Thursday 12/19 NBA Game Thread

Eightnineborn · Post #41 » by **Eightnineborn** » Fri Dec 20, 2024 12:58 am

doogie_hauser wrote:
JustBuzzin wrote:Somebody gotta tell Jalen Suggs to shave it off. At least buzz cut it like Lebron. Dude walking around with a convertible top on his head lol

Derrick White has become an even better player when he became the bald Buffalo !!!

It was all the memes and social media/inside nba bullying…

djsunyc · Post #42 » by **djsunyc** » Fri Dec 20, 2024 1:00 am

JustBuzzin wrote:Somebody gotta tell Jalen Suggs to shave it off. At least buzz cut it like Lebron. Dude walking around with a convertible top on his head lol

it looks like the worst golf course ever with all those sand traps lol.

Post #43 » by **MoneyTalks41890** » Fri Dec 20, 2024 1:02 am

SGA with 19 points in 15 minutes so far.

mkot · Post #44 » by **mkot** » Fri Dec 20, 2024 1:03 am

7seventynine9 wrote:
Catchall wrote:Not going to be easy to squander a 30 pt. lead to the Pistons, tbh.

Don't look now...

The tank is strong...

JustBuzzin · Post #45 » by **JustBuzzin** » Fri Dec 20, 2024 1:03 am

Eightnineborn wrote:
doogie_hauser wrote:
JustBuzzin wrote:Somebody gotta tell Jalen Suggs to shave it off. At least buzz cut it like Lebron. Dude walking around with a convertible top on his head lol

Derrick White has become an even better player when he became the bald Buffalo !!!

It was all the memes and social media/inside nba bullying…

The bullying made him glow up.

Look at him now NBA champion/Olympic gold medal he is HIM! 8-)

JustBuzzin · Post #46 » by **JustBuzzin** » Fri Dec 20, 2024 1:04 am

mkot wrote:
7seventynine9 wrote:
Catchall wrote:Not going to be easy to squander a 30 pt. lead to the Pistons, tbh.

Don't look now...

The tank is strong...

#JustFlaggin

bluejerseyjinx · Post #47 » by **bluejerseyjinx** » Fri Dec 20, 2024 1:05 am

Announcers just stated Peyton Pritchard is the leading scorer in NBA for bench players. Is that true?

Catchall · Post #48 » by **Catchall** » Fri Dec 20, 2024 1:05 am

Keyonte just put one down on Jalen Duren. Bit surprising.

doogie_hauser · Post #49 » by **doogie_hauser** » Fri Dec 20, 2024 1:06 am

If the Hornets lose to the Wiz, they might as tank the rest of the season

mkot · Post #50 » by **mkot** » Fri Dec 20, 2024 1:06 am

bluejerseyjinx wrote:Announcers just stated Peyton Pritchard is the leading scorer in NBA for bench players. Is that true?

Chucking 10 3s a game at close to 50% clip, sounds about right

bluejerseyjinx · Post #51 » by **bluejerseyjinx** » Fri Dec 20, 2024 1:08 am

3/16 in first period shooting 3's. Another slow start. Hate having so many days off between games lately.

Catchall · Post #52 » by **Catchall** » Fri Dec 20, 2024 1:09 am

Catchall wrote:Keyonte just put one down on Jalen Duren. Bit surprising.

Read on Twitter

Special_Puppy · Post #53 » by **Special_Puppy** » Fri Dec 20, 2024 1:10 am

SGA with 24 points on 11 shots lol

PhilBlackson · Post #54 » by **PhilBlackson** » Fri Dec 20, 2024 1:11 am

doogie_hauser wrote:If the Hornets lose to the Wiz, they might as tank the rest of the season

Pretty sure that's what they're doing lol

The Real Dalic · Post #55 » by **The Real Dalic** » Fri Dec 20, 2024 1:12 am

Just call it a season for the Magic already. All of these injuries have killed our season.

John Murdoch · Post #56 » by **John Murdoch** » Fri Dec 20, 2024 1:12 am

Got so bad looney gets foul call on the jump ball lol deadd

PhilBlackson · Post #57 » by **PhilBlackson** » Fri Dec 20, 2024 1:13 am

The Real Dalic wrote:Just call it a season for the Magic already. All of these injuries have killed our season.

Isn't Paolo supposed to be back pretty soon?!

The Real Dalic · Post #58 » by **The Real Dalic** » Fri Dec 20, 2024 1:16 am

PhilBlackson wrote:
The Real Dalic wrote:Just call it a season for the Magic already. All of these injuries have killed our season.

Isn't Paolo supposed to be back pretty soon?!

About a week or two. But not going to matter much when his entire starting lineup is going to be out. He can't win it by himself. If Suggs misses time and Franz isn't back till February, our dreams of being a homecourt team is gone. We're looking at a potential play-in scenario and easy 1st round out against Cleveland/Boston at that point.

On top of all of that, Paolo is going to have to be eased back in and likely have to deal with rust.

PhilBlackson · Post #59 » by **PhilBlackson** » Fri Dec 20, 2024 1:20 am

The Real Dalic wrote:
PhilBlackson wrote:
The Real Dalic wrote:Just call it a season for the Magic already. All of these injuries have killed our season.

Isn't Paolo supposed to be back pretty soon?!

About a week or two. But not going to matter much when his entire starting lineup is going to be out. He can't win it by himself. If Suggs misses time and Franz isn't back till February, our dreams of being a homecourt team is gone. We're looking at a potential play-in scenario and easy 1st round out against Cleveland/Boston at that point.

On top of all of that, Paolo is going to have to be eased back in and likely have to deal with rust.

While HCA maaaay be gone, I don't think it's likely that ATL or IND closes that 4-6 game gap in just basically a single month with how hard your entire roster plays especially with Paolo back soon. I understand the frustration with injuries but Franz being back by Feb in a top heavy East is still PLENTY of time to avoid the Play In.

ejftw · Post #60 » by **ejftw** » Fri Dec 20, 2024 1:23 am

Exp0sed wrote:
ejftw wrote:
Exp0sed wrote:

Props to them for taking care of business (13-3 vs sub .500 teams, most played in the conference), but I have a hard time seeing them stay in second, let alone, home court.

yeah, they had an easy schedule no doubt. let's see how they do in the next couple of months. Bane can still be much better than he's been thus far. i'm a believer in them, for no particular reason just a gut feeling honestly

They definitely did what they had to, and beat who was in front of them. The easy schedule should be a nice catapult to building confidence and chemistry, but what I'm interested in seeing, besides if they can stay healthy, is how they bounce back from a tough stretch, say losing 6 of 8 or something after the soft start.

But until Luke learns to shoot open threes, I can't be high on a team he's on :lol:

Who wins?