Thursday 10/24 NBA Game Thread

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Who wins?

Celtics
36
24%
@ Wizards
2
1%
Spurs
11
7%
@ Mavs
28
19%
Thunder
17
11%
@ Nuggets
19
13%
Wolves
13
9%
@ Kings
23
15%
 
Total votes: 149

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Re: Thursday 10/24 NBA Game Thread 

Post#221 » by RB34 » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:28 am

What a horrible call to give Chet that and 1
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Post#222 » by AleksandarN » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:29 am

Missing CB’s defense out there.
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Re: Thursday 10/24 NBA Game Thread 

Post#223 » by Chuck Everett » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:29 am

Kings offense movement/shot quality looks really good so far. T-Wolves, not so much.
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Re: Thursday 10/24 NBA Game Thread 

Post#224 » by ThunderBolt » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:30 am

That was Wallace, not Joe but I don’t expect espn announcers to actually know the players on the court.
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Post#225 » by Last Guardian » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:30 am

Chet spends more time on the floor than anyone I've seen. He can't handle any physicality at all
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Post#226 » by Tracymcgoaty » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:30 am

AleksandarN wrote:Chet can’t guard Jokic


Weight wise it's like dropping an anvil on a toothpick.
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Re: Thursday 10/24 NBA Game Thread 

Post#227 » by doogie_hauser » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:33 am

So far this is shaping up to be the best game I have seen so far all season (8th or so, games are in a very friendly time zone in Australia:) )

Hope Nugz and Thunder goes to O/T , just exquisite hoops so far from two legit contenders
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Post#228 » by Chuck Everett » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:33 am

Sorry man, the Westbrook experience is not going to be good. I don't care how the Nuggets try to spin it. Insane to have watched him for the last 3 seasons and think it will end better.
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Re: Thursday 10/24 NBA Game Thread 

Post#229 » by thelead » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:33 am

Westbrook... sigh...
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Post#230 » by Prez » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:34 am

That replay of Chet getting bodied with zero effort by Jokic is a tough look haha
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Re: Thursday 10/24 NBA Game Thread 

Post#231 » by ___Rand___ » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:35 am

So Hartenstein is going to debut in December. Man I can wait.
-looks up the schedule for Denver games - Nov. 6 and March. No way he makes it in time for early Nov game. Damn Hartenstein wont' see Nuggets till March! That's way too long to wait and see what WCF would look like.
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Re: Thursday 10/24 NBA Game Thread 

Post#232 » by 1993Playoffs » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:35 am

If Russ is a vital part of your team in any way (starter, bench, etc).

You’re simply not winning a championship. Period
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Re: Thursday 10/24 NBA Game Thread 

Post#233 » by PistolPeteJR » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:35 am

Right on cue, Russ with B2B blunders: airballs and open 3, tips a ball out of a bounds on an easy defensive rebound lol.
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Re: Thursday 10/24 NBA Game Thread 

Post#234 » by ___Rand___ » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:36 am

Prez wrote:That replay of Chet getting bodied with zero effort by Jokic is a tough look haha


Just tossed him aside like he's a blown-up doll.
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Re: Thursday 10/24 NBA Game Thread 

Post#235 » by Chuck Everett » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:36 am

What is Joe Ingles doing? He can't defend Malik Monk. Come on Chris Finch, play the younger guys.
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Re: Thursday 10/24 NBA Game Thread 

Post#236 » by Dennis Reynolds » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:38 am

It's incredible how bad Westbrook is. Even when he makes a play in transition cause the opposing team is too lazy to get back or he makes a fluke jump shot you know it's not gonna last. And that's just when he has the ball, he's even worse without it.
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Post#237 » by ___Rand___ » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:38 am

So hard to watch multiple games at the same time.
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Re: Thursday 10/24 NBA Game Thread 

Post#238 » by baldur » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:39 am

Wolves are in shambles.
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Re: Thursday 10/24 NBA Game Thread 

Post#239 » by Chuck Everett » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:40 am

Wolves might need to give Luka Garza some minutes at the backup 5. Naz Reid can't play the 5 long-term even off the bench. He's just too bad defensively on the backline.
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Re: Thursday 10/24 NBA Game Thread 

Post#240 » by thelead » Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:40 am

Chuck Everett wrote:What is Joe Ingles doing? He can't defend Malik Monk. Come on Chris Finch, play the younger guys.

He no longer plays defense. Not watching the Minny game but that dude is a traffic cone on defense at this point. He literally starts walking back to play offense even before the opponent scores if they blow by him. It was infuriating to watch all last season with the magic. The dude can still pass and shoot though so he had some impactful minutes with the team defense cleaning up his crap.
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