Official NBA General Discussion 2024-25 V2.0

[Brinbe]

tabum in that 4th q

[Pointgod]

Those back to back plays are the reason you trade those picks for Bridges.

[raptorstime]

I still feel like we should have kept OG dude.

[WaltFrazier]

Og magnificent

[WaltFrazier]

Missed foul by Brown there

[Brinbe]

wow. knicks might steal this one.

[Basketball_Jones]

Well that was unexpected lol. OG and Mikael proving their worth there.

[TOStateofMind]

OG, oh my.

Celtics with 45 missed 3s

[Brinbe]

joe will pay for his crimes

[FrozenLeafz]

OG 29 pts, 50 fg%, 6/11 from 3

[Tripod]

Stephen A Smith is gonna got nuts tomorrow on First Take

[WaltFrazier]

OG 29 pts, 50 fg%, 6/11 from 3

Read on Twitter

[Agimat]

OG carried when Knicks were down 20

[gp2015]

None of those guys get bizarrely hated by a large segment of this forum though.

For me, Fred always seemed like he was just a mercenary who was looking out for himself only and trying to secure his own bag. During the last few seasons here, you could tell he was just playing for his own numbers. That didn't sit well with me.

Compare that to guys like Lowry, Norm, Pascal who all wanted to be here and stated that they wanted to stay here long term.

Guys like Gasol and Green weren't here long enough to make a long lasting affect on the fanbase even though they were generally liked (perhaps outside of Green's playoff performance). I believe that Green did want to stay here but we were going in another direction.

Kawhi was also a mercenary and didn't really want to be here but he kind of gets a pass because he was most responsible for the chip.

It's fine that Fred was just looking for a big pay day but then don't expect fans to love him for that.

I blame Nick Nurse. He is a decent tactician. He manages the game well. However...he is a piss poor communicator. He used the media to call out his players. He did not define roles for anyone...so everyone thought they were worthy of calling their own numbers and playing selfishly. We saw the worst of Precious Achiuwa and Chris Boucher who were betting on themselves and taking turns playing iso-ball or taking ill-advised shots. And if you are Fred or OG and you see those dudes going one on four or jacking up bad shots...you're thinking that's what you deserve as well. Remember when Pascal just blew up on the bench and walked back to the locker room during a game? That's an example of poor communication.

None of this happens with Darko. Jury is out on whether he is a good X's and O's coach...but everyone knows their role and plays within it. He is in tune with all his guys from the starters to the 2-way guys. The culture is close knit and family-like because he cares and talks to his guys.

Nurse does get some of the blame. The game plan was letting Fred and Pascal take turns doing ISOs at the end of games.

People got really tired of watching that repeatedly. We kept doing the same thing even though we kept failing at it.

[Brinbe]

okc with the old school nuggets colors on is throwing me off

[WaltFrazier]

okc with the old school nuggets colors on is throwing me off

How is that even their uniform.

I hate Nike

[Brinbe]

denver can't afford to sit jokic at all. they are gonna get murdered in these mins

[gp2015]

I don't have any confidence in Jokic's support, especially not MPJ. Too inconsistent.

[Brinbe]

nuggets worn out from that clippers series.

[kalel123]

Happy for OG. Of all the former Raptors, wish he was still here.