Tuesday 3/25 NBA Game thread

falcolombardi · Post #21 » by **falcolombardi** » Wed Mar 26, 2025 1:19 am

doogie_hauser wrote:For all the talk about how strong and deep the West is, there is only two teams in that conference that can realistically win the chip, OKC and Denver.

Everyone else is just too inconsistent/has flaws in their roster and or coaching.

Denver beating okc then cavs/celtics may be a long ass shot

canada_dry · Post #22 » by **canada_dry** » Wed Mar 26, 2025 1:21 am

Lamelo ball is simply not a winning basketball player.

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doogie_hauser · Post #23 » by **doogie_hauser** » Wed Mar 26, 2025 1:23 am

Here come the Dubs.
Don't think any team has blown more 20 point leads than The Heat this season

Seeing Herro miss the easiest of lay ups makes me think they may be low key tanking lol

MrGoat · Post #24 » by **MrGoat** » Wed Mar 26, 2025 1:32 am

Some crazy stats from the Mavs Knicks game. The Knicks have two different players with triple doubles (KAT and Hart) and Naji Marshall has a career high and counting

Knicks finished the game with 40! assists

tmorgan · Post #25 » by **tmorgan** » Wed Mar 26, 2025 1:33 am

doogie_hauser wrote:Sasser is an interesting player.

Pistons fans, is he part of your future or going to be trade bait ? I feel like he could get more minutes elsewhere at a team that has a lack of quality guard depth (like the Knicks)

Not sure. Undersized SG that can guard the 1 but not play the 1. Nice live dribble shot creation. Solid (but short) defense.

He can play with Cade and cross-match on D, but we don’t need him to play with Cade, we need a reliable PG when Cade sits.

Could be dealt, for sure.

doogie_hauser · Post #26 » by **doogie_hauser** » Wed Mar 26, 2025 1:35 am

Get a move on Grizz. You have a golden opportunity to go above the Lakers in the standings, don't blow it !!!

FrightCoward · Post #27 » by **FrightCoward** » Wed Mar 26, 2025 1:39 am

People need to start taking about how good Paolo Banchero is. Now that his injury is behind him completely he is back to being the player he was at the beginning of the season. He has been absolutely elite since the All-Star break. It’s a shame injuries robbed us of seeing the true Magic team this season.

Tracymcgoaty · Post #28 » by **Tracymcgoaty** » Wed Mar 26, 2025 1:54 am

FrightCoward wrote:People need to start taking about how good Paolo Banchero is. Now that his injury is behind him completely he is back to being the player he was at the beginning of the season. He has been absolutely elite since the All-Star break. It’s a shame injuries robbed us of seeing the true Magic team this season.

Magic needs to build a competent roster around Franz/Banchero.

That team is entirely reliant on them having great games to win.

They deserve a much better roster to be legit and compete.

doogie_hauser · Post #29 » by **doogie_hauser** » Wed Mar 26, 2025 1:55 am

FrightCoward wrote:People need to start taking about how good Paolo Banchero is. Now that his injury is behind him completely he is back to being the player he was at the beginning of the season. He has been absolutely elite since the All-Star break. It’s a shame injuries robbed us of seeing the true Magic team this season.

With Detriot's emergence this season, the East is closing the gap on the West fast.

doogie_hauser · Post #30 » by **doogie_hauser** » Wed Mar 26, 2025 1:57 am

Has Thibs finally seen the light and giving rookies/young and bench players minutes ?

Makes one wonder if he has been tapped on the shoulder by Leon Rose ot someone in the Knicks Front Office not to run their starters into the ground

MrGoat · Post #31 » by **MrGoat** » Wed Mar 26, 2025 1:58 am

doogie_hauser wrote:
FrightCoward wrote:People need to start taking about how good Paolo Banchero is. Now that his injury is behind him completely he is back to being the player he was at the beginning of the season. He has been absolutely elite since the All-Star break. It’s a shame injuries robbed us of seeing the true Magic team this season.

With Detriot's emergence this season, the East is closing the gap on the West fast.

The East are still weaker in the play in spots but Dallas committing seppuku definitely weakened the West and it looks pretty even in the top 6 spots now

JujitsuFlip · Post #32 » by **JujitsuFlip** » Wed Mar 26, 2025 2:02 am

C'mon Cavs need a win here, Celtics starting to catch ya in the standings!

SerialChiller · Post #33 » by **SerialChiller** » Wed Mar 26, 2025 2:02 am

Embarrassing game by Butler

doogie_hauser · Post #34 » by **doogie_hauser** » Wed Mar 26, 2025 2:03 am

MrGoat wrote:
doogie_hauser wrote:
FrightCoward wrote:People need to start taking about how good Paolo Banchero is. Now that his injury is behind him completely he is back to being the player he was at the beginning of the season. He has been absolutely elite since the All-Star break. It’s a shame injuries robbed us of seeing the true Magic team this season.

With Detriot's emergence this season, the East is closing the gap on the West fast.

The East are still weaker in the play in spots but Dallas committing seppuku definitely weakened the West and it looks pretty even in the top 6 spots now

Atlanta and Miami can easily improve next season if they have a decent off season. Chicago is very interesting. Hard to get a read on Brooklyn and Philly (although surely the Sixers won't be as cursed by injury next season)

Only 2 teams that you can automatically write out for play in contention next season is the Wizards and Hornets in the East.

doogie_hauser · Post #35 » by **doogie_hauser** » Wed Mar 26, 2025 2:06 am

For Aussie and N- NBA fans who don't have League Pass, ESPN is now on Disney Plus here, so you don't have to use Kayo and their crappy/unreliable streams any more.

I am watching OKC v Kings now on Disney, and believe me, it's already 1000 x better than Kayo!

doogie_hauser · Post #36 » by **doogie_hauser** » Wed Mar 26, 2025 2:07 am

Am I right hearing OKC have used 28 different starting line ups this season ? That's wild !!!

cgf · Post #37 » by **cgf** » Wed Mar 26, 2025 2:07 am

If Kolek ever learns to score in the NBA, he'll be a nifty player. Kid has a real sense for running an offense.

cgf · Post #38 » by **cgf** » Wed Mar 26, 2025 2:08 am

doogie_hauser wrote:
MrGoat wrote:
doogie_hauser wrote:
With Detriot's emergence this season, the East is closing the gap on the West fast.

The East are still weaker in the play in spots but Dallas committing seppuku definitely weakened the West and it looks pretty even in the top 6 spots now

Atlanta and Miami can easily improve next season if they have a decent off season. Chicago is very interesting. Hard to get a read on Brooklyn and Philly (although surely the Sixers won't be as cursed by injury next season)

Only 2 teams that you can automatically write out for play in contention next season is the Wizards and Hornets in the East.

Atlanta is already pretty good when JJ is healthy, but they fall off hard without him.

cgf · Post #39 » by **cgf** » Wed Mar 26, 2025 2:09 am

doogie_hauser wrote:Has Thibs finally seen the light and giving rookies/young and bench players minutes ?

Makes one wonder if he has been tapped on the shoulder by Leon Rose ot someone in the Knicks Front Office not to run their starters into the ground

Who could have suspected then when he had bench players who could hold a lead, he'd use them more?

RB34 · Post #40 » by **RB34** » Wed Mar 26, 2025 2:15 am

doogie_hauser wrote:For Aussie and N- NBA fans who don't have League Pass, ESPN is now on Disney Plus here, so you don't have to use Kayo and their crappy/unreliable streams any more.

I am watching OKC v Kings now on Disney, and believe me, it's already 1000 x better than Kayo!

Still can’t believe they’re charging $40 monthly for Kayo. Need a better way to watch the NRL.

Who wins?