Around The NBA : 2024-25 Season

[MrSparkle]

I'm 99% sure that podcasts from ex-players are making fans dumber. I watched a clip briefly, the podcasters were debating where Steph would rank among top all-time PGs.

First, they decided that Steph was a #2 guard, not a PG. I guess they decided that because that because he scores a lot or something. Never mind that he is always his team's primary ballhandler and assist leader, not to mention its smallest player.

They they decided that Steph was behind Wade in the #2 guard rankings. Never mind that Steph has more career points, more assists, more rings, more All NBA awards, and more MVP Awards. He also ranks ahead of Wade for career Win Shares, Box Score per Minute, VORP, everything. Plus, as LeBron says, Steph has been the most revolutionary player during his career -- the guy is most responsible for changing how the league is played.

Truly, most of these guys are not helpful. They are not.

Yeah, what a load of goofs.

Honestly, if I have an all-time 5, Steph is the PG. Without hesitation. With MJ, Lebron and Jokic. Not gonna bother over-thinking it. At 4, it’s a toss-up between Durant, Kawhi or even Scalabrine. Don’t really care.

[Ice Man]

If MPJ/Jamal/Russ/Gordon are all out or playing well below level, this thing is over. It's going to be remarkable for Joker to have one of the greatest individual performance seasons in NBA history to go out in the 1st round.

I would say that is more unfortunate than remarkable. Yeah, I guess the 1st round is a bit early, but Jokic is scarcely the first example of a great player who lacked support. Giannis has arguably been the best player in the playoffs so far, he's averaging 36/14/5 per game on 69% TS% (!), and posters on the GB are snipping at him for being a loser. Meanwhile, the team's second best scorer has been Gary Trent Jr. and the third best Bobby Portis.

I mean, what do people expect from a team where Gary Trent Jr. is the second option?

[DASMACKDOWN]

Yeah we would have learned nothing if we played Cleveland in the first round.

[DASMACKDOWN]

Kris Dunn is really hurting the Clips if he cant hit those 3s. And all of them have been wide open.

[t-time]

Regular season and playoff basketball might as well be considered two different sports.

[Charlesareed]

I still don’t know why magic traded away zuboc he’s been good his whole career very underrated center

[t-time]

Wow that was an amazing finish.

[Chi town]

Regular season and playoff basketball might as well be considered two different sports.

Yep.

I’ll keep saying it…

AK wants to win not build a winner.

He’s content getting to the playoffs not winning once there.

[kodo]

Wow that was an amazing finish.

Closest playoff game winner I've ever seen. Does it matter if his fingers are still on the ball if it's passed through the rim horizontally?

[Dan Z]

I still don’t know why magic traded away zuboc he’s been good his whole career very underrated center

Zubac was never on the Magic. The Lakers traded him to the Clippers for Mike Muscala.

[dumbell78]

I still don’t know why magic traded away zuboc he’s been good his whole career very underrated center

Zubac was never on the Magic. The Lakers traded him to the Clippers for Mike Muscala.

Think he's talking about Magic Johnson being a dumbass and basically just giving him away to the Clippers, when he was running operations for the Lakers.

[WesPeace]

Really crazy finish, big dunk from Gordon to tie the series! I agree on Zubac, very good and underrated center for years..

[Andi Obst]

Yeah we would have learned nothing if we played Cleveland in the first round.

Maybe we could've made history, though.

- First 60-point loss in the playoffs.
- First back-to-back 60-point losses in the playoffs.
- First back-to-back-to-back 60-poi...ok, I'll stop.
- Pat becomes the first player to fall asleep while on court in a playoff game.

People would've talked about the Bulls for sure!

[Ice Man]

Kris Dunn is really hurting the Clips if he cant hit those 3s. And all of them have been wide open.

Kris would be a helluva player if he could make 3s, because he's a wonderful defender with a great motor, and has good BBIQ, too. But a guard who can't make 3s these days ...

[Ice Man]

Closest playoff game winner I've ever seen. Does it matter if his fingers are still on the ball if it's passed through the rim horizontally?

I was wondering that too, although I also thought that the fingers thing was so close (maybe they were, maybe they weren't) that the call couldn't be overturned. Anyway, for those with a memory, that was Cozell McQueen redux.

[kodo]

I still don’t know why magic traded away zuboc he’s been good his whole career very underrated center

Zubac was never on the Magic. The Lakers traded him to the Clippers for Mike Muscala.

Think he's talking about Magic Johnson being a dumbass and basically just giving him away to the Clippers, when he was running operations for the Lakers.

What's funny is that Muscala has been traded for both Zubac and Porzingis.
Muscala must be a stud!

[DASMACKDOWN]

Malik Beasley is the biggest difference to Detroit then any other player.

Hes been terrible from 3 this series. That changes Detroit from having a punchers chance in this series to no chance in my opinion.

[TheSuzerain]

Can You Guys imagine PWill playing in any of these intense series?

Man we are far away.

[TheSuzerain]

Closest playoff game winner I've ever seen. Does it matter if his fingers are still on the ball if it's passed through the rim horizontally?

I was wondering that too, although I also thought that the fingers thing was so close (maybe they were, maybe they weren't) that the call couldn't be overturned. Anyway, for those with a memory, that was Cozell McQueen redux.

It does matter though. If his fingers are on it, should be no basket

[WesPeace]

Is Gobert even worth playing for Wolves? He is barely difference maker anymore on D and he is total ghost on offense as usual.. wolves playing like 4 on 5 all the time with him