2024 NBA Preseason Discussion & Game Thread! (October 4-18)

[G R E Y]

Feels like Pop is playing with Castle. He’s gotta be annoyed that players clearly worse than him appear ahead of him in the rotation.

He should be starting or at least 6th man and it looks like Pop is gonna make he get it out the mud.


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Is the rotation set in any way? I'd like SC to get more shots up but he got plenty of burn last game. Just seems like a rotating look at guys not a reflection of anyone's status in the rotation.

Like I expect to see players who haven't gotten any minutes In the first half to play in the second.

Now if you'd said the same thing about Branham I'd tend to think he's shot himself out of minutes, having shown little else to justify seeing him do more of the same...

[sikma42]

Feels like Pop is playing with Castle. He’s gotta be annoyed that players clearly worse than him appear ahead of him in the rotation.

He should be starting or at least 6th man and it looks like Pop is gonna make he get it out the mud.


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Is the rotation set in any way? I'd like SC to get more shots up but he got plenty of burn last game. Just seems like a rotating look at guys not a reflection of anyone's status in the rotation.

Like I expect to see players who haven't gotten any minutes In the first half to play in the second.

Now if you'd said the same thing about Branham I'd tend to think he's shot himself out of minutes, having shown little else to justify seeing him do more of the same...

I don’t think anything is set…but Castle is coming in after every guard and this is even before Vassel gets back. Usually you start playing your rotation players more in the last preseason game.

Idk just has to be frustrating when you are one of the best players on the team and one of the few with any bball iq.


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[G R E Y]

Feels like Pop is playing with Castle. He’s gotta be annoyed that players clearly worse than him appear ahead of him in the rotation.

He should be starting or at least 6th man and it looks like Pop is gonna make he get it out the mud.


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Is the rotation set in any way? I'd like SC to get more shots up but he got plenty of burn last game. Just seems like a rotating look at guys not a reflection of anyone's status in the rotation.

Like I expect to see players who haven't gotten any minutes In the first half to play in the second.

Now if you'd said the same thing about Branham I'd tend to think he's shot himself out of minutes, having shown little else to justify seeing him do more of the same...

I don’t think anything is set…but Castle is coming in after every guard and this is even before Vassel gets back. Usually you start playing your rotation players more in the last preseason game.

Idk just has to be frustrating when you are one of the best players on the team and one of the few with any bball iq.


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I think it's just today from what I noticed (games I've seen, last 2). Anyway, it's not a reflection of how we feel about him or his spot in the order of things. He's producing regardless of minutes. But we do need to see whether we extend Blake and Branham, and considering the latter hasn't gotten a second of PT, he's the one who should maybe be making *something* out of his getting benched.

[G R E Y]

I'm so **** thrilled we drafted Castle.

Winner. Poised. Makes plays on both ends. Plays within himself. Just one smart play after another.

[Chuck Everett]

I'm so **** thrilled we drafted Castle.

Winner. Poised. Makes plays on both ends. Plays within himself. Just one smart play after another.

[G R E Y]

Jazz took 47 3s out of 83 shots.

Brutal.

Spurs won PITP 70-38.

So it's not all about 3s.

And thats the game 126-120.

[KamikazeK]

c's picking up right where they left off from last season. Pure domination.

[Gurton Buster]

Jazz took 47 3s out of 83 shots.

Brutal.

Spurs won PITP 70-38.

So it's not all about 3s.

And thats the game 126-120.

Now look at the Celtics game

[G R E Y]

Jazz took 47 3s out of 83 shots.

Brutal.

Spurs won PITP 70-38.

So it's not all about 3s.

And thats the game 126-120.

Now look at the Celtics game

Per ESPN box score right now: 0-0 from 3

It's probably like 50 3s attempted, right?

[Gurton Buster]

Jazz took 47 3s out of 83 shots.

Brutal.

Spurs won PITP 70-38.

So it's not all about 3s.

And thats the game 126-120.

Now look at the Celtics game

Per ESPN box score right now: 0-0 from 3

It's probably like 50 3s attempted, right?

23/47 lol close we actually shot more 2’s than 3’s surprisingly (50 2’s vs 47 3’s) pretty balanced tho

[G R E Y]

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[ItsDanger]

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[FrodoBaggins]

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He's going to be such a problem. The size of Boban with athleticism/mobility that's above average for a 6'11" guy.

[bisme37]

Knicks and Wolves play tonight on ESPN two weeks after their big trade.

[Clav]

Knicks and Wolves play tonight on ESPN two weeks after their big trade.

[@ NYK] so Donte and Randle revenge game already in pre-season! That's too soon. They're killing the fun!


Wait when are the homecoming games in the RS for each team ?

DEC 19 @ MIN
JAN 17 @ NYK

Neither of them are Nationally televised right now. smh

[Decipher]

Sounds like Embiid is injured

[bisme37]

Sounds like Embiid is injured

I don't really get what they're doing with him. He played the Olympics and there's been no report of a new injury. I guess they just don't trust him to be on the court without getting hurt. Or his knee problems are just chronic at this point and he's always going to be hurt.

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[cgf]

Jericho with the big boy block on Gobert.

[firedavidkahn]

Heaters from Ant

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[firedavidkahn]

If Ant and Donte ever go on a heater in the same game there is precisely zero chance we lose that game.

None.