Around the NBA - 2024-25 Season Continued Continued

[Montmorencie]

Please, someone invite JJ ReDICK to ESPN and ask him how he lost the game against old school plumber like Gobert, that doesn't belong in the league in 2025 With his advanced analytics, ball movement and five skills dwarves out there

Bum ass, smug bastard got what he deserved.

[HopelessKnick]

Lakers need a center

I think the Lakers will call the Knicks for Mitchell Robinson.

Either you see Gabe Vincent plus draft pick for Mitch

or

Rui Hachimura for Mitch, Deuce, and either Kolek or Dadiet

If you do the first suggestion may as well bury the Knicks. If you do the second trade it would be much better but you would have to fire Thibs along with it. Trading away the only defensive Center and going for a completely different direction and style of play that Thibs can't coach it would make no sense to keep him around.

[HopelessKnick]

Randle not only with a great series but an elite one. Without him being elite, the Wolves don't win. He had his couple lapses where he played all-NBA defense type of possessions against Luca but destroyed it by committing a late foul. Other than that his decision making and overall physicality and aggression has been elite. Absolutely elite.

It is not very difficult to see that what he is doing essentially on offense....driving to his left and finishing in the paint and getting to the line...he'll be able to do it 24/7 in every single series. Nothing about his play against the Lakers has been like flukey. This is what he does. It is also funny that in the second half of the season he really adjusted....we are barely seeing any overdribbling and all that Thibs basketball things. Elite basketball he is playing.

One big difference to KAT is: Even when KAT is trying his defense is bad. When Randle is trying and locked in he can give you elite defensive level--at least on multiple possessions. Randle's game is made for the playoffs really.

He will be dominating the Warriors as well. The Wolves have all the ingredients to go all the way. They just missed close to 20 consecutive 3-pointers but controlled the game in LA and closed out Lebron. It will be between the Wolves and OKC---IF EVERYONE stays healthy. The Warriors have no shot at beating the Wolves.

[Reign23]

watched LAL - MIN. That series wars disappointing af. Lakers just stunk..
way too small, Reaves sucked and how they came out in this must win Game 5 is totally unaccaptable.

Minnesota was just the better team. Randle with another very good game and this was probably the best one I've ever seen from Gobert.

[Reign23]

I miss Divo.

yeah we absolutely need his 30% FG and 19% from three right now. play him next to Deuce

[spree2kawhi]

I miss Divo.

yeah we absolutely need his 30% FG and 19% from three right now. play him next to Deuce

This is what I mean. We’re deluding ourselves into comparing their best performances with our players’ worst. This is how this board operates, can’t stress that enough. It’s called negativity.

[spree2kawhi]

watched LAL - MIN. That series wars disappointing af. Lakers just stunk..
way too small, Reaves sucked and how they came out in this must win Game 5 is totally unaccaptable.

Minnesota was just the better team. Randle with another very good game and this was probably the best one I've ever seen from Gobert.

Races isn’t all that either, but he will be brought up here after his good games. Does he defend? Doesn’t matter.

Gobert is very, very good and impacts every game regardless of his numbers. Don’t forget he has put up huuuuge numbers basically throughout March and April.

[god shammgod]

didn't watch this. what a disappointment. lakers might as well kept ad to lose like this. sad.

[3toheadmelo]

didn't watch this. what a disappointment. lakers might as well kept ad to lose like this. sad.

Here’s your new avi sir

[3toheadmelo]

Randle not only with a great series but an elite one. Without him being elite, the Wolves don't win. He had his couple lapses where he played all-NBA defense type of possessions against Luca but destroyed it by committing a late foul. Other than that his decision making and overall physicality and aggression has been elite. Absolutely elite.

It is not very difficult to see that what he is doing essentially on offense....driving to his left and finishing in the paint and getting to the line...he'll be able to do it 24/7 in every single series. Nothing about his play against the Lakers has been like flukey. This is what he does. It is also funny that in the second half of the season he really adjusted....we are barely seeing any overdribbling and all that Thibs basketball things. Elite basketball he is playing.

One big difference to KAT is: Even when KAT is trying his defense is bad. When Randle is trying and locked in he can give you elite defensive level--at least on multiple possessions. Randle's game is made for the playoffs really.

He will be dominating the Warriors as well. The Wolves have all the ingredients to go all the way. They just missed close to 20 consecutive 3-pointers but controlled the game in LA and closed out Lebron. It will be between the Wolves and OKC---IF EVERYONE stays healthy. The Warriors have no shot at beating the Wolves.

Yep. If you compare Randle’s defense to KAT’s defense from these playoffs, Randle’s is on a much higher level. People say Randle doesn’t play defense at all but I wonder if they even watch games. He has random lapses but one thing he has on KAT is that he has great feet and he can switch everywhere. Thats what he did all series long. KAT on the other hand is a pretty poor defender on switches, teams target him on that.

[3toheadmelo]

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[god shammgod]

didn't watch this. what a disappointment. lakers might as well kept ad to lose like this. sad.

Here’s your new avi sir

it was a sig bet. i'm putting him in my sig

[god shammgod]

[god shammgod]

you gotta fix it melo, they won't let me do it. it says "please select images from allowed sites"

[Montmorencie]

I love Julius but I need to see him against Draymond and then against Chet or Gordon. Him dominating Lakers' toddlers is absolutely normal and expected.

[Wildcat]

I miss Divo.

yeah we absolutely need his 30% FG and 19% from three right now. play him next to Deuce

He's not playing all that differently than his 1st series last year. I think he'll have a better shooting 2nd round. Defenses have to prepare for his outside game. Deuce is barely a footnote in the scouting.

[3toheadmelo]

didn't watch this. what a disappointment. lakers might as well kept ad to lose like this. sad.

Here’s your new avi sir

it was a sig bet. i'm putting him in my sig

It was a avi bet mf

[3toheadmelo]

[3toheadmelo]

you gotta fix it melo, they won't let me do it. it says "please select images from allowed sites"

Not sure how to. You gonna have to use the original pic I gave you then lol

[MrDollarBills]

Lakers need a center

I think the Lakers will call the Knicks for Mitchell Robinson.

Either you see Gabe Vincent plus draft pick for Mitch

or

Rui Hachimura for Mitch, Deuce, and either Kolek or Dadiet

If you do the first suggestion may as well bury the Knicks. If you do the second trade it would be much better but you would have to fire Thibs along with it. Trading away the only defensive Center and going for a completely different direction and style of play that Thibs can't coach it would make no sense to keep him around.

I see zero reason to trade Mitch