 1 TO in the 4th Quarter as Philly blew an 8-point lead.

He should go to the Knicks. He's Ewing Jr.

mediocrityrules · Post #460 » by **mediocrityrules** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:25 am

PasswordisTaco wrote:As I predicted Dame hunted on defense - from a team without a Point Gaurd. When the Bucks play a team with someone who can control the floor, Dame going to be unplayable.

Refs clearly were told to make sure the Bucks win.

NBA is pretty much unwatchable compared to international basketball, or a league like the NBL. It's not sport - it's choreographed entertainment.

Lol!

Who wins?