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

Infinite Llamas · Post #241 » by **Infinite Llamas** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 1:20 am

165bows wrote:
keevsnick1 wrote:Jokic is so clearly the best player in the NBA right now, its isn't even really close. if the Nuggets finish first in the west I don't see how he doesn't win MVP again.

I mean, the team with no front court meeting Jokic is in a tough spot.

I mean, he dominated Gobert, Ayton, AD and Bam in the playoffs last year. No front court can stop him.

zoyathedestroya · Post #242 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 1:32 am

I hope the Rockets go winless. Their players are just unintended casualties, but Ime losing every game is my Banner 18.

Tyakack · Post #243 » by **Tyakack** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 1:33 am

Bucks win first game by 1 point with dame going off.. Then they get blown out by the hawks. Not really an impressive start to the season by them. Could easily be 0-2 right now.

KillahGhostface · Post #244 » by **KillahGhostface** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 1:42 am

Dame LiLLard

Seriously though, Dame is insane, but **** him and the Bucks.

Bleedsgreen · Post #245 » by **Bleedsgreen** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 1:45 am

I really wish we, traded Brown for Dame, We so would be crushing it. :nod:

Fierce1 · Post #246 » by **Fierce1** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 1:54 am

Bleedsgreen wrote:I really wish we, traded Brown for Dame, We so would be crushing it.

Good thing we didn't trade JB for Dame because we're crushing it right now!

bigfoot_cryptozoology · Post #247 » by **bigfoot_cryptozoology** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 2:01 am

You need an All Star team to beat Denver, and who has an All Star team?
Well, you're very own Boston Celtics that's who.
But, Stevens needs to find another quality Big to throw at Jokic,
and could it be Plumlee?

PierceFan4ever · Post #248 » by **PierceFan4ever** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 2:24 am

I worry more about Miami than a I do with Milwaukee. We match up well with both teams but Miami is just frustrating. The Jays eat against the bucks

CelticsPride18 · Post #249 » by **CelticsPride18** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 2:25 am

PierceFan4ever wrote:I worry more about Miami than a I do with Milwaukee. We match up well with both teams but Miami is just frustrating. The Jays eat against the bucks

Bucks perimeter defense is horrible

PierceFan4ever · Post #250 » by **PierceFan4ever** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 2:27 am

CelticsPride18 wrote:
PierceFan4ever wrote:I worry more about Miami than a I do with Milwaukee. We match up well with both teams but Miami is just frustrating. The Jays eat against the bucks

Bucks perimeter defense is horrible

I think Tatum has been dropping 30-40 with ease against the bucks for awhile now. I don’t see how that changes now with lillard instead of Jrue. Celtics are a very bad matchup for the bucks and have been for awhile.

Fierce1 · Post #251 » by **Fierce1** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 2:38 am

PierceFan4ever wrote:I worry more about Miami than a I do with Milwaukee. We match up well with both teams but Miami is just frustrating. The Jays eat against the bucks

Sixers more of a threat than Miami.

The Heat did a poor job of improving the roster for this season.

Cs might face Miami only in the 1st rnd as a #1 vs. #8 seed.

Miami not getting out of the 1st rnd this season.

JaMarco · Post #252 » by **JaMarco** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 2:47 am

bigfoot_cryptozoology wrote:You need an All Star team to beat Denver, and who has an All Star team?
Well, you're very own Boston Celtics that's who.
But, Stevens needs to find another quality Big to throw at Jokic,
and could it be Plumlee?

Yea it's looking like Boston and Phoenix are the only teams possibly capable of hanging with Denver.

Triple7 · Post #253 » by **Triple7** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 2:47 am

Floody23 wrote:It’s only game 2 for the Bucks & they’re without Middleton & getting their asses kicked at home by a play-in team.
If this was us the media would be telling us we’re nowhere near the Bucks but for some reason the media has looked past these types of Bucks games the last couple of years & still puts them ahead of us even though we’ve been better than them the last 2 years.

Unless Middleton can find the form he was in during the Bucks championship we’re clearly the #1 team in the East.

Middleton is closer to retirement than going back to that form.

Triple7 · Post #254 » by **Triple7** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 2:48 am

Fierce1 wrote:
Floody23 wrote:It’s only game 2 for the Bucks & they’re without Middleton & getting their asses kicked at home by a play-in team.
If this was us the media would be telling us we’re nowhere near the Bucks but for some reason the media has looked past these types of Bucks games the last couple of years & still puts them ahead of us even though we’ve been better than them the last 2 years.

Unless Middleton can find the form he was in during the Bucks championship we’re clearly the #1 team in the East.

The moment the Bucks swapped Jrue for Dame, that automatically made then weaker IMO.

They knew they **** that up. They was hoping we wouldn’t get Jrue lol.

Triple7 · Post #255 » by **Triple7** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 2:50 am

Fierce1 wrote:
PierceFan4ever wrote:I worry more about Miami than a I do with Milwaukee. We match up well with both teams but Miami is just frustrating. The Jays eat against the bucks

Sixers more of a threat than Miami.

The Heat did a poor job of improving the roster for this season.

Cs might face Miami only in the 1st rnd as a #1 vs. #8 seed.

Miami not getting out of the 1st rnd this season.

Plus they lost those annoying players Vincent and Strus

sam_I_am · Post #256 » by **sam_I_am** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 3:13 am

Triple7 wrote:
Fierce1 wrote:
PierceFan4ever wrote:I worry more about Miami than a I do with Milwaukee. We match up well with both teams but Miami is just frustrating. The Jays eat against the bucks

Sixers more of a threat than Miami.

The Heat did a poor job of improving the roster for this season.

Cs might face Miami only in the 1st rnd as a #1 vs. #8 seed.

Miami not getting out of the 1st rnd this season.

Plus they lost those annoying players Vincent and Strus

I don’t know. Butler/Bam/Herro is a terrific nucleus. Bam may be best 2 way big in the East after GA and Embiid. Vincent and Strus were guys coached up by Spo. I think Caleb, Robinson, Smith etc. can fill those roles to some extent. Love and Lowry are running on fumes but they have rings and savvy. They could be a tough out for anybody.

ConstableGeneva · Post #257 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 3:15 am

meatball sub · Post #258 » by **meatball sub** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 3:41 am

Dame 2-12 in a blowout home loss LOL **** the bucks

Triple7 · Post #259 » by **Triple7** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:08 am

sam_I_am wrote:
Triple7 wrote:
Fierce1 wrote:Sixers more of a threat than Miami.

The Heat did a poor job of improving the roster for this season.

Cs might face Miami only in the 1st rnd as a #1 vs. #8 seed.

Miami not getting out of the 1st rnd this season.

Plus they lost those annoying players Vincent and Strus

I don’t know. Butler/Bam/Herro is a terrific nucleus. Bam may be best 2 way big in the East after GA and Embiid. Vincent and Strus were guys coached up by Spo. I think Caleb, Robinson, Smith etc. can fill those roles to some extent. Love and Lowry are running on fumes but they have rings and savvy. They could be a tough out for anybody.

If we play to our capabilities, we shouldn’t be having problems beating the heat. It’s all about Tatum and brown. They let Jimmy punk them everytime. I think this year is different with thr additions of jrue and zinger.

Fierce1 · Post #260 » by **Fierce1** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:24 am

Miami and the Lakers are pretenders.

The longer the season goes the weaker they get.

Jimmy, Love, and Lowry are all old and Pat Riley didn't do anything to compensate for the loss of Vincent and Strus.

Lebron will break down because he's forced to play so many minutes again.

AD is also not living up to expectations.

There's just no beating Father Time.