NBA Games Discussion Thread - Part 6

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #121 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Wed Apr 30, 2025 9:21 pm

queridiculo wrote:Is it a foregone conclusion yet that Giannis will team up with Doncic in LA?

Of course, that's the likelihood for now.

Lebron can play for $0.01 or whatever his veteran minimum is.

closg00 · Post #122 » by **closg00** » Thu May 1, 2025 2:08 am

Prison Ball

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doclinkin · Post #123 » by **doclinkin** » Thu May 1, 2025 2:58 am

closg00 wrote:Prison Ball

Read on Twitter

Pat forgot he wasn't wearing a Lacrosse helmet anymore. Go terps!

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #124 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Thu May 1, 2025 5:10 am

"Old school bull"
"Big-time bully"

James Worthy 4/30/25 describing a playoff series performer.
Julius Randle just helped Minnesota eliminate the Lakers, 4-1.

TWO PEOPLE I RESPECT THE MOST specifically said you can't win in the playoffs with players like Randle. He's primarily an offensive player.

P.S. Rudy Gobert helped with 27 points, 24 rebounds.

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #125 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Thu May 1, 2025 5:26 am

The Rockets pulled out a win tonight to stay alive 2-3 against the Warriors. (Officials robbed Houston one game)

Alperen Sengun, also supposedly not winnable in the playoffs, had 15/9/9/2/2 on 6/9fg.

closg00 · Post #126 » by **closg00** » Thu May 1, 2025 11:38 am

The Lakers are out, like I said, a healthy Mavericks team has a better chance to be more competitive than the Lakers in the West.

Doug_Blew · Post #127 » by **Doug_Blew** » Thu May 1, 2025 1:05 pm

Rui was the best player on the Lakers last night. I'm not a fan of Reddick. He refused to play any big men. Julius Randle and Gobert were feasting. Gobert looked like a giant out there.

Post #128 » by **Rafael122** » Thu May 1, 2025 1:09 pm

Hindsight is 20/20, but the Lakers probably should have let that trade for Mark Williams go through.

Reaves/Luka/Lebron don't play defense. When 60% of your lineup is a traffic cone on defense, it's a recipe for disaster. Will be interesting to see what the Lakers do this offseason. They got $56 million in expiring contracts to throw at a team.

dobrojim · Post #129 » by **dobrojim** » Thu May 1, 2025 1:26 pm

Lakers don't have a FRP this year. They also have 2
huge contracts that will constrain them.

I used to not like LBJ at all when he was young.
And I used to root Lakers back in the Kareem/Magic
days against the Keltics. That's reversed a bit.
I still can't figure out how they got Doncic.

AFM · Post #130 » by **AFM** » Thu May 1, 2025 1:32 pm

JJ is an actual idiot. Fella playing centerless ball against Gobert, dude dropped maybe the best night for a center ever

dobrojim · Post #131 » by **dobrojim** » Thu May 1, 2025 1:48 pm

Seeing Gobert dominate like that makes me wonder
what Maluach will be like 5 years from now.

Post #132 » by **nate33** » Thu May 1, 2025 1:53 pm

AFM wrote:JJ is an actual idiot. Fella playing centerless ball against Gobert, dude dropped maybe the best night for a center ever

He doesn't have a center. He had no choice but to play centerless ball. They couldn't score with Jaxson Hayes in the game. Hayes had a -26.1 on/off differential in the playoffs.

AFM · Post #133 » by **AFM** » Thu May 1, 2025 2:21 pm

nate33 wrote:
AFM wrote:JJ is an actual idiot. Fella playing centerless ball against Gobert, dude dropped maybe the best night for a center ever

He doesn't have a center. He had no choice but to play centerless ball. They couldn't score with Jaxson Hayes in the game. Hayes had a -26.1 on/off differential in the playoffs.

Better Hayes than Maxi Kleber. Gobert looked like a man amongst boys out there

closg00 · Post #134 » by **closg00** » Thu May 1, 2025 2:31 pm

nate33 wrote:
AFM wrote:JJ is an actual idiot. Fella playing centerless ball against Gobert, dude dropped maybe the best night for a center ever

He doesn't have a center. He had no choice but to play centerless ball. They couldn't score with Jaxson Hayes in the game. Hayes had a -26.1 on/off differential in the playoffs.

They brought in C Alex Len who was not injured as-far as I know, why let Rudy go off like that unopposed? You gotta at-least give it a shot.

dobrojim · Post #135 » by **dobrojim** » Thu May 1, 2025 3:21 pm

Probably a silly question and noting AntMan had
a sub par game last night, but are there any Edwards doppelgängers this year? VJ? Tre? Ace?

Kanyewest · Post #136 » by **Kanyewest** » Thu May 1, 2025 3:28 pm

nate33 wrote:
AFM wrote:JJ is an actual idiot. Fella playing centerless ball against Gobert, dude dropped maybe the best night for a center ever

He doesn't have a center. He had no choice but to play centerless ball. They couldn't score with Jaxson Hayes in the game. Hayes had a -26.1 on/off differential in the playoffs.

Weirdly enough, Hayes had a positive plus minus in games 2 and 4.

AFM · Post #137 » by **AFM** » Thu May 1, 2025 3:34 pm

dont matter if its Rudy Gobert, Lauren Boebert, or Wisconsin Eau Claire, Lakers in 5

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #138 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Thu May 1, 2025 3:35 pm

Doug_Blew wrote:Rui was the best player on the Lakers last night. I'm not a fan of Reddick. He refused to play any big men. Julius Randle and Gobert were feasting. Gobert looked like a giant out there.

The Lakers couldn't stop blaming Darvin Ham for last year's failings. This season, JJ Reddick has a much more talented team.

I'm also not a fan. Dude put Max Kleber on the court at C!?!

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #139 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Thu May 1, 2025 3:38 pm

Doug_Blew wrote:Rui was the best player on the Lakers last night. I'm not a fan of Reddick. He refused to play any big men. Julius Randle and Gobert were feasting. Gobert looked like a giant out there.

This Wizards team could use Rui at SF/PF.

Tommy Sheppard drafted two good players in Hachimura and Avdija.

Kanyewest · Post #140 » by **Kanyewest** » Thu May 1, 2025 3:43 pm

Doug_Blew wrote:Rui was the best player on the Lakers last night. I'm not a fan of Reddick. He refused to play any big men. Julius Randle and Gobert were feasting. Gobert looked like a giant out there.

Rui had a great game for 9 of 16 from the field with 23 points. I still think Luka had a better game though given that Rui only had 4 rebounds and zero assists. Lebron did not have a good game though for his standards.