The Official NBA Season Thread: NBA Cup Night

[king j]

@ posting Trevor ****in Ariza as your proof Bron ain’t the GOAT.

Take yo *** back to the NFL thread

 

[Cashflow]

 

[651akathepaul]

Let 'em burn.

 

[Mister Meaner]

Reward the big man more by feeding him & looking to pass more on the pnr which is what has been happening

Not just RJ looking for him anymore.

Spoiler

Mitch is out there doing what he knows how to do. The footwork & little in & out dribble is part of the bag but he too has the Thibs constraints. My dude still looks a bit uncomfortable but when you don’t use those tools…

Largely bcuz of the anchoring he’s gotta handle & the effort that takes but then again his true talent is the defense. Knicks got enuff scoring they need everywhere else.

& them driving lanes are open more now that he’s involved. He excels at catching lobs & has good hands in the pnr. The FTs looks fluid and on line but often lack arch and/or the right touch. Needs reps & confidence.

Getting the big another bigger bag soon is only right.

 

[lawdog1]

Sometimes the sum is a lot less than the parts in a rebuild. You can make the right picks and it can still go bad or be underwhelming.

All that, and losing takes a toll on guys and kinds of starts feeding on itself. They look like a team with no confidence and low energy right now. Going to be hard for them to snap out of it.

 

[xxpizzo]

I like maxey being extra aggressive with no embiid but he needs to look to facilitate alil more when embiid misses games


3 dimes aint cutting it

Tobias 0-2 from 3 is ******* pathetic - SHOOT MORE 3s YOU BUM

 

[Maximus Meridius]

UNC came with that **** on

Them joints trash

 

[ill steelo]

Where did the Pistons go wrong?

At the time of their recent drafts, I don't think they really made any ergregious picks. The pieces obviously don't fit together but when you're winning 20 games I don't think you should be drafting for fit.

Starts & ends with Cade unfortunately.

The lineups being subpar is true.

What’s also true is his isolation scoring needs a lot of work.

He doesn’t seek contact so he struggles getting to the line & finishing at the rim, which puts a ton of pressure on his jumper. But he has to settle for some tough looks often because he plays in a phone booth.

The tough question is Cade may need to be part of someone else’s supporting cast, instead of leading his own. A guy like Kyrie for example was leading Cleveland to 50 losses every year.

 

[dacomeup]

Kerr looking like an on CBB coach who won’t adapt to the roster he has. Seniority preferences and system inflexibility are going to hamper an already limited roster. My dog wavycrocket been quiet

 

[pums]

It ain’t really much you can do when the roster around Steph sucks. Their second best player might actually be a 38 year old CP.


Klay has been a negative, wiggins has no pulse , draymond dgaf

 

[pmatic]

Losing the Steph minutes is a disaster because that's what they've hung their offense on for so long.

 

[MakeNTGreatAgain]

Trevor Ariza, the former Laker from LA who won a championship with the Lakers, thinks the 2 greatest players of all time are Lakers he played with? I'm shocked.

and u never played in the nba why should ur opinion mean more?

 

[dacomeup]

Losing the Steph minutes is a disaster because that's what they've hung their offense on for so long.

Steph needs to get on his LeGM. No point in wasting away while he’s still playing at this level.

 

[B Sox]

His 3pt shooting is incredible, but the GOAT PG needs to do a better job of facilitating offense and putting his teammates in more advantageous situations.

 

[dacomeup]

His 3pt shooting is incredible, but the GOAT PG needs to do a better job of facilitating offense and putting his teammates in more advantageous situations.

That would require Kerr just unleashing him in PnR though. Beautiful game era is over. They don’t have the collective IQ/skillset for that right now.

 

[uncalled4boy]

Them Winning In 2022 Was Truly Remarkable.

But Their Biggest Failure Immediately After Will Be Not Moving On And Being Too Loyal To These Guys.

 

[aepps20]

Sadly this only works when dudes are young and playing well. When you get older doubling down never helps.

 

[B Sox]

GOAT PG has a 1:1 AST/TO ratio this year. Seems like an issue.

Jaylen Brown’s is better than that and he apparently can’t dribble or pass.

 

[Based Jesus]

and u never played in the nba why should ur opinion mean more?

It's too early for all that, calm down

 

[MakeNTGreatAgain]

It's too early for all that, calm down

i been up for hourss, im fired up mane

i shall calm down tho
happy thursday famb <3

 

[storm2006]

Putting any of this on Steph is nasty work.

They might be done as a team but he’s doing his part and 2022 was legendary after folks counted them out. It is what it is.

 

[pmatic]

 

[IATT]

 

[Peep Game]

 

[MakeNTGreatAgain]

Putting any of this on Steph is nasty work.

They might be done as a team but he’s doing his part and 2022 was legendary after folks counted them out. It is what it is.

i think they are keeping the core together for fans