Thursday 10/26 NBA Game Thread

Marvin Martian · Post #201 » by **Marvin Martian** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:22 am

thelead wrote:
Marvin Martian wrote:
SFour wrote:
Nets should've learned their lesson by now....do a proper rebuild....Embiid isn't the way to go.

The Nets cannot do a proper rebuild because HOU owns their picks. They need to win right now

How are the Nets on a better timeline than OKC? Shai is an MVP-caliber player RIGHT NOW and is 25.

Who is OKC going to part with to make a trade happen? Chet is a prized rookie, Giddey has improved every year, and Jalen Williams is a stud.

monopoman · Post #202 » by **monopoman** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:22 am

OldSchoolNoBull wrote:There have been good reasons given why Brooklyn probably isn’t a likely destination for Embiid, but perhaps the biggest is that it would require Embiid and Simmons playing together again. That’s a bad idea on both a personal and a basketball level.

90% chance that Simmons would make a big deal about Embiid joining the team right when it happens.

djsunyc · Post #203 » by **djsunyc** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:23 am

lillard with 11 fts and giannis with 8? yikes.

Wolfgang630 · Post #204 » by **Wolfgang630** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:24 am

I think OKC is a great trade for Embiid. SGA is basically at MVP level now and they have a billion picks.

What do you guys think about Cleveland trading for Embiid?

thelead · Post #205 » by **thelead** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:25 am

Marvin Martian wrote:
thelead wrote:
Marvin Martian wrote:
The Nets cannot do a proper rebuild because HOU owns their picks. They need to win right now

How are the Nets on a better timeline than OKC? Shai is an MVP-caliber player RIGHT NOW and is 25.

Who is OKC going to part with to make a trade happen? Chet is a prized rookie, Giddey has improved every year, and Jalen Williams is a stud.

Just take a look a the picks owed to OKC:

Spoiler:

This doesn't account for their own picks too. They can trade plenty and still have a great roster left over.

Wolfgang630 · Post #206 » by **Wolfgang630** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:26 am

Marvin Martian wrote:
thelead wrote:
Marvin Martian wrote:
The Nets cannot do a proper rebuild because HOU owns their picks. They need to win right now

How are the Nets on a better timeline than OKC? Shai is an MVP-caliber player RIGHT NOW and is 25.

Who is OKC going to part with to make a trade happen? Chet is a prized rookie, Giddey has improved every year, and Jalen Williams is a stud.

You would trade Chet. It doesn’t matter he’s a prized Rookie when Embiid is sitting there. Chet does have potential and he’s a big. That’s good for Philadelphia.

zeebneeb · Post #207 » by **zeebneeb** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:26 am

Game thread, or trade thread?

You decide!

levon · Post #208 » by **levon** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:26 am

Bucks can't be running a Dame - Beasley backcourt. It's gonna hemorrhage points.

djsunyc · Post #209 » by **djsunyc** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:26 am

Wolfgang630 wrote:I think OKC is a great trade for Embiid. SGA is basically at MVP level now and they have a billion picks.

What do you guys think about Cleveland trading for Embiid?

i have to be honest with you - i don't know if you can win a title with embiid at center - high usage, takes up space, plays iso and poor passer.

monopoman · Post #210 » by **monopoman** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:26 am

djsunyc wrote:lillard with 11 fts and giannis with 8? yikes.

You might want to see how many FT's Lillard averaged last year he was one of the top guards in the NBA at drawing fouls. He understands exactly how to get the ref to blow the whistle, and he does it without the antics of a Harden trying to draw fouls.

Sixteen · Post #211 » by **Sixteen** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:26 am

Marvin Martian wrote:
thelead wrote:
Marvin Martian wrote:
The Nets cannot do a proper rebuild because HOU owns their picks. They need to win right now

How are the Nets on a better timeline than OKC? Shai is an MVP-caliber player RIGHT NOW and is 25.

Who is OKC going to part with to make a trade happen? Chet is a prized rookie, Giddey has improved every year, and Jalen Williams is a stud.

That's the point. You're going to have to give up studs if you want a player like Embiid.

djsunyc · Post #212 » by **djsunyc** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:28 am

monopoman wrote:
djsunyc wrote:lillard with 11 fts and giannis with 8? yikes.

You might want to see how many FT's Lillard averaged last year he was one of the top guards in the NBA at drawing fouls. He understands exactly how to get the ref to blow the whistle, and he does it without the antics of a Harden trying to draw fouls.

i wasn't really talking about whether they are legit or not. i'm talking more about viewing experience. really just bogs down the game for me.

Sixteen · Post #213 » by **Sixteen** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:28 am

monopoman wrote:
djsunyc wrote:lillard with 11 fts and giannis with 8? yikes.

You might want to see how many FT's Lillard averaged last year he was one of the top guards in the NBA at drawing fouls. He understands exactly how to get the ref to blow the whistle, and he does it without the antics of a Harden trying to draw fouls.

Just say one is likeable and one isn't.

SFour · Post #214 » by **SFour** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:28 am

Wolfgang630 wrote:
Marvin Martian wrote:
thelead wrote:How are the Nets on a better timeline than OKC? Shai is an MVP-caliber player RIGHT NOW and is 25.

Who is OKC going to part with to make a trade happen? Chet is a prized rookie, Giddey has improved every year, and Jalen Williams is a stud.

You would trade Chet. It doesn’t matter he’s a prized Rookie when Embiid is sitting there. Chet does have potential and he’s a big. That’s good for Philadelphia.

ya OKC just makes alot more sense than the Nets, they got a bunch of promising young players and picks.....If Sixers are giving up on Embiid then they'd want someone like Chet to start a rebuild.

djsunyc · Post #215 » by **djsunyc** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:29 am

Phila Tough wrote:
Marvin Martian wrote:
thelead wrote:How are the Nets on a better timeline than OKC? Shai is an MVP-caliber player RIGHT NOW and is 25.

Who is OKC going to part with to make a trade happen? Chet is a prized rookie, Giddey has improved every year, and Jalen Williams is a stud.

That's the point. You're going to have to give up studs if you want a player like Embiid.

the trade is probably randle, grimes, iq, picks for embiid.

monopoman · Post #216 » by **monopoman** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:29 am

Phila Tough wrote:
monopoman wrote:
djsunyc wrote:lillard with 11 fts and giannis with 8? yikes.

You might want to see how many FT's Lillard averaged last year he was one of the top guards in the NBA at drawing fouls. He understands exactly how to get the ref to blow the whistle, and he does it without the antics of a Harden trying to draw fouls.

Just say one is likeable and one isn't.

I'm going by some of the ridiculous videos of Harden you can find online of him "drawing fouls". This isn't based on my opinion of Harden I can post a handful of videos to prove a point.

djsunyc · Post #217 » by **djsunyc** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:31 am

1st game of the season. so far 34 mins of the game has been played.

maxey has played 30 of them (and still in the game)
embiid 28
harris 27

thelead · Post #218 » by **thelead** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:31 am

monopoman wrote:
Phila Tough wrote:
monopoman wrote:
You might want to see how many FT's Lillard averaged last year he was one of the top guards in the NBA at drawing fouls. He understands exactly how to get the ref to blow the whistle, and he does it without the antics of a Harden trying to draw fouls.

Just say one is likeable and one isn't.

I'm going by some of the ridiculous videos of Harden you can find online of him "drawing fouls". This isn't based on my opinion of Harden I can post a handful of videos to prove a point.

Yep.

Watch on YouTube

Wolfgang630 · Post #219 » by **Wolfgang630** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:33 am

djsunyc wrote:
Wolfgang630 wrote:I think OKC is a great trade for Embiid. SGA is basically at MVP level now and they have a billion picks.

What do you guys think about Cleveland trading for Embiid?

i have to be honest with you - i don't know if you can win a title with embiid at center - high usage, takes up space, plays iso and poor passer.

I know we haven’t seen OKC in the playoffs, but I think it can work. I think very highly of SGA and Giddy. SGA to me will have the clutch gene, which Embiid sorely has needed in his career. Embiid will have to know he has to sacrifice if he wants to win.

I do believe Embiid will do what it takes to win with SGA and Giddy.

levon · Post #220 » by **levon** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:34 am

Why is Beauchamp pressing on Maxey at the logo? Activity for achievement?

Who wins?