Around the NBA (and other Sports), 2023-24, Part 3

Smart2Nesmith43 · Post #421 » by **Smart2Nesmith43** » Tue Apr 23, 2024 8:47 am

Hauser puts up more points with six clean looks from three than the Magic do as a team in entire quarters. But I've been told that the coach of (by far) the most efficient offense in NBA history shouldn't be in the COY conversation over the mastermind of Orlando's offense. Alright.

BK_2020 · Post #422 » by **BK_2020** » Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:49 am

Memokerobi wrote:How the f*ck are you supposed to beat this team

They barely beat the Lakers what are you talking about.

Fierce1 · Post #423 » by **Fierce1** » Tue Apr 23, 2024 11:04 am

BK_2020 wrote:
Memokerobi wrote:How the f*ck are you supposed to beat this team

They barely beat the Lakers what are you talking about.

And if Lebron didn't miss the most open 3pt shot in that game, Denver would have lost.

Homerclease · Post #424 » by **Homerclease** » Tue Apr 23, 2024 11:08 am

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sam_I_am · Post #425 » by **sam_I_am** » Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:54 pm

Fierce1 wrote:
BK_2020 wrote:
Memokerobi wrote:How the f*ck are you supposed to beat this team

They barely beat the Lakers what are you talking about.

And if Lebron didn't miss the most open 3pt shot in that game, Denver would have lost.

A defending champion beating a play-in team at home isn’t a reason to think Denver is unbeatable. Although this Jokic stat might be, unless you have a Bill Russell on your team:

https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/most-playoff-games-with-20-points-20-rebounds-10-assists-by-a-player

Lee Van Cleef · Post #426 » by **Lee Van Cleef** » Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:09 pm

We need to drown them in 3s, something like 25/60. Then they will lose focus and get beaten. Otherwise they’ll win. They will also win every single close game. We need to bombard them to oblivion.

London2Boston · Post #427 » by **London2Boston** » Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:12 pm

It won’t be easy beating Nuggets, but glory and immortality isn’t supposed to be easy.

Fierce1 · Post #428 » by **Fierce1** » Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:49 pm

London2Boston wrote:It won’t be easy beating Nuggets, but glory and immortality isn’t supposed to be easy.

So true.

watsonthedragon · Post #429 » by **watsonthedragon** » Tue Apr 23, 2024 3:22 pm

Lee Van Cleef wrote:We need to drown them in 3s, something like 25/60. Then they will lose focus and get beaten. Otherwise they’ll win. They will also win every single close game. We need to bombard them to oblivion.

This is the biggest thing IMO. They execute perfectly at the end of games. Will be really tough to win any close games against them.

Post #430 » by **bisme37** » Tue Apr 23, 2024 3:32 pm

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Fierce1 · Post #431 » by **Fierce1** » Tue Apr 23, 2024 3:43 pm

Knicks will be tough to beat in the east finals.

But NY has to finish off Philly then beat the Bucks.

Post #432 » by **shackles10** » Tue Apr 23, 2024 4:52 pm

So my cold meds kicked in and I fell asleep during the break between the 1st and 2nd quarter of the Lakers/Nugs game. While I'd love to see the Nuggets play more games if they're going to be our Finals opponent I can't get mad at the Lakers losing in demoralizing fashion either.

zoyathedestroya · Post #433 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Tue Apr 23, 2024 5:28 pm

bisme37 wrote:

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FUN FACT: The Sixers are the only team in NBA history to drop confetti literally in a home loss and drop confetti figuratively in a road loss.

Sixers broadcast team is the worst.

Post #434 » by **shackles10** » Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:23 pm

zoyathedestroya wrote:
bisme37 wrote:

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FUN FACT: The Sixers are the only team in NBA history to drop confetti literally in a home loss and drop confetti figuratively in a road loss.

Sixers broadcast team is the worst.

They probably redo missed high fives too

Smart2Nesmith43 · Post #435 » by **Smart2Nesmith43** » Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:24 pm

shackles10 wrote:So my cold meds kicked in and I fell asleep during the break between the 1st and 2nd quarter of the Lakers/Nugs game. While I'd love to see the Nuggets play more games if they're going to be our Finals opponent I can't get mad at the Lakers losing in demoralizing fashion either.

The Wolves are the only team in the West that can give Denver a real series anyway. Not sure why they are the only ones to figure out that having more than one NBA big when you play in the same conference as Jokic might be a good idea but here we are.

zoyathedestroya · Post #436 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:28 pm

Smart2Nesmith43 wrote:
shackles10 wrote:So my cold meds kicked in and I fell asleep during the break between the 1st and 2nd quarter of the Lakers/Nugs game. While I'd love to see the Nuggets play more games if they're going to be our Finals opponent I can't get mad at the Lakers losing in demoralizing fashion either.

The Wolves are the only team in the West that can give Denver a real series anyway. Not sure why they are the only ones to figure out that having more than one NBA big when you play in the same conference as Jokic might be a good idea but here we are.

Teams probably know that. Just not a lot of decent and cheap two-way bigs in the league to choose from. Even the Cs who have 5 bigs will have a problem defending Jokic actions. I don't think we have anyone who can guard him one-on-one so KP/Luke can act as the roamer. Maybe Tillman, but he's still too small.

Post #437 » by **shackles10** » Tue Apr 23, 2024 8:08 pm

zoyathedestroya wrote:
Smart2Nesmith43 wrote:
shackles10 wrote:So my cold meds kicked in and I fell asleep during the break between the 1st and 2nd quarter of the Lakers/Nugs game. While I'd love to see the Nuggets play more games if they're going to be our Finals opponent I can't get mad at the Lakers losing in demoralizing fashion either.

The Wolves are the only team in the West that can give Denver a real series anyway. Not sure why they are the only ones to figure out that having more than one NBA big when you play in the same conference as Jokic might be a good idea but here we are.

Teams probably know that. Just not a lot of decent and cheap two-way bigs in the league to choose from. Even the Cs who have 5 bigs will have a problem defending Jokic actions. I don't think we have anyone who can guard him one-on-one so KP/Luke can act as the roamer. Maybe Tillman, but he's still too small.

If only we still had Batman...

zoyathedestroya · Post #438 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:07 pm

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NBA is just protecting Embiid from himself and wants this to be a short series. :lol:

Post #439 » by **SuperDeluxe** » Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:18 pm

Are there any consequences for officials who consistently miss calls like this? It's nice of the NBA to acknowledge mistakes, but the acknowledgment only makes sense if they correct things so they don't happen again (especially in The Age of Betting).

zoyathedestroya · Post #440 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:25 pm

SuperDeluxe wrote:Are there any consequences for officials who consistently miss calls like this? It's nice of the NBA to acknowledge mistakes, but the acknowledgment only makes sense if they correct things so they don't happen again (especially in The Age of Betting).

Yep, refs are constantly graded/evaluated. But that grading system and the consequences aren't transparent to the public. I heard/read once they could be omitted from postseason reffing but we've seen the same refs in the playoffs year after year so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.