Official NBA General Discussion 2024-25 V1.0

WaltFrazier · Post #161 » by **WaltFrazier** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 1:42 am

manjusaka wrote:76s and Bucks! Rock bottom in the East!

I stopped watching the Bucks Cavs game, with Giannis a late scratch, and Cavs up handily. Turned to watch Pistons beating Lakers for a long while. Back to Bucks game and they are up 7 on Cleveland. Crazy.

Reminds me why I never bet on sports

PhilBlackson · Post #162 » by **PhilBlackson** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 2:02 am

Smfh Dame tanked this game…he wants to be re-routed to MIA.

ItsDanger · Post #163 » by **ItsDanger** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 6:12 am

Watch on YouTube

MiamiSPX · Post #164 » by **MiamiSPX** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 1:44 pm

This is like the 6th year in a row where preseason claims "the East is going to be a bloodbath" are incorrect. Unless people meant that there would be a bunch of teams that are equally awful.

ciueli · Post #165 » by **ciueli** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 4:00 pm

ItsDanger wrote:

Watch on YouTube

Great stat line, but then you realize he only played 29 minutes in this game and it wound up being a 2 point loss for Memphis. Hard to be a star when the opposing team can't do anything about you but you can't even play 30 minutes in a close game.

ItsDanger · Post #166 » by **ItsDanger** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 4:46 pm

ciueli wrote:
ItsDanger wrote:

Watch on YouTube

Great stat line, but then you realize he only played 29 minutes in this game and it wound up being a 2 point loss for Memphis. Hard to be a star when the opposing team can't do anything about you but you can't even play 30 minutes in a close game.

Memphis lost because of bad 3 pt shooting.

OakleyDokely · Post #167 » by **OakleyDokely** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 4:49 pm

Maybe the Bucks should bring back Griffin since he's still on the payroll. I can't believe someone thought that Doc would be a good idea.

Kingsway_fan · Post #168 » by **Kingsway_fan** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 6:27 pm

OakleyDokely wrote:Maybe the Bucks should bring back Griffin since he's still on the payroll. I can't believe someone thought that Doc would be a good idea.

Even with Gianis, I still would not trade rosters with them... their future looks bad... as does their management.

Lord_Zedd · Post #169 » by **Lord_Zedd** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 8:08 pm

I remember watching a Bobby Portis clearout for ISO on Tatum earlier in the season.... And that was with Lillard + Giannis on the floor in the 4th quarter too.

Things like that is why we still need Doc out there as a coach. Hopefully not for your team

treerollins · Post #170 » by **treerollins** » Wed Nov 6, 2024 1:53 am

ciueli wrote:
ItsDanger wrote:

Watch on YouTube

Great stat line, but then you realize he only played 29 minutes in this game and it wound up being a 2 point loss for Memphis. Hard to be a star when the opposing team can't do anything about you but you can't even play 30 minutes in a close game.

memphis was missing too many wings and guards, starting edey, jjj and santi aldama and bringing huff as as there 4th big, i watched the game and they got no transition opportunities which is a big part of their offence on a typical night. i think it was a concerted effort by brooklyn to give them nothing in transition. they forced pippen jr to shoot. i think they could have fed edey more but he was on court for most of ja’s minutes as it was so i don’t think it was really about not being able to stay on the court. memphis gave up too many open 3’s and got nothing in transition as i said. they definitely missed guys like gg jackson, vince williams, even marcus smart in this game.

manjusaka · Post #171 » by **manjusaka** » Thu Nov 7, 2024 6:18 pm

‘It’s outrageous’: Donovan Mitchell sounds off on inconsistent officiating against Cavs.

MiamiSPX · Post #172 » by **MiamiSPX** » Thu Nov 7, 2024 6:39 pm

Read on Twitter

JB7 · Post #173 » by **JB7** » Thu Nov 7, 2024 6:43 pm

MiamiSPX wrote:This is like the 6th year in a row where preseason claims "the East is going to be a bloodbath" are incorrect. Unless people meant that there would be a bunch of teams that are equally awful.

I see Maxey is now out. Are the Sixers tanking? :lol:

The East has reached a new low, where even the Nets (a clear tanking team) are currently tied for 3rd in the East with a .500 record.

Potential · Post #174 » by **Potential** » Thu Nov 7, 2024 6:51 pm

The 76ers pick is only top 6 protected and guess who it's owed to.... OKC :lol:

shmoosicle · Post #175 » by **shmoosicle** » Thu Nov 7, 2024 7:24 pm

Potential wrote:The 76ers pick is only top 6 protected and guess who it's owed to.... OKC

oh my god that's crazy. there's obviously a lot of season left and Embiid will be back soon but it's very possible that OKC gets a top pick.

The East is so bad and has been so bad for so long. There were a couple years not too long ago where the East reached parity with the West but it didn't last long.

MiamiSPX · Post #176 » by **MiamiSPX** » Thu Nov 7, 2024 7:32 pm

shmoosicle wrote:
Potential wrote:The 76ers pick is only top 6 protected and guess who it's owed to.... OKC

oh my god that's crazy. there's obviously a lot of season left and Embiid will be back soon but it's very possible that OKC gets a top pick.

The East is so bad and has been so bad for so long. There were a couple years not too long ago where the East reached parity with the West but it didn't last long.

The East is a joke. It's the Celtics and everyone else. Cavs look really good but I don't trust them yet. Knicks don't have much depth and OG hasn't had his annual injury yet. Indy's D continues to be a joke. None of the other teams are worth mentioning.

ATLTimekeeper · Post #177 » by **ATLTimekeeper** » Thu Nov 7, 2024 8:00 pm

MiamiSPX wrote:

Read on Twitter

Leads the league in minutes/g and distance travelled. This is on Nurse.

Post #178 » by **tsherkin** » Thu Nov 7, 2024 8:02 pm

ATLTimekeeper wrote:
MiamiSPX wrote:

Read on Twitter

Leads the league in minutes/g and distance travelled. This is on Nurse.

39.7 mpg was a little aggressive, for sure.

Shouldn't have been a HUGE issue for a 24 year-old, but he does have his history of durability concerns.

ATLTimekeeper · Post #179 » by **ATLTimekeeper** » Thu Nov 7, 2024 8:11 pm

tsherkin wrote:
ATLTimekeeper wrote:
MiamiSPX wrote:

Read on Twitter

Leads the league in minutes/g and distance travelled. This is on Nurse.

39.7 mpg was a little aggressive, for sure.

Shouldn't have been a HUGE issue for a 24 year-old, but he does have his history of durability concerns.

He's leading the league in distance travelled in just 7 games. Everyone near him has played 8 or 9. George and Embiid were eventually going to come back. The Raptors are playing RJ like 33 minutes a night. Nurse just doesn't have an off switch.

Post #180 » by **tsherkin** » Thu Nov 7, 2024 8:22 pm

ATLTimekeeper wrote:
tsherkin wrote:
ATLTimekeeper wrote:
Leads the league in minutes/g and distance travelled. This is on Nurse.

39.7 mpg was a little aggressive, for sure.

Shouldn't have been a HUGE issue for a 24 year-old, but he does have his history of durability concerns.

He's leading the league in distance travelled in just 7 games. Everyone near him has played 8 or 9. George and Embiid were eventually going to come back. The Raptors are playing RJ like 33 minutes a night. Nurse just doesn't have an off switch.

He goes hard with minutes, for sure. Very MAD-ish.

Of course, again, this is a little more about Maxey's body than Nurse's minutes in this specific case. Historically, dudes were doing this for a decade plus. But he's a sprightly little dude who does a lot of direction-change and stop-start and all that, so it's a little harder on the body. And again, not the healthiest dude to begin with.

I suspect that 7 games at 2 more minutes per game than he played last season wasn't a HUGE deal, though. Although I guess to be fair he was at 41 mpg prior to the injury.