Around the NBA (and other Sports), 2023-24

Tyakack · Post #141 » by **Tyakack** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:21 am

Dame is gonna be a problem... But we knew that already. Damn that man can score.

lon3lytoaster · Post #142 » by **lon3lytoaster** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:22 am

Dame is going to be difficult if we meet in the playoffs, even with DW and Holiday I worry. Bucks are interesting this year. Think Middleton is on his way to being well done but would be a very 50/50 series imo

KamikazeK · Post #143 » by **KamikazeK** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:23 am

lon3lytoaster wrote:Dame is going to be difficult if we meet in the playoffs, even with DW and Holiday I worry. Bucks are interesting this year. Think Middleton is on his way to being well done but would be a very 50/50 series imo

We got the dame killer. No problem.

KillahGhostface · Post #144 » by **KillahGhostface** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:41 am

LOOOL

Read on Twitter

Parasite · Post #145 » by **Parasite** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:44 am

Lillard shot 17 free throws. Were those legit or did the refs gift a lot of them? Didn’t get to see the game.

Tyakack · Post #146 » by **Tyakack** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:48 am

Parasite wrote:Lillard shot 17 free throws. Were those legit or did the refs gift a lot of them? Didn’t get to see the game.

I mean, we both know that all depends on who you ask. Fans can never be trusted on what is "legit". They were the kind of calls he will continue to get all season yes. Which is all that matters.

Post #147 » by **shackles10** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 3:02 am

Sixers got a tough whistle down the stretch for sure but a lot of that was caused by Embiid looking either terribly lazy or out of shape and putting his teammates in bad positions. Also Kelly Oubre got the Kelly Olynyk treatment a few times.

playa-hater · Post #148 » by **playa-hater** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 3:13 am

Hal14 wrote:Oh man, we drafted Nesmith over Bane and Maxey.

Wrong.. We drafted Nesmith AND Bane.. then traded Bane for nothing...Fire Ainge..

As for Maxey, he would be sitting behind the same guys PP Sat behind and posters would be yelling Bust!~

playa-hater · Post #149 » by **playa-hater** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 3:17 am

Unless I'm missing something, how has Harden not been fined and/or suspended by now. that has to be the biggest Joke ever. Spineless Commissioner.

Post #150 » by **shackles10** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 3:19 am

Alright I have the sound way down on this Lakers/Suns game so who is the weirdo in the Marty McFly MAG Back to the Future’s?

titlebound1 · Post #151 » by **titlebound1** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 4:10 am

A lot of guards are going to have big nights against that back court like Maxey did tonight

Fierce1 · Post #152 » by **Fierce1** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 5:00 am

titlebound1 wrote:A lot of guards are going to have big nights against that back court like Maxey did tonight

True.

Bucks sacrificed defense for offense by trading Jrue for Dame.

Part of what made the Bucks champs in 2021 is great defense.

Now the Bucks will have to rely solely on offense to win games.

Post #153 » by **Shak_Celts** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 5:25 am

Wow, Dame scored 39 and probably gave up 39, I’m terrified.

No one is denying the Bucks won’t be very good but I’m not worried that Dame is going to score… we know that going in.

Offense alone isn’t going to cut it in the playoffs.

Fierce1 · Post #154 » by **Fierce1** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 5:31 am

Shak_Celts wrote:Wow, Dame scored 39 and probably gave up 39, I’m terrified.

No one is denying the Bucks won’t be very good but I’m not worried that Dame is going to score… we know that going in.

Offense alone isn’t going to cut it in the playoffs.

True.

Dame always lost in the playoffs because the Blazers were an offense only team.

The playoffs is indeed different from the regular season.

Post #155 » by **Darthlukey** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 8:27 am

Fierce1 wrote:
titlebound1 wrote:A lot of guards are going to have big nights against that back court like Maxey did tonight

True.

Bucks sacrificed defense for offense by trading Jrue for Dame.

Part of what made the Bucks champs in 2021 is great defense.

Now the Bucks will have to rely solely on offense to win games.

Mind you, giannis and brolo are a pretty decent frontcourt to cover guards mistakes

LewisnotMiller · Post #156 » by **LewisnotMiller** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:03 am

Darthlukey wrote:
Fierce1 wrote:
titlebound1 wrote:A lot of guards are going to have big nights against that back court like Maxey did tonight

True.

Bucks sacrificed defense for offense by trading Jrue for Dame.

Part of what made the Bucks champs in 2021 is great defense.

Now the Bucks will have to rely solely on offense to win games.

Mind you, giannis and brolo are a pretty decent frontcourt to cover guards mistakes

They are with regards to providing pain help, clogging the lane.

But they're not a great pair against teams playing 5 out.

ConstableGeneva · Post #157 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:22 am

Read on Twitter

If this is true, then Cs did really need to put in Rob (apart from the Griffin S&T being complicated). Hard to imagine Blazers preferring Brogdon over Mann straight up. Or maybe Clippers weren't willing to give up two firsts?

Fierce1 · Post #158 » by **Fierce1** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:42 am

Darthlukey wrote:
Fierce1 wrote:
titlebound1 wrote:A lot of guards are going to have big nights against that back court like Maxey did tonight

True.

Bucks sacrificed defense for offense by trading Jrue for Dame.

Part of what made the Bucks champs in 2021 is great defense.

Now the Bucks will have to rely solely on offense to win games.

Mind you, giannis and brolo are a pretty decent frontcourt to cover guards mistakes

Not the same.

You're risking your bigs to get in foul trouble.

Maxey was at full speed with minimal resistance from Dame.

It's like Maxey is a max salary player when Dame guarded him.

Fencer reregistered · Post #159 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 12:07 pm

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/10/26/miami-dolphins-mike-mcdaniel-fresh-funny-coach/

It’s the NFL’s funniest and freshest coach, Mike McDaniel, against the NFL’s frumpiest and frowniest, Bill Belichick.

One is as open as a new Safeway, and the other is as closed up as an old submarine. One will tell you anything you want; the other will hand out information on a need-to-go-screw-yourself basis.

One looks like a nerd who got lost on a stadium tour and wound up as head coach. The other looks like an Easter Island statue nursing a grudge.

...

McDaniel ... treats every question like a Christmas gift he’s about to open.

Some actual examples:

Q: Coach, what’s your relationship with the officials?

MM: It’s not monogamous.

Q: What’d you say to [speedster Chicago Bears quarterback] Justin Fields when he came to your sideline?

MM: I just wanted him to stop scrambling. And it was pretty irritating because he didn’t listen. At all. He didn’t take the coaching.

Hal14 · Post #160 » by **Hal14** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:39 pm

playa-hater wrote:
Hal14 wrote:Oh man, we drafted Nesmith over Bane and Maxey.

Wrong.. We drafted Nesmith AND Bane.. then traded Bane for nothing...Fire Ainge..

Nah. We traded the PICK to memphis. We didn't draft Bane and then trade BANE to memphis.

Memphis could've taken anybody with that pick. They happened to take Bane. But we traded the pick to them, and then they just told us who they wanted, so then it looked liked we were drafting Bane..

This kind of stuff happens a bunch of times, every draft.

At least that's how I understand it.

Bottom line, Bane and Maxey were on the board still when we took Nesmith. In hindsight, it would have been nice if we took Bane or Maxey instead.

That's all - it's not that deep.