2022-2023 NBA Season Thread

[bksballer89]

This is why you don't stand pat after you made a deep playoffs run with no title. It almost never end well

Biggest ball drops this offseason was not addressing PF and also relying on Oladipo to be the bench spark with Herro moving to the starting lineup

 

[msgkings322]

Warriors still don't want to play defense. I'm not going to be that upset if they shit the bed this year, they just won a ring and 4 in 8 years, but it's perplexing why they just don't want to compete. I get the bench being too young and inexperienced and Poole will never be a good defender. Maybe they're just not hungry at all this year.

 

[msgkings322]

Long way to go in the season, things will change, the defense first Lakers have given up 38 in the first quarter to Utah and still time left

 

[bksballer89]

Small moves should have been made.

Had you knew this would be the BS with Oladipo again then he should not have been brought back

 

[bksballer89]

Portland win at the buzzer

This team stinks.

Better make a trade very soon or this season going to be a disaster

 

[msgkings322]

Small moves should have been made.

Had you knew this would be the BS with Oladipo again then he should not have been brought back

It seems like Tyler Herro might not be the one to be a 35 minute a night guy too

 

[bksballer89]

This is looking like a long winter for me. Trying to hold on til baseball season

 

[bksballer89]

It seems like Tyler Herro might not be the one to be a 35 minute a night guy too

Herro isn't the issue. Didn't even play tonight. None of the big guys are. He, Bam, and Jimmy done what they supposed to do for the most part. It is the others that is casuing the problem. Caleb is a nice role player but is not a starter in this lead. His perfect role is what he was last year. 8th or 9th guy off the bench getting around 20 MPG. The bench isn't close to as good as it was last season either

The bigger problem is all summer they were talking about Oladipo basically being in the Herro role this year and this guy is soft and probably not playing anytime soon and i'm sure if/when he comes back that he will not play B2B.

Waste of a roster spot.

 

[msgkings322]

Herro isn't the issue. Didn't even play tonight. None of the big guys are. He, Bam, and Jimmy done what they supposed to do for the most part. It is the others that is casuing the problem. Caleb is a nice role player but is not a starter in this lead. His perfect role is what he was last year. 8th or 9th guy off the bench getting around 20 MPG. The bench isn't close to as good as it was last season either

The bigger problem is all summer they were talking about Oladipo basically being in the Herro role this year and this guy is soft and probably not playing anytime soon and i'm sure if/when he comes back that he will not play B2B.

Waste of a roster spot.

Don't disagree on Oladipo but obviously there's more problems than just him. Warriors bench is a problem too so far.

 

[bksballer89]

East is way too good to get off to this slow of a start and not do anything about it.

Needs to be a lineup change or roster change ASAP.

As I said about the Lakers last week, it gets late fast when you get off to a slow start.

Next thing you go you are 30 games in and 5 or 6 games out of a top 4 seed

 

[msgkings322]

East is way too good to get off to this slow of a start and not do anything about it.

Needs to be a lineup change or roster change ASAP.

As I said about the Lakers last week, it gets late fast when you get off to a slow start.

Next thing you go you are 30 games in and 5 or 6 games out of a top 4 seed

True, but sometimes teams do go on late season runs. The Celtics were very meh until the 2nd half last year.

 

[fightinfunbags]

True, but sometimes teams do go on late season runs. The Celtics were very meh until the 2nd half last year.

Yep. This time last year the conversation was about whether or not Tatum and Brown could work together.

 

[msgkings322]

The Warriors are just mailing it in so far this year. Who knows why. Either they'll start trying or they won't. We'll see.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Long way to go in the season, things will change, the defense first Lakers have given up 38 in the first quarter to Utah and still time left

SO LONG to go......

most of November
December
January
February
March
some of April

literally almost 5 months of regular season left. Its crazy. Were like what? about 10%-12% through the season?

Curry, Klay and Draymond are starting to age though- and Wiggins, Poole, etc--- they can be solid players and important---- but the Warriors are those 3. Its not gonna last forever.

 

[WiggyRuss]

East is way too good to get off to this slow of a start and not do anything about it.

Needs to be a lineup change or roster change ASAP.

As I said about the Lakers last week, it gets late fast when you get off to a slow start.

Next thing you go you are 30 games in and 5 or 6 games out of a top 4 seed

what is Oladipo's deal? status etc.?

 

[trojanfan12]

one big trade could change a lot of things---- giving 65 minutes a night Hield and Turner would give them a LOT of help- but do they want to pay the price of the picks and using a lot of that cap room they have for next year?

Imo, it comes down to the answers to a couple of questions...

Are Hield and Turner guys they would target in FA anyway? If the answer is yes, then the next questions would be...Are there FA's that they would target before Hield and Turner and how confident are they that they can sign them?

For his part, Turner seems like he wants to go to the Lakers, which should count for something.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Garland starting really slow....his first back to back......and they were in LA all day......hmmmm......

not gonna be an easy one.

I dont expect the Cavs to go 5-0 on this road trip- but 4-1 would be nice....if they could get tonight it would go a long way to getting there.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Clips 11 of 19 from 3......yeeshh....if that continues there is no way they win this one.

 

[bksballer89]

what is Oladipo's deal? status etc.?

He soft and not coming back anytime soon. Kawhi may play before him and that is saying a lot

 

[WiggyRuss]

@bksballer89 is Robinson a lost cause? he is signed for a good long time yet....seems to me they have to try and get him back on track if for no other reason than he has proven it before and he is signed for a long time at a lot of money.