Ja Morant 22-23 NBA Thread - HE DID IT AGAIN ! any thoughts ?

TroubleS0me · Post #1 » by **TroubleS0me** » Tue Oct 18, 2022 6:05 pm

Most Improved Player last season

TroubleS0me · Post #2 » by **TroubleS0me** » Tue Oct 25, 2022 5:02 am

Game winning shot over Kyrie !

TroubleS0me · Post #3 » by **TroubleS0me** » Tue Oct 25, 2022 5:02 am

Watch on YouTube

LukaTheGOAT · Post #4 » by **LukaTheGOAT** » Tue Oct 25, 2022 3:55 pm

If he stays healthy, we are about to witness one of the best PG seasons ever.

parsnips33 · Post #5 » by **parsnips33** » Tue Oct 25, 2022 4:14 pm

Big fan of the Morant - Bane backcourt

shakes0 · Post #6 » by **shakes0** » Tue Oct 25, 2022 6:08 pm

LukaTheGOAT wrote:If he stays healthy, we are about to witness one of the best PG seasons ever.

don't know, Trae set the bar pretty high last year. Leading the league in points and assists, only player to do it in over 40 years.

1993Playoffs · Post #7 » by **1993Playoffs** » Tue Oct 25, 2022 7:42 pm

He’s legit last year swayed me

NBA4Lyfe · Post #8 » by **NBA4Lyfe** » Tue Oct 25, 2022 9:58 pm

LukaTheGOAT wrote:If he stays healthy, we are about to witness one of the best PG seasons ever.

we've seen athletic pg's come and go. d-rose, francis, b-diddy, john wall, westbrick. Ja will be no different, these guys that are that small and attack the rim like that have short primes once their athletic ability fades

edit: ja morant missed 22 games with injury last year, and got injured in the playoffs as well. Just a matter of time actually

Jaivl · Post #9 » by **Jaivl** » Wed Oct 26, 2022 7:25 am

NBA4Lyfe wrote:
LukaTheGOAT wrote:If he stays healthy, we are about to witness one of the best PG seasons ever.

we've seen athletic pg's come and go. d-rose, francis, b-diddy, john wall, westbrick. Ja will be no different, these guys that are that small and attack the rim like that have short primes once their athletic ability fades

Dude just slipped Westbrook there :lol:

HeartBreakKid · Post #10 » by **HeartBreakKid** » Wed Oct 26, 2022 2:09 pm

shakes0 wrote:
LukaTheGOAT wrote:If he stays healthy, we are about to witness one of the best PG seasons ever.

don't know, Trae set the bar pretty high last year. Leading the league in points and assists, only player to do it in over 40 years.

Trae did not lead the league in scoring or assists.

shakes0 · Post #11 » by **shakes0** » Wed Oct 26, 2022 2:57 pm

HeartBreakKid wrote:
shakes0 wrote:
LukaTheGOAT wrote:If he stays healthy, we are about to witness one of the best PG seasons ever.

don't know, Trae set the bar pretty high last year. Leading the league in points and assists, only player to do it in over 40 years.

Trae did not lead the league in scoring or assists.

yes he did.

First player since Tiny Archibald did it over 40 years ago.

But you and everyone else don't want to talk about it because it goes against your narrative.

Colbinii · Post #12 » by **Colbinii** » Wed Oct 26, 2022 3:13 pm

HeartBreakKid wrote:
shakes0 wrote:
LukaTheGOAT wrote:If he stays healthy, we are about to witness one of the best PG seasons ever.

don't know, Trae set the bar pretty high last year. Leading the league in points and assists, only player to do it in over 40 years.

Trae did not lead the league in scoring or assists.

He did, he didn't at a per game or per possession level though

Colbinii · Post #13 » by **Colbinii** » Wed Oct 26, 2022 3:14 pm

shakes0 wrote:
HeartBreakKid wrote:
shakes0 wrote:
don't know, Trae set the bar pretty high last year. Leading the league in points and assists, only player to do it in over 40 years.

Trae did not lead the league in scoring or assists.

yes he did.

First player since Tiny Archibald did it over 40 years ago.

But you and everyone else don't want to talk about it because it goes against your narrative.

What are you talking about narrative? People don't have a narrative and just because Trae Young isn't being talked about doesn't mean people here have an anti-Trae Young narrative...

Grow up.

Colbinii · Post #14 » by **Colbinii** » Wed Oct 26, 2022 3:18 pm

Maybe if Trae Young wasn't horse **** in the playoffs he would have garnered more traction on this boards OPOY voting.

shakes0 · Post #15 » by **shakes0** » Wed Oct 26, 2022 3:25 pm

Colbinii wrote:
shakes0 wrote:
HeartBreakKid wrote:
Trae did not lead the league in scoring or assists.

yes he did.

First player since Tiny Archibald did it over 40 years ago.

But you and everyone else don't want to talk about it because it goes against your narrative.

What are you talking about narrative? People don't have a narrative and just because Trae Young isn't being talked about doesn't mean people here have an anti-Trae Young narrative...

Grow up.

Trae got basically no attention for doing something that hadn't been done in over 40 years. There's people who post here who don't even know that Trae accomplished this amazing feat.

Let me ask you a question...if Lebron or anyone else led the league in total points and total assists what do you think the reaction would be? I guarantee that if Lebron did it while also barely making the playoffs he would still finish top 3 in MVP voting.

There is 100% an anti-Trae narrative. here and in the media.

Colbinii · Post #16 » by **Colbinii** » Wed Oct 26, 2022 3:31 pm

shakes0 wrote:
Colbinii wrote:
shakes0 wrote:

yes he did.

First player since Tiny Archibald did it over 40 years ago.

But you and everyone else don't want to talk about it because it goes against your narrative.

What are you talking about narrative? People don't have a narrative and just because Trae Young isn't being talked about doesn't mean people here have an anti-Trae Young narrative...

Grow up.

Trae got basically no attention for doing something that hadn't been done in over 40 years. There's people who post here who don't even know that Trae accomplished this amazing feat.

Let me ask you a question...if Lebron or anyone else led the league in total points and total assists what do you think the reaction would be? I guarantee that if Lebron did it while also barely making the playoffs he would still finish top 3 in MVP voting.

There is 100% an anti-Trae narrative. here and in the media.

I think there is a far greater Pro-LeBron and Pro-Luka narrative than an Anti-Trae Narrative.

There are only so many players the media can put effort in to, and often it is what/who the general fan base admires. LeBron is the greatest player of a generation and has a massive fan base--the media will spit out content about him because millions will eat it up.

Trae had a large media push after the Hawks deep 2021 playoff run but because of how horrible the Hawks were last year--especually defensively--and after Trae Youngs horrific playoff in 2022, the media has quieted on him. This doesn't mean they are anti-Trae, he just isn't in the limelight.

Also, most people could care less about Point/Assist Totals, especially around this board. Russell Westbrook made everyone numb to basic box-score statistics as he was leading the league or near leading the league [Even in 2021] yet he wasn't close to the best player.

At the end of the day what matters is winning and winning in the post-season. Luka has been 10x the player of Trae in the post-season. LeBron too. Curry and Giannis as well.

LukaTheGOAT · Post #17 » by **LukaTheGOAT** » Wed Oct 26, 2022 5:16 pm

shakes0 wrote:
HeartBreakKid wrote:
shakes0 wrote:
don't know, Trae set the bar pretty high last year. Leading the league in points and assists, only player to do it in over 40 years.

Trae did not lead the league in scoring or assists.

yes he did.

First player since Tiny Archibald did it over 40 years ago.

But you and everyone else don't want to talk about it because it goes against your narrative.

Not to toot my own horn, but I'm on record in saying that Trae was the 2nd best offensive player during the RS last year, behind Jokic. I know looking at my name, it might seem like we are natural enemies but I respect Trae's work.

shakes0 · Post #18 » by **shakes0** » Wed Oct 26, 2022 6:13 pm

LukaTheGOAT wrote:
shakes0 wrote:
HeartBreakKid wrote:
Trae did not lead the league in scoring or assists.

yes he did.

First player since Tiny Archibald did it over 40 years ago.

But you and everyone else don't want to talk about it because it goes against your narrative.

Not to toot my own horn, but I'm on record in saying that Trae was the 2nd best offensive player during the RS last year, behind Jokic. I know looking at my name, it might seem like we are natural enemies but I respect Trae's work.

I'm in the same boat. Trae is my guy, but Luka isn't far behind. When I got two puppies in in 2020 I named one of them Luka.

Colbinii · Post #19 » by **Colbinii** » Wed Oct 26, 2022 6:33 pm

shakes0 wrote:
LukaTheGOAT wrote:
shakes0 wrote:

yes he did.

First player since Tiny Archibald did it over 40 years ago.

But you and everyone else don't want to talk about it because it goes against your narrative.

Not to toot my own horn, but I'm on record in saying that Trae was the 2nd best offensive player during the RS last year, behind Jokic. I know looking at my name, it might seem like we are natural enemies but I respect Trae's work.

I'm in the same boat. Trae is my guy, but Luka isn't far behind. When I got two puppies in in 2020 I named one of them Luka.

The guy you are quoting definitely has Luka over Trae as he values post-season scoring and resiliency.

shakes0 · Post #20 » by **shakes0** » Wed Oct 26, 2022 7:12 pm

Colbinii wrote:
shakes0 wrote:
LukaTheGOAT wrote:
Not to toot my own horn, but I'm on record in saying that Trae was the 2nd best offensive player during the RS last year, behind Jokic. I know looking at my name, it might seem like we are natural enemies but I respect Trae's work.

I'm in the same boat. Trae is my guy, but Luka isn't far behind. When I got two puppies in in 2020 I named one of them Luka.

The guy you are quoting definitely has Luka over Trae as he values post-season scoring and resiliency.

uhm, ok.

not sure what that has to do with anything, but you do you.