Around the NBA (and other Sports), 2025-26, p. II

Fierce1 · Post #121 » by **Fierce1** » Wed Oct 29, 2025 1:28 am

Philly looking good early in the season.

Fierce1 · Post #122 » by **Fierce1** » Wed Oct 29, 2025 2:29 am

Knicks enjoyed size advantage over Celtics.

Bucks having 2 bigs in Giannis and Turner giving the Knicks trouble in the 4th.

It's really about size and athletic ability in today's NBA.

Of course talent level makes a big difference, but most teams now are capable of making 3-point shots.

If you have no size and shooting, it's automatic lottery.

Fierce1 · Post #123 » by **Fierce1** » Wed Oct 29, 2025 2:36 am

Early in the season but Sixers and Bucks looking good.

Knicks and Cavs will be the teams to beat.

The east is wide open, there's no dominant team, so far.

threrf23 · Post #124 » by **threrf23** » Wed Oct 29, 2025 4:07 pm

Read on Twitter

playa-hater · Post #125 » by **playa-hater** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 4:06 am

Jrue Holiday killing fir Portland..

Bronny James getting PT over M Smart??

redslastlaugh · Post #126 » by **redslastlaugh** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 4:08 am

miss Jrue, great Celtic! Jrue was the modern day Bill Walton or maybe KP was the modern day Walton, lol

Marcus Smart, he is in street clothes on the bench, must be hurt?

playa-hater wrote:Jrue Holiday killing fir Portland..

Bronny James getting PT over M Smart??

Post #127 » by **Parliament10** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 6:39 pm

redslastlaugh wrote:miss Jrue, great Celtic! Jrue was the modern day Bill Walton or maybe KP was the modern day Walton, lol

Marcus Smart, he is in street clothes on the bench, must be hurt?

playa-hater wrote:Jrue Holiday killing fir Portland..

Bronny James getting PT over M Smart??

Read on Twitter

Fierce1 · Post #128 » by **Fierce1** » Fri Oct 31, 2025 2:26 am

Horford being hunted by every Bucks player.

Price you pay for playing a soon to be 40-year old.

Post #129 » by **Shak_Celts** » Fri Oct 31, 2025 3:06 am

This is crazy atp. Adebayo essentially shut Wemby down AND cooked him, yet, Wemby had a CAREER line for some! Wemby 27/18/6/5/1! Like what??!! HE WAS MEDIOCRE! Bam did all you could against him!!

I know it’s crazy to say he was mediocre, but go look at the game. Bam was sonning him all night. He got 5 blocks and deterred some people from even attempting it, but he was slow to get to shots he’d normally send home, seemed to look stuck in stone when guys attacked him. He was off early.

His meh is DOMINANT! GENERATIONAL!! Wow!!

Post #130 » by **Shak_Celts** » Fri Oct 31, 2025 3:10 am

threrf23 wrote:

Read on Twitter

Not even close to a travel. He only took two steps when he gathered the ball. You can literally take 100 steps after the dribble, until you gather the ball with two hands… if it was possible lol. It’s the rule in both the NBA and FIBA.

*I could be wrong on this second point, I can’t remember, but I think he could have dribbled again before the gather. Don’t have to like a rule for it to be legal.

ConstableGeneva · Post #131 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Fri Oct 31, 2025 3:40 am

The Spurs have never started 5-0 with Pop. What a scrub coach.

doogie_hauser · Post #132 » by **doogie_hauser** » Fri Oct 31, 2025 4:31 am

Fierce1 wrote:Horford being hunted by every Bucks player.

Price you pay for playing a soon to be 40-year old.

Will always love Al, he definitely gets his number retired here, but it was the absolutely correct decision to let him go.

I do wish we kept Luke (Kornet) tho ...

Fierce1 · Post #133 » by **Fierce1** » Fri Oct 31, 2025 4:35 am

doogie_hauser wrote:
Fierce1 wrote:Horford being hunted by every Bucks player.

Price you pay for playing a soon to be 40-year old.

Will always love Al, he definitely gets his number retired here, but it was the absolutely correct decision to let him go.

I do wish we kept Luke (Kornet) tho ...

Agree.

Out of KP, Al, and Luke, Luke is the one who should be kept.

Price was just too high.

doogie_hauser · Post #134 » by **doogie_hauser** » Fri Oct 31, 2025 5:23 am

Fierce1 wrote:
doogie_hauser wrote:
Fierce1 wrote:Horford being hunted by every Bucks player.

Price you pay for playing a soon to be 40-year old.

Will always love Al, he definitely gets his number retired here, but it was the absolutely correct decision to let him go.

I do wish we kept Luke (Kornet) tho ...

Agree.

Out of KP, Al, and Luke, Luke is the one who should be kept.

Price was just too high.

I can't begrudge Luke taking the bag with The Spurs though. Probably his last major contract in the NBA and sets up his family's future.

threrf23 · Post #135 » by **threrf23** » Fri Oct 31, 2025 5:49 pm

Shak_Celts wrote:
threrf23 wrote:

Read on Twitter

Not even close to a travel. He only took two steps when he gathered the ball. You can literally take 100 steps after the dribble, until you gather the ball with two hands… if it was possible lol. It’s the rule in both the NBA and FIBA.

*I could be wrong on this second point, I can’t remember, but I think he could have dribbled again before the gather. Don’t have to like a rule for it to be legal.

You appear to be right, I Googled it and found out...that The Athletic (via NY Times) published a whole article on that possession.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6760365/2025/10/29/giannis-antetokounmpo-travel-bucks-knicks/

Marvel · Post #136 » by **Marvel** » Fri Oct 31, 2025 7:15 pm

Bucks look impressive early. Their PG Rollins is bona fide bro and AJ Green is lights out. Doc got them clicking on both ends.

cloverleaf · Post #137 » by **cloverleaf** » Fri Oct 31, 2025 11:12 pm

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/46794677/nba-referees-wear-headsets-games-beginning-saturday

Direct connections to the bookies?

Fierce1 · Post #138 » by **Fierce1** » Yesterday 1:59 am

Cavs lost again.

They have the #1 payroll in the league and they're above the 2nd apron.

Jarrett Allen is going to be available.

Post #139 » by **Shak_Celts** » Yesterday 2:28 am

I catch Lakers games, Reeves has been this good since at least last season, LBJ has just been in his way. When LeBron didn’t play, he would cook.

I hate that it’s the Lakers, but that guy is good.

Post #140 » by **Shak_Celts** » Yesterday 2:50 am

I can’t catch every game, how are the Bulls 5-0????