Official NBA General Discussion 2023-24 V1.0

WuTang_CMB · Post #1861 » by **WuTang_CMB** » Tue Jan 23, 2024 1:16 am

cavs giving a beating to ORL

sbsat · Post #1862 » by **sbsat** » Tue Jan 23, 2024 1:46 am

Man the cavs are friggin impressive!

Ari_Emanuel · Post #1863 » by **Ari_Emanuel** » Tue Jan 23, 2024 2:17 am

Embiid with 40+ through 3 quartets has been topped by KAT with 40 at THE HALF.

ash_k · Post #1864 » by **ash_k** » Tue Jan 23, 2024 2:59 am

Nurse maximizing Embiid and Maxey; that's what great coaching does. Joel will still choke in the playoffs though

Agimat · Post #1865 » by **Agimat** » Tue Jan 23, 2024 2:59 am

Embiid dropped 70 pts on the Wemby/Spurs lol

Tripod · Post #1866 » by **Tripod** » Tue Jan 23, 2024 2:59 am

Embiid scores 70 tonight.

Raps 5 starters scored 65

dozo · Post #1867 » by **dozo** » Tue Jan 23, 2024 3:02 am

Its Jokers and Embiid's league. I dont how people could think otherwise.

The centre postion hasn't been this dominant since the 90s.

I want to see Nuggets vs Sixers finals this year.

WaltFrazier · Post #1868 » by **WaltFrazier** » Tue Jan 23, 2024 4:53 am

OakleyDokely wrote:
WuTang_OG wrote:

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I was listening to some pod, can't remember which one, but European based players are coming in more developed from a skills standpoint because their teens are spending a lot more time on skill development. They will play 1 game a week and practice the rest of the time compared to American based players who are practicing a lot less because their focus is just playing the games.

That's the AAU effect on US basketball

mdenny · Post #1869 » by **mdenny** » Tue Jan 23, 2024 6:13 am

Damn....the timberwolves coach was NOT PLEASED with KAT trying to score a billion points. KAT got 60. Coach calls him 'immature' post-game. Was also subbing out KAT for defense at the end of the game and apparently KAT had some dirty looks on his face.

ItsDanger · Post #1870 » by **ItsDanger** » Tue Jan 23, 2024 6:16 am

dozo wrote:Its Jokers and Embiid's league. I dont how people could think otherwise.

The centre postion hasn't been this dominant since the 90s.

I want to see Nuggets vs Sixers finals this year.

You counter those 2 with size. Otherwise, you're at a disadvantage. 220 lb toothpicks arent good enough in a 7 game series.

JB7 · Post #1871 » by **JB7** » Tue Jan 23, 2024 6:18 am

mdenny wrote:Damn....the timberwolves coach was NOT PLEASED with KAT trying to score a billion points. KAT got 60. Coach calls him 'immature' post-game. Was also subbing out KAT for defense at the end of the game and apparently KAT had some dirty looks on his face.

KAT is being traded in the offseason, if not at the deadline.

How do you score 62 pts and your team still loses to a team with only 9 wins this season.

mdenny · Post #1872 » by **mdenny** » Tue Jan 23, 2024 6:30 am

JB7 wrote:
mdenny wrote:Damn....the timberwolves coach was NOT PLEASED with KAT trying to score a billion points. KAT got 60. Coach calls him 'immature' post-game. Was also subbing out KAT for defense at the end of the game and apparently KAT had some dirty looks on his face.

KAT is being traded in the offseason, if not at the deadline.

How do you score 62 pts and your team still loses to a team with only 9 wins this season.

The raps came close to winning the Kobe game. I've seen other games where a player goes off for more than 50 in a loss.

It's more strange to me that the coach is critical of a player in the post game interview after they drop 62. Don't think I've EVER seen that to be honest. Seems to support your prediction of him being traded. There MUST be some interpersonal problems in the locker room for this to happen.

Post #1873 » by **Duffman100** » Tue Jan 23, 2024 12:32 pm

Can we talk about the magic? Holding onto 8th and have been in a bit of a free fall.

OakleyDokely · Post #1874 » by **OakleyDokely** » Tue Jan 23, 2024 1:09 pm

FTA per 36:

Embiid: 12.8
Jokic: 6.2

Flopping works.

kwajo · Post #1875 » by **kwajo** » Tue Jan 23, 2024 1:35 pm

mdenny wrote:
JB7 wrote:
mdenny wrote:Damn....the timberwolves coach was NOT PLEASED with KAT trying to score a billion points. KAT got 60. Coach calls him 'immature' post-game. Was also subbing out KAT for defense at the end of the game and apparently KAT had some dirty looks on his face.

KAT is being traded in the offseason, if not at the deadline.

How do you score 62 pts and your team still loses to a team with only 9 wins this season.

The raps came close to winning the Kobe game. I've seen other games where a player goes off for more than 50 in a loss.

It's more strange to me that the coach is critical of a player in the post game interview after they drop 62. Don't think I've EVER seen that to be honest. Seems to support your prediction of him being traded. There MUST be some interpersonal problems in the locker room for this to happen.

Very true, even Wilt lost several of his games where he scored 70+ points, so did David Thompson, so did Devin Booker, Donovan Mitchell had to go to OT to win, etc.

HumbleRen · Post #1876 » by **HumbleRen** » Tue Jan 23, 2024 1:37 pm

OakleyDokely wrote:FTA per 36:

Embiid: 12.8
Jokic: 6.2

Flopping works.

It's a skill, regardless of how people feel about it.

Need Scottie to learn it ASAP.

artsncrafts · Post #1877 » by **artsncrafts** » Tue Jan 23, 2024 1:41 pm

HumbleRen wrote:
OakleyDokely wrote:FTA per 36:

Embiid: 12.8
Jokic: 6.2

Flopping works.

It's a skill, regardless of how people feel about it.

Need Scottie to learn it ASAP.

Its true, Harden, Derozan, etc. They mastered the foul bait. Embiid does get more calls than your average person but "superstars" always do.

Lord_Zedd · Post #1878 » by **Lord_Zedd** » Tue Jan 23, 2024 1:52 pm

Duffman100 wrote:Can we talk about the magic? Holding onto 8th and have been in a bit of a free fall.

They're talking about the wrong guy going to the all star game. Really should be Franz Wagner who's been out for a couple weeks.

Lowkey I can see Orlando make a play for Bruce Brown and they have good salary fillers to strike a trade. Their guard depth is pretty atrocious outside of Suggs and Brown can easily change that.

HumbleRen · Post #1879 » by **HumbleRen** » Tue Jan 23, 2024 1:54 pm

artsncrafts wrote:
HumbleRen wrote:
OakleyDokely wrote:FTA per 36:

Embiid: 12.8
Jokic: 6.2

Flopping works.

It's a skill, regardless of how people feel about it.

Need Scottie to learn it ASAP.

Its true, Harden, Derozan, etc. They mastered the foul bait. Embiid does get more calls than your average person but "superstars" always do.

Yep. Plus Embiid still leads the NBA in field goals made despite all of his FT’s.

He’s just really that dominate lol. Mind you, I still hate watching him but I have to give credit when it’s due.

GP2 · Post #1880 » by **GP2** » Tue Jan 23, 2024 2:05 pm

HumbleRen wrote:
OakleyDokely wrote:FTA per 36:

Embiid: 12.8
Jokic: 6.2

Flopping works.

It's a skill, regardless of how people feel about it.

Need Scottie to learn it ASAP.

While I partially agree, it's also hard to call something a skill when it relies completely on an external source. You can put up thousands of 3 pointers in practice and tweak your form (which Scottie clearly has), but you can't exactly practice with the refs.

It's also a positive feedback loop. The stars get calls, get promoted to superstars, and get more calls. Unless you come in as a star / heavily promoted player, players have to break through the glass ceiling before getting this preferential treatment, which could be next to impossible.