10/19/21 NBA GameThread (2 games)

Young Stapler · Post #1 » by **Young Stapler** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 3:22 pm

We're back

Post #2 » by **Dirk** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 4:23 pm

Young Stapler wrote:We're back

Fixed.

Post #3 » by **MickeyDavis** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 4:24 pm

Wouldn't surprise me to see the Nets win. Bucks had a very short off-season (Nets had an extra month) plus 2 players were in the Olympics after the Finals. Rotation is thin for now with injuries. Bucks have a Chip, Nets have a Chip (on their shoulders). It's all about April not October and both teams are contenders. I'm looking forward to being there tonight, I've never attended a ring/banner ceremony but as a basketball fan I'm looking forward to seeing Durant and Harden, 2 great players.

OkcSinceSGA · Post #4 » by **OkcSinceSGA** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 4:26 pm

Warriors and Bucks.

NyKnicks1714 · Post #5 » by **NyKnicks1714** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 4:52 pm

Bucks in a close-ish one, Warriors in a blowout.

Mamba Mentality · Post #6 » by **Mamba Mentality** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 4:55 pm

We haven’t won an opening night game since 2016, and I see that trend continuing tonight. I think it'll about about 20ish games to get a get a good pulse on this team.

Statlanta · Post #7 » by **Statlanta** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 6:07 pm

Bucks Warriors $100 on both walking away with double U’s

KyRo23 · Post #8 » by **KyRo23** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 6:26 pm

I just see such a vivid picture of LA losing big and the media outlets freaking out about it. It really can't go any other way

MindState · Post #9 » by **MindState** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 7:13 pm

Mamba Mentality wrote:We haven’t won an opening night game since 2016, and I see that trend continuing tonight. I think it'll about about 20ish games to get a get a good pulse on this team.

No need to play 20 games to get a good pulse.

Ill give you the pulse right now. The Lakers are old and injury prone, westbrook is a bad fit, and they lack depth.

The "brilliance" of LeBron will carry them to a decent seeding, but they wont look good all year.

Karate Diop · Post #10 » by **Karate Diop** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 8:52 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:Wouldn't surprise me to see the Nets win. Bucks had a very short off-season (Nets had an extra month) plus 2 players were in the Olympics after the Finals. Rotation is thin for now with injuries. Bucks have a Chip, Nets have a Chip (on their shoulders). It's all about April not October and both teams are contenders. I'm looking forward to being there tonight, I've never attended a ring/banner ceremony but as a basketball fan I'm looking forward to seeing Durant and Harden, 2 great players.

On the flip side the Nets defense takes a while to round into shape and rarely goes full tilt from the get-go making them susceptible to big deficits early in games... Couple that with the Bucks having extra motivation to try and prove that last year's results weren't largely influenced by injuries and they have a decent shot of winning this game.

Post #11 » by **infinite11285** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 9:18 pm

Say a prayer for the backboard.

Warriors by 43

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OkcSinceSGA · Post #12 » by **OkcSinceSGA** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 9:18 pm

Lakers lose by 15. Media frenzy mixed of people like Shannon Sharpe downplaying everything, while the opposite type acts like Lakers will miss the playoffs. Curry drops 40+

iamworthy · Post #13 » by **iamworthy** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 9:35 pm

Everybody just calm down and witness the greatness of austin reaves

Maxthirty · Post #14 » by **Maxthirty** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 10:09 pm

infinite11285 wrote:Say a prayer for the backboard.

Warriors by 43

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Deandre is going to be attacked every second he’s out on the floor. They’re going to murder him.

Jadoogar · Post #15 » by **Jadoogar** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 10:15 pm

Bucks high of the ring ceremony, kill the Nets
Warriors, more so because i think the Lakers are going to have chemistry issues.

Jadoogar · Post #16 » by **Jadoogar** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 10:16 pm

infinite11285 wrote:Say a prayer for the backboard.

Warriors by 43

Read on Twitter

What happened to AD playing the 5 more?

zeebneeb · Post #17 » by **zeebneeb** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 10:17 pm

Anyone else watching the TNT pregame? They have just been brutal on Ben Simmons.

Not gonna lie, I'm loving it.

SK21209 · Post #18 » by **SK21209** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 10:23 pm

Jadoogar wrote:
infinite11285 wrote:Say a prayer for the backboard.

Warriors by 43

Read on Twitter

What happened to AD playing the 5 more?

Ariza, THT and Ellington are all out, so its either play bigger for now or give minutes to Rondo/Reaves.

JimmyPlopper · Post #19 » by **JimmyPlopper** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 10:23 pm

Bucks should be unstoppable this year. They won the title last year with their backup shooting guard. I would put my money on them defending the title.

Jadoogar · Post #20 » by **Jadoogar** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 10:25 pm

SK21209 wrote:
Jadoogar wrote:
infinite11285 wrote:Say a prayer for the backboard.

Warriors by 43

Read on Twitter

What happened to AD playing the 5 more?

Ariza, THT and Ellington are all out, so its either play bigger for now or give minutes to Rondo/Reaves.

hmm that's fair.

Who wins tonight?