Around the NBA (and other Sports), 2025-26 – (Old Thread)

ConstableGeneva · Post #341 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Fri Jan 17, 2025 2:40 pm

via @HPbasketball:

Well, OKC's currently on track for the highest SRS (point differential vs. strength of schedule) in NBA history. Highest margin of victory (which influences SRS obv).

So here we are.

A team that cares about historic SRS can be my team. Go Thunder!

Post #342 » by **bisme37** » Fri Jan 17, 2025 6:24 pm

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leper-con · Post #343 » by **leper-con** » Fri Jan 17, 2025 6:33 pm

bisme37 wrote:

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common, say it with me everybody!

1,2,3 Heat Culture. Has there been a bigger joke in the league.

Smart2Nesmith43 · Post #344 » by **Smart2Nesmith43** » Fri Jan 17, 2025 7:13 pm

Parliament10 wrote:

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Outstanding hire. I'm still mad that the French federation passed on promoting him to head coach of the women national team after the Tokyo Games. It's not like it cost them both the Paris Games (lost by 1 to the USA with a coach that is much worse at the helm) and the European Championships (lost to an inferior but better coached Belgium team in the finals and the reason Belgium was better coached is because Meziane was their head coach) or anything.

Smart2Nesmith43 · Post #345 » by **Smart2Nesmith43** » Fri Jan 17, 2025 10:21 pm

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Looks like the people of Philadelphia are excited to watch the juggernaut that Daryl Morey assembled :lol:

ConstableGeneva · Post #346 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Fri Jan 17, 2025 11:45 pm

They call JT corny and soft while Jimmy Butler the attention whore gets away with so much offcourt nonsense and has been disruptive everywhere he's played.

Fierce1 · Post #347 » by **Fierce1** » Fri Jan 17, 2025 11:47 pm

Guess nobody is talking about how Donovan Mitchell went 3-15 in one of the biggest games of the regular season for the Cavs.

Imagine if JT went 3-15 and ended up with 8 points against a team like OKC.

doogie_hauser · Post #348 » by **doogie_hauser** » Sat Jan 18, 2025 4:10 am

Dally (Mavs) just beat a SGA less OKC...

Interesting

Post #349 » by **SuperDeluxe** » Sat Jan 18, 2025 4:26 am

Ever since someone predicted here that the Knicks would soon be passing the Celtics in the standings, NY is 3-6. That winning streak ended with a whimper, didn't it? Shocking.

playa-hater · Post #350 » by **playa-hater** » Sat Jan 18, 2025 6:43 am

doogie_hauser wrote:Dally (Mavs) just beat a SGA less OKC...

Interesting

That only helps SGA get even closer to an M.V.P however..

playa-hater · Post #351 » by **playa-hater** » Sat Jan 18, 2025 6:50 am

What the freak is wrong with coach taylor jenkins of Memphis. Starting two rookies??? Doesn't he know they are going to make mistakes?? Memphis only scored 140 against SAS.. If only he would just start the veterans..

Oh and no Ja Morant or Marcus Smart..

Fierce1 · Post #352 » by **Fierce1** » Sat Jan 18, 2025 12:50 pm

SuperDeluxe wrote:Ever since someone predicted here that the Knicks would soon be passing the Celtics in the standings, NY is 3-6. That winning streak ended with a whimper, didn't it? Shocking.

Never been a fan of the KAT trade.

Knicks had a chance to take the next step.

Now they look like the Raptors of 2020.

phincsfan · Post #353 » by **phincsfan** » Sat Jan 18, 2025 2:56 pm

Fierce1 wrote:
SuperDeluxe wrote:Ever since someone predicted here that the Knicks would soon be passing the Celtics in the standings, NY is 3-6. That winning streak ended with a whimper, didn't it? Shocking.

Never been a fan of the KAT trade.

Knicks had a chance to take the next step.

Now they look like the Raptors of 2020.

NY is all about optics. And I’d bet my mortgage that Thibs never really wanted Kat over Randle and Donte. It’s the Melo trade all over again in 2024.

Fierce1 · Post #354 » by **Fierce1** » Sat Jan 18, 2025 3:07 pm

phincsfan wrote:
Fierce1 wrote:
SuperDeluxe wrote:Ever since someone predicted here that the Knicks would soon be passing the Celtics in the standings, NY is 3-6. That winning streak ended with a whimper, didn't it? Shocking.

Never been a fan of the KAT trade.

Knicks had a chance to take the next step.

Now they look like the Raptors of 2020.

NY is all about optics. And I’d bet my mortgage that Thibs never really wanted Kat over Randle and Donte. It’s the Melo trade all over again in 2024.

Don't forget Hartenstein.

Knicks beat the Cs at the Garden, convincingly, last season.

phincsfan · Post #355 » by **phincsfan** » Sat Jan 18, 2025 3:14 pm

Fierce1 wrote:
phincsfan wrote:
Fierce1 wrote:Never been a fan of the KAT trade.

Knicks had a chance to take the next step.

Now they look like the Raptors of 2020.

NY is all about optics. And I’d bet my mortgage that Thibs never really wanted Kat over Randle and Donte. It’s the Melo trade all over again in 2024.

Don't forget Hartenstein.

Knicks beat the Cs at the Garden, convincingly, last season.

Agreed 100%. Knick fans would have had a heart attack paying Hartenstein 30mil for 2 years and instead would rather pay Kat 50mil+ each of the next 4 years while winning nothing :lol:

Fierce1 · Post #356 » by **Fierce1** » Sat Jan 18, 2025 3:19 pm

phincsfan wrote:
Fierce1 wrote:
phincsfan wrote:
NY is all about optics. And I’d bet my mortgage that Thibs never really wanted Kat over Randle and Donte. It’s the Melo trade all over again in 2024.

Don't forget Hartenstein.

Knicks beat the Cs at the Garden, convincingly, last season.

Agreed 100%. Knick fans would have had a heart attack paying Hartenstein 30mil for 2 years and instead would rather pay Kat 50mil+ each of the next 4 years while winning nothing

So true.

Knicks were so solid with last season's roster, even without Randle.

jmr07019 · Post #357 » by **jmr07019** » Sat Jan 18, 2025 5:46 pm

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Philly owes OKC their first but it is top 6 protected. I’m hoping Philly tanks and the pick doesn’t convey to OKC. Philly is currently 8th in the lotto with 15 wins, Brooklyn is 7th with 14 wins and Portland is 6th with 13.

Post #358 » by **Shak_Celts** » Sat Jan 18, 2025 6:05 pm

leper-con wrote:
bisme37 wrote:

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common, say it with me everybody!

1,2,3 Heat Culture. Has there been a bigger joke in the league.

No facts, just my opinion, they learned their lesson from LBJ. They were strict up until LBJ didn’t get his way and left. Something about cookies on the plane and something else small. I don’t think they thought he would actually leave. Butler was the next star they got after the Heatles disbanded, they found out the hard way that it is a players league and now they act accordingly.

Not to excuse Heat/culture, just saying where I think they went lax.

phincsfan · Post #359 » by **phincsfan** » Sat Jan 18, 2025 6:06 pm

Besides having to endure rooting for an Embiidless 76er team, how about rooting for Paul “I’m bored playing center” George who will have made over 500mil after his contract ends?

phincsfan · Post #360 » by **phincsfan** » Sat Jan 18, 2025 6:07 pm

Shak_Celts wrote:
leper-con wrote:
bisme37 wrote:

Read on Twitter

common, say it with me everybody!

1,2,3 Heat Culture. Has there been a bigger joke in the league.

No facts, just my opinion, they learned their lesson from LBJ. They were strict up until LBJ didn’t get his way and left. Something about cookies on the plane and something else small. I don’t think they thought he would actually leave. Butler was the next star they got after the Heatles disbanded, they found out the hard way that it is a players league and now they act accordingly.

Not to excuse Heat/culture, just saying where I think they went lax.

“Heatles”